"Wh-what?" Pacifica stared at Mabel in disbelief, not seeming to be able to understand the new situation.

Mabel smiled and stretched her arm out a little more. "Its yours!" she chirped. "You need it more than I do."

Pacifica's eye widened, and she looked down for a moment at the cheap party crown as it glimmered in the coloured lights. A war seemed to be waging in her mind; should she take it, or would it be better if she left it behind?

Mabel glanced at her sister once more, only to see her giving them privacy and wandering over to Wendy. Hopefully, she was making her sister proud with her actions; she knew Evie would want her to do this.

Pacifica hesitantly stretched her hand out and grasped the crown, but she didn't take it out of Mabel's grip. "I don't understand…" she murmured. "I've been mean to you all night on purpose!"

Mabel shrugged. "It wasn't that bad." She gave Pacifica a hopeful look. "Maybe this could be a sign of us being friends!"

Pacifica's expression was one of horrible confusion, shock, and a hint of mistrust. But before she could say anything more, the crowd swept her up and carried her away to the party she promised, her hand still clenched around the small, golden crown.

-DaLD-

After the party had officially ended, Mabel tiredly went into the kitchen to get a drink before bed, only to run into Evelyn, who stood by the counter drinking a glass of milk. Her usual pajamas were on; a tank top with soft, cotton shorts.

Evelyn's brow raised in mild confusion. "Mabel? Where are your friends?"

Mabel sighed, remembering their hurried goodbyes. "Their moms weren't okay with the whole 'short notice' thingy. They said we could have a sleepover later next week though, so I get to prepare for that!" she brightened up.

Mabel saw Evelyn try to conceal a grimace, probably thinking about the damage she could cause. Eventually, her sister seemed to decide to not say anything about it, and she put her glass down.

Evelyn's eyes softened as she looked at her sister, a look Mabel knew well. "So Mabel, I saw what you did for Pacifica today…" she began.

Mabel felt her stomach bubble with joy, and she ran up to her sister. "You saw it, right? What do you think Evie?"

A laugh bubbled in Evelyn's throat and she ruffled her sister's hair. "I think that you did the right thing. I'm so proud of you, Mabes." Mabel's eyes shone at the praise.

Mabel grew up having Evie there to always remind her what was the right thing to do, and while some people thought her sister was being overbearing, or a know-it-all, Mabel always loved having an older sister to bounce ideas off of. Evie was always willing to play mermaids in the pool with her, or brush her hair, or go out on scrapbooking adventures. To Mabel, her sister was one of the best people in the universe, and even if she knew her sister wasn't always right, one of the things that made the twelve-year-old happiest was when she did something she knew her sister would agree with without even having to ask.

"I think she went into shock." Mabel giggled, remembering the expression on the rich heiresses' face.

Evelyn gave an amused smile. "I'm sure she's not used to people doing stuff like that."

Mabel got her glass of water as her sister waited for her, and the little brunette happily grabbed her sister's waiting hand as she yawned. Together, the two sisters walked up the stairs, just as the clock chimed twelve.

-DaLD-

Hey guys! Hope you enjoyed this little short, and I have a little gift planned for you… a double update! This chapter, plus the beginning of Irrational Treasure. It's a little New Years treat. I'm also updating my Harry Potter story, since I'm trying to get back into the groove of writing now that I'm mostly freed up.

In this short, I explored Mabel's perspective a little more. While I've already gone over Dipper's views of his sister many times, I thought it would be interesting to see what the bubbly brunette sees her sister as. Mabel is someone I can see being okay with her sister's overbearing nature, since she's in no real hurry to grow up like Dipper is. And while Evie and her butt heads sometimes, Evie is largely someone who has been in Mabel's life since the beginning, so I tried to show a bit of that dynamic here.

Hopefully it doesn't disappoint!

So, onto reviews! (From Ch.23, 24):

To Moon ninja Luna: I agree. I love writing jealous Bill, it's incredibly easy to do! And you should be wondering where he goes, because it is going to be crucial to the plot later on. But I can't give you anything more to go on because of spoilers, so I'll have to leave you in the dark a little longer.

And your theory is incredibly close to the truth! I don't want to spoil everything, but there is a link between the two that shouldn't be broken…

To JesterOfSpades69: Thanks for understanding! And now that I'm getting a break from school, updates will be much more frequent (hallelujah).

JayFan67: I completely understand how you feel. Sometimes, I write little Evill one-shots to myself to keep me going. It feels like it's going to take forever for them to get to that point. And I'm so sorry to hear about your boyfriend! I hope things get better for you!

PokeMANS: I did. *shudder* it was nightmare fuel. Rest assured that he will look much better. After all, he will want to impress his Little Bird, right?

To Dragongirl1806: About Calla, she's a bit too giving with second chances… she's so Hufflepuff that I'm physically struggling with not throwing her in there. But, she wouldn't be happy if she wasn't with Harry, so she'll be in Gryffindor. And yeah, she'll for sure be friends with the Weasleys and Hermione (they have a lot in common.) But it will for sure take a while for serious development between our couple, probably between PoA and GoF.

I also should have renamed the DD chapter, but I'll admit I couldn't come up with one and got a bit lazy. Your theories about Bill's enemies has some truth to it, but don't worry, it won't be Ford who will try to take Evie out!

To redvintage888: Yeah, I plan on making an OC buddy for Evelyn, but that will be coming later. I'd be interested to see what your OC would be like! I had one planned, but she can have more than one friend. So yeah, please tell me about her/him!

Though I'm not a fan of love triangles (that isn't meant as a pun, I promise), there will be a guy in a later chapter that will show an interest in Evie. I want to give her a chance with a normal guy before she's fully sucked in to the whirl-wind that is Bill Cipher.

Fantasy Female Freak: Thanks for your awesome review! You're really stroking my ego with all the praise. It's nice to know you enjoy it so much. And I feel you; when it comes to Bill/OC, there wasn't much that really interested me. Some of the OCs seemed only to exist to be with Bill, which I disliked. I enjoy character development, which was why I decided to write this story. Hopefully I've been doing a good job so far at making Evelyn her own character! And I'm happy you enjoy the sibling bond between the three!

To Berrybanana05: I completely understand how their argument may have seemed a bit bland (and yes, Ashley does have emotional stuff going on, it's nice to know it's easy to pick up!), and it's the only part of the chapter that I'm truly not pleased with. I just figured that Evie, who isn't fond of arguments, would try to avoid one before things were said on either side that they couldn't take back. A bit weak, I know, but that was what I was trying to go for. Every time I wrote it, it ended up with one of them saying something horrible that would set them back a lot, and my heart couldn't take it (I ship them too much). Weak excuse, I know. ;) I hope this little chapter was what you were looking for!

To Miss Tri: Don't worry, she's not going to be a Pacifica clone. They may have a few similarities, since their both insecure in some way, but they'll be different enough that they can't be considered the same. And thanks for thinking Evie's a well-crafted character! I tried to balance out the 'Mary Sue' aspects with realistic flaws (with the bonus that she's a people pleaser, something I can see being annoying) to make her like a regular human: a flawed, yet unique individual.

As for Dipper being coddled by Evie, though you may still see scenes like that, he's going to try and keep it at a minimum, unless its just the two of them or he's feeling traumatized.

A huge thank you to everyone else who reviewed! You are all amazing people and I hope your holidays are going along smoothly. The interview will be posted with the next chapter, since it's fairly short. And a new chapter will be posted next year, so keep an eye out!

Please favourite, follow and/or review! Your feedback is always welcome. Please ignore any spelling mistakes, and have an awesome New Years! -Aria

I don't own Gravity Falls.