A/N: Yes, I should be updating my other story, but I just can't stop myself from starting this one! The idea randomly struck my the night after the new Gravity Falls aired (the series finale) on Monday (it was pretty good, I guess) and was super disappointed that Pacifica and Dipper didn't have not one moment together or didn't even say bye ;-; I was seriously praying for them to before Dipper got on the bus. *sigh* So, to mend my broken shipping heart, I am starting this story. This chapter is kind of like a preface, I guess.
And this is kind of a slight AU I guess? Or OOC, because I tweaked the characters personalities and such. And they're 17 in this story and are in 11th grade.
I hope you enjoy, and don't forget to review. Just sayin.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gravity Falls. But if I did, I sure as hell wouldn't end it after only 2 seasons….
"Come on, Dipper! We're going to be late!"
"Then we're late. So what?"
Mabel rolled her eyes and sighed. "You're already grumpy and the day didn't even start."
Dipper grumbled to himself. It was true—he really didn't care that they were probably going to be late for their first day of school. Technically, they were already late—a half a year late. Seriously, what kind of parents send their kids away to a town in the middle of nowhere and make them start school in the middle of the second semester?
Dipper sighed. Okay, okay. He knew that his parents finally got a directing job for a movie they've been trying to get for years now. The whole reason why they moved to California was so their parents could fulfill their dream jobs of directing. Unfortunately, the business had been hard for them and they couldn't find a job anywhere. This cost them years of little income and living…well, poorly. But a week ago, they finally got the job and were directing a movie. Their parents called all of their family members to ask if Dipper and Mabel could stay with them, but they were all busy—except one family member.
So their parents sent them to a town neither of them heard before—Gravity Falls—to live with their great uncle, Stan. But their parents were too busy being excited and preparing for the movie they forgot that their kids would have to leave all of their friends, family, and school and transfer to another one in the middle of the second semester. On top of all of that, however, Mabel was excited to meet new people. She had no trouble making friends. Dipper, on the other hand, did have trouble making friends. Which was why he only had one friend, Michael. But he had to leave his best friend and Dipper was very bitter about that.
"Look," Mabel said to her brother after she noticed his grumpy mood. "I know you hate change and liked it in California, but just think—when Mom and Dad finish directing their movie and we go home when the school year is over in a few months, we'll actually have money to spend! Just lighten up, okay? For me?"
Dipper gave his twin sister a side ways glance and sighed loudly. "Ugh, fine."
Mabel grinned and pulled him through the school doors. They made their way to the principal's office to get their schedules and get introduced.
"Hello, you must be Aaron and Mabel," a tall, slender woman with blonde hair said. She shook their hands.
"Um, it's Dipper," Dipper mumbled, staring at his shoes.
But the woman ignored him with a tight smile. "My name is Mrs. Northwest—you probably knew that because my name is on the school building, right? Okay. Anyhow, welcome to my school."
Dipper tuned out the woman and stared at his schedule as she talked. After Mrs. Northwest dismissed them, him and Mabel walked through the halls.
"Do we have any classes together?" Dipper asked her, looking at her schedule.
"Only History," Mabel answered sadly. "I have English class right now."
"I have Math class."
Mabel sighed. "Oh, well. I better hurry up and look for the class, then." She walked over to two girls who were chatting in the hall. "Excuse me, where's room 210?"
"Oh, I have that same exact class to go to," one of the girls, who looked Korean (or something like that) said.
"Me, too!" the other girl boomed. "We'll take you there!"
"Great!" Mabel smiled. "I'm Mabel, by the way."
"I'm Grenda," the loud girl said.
"I'm Candy," the Korean girl said.
"I love candy! Let's be best friends!"
"Okay!"
Dipper did a double take. "How the hell…?"
Mabel turned to him out of surprise. She forgot he was even there. "Oh! Guys, this is my brother, Dipper."
"Hi, Dipper," Candy said, fixing her long black hair and walked toward him. "Do you need me to show you where any classes are?"
Dipper felt his face redden and he backed away. "U-um…no, I'm good. Thanks."
Mabel pulled Candy away before she lunged at him and laughed. "Let's go, ladies!"
The three girls skipped away. Dipper shook his head and turned to look for his math class but bumped into someone. The girl's books she held fell from her hands and landed on her foot. She yelled in anger.
"OW!"
"Oh, I'm so sorry," Dipper said, picking up the books and handed them to her.
She snatched them from him and glared. "Watch where you're going, loser! These heels are worth more money than your life!"
Dipper frowned at the blond headed girl in front of him. Okay, that was uncalled for. "I said I was sorry…"
"Ugh! Just move!" with that, she pushed him into the lockers and flounced away, her long blond hair bouncing up and down.
Dipper's eye twitched. He wasn't usually a guy who got easily angry, but she sure did press his buttons. He felt sorry for the poor soul who ended up with her.