AN: HAPPY BIRTHDAY PINES TWINS! *shoots confetti*
Anyway, now that we have that out of the way; I must say that:
I'M SO EMBARRASSED!
Guys, I'm so sorry I messed up two of your OCS! UGH.
I'm going to Pennsylvania on Saturday and I'll edit that all on the trip! I'm SOOOO sorry!
Also, musicocelot, I accidentally lost your OC profile...do you think you can resend it? Thanks!
And Victoria Margie? I'm glad this story is a breath of fresh air for you despite its flaws. I'll make a re-write in the future!
And, quick question to all my readers, how did you find my humble little fanfiction? Just curious ;3
Now I might get some gifts mixed up, very sorry about that ;w;. For those of you who didn't bring gifts I'll just make one up.
Bluefrosty27, THANK YOU for looking deeper into the song parody at the end of the Season 2 finale!
I won't tell you if you're right yet though ಠﭛಠ
FINALLY I'll try to mention every OC in this chapter but if not, They'll appear in another chapter! Some of you guys given me such detailed profiles! I can't just leave them as background characters!
Now, on to the chapter!
...M-A-B-E-L...
Chapter Fifty-One: Twas the Tale
There was the sound of metal against porcelain as Clara Harrison gently tapped sugar into her cup of tea. Smiling at the figure on the otherside of the table.
"Let me guess..." She said. "She blabbed?"
"Pretty much."
"Hmm, not much of a setback, in my eyes..." Clara sipped from her China glass.
"Still a set back, though."
"Pretty much," Clara placed the tea cup delicately on the saucer.
"Are you going to let her get away with that?"
"Of course I'm not!" Clara laughed. "But she's a scared girl...I can't exactly blame her."
Clara extended her arms and sighed. "I'll just have Paige speed up our plans."
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"Okay, everyone! Time to open up the amazing gifts for this Dream Couple!" Mabel called through a megaphone.
Dipper's head was still pounding, and he kept seeing golden puppies dancing on rainbows, so he could barely see properly without getting a headache, Mabel's Megaphone didn't help either.
Therefore, he sat alone, drinking cold water to try and rid the taste of the Smile Dip infected punch.
"And here we have another present from Miss Music! You outdid yourself girl! This is the third one!" Mabel praised
A grinning girl, presumably Music said, "I'm going in Matthew History, aren't I?"
"Definitely," Matthew assured her.
"I got like, ten," Rose said smugly from beside Candy and Grenda.
"TEN?!" Music demanded.
"OHMYGOSH! So cute!" Mabel held up two baby onesies, one that said "Mommy's Little Lumberjill" and another that said, "Daddy's Little Demon."
There was an echo of awes.
While Matthew smiled, he too was having a strange hallucinating problem. But unlike Dipper, what he was seeing wasn't as innocent as puppies and rainbows.
In one corner was his darker self smirking, Damion was sitting next to a brunette with glasses, while Clara sipped tea by the snack table, all three saying "tick-tick," in unison.
Matthew tried to focus on the gift opening, a bag of diapers from Elaine Milton he believed? Yeah the girl with the glasses...
"Tick-tick,"
Matthew inhaled slowly, squeezing his eyes shut.
"Matthew," Wendy whispered, squeezing the blonde's hand. "Are you OK?"
Matthew nodded quickly. "I'm fine, I'm fine."
"AH! Is that Oreos?!" Mabel exclaimed opening another gift. "Thank you so much, Maud Smyth!"
Ah brown haird girl smiled and nodded. "Pregnancy urges," she explained.
"Gimme!" Wendy took the bag from Mabel and devoured two of the chocolate and cream cookies at once.
As Mabel continued, Dipper saw the puppies disappear.
Good. He thought in relief.
There was still the Angel being that flitted on the edge of Dipper's mind, but he decided to forget about it for now.
He walked towards the circle of chairs and stopped when he spotted Pacifica. His face heating up as he remembered the way she kissed his cheek.
He couldn't go see her now, he'd embarrass himself!
Taking a deep breath, he found the farthest chair away from the rich blonde, sitting next to a girl.
"And here we have...ooh! A pretty necklace from, Arylia Scry!" Mabel said holding up the item. "Woohoo!"
The girl mentioned waved happily, the girl Dipper was sitting next to. Dipper glanced up to get a better look at her and sucked in a sharp breath at how pretty she looked.
Her hair was dark, her eyes violet, and she was wearing a violet dress.
Arylia caught him looking and smiled. "Hi," she said.
"Wha-who me? Uh, hi! I'm Dooper! DIPPER I meant Dipper!" The boy laughed awkwardly, causing Arylia to giggle.
"I know, you're pretty popular in your brother's social media."
"Oh! I mean, of course!" Dipper grinned but internally groaned. Man, I suck at this...
"And here we have...two propeller hats! CUUUTE!" Mabel squealed. "This one is from, Roxanna, Allison, and, Moredcai!"
The two girls and boy waves so they could be seen.
"It's not just any propeller hat!" Mordecai said smugly. "It projects a protective force field to a mile!"
"Why's there two?" Matthew asked, the "tick, tick," still drowning in his head.
"Twins, duh," Roxanna said.
"We're not having twins," Wendy said with a full mouth.
"Sure you are! The author of the story told us," Allison claimed.
Everyone stared at her.
"Uh...what?" Mabel said in through her megaphone.
"Oh, never mind!" Allison said.
"Ooookay..." Mabel said. "Anyway! Next gift!"
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After the gift opening, Matthew had leaned himself against the wall, closing his visible eye and taking in deep breaths.
"Leave me alone," He croaked, still hearing the "tick-tick" through the loud party music.
"You should be enjoying the party," a female voice said.
Matthew opened his eye and glanced at the copper haired girl at his side.
"Celena Pacifica," She introduced herself. "Why aren't you enjoying yourself?"
"Don't feel too good," Matthew muttered.
"Well that's strange," Celena said. "This is like, your baby's birthday party!"
"I know I know...I'm just not up to it."
"Than...go talk to Bella Star," She suggested.
"Uh, who?"
"The girl with the blonde hair and pony-tail," Celena pointed out the girl. She was quite pretty, he decided, as Bella talked with Elaine Milton.
"Why her? You guys are friends? Is she some sorta psychiatrist?" Matthew asked.
"No, but I swear she has some crazy as hell powers! On my way here, I saw her appear out of nowhere! Like, POOF! She could probably make some of your unease disappear!"
Matthew turned to Bella once more, he could indeed sense a great deal of magic from her, more noticeably the star necklace on her neck.
"Thanks for that-Hey! Bro!" Matthew grabbed the wrist of a guy with messy brown hair, attempting to steal his wallet.
He was about to speak, just as a raccoon jumped on his and clawed at his face, the brunette screaming. Matthew's eyes widened in surprise and abs Celena covered her mouth with her hands.
"Bert!" Roxanna snapped walking towards the the fallen guy. "What did I tell you about stealing...uh, Rigby, you can stop now."
The raccoon jumped off Bert and chittered.
"Ugh..." Bert moaned, holding up the wallet. "Here, bro."
Matthew snatched his wallet back and stepped over the groaning heap.
"It was super weird, I just like teleported in here!" Elaine said with a grin. "Best experience ever!"
"Did you find a crush?" Bella asked slyly.
Elaine blushed lightly. "Well..."
Bella stopped listening to frown in thought, turning towards the cause of her discomfort.
"Uh...Bella Star right?"
"Matthew Pines," Bella nodded and eyed him. "This isn't your first time in 2012, is it?"
Matthew opened his mouth and closed it. "No," he said finally.
"Wait...huh? What are you guys..." Elaine furrowed her brow, and adjusted her glasses.
"I only really told my close friends and family...but you're right."
"A reincarnation," Bella continued.
"Bill Cipher," Matthew said quietly.
Elaine gasped. "Bill Cipher? Like, fire wielding top hat sadistic laughter Bill Cipher?"
"Pretty much."
Elaine's frown grew, now in deep thought.
"So...you wanted to see me?" Bella asked.
"Um yeah it's about..." Matthew's voice trailed off. The chanting had left, and so where the hallucinations. The only thing he could hear was Grenda's-very awkward-singing on the ballroom stage.
"It passed," Matthew said. "Enjoy the party, Bella, Elaine." Matthew winked and walked off, taking in a deep breath. What was with the hallucinations though? It's not as if he drank the Smile Dip punch...did he?
Matthew watched the dance floor where Mabel, Candy, Pacifica, and Rose, were dancing to Grenda. Wendy was nearby, awkwardly dancing with Dipper.
Ford was...oh...
The Old Man was sitting on a chair next to the snack table, looking disgruntled and sickeningly happy. "Onwards Aoshima..." He slurred, slumping forward in is chair.
Matthew snorted.
"STAGE DIVE!" Grenda screamed jumping off the stage and being caught by the crowd, the success was short lived however, for Loki the dog pawed at Dipper's ankle, causing him to scream in surprise and crash into Pacifica, causing the heavy girl to drop.
"Grenda is OK!" She said from the floor.
"Hey, Matt!" Wendy called, waving. "Dance floor?"
Matthew smiled and took up the invitation.
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Mabel went to the Oreo cake and placed her custom made Wendy and Matthew candle on top.
Next to the cake, was...a note?
Mabel frowned, picking up the note and reading it.
Mabel, read the poem at the back when you cut the cake, it's for your brother
-Angel
"Angel? Who's Angel?" Mabel mused, flipping the paper over to find a poem and flipping it back again.
"Probably another fan," Mabel shrugged and took up the megaphone.
"OK party people! It's time for the cake cutting!"
The guests (except for Ford who was hallucinating about dancing pizza slices that looked vaguely like Bill), mulled to the cake table.
"Right! First off, here's a poem dedicated to my brother Mathew from a person named Angel! Is Angel here?"
Dipper tensed instantly.
It couldn't be the same Angel from his dream, could it? It was just a coincidence, right?
"Eh, she's probably in the bathroom," Mabel said and began to read.
"The tale of a strong demon, full of villainy,
Ends the day he's forced to be raised,
By the family of his enemies.
His hair as light as an autumn leaf.
His eyes as blue as the sky,
He is the eldest of three,
His name was Matthew Pines.
Another time, another face,
Redemption he had to embrace.
Though deep inside, his troubled soul,
His inner demon lies.
Fifteen years in counting, he lived a life of love,
But love could not protect him from the powers up above.
No family, no not even a friend,
Could stop this poor boy,
From sooner than later falling,
And meeting his cursed end.
One mere loss, yes one mere loss, caused him to suddenly,
Feel his soul grow dark, his soul grow dark, and lose his sanity.
''Twas the tale, of a boy, who in the world is lost.
''Twas the tale of a boy, tied to a cursed clock.
Tick-Tock, tick-tock, goes the sound of time.
''Twas the tale of a boy, cursed to watch the clock rewind."
Silence.
"Huh...what a weirdly dark poem..." Mabel laughed nervously.
Matthew swallowed thickly.
Once more hearing the tick-tick in his head.
AN: OK so the Baby Shower will end NEXT CHAPTER!
And I gave you a poem! See if you can dechipher it!
anyway, onto rebuilding the 4th wall!
Fantasy Fan OUT!