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Little Ghost

"Finally, some peace and quiet." Lili said, leaning back against a tree trunk. She let out a content sigh, glad that she was able to escape the madhouse that is the Mystery Shack and away from her boastful boyfriend.

She just returned from another successful hunt where Raz's newly-discovered energy hands helped out big time once again. And once again, when they got back, that goggled Psychonaut just won't stop bragging about it. Eventually, his bragging got on everyone's nerves and Coraline personally told him to stop talking or, in her own words, she'll 'do unspeakable, horrifying and immoral actions to you'. That managed to shut him up.

Until he started to pester everyone telepathically. Under different circumstances, Lili would have praised Raz for finding that loophole. But, after fending off giant versions of a variety of insects, she was having none of that and stormed out of the Shack. She kept on walking and walking until she is well in deep in the forest. Only then that the psychic girl allowed herself to relax.

She took slow, deep breaths, fully enjoying the silent melody of the forest. She would've closed her eyes and took a nap right then and there, if not for the stunning scenery before her. The sun is starting to set, bathing the Gravity Falls forest in a magnificent orange. Woodland creatures ran around in-between the trees and birds flew overhead, all seeking to reach the comfort of their nests before the dark sets in.

Smiling at the breathtaking sight, she leaned back against the tree and closed her eyes, listening to the forest's symphony. The pitter patter of the forest critters sounding almost like a light drum beat. The whoosh of breeze sound like a gentle strumming of the violin. The branches creaking in between complete the natural orchestra.

Wait a minute, Lili thought, perking her ears, that is an actual violin playing.

She opened her eyes and looked around, finding no one around. But, at the same time, she is certain that her mind isn't playing tricks on her. Lili's eyes widened. There it is again, the strumming of a violin, ever so faint coming from the distance.

Curious, Lili followed the music to its source, almost entranced by the melody. The music gradually becomes louder and clearer, meaning that she is going the right direction. She also noticed that she has never heard of the music that is playing. It doesn't sound anything like Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, or any other famous composers, but it sounds just as good as the pieces they composed.

Wandering through the forest, she eventually reached a cliff overlooking an abandoned train track. There, a figure sat on a stone, holding a violin and playing the beautiful piece. Lili got closer to the figure, a hand glowing with psychic energy just in case. Once she got close enough, the psychic recognized the figure instantly.

"Aggie?"

At the mention of her name, the girl turned to face the psychic.

"Lili?"

The two simply stared at each other for a few moments, surprised to see each other this deep in the woods.

"What are you doing here?" Lili broke the silence.

"I can say the same for you." Aggie replied.

Neither of them spoke after that. Certain that both of them won't be talking anytime soon, Lili turned her gaze away from Aggie and walked towards the edge of the cliff. She sat down and focused her gaze on the golden sunset, her feet dangling freely off the cliff. Meanwhile, Aggie, who awkwardly kept her gaze on Lili all this time, set her violin down and stared at the sunset as well.

The two silently watched as the sun slowly began to hide over the horizon, bathing them in the last warm lights of the day. The two did their best to not look at each other, ignoring the feeling that you get when someone is beside you. However, their attempt to disregard each other simply resulted in a suffocating, uncomfortable, and awkward silence.

Eventually, one of them decided to break the ice.

"I never knew you could play the violin." Lili spoke, however her gaze remained on the sunset.

While slightly caught off-guard, Aggie quickly smiled. "Well, I suppose I never played it in front of any of you." She said.

"Where'd you learn to play?" Lili asked, casting a quick glance.

"From my mom." Aggie replied. "She used to play on this really big one. It was way too big for me, so she taught me how to play the small one."

Aggie smiled fondly. "She would play for me everytime I ask her. When I had really bad nightmares, she would bring that huge violin to my room and played it for me until I go back to sleep."

Lili can't help but feel envious of the Puritan girl, to have a mother that loves her with every fiber of her being.

"I'm curious, what was the piece you just played? I never heard of it before." Lili quickly asked another question, not wanting for the silence to return.

"It was my favorite song. I asked my mom to play it for me all the time." Aggie replied, smiling into the sunset. "She played that song so many times, she once asked me how I'm not getting tired of it."

"Your favorite never gets old." Lili said, her lips curled into a small smile. "Plus, it's really beautiful. Your mom must've been really talented."

"Yeah…" Aggie murmured, her mind going back to days she spent with her mom. She remembered every single detail of those days. The peaceful summer afternoons, the warm gentle breezes, the wondrous stories her mom would tell while she sat on her lap. Sometimes, they would just stay under that tree for a whole day, not going back to the village until the sun is almost setting. It was like their perfect little paradise. Until those horrible men came and-

Aggie quickly snapped out of her trance, shaking off the painful memory. She looked down and, to her horror, found that her hands are already glowing yellow. She frantically reached for the pocket of her dress, quickly pulling and putting on a pair of leather gloves. With her hands covered, Aggie began to calm down, her breathing slowing down to a normal pace.

However, she realized that someone was watching her this whole time. Lili watched her whole ordeal, from her nostalgic smile, to her split-second of rage, to her moment of sudden panic. The Puritan girl looked down on her feet, embarrassed.

"You're still having control issues?" Lili slowly spoke, carefully choosing her words.

"…yeah." Aggie replied, avoiding Lili's gaze.

"Uh… relax, you'll… get the hang of it someday." Lili said, awkwardly trying to encourage the girl.

"That day seems like a far off one." Aggie frowned, gazing down to her feet.

"Aggie, you were an angry, unpredictable, bolt-spamming specter for about three centuries. These things take time." Lili said in a nonchalant tone.

A second later, the psychic girl realized the severity of her words. "Oh god, I can't believe I just-" she gave Aggie a guilty look, "I-I didn't mean to- I'm really sorry. It just… slipped out of my mouth."

"It's okay, Lili." Aggie said, to Lili's relief. However, a mischievous glint appeared on the Puritan's eyes. "Looks like I'm not the only one with control issues."

"Well, would you look at that; turns out li'l miss innocent can crack a joke after all." Lili responded, an amused smile on her features. Aggie let out a small chuckle, both girls feeling the mood brightening again.

A few moments later, Lili came upon a sudden realization.

"Y-You're right…" Lili said, drawing a confused look from Aggie. "I do have control issues! I mean, I used to…" Lili promptly explained.

She turned to face Aggie and, slightly nervous, said, "You know, I can give you some pointers, if you like."

Aggie smiled brightly at the offer. "That would be amazing, Lili! Thanks!"

"Okay then." Lili said, getting up and seating herself next to Aggie. "I don't know if psychic powers are the same as ghost lightning powers, but I'll tell you everything I know."

Aggie nodded, prompting Lili to continue. "First off, if you think 'control' means 'constantly suppressing your powers and never, under any circumstances, ever use it', then you're dead wrong."

"Y-You're saying I should… use it?" Aggie choked out, unnerved by the idea.

"Well, yeah. Controlling your powers means knowing when and where it should be used. That means not using your powers at all is bad too." Lili explained.

"I… I'm not sure about that…" Aggie said lowly, casting her gaze downwards.

Lili looked at her thoughtfully as a plan began to form in her head. It's risky, but the payoff is worth it. "Give me your hand." Lili asked.

Aggie halfheartedly gave her a leather-clad hand. Lili quickly took off Aggie's leather glove, not giving her time to react, revealing her pale white hand still crackling with electricity.

"Wha- What are you-?!" Aggie's eyes widened in shock.

"It's okay, calm down." Lili gave her a reassuring smile. "Now, when do you think it's a bad time to use your powers?"

"Uh… when I'm taking some water from the well?"

Lili nodded. Not what she was expecting, but she's got a point. "Yeah, I guess that would be bad. What else?"

"Um… when I'm around you guys, I guess…"

Lili smiled. Now this is the direction she wanted. "Okay, and why is that a bad time?"

"Because I might just hurt you guys. I don't ever want to hurt my friends."

A warm feeling envelops Lili's chest at Aggie's words, but she has to continue on. "That's a really sweet reason. Do I count as your friend?"

Aggie raised her head to meet Lili's gaze. "Of course you are."

"Then you won't hurt me if I hold your hand, right?" A surprised expression came across her face at the question. Before she knew it, Lili's hand is already hovering above hers, dangerously close to the crackling lightning.

"What are you doing?!" Aggie shrieked.

"I'm just testing to see if you really don't want to hurt your friends." Lili nonchalantly replied.

"Is this really the best way to do that?!" Aggie asked back, trying to pull her hand away, but it is held still by Lili's other hand.

"Come on, you can do this, Aggie. Trust me, just focus on what you want. Or, maybe in this case, what you don't want."

Aggie looked hesitant for a moment, but eventually, she nodded slowly.

"Good." Lili smiled. "Whenever you're ready."

Aggie took a deep breath and closed her eyes, clearing her thoughts, focusing it only on her open palm and on her desire to leave her friends unharmed.

I am not an angry ghost anymore, my friends calmed me down. I am not a lonely girl anymore; my friends will always be there for me. They changed me, they helped me. I will never hurt them, and nothing can make me.

"I'm ready." she spoke, keeping her eyes shut.

"Okay." Lili nodded in reply. Unseen by Aggie, a look of uncertainty flashed across Lili's face. If what Norman described was true, then she really doesn't want a taste of Aggie's bolts. However, she chose to believe in her friend's capabilities, and that look quickly disappears.

"In three…" Lili slowly lowered her hand, the electricity already tingling her palm.

They changed me

"Two…" Both girls held their breath as Lili's hand grew closer.

They helped me

"One…" Aggie clenched her eyes as tightly as possible, focusing on her hand with all her might.

I will NEVER hurt them, and NOTHING can make me!

She gasps out in shock, eyes wide as she breathed again. She is in disbelief as she felt something warm enveloping her hand. She slowly looked up, and she met the most unbelievable sight.

Lili's hand tenderly wrapped around her own, the crackling bolts ceased from her palm, and not even the slightest cut on the purple-haired girl's hand.

Aggie stared dumbfounded at the intertwined fingers for a few moments, before finally breaking down in a chuckle of relief.

"See? I knew you could do it." Lili smiled, glad that Aggie managed to control her powers, and also glad that her hand didn't get fried. "Now, the next step."

Aggie's chuckle came to an abrupt stop, the worried gaze returning to her features. "I-I have to… use it?"

"Of course. Controlling it means you have to use it too." Lili said.

"But, all this power can do is hurt people. What if I hurt you? Or the others?" Aggie returned her gaze to the ground. "This power is evil."

"Aggie, there's no such thing as an evil power." Lili rested her hand on Aggie's shoulder. "It all comes down to the person who has it. And last I checked, you're a pretty okay person."

"But how am I supposed to use these for good?" Aggie gazed upon her pale hands.

"Well, take fire for example." Lili conjured a fireball on her palm. "Sure, it can bring down a whole town overnight, and can cause one of the most agonizing and painful death known to man," the fireball began to intensify and grow in size, causing Aggie to flinch and inch away.

"But," she flicked her hand and the flame spread upwards, creating a beautiful tree-like shape, with flames shaped like branches and leaves. Aggie stared at the awing sight before her. The fire tree dissipated moments after, leaving Aggie at a loss of words. Her gaze shifted to Lili, who replied with a smile, "under my control, fire can be an amazing thing."

"That was really amazing, but our powers aren't the same." Aggie said.

"That may be true, but there is one thing we both have." Lili said, looking at Aggie straight in the eye. "A choice. We can choose whether to use our powers to hurt people, or to protect people."

Aggie pondered upon those words. "To protect?"

"Yeah, with all the increasingly creepy creepiness we face daily, we need all the protection we can get." Lili smiled dryly.

The Puritan girl chuckled, her face brightening. "I guess you're right. It doesn't matter what my powers are, as long as I do it for good."

She took a deep breath, "Okay, I'm gonna try."

"Whenever you're ready." Lili scooted away from Aggie, giving her some space.

Aggie wasted no time in starting her attempt. She stared at her hand, focusing her mind on her pale white fingers. A yellow glow emanated from her palm, and before long, the tiniest of sparks began to form. The tiny sparks slowly intensifies, until eventually both of her hands are covered by crackling lightning. The electricity continued to grow, with stray bolts starting to shoot out of the girl's fingers. A panicked look flashed across her face as the electricity began to grow out of control, but it is quickly replaced by a look of determination. She closed her palm, and in an instant, the electricity ceased, her hand returning to its regular pale white color.

At that moment, Lili caught sight of the broadest smile imaginable on the girl's face.

"I… I did it…" she spoke, almost breathlessly. "I did it!"

Aggie laughed cheerfully, continuing to test her newfound control. At first, she simply turned her powers on and off, but eventually, she began to experiment with her abilities. Conjuring electricity on her palm, she began to swing her hand around, creating a crackling electric stream behind it. Then, she began to shoot lightning bolts into the sky, sometimes charging it first sometimes shooting it right away. All this she did with the broad smile never leaving her face.

Lili is wearing a smile of her own, watching Aggie's antics. The Puritan's giddiness reminded her of her first time using pyrokinesis. The first time is always the most exciting. Though, there is a noticeable lack of forest fire on Aggie's, which is a good thing.

Seeing that her job is done, Lili slid down the rock that she's sitting on, opting to sit on the ground and lean on the rock.

"By the way, that piece you played earlier, there's more to it, right?" Lili asked.

With one last lightning bolt to the sunset, Aggie replied, "There is, actually. You want to hear the rest?"

"Yes, please." Lili answered, smiling eagerly.

Smiling just as eagerly, Aggie picked up her violin and continued playing. Lili bobbed her head back and forth to the melody, her feet tapping rhythmically to the grass. The music fills the air as the sun began its final descent into the horizon. The sun finally disappears from view as Aggie hits the final note, leaving the forest in a blanket of darkness. Not a moment after, millions of stars made themselves visible on the night sky, bathing the forest in their gentle light.

Lili and Aggie smiled at the sky, in awe of the dots twinkling above.

"Oh, does that piece have a name?" Lili asked, still staring at the stars.

"Yeah," Aggie replied, keeping her gaze fixed on the sky, "it's called 'Little Ghost'."

Say it with me, folks: D'awwwww!

I told you guys I'm gonna use a never-before-seen pairing! Betcha never saw something between Lili and Aggie, am I right? But this is one of the stuff that I love about the MK; no matter how unlikely the pairing is, they somehow can find something relatable with each other, and it doesn't seem forced at all!

When I started this chapter, it looks almost nothing like this. The subject that Aggie and Lili relate to is different (it was supposed to be about their fondness of plants), there was supposed to be a cute little scene with Lili and a little fox cub, and there was a completely different ending.

Anyways, the original ending was way too funny to get rid of, so I decided to make it into some sort of extended ending. Just take it like those scenes in Gravity Falls that plays with the credits. Basically, Jeff and the gnomes show up because they heard Aggie playing, and naturally they ask the two to marry them. Obviously, Aggie and Lili refused, so Jeff starts threatening them. Then this happened:

Sharing a mischievous grin, electricity crackled on Aggie's palm while a flame bursts to life on Lili's.

That night, a beautiful symphony of blazing fire and crackling lightning danced around in the starry night sky, accompanied by the occasional horrified scream of a tiny forest man.

Barbequed gnomes á la Aggie and Lili! Who wants some?

Also, yes Aggie is playing an instrumental version of Little Ghost. Wait, first Norman sings and now Aggie can play the violin? Is this some sort of lead up to a chapter where the MK actually plays a song? Can Mabel somehow eventually manage to convince the MK to perform ON STAGE? I suppose you guys can only wait and see…

A little teaser for next week: To balance out the adorableness of this chapter, next week is going to be pure, hardcore action, because it's AU TIME! And I bet it's an AU you guys have never seen before! (unless you follow moringmark on Tumblr, but whatevs)

As always, give me ideas and suggestions of what you want the MK to do, and I'll see you guys next week!

Enjoy and please review!

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