As Dipper read the journal for the umpteenth time and he had to start forcing his eyes to stay open, Mabel came onto the rooftop porch with a mug of hot chocolate in her hands, "Dipper?"

She tapped his shoulder and made him jump a little in surprise before he looked back at her with slightly narrowed eyes that showed more exhaustion than intimidation. He rubbed his eyes a little before groaning, "Huh, Mabel...?" He yawned as he continued, "Why are you here, Mabel?" His words were a bit more cold than the usual bored tone that he used often.

Dipper's question was soon answered as Mabel gave him the mug and put a light blanket on his back, "I kinda figured you were out here, Dipper." She mentioned, "So, I decided to give you something warm since I knew that you wouldn't come back in even if I begged..." She explained to him while glancing down at her feet as she tried to avoid his glare that she knew meant that he was angry.

Dipper grunted a little as he took the drink, blew it to cool it down some before taking a sip. He glanced at his twin sister for a moment before putting the mug down next to him and looking back at the journal, "Thanks, Mabel."

She gave a wary smile, "You're welcome." She paused as she debated slightly in her head before taking a breath, "Dipper, I think you should forgive Grunkle Stan."

"No." Dipper said coldly before looking back at Mabel, "No, Mabel. He lied to us and put us, and the whole town, in danger just for one man." He explained to her, his voice sounding angry even as he tried to maintain his composure, "We don't even know what kind of place Grunkle Ford came from and if it's safe." He told her before sighing and looking back at his journal, "Mabel... Can you just go back to bed?" He asked calmly, "I really just want to be alone for a bit longer." He could tell she was exhausted after the day they had, he couldn't blame her because it was long and filled with tension.

Mabel hesitated for a moment before nodding and heading back inside, she paused after she got on the first step of the ladder that they used to get up on the roof, "Dipper, I still think you should forgive Stan." She told him before climbing down the ladder and back into the Mystery Shack.

Once Dipper knew that his sister was back inside he put the journal down and sighed as he started thinking about what she said, "Forgive Stan, huh?" He did a hollow chuckle as he took his hat off then ran his fingers through his short brown hair, "I can't. Not after what he risked." He muttered as he picked up the mug Mabel gave him and sipped the drink, it was warm and tasted exactly how he liked it. He looked at the mug after he removed it from his lips, it had a pine tree on the front of it and a word scribbled underneath the tree 'Dork'. He smiled a tiredly when he saw that and knew it was Mabel who wrote that. He sighed as he put his blue and white cap back on before finishing the hot chocolate before picking up the journal and climbing down the ladder as well.

Once he was back in his and his sister's room he glanced over at the sleeping Mabel with a small smile, "I'll think about it." He whispered softly. He put the blanket on her bed before going over to his, putting the journal down in his nightstand's drawer along the way. He sighed before putting his hat on the nightstand and laying down on his bed, after a moment he fell asleep as well.

"And you'll think about my offer too, Pine Tree!"

A/N: I'm in college so I won't be able to update that often but I will, hopefully, finish this story!