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Chapter 4- Owe ya one

This one was worth a visit to sweater town.

"Mabel..."

"Mabel isn't here right now. She's in Sweater town."

"Well could you come out of sweater town? Please?"

"No."

"Mabel, I know why you're upset but it would be very nice if you would put your personal grievances aside and deal with your frenemy for a couple ofdays." She peeked her head out of the sweater a little, sniffling.

"Dipper! I'd rather have my mind memory wiped than spend time with Pacifica."

"She's not so bad."

"You told her she was the worst to her face."

"I changed my mind."

"Changed your heart." She muttered. He blushed.

"That's um, beside the point. So, what do you say? A couple of days?"

"Fine... But you have to entertain her or whatever during the days."

"Is that to say you won't be hanging out with us?"

"Of course I am. It would be..." She tried to think of a good Dipper word to use,

"Scatterbrained of me to let you alone with that girl." He face palmed.

"Nice word, but the sentiment is lacking. What do you think I'd do?"

"Kiss her." He blushed further, half wanting to visit sweater town himself.

"I-I w-wouldn't what? UM..." She laughed enough to leave sweater town for now.

"This really what you want Dipper? I know I owe you but wouldn't you rather get a new book or something?" His eyes glittered at the mention of the book, but then he shook his head.

"Fine. Pacifica it is."

"Is this your room?" Pacifica Northwest, not desiring to go to a business meeting over THANKSGIVING BREAK, had begged her parents to drop her off in Piedmont to spend it with the Pines twins.

"Yeah."

"For both of you?" She bit her lip to not seem appalled (Dipper word).

"Uh huh. What, do you not like it?" Mabel challenged, a little more ready then she should have been to find an excuse to kick out their house guest.

"No, it's great. Absolutely, quaint..." She set down her bag.

"You'll be sleeping on Dipper's bed, and Dipper's sleeping in the living room." Mabel muttered, still upset about the whole ordeal. Pacifica nodded and glanced around again. Then she surprised Mabel for the first time that week,

"Thank you." Mabel's eyes grew wide.

"You're welcome."

"My parents don't get thanksgiving. They spend it in business meetings trying to make more money. I guess we are a little less well to do then we were after that um, thing, happened in Gravity Falls."

"Yeah. That thing." Mabel shifted uncomfortably.

"So where is Dipper?" Pacifica asked to change the subject.

"He's changing, he'll be here in a minute. I hope." Mabel picked up Waddles to distract herself.

"Good, good. Nice guy." Mabel didn't have the nerve to ask Pacifica if she liked Dipper. She didn't even really want to find out. She shuddered thinking about it. Fortunately her brother arrived. He and Pacifica hugged for a very very short amount of time, and then stood there awkwardly for a few seconds before...

"You want a short tour of Piedmont?" He asked nervously.

"Yeah sure."

"You coming Mabel?" She sighed and grabbed her Waddles carrier.

"Of course."

"Is that thing, like, legal?" Pacifica asked in distrust.

"Yeah." Mabel muttered, getting more frustrated and sad as Pacifica continued to push her buttons. Dipper must have noticed because he scratched behind Waddle's ear and gave his sister a reassuring smile.

"So Pacifica what's been happening in Oregon?" Dipper asked.

"Oh, nothing much. We're back in school. Schools is boring, the teachers are hillbillies, and everything is weird like normal." It was amazing how casually she said weird and normal in the same sentence.

"How are the people?"Mabel asked suddenly.

"Huh?"

"The people. Candy and Grenda. Wendy. Soos. Them!" Mabel insisted. Pacifica backed away.

"Uh, I don't know. Grenda's in my class but I don't see the others..." Mabel wanted to bury her face in pig and scream. Dipper was the only reason she didn't. She owed him. He didn't want a book, he wanted Pacifica. She shuddered.

"What's life like here?" Pacifica asked to avoid the awkwardness.

"Pretty much the same except no hillbillies and no weird."

"Come on. With you two there has to be something weird going on."

"Well, we've gone to jail three times." Pacifica stifled a guffaw.

"How can two people go to jail three times in like three months?"

"It's easier then you would think." Mabel muttered.

"Breaking and entering, public disturbance, and one explosion."

"Yep, that sounds like you." Pacifica remarked, kind of staring at Dipper. He stared back.

"Hey Dipper we're going to be late for dinner we should get back." Mabel intervened before they could have their moment.

"Oh yeah, you'll um, like our mom's cooking. Tomorrow will be better, because, well, Thanksgiving, but tonight should be good too."

"I can't wait." Pacifica muttered, slipping her hand in his as they walked back.

"You've never been to a sleepover before?" Mabel asked incredulously when they'd all headed to bed.

"No. What's so special about staying up all night with a bunch of people who will get on your nerves by morning?"

"It's fun. You know, fun, the thing normal kids have?"

"Oh you knit sweaters for fun."

"Yeah well you wouldn't know fun if it hit you in the face."

"I don't want to be hit in the face."

"You're missing the point."

"You're acting crazy!" Mabel buried her head in her pillow and shrieked a little.

"Look I would rather go sleep on the couch with my brother. And I'm only suffering through this for Dipper." Pacifica laughed.

"For Dipper? What are you doing For Dipper? Interrupting every conversation I have with him? Standing two steps behind us? Embarrassing him? Grow up."

"You can't make me."

"Grow up!"

"That won't help me. That won't help you and it won't help Dipper." Pacifica sat up on the bed she was using.

"What do you know about helping me? What do you know about helping anyone? You went to jail three times recently. Oh don't think I know that that was all you."

"I had my reasons and the results were good."

"The results of jail? You're cracked."

"I'm cracked, and you don't know how to have fun."

"Oh no somebody call the police."

"Sure. I have the Warden's son on speed dial."

"You're joking."

"I'm not his name is Ethan and his hair is like fine golden silk and his eyes are like magic." Pacifica laughed.

"You have a crush on a warden's son that's just precious."

"Oh yeah? You have a crush on my brother. Admit it." Pacifica blushed.

"That's not important."

"Come on, sleepovers are all about talking about crushes and giving makeovers and playing truth or dare."

"That sounds ridiculous, let's just go to bed."

"Fine." Mabel curled up with Waddles and fell asleep.

Thanksgiving meal passed as seamlessly as it could. Mabel and Dipper's grandfather came and fawned over them and their new friend, the food was delicious, and then the parents sent the kids away to go have fun because (and they didn't know that Mabel and Dipper knew this) it was time for annual poker gambling night and also time for Mabel and Dipper to blow their parent's twenty dollars each Thanksgiving bribe money.

Ah, the holidays.

People were already lining up for shopping and they joined the crowds in half interest. Every few minutes the line moved significantly. They were nearing the front of the line when a bit of trouble began.

It was always Dipper that got targeted. Dorky Dipper. Little Dipper. Dipstick. People at school abhorred (Dipper word) him. They'd been so much happier in Gravity Falls. Mabel had a couple of friends her, not many but a few. Dipper just had her and a hoard (also a Dipper word) of bullies to torment him. Mabel wanted it to stop, even if she had to stop it herself.

It was just two thugs from school. Just two thugs, older boys with ugly faces. They cut in front of the three of them and if Pacifica hadn't been there Dipper probably would have let them, but having taken out a scary dimensional demon, Dipper Pines thought he was brave enough to shout Hey! at two thugs.

He wasn't. They shoved him to the ground. That was when his sister and crush stepped up. The glanced at each the words poised in their mouths-

"Hold my earrings-" And then silently to themselves,

"whoa."

With Mabel juice running through her veins and fury running through her heart she managed to get a good handful of punches in. Pacifica had a different type of fury running through her veins. Later, when they were sitting in a holding cell together, Pacifica would explain that fury to Mabel.

"You, uh, you weren't wrong. I didn't want to admit it, because we aren't... Weren't friends, but I like your brother. He's the first bit of normal to ever enter my life. He makes me feel like a person. I didn't want the guy who makes me feel like a person getting treated like he wasn't a person. I've felt so much hate in my life. Today I had something to channel that hate at." Pacifica never really opened up like that before. She didn't know she would feel the need to with a person she got jail time with. Granted, jail time was only twenty seven minutes, but it was still the first "black mark" on her record.

And it was one of the best things to ever happen to her.

Before twenty eight minutes has passed a slender boy with pretty hair came in with the keys and unlocked them.

"Hey beautiful sorry I haven't texted you in awhile I was visiting my mom and I didn't want the distraction. You two can go." He gave her a one armed hug that both of them wanted to linger in.

"It's alright. Sorry to interrupt your thanksgiving." Ethan laughed.

"My family doesn't do thanksgiving. Dad and I were going to get pizza. If you guys have got nowhere to be you can come. Oh and Dipper's waiting for you outside."

"Good, good. Is he okay?"

"Is he okay? You took down football players. Are you okay?"

"We'd do anything for Dipper."

"So you want to come for pizza?"

"Yeah sure. Oh yeah, this is Pacifica Northwest."

"Pleasure to meet you." He took Mabel's hand and lead her outside, Pacifica following behind. Even through her glowing blush of pride and her glinting braces smile she noticed Dipper take Pacifica's hand as soon as they were reunited, worriedly asking if she was okay. Her jacket had gotten a little torn, her makeup was smudged and every hair was not in perfect place. However she was better than she had ever been before. They obliged Warden Joseph and his son's offer of pizza. At the end of the evening Ethan Joseph gave Mabel a small peck on the cheek, blushing and running away before she could respond. Pacifica and Dipper had to drag her from the spot, both laughing and more at ease now than ever.

In the morning Pacifica would be leaving with her parents for Gravity Falls, Oregon, with all of Dipper and Mabel's best wishes for their friends back home. In the morning Dipper would give Pacifica her own peck on the cheek and promise to try to come up to Oregon for Christmas.

But that night Mabel and Pacifica had a sleepover, complete with sprinkles, stickers, makeovers, truth or dare, and plenty of boy talk.

I LOVE THIS CHAPTER!