Himeno Kazehito: I refuse to give any spoilers of future chapters :D

CHAPTER THIRTEEN:

Cheer Up, Mabel

I was in the middle of a nice nap when I was rudely awakened my Mabel trying to bezazzle me. I quickly escaped and took refuge in the gift shop in an empty box.

Eventually I left and went back into the living room, just as Mabel entered, who has glittery jewels all over her face.

"Check it out, Dipper!" she called "I successfully bezazzled my face!" she blinked. "Ow."

"Is that permanent?" Dipper asked.

"I'm unappreciated in my time," Mabel replied.

The doorbell rang.

"Could somebody answer that door?" Stan called from somewhere else in the shack.

"I'll get it!" Mabel offered, brushing the gems off her face.

I followed Mabel to the door and she opened it. Gideon was outside.

"Howdy!" He said and I gave a low growl before going back inside where Dipper was now reading through the journal.

I must say, I much rather Dipper's company rather than Mabel's. Not that she isn't nice to be around, but she is just way to grabby. I'd rather just sit next to someone, not be held every two seconds.

I climbed onto the back of the chair and looked at the page he was staring at. I saw that it was the piece of the blueprint for the portal. I stayed there for a while before falling asleep.

- I - I -

I was woken up by Soos entering the room.

"Hey dude!" he called "You ready to blow up these hotdogs in the microwave one by one?"

"Am I?!" Dipper said, running off with Soos.

I could hear them in the kitchen chanting "One at a time! One at a time!"

- I - I -

After the next time Mabel went to hang out with Gideon, I watched her and Dipper play Race Carz, Dipper was winning.

"It's not a date, date," Mabel was saying "it's just, you know, I didn't want to hurt his feelings, and so I figured, I'd throw him a bone."

"Mabel, guys don't work that way," Dipper said, turning to look at her. "He's gonna fall in love with you."

"Psh, yeah right!" Mabel said "I'm not that lovable!" She went back to paying attention to the game. She caught up to Dipper's car and slammed into his, making it crash into the wall of the track. "Kaboom, yes!" she cheered.

Dipper frowned. "Okay, we agree on something, here."

- I - I -

I sat on the checkout counter near where Dipper was resting his head. Wendy was texting on her phone and Soos was reading a magazine, when suddenly Grunkle Stan came rushing in.

"Hey, hey!" he said "What the Jekyll is Mabel doin' in the paper next to that crazy pickpocket Gideon?" he asked, angrily.

"Oh, yeah," Wendy said, looking something up on her phone; "It's like a big deal, everybody's talking about Gideon and Mabel's big date tonight!"

"WHAT?!" Stan yelled "That little shyster is dating my great niece?!"

Soos lowered his magazine. "I wonder what the new name will be for the power-couple," Soos said; "Mabideon? Gideable?" he gasped "Magidbeleon!"

Stan threw down the newspaper in his hands and into the back.

"I didn't know," Dipper said "I didn't hear about it. And plus, I told her not to!"

"You just completely contradicted yourself," I thought.

Stan came back completely dressed in his suit and carried his 8-ball cane. "Yeah, well it ends tonight," he said "I'm going right down to that little skunk's house and this is gonna stop, right now!" he slammed the door shut as he left.

"Dude," Soos said, turning towards us; "Wouldn't it be funny if that was a closet and he had to come back out again and walk out the real door?"

Wendy and Dipper just stared at him.

Soos got up and opened the door. "Nope, real door."

- l - l -

I was sitting on the table while Dipper read the journal when Mabel came back.

Dipper put down the journal. "Hey! How'd it go?" he asked.

"I don't know," Mabel sighed "I have a lobster now." she put her lobster in the fish tank.

"Well, at least it's over and you won't have to go out with him ever again," Dipper said, optimistically.

Mabel didn't respond.

"Mabel? It's over, right?" Dipper asked. "Mabel?"

Mabel turned around. "Blarg! He asked me out again and I didn't know how to say no!"

Dipper stared at her. "Like this: No!"

Mabel walked over to us. "It's not that easy, Dipper," she insisted "And I do like Gideon, as a friend/little sister! I didn't want to hurt his feelings!" She sat down across from Dipper. "I just need to get things back to where they used to be. You know, friends."

- l - l -

I sat on the chair as Mabel paced around the living room, ranting.

"I mean he's so nice, but I can't keep doing this, but I can't break his heart! Arg! I have no way out!"

"What in the heck happened on that date?" Dipper asked, entering the room.

"I don't know!" Mabel said "I was in the friend zone, then before I knew what was happening, he pulled me into the romance zone! It was like quicksand! Jumpy quicksand!"

"Mabel, come on," Dipper said "It's not like your gonna have to marry Gideon."

"Great news, Mabel!" Grunkle Stan said, entering the living room "You have to marry Gideon!"

"What?!" Mabel screamed.

"It's all part of my long-term deal with Buddy Gleeful," he explained "There's a whole lot of cash tied up in this thing! Plus I got this shirt!" he motioned to his 'Team Gideon' shirt. "Ugh, I am fat."

Mabel ran, screaming, from th room.

"Bodies change honey," Stan called after her. "Bodies change."

"I'll go talk to her," Dipper said, then left the room.

I jumped off of the chair and followed him upstairs.

When we got to the attic, we saw that Mabel was curled up with her sweater pulled over her head.

"Oh, no," Dipper said "Mabel."

"Mabel's not here, she's in Sweatertown."

"Are you gonna come out of Sweatertown?" Dipper asked.

"Hmmm," Mabel said, shaking her head.

Dipper sighed "Alright, enough is enough, If you can't break up with Gideon, then I'll do it for you."

Mabel peeked out of her sweater. "You will?"

Dipper nodded.

"Oh thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!" Mabel cried, hugging her brother.

- l - l -

Mabel held me tightly as she waited for Dipper outside The Club. For once, I didn't mind.

"How did it go?" Mabel asked when Dipper came out. "Was he mad? Did he try to read your mind with his physic powers?"

Dipper laughed. "Don't worry, Mabel. He's just a kid, he doesn't have any powers."

- l - l -

The next day I sat on the porch and watched as Dipper and Mabel messed around with Soos.

Soos stuffed a pillow under his shirt. "Hit me dudes!" he said and they ran at him.

They bounced off of him and laughed.

"Feels good," Soos said.

"I'm so glad everything's back to normal!" Mabel said.

The phone rang from inside.

"Your turn," they both said, though Mabel slightly before Dipper.

"Aw, man," Dipper said.

I watched him walk past me and go inside, leaving the door open.

He picked up the phone. "Hello?" I could hear his end of the conversation "Oh, hey, man. Sorry for accusing you of murder last week." he was silent for a moment "Ah, finally! I thought nobody would ever ask! I have notes and theories! Uh, huh... Uhh, huh... 412 Gopher Road... Uh, tonight? Got it!" He hung up the phone and came back outside.

- l - l -

I sat with Mabel as she chewed on a piece of hair. I turned around when I heard the door open and saw Wendy come out.

She sat down next to Mabel. "How's that hair tasting, buddy?"

"Wendy, I need some advice," Mabel said, turning to look at her "You've broken up with guys, right?"

"Oh, yeah," Wendy said "Russ Sterum, Ely Hall, Stoney Davidson," she paused to think.

"I don't know what's wrong with me!" Mabel said "I thought everything was back to normal, but I still feel all gross."

Wendy continued her list. "Mike Whirly, Nate Holt, ugh, that guy with the tattoos..."

"Maybe letting Dipper do it for me was a mistake, Gideon deserves an honest breakup," Mabel siad

"Danny Felman, Mark Ebston," Wendy gasped "Aw, man, I'm not sure I actually broke up with him! No wonder he keeps calling me!"

Mabel stood up "I know what I gotta do. Thanks for talking to me Wendy!" she ran off, grabbed her bike and rode away.

Wendy's phone vibrated and she pulled it out. "Ignore," she said.

I looked up as I heard bike tires. Mabel was back. She jumped off, grabbed me, and put me in the basket before riding off again.

- l - l -

When we got there, Mabel grabbed me and dropped her bike. She put me in her sweater pocket and ran to the window. when she spotted her brother, she raced towards the door.

"Gideon, we have to talk!" she said, pushing the door open.

"Mabel, mah marshmella," Gideon said, dropping the shears. "What are you doin' here?"

"I'm sorry, Gideon, but I can't be your marshmallow. I needed to be honest and tell you that myself."

Gideon stared at her. "Ah...Ah don't understand."

"Agh, uh, Mabel, this probably isn't the best time to be brutally honest with him!" Dipper said.

Mabel approached Gideon. "Hey, but we can still be make-over buddies, right? Wouldn't you like that?"

"Really?" Gideon asked.

Mabel grabbed Gideon's bolo tie. "No! Not really! You were like attacking my brother! What the heck?!" She threw Gideon's tie to Dipper.

"Ha! Not so powerful without this, are you?" he taunted.

Gideon lunged at Dipper, pushing him out the window.

"Dipper!" Mabel cried, running towards the window. She grabbed Gideon's tie and used it to save both Gideon and her brother.

Personally, I would have let Gideon fall.

She floated down and landed on the ground. "Listen, Gideon," she said "It's over. I will never, ever date you."

"Yeah!" Dipper agreed.

Mabel let both of them drop, then smashed the tie.

"My powers!" Gideon cried "Oh, this isn't over," he insisted, backing up "This isn't the last you'll see of widdle...ol'...me."

- l - l -

We sat on the chair and watched TV until Stan came home. He past us and hung a clown painting on the wall.

He sighed. "I coulda had it all. What the heck happened to you two?" he asked

The twins looked at each other.

"Gideon," Mabel said.

"Gideon," Dipper agreed.

"Gideon," Grunkle Stan said, narrowing his eyes. "Yeah, the little mutant swore vengeance on the whole family," he laughed "I guess he's gonna try to nibble my ankles, or something."

"Oh yeah," Dipper agreed "Yeah, how's he gonna destroy us now, huh? Try to guess what number we're thinking of? he laughed.

Mabel smiled. "He'll never guess what number I'm thinking of! Negative eight! No one would guess a negative number!"

Grunkle Stan laughed. "Ooh, look out! he's plannin' our destruction right now!"

- l - l -

I watched as Mabel bezazled Soos's whole body.

"You done?" he asked.

Mabel shook her head. "Not yet."

"How bout now?"

"Almost...And... there!"

Soos turned around. "Let's do this."

Mabel turned off the lights and Dipper turned on his flashlight.

Soos began spinning and the light reflected off the gems all over the room.

Grunkle Stan came into the room and stared. "You're all fired." he said.