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PSP: *aggressively updates Gravity Falls story* FUDGE, FUDGE IT ALL!

PSP: Oh my freaking God, guys! I'm so sorry I just left like that! I've sorta lost my grip of Fanfiction ever since an incident a few months ago involving my mother and this site, so I might've been afraid to upload a chapter in a while then completely forgot and I am so so SO SO SORRY! I feel like an idiot, and a jerk! I'll try my best from now on, but I'm afraid I cannot promise anything...

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone except Dani and Kaid.

Kaid's POV

The next morning, we were silently walking to the Mystery Shack when Dani spoke up.

"It's really nice here," she said absent-mindedly, looking at the ground.

"Uh… Yeah." I gave her a look.

"And well, I was thinking…"

This ought to be good, I thought. "Oh yeah? About what?"

"Well… What- what if we stayed instead of going back?" she asked, looking me straight in the eye.

I stopped walking and sighed. "Dani, you know we can't do that. People need us."

"We don't have to stay here forever, we can go over there when someone needs us!" she exclaimed, stopping beside me.

"That still wouldn't work out! We need to practice our magic and train at Camp!"

"We can practice what we know-"

"No Dani! We're not staying." She opened her mouth to say more but I cut her off. "That's my final say on it."

She looked at me angrily. "Come on Kaid! I mean, we finally have friends that treat us like we're normal! We have a job that pays, and there isn't a known demigod or magician for miles! We even have Mom here! I know for a fact that she'd want us to stay!"

"But what about Percy? What about Carter and Sadie? What about Grover, Annabeth, Cleo, and Felix?"

"We could visit them!"

I shook my head. "Fine, whatever, do what you want, but I'm going back, with or without you." I ran ahead, not really listening to my sister's cries for me to slow down. Dani had to learn that people needed us, and that she can't just do what we want.

Wow, I thought as my Dani's yells grew louder, She really doesn't want me to- "GAH! OUCH!" I cried as I stubbed my toe on a rock and stumbled forward, landing on my face. I began to mutter a few choice Egyptian curses as I stood up and dusted myself off, but I was cut off by a low grinding noise.

By now Dani had caught up to me, but she had yet to learn that her scolding was bouncing off of me like a rubber ball. "KAID! Y'know, instead of running off to some random place, you might wanna go somewhere I know so when people get worried, I could actually find you. And another thing- WOULD YOU LOOK AT ME WHEN I'M ACTUALLY ABLE TO RAT YOU OUT FOR ONCE?" She followed my gaze, wondering what could be more important than her chance to turn the tables. Her jaw dropped at what I'd discovered in the hidden compartment in the tree.

We were at the Mystery Shack in a matter of seconds. Dani was slightly faster than me and burst through the door, yelling for Dipper and Mabel. Little did she know, they were already in the shop, waiting for us to show up.

"Mabel… Dipper… book… amazing!" she panted, waving her arms frantically while I leaned against the door frame trying to catch my breath.

"Dani? What's wrong? Was it a werewolf? Was it a vampire? It was a vampire, wasn't it?!" cried Mabel. Dani shook her head even more frantically than her arms and pointed at me, motioning for me to unzip my jacket and pull our 'surprise' out, which I happily did with a goofy grin on my face.

I set it on the cashier's counter for it to be displayed for my friends. The old, worn leather book had a golden six fingered hand on the cover, proudly sporting a black one on its palm. I looked up to see their reactions. Mabel looked excited and Dipper… Dipper looked scared out of his mind.

"Isn't it just so cool and awesome and I looked through it and it has spells and magic and oh my gods I love this thing-" I said quickly, not pausing to catch a breath. Finally, Dani calmed me down and I slid it over to them. "Check it out!"

"Uh… real cool!" Dipper said awkwardly. "Seriously, I've never read most of this stuff before. It's pretty awesome."

"We should go exploring for this stuff!" Dani cried, getting another one of her bright ideas. I winced.

"I really don't think that's the best idea-!" I began, but was interrupted by my sister.

"No, just think about it Kaid! We could go on an awesome adventure and everything!" she squealed. "Maybe we could even find a cute werewolf or vampire boy!" I rolled my eyes.

"You really have a one-track mind, don't you?" I sighed. "Fine. We'll go. But only if Dipper and Mabel promise that they won't get involved if we meet one of our... friends." I whispered to her, being sure our friends didn't overhear. Now it was Dani's turn to roll her eyes.

"Please! I doubt we'll find any out here. There isn't any around for miles!" she snapped, now getting louder. "We're totally safe!"

"You know how the woods... aren't normal!" I hissed as Dipper and Mabel now grew curious.

"You know?" Dipper asked quietly, fingering something inside his vest. I stood straight, fingering my collar.

"Know? Know what? We don't know anything, I mean, we're just kids!" I laughed nervously. Dani shoved me and continued to lie for us.

"What he meant was, the woods are just dark and spookier than other woods. They just aren't normal, and Kaid is just scared."

"What?! I am not!"

"Um-hum." she muttered. "Sure you aren't. Let's go!" Before I could protest any more, she was out the door. I grumbled a few Greek curses under my breath and followed.

Something told me this was going to be a long day.