HAT: I forgot this chapter, so this is up and then the next one comes up as well... DANG IT! I thought I was done with these errors!
Disclaimer: I don't own Gravity Falls or it's characters.
"Um... Grunkle Stan? Uncle... 'Ford?"
The elder pair of twins shoot up and spot their niece and nephew standing in the doorway with confused and unsure looks on their faces while they stare at their great uncles- who were previously cuddled against each other. They look at each other for a moment before shooting to opposite sides of the bed awkwardly, the tips of their ears red with embarrassment (A/N: Someone please draw this scene!).
Stanley clears his throat. "Whaddoyawant?"
"Um... what were you two doing in here?" Dipper asks.
"The real question is what you two are doing in my room," Stanley snaps before noticing the bags under their eyes. "Yeesh, how much sleep did you two get?"
"Enough of it," Dipper answers with his smart-aleck -y way.
"I'm still wondering why Uncle 'Ford's in here," Mabel adds to voice both her and her brother's thoughts.
Stanley glances to Stanford and- just like old times- they have an entire conversation in less than a second just by looking at each other. Basically they came to the same conclusion since the both of them know how stubborn Stanley can be about not showing any weakness- especially to those that look up to him.
"I- uh- I wasn't feeling so good so I came in here," Stanford lies as he adds a bit of reluctance just to be sure that his lie is believable. "Overnight stuff, I suppose."
"Oh... okay," Mabel shrugs, knowing she's done the same with her brother and vice versa.
Dipper- on the other hand- isn't convinced. He knows that both Stans are still in a rocky patch with one another and this doesn't seem like something Stanford would do if he merely had a small bug that was bothering him- he seems to be the type to take care of it on his own and not bother with a brother that he is still feuding with. He wonders if it has anything to do with Stanley's nightmares? Despite his suspicions he leaves it alone.
"What's up?" Stanley asks the two since these two usually make a habit of staying away from him in the morning- he is always crankier than usual in the morning.
Mabel elbows her brother in the ribs and gestures for him to go ahead and speak for the both of them.
He gives a withering, half-hearted glare to his twin and then turns to the older pair of twins in the room. "We were wondering- uh- if we could go out for a bit?"
Stanford frowns. "I hope not for monster hunting."
"Pfft, what? No! We're... we're not monster hunting," Dipper assures.
"That's not very reassuring," Stanley deadpans and then sighs, knowing how much they like to monster hunt. He can't bear to let them go out alone, but he can't really afford to send his employees out after them. "'Ford, could you go with them? Just for today?"
Stanford watches his brother for a few moments before nodding. "Sure, I'd love to show you kids around!"
Stanley feels a large weight lifted off of his chest and he stands up and gestures for the people in his room to leave. "Alright, out, out, out."
The darker haired old man raises the volume on his brother's hearing aid and says in a low voice so nosy children won't hear, "Are you alright, now, 'Lee?"
"Yeah," he replies with a small smile and then rubs the back of his head. "Uh... th... I really... uh-"
"You're welcome, knucklehead," Stanford interrupts, knowing his brother's inability in saying "thank you" like most people.
"So- uh- guess I'll see ya later?"
"I guess."
And when his brother walks out to get ready to take the children monster hunting Stanley lets a bit of his mask get chipped away. His eyes are no longer holding the hesitant gratefulness, but instead hold fear and worry. If his dream had happened only one time he could move on with it, but having it happen again is starting to make him worry.
If it happens one more time, then you can worry, he reassures himself.
HAT: H- *falls into a black hole*
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