Dipper sat at the gift shop counter, his nose stuck in the #3 journal. He leaned forward on the wobbly stool, so his head rested on the edge of the counter, the journal on his lap.
"HI DIPPER!" Mabel yelled out of the blue, scaring Dipper and making him fall off the stool backwards.
"What, Mabel?" Dipper asked, clearly irritated and rubbing the back of his head.
"Just wanted to let you know that there's some people coming in, so be ready." Mabel said, matter-of-factly.
"Well, you could have told me to be ready before you scared me, I have a headache now," Dipper said angrily, giving her a death glare.
"Aw, where's that smile, Dippingsauce?" She questioned, taking his hat off his head.
"Hey! Mabel, give it back!" Dipper whined, leaning over the counter to reach for it.
"Smile, and I'll give it to you," Mabel said calmy, smirking.
"No." Dipper said stubbornly, reaching for it again, only to miss due to Mabel pulling it away from him.
"Smile." She said, looking at her bright, neon, painted nails, glancing at him with a smirk.
"Fine," he said, weakly smiling then snatching the hat from Mabel's hand.
"Cheer up, bro bro, it's better for you," she said, grinning, big and toothy, exposing her braces.
The gift shop door swung open, tourists flooding in. Most of them were gaping at stupid, chotzsky, items all around the room. None had come to the cash register yet, so Dipper stuck his nose back in to the mysterious journal. One had come up though, a girl their age but taller. Dipper didn't look up but still sensed her presence.
"Hey, where can I-" she began, but Mabel interrupted saying,"A tour? There's gonna be one five minutes from now outside."
The girl looked at Mabel quizzically before saying,"Nooo... I was looking for the-" she started again, but only to be stopped again by Mabel.
"The attractions? You'll see them on the tour!" Mabel, said beaming at her work.
Grunkle Stan said that she would be the most awesomest salesperson ever if she only reminded the tourists of the attractions as much as possible. Mabel, wanting to be most awesomest at something, took the oppurtunity.
"I'm looking for the bathroom!" The girl said quickly, before Mabel could interrupt again.
Dipper, with his face buried in the book, said quietly, "There's an outhouse outside to the left then to-" he stopped as he glanced up at the girl.
She had shiny, straight, really dark brown hair. She had big eyes that were also a dark brown. She was tall and skinny, yet kind of muscular. Like Mabel, she had braces, and it looked like her teeth were almost done with them. Her hair was down, and on top of her head was beanie/barette type of hat that was pink with a red fluffy ball on top. She had a short-sleeved, baby blue t-shirt with a black four-toed pawprint, and skinny jeans tucked into her brown leather boots. Her earrings were green and purple spheres, and very shiny.
Dipper stared at the girl, for she was very pretty. He smiled wide and said,"I'll show you to the bathroom inside,'' motioning to the employees only sign on the door.
"Gee, thanks kid, but I ain't an employee," she said politely.
"It's okay, c'mon," Dipper said, leading her to the bathroom inside the employees only part of the shack.
"It's not the best, but it's better than that old outhouse."
"Thanks man, I appreciate it," she said as she walked into the bathroom, but was stopped by Dipper.
"Hey, uh, do you want me to wait for you so I can show you the way out?" He asked.
"Yeah, sure man," she said while walking into the bathroom.
''Wow," Dipper thought as he waited for her. He thought of how she had a slight southern accent, and wondered where she was from. She had a dark tan complexion, but not dark dark, more like a bronze.
I should tell her my name and then ask for her number, he thought hopefully. He didn't want to see her and then she just move along, never to be seen by him again, her being just a tourist.
She came out of the bathroom shorty after, slightly smelling of the chinsy, cheap, soap that was on the sink.
"So uh, what's your name?'' Dipper asked nervously.
"Saige Flynn. Your's?" She replied.
"Dipper Pines," he said, voice cracking, so he cleared his throat in frustration,
"Hey, uh, it was great to meet you in all, so, uh, would you maybe wanna swap numbers, or something?'' He asked, rubbing his arm in a nervous habit.
"Yeah, sure man. So, how old are you?" She said calmly.
"I'm 12. You?'' He asked as he stopped rubbing his arm to open the door to the gift shop.
"Hey, me too, dude!'' She said happily, "So, uh, here's my number, you can gimme a call tonight!''
Dipper grinned at his success and nodded as she handed him the gum wrapper she took from her pocket to write on. She waved as she walked out the door to a black truck that picked her up and drove away.
Dipper just stood there, frozen and smiling, thinking about the phone number.
"Dipper,'' Wendy called, but got no response.
"Dipper, you in there buddy?" She said standing up during the silence. Wendy walked over to him and waved her hand in front of his blushing face as his eyes stared out the window.
"Earth to Dipper! Hello?" She said as one hand waved in front of his face and the other shook his shoulder. Dipper blinked as he realized he zoned out for a long time, and he snapped out of it as Wendy flicked his nose, making him blush in embarrasment.
"Uh oh, is this what I think it is?" Mabel said leaning over the counter and poking him,"Red cheeks, zoning out, smiling a lot, sighing happily," Mabel gasped,"Someone's got a new crush!" She said grinning with her brace covered teeth.
"Pssshhhhh, come on guys," Dipper said waving the accusation away with his hand.
"It's okay man, no shame in it," Wendy said smiling. "I hope she likes you too, kiddo."
"Just imagine, Dipper and, what's her name again?" Mabel teased.
"Saige, but that doesn't ma-"
"Dipper holding Saige in his arms under the moonlight, looking into each others eyes. They lean in for the kiss... and Dipper sneezes! Who knew? He screwed it up just like everything he had with other girls. HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Mabel banged her fist on the counter as she laughed, while Wendy slighlty chuckled before she noticed Dipper's face. He looked down, sighed deeply and left the room.
Wendy tapped Mabel's shoulder as she laughed, her body bouncing around with hysterical giggles. Mabel looked up to see Wendy point to Dipper, who kept his head down as he pushed open the door. Mabel stopped laughing. She couldn't believe she went that far.
Wendy tapped Mabel's shoulder again and whispered,"Why did he get so upset about that? I've never seen him like another girl, so how would screw up everything if he's never liked anyone else?"
Mabel just looked at Wendy, silently amazed at how she could be so oblivious.
I can't decide if she's dumb or smart sometimes, Mabel thought, as she slowly shook her head and followed Dipper through the door.
After checking downstairs, she then checked the attic for Dipper. He was on his bed, knees pulled up to his chest with his arms wrapped loosely around them. He looked out the window with an expression Mabel knew as his thinking face. He noticed Mabel come in, and he turned away giving her the cold shoulder.
"Go away, Mabel,'' he said simply as he continued to look at the forest just beyond their rooms, and their summer home.
"Look Dipper, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up,'' she said soothingly, rubbing his back lightly but only to have him shake off her hand.
Well Mabel, you really put the cherry on top for this one, she thought guiltily.
"Mabel, you know very well about my bad experiences with girls. I'll probably never get married!" He explained.
"Come on Dip, don't say that," she said softly before he continued.
"I can never do anything right! I'll probably end up with Saige hating me, as well as every other girl I've had feelings for. Wendy never even noticed me! I should of told her about my crush on her, but I would probably end with me messing it up. Mabel, my school nickname was Date-Disaster-Dipper, remember? Well, apparently you didn't remember because you just had to tease me about me just giving up on girls. I'm gonna live forever alone, with no family or girlfriend or wife, so why couldn't you accept it and move on? It's bad enough knowing you'll never find true love." Dipper sighed and sat back down on his bed and held his head in his hands, staring out the window once again, but with an angry face.
"Dipper, I'm sorry I made fun of you. I'm pretty sure you won't live forever alone, Dippy, you're just upset that your not good with girls. That's totally fine, because you'll always have me," Mabel said, putting an arm around his shoulder.
Slowly, Dipper smiled and his face softened as he hugged his sister.
"Thanks Mabel, you're the best," he said quietly.
After their hug released, Mabel playfully punched him in the shoulder and semi-shouted,"Well, Dip, you got a girl to call!"
They laughed and took off down the stairs, not noticing Wendy hiding behind the open door.
A/N: THE REBOOT HAS BEGUN!
This story is going to be revived, lady's and gents, so I'm editing the ten chapters here and adding the rest later!
Celebrate!
~Unique Pines