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( Author's Note )

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Well, this is a shocking chapter, seems when I added chapter four, I left off half of the original chapter. So, this isn't chapter 5, just the rest of 4. Forgive me!

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( Daphne/Dipper Pines )

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It was finally peaceful, since most of her friends and family had left for the afternoon.

Her Grunkle Stan, had taken Mabel, and Pacifica to the police station, to A) report the crime. And B) to give witness statements. So, that got her loving, caring, smothering sister out of her hair, for a bit. Daphne loved her sister, make no mistake about that. But her sister was a bundle of energy that even after being around her for fifteen years, it had never gotten easier to completely take in, nor did it ever seem like it was going to diminish. Daphne was sure, that if/when Mabel had children, they would be the ones that would have to keep up with her.

'Poor kids,' Daphne thought as she lie back in the hospital bed.

Soos, had to run to The Shack, to lock everything up, since they had all forgotten to, when rushing out to make sure she was alright. Though, Daphne doubted that anyone would try to break in.

Better safe than sorry though.

Leaving her with the only remaining member of their little group. Wendy. Who was currently texting someone.

"So... uh..." She didn't know what she should say. Wendy didn't seem like she wanted to be there. Maybe being a girl actually did freak her out, but she hadn't said anything before... She was texting, someone, and hadn't even said much to her the entire time.

"What's up, Dip?" Wendy looked up from her phone. Which reminded her of Tambry.

"Oh... nothing. Didn't mean to interrupt you. Sorry." Daphne said turning her attention to the blanket that was pulled up to her waist.

"You're not, not at all Di... I guess I should start calling you Daphne, huh?" Wendy smiled as she got out of the chair, and sat at the foot of her bed, looking towards her. "I was just letting Tambry know what was going on. Y'know she's Robbie's girlfriend... well I guess now, it's safe to say that she was Robbie's girlfriend. I think she'll castrate him if she sees him. Don't get me wrong, I love Tambry and all. But once she puts that phone down, and is angry... She's one scary chick."

That wasn't hard to believe. Just having Tambry's undivided attention was enough to unnerve Daphne. She couldn't imagine what it would be like to upset the 'techno goth' girl.

"Oh. So. Um..." She couldn't think of anything to say. All this acceptance, and someone actually being on her side, aside from her parents and Mabel, was still a new development. So she went with the only thing she could answer. "Dipper is alright... or Daphne. Which ever you want... y'know. I'm kinda used to both."

It was true. She answered to both names, it came from using both names.

"Alright. I'll call you Dipper for now. Maybe I'll change to Daphne, but I'm so used to calling you Dipper. I'm also used to seeing you without boobs, so. Yeah, that's a change too." Wendy chuckled, and patted Daphne's leg. "I gotta say. You hid it well. Can't imagine what it would be like to have to hide being a girl, to just feel accepted."

"I never felt accepted. I mean, I think Mom and Dad only tolerated it, because I'm her daughter, and they had to, or something. Mabel was my only source of acceptance until recently." She figited with the blanket a bit longer. "I grew up, knowing I was different, y'know. When we were ten, and all the girls were starting to have crushes on boys, I had crushes on girls. And I didn't know..."

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( Five Years ago)

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"Isn't Johnny sweet? He shared his milk with me at lunch, when I spilled mine." One of their friends had said, during lunch one afternoon.

"I like Tommy. 'cause he drew me a picture in art class." Another commented.

'Well, Cameron is cute." Mabel joined in, then looked over to her.

She didn't like any of the boys. She didn't think any of them were cute. Sure, they had been nice to her. But she didn't like any of them.

"I like Stacy. 'Cause you know, she likes to read. And Emily, because she like dancing." She had been honest.

"But they are girls!"

"You can't like girls!"

"Why not?" Mabel asked. Didn't even need an explanation. Didn't even need to understand. She right off the bat supported Daphne.

"'Cause! Girls are supposta like boys. And boy are supposta like girls."

"So? My sissy can like whoever she wants! If you don't like it, we'll just eat our lunch somewhere else!" Mabel had gotten up, and drug Daphne to another table.

That whole scene ended up catching a teacher's attention, which of course called their parents.

For a while, they had assumed that Daphne just didn't like boys yet. Or didn't understand.

Then as time went on, they noticed the only difference in their twins.

Mabel fawned over boys.

Daphne adored girls.

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( Present )

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"So... we lost those two friends. But Mabel didn't care. Mabel would always shun anyone who didn't like who I was. So, I changed. I started going by Dipper. I had hoped that if they thought I was a boy, then Mabel could have friends, that didn't think I was weird. But they always found out in the end. See me going into the girl's bathroom. Or have a class, where the teacher called me Daphne. It always came out. Now, Most people in school don't even know we are siblings. It was best for Mabel. So she could have friends."

"And Mabel is alright with that?" Wendy asked.

"Not really. But I told her it was the best plan. So, like always, she supported my plans. And she seems happy." She said looking down at her hands, as they blurred from the tears welling in her eyes. "I... I didn't want her freak sister, to ruin her chance at friends."

"You're not a freak." Tambry's voice came from over Wendy's shoulder, causing Wendy to turn, and Daphne to wince as she tried to look around Wendy.

"Careful, Dipper." Wendy said turning her attention back to her. "Don't wanna pop a stitch. Tambers here, might be rough an tumble. But blood? She passes out."

"That only happened once. And stop calling me Tambers!"

"You only saw blood once."

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"So, I haven't seen that pathetic excuse of an ex-boyfriend. Obviously, since I'm not covered in blood." Tambry said.

"Or passed out in his blood." Wendy smirked.

"Enough about that!" Tambry fumed. "Look, I'm sorry he did that. I... I knew that he picked on you. I mean... boys pick on boys. It happens. But I didn't know he beat you up before. And now it's worse than that. You were minding your own business, and just..."

"I kinda... implied... maybe, told him, that he was all talk, and nothing below the belt." Daphne blushed, obviously having forgotten that these two females, might know first hand.

"Pfft... wow. Hasn't even been a girl in Gravity Falls for more than a week, And already knows Robbie's... small... problem." Tambry laughed.

"Seriously?" Wendy looked over to Tambry, who nodded. Obviously Wendy didn't know.

"Yeah. But... I thought he was nice... I mean, rough around the edges, but I thought there was good in him. Seems his temper matches his genitals. Both short." Tambry started laughing, which caused all of them to burst into a fit of laughter.