Author's Note: Thank you so much for reading and reviewing! I honestly didn't think so many people would be interested in reading this. I hope that you'll enjoy this chapter!
WARNINGS: Blood, violence, mild sexual themes, and incest. Do not continue reading if any of these constitute a trigger for you, or if you do not want to read the content.
Vampires and Brothers
Chapter Three
Hushed voices intruded upon Dipper's sleep. It was quite a weird sensation to be able to clearly hear what others were whispering about. It was as though they were talking right into his ear when Dipper could actually tell that they were standing a bit away from him. In fact, he could even hear the crickets chirping outside the Mystery Shack and distinguish each individual chirp from the other.
"What happened?" The smell of Grunkle Stan's morning breath was poignant enough to where Dipper didn't even need his newfound, heightened sense of hearing in order to pinpoint that his grunkle was standing over him.
"I dunno!" Relief flooded his senses when his sister's voice took over. "That freaky Gideon came in and was all clinging up on the ceiling—"
"Clinging up on the ceiling? What the heck is that supposed to mean?"
"I think she means Gideon used an ancient art of ninja skills—" Soos? What was Soos doing here?
"No, Soos!" Mabel confirmed Soos' voice. "Gideon was a vampire! That's why there are bite marks on Dipper's neck!"
"Bite marks? Geez. Figures that poofy-haired boy would... Look, kid, I ain't giving you the talk on, ya know, relationships of the... Ugh. Figures your parents would leave this to me."
Dipper groaned, unable to listen to Grunkle Stan's suggestive talk. Gideon and he would never stoop to that level. Especially not after that murderous jerk tried to make off with his sister.
He opened his eyes as an unfamiliar coil tightened in his chest. "His" sister? Well, yeah, Mabel was his sister, but there was this strange possessiveness that accompanied the thought. The blood just rushed through his veins and a flash of red entered his vision despite how he hadn't opened his eyes until afterwards.
"Dipper!" One of Mabel's sweaters practically engulfed him as his sister flung her arms around him in one of her suffocating hugs. For once, Dipper didn't seem to have a difficult time breathing even as his sister unintentionally worked hard to close his trachea.
"Mabel," Dipper squeaked out, wincing as his voice cracked. Fortunately, his prepubescent ways caused Mabel to let go of him so that she could giggle to herself. Dipper glared at her and, for once, her laughter at his expense was cut short.
Mabel's green eyes widened and her jaw dropped a bit as she pointed directly at Dipper's eye, nearly poking his eyeball in the process. "Whoa! When did you get red contacts?"
Dipper blinked, trying to comprehend what his sister was saying. "Um, I didn't?"
"And your teeth!" Dipper winced as Mabel pinched both of his cheeks, on his face, and stretched them out, forcing his teeth to be visible to them. "You have these two really sharp ones! Ha! I knew you needed braces too!"
"I don't cover dental," Grunkle Stan chimed in. He was standing off to the side, not looking very concerned or interested in Dipper's new physical features. Soos, who was standing next to him, did look very interested. In fact, he looked terrified.
Tentatively, Dipper backed out of Mabel's hold and touched the tips of his teeth with his fingertips. While most of his teeth felt normal, there were two on the top row that were longer, sharper, and pointier; they felt like shark teeth.
Panic finally began to set in, and Dipper raced off to the bathroom in order to look in the nearest mirror. He had to verify if what he thought Gideon had done to him was really true.
As he peered over the sink, Dipper's heart sank.
He had no reflection.
Mabel, who had followed him into the bathroom, gasped. "Oh my gosh! Dipper! The eyes! The teeth!"
"My heightened sense of smell," Dipper reluctantly added in.
"Yes! The ears!" Mabel grabbed him by his shoulders, forcing him to look her in the eyes. "Dipper, Gideon has turned you into a werewolf!"
"No, Mabel!" Dipper finally had to drop his gaze and stare down at their feet. Mabel wiggled her toes through her socks. "Gideon turned me into a vampire."
