" How do you want your tea?" Mateo asked as he walked into the living room, and placed the tray with varies of teas, sugar, milk and two cups. " What kind of tea do you drink? I have some bitter ones, sweet ones, energizing ones which I don't recommend during this and ones that slowly lulls you to sleep.

[M/N] who was on the couch, staring at the ceiling turns to the sound of Mateo's voice and looked over the teas that the man sat out. His tired eyes glancing at each of them, before asking in a soft and tired voice, " The sweetest tea you have, I need something to dull the pain." [M/N] said, most of the bullets that were aimed at his back, ones that hurt him was already healed and his skin was sewed up. His skin healing, and making sure there weren't any scars left. Though, the one in leg wasn't healing up, his PAK refused to because the bullet was still in there and the PAK couldn't take it out, so the fire sensation was in there and around the wound. He needed medical assistance badly before the wound could get infected.

" Ah Yerba tea then, usually I would say how it isn't good for you to drink something super sweet since it's almost two in the morning but.." Mateo poured the tea leafs into the clear teapot where steaming hot water was inside. He watched as everything mixed, the leaves swirls around the clear tea pot and stands still. Some leaves were dancing still in the water, and his gaze glanced at [M/N] than the tea pot. This man, my children's babysitter, he is strong, a truly brave soul on this planet. He went to a place where he could be killed and came back with my son, unharmed..I've never met a man so incredible like him before..

" I enjoy sugary things when I'm in pain. It's culture I guess?" [M/N] said, but sounded like a question himself, He stared at Mateo who was making him a nice cup of tea. His stomach grumbles in displeasure, he hadn't ate at all today and now [M/N] was getting hungry, the smell of sugar was stirring him up. " That smells wonderful."

" Thank you." Mateo puts two spoons of sugar into the tea cup, he offers it to the babysitter who drinks a sip before drowing it all without hesitation, [M/N] didn't even care that it burnt his throat a bit. Mateo watched, wincing a bit because the cup was hot. He then moved from where he was, and slowly sat beside the babysitter, legs crossed a bit. " In a few, the pain pill I made in the lab will numb you slowly. Then we can proceed to your leg wound.." Mateo explained, " I'm still very confused why I can't take you to the hospital." 

" I don't like the hospital." [M/N] said as he looked at his now empty tea cup, It was good when it lasted.. " Plus, Zim and I don't exactly fit in.."

" If it's because you don't have insurance, then I can cover it." Mateo said, as he pulled the tools out of his pocket, he had many of them anyway, surely there would be a sugary knife somewhere. " You don't have to pay me back either."

" It's not that we don't have the money, I save up everything I get from you, it's another problem that You wouldn't understand.." [M/N] said, Plus how could they patch up my leg without hitting one of my own organs? A vein or worst, a nervous stem in my squeedlyspooch or PAK cord? Could I sue? Probably not. He's a very nice man for offering me.

" Is it because you and Zim are not from here?" Mateo questioned, eyebrow raised it seemed. Maybe of that or their green card status? Do they even have them? They would avoid anything that could send them back. It must be bad at their own country if they had to flee here...where did he say he was from again? 

" Yes." [M/N] answers without hesitation and smiles meekly. " Zim and I are not from around here, and I believe we would be in serious trouble if we were to go to the hospital only to be found out that we are.." [M/N] licked his lips, glancing around nervously, he was nervous that Mateo would piece everything together. That they were not from around here or on this planet. 

" I see, you are not legal here.." Mateo said, thinking he connected the dots perfectly. He pats [M/N] knee softly but retracts his hand once he saw the man wince. " Sorry, but I understand, my great-grandparents weren't legal here before they got their papers, then everything started to fall into place once they had their farm and raised my grandpa, then my own parents. Though, I choose a life of silence, I miss waking up to the sound of our great rooster, Dale." Mateo sighs, those memories. 

" Yes! Yes, legal." [M/N] repeated the word, " That's why I can't go, but..I could take care-"

" No need. I said, I can do it and I'm a man of my word.." Mateo said as he finally fished out the scalpel he needed. He had some bandages on the table. " We can do it here, more sanitary, then the lab at the moment." Mateo said as he moved the blanket under [M/N]'s legs, " Lay back and take your pants off." 

" What?" [M/N] asked, as he moved back from the human, eyes budging out of his sockets practically. So forward, honestly, this man has some sort of balls to ask me that! 

" I need to see the wound, your jeans are covering it, so I need them off." Mateo explained, not understanding why what he said brought up this reaction. " Please, It will take a minute," Mateo added as [M/N] gulps before slowly laying back on the purple couch, on the blanket, and Mateo stood up so the other had more room. [M/n] slowly unzips his pants, then his button was off, he slowly shakes the pants off, trying not to cause pain. He laid back against the couch, as he laid there, trying to keep his eyes closed, and hands holding onto to the purple couch. 

" Now then, do you feel this?" Mateo asked, pinching [M/N]'s thigh. He shakes his head, " Good, the medicine has worked." Mateo said as he slowly moved the leg, seeing some draw blood, sticking out was a bullet. This poor man, he risk his life for my son..I'm grateful..but he could've died.. " I'm opening the wound some more, so I could get the bullet out." Mateo said, his eyes watching the babysitter with worry, his lips pulled into a frown. How could I ever repay him for this act? More money? Something worth his while?

" Just do what you must." [M/N] replies as he watched the scalpel, wincing as it diged into his skin slowly. It didn't hurt, but the pressure felt weird, whatever Mateo gave him worked well. " So..do you think Dib will be okay?" [M/N] asked, as he looked at the ceiling, closing his eyes tight wasn't working, he still felt fear of Mateo cutting a line to his PAK. 

" I will see in the morning, but as far as I think I saw, Dib was more concern with you then his own health." Mateo said, as he slowly pulled the tweezers and slowly, grasped the bullet and pulled it out. He placed it onto the tray, then moved back seeing a little piece broken off. " I'm grateful." Mateo said as he grasped the smaller part and pulled, it falls onto the tray as well. " You saved my son."

" Of course, I like Dib." [M/N] said, he winced as he looked to his leg, and looked away, too much blood. " I would do it for Gaz, Zim or you in a heartbeat, I care for all of you." [M/N] has grown fond of the children and adored them like they were his own. Of course, he would put his foot down when they were being bad and separate them but they ended up fine. 

" You are a weird man." [M/N] chuckles at Mateo's reply before wincing when something pressed into his wound, he looked to see Mateo sealing it up with string and a needle? There was no need since the PAK could heal it properly now without the metal in it. " I really apprieacte this, you didn't have to do it but you are.." He was a kind humans, never pushed hard after the whole incident with Dib. He was trying as a single father, and he seemed nice to Zim as well. Truly, Mateo was a nice man.

" You're a weird man too, but I like you, So I like a weird man." [M/N] said as he watched Mateo wrap his leg and part of his thigh in soft bandages. " Thank you." [M/N] said as he looked over his bandaged thigh, his systems began healing the leg and it burns a bit, though it didn't bother him at all. His [E/C] staring back at Mateo's amber ones, a smile coming to his lips. " How could I ever repay you?" He asked.

" Well, on Monday, I'm free for two hours." Mateo began as he saw [M/N] sit up, a curious look on his face. My scientific method..he's cute.. " And well, I want to know if you wanted to accompany me somewhere."

" Another conference?" [M/N] asked, as Mateo shakes his head, not this month at the moment. " An appointment for the kids?"

" No, nothing involving the kids at the moment." Mateo said as he moved, slowly grasping [M/N]'s soft hands, rubbing his rubber gloved thumb over his knuckles. It mad [M/N] shiver a bit, his hands were kind of cold but he didn't mind. " I was wondering if you would accompany me on a da-"

The door slams open and it startled [M/N], he pressed himself against Mateo, still in his 'underwear' but almost covering Mateo with his body. His [E/C] on the door and his whole body freezes at the sight. 

" UNHAND MY DADDY YOU! DIB-FATHER-UNIT!" Zim snarled loudly, contact eyes glaring at Mateo harshly. " WHY ARE YOU IN THE UNDERWEAR?! YOU DIB-FATHER-UNIT! YOU'RE A DEAD MAN, A SICK MAN!"

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" What? UGH! You failed me human, now I will keep you left lung since you didn't capture the man!" Hera hissed, her gaze looked around Mateo's lab. The main one in the city, she moved around the clean office and opened draws. Her phone shuts off and she moved around, the office was quiet large for one man but had many drawers against the walls as well. She moved around, looking for the man's weakness, something else.

She had seen the video footage from the storage center, and [M/N] had taken down the humans with skill and training she recognized from elite Invaders, harsh and quick. She never knew an Irken like him could take down men like that, men twice his size or woman quicker than him. Hera was impressed, she always thought Almighty [M/N] was a sissy and someone weak, apparently she was very wrong with that. She also wondered, how long can Hera break [M/N] enough again to snap like that? Would he be able to kill Zim like that if she were to break him? Oh, the scenarios were delicious in her mind.

She moved around before opening a drawer in the desk, it was rather large and smooth. She opens it and looked around, messing around with files and such before seeing something on the corner of Professor Membrane's computer, she moves in, her soft lavender eyes narrowed at the woman. She looked young, fit and slim. Hera would call this woman beautiful, long purple hair with green eyes and tan skin. " Wait a minute, the female child..she has the same hair and skin color.." Hera noted to herself before a dark grin came onto her face. 

This must be that girl's mother, oh, how Professor didn't let go of the past, now..I can use this to hurt [M/N]..oh, my tallest, this would be wonderful~

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