AN: Thank you all for the great reviews in both this series and in Returned Feelings. I also have a special surprise for you… Something you wouldn't expect me to do. However, that isn't until the late future so please be patient and no I'm not going to tell you the surprise because I'm mean lol. Enjoy…
Chapter 4
Words…
Dipper and Mabel finally made it through their first week of school…However, both good and bad things have happened from their first week. The good thing that came from their first week was Mabel made new friends and Dipper was able to walk Pacifica home every time ever since the FBI mandated it.
Every time Dipper and Pacifica walked with each other they grew more and more comfortable with each other. Pacifica's friends and Dipper's sister kept on teasing them about their…friendship. However, neither Dipper nor Pacifica would admit to anyone including each other that they had secret attraction towards each other.
Pacifica thought about Dipper and Dipper thought about Pacifica every day and every night. However, neither of them admitted their feelings towards each other yet because of the fact that their classes in status made them assume neither of them liked the other the same way. It was agonizing that neither Dipper nor Pacifica would admit each other's feelings.
Today was Saturday so Dipper couldn't walk Pacifica home since there was no need. However, Dipper was able to see Pacifica's mansion on top of Gravity Falls' hillside from his window and he would spend several minutes looking at it when he could. However, Stan always made Dipper work so the only time he was allowed to was during his breaks or in the evening when he was done working…
Pacifica too was the same. She would look down through her window towards the Mystery Shack during her time. However, her mother and father made her attend tedious things like piano practice, private tottering, tennis practice, and dining room performances during breakfast, lunch and dinner. Pacifica's only time went to her thinking about Dipper while she watched the Mystery Shack through her window…
"Why do I feel this way about him?... The only thing he does for me is walk me home but… Why can't I get him out of my head?" Pacifica asked herself as she continued sitting at the window.
Pacifica didn't want to admit it but she was starting to have her first real crush on Dipper Pines. Before he came to Gravity Falls, she was feared by most guys. Mainly because of her status in and outside of school. Regardless, her name alone was what most guys feared because her family was the richest and most powerful in the whole town.
Pacifica's parents, at one time, tried to give her a suiter. However, each one was as boring as the next. Each offered her stuff that she already had or could get if she wanted to. None of them appealed to her. However, the one thing about Dipper that she liked was his way of talking…
Dipper's words to her were like nothing she experienced before… He didn't fear her nor did he worship her. He treated her like an equal and she loved it. Never in her life had anyone treated her like a true friend not even her so called friends, who only hung out with Pacifica because of her money and popularity. With Dipper she felt…free.
That's why right now Pacifica is sitting in front of her window. This was the only way she could get close to him. Even if it's nothing compared with actually hanging out with him, she wouldn't trade this for anything right now. She valued watching the Mystery Shack and thinking about Dipper more than anything her family had to offer.
Meanwhile at the school…
The FBI searched everything that belonged to Dipper and Mabel. Their lockers, their desks, even their school work. Anything to find a connection to the missing girls in town. The FBI knew it was farfetched but something about their family didn't settle right. The disappearances didn't happen as frequent until the two started school and the FBI grew only more suspicious. The cameras that they installed seen Dipper walking Pacifica home multiple times even when the two had chances to choose someone else to walk with the two always walked home together.
"Hmm…" One agent said as he looked though Dipper's essays about mysteries.
"What you find?" The other agent asked.
"Nothing serious but the boy likes mysteries… Perhaps he likes giving us the mystery about the missing girls and it's all a big game to him." The agent said.
"It's a possibility. Let's bag his essays as evidence and look for more clues. We can read them later." The other agent said and they both continued their search…
The next day…
Mabel was on the phone constantly with her friends, talking about girl things that Dipper didn't want any part of so since he had nothing to do, he just walked around the Mystery shack outside…
"Ah Dipper, there you are." Stan said as he walked up to him with a red headed female he never knew before.
"I like you to meet our newest employee, Wendy Corduroy." Stan said.
"Oh…H-Hi." Dipper stuttered a little after seeing the red headed college girl in front of him.
"Sup man. I guess we will be working together." Wendy said while holding up her hand which Dipper didn't know what to do.
"Don't leave me hangin man." Wendy said with a smile and Dipper smiled a little back as he high fived her.
"Just to let you know man, I have a boyfriend so please don't take this the wrong way." Wendy said.
"OH! No, I didn't mean to-" Dipper nervously said until Wendy stopped him.
"Chill man. I didn't mean it like that. I just wanted to make it clear as soon as possible so I didn't hurt your feelings or anything down the road. We're cool trust me." Wendy said with a smile.
"Well now that introductions is over, I'll be seeing you tomorrow for your first shift." Stan said.
"Alright. I'll be here. Thank you. See you later little man." Wendy said with a friendly wink as she walked away.
"I know kid she's a looker but don't get attached to her, got it?" Stan said.
"Don't worry. I won't." Dipper said.
"Good. Besides, Mabel told me about that blonde haired girl you always be walking home." Stan said with a smile as he nudged Dipper's side.
"It's not like that. She's just a friend." Dipper stressed.
"That's what they all say. Just remember kid, don't break her heart. First loves always hurt if they go wrong." Stan said as he walked away.
Dipper was just blushing a little after hearing Stan…
"Do…Do I really love Pacifica?" Dipper pondered in his head as he walked back inside…
When Dipper came inside, he heard the television talk about the news…
"Dipper! The news said that there is another missing in town!" Mabel shouted.
"The 5th victim that went missing was a girl that was 15 years old. The girl's name is Grenda Smith." The news reporter said.
"WHAT! NO!" Mabel shrieked as she heard one of her friend's names being added to the missing list of Gravity Falls…
"The missing girl's mother is in shock as she was sent to the hospital after fainting because of stress on the situation." The news channel said. Then the channel started talking about other stuff non-related towards the missing girls and Mabel just turned off the T.V. and looked at Dipper with tears in her eyes and Dipper walked over and gave Mabel a much needed hug…
"Di-Dipper…What a-are we going to do?" Mabel said as she continued to cry in Dipper's shoulder.
"We are going to solve this mystery." Dipper said with determination in his voice…
Monday morning…
Dipper and Mabel got out of Stan's car and were immediately greeted by Candy as she flung herself at Mabel and cried her eyes out about Grenda being the 5th person missing in Gravity Falls…
"Hey, you three. Come with me." Pacifica said and Candy stopped crying as she, Mabel, and Dipper walked with Pacifica.
They all walked over to bench away from the crowd. Pacifica's so called friends were there as well along with a few other students.
"We are all that's left in our classroom so we need to discuss this problem." Pacifica said.
"Discuss what? There isn't anything we can do!" A student named Thomas said.
"Yeah. The school is right, our class is cursed or something!" Another student named Susy said.
"Enough! We need to fix this or very least stop this before we all get kidnapped or whatever!" Gideon panicked.
"Gideon. Only girls are getting kidnapped not guys." Pacifica said.
"Well still. Gideon does have a point, we do need to fix this and quick before more important people go missing." Dipper said as he looked to Pacifica and she knew he was talking about her safety as well.
"Be-Before we do that… We need to find out why this is happening. If we do, we can stop this from ever happening again." Candy said.
"Look. Like I don't know most of you but I don't like want to be next so I will go along with your plan if it will like save me from being next." Tiffany said.
"We're all at risk Tiffany not just you." Pacifica said which made Tiffany go quiet.
"Look, we know that our class is connected somehow. Which means one of us is the kidnapper or very least know who it is." Dipper said.
"Well we can rule out Mrs. Crow, she couldn't take us even if she was 20 years younger." Mabel said.
"Which means…" Dipper said.
"One of us here is the real kidnapper…" Pacifica finished and everyone looked around at each other suspiciously…
Suddenly the bell rung which made everyone jump a little and everyone headed to class in silence…
The class room looked almost half empty as Mrs. Crow gave her lesson like nothing was happening…or she was trying her best to pretend nothing was happening.
After class, everyone left the room and other students kept their distance from Mrs. Crow's students like they had the plague or something. Dipper, Pacifica, Mabel, Gideon, Thomas, Tiffany, Amanda, Candy, and Susy felt uneasy about it as they all walked together…
After school…
Dipper and Pacifica walked again together. However, Candy and Mabel decided to walk with them as well…
"You guys really don't have to come along if you don't want to." Pacifica said.
"I know but we can't be too careful because things are only getting more intense and we need to walk home together in larger groups." Mabel explained.
"I agree with Mabel. If we did this at the start, Grenda would still…" Candy said as she was crying again but Mabel held her.
"Look. I'm sorry things didn't turn out ok…but I'm sure the police and FBI are on it." Pacifica said.
"…But are they?" Dipper asked.
"What do you mean?" Mabel asked.
"It's been 3 weeks since all this started and already 5 people are missing. How do we know that they are really looking for the person responsible?" Dipper asked.
"That's bull and you know it. Of course they are looking for the guy that's responsible." Pacifica said.
"I don't know… They did pull me into their interigation room that one day and I got the feeling that they are keeping something from us… Something that we need to know." Dipper said.
"What do you mean?" Candy asked.
"I don't know…but something doesn't seem right…" Dipper said.
Suddenly Dipper and Mabel's cell phone rung. Stan got them one for safety reasons but now it's ringing and Dipper answered it…
"Hello?" Dipper answered.
"Kids! Where are you?!" Stan demanded.
"We are walking Candy and Pacifica home and we-" Dipper said.
"Never mind that, I'm coming for you two now!" Stan said as he hung up…
TO BE CONTINUED…
AN: What is Stan panicking about? Did something happen? Find out next time…BYE.
