What's up guys? I'm not the type to write an author's note, but I felt the need to do one since there's not enough room in the summary.
This story is kind of an AU in which Dipper and Mabel move to Gravity Falls and don't encounter anything weird during the summer. There will be some weirdness in the future, but that's not going to be the focus of the story. So that's that, I hope you like this story.
Not Thought Through
Pacifica Northwest has it all. Money, looks, popularity, and power.
One of her ancestors had even founded the town she was in, so there was never a time when she didn't get something that she wanted. Her parents always bought her anything she asked for and, on the rare occasion that what she wanted something that was not for sale – like to get even with someone – then just a couple of words with the right people would take care of it.
No one dared to get on her bad side, and she loved it.
But this time was different. Very different.
Pacifica is sitting in her limo, face flushed and eyes blazing in fury as she tries desperately to wipe the stupid glitter off her favorite pair of boots but it just won't come off. There's no way her parents are letting the boots anywhere near the house, if they found so much as a speck of glitter on the carpet they would freak.
"Stupid Mabel," she says through gritter teeth. She really likes these boots, she doesn't want to throw them away. "Ugh!"
She gives up, throws the shoes aside, and plops down on her seat.
It's hopeless. No matter what she does, more and more specks of glitter seem to appear. It's a nuisance she just can't get rid of.
Just like her.
Bright in a very annoying way and no matter what she tries to get rid of her, the idiot appears again with that ugly metal smile of hers. It must be a new record for how long it's taken her to hate somebody, after all she was sure that Mabel had only just moved to Gravity Falls like three months ago, around the beginning of summer.
Pacifica had seen the sweater-loving freak a couple of times during the break, but she never thought that the pest would end up being a thorn at her side.
She crosses her arms and glares at nothing.
There are ways to take care of people like her – people she disliked – in school. Spreading rumors, getting some of the more rowdy girls to do something to her target, or even bribe their friends into not speaking to her again. It hadn't failed before, that's why everyone knew better than to mess with her, but this time it just would not work.
No matter what she did, Mabel always shrugged it off. Even her freakish friends turned away her money and threats.
She wouldn't normally be this worked up about ruining someone, but Mabel had not only publicly humiliated her by letting a pig loose and getting her covered in mud in front of the whole town once before, but today she had tripped on her stupid two feet and covered her favorite boots with glitter.
Pacifica can't let someone get away with something like that. Her pride won't allow it. Not when it can cause her to lose what she's worked hard to get.
"Why is nothing working?" Pacifica fumes and slaps the leather car seat. "There has to be some way to get back at her. I can't let her run around like nothing happened, that would be like accepting defeat."
She sighs because nothing is coming to mind, it was like Mabel was some sort of invincible smiling monster.
The sound of a commotion snaps her out of her thoughts, and she peeks out the car's tainted window to see a lanky guy being pushed to the ground by a much larger guy. A crowd forms almost instantly but she can still make out the fight(?) and can even hear some of the words.
"Last chance Dipper, give me the papers," the larger guy threatens.
Dipper holds a stack of papers to his chest. "No way. I'm done letting you copy my work. I got in trouble with the teacher because of you!"
"You asked for it!"
The boy raises his fist but is stopped by a rainbow blur who tackles his back and tips him over.
"Leave my brother alone butt-face!"
Pacifica looks at the commotion in interest. She recognized the voice instantly. The one that tackled the guy was none other than Mabel.
And just like that it hits her.
As she watches the guy storm off when a teacher comes out of school while Mabel runs over to Dipper, Pacifica realizes that Mabel does have a weakness.
How did she not think about it before? Her twin brother! The dork who's always got his face buried in a book.
A smile spreads across her face.
Yes, this was going to work. Mabel might be able to brush things off easily, but her brother seems a lot more vulnerable.
Dipper tries not to freak out when the bell rings. He decided that today he will not let anyone take advantage of him, specially Tyler, who could easily pass off for a fifteen year old.
It was odd to have someone pick on him, no one really did in California. Then again, maybe it had something to do with the fact that he had not made one friend since coming to Gravity Falls – one friend his age anyway.
He's not like Mabel, who has this strange infectious personality that people just gravitate to. When she came home with two friends the day after they first moved to their new house, he wasn't the least bit surprised. She was like that, happy and friendly. Things he was not.
His mom would sometimes tell him to be more like his sister and go meet friends, but that's way easier said than done. There's not one person he has anything in common with in class, nor does he share any of their hobbies.
If it weren't for Soos and his great uncles Ford and Stan, he would have no one to talk to other than Mabel.
He's broken out of his thoughts when he notices that most of the class is gone by now.
"Let's get this over with..." Dipper mutters to himself before walking out of the classroom. As usual the halls are full of people and he's glad that he had the insight to go to his locker before his final class started. Maybe he looks stupid walking around with a stack of papers, but it saves him time in going to the bus and time is important if he wants to leave unnoticed.
As much as he hates to admit it, he stands no chance in a fight against Tyler. The guy is twice his size and is even on the football team. Dipper, on the other hand, knows that he has – as Grunkle Stan puts it – toothpicks for arms, so logical thinking tells him to avoid confrontation.
He's doing just that and it looks like it's paying off since he's already out the school's front door. A feeling of relief washes over him but it's gone as soon as he feels a tug on the back of his shirt.
"Hey Dipper."
Dipper gets loose and turns around to see the giant form of Tyler standing over him.
"Just when I was going to your locker, someone tells me you're leaving already," Tyler says with a glare. "You can't do that. Not until you let me copy today's homework."
Dipper frowns, hides his face under his hat, and turns to leave but is pushed forward so hard that he ends up tumbling several steps forward but manages to keep himself from falling.
"Last chance Dipper, give me the papers," Tyler threatens.
Dipper bites his lip and his voice cracks when he says, "No way. I'm done letting you copy my work. I got in trouble with the teacher because of you!"
He swears he sees a vein snap on Tyler's forehead.
"You asked for it!"
The much bigger guy raises his fist and Dipper closes his eyes in anticipation but then he hears a familiar voice scream over the inaudible voices of the crowd that had gathered around them.
"Leave my brother alone butt-face!"
"M-Mabel?!"
Tyler staggers forward from Mabel's tackle and can't do nothing as she sits on his back and pulls on his hair.
Finally Mabel let's go and Tyler looks furious but thankfully a teacher walks out before things get out of control, probably hearing all the screaming, and Tyler is forced to leave.
"You okay Dipper?" Mabel runs to his side and asks.
"Yeah, I'm okay." He organizes the papers he was holding and sighs in relief. "Thank you for that."
Mabel laughs and slings an arm around his shoulders, "Hey, nobody messes with my brobro!"
He can't help but laugh and let her lead them to the bus.
He might not have friends his age, but if Mabel was at his side then he was sure everything would be okay.