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You'd think that after some work from me and Mabel, these two love birds would hit it off. It took so much more than this, but I am proud to announce this is the official beginning. It started right after that silly conversation...
-Why doesn't he have to be sorry, wha-,ho-, I am confuse, Mabel said in her usual childish tone.
-I just feel like he regrets his words, Pacifica answered calmly.
-Still, my invitation remains, continued Mabel.
-And I insist that you come, followed Dipper.
Unaware, Pacifica blushed. For her it was finally a confirmation, that he felt even the slightest something for her... I could've brought it down to her that it wasn't the moment. Yet. At the moment Dipper's intentions were purely investigative...
-I can't come...She answered out of reflex, as she denied countless invitations over the years, in order to impose herself or being a special guest or out of envy or for simply not being in the mood. Either way, it was another skeleton to dump in the closet. Then she noticed the disappointed face of Mabel and furthermore the sad look Dipper had in his eyes.
-I can't come but...she continued while noticing how the two lit up suddenly, I am inviting you to my party, yaay, she finished, scratching the back of her head and slowly losing decibels.
Mabel was all in this, while Dipper was skeptical as always...
-Can I bring everyone I know?
-Are you sure about this? Last time I remember it not going so well...
-Yes and yes.
Needless to say who said what. It actually went very well. That faithful night, Pacifica has forgot her old self in order to be completely reborn after the last fight with Bill. It's funny because this is just what they think happened. Only two people know the reality... Erm, a person and a ghost. But from that point on their relationship acted like an old tree. First it blossoms. Then the fruits of loom are collected. From that point on it continues to wither and slowly die, only to be reborn with the first glimpse of light. They had ups and downs...
-Ok, what time is the party going wild? Asked Mabel already pulling out the animal from inside her.
- Anytime you'll decide, because you're coming with me and help me organize the whole thing, Pacifica said winking.
-Ooooh, I see Mabel replied smirking.
It wasn't long until the two little girls were wandering the streets chit-chatting about what not.
-Sooo, Lady Forgiveness, what made you smile upon the culprit, Dipper Pines, Mabel said holding her hand as if she had a mic and doing her best impression of a reporter.
-You'll laugh, surely...
-I promise I won't. Now come on, I am burning up with impatience.
-Well I had a very nice dream last night...
-A...umm... Dream? Really?
-I knew you'd laugh, said the blonde girl slightly embarrassed.
-I am not even chuckling, I am trying to wrap my once silly head around this...
-No interruptions?
-Go ahead.
Pacifica took a deep breath and then started:
-I dreamt of being lost in a forest, and after a small while of walking around mindlessly I stumbled upon him. I focused my attention on running away from him because I was mad and he proved that I was wrong to do so...Unaware of the direction we were heading, we slowly started climbing a nearby mountain. He warned me that we were going deeper into the forest, but I filtered out the words in my angst. When I reached the summit, I was frozen in place by my fear of being awkward and then Dipper acted in a way my mind couldn't process... He comforted me with words I would've never given him credit for and his behavior was sweet and gentle at once, after a full trip filled with mishaps... I was so moved that I laid down on the ground, head resting on my knees, crying my wailing soul out, when he sat next to me and hugged me. Last thing I remember is me leaning on his shoulder in silence while the sun rose from behind the distant trees.
Mabel was still having trouble processing this, rather simple succession of events. Something seemed odd and out of place. Her tiny head eclipsed by her brown fuzzy mane was shaking in disbelief as she finally erupted:
-This dream of yours was not make believe...It was real...
-What do you mean?
-In this town, even after Bill was destroyed using the zodiac pieces, strange creatures still roam the earth, being created by the very fall of Cipher. Grunkle Ford and Stan have studied them over the year and sent me and Dipper a new journal, the fourth containing these new creatures. Among them there is one that can manipulate dreams. This is how you and Dipper had the same scenery and actions... You were in the same dream and whatever happened there was genuine, not a trick of your mind.
Pacifica's jaw dropped with a loud noise, smashing the dirt beneath it. Not really, but you get the point. Less than a year ago, Mabel was deemed by the king of silliness Quentin Tremblin to be the silliest of all inhabitants of Gravity Falls. Now she seemed as if she could even outsmart Dipper in terms of supernatural investigation.
-Wow... That's all the blonde could mutter while her mind was being blown. They were closing in towards the Northwest mansion after walking in utter silence, each of the girls thinking about something else... Pacifica was the first to speak what was royally hovering on top of her head.
-Mabel... What happened to you?
-What do you mean? She replied seeming completely unaware of where this is heading...
-What do I mean, she asked gasping. Mabel this is not you... You're not anymore the joyful soul I used to hate just for being silly. You seem to have gone through 10 years of army work from which 5 were spent fighting on the front... What happened? I was open to you... You can be open to me too...
-Argh, Mabel sighed heavily while she stopped and sat on a fallen tree nearby...
-Well, after I spent my summer last time running after all sorts of boys and doing nothing but this... I found one when I returned to Piedmont. He was perfect: smart, emotional, loyal, friendly. I used to spend a lot of time with him and Dipper as the two have become best friends in an instant given their common love for puzzles. I remember one time when he dropped in unannounced to our school and sat for a whole day in the back seat. He busted the myth for my friends back there who said that I had no boyfriend. He did nothing in class but correct professors in such a gentle way, it was impossible for you to get mad at him. He wasn't patronizing, he was actually teaching them... That's what I loved so much about him. No matter how smart he was, no matter, how much he had accomplished, he was so humble about it that, whenever we went out I never felt stupid or silly. I was... The happiest I've ever been. But, I knew the bad news were sure to follow... From the second we met he told me that his time is limited... He... At this point Mabel started to stutter and her story became a bit unclear...
-He had to leave the country... Forever. He went in a remote place with no communication with the outside world in order to... Do his best. I never forgave him for that... but I never forgot him either... I am still waiting for the day he'll come back... That's a silly stupid thing I still do. In his honor I tried becoming more like him...
-But I loved the old you... You were so affectionate and sensitive and caring and nurturing...Now you seem cold and distant all of a sudden...
Mabel didn't reply. Instead she hugged Pacifica, and whispered into her ear softly and warm:
-I am still here for you, friend.
-I sure am glad you are, said Pacifica feeling Mabel's tears running down her shoulder... I am here for you too.
Even I, an emotionless ghost now was crying. It was such a sorrowful moment... And it was all my fault... And paradoxically, I couldn't feel any remorse.
The girls couldn't sit there for long. They had a party to throw. And with their skills in no time they have managed to decorate and set up an entire mansion for an 80s themed party. Having an army of butlers helped too and with her parents out of town, visiting some friends in Florida. It was the perfect stage for all the actors to chime in. At 8:00 on the dot Mabel and Pacifica opened the door:
-Everyone get ready to party! They screamed in unison.
I think that this was by far the best party I've ever attended...oh. Wait a minute. I am going to have to strangle a certain being when I meet up with him on this realm. Anyway, people were having a blast. The retro dress-code made even the adults feel more... in the groove. Punch was being chugged, cookies and snacks devoured, limbs were broken on the dance stage, metaphorically of course. The hours passed by and the rhythm was maintained high by the crowd never calming down. They were restless and wanted to have the time of their lives. At a certain point, Mabel and Pacifica climbed up on the stage:
-We're hoping that you all are entertained properly, because it's time to break the fun, announced Mabel playfully.
-It's time to tone down the fun and turn up the romance, because it's time for all you gents to grab your girls.
-DJ, hit it...slowly, the two said in unison, accentuating the word slowly...
In no time everyone had their partners on the dance floor gently shaking their bodies on the rhythm. People sitting lonely and sad were instantly spotted by the dynamic duo and immediately addressed to a person of opposite gender with a prescription for affection. Pacifica was searching frenetically for Dipper, and she couldn't find him, but she could find a dance partner for Mabel who was leaning on the wall in street style: head nodding and one leg on the floor.
-Hey, why don't you go speak to someone, you know a little dancing maybe?
-I don't feel like It. Besides, I enjoy watching people dance. In fact I'll go up to the balcony to see them better, she said while quickly running upstairs.
Pacifica wasn't stupid, she could see that she was fleeing from the scene like a cat avoids water. Fleeing from the scene of embarrassment. However she had something more important to do than analyze... She thought she'd seen Dipper's hat that he brought despite being against the dress-code... Her mind was thinking about a smart line to pick on him for that... She was cut short when her eyes fell upon him dancing with his former crush...He had spotted her, but it was too late, she was already outside in the garden. This time she didn't cry... Instead she found herself a nice wall of bushes to shelter her as she fell down to her knees. He was impossible to crack... He didn't show a single tell on that poker face. His feelings were unknown to her. It was unclear if he liked Wendy or was just doing a best friend dance... It was unclear if he liked her or was acting like that just for the sake of it... So much uncertainty going on inside her head in the last week, it would have sufficed for 10 seasons of a mystery solving TV series... The war inside her mind was never over. It was continuously resetting to its initial state... And as she sat there thinking with her eyes closed, being camouflaged by her luxurious hair, Dipper was looking for her.
Here's where they share so much. They are both very shy about their feelings, despite their strength... It wasn't as if... Oh who am I kidding? It's clear that it's mutual but they are so nervous when they are together that they slip and fall and bruise their bottoms on the cold ice beneath them. I am going to have to speak to Mabel somehow to tell her that they need to spend as much time in group rather than alone because they're impossible to each other when separated from all. However, I can't deny that they are cuter and deeper when left alone.
Quiet as a cat Dipper found his way through the garden maze, all the way to the wall Pacifica was leaning upon. He sat down on the other side and whispered to himself, unaware of the little girl:
-Boy, I sure messed it up this time. I couldn't find her so I danced with Wendy, but I was ready to stop the second I could spot her through the dense crowd. Well, it's strike two for me, and I never was good at baseball. One more and I think her heart will be forever broken and I will be warming the bench for what's left of summer. Superb, great job, Dipper!
Pacifica heard every word of it, and couldn't help raising to her feet and then sitting right next to him. He was so caught in his sulking that he didn't hear her. For a while she just watched him as sadness grabbed hold of him, slowly and painfully. A voice in the back of her head was yelling:"Do something you dork!", but she couldn't. It was so hard for her to act... The best she did was she crawled closer to him, stopping at about two fingers. If he weren't so distracted, he could feel her warm slow breath on his shoulder. Time passed and they were statues blending in with the decor... It wasn't until Dipper finally decided to lift his eyes and look around that he spotted Pacifica. He was scared and surprised so much, that he fell back down...
-Hey, he mumbled trying to get a hold of himself.
-Hey, she whispered following suit...
An awkward pause followed...
-You heard anything I said, he asked blushing...
-No, she replied with a smile that suggested otherwise...
-Aham...listen, Pacifica... I am sorry for what you have seen tonight on the dance floor. I am aware that you know of my feeling for Wendy... From the past. And I know that you think I am still carrying a torch for her, but I assure you that after taking in account every variable and possibility and calculus, very difficult to do mind you and after exploring the depths of my mind trying tirelessly to reach a conclusion that is first and foremost rational...
He stopped short losing his breath for a second. Pacifica jumped at him and was squeezing him hard not letting him breathe. She loosened her grip and said in a calm and soothing tone:
-You're such a dork... Just... Just dance with me.
-Ok, he replied with a noticeable hesitation.
Unaware, Mabel was watching them dance under the moonlight, with that absent gaze you have when watching something beautiful. I was standing right behind her when we both exclaimed:
-Oh, what a great couple we've madeā¦
