Hey guys! Chapter three woo! Hope you like it, much more to come. x
The next few months for Mabel were chaotic. They'd been filled with studying for finals, planning her trip and thanking her parents for letting her go alone. Still, she had no idea what she was going to do when she got there. Seeing Grunkle Stan and Soos first was an obvious yes, then maybe she could visit Waddles favourite place and leave some flowers. She missed Waddles a lot, but he'd had a pretty luxurious life looking back on it especially for a pig (a special pig of course). Yet when it came to the reason she was going there, the reason all of this had happened she came up blank. I mean how could she even tell Wendy?
"Here's the funny story Wends, for months now I've been having vivid and life-like dreams all about YOU! I think it may be because of my suppressed love for you all those years ago!" Wow. You can't get much better than that. Mabel knew she'd just have to wing it when she got there but that was fine by her, much better than overthinking things all the time. So when it came to packing the night before she left obviously the only thing she could do was overthink. Was this shirt too much? Did she have enough jeans? How old was she when she last wore this? It was so unnatural to Mabel being this worried about what to wear but this didn't stop her from packing and then repacking three more times.
When the next morning came as Mabel woke from a rather pleasant dream involving Wendy taking her to see the museum of vacuums, wearing nothing but a bikini, she'd never felt more excited (in more ways than one). Sporting her favourite denim jacket that she'd spent weeks sewing on her own patches she stepped into the sunshine, suitcase in hand, having never felt more ready to get back to Gravity Falls. You could say the goodbye with her parents was brief and loving, but having to say goodbye to Dipper was one of the hardest things for Mabel. They'd never spent this length of time apart and she knew it would be hard for both of them. She kept it quick, trying to hold back the tears as he walked her to the car.
"Have fun ok?" He told her, leaning into the open window watching his sisters knuckles wring around the steering wheel. "Tell Stan and Soos I miss them... Sort of," Mabel laughed, suddenly feeling more positive about the whole thing.
"I will," Turning to him she smiled, biting the inside of her cheek as she did. "Awkward sibling hug through awkward car window?"
"Awkward sibling hug through awkward car window," He repeated. He leaned through and Mabel wrapped her arms round him. "I know something good will happened between you and her Mabel, I promise," He whispered to her as he slowly retracted himself. She started the engine, doing one final check as her brother moved away from the window. It was going to be a long nine hours from here to Oregon, a lot of time to overthink things probably. But before she left she just needed to do one more thing.
"Hey Dipper?" He looked up, tilting his head slightly, arms crossed over his body holding his elbows. "I texted Emily on your phone last night, you've got a date at eight, read the messages for the details," And with that Mabel drove off, hearing only the echo of Dippers shrill cries. Yet as she checked her mirror she could see his lopsided smile as he shook his head and she was pretty sure she saw him mouth 'I'll get you for this one Lady Mabelton,'
In Mabel's opinion the drive had been a success. Sure she'd nearly fallen asleep twice, and yea she'd had to stop seven times to go to the bathroom and grab a coffee but other than that she'd totally bossed it. As she rolled up on the outskirts of the town she couldn't help but pull down her window and breath in the familiar smell of Gravity Falls life. Reminiscing the wonderful (and weird) times she'd had with Stan, Dipper, Soos and, well you know who, made her feel like she was finally home again. Driving by all her favourite places like Greasy's Diner, the lake, Ragtime Theatre and she even took a detour so she could go through Main Street. All the Nostalgia spurred her on to get to the Mystery Shack and finally she was parked up next to the golf cart.
She let out a small laugh as she saw the readjustments Soos had made to the paintwork over the years, with drawings of her and Dipper and even the pterodactyl that nearly killed them all. Running her hand over each individual it was about ten minutes later when she made it to the front of the gift shop door. Judging by the time Stan would probably be doing a tour about now and you never really know where Soos goes. There was a small inkling of hope that Wendy would be working at the shop just like it used to be, but Mabel knew she wouldn't spend her summer off college working in the shop. She'd be with Tambry or maybe Nate. God Forbid she'd be with Robbie. Shit. Mabel hadn't even considered if Wendy and Robbie might have gotten back together after she left. No they couldn't have, Wendy wouldn't have forgiven him for what he did and she'd moved on.
As Mabel tried to convince herself she didn't hear the footsteps behind her and didn't even notice the arms that wrapped around her and lifted her up. She screamed, panic taking over as she tried to see the identity of her grabber.
"Dude it's me!" Immediately she was turned around to reveal an exactly the same Soos. Overcome with the fondness for her old friend she forgot the literal heart attack she just had couldn't stop the laugh that escaped her still trembling lips.
"Soos!" She shouted as she wrapped her arms round his shoulders. As he hugged her back she noticed how she was now just as tall as him. It was beyond weird to not have to look up at him anymore. Pulling away she took in his appearance. Same old Soos wearing his question mark shirt and cap. She'd never been happier to see him.
They talked for more than an hour life about life, Dipper and what was new. Soos also mentioned that he and Melody had gotten engaged and were going to get married next year at the Shack. She told him how happy she was for them while he got her some chips from the vending machine.
"So," She said, pushing a lock of her hair behind her ear with a trembling hand "How's Wendy?" All she could feel was the deep and rhythmic thudding of her heart as she impatiently waited for his, slow, reply. She hoped to appear as casual as possible, but given her now sweating brow it was pretty much obvious. She still didn't know how this one girl had such an effect on her.
"Oh she's fine, she actually came to the shop the other day to say hey," This reassured Mabel because it meant Wendy still cared for the Mystery Shack and maybe Mabel? "Ya know dude I'm sure she'd love to see you,"
"You think?" She asked, the drumming in her ears had become incredibly loud and she felt like she might need to sit down in a second.
"Definitely, she asked about you when she came but I said that you'd be over in a few days so she could ask you herself," She knew I was coming. Was this a good thing? Oh crap, better say something back to Soos.
"Oh Ye- Yeah definitely, I'll definitely do that," He smiled then nodded, telling her he better go and get the squirrels out of the living room or Mr Pines wouldn't be happy. He left her and she sat behind the counter, hands grabbing the underside of the chair as she reflected on what she'd learned. If Wendy knew she was here that meant Mabel could go see her and it would be less weird than just turning up out of the blue. That second however a stream of 'amazed' tourists came into the shop staring at the merchandise as if it was a real multi-bear.
"Mabel!" She heard from behind the wave of people.
"Grunkle Stan!" Now for emotional reunion #2.
Stan had ordered pizza and told Soos to take a break from the squirrels so they could all enjoy a meal together. Mabel had waited so long to have a Pitt Cola and it was just as good as she remembered. She was so tired but she didn't want to sleep just yet. She needed to stay awake a little bit longer so she could have as much as 'this' or whatever dinner with Stan and Soos was. It was also the fact that if she went to her room she might miss Dipper even more. With this in mind she took a break from her uncle and friend and went outside for some air.
Sitting on the steps of the shack she stared up into the sky, the stars were brighter and the full moon illuminated the trees created a beautiful and light scene that didn't seem as if it could be real. Sighing she leaned back onto her elbows letting her jacket fall off her shoulders as she absorbed the view in front of her.
"Wow," She uttered to herself, loving the feeling of the wood gliding under her fingers. She let her eyes slowly close, the warm night air being the perfect blanket. It was only eight o'clock but she could have fallen asleep right now if she let herself. "I could lie here forever," she whispered.
"Mind if I join you?" She froze. The voice. She knew. Letting her eyes open she saw her. She was everything she knew she'd be: angelic, dazzling, and gorgeous.
Wendy.
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Liv x
