What cuts the deepest
Dipper ran out of the canteen, towards the nearest bathroom he could find. Locking himself in a cubicle. He stay there until he heard the bell to signify the end of lunch.
'At least they can't bully me to badly in class' Dipper thought to himself as he unlocked the cubicle door and left the bathroom and wandered slowly off towards his next lesson. Dipper entered the classroom as quietly as he could and took a seat at the back of the class, immersing himself in the classwork, keeping himself busy until the final bell rang to announce the end of the school day. Dipper packed his work and textbooks away at a lightning pace and rapidly made his way towards his locker, opening it, throwing his books in and locking it back up again in one hurried and rushed motion. Scanning the area to make sure it was clear he began to power walk towards the exit, out of the doors towards the start of the country lane that would take him home to the Mystery Shack.
"Hey handsome" Mabel greeted cheerfully as Dipper came into her line of vision.
"You okay?" She question, noticing the distracted look on his face
"Huh? Oh yeah. I'm fine" Dipper lied, trying his hardest not to confess what had happened earlier on to Mabel. He wrapped his arms around her and squeezed her gently, releasing her he took her hand in his and gave her another small squeeze. Forcing a smile at her they began to set off back towards home.
One Month Later
"Looking forward to going back to school?" Dipper asked as he and Mabel approached the end of the country lane, their school just becoming visible.
"If I'm honest yeah, there's only so many times you can sweep through the gift shop" Mabel laughed
"True but I bet Waddles was glad of the extra time you got to spend with him" Dipper pointed out
"Yeah, he did get spoiled a little bit while I was off" Mabel admitted with a sheepish smile.
"Welcome back Miss Pines"
"Good morning Principle Steen"
"I assume this suspension has given you sufficient time to reflect on your previous actions?"
"It has Principle Steen, I can promise it won't happen again"
"For your sake I hope this is true. One more thing Miss Pines, before you're dismissed. You will no longer be seated in the same classes as your brother, as it seems to be a distraction to your fellow classmates... If you'll speak to Vice Principle Banks they'll run through your new class schedule"
As Dipper heard the Principle's door open he took his back off the wall where he was leaning and stood up straight as Mabel left the office with a dejected look on her face
"What is it? What's happened?" He asked
"Principle Steen has moved us out of classes together. You're sticking in the ones we've always had and I'm being moved into another class" Mabel admitted. Dipper tried to swallow the lump that had formed in his throat.
"It'll be fine. Just keep your head down and we'll be okay" Dipper lied, trying to convince Mabel as well as himself.
"I hope so. I didn't mean for this to happen Dip" Mabel sighed, a small tear forming in the corner of her eye
"Hey, hey, hey. You'll be okay. I promise" Dipper swore to her, wiping the tear away.
Dipper gave her a swift hug as they made their way to their seperate classrooms. Dipper took his now usual seat at the back of the class, pulling out his text book and propping it up making a divide between him and the rest of his classmates
"Hey pervo, I thought that preggo slag of a sister was back today" Pacifica taunted him quietly while the teach had their back turned to the class. Dipper bit his tongue, closed his eyes and silently counted to ten. trying to calm himself so he wouldn't snap at Pacifica and get in any more trouble.
Later That Night
Mabel was sleeping peacefully, curled up close to Dipper who was wide awake just staring at the ceiling, tears threatening to start pouring down his cheeks.
"I can't do this" He cried silently to himself
"I told you this a month ago" Bill goaded
"Go away Bill"
"Is that anyway to speak to an old friend?"
"We're not friends"
"That hurts Dip Dop"
"At least you can feel hurt. I can't feel a thing" Dipper admitted
"You know... I can fix that for you"
"No... No deals. No nothing" Dipper growled in annoyance.
"Oh no. This isn't a deal. Let's just call this a freebie... Between friends"
"I told you... We're NOT friends"
"I'm gonna ignore that and just give you this freebie just for the hell of it"
"... I'm waiting" Dipper sighed
"Move to the edge of the bed and place your feet on the floor" Bill instructed.
"OWWWW! What the fuck" Dipper exclaimed as quietly as he could, not wanting to wake Mabel up
"What the hell was that?"
"A nail" Bill answered
"Why'd you make me stand on a nail?" Dipper demanded an answer as he felt blood begin to seep from the new wound in his foot.
"You said you wanted to feel something... Did you?"
"... Yes" Dipper admitted
"Now imagine how much you could feel if you could control when and where you felt that" Bill suggested. Dipper picked the nail up from his bedroom floor and held it up to the dim light of the moon shining through into their bedroom to examine it. He stood up and tip toed out of the bedroom
"Where you going Dip Dop?"
"Leave me alone Bill" Dipper ordered.
"As you wish" Bill laughed, feeling that his job for now was done.
Dipper locked himself in the bathroom and sat down on the edge of the bath tub, hands shaking he placed the point of the nail against his wrist and with one fluid slash he dragged it across his skin, leaving a small trail of crimson. Relief and excitment coursed through him as he stare down at the little trail of blood running down his wrist. Feeling better than he had done at all during this past month. He sat there just letting the blood ooze from the wound for a short while before deciding to clean himself up and head back to bed.
The Next Morning
"Morning kids" Stan greeted as Dipper and Mabel sat down at the breakfast table
"Morning Grunkle Stan" they replied sleepily.
"I've got something to tell you both. It's not something you're gonna like either" Stan warned them
"What is it?" Mabel asked fearfully
"I just got off the phone to your parents... They're coming down to see you both" He admitted.