Red Roses and Blue Symphonies
A few days later, the technically teen trio of Dipper, Mabel, and Melody were sitting in the souvenir along with Waddles. Melody manned the cash register while Wendy stock the shelves. Stan was in the back while Ford was hidden away in his lab for the time being. "Sure is slow business today," Mabel noted. The bluenette nodded in agreement with boredom clearly visible in her expression. The twin in the room, however, said nothing as he was absorbed into the journal he'd found the previous summer.
Melody turned up the volume on the TV as it played the news. "In national news," Shandra Jimenez announced, "there are new developments on the unusual explosions across the country. Reports say that a women, only known currently as Red Rose, comes into the towns a few days to weeks before the explosions then leaves as the citizens are still recuperating from the explosions. No photos or descriptions had turned up yet, nor her alias. If anyone has any information regarding this woman or the events, please contact police immediately."
By the time the report was over, everyone was watching the screen. Melody turned the volume down again silently and Wendy went to the back where the stock was as Stan commented solemnly, "You know, they say that there was a girl right where the first explosion was when it happened." "I doubt that there was. There were no bodies found at the scene of the first explosion. Besides, if it had been her, that would've been the only explosion," Ford rebuked, sounding rather tired suddenly. However, Melody shook her head and replied, "Not necessarily since it probably wasn't her. Besides, I really wouldn't be surprised if it was her. As for the body, well, that I'd rather not discuss." Dipper and Mabel looked at Melody whose tone had grown sad.
Just then, someone walked in and Stan smiled though Melody frowned, seemingly unhappy. The stranger looked about seventeen with pale skin. She had blood red, wavy hair which was let down. She wore a red t-shirt with black pants and red sneakers. A necklace of red and black horned wings hung from her neck. She smiled politely and greeted, "Hello. I was told this was the place to get town maps."
Stan confirmed this and sent the young twins to fetch one from the back while Ford returned to his lab, the "Man of Mystery" leaving the room as well. The stranger sat on a stool in front of Melody when the others left, a sly smile gracing her lips. "What are you doing her," Melody hissed, venom laced in her words. The older female smiled innocently though her eyes sparkled with mischief as she answered, "Why I was looking for you, and here you are!" Melody growled lowly, "You and I both know that's not the only reason." "Then why'd you even ask," the red head asked, a smirk evident. "Leave the Pines family alone," Melody continued as if she hadn't even spoken. The bluenette's opposite chuckled and negotiated, "That's no guarantee. Make sure you keep yourself and them out of my way, and I'll see what i can do." "Fat chance," the cashier rejected angrily, "You know that won't happen." "Tch, tch," the girl of blood red hair clicked her tongue as if disappointed in her answer, "such a shame really. They seemed so nice too. Oh well. I have things to do, and if people are going to get in my way, I'll simply have to clear the obstacles." Then she smiled slyly, rewarded simply by the blue haired girl's glowering gaze. This continued as Dipper, Mabel, and Stan returned to the room.
"Here you go," Mabel said, handing the outsiders a folded piece of paper and a smile that shone with her metallic braces. "Say, we never caught your name," Dipper remarked as the unknown thanked them and accepted the paper. She blinked as if surprised but recovered answered with a smile, "Scarlet. Scarlet Rose." It was then that the young boy noticed the cashier's glowering and asked if she was okay. "I'm fine," Melody replied coldly, finally tearing away her daggered gaze and asked for her lunch break. "Nice; a chick fight! I'll grab the popcorn," Stan commented enthusiastically before following the bluenette, leaving Scarlet confused and the other two watching their great uncle leave with an embarrassed look shared upon their faces.
"So," Mabel began, turning her attention back to Scarlet, "what brings you to Gravity Falls?" "I'm visiting a friend," she replied simply. The girls continued chatting in this manner though Dipper was lost in thought, staring at where Melody had left. He wondered why she'd seemed so upset, almost as if she knew Scarlet or that Scarlet was up to something she didn't like.
"Isn't that right, Dipper," Mabel asked, penetrating Dipper's train of thoughts. "Huh," he replied dumbly, looking at the duo of girls. "Scarlet chuckled at his obliviousness as his twin exasperated, "Were you not just paying attention? I said isn't her necklace!" "Oh, yeah," the brother replied lamely, flushed with embarrassment. The older girl held the wings of her necklace and said with a smile, "Thanks. Everyone says the wings look like demon wings but they're actually dragon wings. Supposedly, the necklace means protection." Intrigued, the conversation struck up again, both twins now engaged and actively talking.
The sun set and Scarlet left, Wendy and Soos soon following not much later. Melody closed the cash register and announced dutifully, "That was the last customer!" Dipper and Mabel smiled as she walked from behind the countered and smiled back. It was almost impossible to remember her foul mood from earlier in the day. Almost, but not entirely impossible as the young twins remembered it quite vividly. when questioned about the topic, however, she simply shrugged and replied, "Mood swing, I guess." They pressed the matter, neither believing her excuse, but gave up when she would give no other explanation for the cause.
The pair of twins and the bluenette chattered when Stan, have realized the time suddenly, asked, "Melody, aren't you supposed to be home by now? It's past dark." Her eyes widened as she exclaimed, "Oh no!" "What's wrong," Mabel questioned in concern. Their friend began, "I'm should be home! My sister is going to be so-" Before she could finish, the door to the souvenir store opened and a girl's voice, evidently angered, echoed from the doorway, "Melody Diana Adams!" Said female winced and finished, "Mad..."
The girl who'd just opened the door appeared nineteen and similar to Melody in many ways. She was slightly pale with the same shade of cerulean hair as Melody though her's was pulled into a neat, classic bun while Melody's was let down with waves. She wore a red dress with a black cardigan and while flats. She was a few inches taller than Wendy but still probably had to look up to look the Stan twins in the eyes.
"Melody," the girl exasperated, "I've been worried sick about you! What kept you?!""I'm sorry, Symph. I must've gotten so caught up in others matters tat I lost track of the time," Melody apologized quietly, avoiding the older girl's gaze. The two left, the elder in a huff and the younger now seemingly miserable.
"Who was that," Dipper interrogated once the two bluenettes had left. Stan, sounding slightly annoyed towards the girl which was the subject, explained, "Symphony Lea Adams. She's Melody's older sister and is going to college out of town as a music major." "She's staying in town for the summer to watch her sister while their parents are away since she has no classes this semester," Ford added.
Later, the Pines twins were getting for bed when Mabel commented suddenly, "I think Symphony was overreacted slightly. She seemed a little mean towards Melody." "She was probably just worried about her sister. What I found weird was Melody's sudden mood change when Scarlet arrived," Dipper recalled, his brain busy mulling over any possible explanations that Melody may not have mentioned. His twin nodded in agreement and added, "I doubt that any normal person could have THAT drastic of a mood swing." The twins laid in their beds, minds both sorting through the day's events. As they tried, the faint sound of a piano playing classical music drifted from the woods. this was not the first of such occurrences as it had happened ever since they had returned to the unusual town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
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