Knobby Knees and Pine Trees (Dipper x Reader)

Chapter four

I woke up to light sounds of feet running on my roof with followed mischievous laughter. I rubbed my eyes and grabbed my phone. It was 12:36, and some creepy thing was on my roof disturbing my time to sleep. Living in Gravity falls, this kind of stuff was normal. But this, this is new. I flicked the lights on in my room.

I held my newspaper in my hand dialing the twins number. I hope I don't wake them up, and I hope at least one of them are awake...

I ring up mabel. Nobody answers. I call the next pines' family members number. Now here I think somebody will answer...
"Uh, what's up (Y/N)? Why so early?" He said in that cute worried-half awake voice.
"So, you like paranormal things?" I laughed. "You a big monster catcher?"
"Uhm," he gulped, "Uh, kinda, I guess you could put that way..." I could just picture him scratching the back of his head nervously.
"Chill dude, I'm not here to bug you about it. I need your help, I think I hear something on the roof..."
"You hear it too? That's good, I just thought I was going to crazy or something, but if it's bothering you as well, you can come over here right now!" He said. "If that works out for you..."
"Oh yeah, I'm sure I can make it." I said. "Be there in a minute."
"Bye!"
"Bye."

I hung up, quickly getting ready to leave. I (I think we've all done this some point in time) stuffed pillows and various stuffed animals under my cover shaping it into a life-like figure. I put a black hoodie and sweat pants over my pajamas, stuffing my phone into my pocket.
I turned of my lights and carefully ran downstairs, being careful to not to wake up my mom. I slipped on my (S/T) shoes and ran outside.

I was about to knock on the mystery shack's door, as dipper opened it with my fist still above the door.
"we've got to investigate immediately." He said as he grabbed my wrist and pulled me upstairs.
We went into the extra room as dipper closed the door, turning on the flickery lights and sitting on his bed with his book. At first I thought he was gonna be like 'I need to investigate...your body...' Or something like a really weird Romantic movie or book or something. But looking at him flip through the pages, dipper was just the smart, cute little geeky dipper the world thinks he is. I don't even know why I was thinking about this...

"Whoa whoa whoa-wait a second!" I said. "I've seen that book before, why didn't you tell me about it!" He dropped the book on the bed.
"This book?" He said, pointing to it.
"Yes, that book!" I yelled.
"Where did you see it? When?!" Dipper asked, impatiently.
"I saw Stan reading it in the shack, maybe when I was...seven. But i didn't ask him anything, I was to busy looking at the candy.😅" I said. "But he was kind of shy about it, he didn't want anybody to see it, he was so secretive about it."

"So, Stan had this journal, before I came to gravity falls? Why was it hidden in the forest then, if his brother was the author?" He said with an angry expression on his face.

"Whoa, calm down, what's all of this author stuff? Let's not get into depth... I was seven anyways, how could I know if that was what he was reading?" He rubbed his head wearily, and I now just noticed the dark circles under his eyes.

"Probably a good idea..." He sighed. "Now, let me grab a cup of warm milk, a robe, and let's go to the roof!" He said excitedly. I yawned. The only thing I really want to do is go to sleep...well at least that's what I think...
The roof trickled with small footsteps as small pieces of popcorn ceiling fell to the wooden floor, as the small little laughter yet returned again.
"To the roof!" This time, dipper grabbed my hand, which made my whole body heat up.

"Uh..." I managed to get out. But I mentally laughed in my head. He's just holding my hand, what, it doesn't mean he likes you or anything.
After dipper noticed, he stopped himself and awkwardly let go. "What about your robe?" I said staring at the floor.
"Oh uhm, we've got no time for that. It's not important, anyways," he assured me, rubbing his arm nervously. "Let's go!" we ran up to the roof.