Credit to iDisk6203 on Wattpad and ScoutTheTrackerPup on on figuring out the code, which was "Pinecest Is Finecest". It will be much harder next time, I promise.

"Wendy!" The twins shouted excitedly in unison as they saw the redhead park her beat-up red truck beside Mabel's blue car. They ran up to it and greeted her with a hug attack the instant she got out of her truck. This wasn't unusual, as this happened every time the twins returned to Gravity Falls and they missed her a lot every time they left.

"Whoa, don't kill me guys." Wendy said, partially laughing. "I missed you guys too, but you don't see me choking the life out of you." She added. When they finally released her from their tight hug, Dipper made a quick obversation of the redhead.

Wendy hadn't seemed to change at all since they first met. She still had the long red hair and was the still the cool, rebellious teenager that Dipper had a crush on when he was younger, except now she was an adult following in her father's footsteps as a lumberjack instead of going to college. That was pretty much all that had changed.

"Good to see you again." Wendy said, ruffling Dipper's hair out of habit. It was the second time that day that someone messed with his hair, but this time he didn't seem to mind. He just smiled as she walked past him. Mabel nudged him and winked as she tried to hold in a giggle.

Wendy pulled a ring of keys from her pocket, picking one out and unlocking the door with little trouble.

"Where'd you get the key?" Mabel questioned.

"Soos asked me to check on the Shack while he and Melanie were on vacation." Wendy held the door open for the twins. "But once or twice I slept here for the night just so I could get away from my dad. Just don't tell Soos." She looked directly at Dipper.

Were it not for the fact that he was carrying both his and Mabel's bags inside, he would have pretended to seal his lips and throw away the key, in which Wendy would return. Instead, he resorted to giving a simple nod. She nodded back.

Dipper managed to carry the bags three-quarters of the way up the stairs before the girls finally stepped in and took one of Mabel's bags each. With the newfound help, the trio made it to the attic in almost no time.

When they walked into the twins' old room, it looked like no one had ever lived there. Cobwebs and dust covered the room that hadn't been touched since they stayed there last summer. Dipper, despite seeing this sight multiple times, cringed a little, while Mabel's face lit up. The place had always felt like home to her, no matter the state. Wendy, however, swiped her finger across a nearby bookshelf, bring nearly a inch's worth of dust with it.

"Man, someone really needs to dust up here once a while." She commented. "Stan used to keep this place clean, but Soos... not so much." She shook her head.

"Yeah." Dipper said, triggered by the mention of one of his Great Uncles. "How is he and Ford doing, by the way?"

Wendy shrugged. "I dunno. I haven't heard from them since you were last here."

"That's weird." Mabel said as she began to take her things out of her bags and put them into drawers. "You'd think they'd call at least once."

"Yeah, no kidding." Wendy replied, her tone clearly stating the conversation had come to a dead end. Luckily, at that moment, she remembered why she was there.

"Oh, right." Wendy reached in her pocket and pulled out a handful of crumpled bills and a even more crumpled piece of paper, both of which she gave to Dipper.

"You should have enough food for a week, but there's 100 bucks just in case. The paper's my number. Call me just in case anything goes wrong." She explained. "And.. that's about it. I think you two can manage, unless you want me to babysit."

Both twins shook their heads no. Wendy laughed.

"That's what I thought." She smiled. "Later, dorks." She waved before turning to exit the attic.

"Wait." Dipper called and Wendy stopped. "Wanna stay and chat for a bit?"

She turned around, a sad expression on her face. "Sorry, man, but Dad's expecting me home." She saw the defeated look on Dipper's face and added, "But maybe later, kay?" And just like that, she left the attic and then the Shack.

Dipper sighed. He had been looking forward to catching up with her and felt deflated that she had to leave so quickly. He had gotten over his crush on her, but she was still one of his best friends and was still someone he loved to hang out. It was nothing more than that, however Mabel thought different.

"Uh-oh!" She poked her brother in the ribs. "Somebody's still in LOOOOVE!" She sang "love" to emphasize it.

Dipper felt himself turn red. "What? No!" He said defensively. "I'm over her, Mabel, and have been for years."

"Uh huh. I'll believe it when I see it." She teased. "Face it, bro. You were gawking at her when she showed up."

"I was not, I was just..." He trailed off, his lack of energy failing him. "Look, Mabel. It's been a long day and I don't want to argue about that right now. How about I make dinner?"

"Make pancakes and you got a deal!" Mabel shot back.

Dipper laughed. "Of course. Anything for my favorite Mabel."

She smiled. "Thanks bro." She then leaned in and gave Dipper a quick peck on the cheek, an action that not even she expected to do.

They stared at each other for a second, unsure of what to do, until Mabel began to blush. She maintained her poise long enough to turn around and walk out like nothing happened, leaving her twin to ponder what had just happened.

The rest of the evening continued like nothing had happened. The twins cooked a breakfast-like dinner (pancakes, turkey bacon, the works), watched terrible horror movies and enjoyed each other's company. It was the most fun that either of them had in quite some time.

But when Mabel finally fell asleep, Dipper's mind wandered back to the (seemingly) harmless kiss on the cheek from earlier.

Why did she do that? Was it just a spur of the moment thing? Or was it... No! Don't think like that, Dipper. There's no way she likes me that way... right? It was just an accident. Yeah, that's it. An accident. That's all.

...right?

Hey fellow Pinecest shippers. Finally done Pt. 2 of Chapter 1. Here's you code to crack:

14-26-25-22-15 19-26-8 26 11-15-26-13...

This code has major plot details so please PM me the answer and NOT in the comments. If you guess correct, you will, no scam, receive an empty cardboard box. Again, this is NOT a scam, I will hide it somewhere in your house. All you have to do is find it.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter (vote and/or comment if you did), I hope y'all keep reading and I'll see you guys next time. Peace!