Dipper and Pacifica's Love Story

Chapter 29

Dipper's POV

Ugh! I hate this place! It's so boring! Ever since our wonderful parents shipped us off to Gravity Falls, nothing fun or a least interesting has happened! The only thing my sister and I have been doing is sitting around and once in a while, going out with our Grunkle Stan on certain things. But even when we go out, all Grunkle Stan does is yell at me to do crap and tell me that I'm weak and whatnot.

For example, he told me that I needed to place signs all over the forest where I got bit by a crap ton of insects, then he forced me to finish those signs even after I told him that I've been bitten! I swear, once in a while, I just want to punch him in the face. But the thing that'll really make you jump out of your seat is the funny fact that after a certain job is done by yours truly, Grunkle Stan finds it fun to do certain things with him like go fishing on the lake or other useless things that he finds enjoyable. Even my sister finds it annoying! But the only difference is that she NEVER gets called to do work.

The only thing that's keeping me going is the fact that I befriended people like Soos and Wendy. Soos is a pretty cool guy that helps Grunkle Stan around the shack while Wendy just tries her best to work but always slacks off, nevertheless, I like her and Soos a lot.

Anyways, things in boring Gravity Falls have been going alright. Most of the summer is already over, and literally there's nothing I can do right now. So after a while of chilling in the shack, I decided to go outside.

I called out, "I'm going out! If anyone cares…" I walked outside and grabbed a lantern. I've been going out more and more lately on my own to look for something to do. When I wasn't helping out at the shack, I was off exploring in the woods. I never really went into town or anything, but I'm fine with that. I'm just not a very sociable person when it comes to this. I tried talking with some people in the town, but all I got was laughter, some glares, a hiss from an old man, some disgusted looks, and overall, not anything worth talking about.

However, there was this one time I was in town with Mabel getting ready for a small fair we had at the shack when I ran into this blonde girl for the first time. Mabel greeted the girl very friendly, but the girl just shot down her kindness. But before she walked away, she looked me directly in the eyes. I couldn't say that I knew her well, or anything at all, but there was something about that blonde girl I thought was familiar. Maybe I'm just going insane.

After that incident, I was told by Mabel the girl we ran into was named Pacifica Northwest. She's a rich, snotty, spoiled brat that always gets whatever she wants with her money. I was told to just avoid her at all means so trouble wouldn't start. Yet, even after we got back to the shack that day, I still didn't know why Pacifica sounded familiar. But after a while, I just lost the thought and moved on.

After walking for about an hour, I finally reached my destination. It was a small cave on the outskirts of Gravity Falls. I found it one day while walking in the woods. I noticed the cave and decided that I wanted to see what was inside of it, so I grabbed the lantern the next time I was free and left.

I stepped into the cave with my lantern and started walking forward. I don't know why, but I find caves very weird. I know it's just a bunch of rocks, but the thought that hundreds and thousands of years ago, people lived in caves and called it their home. I've always been interested in exploring stuff like caves to see what I could find. I always tell myself that maybe one day, I'll find something big and it'll make me famous. But so far, I haven't been that lucky.

As I got deeper into the cave, I started to notice that the distance between the walls was getting bigger and wider. I soon realized that there was may more space for walking than when I first walked into the cave. I moved my lantern back and forth to see if there was anything written or simply sketched on the walls. I didn't see anything, but that didn't stop me from exploring deeper.

Eventually, I noticed I giant wall that was in front of me. I raised my lantern to see what was on it, and what I saw shocked me. The entire wall had a picture of a wheel, with a giant triangle in the center and small symbols around it. In total, there were ten symbols, but there weren't words on it at all. I decided to grab the small camera I carry around my waist and took some photos of it. I didn't know what I came across, but I had my theories. It was incredible that I found something like this! This wheel could very well be some ancient hieroglyphics by the people who made this town so long ago. Whether not this means something to them remains a mystery, but for now, I decided to take my findings to the Gravity Falls Library.

When I got to the library, I grabbed a chair and some books on hieroglyphics. As I read the books, I didn't even notice that Mabel was right in front of me.

"Hey, Dipping Sauce! What's up?!" Mabel yelled.

I was startled and said, "Mabel?! What are you doing here at the library?!"

She responded, "I was looking through some stuff on pigs. Ever since I won Waddles at that fair, I wanted to know more and more about them."

I raised an eyebrow, "No offense Mabel, but you would be the last person to read a book on pigs or really anything period." Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, Mabel won a pig that she named Waddles at that fair we had. I usually would mind, but at first, it was cool seeing a pig considering nothing exciting ever happens in this town. Now I find Waddles more and more like a pet and nothing more.

"Anyways, what brings you to the library bro?" Mabel asked with eagerness.

I responded, "Well, I was walking through the woods and came across a cave. I had a lantern with me, so I went inside. Deep inside, I came across a big hieroglyphic image on the cave wall and decided to take pictures. After that, I wondered what the symbols meant," I showed her the pictures, "so I went to the library to see if I can find anything."

Mabel said, "Did you find anything?"

"Nothing so far. For some reason, I feel like I've seen this before, but I know nothing about it. I know it sounds crazy, but whenever I look at the pictures, a small familiar memory that's just clouded up in my mind keeps coming back. I'm trying to remember, but all I can remember is that foggy memory." I said.

Mabel started laughing and said, "Bro, I think you're sticking your head into too many books, why don't you take a break and get some fresh air? I know! How about you, Grenda, Candy and I go to the mall and get some new clothes?!" She sounded really into the idea of going out.

"I'm not in the mood Mabel, and besides, you know how much I hate the mall, all people do there is shop and cash out their wallets, and I for one don't need to waste my valuable time to buy clothes that I'll never wear. Sorry." I responded.

"Your loss bro, just please get some fresh air before you go back to the shack?" Mabel said.

I was already deep into my reading that I just responded, "Yeah, yeah," and waved her off. I know that was kind of mean, but I can't let small distractions like those get in my way of finding something interesting.

I read for hours and hours and couldn't find a single clue in any of the books I looked into. I found some small stuff, but it doesn't 100% match with what I found in the pictures, so that didn't help me. I laid back against the chair and looked up at the ceiling. I thought to myself what could the answer be? Why do I have this weird sense that I've seen these pictures before? If they are so familiar, then I should remember, right? Ah! This is hurting my brain! Maybe it would be better if I just went home and tried again tomorrow.

I got out of the chair and looked at my watch. Shoot! I was so into my reading I didn't even realize that it was already six pm. Grunkle Stan is going to kill me if I don't get back soon! I grabbed the pictures and quickly exited the library. As I ran out the front door, I accidentally ran into someone which made me, and the person I hit, fall to the ground.

The figure said, "Ow! Watch where you're going you idiot!" It sounded like a girl's voice, but I didn't know for sure.

I quickly said, "I'm so sorry Miss! I was just running out of the library and accidentally ran into you! My bad! Do you need any help?" That's when I got a good look on her face and saw who she really was. It was the same blonde girl that Mabel and I ran into earlier. I didn't know a lot about her, but I did have a feeling that maybe she's the person you don't want to get annoyed.

"Help from you? Ha! You're just lucky I wouldn't sue you for my injuries that I sustained!" She responded.

I looked at her arms and legs trying to find something serious, but I didn't see anything. "Um, I may be mistaken, but I don't think you got any injuries that are worth yelling about! I was only trying to help!" I said.

The girl just glared at me and turned the other direction so I couldn't see her face. I could've sworn I saw a small blush on her face, but I couldn't tell. I shook my head and said, "Look, I think we just got off on the wrong foot, let's start over. Hello, Miss, my name is Dipper Pines, and you are?" I know it's childish, but you would be surprised on how many people actually start off with this approach.

The girl, still looking away, said, "My name is Pacifica Northwest, but this doesn't mean we're friends just because I told you my name!" She responded with disgust.

I lowered my head and said, "Well, it was nice knowing you then." I started walking away when Pacifica quickly said, "Wait! Did you just say your last name was Pines?"

I turned around, "Yeah, why?"

"That must mean you're that brat Mabel's brother! Ugh! Now I really hate you!" Pacifica said crossing her arms.

For some reason, I responded in the defense of my sister saying, "You know there's something called kindness in this world, and from the few minutes I talked to you Pacifica, it seems that you have none. Maybe if you looked what was right in front of you, you may be able to see what real kindness is you arrogant imbecile!" I immediately covered my mouth when I said that. I've never burst out saying such a cruel thing in my life.

At first, I thought that I was going to be attacked by a mean comment, but Pacifica just stood there. She didn't respond or move. She just stared at me with a shock expression on her face. I kind of felt bad considering that I barely knew her no longer than ten minutes and I already called her an idiot. Smooth move Dipper.

I said, "Pacifica, I'm sorry, I didn't me-" But I was stopped by her lifting up her palm with her head down. I couldn't tell if she was crying or what, but it seems that she was in all sort of emotions.

I was about to walk again when she said softly under her breath, "Dipper…"

I turned around again and prepared for a slap or something, but she just punched me in the face which made a bigger impact on me than I thought. I flew back and landed on my back.

Pacifica walked up to me with some tears in her eyes saying, "Go to hell you jerk!" She then stormed off leaving me on the ground in front of the library. Luckily for me, no one saw what happened, so there was no worrying about what others might have seen, but I'm more worried about Pacifica since I did say a really mean comment to her. I'm not the person who does that, so I kind of feel happy, sad, and curious at the same time. I got back on my feet and walked home holding my face where Pacifica punched me. I then could only think about what I would say when I got back to the shack with a giant bruise.

"HAHA! You ran into a tree and got a bruise?! That's hilarious kid! Man, you're weak!" Grunkle Stan said when I told him about the bruise. I couldn't have just said that an angry girl punched me because I called her an idiot, the pain from Grunkle Stan insults would be worse than any punch a person could do to me.

Soos was sweeping by the stairs when I walked by with the bruise. He stopped and said, "Whoa dude, how did you get that awful shiner?"

"If I tell you, will you actually take it seriously? Or are you just going to laugh?" I asked.

Soos gave me a smirk and said, "I wouldn't laugh at something like this. I used to get hurt from embarrassing things all the time hambone. You just have to accept it and laugh it off. If you don't you end up like a broken cuckoo clock."

I sighed, "Alright, don't tell anyone this. I told Grunkle Stan that I got it from hitting a tree, but the truth is that I was talking with a girl named Pacifica Northwest and while doing so, she called Mabel a brat. And for some reason, I call her an arrogant imbecile. She then came back at me with a fist to the face. I expected a slap or something a little less aggressive, but I was dead wrong. I apologized! But that didn't stop her."

Soos shook his head and said, "Ah, don't worry about it dude, I was never good with women either."

I blushed and quickly said, "This isn't about getting a date or something Soos! This just happened really fast and I don't know if I should feel bad about what I did, or say that my actions were justified because she attacked my sister."

Soos then laughed, "Dude, dude, I know I don't know a lot about women, but I think that Pacifica is more in a state of shock rather than anger."

"What makes you say that?" I asked with curiosity.

"Dude, do you know who Pacifica Northwest is?" Soos asked.

I shook my head, "Until an hour ago, I never knew anything about her."

Soos said, "She's the daughter in the Northwest family. The Northwest's own most, if not, all things in Gravity Falls and are super rich. They built everything from the ground up and are super powerful. If what you're telling me is true, that means you just made fun of the second most powerful woman in Gravity Falls."

My eyes widened, "Who's the strongest then?!"

"Her mother." Soos responded.

I fell to my knees and just chilled there. I wasn't crying or anything, but I was really annoyed at my actions. I was blinded by ignorance that I never knew that the girl I called an idiot was one of the most powerful women in this town. That just makes my situation even worse!

Soos laughed again and said, "Don't worry about it dude, the Mystery S'Hack is privately owned, so if you're worrying about the Northwest's attacking us with ownership and whatnot, there's no need to kill yourself."

I looked back at Soos and said, "So does this mean that I'm screwed?"

"Probably dude. Ha," Soos said.

I groaned and started walking slowly up the stairs. After realizing the situation I was in, I couldn't help feel that I brought this place a state of pain from here on. I got to my/Mabel's room and sat on my bed. Mabel still wasn't home yet, so there was no worrying about her asking me about my bruises whereabouts.

After a while of staring at the ceiling, I soon noticed that I still had the pictures from earlier in my pocket. I laid them out on my desk and looked at them deeply. That foggy memory keeps coming back every time I look that them. I placed my pine tree hat down and stared for a long time. I was digging through my memory trying to see if I remember certain things like a stitched heart, or an ice bag, or even a simple pair of glasses! But nothing came up!

Before I knew it, it was already time to go to bed. I got into bed and once again stared at the ceiling. It's a habit that I really need to work on…


I woke up at a ten and looked to see Mabel still not home. I didn't worry because she was probably at Grenda's or something. I got out of bed and grabbed the pictures. I planned to go to the library again to see more about the pictures, but I needed to eat breakfast first.

I walked down the stairs rubbing my eyes. However, once I got to the bottom, I noticed a man with my Grunkle Stan at the table.

Grunkle Stan turned around and said, "Good morning Dipper! I'm glad you're awake!"

"Who's the man sitting next to you?" I asked.

He responded, "Dipper, this is my brother, or your other Grunkle Stan named Stanford!"

My eyes widened again as Stanford got out of his chair and pulled out his hand to me, "Nice to meet you Dipper! I've been gone for a while, but you can just call me Ford since my brother and I have very similar names! I hope to know you more as time goes on!"

Oh, how I hate cliffhangers. Stay Tuned!