Okay, so here's part two of the Pines family Christmas party. Before we begin I'd like to say happy holiday's to all and have a happy new year; which will be 2020 :)
Gravity Falls: The Pines Meeting
Chapter 10
Previously in The Pines Meeting:
The Pines Christmas party began with a whole bunch of people including Grenda, Candy, Marius von Fundshauser, Stela, Stan Pines, Ford Pines, and a bunch of other people arriving at a house all decked up for the holidays. They played Secret Santa where Stan used his con skills to score a pair of gold mittens. Dipper and Wendy almost kissed but were stopped by the song, Christmas Blanchin'. Having watched the whole kissing thing go down Mabel Grenda and Candy, the three girls agreed to hook Dipper and Wendy up together by the end of the party; with Mabel officially declaring, "Alrighty then, Operation Christmas love is now officially in effect."
"Alright!" Grenda cheered after hearing Mabel's declaration.
"Let's do this," Candy. "What do we do first?"
"Okay well, firstly we need mistletoes and a secluded place in the house where we can put Dipper and Wendy in without no one interfering in our plans."
"I saw a tool shed in your backyard when I was in the kitchen earlier," Grenda pointed out.
"Perfect!" Mabel said before going on. "And it's small enough that if we put two people in there they'll be cramped. Which is what we're gonna do. But before we do that we need to hang the mistletoe up in the shed. After that, we somehow force Dipper and Wendy into the shed and then lock it from the outside. The two will be all alone, unable to do anything except talk about their love for one another, and of course, kiss."
"Ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh!"
"Best of all," Mabel continued. "They'll be no one to disturb them for a while. Without any distractions, they'll finally kiss, and BOOM! Holiday magic is made!"
"Awesome plan," Grenda approved. "I love it!"
"Hmm… Simple, yet effective. I like it," Candy said in approval. "Though we're also gonna need the keys to the shed; and if my memory is accurate, (which it always is). I saw your father use some keys to get some _ from the shed earlier then put said keys back in his pocket. Meaning we'll need to get to him to get the keys."
"Pffft. Don't worry. Aunt Stella is good at taking my dad's stuff without him noticing. I'll just ask her for help. She won't mind. Now let's go get what we need and make love hap-"
"ATTENTION EVERYONE! IT'S TIME FOR THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER CONTEST!"
Hearing this, Mabel decided to make a change in plans.
"First the Christmas sweater contest. Then we make love happen," Mabel restated. Yes, she was determined to make Dipper and Wendy a couple by the end of the party. However, she'd been preparing for this sweater contest since last year's Christmas party. No way was she missing out on it after all the work she'd been doing for it.
Overall the Christmas sweater contest proved to be a lot of fun. Immediately after Sherman had announced it was time for the sweater contest, Mabel, along with Dipper, and Wendy changed from their Santa styled sweaters, (since they were identical and Mabel refused to let them not participate), into different/bizarre Christmas sweaters. Dipper's light blue sweater was comprised of a bunch of smiley-faced snowflakes. Wendy wore an emerald green sweater with a decorated Christmas tree and a Santa hat on top of said tree.
In the end, Mabel won first place thanks to what was by far, her greatest sweater of all time. A multi-coloured MERRY CHRISTMAS sweater. Covered with mini candy canes, Christmas trees, snowflakes, tinsel, and even a reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh on the back. Best of all, the sweater had a cord that when plugged into an outlet, allowed all its features, (letters, snowflakes, etc.), to light up.
Yeah, it was hard for any other sweater to compete with Mabel's; even Marius's fancy reindeer sweater was no match. Though it did come in second place; followed in third by Wendy's Christmas tree sweater.
After the top three winners were chosen, those said winners were each rewarded with holiday Christmas mugs. Wendy received a bronzed coloured elf mug. Marius' mug, though around the same size as Wendy's was silver and resembled jolly old Saint Nick. Mabel's mug was of equal size as that of the other mugs, but because she'd won first place, hers was a gold-coloured reindeer with a shiny red nose.
With another game finished up, everyone scattered around the house, either chatting with other fellow guests, listening to the holiday tunes playing in the background, and or enjoying some Christmas treats from the buffet table.
"Nice mug," Dipper commented to Wendy regarding the mug.
"Thanks. I admit it's cool, if not a bit tacky. Though I'm doubting it'll survive long when I take it home," Wendy said in response.
"And why's that?" Dipper asked. Already theorizing what Wendy's response was going to be.
"Because knowing my dad, he's gonna break it by accident. Either that or my brothers will destroy it while practicing using their axes on random stuff in our cabin. I swear on my ancestors' graves those guys could do more destruction than a hundred megaton bombs."
"Uh, no offence but it wouldn't kill those guys to take it down a notch."
Wendy couldn't help laughing at this, "Ha, ha, ha, ha! That's a good one Dips. Ha, ha, ha!"
"Ha, ha, ha, yeah…" Dipper said back as he had the sudden nervous feeling he got whenever he got close to Wendy emotionally. This caused him to, with thinking, rub the back of his neck in an awkward-looking manner; which Wendy not only noticed but also understood why he was doing this.
When she saw this, she kind of got the same feelings that Dipper was feeling.
"Ah-ha, ha. Yeah," she said back to him.
There it was again, that awkward spark they got whenever they felt that special connection between them. When this happened they both either A, move closer to one another and attempt to kiss; Or B, they'd end up just standing where they were while feeling/looking very awkward.
In this instance, the latter of the two was happening between the two young teens. Neither of whom liked it; though both didn't know what to do to make all this uncomfortableness end.
That is till all of sudden…
"Hey, Dipper! Wendy!" Mabel called out. "Could you two go grab some _ from the shed in the backyard? Please?!"
Having just been saved from another awkward moment, the two agreed and went to the back yard. When they made it to the shed, opened it and walked inside, neither could find any _. This, of course, made Dipper feel suspicious.
"Something's not right here."
"Eh, I'm sure it's not that important. Let's go back inside and till your sister, we couldn't find any _," Wendy suggested.
Though this didn't end up happening, however. Right after she'd suggested this, the shed closed shut behind her, followed by the sound of it being locked from the outside.
For a moment both were confused. But everything started to become clear once they heard Mabel's voice call out to them from outside the shed.
"Alright you two here's the deal: you both love each other but refuse to admit it. So until you admit your true, loving feelings for one another, you're staying in that shed. Capeesh?"
"UGH! MABEL!" Dipper shouted, feeling more pissed off at his sister than he'd ever been before in his life. Besides the fact that Mabel had locked him and Wendy inside a shed without any way to get out on their own. She'd broken the promise she'd made to him last week about not meddling with anything that went on between him and Wendy. But of course, he should've expected this. Knowing his sister's matchmaking obsession, it was inevitable that she would try something like this. Nonetheless, Dipper couldn't be any more pissed off at Mabel than he was now. "MABEL I SWEAR WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE, I'M GONNA TEAR YOU APART!"
"Ditto for me too! This is not cool Mabel! Not cool!" Wendy said, feeling as pissed as Dipper was. This was worse than the time Mabel had set Robbie and Tambry up together, and that nearly torn her and her friends apart.
"Sorry you two, but I repeat, you are not coming out of there till both of you admit your love for each other and make out."
"And you better make it quick," Grenda pipped in. "There's an eggnog drinking contest happening soon and I don't wanna miss it."
"Yes, please hurry up and let the love happen," Candy pleaded.
At this point Dipper just wanted to scream and demand that the girls let them out. However, he knew that when it came to things that Mabel seriously, absolutely, adored, such as matchmaking in this instance, she wouldn't quit.
"Sigh, look Mabel why don't you, Candy, and Grenda give us a little alone time to work things out?" Dipper suggested. "And by that I mean you guys go inside and not eavesdrop on us talking, for say ten minutes?"
Wendy, who was shocked upon hearing Dipper's idea of them somewhat giving into the girls' demands, gave him a, "are you serious?", look, (which he noticed). Though before Dipper could quietly explain himself, Mabel responded, "Twinzy promise?" -Mable's version of pinky promises-
"Yes Twinzy promise," Dipper said back.
"Hmmm…Okay, you have got till the eggnog drinking contest ends for alone time together to become hookup time. F.Y.I. there's a mistletoe hanging above you guys, and you know the rules. Kissy kiss."
With that being said, Dipper and Wendy heard the sounds of feet marching in snow, followed by the sound of the back opening and closing. Having heard the door shut, both teens knew they were now officially alone in the backyard, trapped in a small shed together.
Attempts to escape on their own were futile. The girls had taken out all the heavy tools, (with some help from Grunkle Stan) before they trapped the two of them. The ground was paved over so they couldn't try digging with their hands. There were no windows, and the walls were made of metal hard enough that even Wendy's father, (a man who's legally named Manly Dan), would have difficulty breaking through.
It pained Dipper to say it, but he already realized that he'd have to give Mabel what she wanted. Even if it meant stepping outside of his comfort zone and doing the thing he feared might destroy his friendship with Wendy.
"I never did get over my crush on you after our trip into the bunker," Dipper confessed.
"Seriously?" Wendy gasped in shock.
"Seriously. I tried to move on from you during a road trip my family and I took to other tourist attractions across Oregon. That didn't work out, however. Long story short, I broke the hearts of Candy and three other girls."
"Wow, you better give me the long version some other time after your sister releases us. I wanna know what you did and how Mabel and Grenda didn't kill you for hurting Candy."
"I will. Just not when Mabel, Grenda, or Candy are in earshot. They don't talk about it, but I know they're kinda still pissed at me for what I did and will not hesitate to give me a piece of their minds if the opportunity occurs. The last thing I need is for them to be reminding of past failures in the romance world."
"I can relate to that," Wendy said with understanding. A lot of her past relationships didn't end too well also.
"Yeah?"
"Yeah."
A long silence followed this for a couple of minutes till...
"I love you," Wendy admitted at last.
Dipper was not, (repeat NOT), expecting this. "You…. you…. you WHAT?!" he asked. Wanting to make sure he heard what he thought he heard.
"Yeah, I am in love with you. I mean you're funny, smart, sweet, kind a cute, and very brave. None of my ex-boyfriends had more than one,(if any), of the traits you possess. Not to mention none of them ever made me feel as happy as you do."
"Gee thanks," Dipper said, feeling touched by his crush's words. I feel the same way about you. To me, you're the most beautiful girl in the world. Your rebellious nature and desire to follow your instincts are admirable. I'm… I'm lucky enough to have you in my life. I… I love you too."
Call it sappy, or whatever, but Wendy found Dipper's reciprocation of her feelings to him touching. She also felt/knew that this point, with both of them having expressed love for each other, the next thing to do.
"So… umm…. Wanna give the whole being more than a friend's thing a shot?" Wendy asked after a few more long minutes of complete silence.
Dipper couldn't believe what he'd just heard. "Are… are you asking me out?" he asked.
"Yes, yes I am. We both love each other and dating is the next obvious step. So what d'ya say? Wanna date or what?"
Dipper, (for no possible good reason), could turn down an opportunity like this. "Yes! Definitely! Absolutely! Thousand times YES!"
"Cool," she said while leaning down so that her face was less than an inch away from Dipper's. "Now there's something I've been wanting to do for a while without being too drunk to remember it."
It was then that their lips at long last came into contact with one another. At long last, (not counting their drunk make-out session in 1998), Dipper and Wendy were having their long-awaited kiss. It felt like fireworks were going off inside themselves. Wonderful fireworks filled with levels of happiness neither had ever felt before in their lives, (not even when they saved Gravity Falls from Bill). Within a few minutes, the two broke for air, staring at each other with love and passion. To them, this moment felt like it was eternal, that nothing or no one could end it. Although when you're a Pines or a Corduroy the chances of a perfect moment not being interrupted where slim.
"OKAY I'M BACK!" Mabel hollered. "F.Y.I. GRENDA KICKED BUTT IN THE EGGNOG DRINKING CONTEST! But enough about Grenda and eggnog, ARE YOU TWO DATING OR WHAT?!"
"Sigh, yes Mabel, Wendy and I are going out now. So would mind letting us out of here? Like you promised to?"
Mabel didn't respond, which concerned Dipper.
"MABEL?!" Dipper hollered out.
"YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! FINALLY! I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU TWO! THIS IS THE BEST NEWS I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE! CONGRATULATIONS YOU! I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA MAKE AN ADORABLY AWESOME COUPLE!"
"Thanks, Mabel," Wendy said. "Though if you ever forcibly match two people together again I'll dump your brother and lock you in my dad's sock drawer. Oh and just so you know, he hasn't washed those foot hells since my youngest brother, Gus was in diapers."
"I've been to her cabin, Mabel. I assure you that she telling the truth," Dipper concurred.
"Fine, fine, whatever. Just get out of there so I can take a look at the world's newest couple."
"Um, you need to unlock the door first," Dipper reminded.
"K! I'll go get the keys from Candy. Aunt Stella took them from dad, who in turn gave them to Candy, who's looking after an unconscious Grenda. She passed out after drinking over twenty gallons of eggnog during the eggnog drinking contest."
"Okay, please just go get the keys and let us out of here?" Wendy asked; starting to get annoyed again by her new boyfriend's sister.
"Okeydokey."
Once Mabel got keys and freed her brother and his boyfriend from the shed, the three met up with Candy and Grenda, (the latter of whom had just regained consciousness), back inside the house. There, after a lot of begging from Mabel, Dipper and Wendy agreed to retell what had happened during their alone time in the shed. When finished, the couple received some lung crushing hugs from the girls who excited about them dating. Throughout the rest of the evening everyone, (including Dipper and Wendy, once the girls settled down and freed them from their grasp), enjoyed themselves as they played more fun holiday-themed games like pin the nose on Rudolph, Christmas charades, Christmas bingo, and Santa sack races. Soon, however, the party began to come to an end.
"Okay everyone, stop what you're doing and GET IN HERE NOW!" Sherman shouted. Drawing everyone into the living room where Sherman and his wife stood. Once all the party attendees gathered together, Sheryl began speaking. "First let me just say it's been a pleasure having you all here for this awesome Christmas party. Second, I'd like to give a special thanks to everyone who helped set this party up. This includes my BFF, Stela, my daughter, Mabel, my little boy, Dipper, and his new girlfriend, (who I hope will be my daughter-in-law someday), Wendy."
Upon hearing this, all eyes immediately turned towards Dipper and Wendy; both of whom were very embarrassed by all the future in-law comment that Sheryl had just made.
"Mom!" Dipper said embarrassed before saying to himself, "Maybe it was a mistake telling her about me and Wendy before the party ended."
"Seriously Mrs. Pines?!" Wendy groaned.
"Anywho," Sherman said going forward, "It is nearly time for the party to come to an end."
"Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww," Mabel whined.
"So," Sherman continued. "Let us end it was some good old fashion Christmas carols."
This caused a small round of cheers to erupt from certain members in the room, (aka Mabel, Grenda, Candy, Sheryl, and a few others). When the cheers ended, Sherman began speaking again.
"Now let us begin."
Throughout the next half hour, everyone in the Pines house sang Christmas carols like Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red nose Reindeer, Jiggle bells, and other heartwarming songs; ending with the perfect ending carol known to all.
"We wish you a Merry Christmas!"
"We wish you a Merry Christmas!"
"We wish you a Merry Christmas!"
"And a happy new year!"
Happy Holidays :)
Well, Dipper and Wendy are now officially a couple, and Mabel's accomplished both her holiday goals. Though there's still one more little thing left before this story can be officially completed. So stay tuned for the Pines Meeting Epilogue, and don't forget to follow, favourite, and review this story. I hope you all enjoyed these last two Christmas party chapters. Oh, and once again, have a happy, happy holiday season; and enjoy the new year of 2020 :)