Hi Guys! This is a completely new thing for me so I know this won't be the best story but I really wanted to try this out! I hope you enjoy it and if there's any way you think I could improve please let me know.
The summer ended in Gravity Falls 5 years ago, Mabel and Dipper moved on and made it to their Junior Year in High School. Mabel felt like life was just getting repetetive and it was the same old thing every day, all until her dreams started to become full of a ginger lumberjack who made her feel like there was just something missing in reality, now she had to make a change.
"Mabel!" It startled Mabel hearing a voice call out to her on her usual, uninterrupted, journey to class. Everyday was the same; Get up, get ready, say bye to her parents and leave dipper as she goes onto the opposite side of the train platforms on their way to school. So actually having someone interacting with her? Well that was just weird. She turned, expecting to see Dipper telling her she'd forgotten her phone or her lunch but suddenly all she can see is red.
"Wendy?" she uttered, disbelief coursing through her veins. It was a known fact that in the years in-between 12 to 17 people change. This was certainly evident for Mabel who was no longer the short, brace-faced, pre-teen girl she used to be. She'd grown, at maybe 5'5 now? No longer trying to get the lucky charms out of her braces and to top it all off, no longer boy crazy. Perhaps the polar opposite of boy-crazy you could say. Gay would probably be the word you're looking for. Not like she'd ever tell anyone this, but it was just easier to show a lack of interest overall. Still you could tell it was Mabel, her iconic fashion choices not going unnoticed by even someone 100 feet away. Sure her style and likes had stayed relatively the same, her attitude and personality had seemed to "Simmer down" as her mom had put it. Mabel didn't want to act as if she didn't care most of the time, it was simply that she didn't and she couldn't understand why. She just put it down to needing a vacation and school was just getting to her, but that's just what she told herself. But seeing this girl, this beautiful-beautiful girl in front of her, she couldn't help the butterflies that swarmed in her stomach.
What could you say about this girl standing a few feet in front of you, someone you'd not spoken to in person for 5 years, whom you'd only sent a few Facebook messages to and liked the odd profile picture. Whose red hair set your heart on fire, whose jaw line could cut diamond, whose eyes shone like the grass when the light skims it perfectly in the morning. "Um- Hi," Shit. Obviously that's all, idiot. The obvious lack of social charisma at this point didn't perturb Wendy who immediately came in for the hug and in a matter of seconds Mabel was overwhelmed with the amazing aroma of something nostalgic, like pine trees and fresh air but she couldn't tell where it was from. Long arms enveloped her and for a few moments she was tense, shocked even that she was hugging Wendy. Why she was even in California did cross her mind, but soon enough she melted into the embrace and wrapped her own arms around the taller girl.
Reluctantly, feeling Wendy pull away she did the same, moving her hands down and playing with the hem of her (homemade) sweater. She looked up, taking in everything Wendy and watching her mouth moving. Her mouth was moving, and yet all she could hear was a loud beeping.
"Wendy?" She shouted, "Wendy, I can't hear you!" As Wendy continued to talk, wholly unaware Mabel couldn't hear Mabel just kept trying to maker her listen. However much she shouted and yelled nothing could be heard over this deafening sound until-
"MABEL!" She shot up, her alarm clock jeering, with Dipper standing in the doorway coming into focus "You alright Mabes? Your alarm clock has been ringing for five minutes?" Rubbing her eyes she pushed her legs over the edge of her single bed, willing the floor to just suck her up and put her back in the dream.
"Yea Dip, just exhausted is all," She sent her brother a smile and he tilted his head, his worry frown making an appearance.
"Promise?" he questioned as his fingers played with the ribbon she had tied onto the door handle. Mabel nodded, she loved Dipper and was so happy that he cared but sometimes she just needed space to work stuff out. This was why when they'd moved a few months ago she'd made sure they'd be getting separate rooms from now on. He left, gently closing the door giving Mabel the chance to lie back down and hear him pad back to his room. Just opposite her door. It was rare Mabel missed school but today she just didn't feel up to it and needed to reflect on the dream she'd just had. Poking her head through the door she saw her brother making his way downstairs.
"Dip? Will you tell mom and dad I'm sick and won't be able to go to school today?" Lying was something Mabel had never really gotten used to and felt her insides turn when she let them flow from her mouth so easily. She feigned a hurt expression and saw dipper wince – he did hate getting sick after all.
"Sure Mabes, you want me to stay with you? I mean even if I went I couldn't take notes for you because, well you know," This was true, they went to different High Schools. One specialised in the Arts, where Mabel was, and the other was for Dipper, which you can imagine was full of Geeks (In Mabel's opinion). She told him that she would be fine on her own and she just needed her rest. Finally after ten minutes of convincing, Dipper had left with her parents after her mom made sure that there was enough chicken soup in the kitchen.
Mable texted her friend Emily letting her know she wouldn't be there who replied almost instantaneous to 'get better!' and she'd have all her notes for tomorrow. This was one of the reasons she became friends with Emily, reliable, funny and positive – something Mabel wished she were more like nowadays. For once something was looking up for Mabel as she pulled out her laptop and typed up her dream into her dream document. It was so unusual and out of the blue that she'd dreamt of Wendy, it's not like she'd seen her or had a proper conversation for years, so why now. However she still couldn't shake how it had made her feel inside. So real and vivid, it was almost as if Wendy had really been there, really touched her, she'd smelt her. Mabel let out a groan and fell back onto her bed, rubbing her forehead.
"I'm sure it was just a one time thing," She mumbled to herself "Just forget about it," She said, ironically pulling out her Facebook profile and stalking her for about half an hour. Even if Mabel remembered Wendy, she doubt whether the feeling was mutual. Wendy was in college in Carolina, she probably didn't even remember who Mabel was. Also judging by a recurring face on her wall she most likely had a boyfriend who was more tanned, less lanky and seemed more interesting than Mabel (Not to mention he had more friends).
She shut the laptop down, dragged herself downstairs and made a smoothie. Making sure to add sprinkles on top for a bit of a flare. She loved being in the house alone, it let her to be herself and relax, not worry about upsetting her family if she stayed quiet during dinner or didn't want to watch TV with them – unless it was duck-tective of course. The rest of the day was spent trying to ignore the thing in the back of her mind reminding her of a certain redhead while stuffing herself with chips until the bitterness of the salt mimicked her attitude to life. She'd always been dramatic after all.
Well there ya go! Hope you guys didn't think it was too bad lol, comment any way you think it could be better if you'd like. I'd really appreciate any feedback! xx And I do intend on updating this really soon, probably in a few days!
