"Here we are!"

My mom jumps out of the car like it's on fire. She runs up to our new house.

"This is our new house?" My eyes widen.

The house, which is a small log cabin, sits on top of a massive rock formation. On top of a waterfall.

"Since when do we live in Fallingwater?" I ask curiously. "Isn't that in the forest somewhere?" There's not a tree within a half a mile radius.

"And what about the town?" I turn around to face my dad, who has a giant grin on his face. "I thought you worked in marketing. It doesn't look like there's a marketing office anywhere."

"I used to work in marketing." The grin on my dad's face widens. "Autumn, welcome to Gravity Falls."

"Gravity Falls?" What a genius name, but slightly familiar. I pull out my book, and there it is on the first page: My Studies of Gravity Falls.

So this town…is paranormal? Gravity Falls really has mysterious, amazing secrets that I know all about? That's so awesome! That means I could run into fairies and elves and dragons and-

Wait! Stop! My parents don't know about this!

I mask my curiosity and ask a random question. "But what's your job now?"

My dad grins and flexes his barely-there muscles. "I'm a lumberjack now!"

"What?" My jaw drops. I didn't know that actually happens outside of cheesy Clique books, but it just did. "Dad, how did you get a job as a lumberjack? Have you ever cut down a tree?"

"Who do you think built the cabin?" The grin on his face is so big; I'm surprised that his face isn't splitting up into tectonic plates.

"You built that?" What? "You do know that you could get a huge job as an architect, right?"

"No more suit-and-tie jobs, Autumn." He puts his arm around me. "I like this job better."

I realize something. The reason for all of the moves was his job. If this move wasn't because of that, and he switched jobs…

"Dad, does this mean that we're not moving anymore?"

"Isn't it great?" My mom wraps her arms around me. I can't breathe. "You were talking about how you don't want to have to start over again and again."

"Okay, so that's true," I admit.

Nobody has anything to say. It almost feels like everything is settled. Like fake peace. But there are still a lot of questions to answer.

The cliff gives us an amazing view of the town. I'm up at least three times higher than I've ever been climbing trees.

Then I throw my arms out, gesturing over the cliff. "But, if you're a lumberjack, why do we live so far from the forest?" The nearest tree is at least a mile away.

Dad's face falls. "Autumn, I thought you'd be thrilled to live in such a scenic town. You haven't heard about most of it. This town has a forest that's filled with secrets. Supernatural creatures, mysteries, amazing sights…"

I knew that already. But it still was amazing to hear. My dad kept talking, and while he did, I felt my eyes growing wider and wider. When I felt like they would burst, he chuckled.

"Those are the Autumn eyes." He says. Big, amber eyes. When I was little, they were huge all of the time. Heck, they still are. Huge eyes full of wonder, like North from Rise of the Guardians. It would be cool to be a guardian.

"And one more thing. I think you're going to like it." My dad comes and sits down on a rock with me. "The man who gave me this job- Manly Dan, they call him- he has a teenage daughter. Three years older than you, but you'll probably end up spending some time with her when we're out."

"Sounds good," I smile. "So, are you going to show me the house?"

Dad grins. He gives me a tour of the house, including the glass-bottom room over the waterfall. My room is the highest point of the house, looking over the whole town. I see a huge blue tent with cars parked around it, a cluster of small buildings in the town, a little diner, an A-frame cabin with a big glittery sign on top, and a massive forest.

There's something different about this town. I think I'm going to like it here.