Chapter 4
"MABEL! Oh shit, MABEL!" Dipper yelled, running around the clearing. Wendy was running too, but she seemed much more under control.
Dipper looked straight at Wendy and for once did not think of how beautiful she was, or how much he wanted to be with her. All he could think was "find Mabel find Mabel find Mabel."
"Dipper, chill, she couldn't have gone far. We were gone for, like, 15 minutes." Wendy reassured him.
"She's scared of the woods, Wendy, she could be anywhere!" Dipper screamed.
He couldn't help it, a tear rolled down his cheek. He swiped at it furiously and turned around so Wendy wouldn't see. Stupid and selfish, how he still cared about his appearance in front of Wendy at a time like this, but he did.
"Hey, dude," Wendy said, her voice gentle and forgiving (even though Dipper had nothing to be forgiven for).
Dipper couldn't help it, he was crying. He sat down on the log and shielded his face from Wendy.
Wendy sat down on the log next to him. Oh God, their thighs were touching. TOUCHING.
And then Dipper felt something on his shoulder. He swatted it away, thinking it was a bug.
Wendy suddenly sat up and walked a few paces away. Then Dipper realized.
It was her arm
Wendy had put her arm around him, and he swatted it away.
"Wendy, I-" he started, standing up.
"No, I…we should look for Mabel. I…I just…" Wendy composed herself and smiled at Dipper. "Let's go find her, she couldn't have gone far."
Dipper slowly got up and looked at her for reassurance. There was a little less sparkle in her eye, but she was still smiling.
He followed her out of the clearing and into the woods.
Dipper wondered if he had ruined everything with him and Wendy. Good god, she had her ARM around her and he SWATTED IT AWAY. Ever since he met her, he had dreamed about her willingly putting her arm around him, and the moment had finally come.
Whatever, he couldn't change it now. Where was Blendin with his time machine when you needed him?
