Dipper bit his tongue, trying hard to hold it all in. It was getting extremely hard as he sat and watched, but his life would end if he gave in. Just a few more minutes...he could make it. It wasn't really that hard. Gritting his teeth, he dug his fingernails into the hem of his jacket, his cheeks puffing out. Dipper glanced at the person beside him. She had her eyes wide to, clutching the ruffles in her skirt, her lips squeezed together. He could make it. He just had to...

Dipper doubled over, clutching his stomach and laughing like a madman. He felt a few tears fall down his cheeks as he struggled for quick gasps of breaths between his laughs. Within seconds, a female laugh joined in with his. Hearing a thump, he looked up to see Mabel on the floor, laughing her heart out.

Wiping his eyes, he glared at her playfully and forced himself to stop, though a few giggles escaped. "It's not...It's not funny."

She paused and looked up at him with a grin on her face, and he pouted. "Fine...It was funny but...Do I really have to give you fifty dollars for laughing first?"

Mabel snorted sarcastically. "Of course you don't... ppfftt ... Hand it over."

He groaned as her saw the serious look on her face. "Really? C'mon Mabel you know I don't even have a good paying job! Or a job!"

She held out her hand, and Dipper reluctantly fished in his wallet for fifty bucks. "Here." He huffed angrily, shoving the handful of money into her hand.

She smirked and pocketed it, sitting down next to him. They were in the small living room of their home in Piedmont, California. In front of them, on the coffee table, was a small laptop with a paused YouTube video on it. Dipper rested his hand on his chin, wear a small peach fuzz beard had started to grow.

Dipper and Mabel had recently been called by their Grunkle Stan and asked if they wanted to come visit back in Gravity Falls. Happy and excited, after so many years away, they had said yes and were forced to wait 3 weeks until summer break.

Now, summer break was a good night's sleep away, then they were off to the town that almost killed them.

Mabel smiled at him, her eyes lit up with happiness. "I can't believe, after all these years, we can finally go back to Gravity Falls. I think it was rude for our parents to wait for our Grunkles to get back before we could go visit Gravity Falls again."

Dipper grunted in agreement. "They did have a point though. Stanford and Stanley hid a pretty big secret about their true identity, and...certain other things."

Wincing as he remembered their first summer there, he continued "I'm surprised we even get to go back. Even after our parents know everything that happened there..and how irresponsible Stan and Ford were."

Mabel didn't have any good counter arguments, so she shrugged. "Too bad they didn't want to come."

Dipper chuckled "I don't think they would ever go to a place as weird as Gravity Falls. Mom and Dad are just regular people with no idea what secrets lie hidden in this world, what-"

He was interrupted by Mabel's giggle. "Don't go nerdy on me here, bro. You can go nerdy with Ford, but not me."

He pouted, and gave her arm a playful punch. She had never really grown out of her sweater phase, but wore other outfits now, like the skirt and tank top she wore at the moment. At least she didn't knit a new sweater each day.

"Let's go, Mabel. I want to pack up the rest of my stuff. Also, I don't want to owe you more money."

"Fine" Mabel groaned, drawing out the 'i' for a solid 15 seconds. "I'm getting some sleep. I'm too excited to stay up. Wake me up tomorrow, Dipper!"

Before he could open his mouth, she was gone, bounding up the stairs like she just had 5 cups of coffee. Sometimes he never understood her. Huffing in annoyance, Dipper headed to his room, following Mabel up the stairs. He heard a door closing as he reached the top, and knew his sister must have gone in her own room.

When they had turned 16 last summer, Dipper and Mabel decided they needed their own space. Of course, they still had 'Sleepovers' every once and a while, but that was basically it. Dipper half missed it, but he was glad to be able to sleep every once in a while, without Mabel Sleep-Singing.

He stepped into his own room, which was right next to Mabel's. Pinching the edge of his nose, he looked around his empty room. He hadn't bothered to clean up much lately, seeing as he was headed to Gravity Falls soon.

Rubbing his head, Dipper kicked a pile of clothes out of his way, heading to his bed, where a few suitcases were half packed. His eyes rested on the small clock beside his bed.

7:05 already?

Sighing, he sat down on one knee in front of his bed, looking under it for anything he might need to bring to Gravity Falls. All he saw were a few discarded candy wrappers, so he grabbed them and threw them into the half-full trash can beside his bed.

Grunting, he pulled himself up and looked around. Time to get to work...

He started with the clothes. They were all over the place, and Dipper definitely needed to pack some of them. He started to grab the clothes off the ground and throw them into the laundry basket. After all the dirty, unwashed, clothes were taken care of, he searched in his drawers for some clean outfits to pack.

He looked inside his closet, where a jumble of games, clothes, and other items dominated the floor. Sighing, he took off his jacket and hung it up on a hanger, and started to grab clothes off the ground and sniff them, wincing when he happened to find a dirty one.

He was picking up a shirt that he swore he hadn't worn for years when he saw something that made him freeze in confusion. He reached over with one foot and kicked away some shorts when he saw it.

Sitting there, looking dirty but in good condition, was his old 'Pinetree' hat. A couple years back he had lost it at school, unable to find it, and assumed someone had stolen it. How did it end up in his closet? He reached out and grabbed the hat, examining it. Not even a tear.

Shocked, Dipper shook some dust from it, and used his hand to wipe some dirt off the front. After some debating whether or not it could give him lice, he finally lowered it onto his messy brown hair, finding it a surprise when it still fit.

Stepping out of his room, Dipper quickly went to the bathroom down the hall and turned on the lights, examining himself in the mirror. The hat looked fairly good on him, matching his simple white shirt and jeans. He chuckled to himself, scrunching up his face and putting a hand on his chin. He made a few other silly poses until he thought of Mabel walking in on him doing this, and quickly stopped.

Taking off the hat, he went back to his now fairly clean room. Sitting on his bed, he hesitated before shoving the old hat into one of the suitcases.

I probably won't wear it anyway..

Sighing, he stared off into the distance for a second, thinking of what tomorrow might bring. Glancing down at himself, he grunted and closed the door. He needed some sleep. He pulled off his t-shirt, keeping his jeans on as he searched for some pajamas.

He grabbed a random pair of shorts, stripping down and pulling them on. He grabbed his clothes and threw them into the laundry basket, rubbing his eyes.

He tip-toed to the bathroom again, actually trying not to wake Mabel up this time, and brushed his teeth and washed his face. Finally ready for a good night's sleep, he tip-toed back to his room and zipped up all the suit cases. He pulled them off his bed carelessly, setting them down on the floor and remembering to turn off the lights.

He felt relieved once he finally got into bed, laying down with a hand under his head. As the darkness of sleep started to cover his vision, he swore he heard something in his head. A voice, a very familiar voice...

I'm back Pinetree~

And, with those words said, he fell into a dark, dreamless sleep.

Hey! This is the first chapter of my brand new story. This takes place a couple of years after weirdmeggedon, and Dipper and Mabel are 16. Hope you enjoyed!

-Raven