"So, are you enjoying your dinner?" I asked Mabel sweetly. Obviously, she wasn't, poking at her live- who cooked this?- lobster. More silence followed. I took a long sip of my soda. When I set it down, I kept trying to make light conversation. "Do you like Gravity Falls?"
"Eh... its OK" Mabel responded.
Seeing this wasnt working, I tried my last resort, smiling knowingly and evilly: "How's Dipper?"
Clang! Her fork dropped. That certaintly got her attention.
"What do you mean?"
"I MEAN, How is this 'brother' of yours? Is he nice to you?" I leaned over in her face. "It would certaintly CRUSH me if he didn't LOVE you like a BROTHER should."
"Oh, heh heh..." Mabel sputtered nervously, "He's nice to me.."
Does he KNOW? If he does, What would happen if I dumped him? She thought frantically.
"Uh, hey Gideon, why don't you tell me some stories of your fans or whatever. I'm VERY interested!"
This threw me off guard. "Sure... I guess. There was this one time when..."
About a half hour later, I was finishing off one of my stories, when it was nearly time to leave. I'd better ask her soon..
"And so then I said, SIGN YOUR OWN HEADSHOT, LADY!" I chuckled.
"Yeah, haha..." Mabel started, wanting to leave.
Almost time, I thought. "Tonight's date was a complete success! And TOMORROW'S date will be even better!"
"Woah, woah woah." She said, putting her hands up. "You said just ONE date!"
"Oh yes right... But what about this rainbow macaw?"*
"Huh?" A mesmerizing, multicolored bird flew onto my arm.
4...3...2...1...
"Mabel!...Will!...You!...Accompany!...Gideon!...To!...The!...Ballroom!...Dance!...This!...Thurday!" The macaw sqauwked, choking out a decorative letter when it was finished.
Just as I had expected, the patrons of the restaurants gathered around, ooh-ing and aww-ing over "Gideons New Girlfriend".
"This is gonna be so cute!" "I'm on the edge of my seat!" "If she says no, I'll die of sadness!" were a few of the cries.
Mabel looked petrified, with all of the people standing around the tiny booth.
"Please, Mabel!" I whispered, sliding her the envelope. "They're expecting us!"
"I'm sorry Gideon," she started, but I'm going to have to say..."
Quickly, I thought of the only thing that might make her go. "I'll tell" I mouthed silently.
Mabel's pupils got scary small. She knew perfectly well what I was talking about.
"Fine." She sighed. Leaving the booth, the flowers I gave her before in her arms.
"This is just wonderful!" I said joyously. Sigh... Not even close.
I loved this chapter, especially for the twists that were not in the show. (Gives you a better clue onto why she kept going out with him.)
*For that phrase, (But how about this rainbow macaw?) I didn't know quite what the actual phrase was, so I made it up. It was probably close though/
~STILL NOT OVER! MORE TO COME!~ :D