Dancing Shadows

A/N: I would love to thank everyone whom have supported Behind The Mask, this story's predecessor. That really means a lot to me and I hope this fic gets the same amount of support, if not more. Thank you all once more! As always, please enjoy the fic and no flames if this story isn't your cup of tea! Those will be wholly ignored.

Disclaimer: Check my other written works for this area. Even if I did own Gravity Falls, I'd be doing the same thing I'm doing right now, only getting paid to do it lol!

Summary: Having buried most of her past demons, Pacifica's life has been pieced back together with the help of Dipper Pines, but there is one demon that neither anticipated surfacing, but yet, has been dancing silently in the shadows until now. Rated T for kidnapping, blood, violence.

Chapter 1: Silent Shadow

Previously with Behind The Mask…..

~I hope you enjoyed the little GIFTS I left for you and hope you got a kick out of them just like you got a kick out of bullying Rian Brown to her death you witch! I just want you to know how much I HATE you and I just knew you'd go for the cheerleading captain position as soon as you heard the spot was open, considering how much you love pushing others around! All your little friends did was lure you into it, placing you in the trap I set for you and you were none the wiser about it! I know you better than you know yourself NORTHWEST and if you think your nightmare with Johnathon Larson and Ryan Banes was scary, you're haven't seen ANYTHING yet because I have something far more interesting in store for you! Very interesting so brace yourself as the start of your nightmare is just beginning! You'll never know where I'll be so watch yourself because I'm coming for you!"

-Shannon B!

Currently in Dancing Shadows

~(Pacifica's P.O.V.)~

And once again, my world has been shattered, the bottom falling out slowly but surely. In my boyfriend's hands is a letter from someone who is threatening to rip what happiness that I've gained from having survived the nightmare I've already endured. Isn't it enough that I was kidnapped and nearly raped, raped by one of the most cynical people in this town, and abused by my family? Haven't I felt enough pain that one more stab would literally kill me? Isn't that a consideration anymore? Am I not entitled to happiness like everyone else?

"Pacifica, who is this girl who is threatening you and how do you know her?" I hear Dipper ask me, his words breaking me out of my trance. Snapping my attention back to him, I open my mouth to speak, but nothing is coming out. Air is all that is escaping my lips. I honestly don't know how to answer him because Shannon and Rian are coming in fuzzy to me, really fuzzy, but their names sound familiar. Turning from Dipper, I take a seat on the bench in the room, the feeling of vertigo suddenly coming over me. I grab my head as a headache suddenly hits, feeling as if I were slammed into one of the lockers in the room. Why is this happening to me? Why am I suddenly feeling sick? Am I being told something as to why I feel like this? This is just too sudden!

Feeling a second weight on the bench next to me and a slightly heavy weight on my shoulders, I turn my head slightly to see Dipper sitting next to me with his right arm stretched across my shoulders. Catching with his vision, I notice the look of worry mixed with anger in his eyes, them pleading with me for answers as to where all of this is coming from. I wish I could tell him, but I honestly have no idea.

"Pacifica, do you know who Shannon is?" Dipper asks me once more as I am pulled close to him. "And why she is threatening you?"

"I…I honestly don't remember." I say to him, my words stumbling a bit over each other. "Her name sound familiar, but I can't remember who she is."

"Can you try to remember?" Dipper sympathetically asks me as I lift my head to fully look him in the eye. "I need you to try to remember so we can stop this before it escalates out of control. I don't want to see you hurt again Pacifica so I really need you to try to remember who Shannon is."

Try to remember, try to remember, that's about all I can do at this point as a face isn't coming to my mind that matches that name. Shannon B, Shannon B, just who is that? Ok, Pacifica focus and try to remember who that is. Dipper is going to help you figure this out so the best you can do is help him by trying to remember who this girl is.

Turning away from his vision, I look ahead of me towards the lockers as I shut my eyes so to try to search my memory for who that name belongs to. My mind now goes blank with the image of a blonde girl with icy blue eyes appearing in the blank white space along with a girl with brown hair and black eyes appearing next to her with me appearing behind them. I see myself laughing at them with the blonde girl staring back at me with a glare. Wait, it's all coming back to me now, I'm remembering something about those two girls, one of them being named Shannon…..

Flashback

"So tonight I say we catch a movie and then go see Chad." Rian suggested as we stopped at her locker. "I know he likes you so let's give him that push he needs to actually ask you out."

"Well, Chad isn't really my type." Shannon replies, leaning back against the locker next to Rian's. "But he is cute though."

"I wouldn't bother too much if I were you!" A snide and snotty voice speaks to both girls. "And you're right Shannon, Chad isn't your time, but more my type."

Already knowing who that voice belongs to, Rian turns around with Shannon looking ahead of her to see Pacifica Northwest and her two friends.

"Well, lookie who we have here." Pacifica continues as she crosses her arms across her chest while glaring at both girls. "If it isn't the blonde leading the bland or should I say, the wanna-be leading the loser!"

Having said that, Pacifica's two friends begin cackling her snappy remark.

"Don't you have like a sale at the mall to get to or something?" Shannon snaps to the blonde, Pacifica grinning at her comeback. "Why are you always picking on us? Aren't there some other unsuspecting kids you can go harass that haven't had the pleasure of your intrusion?"

"Well, when I see bad fashion sense, I make it my right to correct it." Pacifica replies, her eyes now tracing over Rian's outfit that consists of blue jean pants, a blue cashmere sweater, and black gym shoes. "And someone certainly needs to learn that cashmere doesn't go well with gym shoes! Or someone with bad fashion sense for that matter."

Rian now turns back to her locker, hiding the sudden sadness that has come over her and the tears that are threatening to surface to her eyes. Seeing how sad Rian has become, Shannon turns back to Pacifica with a glare.

"I'll have you know I picked that outfit out for her!" Shannon growls, now stepping into the blonde's face. "So if you have a problem with it, you take that up with me and leave her out of it!"

"Well, at least we know where she got her sense of fashion from." Pacifica laughs. "You two are a disaster waiting to happen and whatever you do, stay out of thrift stores. I don't care how many sales they may have!"

Not being able to take anymore of Pacifica's teasing, Rian slams her locker shut and takes off down the hall, her tears now spilling down her cheeks. Giving Pacifica one last glare, Shannon takes off down the hall after her in an attempt to comfort her, the distant sounds of Pacifica and her friends' evil cackling following closely behind them.

End of flashback

Shannon, that's who she is! How could I have forgotten who she and Rian Brown are? I was a real bully to them both and now Shannon is angry with me for a past mistake that I can't believe I forgot. Now that I know who both girls are, I have to make things right and try to reason with Shannon so we can put this behind us permanently before another event similar to what I went through with Johnathon and Ryan takes place. I won't be able to live through another nightmare like that one, oh no.

Turning back to Dipper, I can see that he is still waiting for an answer from me about who Shannon is and how she knows me.

"Pacifica, please answer me." Dipper pleads. "Who is Shannon?"

"Shannon…..she is someone I use to bully when things started getting bad for me at home." I quietly reply to Dipper. "I was very brutal to her and her friend Rian. At first I couldn't remember who she was, but now it's all coming in clear. I was really horrible to them both and if I could take it all back, trust me I would. I feel so bad for doing what I did to her and her friend. I just can't believe that what my mother did to me, I did to others and found it acceptable."

"But you're no longer that person, you've changed." Dipper voices, his tone full of love and support. "You went through a lot to realize that who you were isn't who you wanted to remain and for that I couldn't be more proud of you. You allowed me to help you and that's not something I've seen you do for anyone, not even your own friends. You're no longer your mother's clone Pacifica, you're your own person now, the person I've come to love."

When he talks to me like this, I can't help but smile. I'm happy I let Dipper help me escape from my personal demons and hell so I can finally be free from my mother's abusive hold on me. I know the saying the apple never falls too far from the tree, I being the rotten apple that fell from the most disgusting tree on the face of the planet. I just passed the abuse my mother demonstrated with me on to other people. If you learn one way of communicating, that's how you'll deal with everyone you come across, but not anymore! I'm no longer that person and will never return to being that person!

"I can't thank you enough for being there for me Dipper." I softly reply to him, my smile unmoving. "I know I gave you a really hard time before really getting to know you, but I'm glad you stuck by me through it all."

"It was all worth it." Dipper replies, placing a kiss on my bangs. I believe he was aiming for my forehead. "Sometimes the fight is well worth the struggle and in this case, I'm happy I fought for you."

I notice Dipper's vision turn from mine and fall on my lips. Great minds think alike because I was thinking the same thing about him. We can deal with that situation later, but first, I'm going to contend with my man. Leaning in to him, the gap between us begins closing, me shutting my eyes as I always do so to enjoy the kiss I receive from Dipper. I can feel his breath on my lips which means he's close and I'm that much closer to happiness.

Feeling my cell phone suddenly vibrate on my waist breaks my concentration as I turn my head to my phone and feel Dipper kiss me on the cheek.

"Ok, what just happened?" Dipper asks me.

"My phone is ringing, hold on." I say to him, grabbing my phone and taking a look at the caller ID. I see that my dad is calling. "It's my dad."

Flipping the phone open, I answer the call to see what my father wants. It feels good being able to talk to him again and not being put in line with his business associates, them being put before me while I'm left to hardly being heard when I have something to say to him.

"Hello daddy." I happily answer.

"Pacifica, where are you right now?" My dad asks, panic evident in his voice. Oh no, something's wrong….

"I'm at school dad, what's wrong?" I ask, quickly becoming worried as to what his next words might be. "Did something happen? Are you ok?"

"It's your mother, she's being sent to the hospital!" He replies to me, his voice cracking as if he is doing his best to keep from breaking down. That's the last thing I need right now.

"What happened to mom?" Normally I wouldn't care what happens to her, but since things are changing for the better, even I have to wonder what happened this time.

"I don't know what happened, but I left her in our room to get her medicine the doctor prescribed for her and when I came back, she was unconscious!" My dad explains still in a panic. "I shook her, called out to her, and even checked for a pulse! Her pulse was fading and she was turning pale! I need you to head home right away!"

"Right away Daddy!" I reply hanging up my phone. If it's not one thing isn't something else! I just can't catch a break can I?

"What's wrong Pacifica?" Dipper questions, watching as I place my phone into my gym bag and shut my gym locker, quickly forgetting about those sick things Shannon left in my locker.

"My dad called and mom is being sent to the hospital." I inform him as I throw my bag over my shoulder. "I have to get home now!"

"Did he say why she was going?" Dipper continues.

"He said he went to get her medicine and when he came back, she was unconscious." I reply, taking his right hand. "She wasn't responding and her pulse was fading when he felt for one."

"Wait, you don't think this is her doing, do you?" Dipper wonders. Now that he asks that, that's something to consider.

"I don't think so because she said she was coming after me, but now that you mention it, it's possible." I reply. "But let's just get going so I can find out what is truly behind this."

With my grip on Dipper's hand, we both exit the locker room and soon the school. Being in the parking lot, we now spot my limo, but notice the driver standing outside of the car with the front hood pulled up as smoke is pouring from under it. This is just getting ridiculous! First my mother, now this?

"What happened?" I ask James as Dipper and I approach the vehicle. I'm trying not to lose my cool right now….

"My apologies miss Northwest, but it appears that something made the limo overheat all of a sudden." The driver replies. "It was fine before I left to retrieve you, but when I got here, the engine suddenly got hot and the limo just shut down. I've called the tow truck and it should be here soon."

"The family towing service?" I inquire.

"Of course madam." James replies.

While I am doing my best to not lose my cool, let alone think of what could possibly be behind why my mother has been rushed to the hospital, I'm starting to think that what is behind her sudden ailing health might also be behind why my limo is suddenly out of commission, that something being a silent shadow, Shannon being that silent shadow.

*So along with uploading of this new story, on the first week of June, new story 'Gideon's Endgame' will be posted as the majority of the votes on my poll leaned in its favor! So stay tuned folks as you will all experience a video game experience like no other! But until then,

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