AVAVA

( Daphne/Dipper Pines )

VAVAV

Daphne sat in class, her head down on her arm, looking out the window. She watched as the leaves fell from the branches of the trees. How the leaves fluttered on the breeze before lightly touching down to the ground. Autumn. Fall. Really didn't matter what you called it, because it meant that her summer was over. School had restarted. And her and her twin sister, had left Gravity Falls.

Left their great uncle's, or Grunkle's, shop of oddities. Left the friends they had made summers before. Left a place they truly loved to be. Back to Piedmont, California. Back to the suburbs. Back to normal life.

She sighed as she thought about the strange mysterious town, and all it's magic, and strangeness.

Mostly, she thought about a certain blonde haired girl that she had also left behind.

Her and Pacifica had started a relationship, and it wasn't actually bad, as she had first imagined it would be. Not that Daphne didn't like her. She had just imagined that there would be so many hoops to jump through. So much that would have to be done. In reality, it was actually laid back, and easy to do.

While being a 'couple' in public wouldn't be an option. Not just for Pacifica, but for Daphne as well, since she didn't want the whole town knowing, that not only was she a lesbian, but also now in a relationship with the town's very own heiress.

She sighed again, and closed her eyes.

It was Friday, and her last class. Her class work done, she had nothing else left to do but sit there and think. And she really didn't want to think about what she had left behind.

Yes. It made her happy.

But it also made her sad. Because it might be months before she'd see the little town, and her 'girlfriend' again.

So, she just closed her eyes, and let her mind wander.

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"Daph." A voice called to her, and she waved her arm towards the sound.

"Go 'way," she muttered at whatever voice/person would dare disturb her sleep.

"C'mon, Daph. Mrs. Muller says that I need to get you out the class room." The voice sounded vaguely like her sister.

"Why?" She huffed.

"'Cause, she want to lock up, and go home. And she can't. Not with you sleeping at your desk."

She opened her eyes, and stared out the window for a moment, before sitting up. The class was empty, save for her, Mabel, and Mrs. Muller. She sighed and grunted, as elegantly as she could. Which wasn't at all, before pulling herself up from the desk, to shoulder her book-bag, and followed her sister to the student parking lot.

"Long night?" Mabel asked, as they walked out the double doors.

"Yeah. Talked to Paz, until one." She yawned, and stretched.

"That's getting to be a normal thing... but y'know, you do need rest, Sis." Mabel elbowed her softly in the arm.

Yeah, Mabel was concerned with her health, and sleeping habits, but she was also happy for her as well. And that was what made her sister so great.

Yeah, okay.

So, her sister was like a wart sometimes. And groped her often enough to be be creepy.

But Mabel was her groping wart, and she couldn't bare to lose her.

"Yeah, it's becoming more normal. Pacifica has home school classes, and piano lessons. And family crap she has to do. So, her days are mostly taken up. Except mornings, since the teacher doesn't get there til noon, but we're in school... so that doesn't help any."

Daphne looked over to a group of students not far them them, who were talking and looking their way. Of course, her paranoid side had to kick in, and wonder if they were talking about her.

"Yeah, they are." Mabel said, as she opened the passenger door, and got in. "I heard a few people talking, most of the school didn't even know you were a girl. Turns out, my info on why the girls hated you was wrong. It seems, that maybe... just maybe, it was only the girls I knew, that knew you were a girl, that hated you. So... yeah."

"What?" Daphne asked as she got into the driver's seat. She didn't feel like driving, but Mabel had failed her test twice already, and was currently studying for her third shot. The hands on test, Mabel passed. She just choked during the written portion. "But... you said."

"I know... I know... But, I did find out, that most girls avoided you, because they were embarrassed to approach you. Too shy, I mean. They saw you as a sensitive intelligent guy." Mabel patted her shoulder, and strangely it wasn't helping. This entire time. All the talking behind her back. All the looks and glances. All the laughing, and snickering... hadn't been what she thought. "And now, they are kinda shocked that you're... y'know... a girl."

AVAVA

( Pacifica Northwest )

VAVAV

Up each morning at six am.

Light breakfast, so light it was almost nonexistent.

Exercise at seven, something to obliterate what little she had just consumed.

Shower, at eight, forty-five. Pretty much the high point of her morning. Since she wasn't being yelled at. Talked down to. Or ignored, when the first two weren't happening.

Study, from nine, thirty to eleven. Even though the teacher didn't arrive until noon. She still had to study.

Lunch, which would be light again from eleven to eleven thirty. 'Have to keep up that figure, or not boys will be interested,' Her mother usually would say, if she wanted something else, that wasn't on the 'approved' list.

School work Eleven thirty to four pm. Basically, her teacher coming in and reviewing everything she had just done. Rereading everything she had just read.

Piano practice, four pm to five.

Dinner at five thirty, the only meal that wasn't light. Well not as light as the others.

After dinner varied from day to day. Sometimes she would be introduced to business partner's and their sons. An obvious fix up in her mind. Or would study more. Or practice the piano more. Maybe she'd swim, something that if given the chance, she'd do every time. It was exercise but it was fun, and relaxing.

Then Shower, and in her room by eight.

That was Pacifica's normal daily routine.

There were no changes in the weekends.

There were no teacher planning days.

Holidays? Didn't mean anything, not to her parents.

Her scheduled, was like a brick wall. Unchanging, and unfeeling.

At least, until this last Summer.

When she and Daphne Pines entered into a secret relationship. Secret from her parents, 'friends' and social peers. The Pines' family knew, and approved. Wendy, the cashier at the Mystery Shack approved, her friend Tambry... the list went on, about who knew, and approved. But the list of who didn't know and, she was sure wouldn't, approve was even longer.

Since this last Summer, her schedule did change a bit.

Eight pm, text/message/call Daphne, talk until falling asleep between nine pm, and one am, depended on how tired they were. Quite easily the highlight of every day so far.

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Again.

Wake up.

Breakfast.

Exercise.

Shower.

Stud...

"Pacifica. Your Father and I would like to talk to you." Her mother had walked into her room, as she was opening one of her work books. This was strange, to say the least. They hadn't even interrupted her studying to let her know about an uncle's passing.

Pacifica closed her book and followed her mother into her father's study. She didn't exactly know what her father did, other than owning companies. She had never been told, and never really cared much to know.

"Pacifica, I have recently thought about your schedule, and realized a mistake has been made." Her father said after he finished writing whatever it was that he was writing.

Finally, he's going to give me some free time. Maybe they've noticed how stressful everything is for me, and will give me a bit of breathing room. I can't wait to tell Daphne.

"Yeah, it's come to my attention that you're going to be getting you're diploma soon. And of course, we've neglected looking into Universities, to continue your studying." Her father looked at her, with an unfeeling look. "I know it's a lot, but you're getting older, and sometimes when you get older. You have to better manage your time..."

She didn't even listen to the rest. She just nodded and agreed until she was excused to return to her studies.

It wasn't a break.

It was just to put more of a work load on her...

This wasn't fair.

This wasn't fair at all.

AVAVA

( Daphne/Dipper Pines )

VAVAV

"So, were going to be gone for three months." Their mother said over the dinner table.

"We considered bringing you girls with us, but it would be too long to go without school. And we know Daphne would do her school work, and Mabel you would pester Daphne, until she did yours too, so you could go off exploring."

That would be an understatement. Their parents would be going to England for some big corporate case. Them both being lawyers for the same company. Either it was a corporate case, or some kind of deal that involved lawyers. Either way, it would have their parents out of the country for three months.

"Sorry girls, but your mother's right. So, what we are going to do, is leave a debit card here, in Daphne's care." Her father added when he saw the look in Mabel's eyes. Mabel then rolled her eyes. "You girls are old enough to watch yourselves. Make your own meals and everything."

"Yeah dad, we can do that. No problamo. Say... about that card..." Mabel started.

"It's to be used for food, and essentials Mabs." Daphne said, interrupting her sister.

"I think it would be alright if you girls had a bit of spending money, for clothes... going to the movies, or something. But Daphne is in charge of the card. You both know if you girls want something, and ask for it. Your father and I usually agree, if it's within limits. So, we're trusting you Daph, and Mabs." Her mother said before gathering her plate up to take to the kitchen.

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Their parents had left that morning, a long with another conversation about trust with the card. Mostly, she assumed it was just that this was the first time that they had been away from their parents, or family members, and they were a bit nervous. But didn't want to say they were nervous about leaving them

She was about to text Pacifica when her phone vibrated. A bit early for her to text, maybe she got some free time.

Paz3 [Hey Daph. How are you?]

[Hey Pazzy. I'm good. How about you? Are you alright?]

Paz3 [I'm alright now. The address you gave me, in Piedmont. That's the right address still right?]

[Yeah. Why?]

Paz3 [I was thinking about sending something. Just wanted to make sure it arrived to you, and not someone else's house.]