Mabel skipped along the dirt paths in the forest near the shack, singing Disco Girl as she went along. Her occasional twirling made her catch sight of something in the distance, something black within the brightly coloured trees. She turned her attention to this new mystery.

"Hello?" She grabbed the attention of this person.

"What do you want, Mabel?" The brooding voice was quickly recognized as Robbie Valentino. Mabel's as of now, 3 year crush.

"Sorry, Robbie. I didn't realize you were over here." Mabel apologized to him and lingered for a second before stepping away.

"H-Hang on, come sit down." He stammered, trying to not lose his facade. Mabel blushed despite herself. She sat next to him and brought her knees up.

"Tambry broke up with me during Christmas break." He broke the silence, she looked at him in shock. The tears in his eyes were almost unnoticeable, he quickly blinked them away.

"Robbie, I'm so sorry." Mabel slid her hand onto his, tracing hearts on his skin without realizing it. She brushed his sweater sleeve and gripped his shoulder. He put his free hand onto hers and smiled at her despite his pain. He really did appreciate that she was trying to help him, that she was always there for him to lean on when he needed help.

"It's whatever, we were growing apart..."

"It's not whatever! That bitch has it coming to her." Mabel fumed, realizing quickly afterwards that she just swore. She covered her mouth in embarrassment, Robbie got a good laugh out of it.

"Mabel Pines, did you just say bitch?" He got out his sentence through gasps of laughter. Hearing her swear was like getting struck by lightning. Mabel's face became redder as she nodded.

"Mabel Pines, where are you?" Stan's voice echoed through the trees, scaring the two teenagers. She stood up and waved to Robbie as she walked away. He waved back, smiling.

"I'm over here, Grunkle Stan!" She shouted as she got closer to the Shack. Dipper and Pacifica came out together, Pacifica's arms wrapped around the boy.

"We're going to play minigolf, you wanna come?" Pacifica swung herself off of Dipper and onto Mabel, she had become a lot more playful since they had first interacted.

"I'd love to but I'm busy." Her face turned red, this was finally her shot with Robbie and she didn't want to screw it up. Dipper, Stan and Pacifica looked at each other in slight confusion before shrugging it off.

"Well if you change your mind, you know where to find us." Dipper gave her a quick hug before making their way to the golf course. As soon as they were out of her sight, she dashed back into the forest to where she was sitting.

"Oof!" She grunted, feeling her body hit the ground.

"Mabel!" Robbie exclaimed, concerned. "I didn't even see you there." He stuck his hand out for Mabel to pull herself back up, her blush continued to become more prominent.

"That was totally my fault, I should've looked where I was going." She argued with him playfully, pulling herself up by his arm.

"I was about to head home..." He hung onto her hand, waiting to see what she'd say.

"Dipper and Pacifica are going out, could I come with you?" She tried to act as nonchalant as she could, twirling her hair around her fingers. Robbie nodded and started towards his house, hoping Mabel wouldn't mind that they were still holding hands. He needed this, he needed the attention and love that Mabel provided.

It felt like only a couple minutes had passed as they made their way into the Valentino house. Robbie's parents sat at the table, chatting away.

"Hi, Mr and Mrs Valentino!" Mabel greeted the adults, waving to them happily. They both loved seeing Mabel, she was so lively. They waved back to her before the teenagers made their way up to Robbie's room.

They sat on his bed in silence, Mabel twiddling her thumbs around and Robbie swatting at his hoodie strings. In an attempt to get more comfortable, she leaned back against Robbie's body. He looked at her and smiled, wrapping one of his arms around her waist.

"It's a little cold in here." Mabel whispered, snuggling closer against him. His face felt warm, feeling a body against his own was nice.

"Shooting Star, my main girl!" Bill came out of nowhere, scaring the living shit out of Mabel. She gripped onto her sweater and tried to calm herself down. Everything became greyed, indicating they were in the void.

"What do you want, Bill?" She glared at him for "interrupting" her time with Robbie. He laughed in amusement.

"I just wanted to congratulate you on your success. Watching you manipulate those teenagers, it was like seeing your kid go off to Kindergarten." Bill thought back on watching her with Tambry and Lee, her with Robbie.

"What are you talking about, Cipher?" Mabel was genuinely confused, she had no recollection of manipulating anyone, especially not her friends.

"It started the second summer you were here," Bill began to explain, knowing that she wouldn't remember it like it happened. "You still had a crush on Stitches, but he was dating that phone girl. You started spending more time with her, one on one, talking about the blonde boy. The things you said about him, you were talking about Stitches but you always said Lee in his place.

You spent one on one time with Lee, talking up Tambry. Not more than a few months after you started this psychological warfare, they had their hands all over each other whenever they could. You knew it'd only be a matter of time until they broke up, you just had to be patient." Mabel stared at the demon, she remembered... Her eyes filled with tears, she had indirectly caused Robbie's heartbreak.

"Don't cry, kid. It isn't all bad, he's in love with you. Go get him, Shooting Star." With those words, Mabel was back with Robbie, in his arms. She was torn. The guilt of knowing she caused Robbie's heartbreak, the hope of Robbie feeling the same way about her...

"Are you alright, Mabel?" Her heart pounded in her chest, sending a tingling sensation all throughout her body, the kind of sensation you get when you know you're about to do something wrong. She shut her eyes and turned onto her stomach, kissing him without another thought. She pulled away before he could process it and pulled the neck of her sweater over her head. Robbie's face turned a bright red... Her lips were so soft, he looked down at her and saw her hiding out of embarrassment.

Mabel got nervous when the silence came back, what if he hated her now? She was starting to panic, her eyes watered.

"I'm sorry..." Her voice cracked as she apologized, tears dripped down her cheeks. Robbie adjusted his position to look into her eyes, they were like a chocolate brown, dark chocolate. He cupped her cheeks and wiped the tears away with his thumbs.

"Mabel... I love you but I can't stop thinking about Tambry. I'm still crazy for her." He looked down to his legs in despair. Her heart felt like it stopped...