Here we go again ya'll. I've written a couple of stories on this Dipper and Pacifica's relationship but I've decided to focus more on the chase if you catch my drift. This is set in their teenage years.

"Someone is talking"

Someone is thinking

Emphasis!

Attraction? There was plenty of that to go around between Dipper and Pacifica. The truth, however, is that you can't build your relationship based on good looks. Dipper knew this, and he repeated it to himself over and over, but for some strange reason when it came to Pacifica, he didn't want to look away. Her smile was the best kind of infection you could get, and the way she walked, her hips swayed from side to side, almost as if she knew he was looking. Then there was the way she said his name. Speaking of which.

"Dipper… Dip? Are you listening?" Dipper Pines tore himself out of his thoughts, finding himself back at the Mystery Shack, more specifically at the counter of the gift shop.

"Uh huh. Yeah, of course." He did his best to compose himself. Hopefully Pacifica hadn't noticed his strange behavior. "You want to see Mabel right?" He asked, but the pretty blond didn't respond right away, instead she stood there with a soft smile.

"No…" She looked to the floor for a moment, then turned her gaze back to Dipper. "I'm here for you Dipper." She began to move closer, her hand reached across the counter and grazed against his knuckles. She lowered her voice huskily… seductively, "I want you Dipper."

The world stood still. Frozen over with shock, Dipper did his best to breathe, but as hard as he tried, he failed even harder. Seconds passed and Pacifica's face broke out into a wide grin and the atmosphere changed instantly.

"Just kidding you dork! Of course I'm here to see Mabel, it's Friday." She raised an arm making a gesture to the sleeping bag that was nestled beneath.

"Oh…" He cleared his throat, "Of course. Yeah I guess I forgot about your sleepover." Pacifica couldn't help but notice how stiff the air had become.

"You're not mad at me are you? Serves you right for playing space cadet while you're working. I should file a complaint with your boss, you know." She raised a finger to scold him jokingly, Dipper smiled, rubbing the back of his head awkwardly.

"I guess there's no hiding from you, is there?" His smile was warmly returned by Pacifica.

"Not even for a second." She continued to tease him, "The Northwest's are renowned for their skills in deduction, amongst our natural charm and intellectual prowess."

"And somehow you forgot to mention good looks." He shot back sarcastically.

"Oh Dipper," She responded feeling flirtatious, "No one forgets about that."

Just like that, Dipper felt that same attraction he was trying to avoid deepening. At least now he knew it was based on much more than physical appearances. He was attracted to her personality, her humor, the way she carried herself… Dipper was attracted to everything about Pacifica Northwest.

Damn…

"Geeze cut the flirting you too." Grunkle Stan walked into the room clearly disgusted, "We can't sell teenage hormones, at least not legally." Stan made his way over to the cash register to do his ritual sales count.

The moment was ruined, an embarrassed Pacifica silently saw her way to Mabel's room thankful that the Alpha twin wasn't there to enjoy their misery. When she left Stan turned his attention over to his great nephew.

"So kid, when are you gonna make your move?" Dipper choked, Stan ignoring him continued, "Take it from me kid, the girl's into you. But there just one thing you gotta look out for-"

"Her shotgun wielding father?" He joked, poking fun at the serious nature of the conversation.

"Well, two things. The other is timing. You can't just rush into it, but if you wait too long you'll let her get away... Listen to your great uncle Stan on this one. Timing is everything."

Dipper had to admit, Stan was right: painfully right. Would Dipper ever make a move? To be honest he wasn't even sure he wanted to try. He started to think about how things were great with Pacifica. Although their friendship seemed to be heavy on the Mabel aspect, it was still one of the strongest that he had. He enjoyed her company, her laugh, her smile-

Alright that's enough of that!

He enjoyed having Pacifica as a friend… was he willing to risk that?

Thanks for reading. As always have fun!