-Comfort-
Prerequisite warning... This chapter gets a little repetitive.
Just the same scene from different points of view...
Pacifica
"This is really good!" Pacifica couldn't believe how good of a chef the brunette was. The meat was perfectly cooked and the spices just brought out the flavor. She was honestly shoveling the meat into her face rather ungracefully. The same went for Mabel who nodded her head in affirmation.
Eventually they were done with their meals and she was somewhat ready to answer the questions that would be sure to follow.
Mabel broke the silence, "Pacifica..?" She still seemed to speak only in short bursts, but a bit of the cheer was back in her voice after the food she had just eaten.
She cleared her throat. As though she was preparing herself for that the response would be to her question.
"Why were you in the woods? It could have been dangerous if bro-bro wasn't there. And what happened to get you so hurt?" She managed to breathe out the complete question. Pacifica noticed the affectionate way she referred to her brother. It meant that she wasn't completely out of her funk!
The blonde took in a deep breath, steeling her nerves, she dropped the bomb on them.
"I was disowned." A gasp of surprise escaped the mouths of the Mystery Twins. Pacifica continued, "My father was furious at me for opening the gates... He... He-" fresh tears formed as her eyes began to moisten.
She began to remember about her abusive father. He always got what he wanted. Then he would say that it was for the family. Damn the consequences.
Pacifica gazed softly into the brown eyes of Dipper. His eyes seemed to be slightly glazed over as his gaze never left her face.
He didn't wait for her to continue with her tale. He embraced her in a comforting hug and allowed her to cry on his shoulders.
Of course he couldn't relate to her. His parents loved him and Mabel. But Pacifica needed his shoulder right now. It seemed like no one else was offering.
"It'll be fine Sif" he gingerly rubbed his hand across her back in a comforting manner. She softly smiled at the impromptu nickname. She liked it.
"S-Stan said you guys were in some cabin in the woods." she hiccupped, "I was tired and hungry and I got lost. I some the campsite... I didn't think anyone would be awake..." It was after midnight after all.
She took a staggered breath, "He- he, his name was Bryan I think. He came onto me, he tried to grope me so I pushed him and ran. In my- my haste I tripped over a root. I- I couldn't move. I twisted my ankle." she gasped in another lungful of air.
"I was so scared Dipper" she buried her face closer into him. "You- saved me!"
Dipper nodded, "Shh. Don't cry Sif." He continued rubbing her back, causing her to relax into him. The nickname began to grow on me. She liked the way he called her that. Like he was always going to be there for her.
"I'm right here for you.." He whispered into her ear, causing her to lightly shiver from his warm breath.
"Thanks Dipper..." She softly smiled at him. Under her breath she whispered, hoping he wouldn't hear,
"I love you..."
She felt his muscles slightly clench, but he gave no external reaction.
Mabel got off her bed and walked across the room. She then seated herself on Dipper's bed and embraced the two of them.
"I'm so sorry for what happened to you Pacifica..." She whispered to the other girl, sobbing slightly. The girl looked even more distraught.
"But don't worry," she gained a small, teary eyed smile on her face, "You have a new family now..."
Pacifica sobbed harder as she pressed herself into her ex-enemy. "Thanks Mabel. You won't regret it." Pacifica resolved herself to change from her old ways. She would be a new person. She wasn't her father's puppet anymore!
Pacifica straightened herself out, "So why are you guys out here and not in the Mystery Shack?" That was actually the first time she had called the place by its proper name.
The twins' expressions darkened, "Our parents passed away. Needed to be away from the shack for some time to cope" Dipper breathed out. He looked like he was trying really hard not to shed a tear.
Pacifica inwardly swooned at his strength.
Mabel, on the other hand, looked about ready to burst into tears.
"I loved them" she hiccupped, wiping away her tears. "Now they're gone"
Mabel shook her head. "I need to get over them... They can't come back..." She steeled herself once more. "No more crying" the words were clearly directed towards herself.
Pacifica mutely nodded. While she wasn't particularly fond of her controlling and abusive father, she couldn't be able yo contain herself is something were to happen to her mother. Her heart reached out to the two Pines.
"It's gonna be alright Mabel" she whispered to the sweater clad teenager.
Mabel nodded and gave Pacifica a small smile..
Dipper was still quiet. Finally he broke the silence.
So... What now?"
Mabel gained a contemplative look. "Pacifica is gonna move in with us." It wasn't a suggestion she was implying. There would be no changing her mind. Not that Pacifica had a problem staying with her crush.
But I love him!
She mentally shook her head to clear her thoughts. "That sounds nice..." she smiled up at the Twins,
" I wouldn't be a burden would I?" Dipper shook his head, "Absolutely not," he said with finality in his voice. "You are staying with us"
"Thanks guys..." She hugged the both of them, but the one she gave the boy was ever so slightly longer and more heartfelt.
Dipper
"I love you..."
He heard her.
His muscles clenched but he gave no external reaction.
She had almost been raped the previous night. Maybe she was still in shock and wasn't thinking straight. He was the one who saved her after all. She wasn't thinking right. He didn't think much about it much thinking that she wasn't feeling all that well.
Mabel got off her bed and walked across the room. She then seated herself on Dipper's bed and embraced the two of them.
"I'm so sorry for what happened to you Pacifica..." She whispered into Pacifica's ear, sobbing slightly.
"But don't worry," Mavel gained a small, teary eyed smile on her face, "You have a new family now"
Pacifica sobbed harder as she pressed herself into her ex-enemy. "Thanks Mabel. You won't regret it."
That was when it happened. He was expecting her to ask eventually and the time had come.
"So why are you guys out here and not in the Mystery Shack?" Dipper knew that was the first time she called the place that.
The twins' expressions instantly darkened, "Our parents passed away. Needed to be away from the shack for some time to cope" Dipper breathed out. He had to choke back a sob. He did not want to break down in front of the two.
Mabel, on the other hand, looked about ready to burst into tears.
"I loved them" she hiccupped, wiping away her tears. "Now they're gone"
Dipper could almost feel her sorrow. He never wanted to see that pained expression on his sister. That was why he had swore to himself to not appear weak in front of her.
Mabel shook her head. "I need to get over them... They can't come back..." She steeled herself. "No more crying" the words were directed towards herself. Dipper smiled at her resolution.
Pacifica mutely nodded, "It's gonna be alright Mabel" she whispered to the sweater clad teenager.
Mabel nodded and gave Pacifica a small smile.
Dipper remained quiet for some time. Finally he broke the silence.
So... What now?" He couldn't decide everything.
Mabel gained a contemplative look before a wide grin broke out on her face "Pacifica is gonna move in with us." It wasn't a suggestion she was implying. There would be no changing her mind. Not that Dipper had a problem staying with his crush. He started liking the girl only the previous day.
But she would never reciprocate, regardless of what she had said a couple of moments earlier.
She mentally shook her head to clear her thoughts. "That sounds nice..." she smiled up at the Twins,
" I wouldn't be a burden would I?" Dipper shook his head, "Absolutely not," he said with finality in his voice. "You are staying with us"
"Thanks guys..." She hugged the both of them, but the one she gave the boy was ever so slightly longer.
Hope you guys liked the chapter..
As I said, it is repetitive but my head cannon has run dry.
Suggestions and reviews are appreciated
BAI!
