Dipper looked at the clock. It was 3:30. Mabel, Stan and Soos had already left for a movie, and Wendy had the day off. Dipper tried to prepare something for his date. He didn't want to be too fancy; after all, they were only twelve. But he didn't want to have nothing, either. He decided to just set up a few candles on the table. When 4:00 rolled around, Pacifica was right on time.
"Hey, Dip." Pacifica said when he opened the door.
"Hey! So, uh, do you want to have dinner, or.." Dipper asked.
"No, you know what I want to do? Something I never got to do as a child. Just go play in the woods. Run around. Not worry about my clothes." Pacifica said.
"Sounds good to me. Here, I'll pack a picnic lunch." Dipper said. After he had gotten the food ready, the two of them headed into the woods and found a clearing where they laid down a blanker.
"Man, if someone told me three days ago that I'd be on a date with Dipper Pines, I would've thought they were crazy." Pacifica said.
"Yeah, same for me. To be honest, I didn't really like you until I really got to know you and find out you are actually a really good person." Dipper said.
"And I just kind of ignored you because I assumed I wouldn't like anyone related to Mabel." Pacifica said.
Dipper chuckled. "Eh, you should give Mabel another chance. She's just a bit over the top sometimes, but she a really compassionate person."
"Well, maybe." Pacifica said, as she took Dipper's hand and they watched the sunset together.
"So you really never just played out in the woods?" Dipper asked.
"No. I always had to go to some party for a sultan, or wait outside while my dad was at a business meeting." Pacifica said.
"That's too bad. Mabel and I spent hours on end just playing outside. Those were probably the best years of my life." Dipper said.
"Well, what did you do?" Pacifica said.
"Well, just, you know, kid stuff. Hide and seek, tag, capture the flag. Stuff like that." Dipper said.
"I have never played any of those games." Pacifica replied.
"Until now!" Dipper replied, tagging Pacifica and running away.
"Hey!" Pacifica yelled, chasing after Dipper. The two of them ran through the woods, until Dipper tripped on a log and fell. Pacifica was about to tag him when she tripped on the same log and fell on top of him. Both of them were laughing hysterically.
"Are you okay?" Dipper asked.
"Yeah, you?" Pacifica said.
"I'm fine." Dipper said, as the last rays of sunlight disappeared over the horizon.
"Thanks for playing tag with me, Dip. I know it seems kind of childish, but I never got to do anything like that when I was young." Pacifica said.
"My pleasure." Dipper said, and then he leaned in to kiss her. They kissed for a few seconds before pulling away. It was dark, but Dipper could still see Pacifica's smiling face in the moonlight.
"Listen, my parents will start to get seriously concerned if I don't get home. Today has been awesome, though. See you tomorrow." Pacifica said.
"Where?" Dipper asked.
"Well, I don't know of any other places to go. Let's meet here again, at, say, 5:00?" Pacifica suggested.
"Won't miss it. See you then!" Dipper said.
Dipper watched Pacifica disappear into the darkness. He then jogged home, hoping to beat his family home so he could get rid of the candles. When Dipper walked into the Mystery Shack, he knew he was too late. He was able to keep quiet and eavesdrop.
"Dude, what is up with these candles?" Soos asked.
"It has to have been Dipper. Nobody else has the keys. Or Wendy, I guess." Mabel suggested.
"Dipper better pay for those candles!" Stan remarked. Dipper facepalmed, as he had bought them at a store earlier today.
"I'm telling you dudes, he's seeing some girl. I bet it's Pacifica!" Soos said.
You might be right about there being a girl. There's no way it's Pacifica, though. He would never have a chance with her. And she would never have a chance with him." Mabel said.
"You're not making much sense." Soos said.
"There's no way a rich girl like Pacifica would be attracted to Dipper, and there's no way an awesome person like Dipper would be attracted to such a jerk." Mabel said.
"Eh, then who do you think it is?" Soos asked.
"Maybe it's Candy!" Mabel suggested. Dipper had heard enough, and he walked in the door. He had formulated an excuse.
"Dude! Where have you been? Why is your shirt dirty? And what is up with these candles?" Soos asked.
"I was on a quick monster hunt. And the candles were for keeping mosquitoes away." Dipper said.
"You're sure you weren't on a date?" Mabel asked.
"Yeah." Dipper said.
"Something is up. I know Dipper didn't even bring his journal!" Soos whispered.
"Hey, you know what? If my bro had a girlfriend, he would tell me! So I'm pretty sure he's still just his single self." Mabel said. Dipper felt bad about not telling Mabel, but it was going so well with Pacifica, and he didn't want Mabel to do something crazy.
"See, Soos? Just a single guy." Dipper said.
"Hmph." Soos said, leaving the room frustrated. Dipper walked upstairs, feeling slightly bad about lying, but mostly happy about his new girlfriend.