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Author's Note: Get ready for a Drama Bomb! Cause it's Mabel reaction to Mermando time!

Enjoy Fellow Gravity Fallers!


Mabel sat in the room wondering if maybe Stan was right. Maybe Mermando would come back. She heard the front door being knocked she was about to answer before Dipper yelled he would. She laid in bed as she was wondering who it was though suddenly she heard singing. She grew curious as she walked downstairs as she saw someone she didn't believe she would ever see so soon. Mermando.

"Uh... aren't you married?" asked Dipper in a questioning voice.

"No, my mother held back the engagement till I see Mabel one last time," answered Mermando.

"Really?" she replied with hope in her voice.

"Hello Mabel," greeted Mermando with a blush as he looked at her with charming eyes. Her eyes noticed how he no longer had his magnificent tail. His long beautiful brown hair seem a little rugged but it was still glossy like a shining pearl. His ocean blue tank top matched his pearly white smile, minus that adorable missing tooth he had. His green shorts were nothing like his tail but yet it was still him. His cute flip-flops matched his beautiful orange seashell locket. Though she noticed that the locket had a slight glow as he stared at her.

"Hey Mermando," greeted back Mabel with a smile as she walked down the stairs. She walked over to the former merman with red cheeks.

Dipper slowly backed into the other having a feeling this wasn't going to be something he wished to see...ever. Mermando then took a deep breath as he said, "I've been dreaming of this moment since the day I left and I have something for you!"

"Oh Mermando you didn't need to get me anything," replied Mabel as she blushed as Mermando dug through his satchel.

Mermando began to throw items about as Mabel took notice of some of interesting items he kept inside. He threw a vast amount of pearls, gold, shells, a bag of mer-food, etc. Though what caught her attention was green bottle with a letter with her name on it that rolled to her feet. She grabbed it while Mermando kept asking 'where it was'.

She popped the cork open as she grabbed the letter. The paper looked old and had more water damage then past letters he sent, showing how long he may have had it. The letter read, "Dear Mabel, I'm forever sorry of the news I have shared with you in my last letter. Though I need to tell you something before I am to wed. I love you with all of my seventeen hearts. I am sure when you will get this, but when you do I hope you know my true, either I am a married or not. Love, Mermando."

"I cannot seem to find it. Hmm perhaps I dropped it. So sorry Ma-Gasp!" gasped Mermando as he saw the letter in her hands.

"Mermando? Is this what you were looking for?" asked Mabel as her eyes were watering at the beautiful letter.

"Si. I wrote that after my last letter but was to afraid to send it," answered Mermando with embarrassed look.

"Aww Mermando, that's so sweet," cooed Mabel before she frowned. "Too bad you have to leave soon."

"What do you mean?" asked Mermando confused at the notion.

"Isn't there always a time limit to these magic dealies? Like you have three days before you gotta back or something," wondered Mabel.

"If so, she didn't tell me," answered Mermando with a shrug.

"Well, from my experience with magic everything comes with a price," answered Mabel a little nervous tone.

"What do you think the price is?"

"I'm not sure."

The two stayed silent before Mermando smiled as he asked, "Mabel, I don't know if you heard the song, but I said I will pay you back every time I made you upset."

"I don't know… I understood why. I don't think I was too upset," half-lied Mabel.

"What do you mean? You almost erased your own memory because of him," pointed out Dipper as he heard some of the conversation.

"Okay, maybe I was little upset, but you don't need to pay me back," said Mabel as she turned to Mermando with a sincere smile.

Mermando felt guilty and fear all at the same time. He needed to do something for her. What if she was right? What if the magic had a time limit? He honestly didn't want to go back to that arranged marriage. He needed to make sure he had enough time with Mabel. Mermand shook his head as he said, "No, no, no I insist. Let's do something. Anything."

"Anything?" asked Mabel as her eyes glowed in awe.

"Yes, anything," agreed Mermando as he hoped that Mabel had things planned. "So, what do you humans dream of doing when you are with someone you love?"

Mabel blushed at the l-word but she replied with excitement, "I have a couple ideas. Be right back!"

Mermando smiled as Mabel skipped upstairs before she returned with a folded up piece of paper. "I have a made a list of dream dates! Now I finally get to do them!"

"Well, what's the first one?" asked Mermando as he watched her with love in his eyes.

"To the museum!" yelled Mabel as she dragged Mermando to the Gravity Falls Museum.


Mabel brought Mermando to the Museum as she said, "Gravity Falls is super interesting! I'm sure we'll see something here."

"Mabel, not to question your location but why here? In the ocean we have something similar to this and unless it's different from the sea. This place is usually….boring?" asked Mermando hoping he didn't hurt Mabel's feelings.

"You're right it's boring, but everything can be made fun! Plus, you don't know much human culture and museums can be very romantic. See like that romantic diorama!" pointed out Mabel as she pointed to a diorama of a pioneer couple, even though the wife was being carried off by the husband.

Mermando chuckled as he said, "Haha! I see your humor has not changed."

They walked around the museum as Mabel mocked some of the paintings in the room. Mermando joined in as he posed as some of the statues. They joked at the piecings to point where Mabel was picking the nose of the busts on display causing them to laugh till security yelled, "Hey! You kids aren't supposed to be touching that!"

Mabel and Mermando looked at each other before they ran out of the museum in a rush with happy smiles on their faces.

"Where to next?"

"The movies! I know the perfect thing we can watch!"


Mabel and Mermando walked through the streets til Mabel reached the theater. She grabbed some money as she requested, "Two tickets for 'High School Lovers on Daisy Hill', please."

The man gave them the tickets but before Mabel could open the door she whispered to Mermando, "We need to be sneaky. I don't know if Thompson lifted that ban on the Pines Family."

Mermando nodded as he remembered fondly when Mabel broke the rules to return him home. They snuck in quietly as they went inside the theater. As they watched the movie. Mermando looked around some of the other couples him. He noticed many of the men seem tired and then put their arm around the girl. Mermando did the same which caused Mabel to giggle.

Mermando kept notice at many the couples in the crowd as he saw many of the boys reach for the food Mabel called 'popcorn'. He reached inside hoping to feel Mabel's hand though when he didn't he kept moving before Mabel giggled as she whispered, "If you're trying to find a popcorn without a kernel, good luck. I tried it didn't work."

Mermando blushed thinking perhaps what he saw wasn't completely accurate. They continue to watch the movie till all Mermando saw was the ending credits as he asked, "Is this a part of the movie?"

"No, it shows it's done. We can do the next thing now which is….," started Mabel as she looked at her list. "Let's take a walk in the woods."


They walked in the woods together as they looked around. Mabel then asked, "Did you go into the woods, while you were here?"

"No, I only saw the lake and some of the town," answered Mermando as they walked through the woods. "Is the woods any good?"

"Well, kinda if you minus some of the more annoying creatures here," answered Mabel.

"Oh like what?"

"Well some gnomes kidnap and the unicorns are just straight up as Wendy put it 'hoofbags'."

"Interesting. I do hope you were unharmed."

"Oh, yeah I kicked both their butts! Or I guess in your case tails?"

Mermando chuckled at her cute pout trying to figure out merpeople terminology. Mabel giggled at Mermando's laugh till she found a clearing. "Yes! I knew he would come through!"

"He? Dipper?" asked Mermando confused.

"Yes! I asked if he could get this setted up before the movie!" said Mabel as she covered his eyes before she uncovered them. "Tada!"

Mermando saw a seashell blanket on the grass with a basket in the middle. Mabel then said, "This is a picnic! Kinda similar to when we used to hang out at the pool, but with more dry food."

Mabel offered him a seat on the blanket as she took out food as she said, "Let's see we got peanut butter. Gummy worms. Some green salads. Then we got ugh! Dipper!"

"What's wrong?" asked Mermando concerned about Mabel's outburst.

"I can't feed you tuna! Do you know what tuna is?!" yelled Mabel as she threw the sandwich away.

"Uh fish, I believe," answered Mermando still not completely sure what was happening.

"It's fish! If I give you tuna, I'd be an abomination!" cried out Mabel as she made sure there was no more tuna, or any seafood, in the tank.

"Why don't you eat then?" asked Mermando curiously.

"If I eat it, then it would like I'm eating you! What if that was a friend of yours!" cried out Mabel remembering that scene in the mermaid movie when the chef tried to cook the mermaid's friend.

"I am very flattered, you care so much. Thank you very concern," thanked Mermando glad she was thinking of his feelings.

As they ate the meal Mabel thought of something entertaining, while Mermando ate one of the sandwiches Mabel joked as she had gummy worm next to her mouth, "Check it out! I got my own bait! Haha!"

Mermando chuckled before he looked through the basket before he joked, "Uh look I'm a basket case!"

Mermando then proceeded to put the basket on his head they both laughed at the jokes. They watched the day go by before Mabel asked, "Do you have somewhere to sleep?"

Mermando was about to say the lake till he remembered Maria never mentioned why he couldn't take off the locket. Worried about ending his time early he said, "Actually, no."

"Well, now you do. Come on I'm sure I can convince Grunkle Stan and Ford to let you," said Mabel as she walked towards the Shack.

"I'll keep workin' my way back to you Mabel. With a burnin' love inside. I'm workin' my way back to you Mabel. And the happiness that died. I let it get away. Been payin' every day," sang Mermando quietly.

"Come on Mermando!"

"I'm coming!"


A.N: Yeah, hope you enjoy these little dates, cause next time we see how Mermando full day of being human.