I was at my home office listening to the musical messages of the beings beyond our world. I had no idea what their obsession with sugar was about, but they seemed quite preoccupied in it.

Suddenly, I heard a knock at the door. Curiously, I went over and opened it. It was Mabel. Her face red with tears and her body drenched in the rain.

"Mabel, what's wrong?"

"Dipper doesn't like us being together and he called me stupid."

Mabel then wrapped her arms around me and sobbed. I didn't know what to do other than put my arms around her.

"There, there. I'm sure your brother didn't mean it."

Mabel, unsuspectingly, placed a kiss on me.

"I'm sorry. I'm shouldn't have done that."

"It's... It's okay."

I looked at her. So sweet and innocent. I then kissed her back, which surprised even me.

"You know, this isn't my first kiss." she smiled, "My first one was with a merman."

I chuckled. Mabel isn't so bad.