This is the first Gravity Falls FanFiction that I have posted. The idea of this came into my head when I was listening to a couple of songs the other day and I was thinking that maybe I could use those songs as the story goes on. I have not added any songs to this chapter yet, but I will as the story continues. I will also be posting the chapters in parts if needed since some of them are really long. I don't have exact dates on when I will be posting new chapters since I am still working on the book (plus, I have other projects to work on) but I will try to post as soon as I finish. I will also be posting this on AO3 and Tumblr. The link to my Tumblr and AO3 will be in the description below. I do hope you enjoy the first part of this chapter while I work on the second part.
Chapter 1: New Baby Sister
(Stanley's P.O.V)
I am not ready for this, I am so not ready for this! When mom told me that this was happening, I figured that it was gonna happen in a year or two, not now! If you are confused on what the heck I am talking about, then let me rewind to a day or two and tell you on how everything, because of an accident, changed our lives for me and my twin. It all started when me and Stanford were coming home form Glass Shard Beach where we hung out after school. It was the beginning of the weekend.
(End of P.O.V)
Stanley and his twin brother, Stanford were coming home after hanging out at the beach. Since it was Friday, they had enough time to work on the Stan O' War. When they were close to their home, they suddenly heard their parents fighting in the house. It was so loud that if the neighbors cared enough, they would be wondering on what the hell was going on. Stanley sighed as he turned to look at his brother.
"Just once I would like to come home to some peace and quiet. They literally fight over everything, mostly about money or bills. I keep asking myself, when is ma gonna divorce him?" Stanford gave his brother a sympathetic look
"Stanley, you know how mom feels about divorce. She's really trying,"
"I know, but every time they finish an argument, pops always goes out to drink then he comes back drunk and takes his anger out on us! I'm sick of it!"
"I know, but we have no other option but to deal with it. Mom will one day see that our father is a monster." Stanford said as he placed a hand on Stanley's shoulder. Stanley looked at his twin for a moment before sighing in annoyance. He knew Stanford was right, but of course he is always right! He is a nerd that knows everything. With no other choice, the boys went through the pawn shop doors and went up stairs to the living room where they were expecting to find their parents arguing, but instead they found them frantically moving around and arguing about something else besides money.
"Filbrick, you knew that this was something that's going to happened! You said that you didn't care, so I assumed that meant that it was okay!"
"Lay off Caryn! I was fine with it before you showed me the picture of the brat! I do not want this thing in my family! That would be another mouth to feed! Plus, I don't want to have to deal with another women in the house!" Filbrick shouted, face tinged red with anger.
"Oh go to hell Filbrick! There is nothing wrong with her! All you seem to care about is her gender and the money! Don't you even care about the fact that one of good friend is dead and another one is in jail!?" Filbrick turned around and pointed a finger in Caryn's face
"No, your friend Caryn! Those people were not my friends and they never will be! I couldn't even get along with the father!"
"I don't see why not, because both of you act like jerks when your drunk!"
"Mind your own damn business! Can you blame me for wanting to go get a few drinks!? The only reason I do so is because I can barely handle that ugly, nagging voice of yours every damn day!" With that Filbrick left the room, cursing under his breath, more likely to sulk in the Pawn shop downstairs. Caryn rubbed her hands on her face in frustration before she looked and saw her boys standing in the hallway.
"I'm really sorry boys. Your father and I are just…working on some issues."
"What issues? Ma, what is going on?" Stanley asked. Caryn didn't say anything at first. Instead, she motioned her sons to sit on the couch with her. Once they were all seated on the couch, Caryn decided to speak.
"Boys, I have some good news, but there is also some bad…no, tragic news. I'll start with the tragic news first. Do you remember my old friend, Aubrey?" Stanley and Stanford looked at each other before nodding.
"She used to babysit us whenever you and dad go out on a date. When we turned fifteen, she told us that she was having a baby." Stanford answered.
"Yeah, I never liked her husband, Roy and I still don't. He kinda reminds me of pops when he is drunk." Stanley said while laughing. Caryn laughed a little too, but her smile vanished during her next sentence.
"Well…She went into labor two days ago, and the baby was born yesterday. They said it was a beautiful baby girl. Roy, apparently, wasn't too happy about the baby being a girl. When the doctors deemed both Aubrey and the baby healthy, they were supposed to go home. While on the way home, Roy and Aubrey were fighting about something while in their car. Aubrey must have brought up the topic of divorce because she told me that when her baby was born, she would divorce her husband so that her baby will be safe. After that-" Caryn stopped when she started to choke up. Tears were starting to roll down her face. Stanley reached over and patted her on the back.
"Ma…What happened?" He asked. Caryn wiped her eyes and took deep breaths to compose herself before continuing.
"The police said that Roy got angry and swerved the car off the road. They crashed into a tree and Aubrey hit her head on the passenger side window. Roy somehow got out of the crash unscathed and tried to run away, leaving his own wife and child behind, but the police caught him. When an ambulance came to get Aubrey…She was already dead." Stanley and Stanford were shocked. Not only was the best babysitter and family friend in the world dead, but her husband committed a hit and run, and left his wife and newborn child for dead.
"What about the baby?" Stanford asked, really hoping that the baby was still alive.
"That's actually the good news. They said that the daughter was just fine and it was a miracle that she survived. They also said that she was available for adoption, but that's not all." Caryn stood up and walked into the kitchen, pulled open a drawer, and pulled out a piece of paper before walking back into the living room. "Not only were the adoption papers that I signed were approved. Aubrey went to court a year ago to get divorce papers, but while signing for divorce she said that if something were to happen to her, the baby would be in our custody."
"So we don't have to worry about Roy trying to get custody of the baby?" Stanford asked. Caryn smiled.
"Nope, the idiot lost his chances when he went to jail. He'll have to physically get through me and the baby's new big brothers to take her away." She explained.
"What about Pops? Is he not involved in this?" Stanley asked. Caryn only sighed in annoyance.
"That's why I'm constantly yelling at your father right now. You see, your father is so stuck in his ways that he doesn't want anything to do with a girl in the family. I told him that if he lets her stay, he doesn't have to do anything. I can handle her. I've also called your older brother, Shermie. I told him what happened, so he and his wife are coming down here and staying in an old apartment near us so they can help us out."
"Okay, but if you need us to help you out too, we can." Stanford said.
"That's why I was excited to tell you two. I knew that you two would be sweet enough to accept all of this, my special little boys." Caryn stood up and hugged her boys who hugged her back. She was really relieved that her two sons were really accepting of this. "I also have something else to say." She released her boys from the hug and gave them a serious look. "I have been thinking about this for a while now. Now that we are having a new member to the family, I am worried that your father might do something to hurt this child if he ever comes home drunk. If he does, or he starts giving me more crap about her…I'm divorcing him." At the mention of the word 'divorce', Stanley's mind immediately cheered. Finally! A chance where he may never have to see his father again!
"I've gotten the papers in a secret place. I want to wait and couple of months, see how this goes. If nothing works out, I'm slamming the paper on him and he is out of here." Caryn said in a determined tone. "Now, you boys head up to your room. I've got to have more words with your father." With that Caryn went back downstairs to deal with Filbrick while Stanley and Stanford went to their rooms.
"Damn, speak of divorce and she shall deliver." Stanley said as he laughed. He couldn't believe it! He waited for years to finally have a chance to get away from his sorry excuse of a father. Now, not only will he and his brother be away from their father, but they will have another family member in the family.
"I wonder what the baby will look like." Stanford asked himself as he sat down on the desk chair near the bunk bed.
"I don't know, but I'm hoping she looks more like Aubrey. Roy is a dick, not to mention ugly. It would be a blessing If she looks like Aubrey." Stanley said, laughing a little.
"That is true. I still can't believe Roy would do something like that, especially to his own wife and newborn daughter." Stanford said sadly.
"I know, Aubrey was the greatest babysitter we had. Even when we grew up to the point where we didn't need a babysitter, she still came over and gave us gifts, baked us treats, she even helped us with new ideas for the Stan O' War. She was the best." Stanley said as he sat down on the bottom bunk of their bunk beds
"Yeah, she also was the only babysitter that didn't make fun of my hands." Stanford looked at his six fingered hands and sighed sadly. "She always told me to see my deformity as a blessing. Not just a freak of nature." The boys were silent for a moment. The fact that their family friend was gone was a real shocker to both of them. "Hey Stanley." At his name being called, Stanley looked at his brother. He looked like he had an uncertain and nervous look on his face.
"What's up poindexter?"
"Do you think we're ready? To be older brothers? This all seems kinda sudden." Stanley continued to stare at his twin as he continued. "I mean...What if she doesn't like me, or she might find my hands frightening?" As Stanford continued to ramble on a list of things that their new sibling would dislike about him, Stanley rolled his eyes before he placed a hand on his twin's shoulder.
"Look nerd, Ma is counting on us to look after this kid. Pa's not going to do it, knowing him he'll probably just give the kid the cold shoulder. Besides, if I can stand to be around you for the rest of my life, six fingers or not, then so can our new sister. These are just those kinds of situations where you have to stop thinking so hard and just roll with it. Also, you're not alone in this, we're in this together." At those words, Stanford was happy that he had a twin like Stanley to support him. Then a thought came to his head.
"We keep saying 'new sister' or 'new baby' like she doesn't have a name. Did mom even mention her name at all?"
"No, I'm guessing she'll probably tell us in the morning. Right now, I just need something to distract me from everything that happened today. I don't feel like watching T.V, I don't feel like going back outside. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I feel like I want to actually do my homework." Stanford looked at Stanley with mock shock.
"You actually want to do homework? On a Friday? Wow, I'm surprised." Stanley, annoyed that his brother found him amusing, took the pillow beside him and threw it at Stanford. "Shut it nerd." Stanford only laughed as he grabbed his book bag and searched for his homework. He could use a little bit of a distraction too.
I hope you enjoyed the first part so far, I would appreciate it if you would please comment down below on my progress or what I would need to change. I also work best with constructive criticism, any misspelled mistakes or grammar error that you see, please tell me, but be polite about it please. Thank you.
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