Wow, was I long overdue for another GF fic or what, eh?

After four Wendip stories and a lengthy, drama-infused sibling story b/w the Pines twins, I figured it was time for me to dip my toe into writing something supernatural or fantasy-like for a change. While this story isn't really going to include anything life-threatening or ultra-dangerous that'll affect our favorite twins, it may include a dash of suspense with a sprinkling of action along the way, but per the norm with my other stories, you can still expect fluffy good times in this story as usual.

Also, I know I've stated on my profile that this would be a one-short story, but b/w wanting to get some of this story done and the fact that I'm also currently working on getting a job at a casino nearby my town in PA, I've decided to make "Faeries of the Falls" a multi-chapter story for now (but not to the extent of "Saudade" tho, this'll most likely be a three chapter story instead…)

Sorry for not being as productive as of late, but regardless, I still hope you all enjoy this story! :D

Gravity Falls is owned by Alex Hirsch and Disney. (I do not own any of its characters nors it properties. This is purely a non-profit fanfic made for fun).

THE FAERIES OF THE FALLS

CHAPTER ONE: FOREST FOLLIES

The seemingly never-ending forests that surround the town of Gravity Falls, Oregon were always known to hold many mysteries and even some weird and supernatural entities that not many of the Gravity Falls populace have heard of. Some of these mysterious creatures could range from harmless to friendly, or in some cases, could also be feral or threatening, with even some creatures being downright evil, notably being the fallen master of chaos known as Bill Cipher himself!

But still, whether they are home to many weird creatures or not, people still enjoy exploring around the town's woodland areas to see what calming treasures they hold, with the trails surrounded with towering pine and redwood trees of different widths and heights, beautiful arrays of fresh-smelling and brightly-colored flowers and fauna growing on the lush, green grass, and sometimes, even with various animals popping up to greet any travellers along the way, like squirrels, birds, owls, butterflies, rabbits, and even the occasional deer or elk.

And today, as it would seem, was no different as two young adventurers were seen traversing through the forest that one balmy Sunday afternoon.

"Dipper, are ya sure we're heading down the right way?"

"Sure as sure can be, Mabes...the map hasn't proved us wrong yet…"

"But it feels like we're goin' around in circles, Dip! That splotch of green stuff on that tree over there looks kinda familiar…"

"That's cause it's moss, Mabel, and it's everywhere. Trust me, sis, we'll be there in no time…"

"Err...if you say so…"

Young Dipper and Mabel Pines of Piedmont, California had arrived back to the Falls just some weeks ago to spend their summer with their family in Gravity Falls and they were already excited to get into some supernatural searching once again. So far, both twins (especially Dipper) were overjoyed to be back in Oregon regardless.

Since then, things have managed to both change and somewhat still stay the same when they have returned to their "second home". Soos now ran the Mystery Shack with his girlfriend Melody, Wendy was still the rebellious, but good-hearted redhead she always will be, the Grunkles had returned from their own long-time bout of adventuring and were still living in the Mystery Shack with Soos and Melody, and Pacifica Northwest has been seen doing odd jobs all around town to make sure she and her parents were able to make ends meet after losing their mansion to Old Man McGucket.

And suffice to say, they were all beyond glad to see their favorite twins once again!

However, with Soos, Melody, Wendy, Pacifica, and Grunkles Stan and Ford being busy with their own affairs today, the twins with left with their own accord, deciding to get some adventuring done as soon as possible. On this bright and sunny afternoon, one of their first explorations this summer involved them travelling through the green, dense, winding path of the Gravity Falls forest to find a mysterious and tiny village of sorts. With Journal #1 in Dipper's hands, the male twin in question had his eyes glued to one of the pages, which included a nicely-detailed map that led through said forest.

Mabel had a camera strapped securely around her neck while Dipper was carrying a backpack packed with canteens of water, baggies of snacks for lunch, flashlights, and other emergency supplies for precaution along their little trip. As of now, both twins were carefully heading down the grassy lane, still trying to find their mysterious quarry with no such luck.

And I'm sorry to say that Mabel, who normally adores going on these kinds of exciting adventures, was seeming a tad apprehensive throughout most of this. They have been out of a couple of hours now and they didn't seem to be any close into finding their bounty, and seeing as how deep they were going into the wooded area, she was worried that they might get jumped by a wild animal or by some other weird and supernatural being at some point.

As she trailed a few feet slightly behind Dipper, carefully avoiding stray branches, tree roots, and rocks in the path, all while making her mild indignations soundly heard.

"Dipper, really, I feel like we're not getting any headway with finding where these...these…thingies live!" admitted Mabel unsurely, fiddling about with green, tree-themed sweater sleeves.

Dipper groaned softly in response. "We're looking for faeries, Mabel…" he clarified, "Journal #1 here mentions of a clan of 7-inch tall faeries that occupy a hidden section of the Gravity Falls forest, due northwest. Considering that we've seen a few of these faeries travel outside from their home, I'm just curious to see what their home might be like..." Mabel only pursed her lips at the sound of that.

"Dipper, we've been in this forest for a couple of hours! We should've seen at least one faerie by now!" sighed Mabel from behind.

"Well, the Journal did say that these faeries do conceal themselves from any onlookers to protect them from any potential harm…" explained Dipper, his nose still buried within the Journal's pages. One page describing these mythic beings showcased an illustration that shown a few faerie sketchings drawn smack-dab in the middle of a drawing of the Gravity Falls Forest, also acting as a map leading from outside the wooded area, through the winding forest, and towards a small village hidden within the trees.

"But still, these faeries are genuinely kind in nature, so at least we won't have any of them trying to kill us…" finished off Dipper assuringly. However, Mabel still looked cautious.

"I really hope not…" sighed Mabel, looking up to the tall and majestic pine trees surrounding all around them in every direction. Thin, small beams of sunlight shown through the branches and leaves above trickled down on the two young adventurers. "I know some of them might be a bit upset with us, though…" she commented off-handingly.

Dipper looked back at her with a befuddled look. "How so, Mabel?" he asked curiously. Mabel rubbed her shoulder awkwardly.

"Well, there was a couple of occasions where a couple of those faeries did get...eh...squished when they would pop up around the Mystery Shack…" she explained timidly. Even Dipper couldn't help but wince upon recalling such an instance when a faerie was seen spotted outside from their hidden homescape, especially seeing one of them wind up meeting face-to-face with Soos' flyswatter that one time.

"I see what you mean…" he admitted understandingly. Even if the Journal did state that these faeries were quite benevolent, he still hoped they wouldn't harbor a grudge towards him, Mabel, and any other member of their family for accidentally causing any harm to them...that is if they could find their village at some point.

"And also," added Mabel as she caught up next to Dipper, "what if these faeries turn out to be secretly evil or are just a bunch of meanies, like those unicorns me and the girls met last summer?"

Again, Dipper could see where Mabel was coming from. Last summer, she, Wendy, Candy, and Grenda had to get some magic hair from a group of unicorns to help save the Mystery Shack from the evil Bill Cipher, but as it turned out, the unicorns were all stuck-up and quite condescending towards Mabel and her friends. Both twins were certainly hoping not to have an occurrence like that happen again.

Still, he didn't let that thought put a damper on his attitude as he and Mabel ventured on through the thickening forest regardless. "I'm sure the faeries won't be as bad as that unicorn you guys came across…" smiled Dipper kindly, patting Mabel's back in assurance, "What'd you say her name was again? Celeste-something? Celestia? Cellebellabella?"

"Celestabellebethabelle." confirmed Mabel with a nod. Dipper pursed his lips at that name. He prayed that the forest faeries didn't have names as...long-winded like that.

"Err, right, that one..." he continued with a tiny cough, "Either way, I'm still at least hoping to discover the location of their village so I can take a photo of it and place it in our journal. Evidently, Grunkle Ford wasn't able to actually uncover the faeries' home as of yet, so if we could find it for him, then that could be a great feat indeed!"

Mabel pursed her lips, mildly unsure about all of this, but still, she didn't want to ruin Dipper's determination. Plus, she certainly was curious to find this village herself, so she figured it best to simply keep a close eye out and to stick close to Dipper to discover these creatures.

Their travels took them through several more sections of the woods, with them passing by tall trees and moss-covered rocks, to them crossing streams and creeks along the way. The crisp afternoon air blew all around the twins, scattering green leaves across their path. The lucid sounds of chirping crickets, tweeting birds, and the subtle whistling of the summer winds filled the sky, echoing around the maze of trees surrounding our two young heroes.

Searching over high hills to low streams, the twins were practically making sure they'd both have eyes in the back of their heads to make sure they'd find the faerie village at some point. However, as the day wore on, Mabel and even Dipper were a little worried and tired upon not finding this hidden village yet.

It was already 2:30PM and there was still no possibly sign of any faeries to be seen, much to the twins' discouragement as they have been out and about in the forest since 11:00 earlier today. And in spite of the map's accuracy, they still seemed like they weren't making much progress so far.

As of now, the Pines twins had just crossed over a babbling brook using the rocks in the stream as stepping stones to get to the other side as they traversed down the dirt path, Dipper's nose still buried in the Journal as he scanned all around the map to find anymore landmarks along the way. Mabel, whom was feeling quite tired herself, swigged down some water from her canteen and groaned out of exhaustion.

"Dipper…" she moaned wearily, "I don't think we're gonna be able to find any faeries anytime soon…"

Dipper sighed sadly. Even he was beginning to agree with Mabel's statement. As much as he hoped to discover the faerie village, his determination and prowess could only go so far and even if they couldn't find the village during their travels, Dipper hoped to find at least one faerie along the way, but alas, it would seem this day was going to be all for naught.

"I just know it has to be around here somewhere…" he muttered to himself, his eyes still glued to the map, "We should have at least came across some sort of green tunnel by now…"

Mabel raised an eyebrow upon hearing her brother's muttering. "Green tunnel?" she asked quizzically.

"Basically, this tunnel acts as a sort-of passageway that directly leads to the faerie village, but I feel like we should've seen it by now…" explained Dipper.

"Well, I hope we see it soon…" griped Mabel, "I feel like we must've crossed this whole forest three times by now…"

And again, despite of Mabel's somewhat-uncharacteristic doubts, Dipper let out a small, defeated sigh, silently agreeing with her statement. The day was nearly over, and they seemed to be running out of forest at the moment. Plus, there hadn't been hide nor hair of the faerie village in sight along the way.

"There just has to be a route we haven't taken yet…" murmured Dipper worriedly to himself, his eyes continually glued to the Journal's pages, "We should've reached their village by now, or at least towards that tunnel."

As Dipper kept walking down the path with his nose still in the Journal, it was Mabel who suddenly came to a stop, surprised upon seeing an obstacle up ahead that made her jump slightly...and of course, Dipper was too distracted to see it in his way.

"Uh...Dipper?" she beckoned warily.

"I mean, we couldn't have traced through this whole forest now...could we?" fretted Dipper, not even listening to Mabel at this point. The female twin trembled in her spot.

"Dipper!?"

"It just doesn't make sense. I could've sworn the map said-"

"DIPPER, IN FRONT OF YOU!"

Mabel's sudden warning cry was enough for Dipper to finally snap his head up from the book long enough to find out where he was. Suddenly, he felt his balance falter greatly, startling him to cause him to drop Journal #1 on the ground next to him.

Dipper's mind was now frazzled and clear enough to see where he was now, teetering on the edge of a steep hill that sloped down into a grassy grotto below him! The Pines twin tried to position himself and waved his arms about to stabilize his body away from falling down, but his footing was loose on the hill's edge, and unfortunately, Dipper wasn't strong enough to try and keep his balance.

Mabel gasped in horror and began sprinting over to Dipper to help him out. "Hold on, bro-bro! Mabel's coming!" she yelled, coming to his rescue.

Sadly, and without warning, just as Mabel caught up to Dipper, she realized it was too late. Her out-reached fingers just barely grazed the hem of Dipper's vest before the poor boy felt himself lose his footing altogether and he wound up sliding down on his back down an embankment, yelling fearfully all the way down the slope.

Mabel could only gasp in shock, frozen in place on the top of the hill and helpless to see her twin brother. She chewed frightfully upon the sleeves of her sweater as she looked down at all the dust and dirt Dipper was kicking up during his sliding fall.

Luckily, the hill was at a 120 degree angle, slanted just enough to not have Dipper cause any bodily harm to himself should he reach the bottom of the hill, but at the speed and rate Dipper was going, sliding feebly on his back, he knew he had to brace for impact regardless as the grassy, green bottom of the hill was soon reaching closer and closer to him!

Dipper closed his eyes and gritted his teeth in fear, expecting a rather rough collision with the ground to occur…

*SPLASH!*

"Oof! *cough-cough*...ugh…"

But instead, Dipper wound up not hitting the ground per se, but actually into a small pond! The pond itself was absolutely covered in moss, thick enough to actually have the water blend in with the grassy fields around it. Dipper thrashed under the water for a few seconds to finally breach his head above the head, gasping desperately for air.

Dipper doggy-paddled to the closest shore of the pond, dragging himself out of the water and onto dry land once again. His clothes and hat were soaked through and covered with bits of moss and pond scum, but luckily, Dipper was more startled than hurt from this whole ordeal. All he could do was gasp and cough out any water that ran up his nose and throat, leaving only Mabel to stay all the way up on top of the hill behind him.

"DIPPER! ARE YOU OKAY!?" Mabel called out worriedly. Dipper was getting the last bit of pond water out of system, too strained to speak for now, but he turned back and gave Mabel a reassuring, though weak thumbs-up in return.

"DON'T WORRY, BRO-BRO! I'LL GET DOWN THERE SOON TO HELP YA!" And with that said, Mabel grabbed Ford's Journal from the ground and ran off in another direction to find a safer way down the hill, leaving Dipper by himself at the moment.

Dipper sighed and gave out one last cough, clearing his throat enough to finally be able to speak clearly again. He shook his head and peeled off any splotches of moss off his vest, upset that today's journey had turned out to be quite a mess after all.

"Maybe finding this village was a mistake after all…" he grumbled tiredly under his breath, starting to fully agree with Mabel's proclamations. Suddenly...

"Oh goodness, that was a rather nasty tumble you've had! Are you hurt, sweetie?"

"Ugh, no, I-I don't think so...thank you for...asking?"

Dipper cut himself off. A sudden, light-toned, female-sounding voice rang in his ears, but the voice he heard didn't sound anything like Mabel's own voice like he expected. Dipper turned his head around, taking in the sights surrounding him. He saw another stretch of forestry a few feet ahead, and a field of long and unkempt grass alongside one part of the pond, but he didn't see any sign of any other person with him.

He gulped, trying not to show any lingering fear. "Uh...wh-who s-said that?"

A light and innocent giggle was heard, causing Dipper to flinch uneasily. "Up here, dearie…" said the voice kindly.

Dipper craned his head ever so slowly, afraid to see what or where that voice was coming from. However, he hadn't needed to look up that far before he suddenly found himself eye-to-eye with a strange, yet oddly-familiar creature.

Said creature looked humanoid in appearance. She had shiny mauve-hued skin that sparkled in the sunlight, ruby red hair that was styled in a French bob, hazel-colored eyes, dimples across her pale, button-nosed, smiling face, and her only form of appeal was a matching red, toga-esque dress fashioned from rose petals, along with a lack of footwear to boot. In addition to her feminine, lithe body-type, she almost looked like a miniature 17-year-old teenager from the looks of it.

The most distinct feature this mysterious, half-foot tall being had were its thin, dainty, translucent wings, constantly fluttering about like a bumblebee's wings as she looked into Dipper's eyes with a friendly, soft smile.

It only took one glance at this creature to be enough for poor Dipper to yelp in shock, causing him to tumble on his rear end and having him wind up falling backwards into the pond once more! The creature winced and gazed in absolute worry upon seeing the human look so flustered as he tried to get himself afloat in the pool again.

"Oh my stars…" she gasped, fluttering closer to the pond, "Mister, are you okay? I didn't mean to scare you!"

Dipper poked his head out of the water and coughed up more pond water. He rubbed his eyes to try and get the water out, not able to see the creature very clearly at the moment.

"Y-Yeah...I'm okay…" he uttered quietly. The little creature sighed in relief.

"Whew, that's good to hear…" she confided gently, glad to know this newcomer was okay, "But still, let's get you out of this water, dearie. You might catch a cold if you wade around in there for so long!"

Before Dipper could say or do anything, the winged being flew over and carefully grabbed Dipper by his left hand, pulling him enough to help his clutch onto the bank of the pond. Dipper was surprised by the creature's ability to pull him so easily, in spite of her small stature, but soon enough, the tiny humanoid was able to help pull Dipper back onto dry land and on his two feet once more. Dipper dusted himself off and squeezed his shirt to get rid of any excess water. He shook his wet head dry and slowly began to feel his vision slowly return as he marvelled at how creature so easily helped him out of the pond.

"Oof, strong little creature, aren't you?" he chuckled, impressed with the strength this little critter was capable of. The creature in question only chuckled modestly in response.

"Ah, well…" she tittered with a wave of her hand, "You know us faeries, we're always full of surprises, you see…"

Dipper chuckled back. "Yeah, I guess you can say tha-"

Suddenly, the gears in Dipper's mind finally went into full overdrive, realizing what this creature was referring herself as. As he fully regained his vision once again, he gingerly gazed back in her eyes with pure curiosity at the little entity fluttering before him.

"Wh-What did y-you say you were a-again…?" he asked softly. The creature looked a smidge confused from the human's odd change in behavior, but she still gave him a sweet smile regardless.

"A faerie, dearie." she repeated back kindly, "I actually live with a group of my kind in a small village nestled in the forest northwest from here."

Dipper's eyes grew to the size of saucers upon hearing that! There was actually a faerie village existing in the Gravity Falls forest after all! And with a gaggle of genuine faeries living there to boot! It almost sounded too good to be true for Dipper.

"O-Oh gosh, a real faerie! I'd never thought I'd find one again!" he gasped silently to himself, an excited smile creeping onto his face. He turned towards the faerie and gave her a grin so big that Dipper felt his cheeks go sore from doing so.

He then coughed into his fist, trying not to let his excitement get the best of him. "Er, ma'am?" he asked towards the faerie, "I-Is it okay if we were to ask you a question? Uh, I-I mean, ahem, if that's alright with you, that is…" he muttered shyly, hoping he wasn't being too forward. Surprisingly, the faerie only giggled lightly back at Dipper, her smile returning to her face.

"I'd be delighted to!" she agreed wholeheartedly before she remembered something, "Although, I feel we should at least wait for your friend to meet back with you before I could answer anything…"

Dipper raised a confused eyebrow, unsure of what she meant about at first before it finally dawned on him.

"'My friend'? What is-oh...Oh, wait, your talking about Mabe-"

*RUSTLE-RUSTLE!*

A sudden rustling had occurred through the patch of tall grass a few feet away from Dipper and the faerie, causing them to jump a bit until they realized who was sifting through the grass.

Thankfully, Dipper felt his spiked heart rate ease down upon seeing what came out through the grass! With Ford's Journal safely clutched in her hand, Mabel Pines jumped out from the grassy hedge, shooing away any moths and bugs in her way upon revealing herself. Dipper smiled and sighed in relief.

"Oh, thank goodness...Mabel, over here!" he called, running towards her with a smile. Mabel heard her brother's shout and beamed brightly, glad to see that Dipper was safe and sound, albeit a bit wet.

"Dipper!" she squealed as she also ran towards her brother, arms a-spread. Soon, both twins met each other with a tight, grateful hug, both relieved to not be in any peril.

"Are you alright, bro-bro?" asked Mabel from within the embrace, "That was a pretty big fall ya took…"

Dipper smiled and patted his sister's back gently. "I'm okay, sis, really…" he assured with a smile. Mabel exhaled in solace. However, before she could say anything else, she opened her eyes and suddenly noticed that the twins weren't alone after all.

The small, sparkly-skinned being flying innocently on the sidelines was enough for Mabel to let go of the hug and gasp in surprise, realizing what the creature actually was.

"D-Dipper! Th-Th-That's a-a-a f-f-f…" stuttered out Mabel, pointing towards the little being with widened eyes. Dipper chuckled softly at his sister's shock and gently eased her down with another pat on her back.

"Heh-heh, relax, Mabes." smiled Dipper, "Turns out we found a faerie after all…"

Mabel's surprise soon turned into adoration and glee, her eyes shining like stars to see such a cute faerie in their midst. "Ooh, Dipper, she looks so shiny and cute and small!" she cooed excitedly.

The faerie blushed and giggled good-heartedly. "Oh-ho, you're too kind, darling!" she smiled sweetly.

Dipper and Mabel then gathered closer to their new faerie friend with curious looks. Mabel bounced giddily in place with boundless excitement.

"I can't believe we actually found one, Dippy!" squeaked the easily-excited girl in a hushed voice, "Isn't this amazing!?"

"It certainly is…" whispered Dipper with a smile that's almost as big as Mabel's. Just then, Dipper realized he forgot to make a proper introduction towards the faerie.

"Oh, darn it, where are my manners...my name is Dipper Pines and this is my twin sister, Mabel!" he stated, gesturing to his sister next to him, whom simply waved happily at the faerie. The little creature in question beamed and tittered happily.

"It's a pleasure to meet you both! My name is Rosemary!" she chirped, going to each twin and giving them a friendly handshake.

"We hope we didn't disturb you, though." added Mabel with an apologetic smile. The newly-christened Rosemary simply chuckled back warmly.

"Oh, no need to worry, dears. I was only here to collect some pollen for my village when I saw you both up on that hill." she explained kindly, pointing towards a small, wool bag filled with freshly-picked pollen on the ground close by the pond.

"But, if I may ask," Rosemary then quizzed out of curiosity, "what brings you two dearies to this neck of the woods? We hardly see humans pass through this section of the forest."

A pair of shy and quiet mumbles were only heard between the twins. They both haven't actually expected to see a faerie this up close this soon, and after seeing how sweet and genuinely friendly Rosemary actually was, they both now became worried that their asking to find where her village was may wind up being something of a loaded, personal question. They didn't want to come across as rude or deceptive towards their newly-met faerie ally.

However, judging by the sweet, almost-motherly grin Rosemary was sporting towards the timid twins, Dipper and Mabel decided it best to try and be honest with their goal.

"We, uh, ahem, were actually hoping to find a faerie village...y'know, to see where the faeries exactly lived in Gravity Falls?" beckoned Dipper with a soft tone. Rosemary raised a curious eyebrow.

"Oh?" she simply replied. Her tone didn't seem suspicious or offended in some way, but the twins (especially Dipper) seemed quite on edge to notice.

"We only wanted to document it in our Journal was all…" explained Mabel, presenting Grunkle Ford's Journal before Rosemary to see. The faerie in question put on a thoughtful face and scratched her chin.

"Hmm, I see…" she mused to herself.

At this point, Dipper felt like they were now both intruding in on Rosemary. Was she really going to show them her home with such weak explanations like these? What if the other faeries don't approve of having humans in their domain? Or what if they were to blame them both for inadvertently causing harm to their friends and family whenever they popped around the Shack? Guilt and fear bubbled in Dipper's stomach like a boiling pot of chili, knowing that he and Mabel must've crossed a line at some point.

"W-We aren't planning to hurt anyone or to destroy your v-village! Honest! W-we just wanted to...I mean...we…" Dipper helplessly stammered out whatever reassurances he could give to Rosemary as best as he could, but alas, he was too flustered to even try to calm down.

Inside Dipper's head, perhaps this trip was meant to be all for naught after all.

"Maybe we could...or I...I...oh, forget it…" sighed Dipper, the sudden feeling of guilt finally taking over his mind and soul. Mabel looked back towards Dipper with a confused look.

"D-Dipper?" she asked in mild bafflement.

"M-Maybe this trip wasn't going to work out after all…" sighed Dipper dejectedly, hiking up his soaked, but undamaged backpack as he turned gave Rosemary one last guilty glance before looking away.

"W-We're sorry, miss, for intruding in on your business. We promise we won't bother you again…" he apologized, now getting ready to leave.

Mabel could hardly believe it! Dipper seemed so keen to find this faerie village and now he was getting cold feet? Even Rosemary looked quite confused and saddened at what just occurred right now, but before Dipper could even think about turning tail and leaving right now, she buzzed over to him and gently grabbed his hand. Dipper stopped in his tracks and jolted from the unexpected, yet soothing touch of Rosemary's calming aura as she rubbed his hand, akin to a mother trying to soothe her upset child.

"Dipper, dearie, why are you planning on leaving already? D-Did I do something wrong?" whispered Rosemary in a hurt voice. Mabel frowned softly and without hesitation, came over to her and gently used her index finger to rub Rosemary's back reassuringly.

"You didn't do anything wrong, Miss Rosemary…" replied Mabel, trying to sound positive, "Dipper's just kind of a shy worrywart sometimes…" Dipper guiltily looked down at his feet and blushed softly, confirming Mabel's description.

That didn't seem to cheer Rosemary up that much as she looked pityingly towards the young tween boy now ready to try and head back home. "Oh, you poor thing…" she cooed softly, feeling quite sorry for Dipper indeed.

Dipper ogled at the comforting sprite with a silent, though uneasy frown, figuring it best to apologize for his actions. "I'm dreadfully sorry if we were asking for too much, Rosemary. We only wanted to complete a section of our Journal for our Grunkle was all…" he explained sadly, "We weren't meaning to take advantage of you..."

Mabel, noticing the sincerity and wrongfulness in Dipper's tone, also decided to stick up for him as well, remembering how uncertain she was at the start of this journey. "Dipper's right. Plus, we weren't planning to do any harm to your friends or home or anything. We promise!" she agreed.

Having finished their apologies, Dipper and Mabel still didn't feel any better after getting such statements off of their chests, but to their utter surprise and disbelief, Rosemary's perplexed expression morphed into one of understanding and pure, unadulterated kindness.

"Oh, it's perfectly okay, you two…" she replied tenderly, "I know you both meant well at the start…"

This sentence caused the twins to both raise an eyebrow. "You did?" they both chorused curiously. Rosemary nodded and smiled.

"Mmm-hmm, us faeries can sense the auras of many other creatures, be they human or faerie or even animals, kind of like a 'superpower' that we have, I suppose. I know you both only wanted to do good and that you both never meant any harm…" assured Rosemary, her tone light and sincere enough to calm the twins' rattled nerves. Then, she let out a tiny giggle.

"Besides," she continued, "who'd say 'no' to two adorable kids like yourselves?" Her innocent remark, of course, only caused the twins to blush out of both embarrassment and of flattery, eliciting another joyful laugh to escape from Rosemary's lips.

"So, if you'd both like, " offered Rosemary kindly, "I'd be happy to give you two a little tour around our village to see what we all do there."

The offer was enough to prompt a smile on the twins' faces, with Mabel's being the biggest, naturally. "Of course we would!" she chirped, her excitement now returning with full force, "Thank you, Miss Rosemary!"

Rosemary blushed and smiled. "You're more than welcome. But please, dearie, you don't need to call me "Miss". Us faeries don't really need to be this formal after all!" Than, she looked back up to Dipper, sensing that in spite of her reassurance, she could tell he was harboring a bit of nervousness deep inside. She continued to rub his hand gently and gave him a soft, kindly grin.

"So, what do you say, sweetheart? Would a trip to our village be okay?" she cooed towards the boy. Dipper gazed into Rosemary's caring eyes nervously. He'd be lying if he wasn't still worried about imposing in Rosemary, but if she was firm enough to say that she wanted to show him around, then who was he to look a gift horse in the mouth? Plus, the encouraging smile Mabel was giving him gave him a glimmer of hope, so he decided it best to see where this goes.

He gulped softly and tried to make his smile a tad bigger. "Well, if you insist…" he said finally after a half-minute of worried contemplation.

Rosemary beamed brightly from the response and soon gave Dipper's knuckle a soft, grateful kiss, prompting Dipper to blush even harder. "Excellent! You two are going to love my home, I promise!" she chirped happily. She then let go of Dipper's hand and whizzed freely past the twins to retrieve her bag of pollen by the lake before she hovered right back in front of them.

"My home is past through these trees here," she said, gesturing towards a section of trees and shrubs away from the grotto, "We should arrive at the village in no time at all!"

Mabel danced happily in place. "Oh-boy-oh-boy-oh-boy! This is so exciting, I can't wait to see the look on Grunkle Ford's face when we tell him about today!" Rosemary chuckled in amusement, unsure of what exactly a "Grunkle" was, but was still happy to show her new friends around her home.

"Well, come along, you two! We're burning daylight!" And with that said, her wings buzzed rapidly and she flew straight towards the forest and towards her village. Mabel jumped in glee and was ready to follow.

"Whoo-hoo! Let's go, Dipperoo!" she cheered, merrily following behind Rosemary as they neared in the direction of the forest. Dipper soon joined in on the pursuit, but even so, as much as he didn't want to come across as a burden to Rosemary or any other faeries, he couldn't help but to let his nervousness show again.

Even if Rosemary was being genuine and truthful in her words, he still hoped that this adventure wouldn't turn into one of peril or disaster or even, God forbid, a dividing war between humans and faeries of all things. But still, he was hoping to stay positive and figured to at least see how this day turns out with an open mind...even though he still had a sliver of doubt still lingering inside him.

'I really hope this turns out okay...' Dipper fretfully thought to himself as he and Mabel followed Rosemary deep into the woods and towards the path leading to the faeries' home.

TO BE CONTINUED...

And there was the first chapter to my latest GF story.

Basically, I've been hoping to actually write a story of the twins discovering something supernatural in Gravity Falls, so upon looking up any anomalies through the Gravity Falls wiki, I wanted to try and shed some light to a supernatural being, this obviously being the faeries that live in the Gravity Falls forest.

Next chapter, I will try and convey more of the vast and unknown sections of the Gravity Falls forest, as well as the faeries' village, along with an introduction to some other faeries to boot. Also, apologies if this story's starting to become rather wordy as well, as well as it feeling rushed, what with Dipper suddenly feeling like he's imposing in on the faeries. Please rate and review to see how this story is coming along and I'll be back with the next chapter hopefully soon!

~Thunderbyrd