Chapter 4: Reunited
Pacifica's POV
Today was the happiest I've been in a long time… The surprise of finally being reunited with my two best friends had me in tears as we group hugged in the hall before class.
"Pacifica, you need to stop crying! You haven't even made it to your first class and you still have the whole day ahead of you!" Mabel said comforting me.
"Well I'm sorry! After all I've been through without you two, I've always had to tough it out and keep the tears in… Now that you both are in my arms I can't help but let it all out!" I cried
Mabel let go as Dipper took over the hug and held me tight.
"We don't know everything that you've gone through, but we won't let you go through it alone anymore… We…I-I will always be by your side from now on." Dipper whispered with a blush face.
Some girls who still were lingering around to see the two newcomers squealed to themselves at the flushed and embarrassed Dipper.
Mabel had the same reaction not seeing this side of Dipper since he last saw Pacifica in Gravity Falls. All I could do after that comment was stand there in his arms turning red in embarrassment in front of Mabel.
But the fluffy love reunion ended at the sound of the bell to head to class, breaking the hug.
"Well Paz… What are you waiting for! Lead the way to your classes!" Mabel encouraged
"Oh…Ya, Ok… I guess… follow me?" I said unsure.
It's been a while since I had someone walking with me to class. And as I realized that, reality suddenly hit me.
Everyone's eyes were on the three of us. Some filled with curiosity or disgust. Others filled with hate or anger. What would my classmates think or worse do noticing my old friends? Would they bully me again? Would they bully Mabel and Dipper?!
As their glares made me fear for my oldest friends and remember awful memories of past events, I didn't notice that I had stopped walking.
"Pacifica!" Dipper yelled waking me from my nervous trance.
"What? Oh sorry…" I mumbled
"Are you ok Pacifica? We've been calling your name for a while now…" Mabel asked worried.
"Ya… I'm just… worried…" I admitted
"About what you said happened to the others you tried to make friends with…" Dipper asked
"Wait… What happened to the others and how do you find out?" Mabel asked
"She mentioned it when we spoke at the diner. She said that some girls at the school force those who get close to Paz to unfriend her or else they are bullied until they do." Dipper explained
"Poor Pacifica! Those Jerks!" Mabel yelled in frustration.
"Don't worry about those things Paz. It's not like we are going to leave you?" Dipper said
"That's why I'm worried! Those other people went through hell because of me and ended up hating me in the end! I don't want to see you two get hurt…" I explained
"Pacifica, we lost you once… We aren't going to lose you again." Mabel said
"Twin Sandwich!" Dipper yelled
Dipper and Mabel then stood on both sides of me, grabbed my arms, and sandwiched me in between them.
"Face it Paz! Your stuck with us whether you want to or not!" Dipper exclaimed as they forcibly walked me to my first class.
The rest of the day was actually normal… With my two old friends always by my side, the girls just sat back and observed, which truthfully worried me more. But my worries disappeared as Mabel and Dipper distracted me and helped me with work in class.
Dipper, my little Pine Detective, was a huge help in my History, Science, and Math classes. It surprised me that Dipper knew so much! He said it was mainly because of his hobby with the paranormal, so this kind of stuff was things he needed to know and learned by himself.
Mabel, my glitter girlfriend, of course was good in the other categories that her brother lacked in. When it came to my art class, she really shined and helped me bring out my creativity. I was also surprised to find out she was good at English. And Home EC was also an easy subject since she always tried to cook for Dipper.
"Ya she's gonna make a great wife someday… If she can find somebody who can handle her personality!" Dipper stated
"Hey! At least I know how to cook! What are you bringing to the relationship table?" Mable said angrily.
"Aside from my handsome looks?" Dipper teased
"…Honesty, Security, Understanding, Romance, Adventure, Curiosity, Excitement, do I have to go on?" Dipper explained
"I have to admit those things make up a good relationship…but I haven't seen half of those you mentioned and I'm supposedly your girlfriend?" I said
"Don't worry you will… Only reason you haven't is because I never got the chance to try! And trust me there are a lot of things we need to try" Dipper teased
I blushed at his questionable enthusiasm.
"Wow you sure have gotten a dirty mind since I left you…" I teased Dipper
"What do you expect? He spent most of his teen years looking for you instead of getting laid like every other guy." Mabel whispered
"In fact, I would say he's still a vir-"
"Heeeeyy! Mabel don't talk about that!" said Dipper blushing
"What I think it's cute you've saved yourself for your runaway princess!" Mabel stated
I started blushing so much that it felt like I had a fever…
"D-Don't w-worry Dipper… I-I'm not…experienced either…" I stuttered nervously
Now Dipper was red in embarrassment, and the way we were acting caught most of the classes attention.
We quietly resumed my studies…
"Runaway princess… Really Mabel?" I whispered
"Hey that's actually what he calls you during his weekly sessions, when I'm not around if you know what I mean." Mabel whispered trying to not catch Dipper's attention.
"Mabel!" I whispered turning red again.
The rest of the day we quietly learned more and more about each other in class as the twins helped me with my school work. And before you knew it the bell rang to end the day. We walked out with no trouble and they followed me to my job at the diner where they planned for the weekend and there first official school day the following Monday.
They made excuses to have me keep coming over to waiter them, tease me, and talk to them. I didn't mind. Work was a lot more fun when they were in the diner.
At one point, Dipper said that he and Mabel had something important to talk about with me when I was done with work. For the rest of my shift I was wondering what it could be but as soon as we left I found out what it was.
"What?!" I said
"We want you to move in with us!" Mabel repeated
"We already made the arrangements. There's plenty of room. It's a two bed, one bath apartment. It has a big kitchen and one room has two separate single beds and the other has a queen size bed." Dipper explained
"Of course, Dipper and I are currently sleeping in the two bed bedroom like we used to at the Mystery Shack. So that leaves the queen bed for a princess… a runaway princess" Mabel teased
"Would you stop calling her that!" Dipper whispered to Mabel
"Only if you call her that!" Mabel teased
Dipper blushed…
"Come on Pacifica! You'll be with us every day, I'll make you breakfast, the rent will be easy to pay…" Mabel tried to convince
"Plus… You'll be living with Dipper! And just because his bed is in our room, technically doesn't mean you'll be sleeping alone!" Mabel teased
I was going to yell at Mabel… but her… reasons were convincing. So I agreed. And as the twins cheered for joy, I thought things can only get better with them around…right?