A/N

The last chapter of Shredding my Sanity is here! I must admit, I will miss this story. It has come a long way. But it leaves room for more Zagr stories :D. Enjoy!

His eyelids twitched open and took in his surroundings.

"Gaz?" Zim muttered.

"Shhh. I'm here," she whispered, stroking his face.

"Where are we?"

She turned on a lamp before turning towards him, smiling warmly. "Were at your base. You're safe."

Something glistened in her grasp, catching his attention. It was an injection. Aiming the shot at his arm, she could see the evident fear lurking in his eyes.

"It's the cure," she reassured. "It'll fix you."

"Will I ever truly be 'fixed', Gaz?"

The injection rested in her unmoving hand as she stared at him in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"You saw that monster," he said, lifting his hands into view and peering at them. "Is that what I really am? And if so, is it best for me to…"

"To what," she questioned.

"Should I even be allowed to live?" he laughed lowly, bitterly.

She shook her head. "The scientists created that monster. You had nothing to do with it."

"But to think that I am capable of such evil…It frightens me Gaz. It really does."

"You aren't evil, Zim! And never again will they get the chance to do that to you. We'll run away if we must, but we will remain together no matter what." She kissed him lightly. "I love you."

He grazed her skin with the back of his hand. "When I was dying, it was so hard."

"What do you mean?"

"The last thing I saw was you. The touch of your skin, the warmth of your tears; Gaz, I thought I was never going to see you again. I was so afraid that that was it. And it wasn't fair. All of my life, I lived a lie. On Irk, I was never happy. I thought that there was nothing more to life besides serving the Tallest and fighting. Who knew I would find my happiness halfway across the galaxy?" he laughed, reaching up to cup her face. "I never knew I was capable of loving someone as much as I do you."

She crawled atop his chest, laying her head down. He stroked her hair, gazing up at the ceiling. "I love you, Zim," she whispered.

He smiled. He glanced down when she moved, watching as the needle neared his arm. The end pierced through and the liquid within slowly entered his body. He sighed and laid his head back down.

"Nothing is stopping us now," he said.

Her smile fell into a frown before she rose and grabbed her phone. "One thing is."

He raised an eyebrow, his eyes following her closely as she walked into the hallway. She dialed the number and brought the phone to her ear, her heart pounding all the while.

"Hello?" Dib answered.

"Hey, um, it's me," she began slowly.

"Gaz," he gasped. "Where are you?"

"I'm with Zim."

"Zim? But I thought…"

"So did I. But I was wrong. And I've never been so happy to be wrong before."

He paused. For a moment, she thought he had hung up. Only until she heard him sigh did she realize he was still there.

"When are you coming home?"

Her throat tightened and she gulped, shaking her head. "I'm…I'm not, Dib."

"What?" he breathed in disbelief.

"I'm not coming home. I called to say goodbye."

Behind her, Zim sat up and eyed her.

"What are you talking about? This is insane. Why? What happened?"

"I've been through a lot the past few days. And during that time, I realized something." She leaned against the wall, her head drifting to the side. "We will never be accepted. Everyone will constantly try to keep Zim and me apart." She rubbed her arms, feeling the small bumps which prickled across her skin. "They'll never stop chasing us."

"You don't have to choose this life, Gaz! There's still hope," he begged. "You can come home and everything will return to the way it was. You don't have to do this!"

"If I don't do something, who will? I'm all Zim has. And he's all I have."

"That's not true. You have a family; you have a life you need to return to!"

Tears fell and she watched them drip onto the floor below. "He's my life," she said finally.

"Gaz, No!"

She choked, the lump in her throat suffocating her. "Goodbye, Dib," she whispered.

The phone slid shut with a click. Slipping from her grasp, it clattered on the floor before resting. Walking up to her, Zim grasped her from behind.

"You didn't have to do that," he said lowly.

"I meant what I said," she turned towards him. "You are my new life."

"But I never meant for you to give up your family."

"I'll see them again. When they accept you, it will all return to normal. Until then, we live our lives as one."

He kissed her, resting his head on her shoulder. All was silent until he began laughing. She looked at him as though he had gone mad.

"What?" she chuckled.

"For the life of me, I cannot get that poem out of my head now."

She tipped her head to the side, baffled. "Poem?"

He picked her up to which she laughed. He placed her on the floor and leaned down, pushing her hair back and sinking his face into her neck. "Roses are red, Violets are blue," he whispered, kissing her. "Sugar is sweet, and so are you…"

A/N

And there you have it! I thought the ending with the poem added a nice touch ^-^ I hope you enjoyed the story and thank you so much for sticking with me all the way through! It had some pretty intense moments but as always, Zagr prevailed! Future Zagr stories on their way! (I'm thinking about doing an Alice in Wonderland based story. If you would like that, just let me know) Peace!