Summer with the Pine Twins

The Hand That Rocks Mabel: Part 4

Dipper's p.o.v.

"I don't know, I have a lobster now." "Well at least it's over and you won't ever have to go out with him again," I say before drinking my soda and going back to journal as (y/n) approached with some scrap paper when she asked "Mabel? It's over...Right?" I look up and see her down face in the reflection of the glass. "Mabel?" I ask this time and she faces us shouting "BLARG! He asked me out again and I didn't know how to say no!"

"Like this: No!" I tell her, pointing at my lips as I said it. "It's not that easy Dipper! I like Gideon...As a friend/ little sister so I didn't want to hurt his feelings! I just need to get things back to what they used to be, you know friends."

Mabel explains when I watch (y/n) hesitantly place her hand on Mabel's and ask "Mabel, did you agree to this because you want to, or were you forced into agreeing to go out with him? We can help if that's the case," I look at my sister as she looks at me and (y/n) with a nervous look before giving us a weak smile. "No, no, I agreed to go, it's fine, I'll just give him one more date," (y/n) and I give each other a worried look.

Mabel's p.o.v.

It was Thursday night and the ball had just ended, as I go to leave and take a breath of relief Gideon grabs my hand and drags me onto a boat, Old Man Maguget steering it as we went out onto the lake. "You know I thought dancing was gonna be the end of the evening right?" "Don't you want this evening to last my sweet?" 

Gideon asks me, grabbing my hands and I quickly pull them out of his grasp. "NO! I- I mean yes, I mean..." Come on Mabel you can do this! "I'm always happy to hang out with a friend, buddy, pal, chum, another word for friend."

"Pal?" Maguget interjects. " I already said, pal...Um mate-" "How about...Soulmate?" Gideon whispers to me and I start to frown when I turn around and watch as fireworks shoot into the air creating a heart with my name on it. "Well, you can't say no to that!" Maguget says; not helping! How do I get outta this?!

(y/n)'s p.o.v.

I walk down the stairs, heading to the kitchen to find something to eat when I pass the living room and stop and backtrack. I peep in to see Mabel pacing the room mumbling to herself. "Man he's so nice but I can't keep doing this! But I can't break his heart...UGH! How do I get out?!"

 I hear her mumble as I approach. "Mabel? What in the heck happened on that date?" "I don't know! I was in the friend zone and then before I knew what was happening he pulled me into the romance zone! It's like quicksand! Chubby quicksand!" She explained, her face inching closer to mine and I slowly pull her back.

"Mabel, calm down, it's not like you're gonna have to marry Gideon," That's when Grunkle Stan walks in wearing a Team Gideon shirt. Oh no, please no! "Great news Mabel! You have to marry Gideon!" "WHAT?!" Both of us shout in unison before I ask "W-why?!" "It's all part of my long term deal with Buddy Gleeful. There's a lot of cash tied up in this thing plus I got this shirt! Ugh, I am fat..." Mabel runs out of the room screaming. "Mabel wait!" I shout but she was gone and I glare at Grunkle Stan, I've never been more angry at a person before! "What's going on I thought I heard Mabel screaming."

I hear Dipper say as he walks in and I explain what happened. With a sigh Dipper says "Come on, let's go check on her," We find her in our room huddled up in her sweater. "Oh no...Mabel," Dipper calls to his sister as we approached her.

"Mabel's not here, she's in sweater town," We hear her muffle out as we kneel down next to her. " Are you gonna come out of sweater town?" She shakes her head no. Dipper and I give each other a look and I mouth "We need to deal with this," He gives me a nod before turning to his sister. "Alright, enough is enough, if you can't break up with Gideon then I'll do it for you," Dipper offers and Mabel peeks her head out. 

"You will?! But what if he tries to hurt you?!" "Then...I'll go with him," I say and they both look at me. "Dipper and I'll go break up with him for you and he won't be able to hurt us," I explain and Dipper nods in agreement. She finally comes out and playfully punches us before hugging us tightly. "Oh thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"

Dipper's p.o.v.

(y/n) and I enter the restaurant that Gideon and Mabel were going to for dinner. We see him in the corner patiently waiting for Mabel and I go to approach when (y/n) grabs my hand, startling me. I raise an eyebrow at her when I see her face was...Was she nervous? I feel my face flush a little as I reassuringly squeeze her hand as we approach Gideon hand in hand. I cough a little to gain Gideon's attention. "Oh! Dipper Pines and Oh! This must be your girlfriend (y/n) (l/n), how are you two? You look good...An adorable couple for sure," My face turns red and I look to see (y/n) blushing as well as she stutters out "W-we're not dating..."

 "Yeah...What she said. Sooo, uh look Gideon we gotta talk. Mabel isn't joining you tonight she uh doesn't wanna see you anymore, she's kinda weirded out by you no offense," I nervously tell him trying to get over what he said, do people really consider us a couple? "So what you're saying is you've come between us," He says through greet teeth and (y/n) let's go of my hand, the warmth quickly disappearing as she shook her hands no as she told him "What? No, no! S-she just doesn't like you in a romantic way! But she's willing to stay your friend! Y-You're not gonna like...Freak out or anything are ya?" (y/n) asks when she realized her case wasn't helping.