He liked me?! How could I be so stupid?! She thought as she facepalmed quietly. Now I've ruined the poor kid's heart! She mentally slapped herself at this. Know what, I'll help him with Saige, help the kid get some confidence. The poor kid thinks he's gonna be alone all his life, so this is the least I can do in return, after all, he's always had my back in sticky situations, She thought as she sat up and strolled down the stairs.
Dipper and Mabel sat by the phone and nodded to each other, then Dipper dialed the number from the gum wrapper onto the screen. He held his breath and hit call, his heart beating rapidly as he listened to the shrill ring of the phone. Right before the phone would stop ringing and as Dipper began to give up hope, he heard someone answer.
"Hi, I'm Saige, I love you boyfriend!" A voice said, talking very high-pitched in a mocking tone. The voice then began to make kissing noises, just before someone else snatched the phone with a slap.
"Hello, and sorry 'bout that."
Dipper smiled as he realized it was Saige. "No, it's fine, really, I have quite a handful of a sibling too," he smiled at Mabel, who responded with dirty look.
"Yeah, my little brother is 10, and his name is Samuel- or Sam. Was the girl you were with at the cash register your sister? She looked a lot like you," She asked.
"Yeah, she's my twin sister, Mabel. Also, sorry about her interrupting you and stuff, she falls for the stuff our Great Uncle tells us to say." He laughed lightly as he looked at Mabel, petting her pig.
"Cool. Listen, dude... I'm not really one who is on the phone a lot soooo..." Saige stated.
Dipper's face fell in defeat. He stayed silent.
"Would you wanna meet me at the lake tonight, you know, by the dock?" She said, making Dipper's face light up again.
"Yeah, sure! Wait you're in Gravity Falls?" He exclaimed into the phone.
"Of course. I'll explain later man!" Saige said and hung up the phone.
Dipper sat at the edge of the dock, dangling his feet in the cool water. Soos had dropped him off in his pick-up truck, giving him a thumbs-up.
I wonder if this counts as a date, he thought.
Something touched his shoulder, scaring him half to death. He felt like he was falling, but then it stopped. He opened his eyes to see his feet suspended above the water. Whatever was holding him set him back down on the dock. He was scared to turn around, the only thing he knew was that it was strong enough to hold him with one hand above the water by his vest collar. He gulped as he turned around, ready to defend himself.
What he saw shocked him.
It was Saige. She stood in front of him quietly, a look of concern flooding her face.
"Wow, Saige- thanks, you're pretty strong," he said looking at her worried face.
"Sorry, I, uh, didn't mean to scare you," she said quietly as a shy smile formed on her lips. After a few moments, Saige's face went back to it's normal expression, a laid-back yet starry-eyed look.
"So, uh," Dipper said, wanting to break the awkward silence between them,"What brings you to Gravity Falls?''
Saige turned to him and said,"I just came to live with the rest of my...Uh...family," she said, speaking with her slight country accent,"I moved here for other, um...reasons,'' she said awkwardly.
"How come?" Dipper asked, not getting the hint that she didn't really want to talk about it.
Saige sighed,"I didn't really like school there, ya know," she said slowly taking her boots and mismatched socks off so her feet could dangle in the coolness.
"Did you not like the academics, or sports, or something? Dipper said, turning to her face.
"Well... I kinda got picked on. A lot. I mean, I was great at sports and academics, but not the social ladder. Guys would make fun of me, calling me a man because I was strong or ugly. I would walk down the hall hearing kids call me names or whisper to each other after I passed by,'' Saige said, her head hanging low as she recalled the past year.
Dipper stared at her in disbelief. She was so beautiful, so natural. Her eyes were warm and soft, her barely visible freckles scattering her cheeks right below her eyes. Her nose was shaped in the cutest way, kinda round but kinda pointed. Dark brown hair fell over her shoulders, shining as it revealed natural highlights that glowed in the warmth of the sun. She was no doubt in great shape, she was toned and her front side was flat, but for the exception of her upper chest, her being a girl. She was so... how could he put it... imperfectly perfect. She was naturally gorgeous.
"You're not ugly, you're..." Dipper said, staring into her eyes, becoming trapped in their warm gaze.
"Hideous, I know," she said, as she began to stand up to leave, but only to be pulled back down by Dipper's hand.
He looked her in the eyes, those amazing eyes. He let go of her forearm, and said,"You're not ugly... you're... you're beautiful."
Saige stared into his eyes, searching for the signs of a lie, her being pranked or tricked one too many times. But yet she found nothing in his eyes, nothing but truth. She just stared at him in disbelief, for she had never heard those words said to her by anyone.
Dipper broke away from her gaze, and focused his own out on the water at the pink and orange sky. The clouds twisted and stretched across it, adding to the brilliance of the vast variety of color painting the sky. He rubbed his arm nervously for a moment, then moved it to be put back on the coolness of the wooden dock.
But he didn't feel coolness, but warmth, and sparks. He looked down at his hand, to see it slightly touching Saige's. He blushed furiously, and pulled his hand away, Saige doing the same thing. They lifted their heads to each others eyes, but only to realize that they didn't want the other to know they were blushing so madly. They looked away from each other, either nervously laughing or awkwardly smiling.
"So... I'm guessing no one really liked you back at school, either," Dipper said, looking at her then looking back down in shame.
She turned her head to him, hearing him say either in a sad way.
"I mean, I was always the dork who was picked on and ruined any slight, slight feelings a girl may have rarely had for me. I've never really had a girlfriend, like, I've been on stupid dates for pranks on me or just to save my reputation, but I would somehow screw up one way or another. The guys at my school would make fun of me because I had never kissed a girl before," Dipper sighed, sadly.
"The girls at my school would make fun of me for that, too," Saige said in shame,"I'm guessing someone gets there first kiss at this age, but I haven't."
"Do you want your first kiss? Because I do, badly. It doesn't help that I've almost completely given up on girls, though. People say that a kiss is amazing, and I've never experienced it, and likely I won't for while," Dipper said, feeling sorrow stab his gut.
"I do too, but no one has ever really even noticed me. I feel so empty, with people saying it's wonderful and stuff, and I wish I could just try it," Saige said softly.
They turned to one another, getting trapped by the other's gaze. They leaned in, slowly and quietly. Just before they met, they closed their eyes, and leaned in even further.
Sparks flew, a passion lit with a match of shame and sorrow, yet the wick leading up slowly and sweetly up to the point they were in. Their eyes closed, and they waited for the firework to burst in flames, ones they had never felt before. And, at the sweet release, the shell ripped off and a shower of light, hope, and warmth surrounded them. They opened their eyes to see such beauty around them, engulfing them, holding them safely as no one had ever done. They gasped at the sight in front of them.
True Love.
A/N: Tada! Two chapters have been rebooted, and there's more to come! (Even if it's slow)
I'm starting school again soon (lol, I'm hopelessly unprepared) so my updates will probably be sluggish. Because of school, I'll have to go to bed earlier which means less time to screw around on the internet.
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