The Gravity Has Fallen

Ch:2 The Treehouse

An: I drew the pic at the top. I know its not the best but I tried so yeah. Anyways! On with the story!

>Robbie<

I let out a sigh as I step off the bus. I look up at the old sign. 'Welcome to Gravity Falls'. I'm not sure how I feel about being back. I here most of the gang went to collage, so that's a thing. I pull my back pack onto my shoulders and pick up my guitar case, walking down the sidewalk.

Looking around, I see that a few things have changed since I left. There is a new Taco Bell open next to the arcade, the old statue of Nathaniel Northwest is now replaced by a weird guy that has no pants on. Hmm. Weird. I feel something wet hit my nose and look up to the cloudy sky. I guess it's about to rain. Looking up, I see the sign to Greesy's Dinner. Letting out a sigh, I walk in, hearing the sound of the little bell above the door. I look around for a place to sit. I freeze the moment I see the familiar green and white hat with a Pinetree.

"Pip-squeak?" His head jerks up at the sound of my voice and his eyes widen.

"R-Robbie?" I slowly make my way to the booth he's sitting at.

"Hey kid. This seat taken?"

"N-no. Not at all. G-go right ahead." His face tints a small pink. Cute. I nod my head and remove my backpack, sitting it in the seat and sitting next to it, placing my guitar next to my feet. I pull my hood down, revealing my raven black hair and sit back, crossing my arms.

"So, how've you been?" He seems to blink out of thought and looks up at me.

"I've been pretty good actually. After that first summer here, we ended up moving here. We ended up adding a few rooms to the shack and now Mom and Dad live here too." He smiles and looks down as he begins eating his chilli fries again. He looks back up at me again. "S-so... what have you been up to?" I nervously run my fingers through my hair and look down at the table. Should I tell him? I mean I know he's dealt with his fare share of monsters and creatures.... but would he be excepting or disgusted? I glance at him through my bangs and take a deep breath. Clearing my throat, I speak.

"I uh... I've been doing okay... I guess. I've been hangin' around Washington...." Closing my eyes, I take in a deep breath. I am overcome with the smell of strawberries and can only guess it's from the brunette sitting across from me. Letting out a calming breath, I raise my head. "L-listen.... kid, there's ah... there's something I need to tell you." He raises his gaze to look at me and sets down the smoothie he was previously drinking from.

"What is it Robbie?" I stare into those chocolate brown eyes and instantly relax.

"The... the reason I left so suddenly.... Well, I..." I let out a sigh, "God why is this so damn hard?" I place my hands in my hair and tug slightly, trying to think of how to word this. Dipper raises his hand and places it on my shoulder reassuringly.

"Hey... it's okay. Whatever it is, I'll understand." I let out a small snort.

"Yeah, you say that now. But the moment you find out what I am-" I cut myself off and my eyes widen at the realization of what I just said.

"When I find out what you are?" He pulls his hand away and I look to his face to see a look of confusion and... something else I can't quite put my finger on. For a moment, I feel confident. Maybe he will understand. That's when I feel it. That damn hunger. I new I should have eaten before I left. I feel my fangs elongate slightly. In an instant, I am out the door and running through the woods, getting soaked by the rain. Branches hit my arms as I run as fast as I can. I see a tall pine tree holding up a treehouse. I instantly begin my climb.

>Dipper<

As soon as he runs out the door, I'm standing from the table. I place the money next to my smoothie. I hear the sound of the door opening and look up again.

"Hey Dipper was that-?"

"Can't talk right now Mable can you watch this stuff for me real quick? Thanks." I quickly rush past Mable and Pacifica and out into the cold rain. I think I saw him run into the forest. I run in the direction I saw him go.

I can feel the rain through the thin cloth of my shirt and my shoes sink into the mud as I begin to slow down, running out of breath. Wow whatever he is, he's fast. I also noticed that his skin was pretty cold when I put my hand on his shoulder. And call me crazy but I don't think he looks like he's aged a single bit since the last time I saw him. Hmm. I stop and look around to take in my surroundings. My eyes catch sight of what looks like a tree house. I look around again. I suppose I should wait out the storm somehow. Letting out a sigh, I climb the rope ladder.

As soon as I reach the top, I collapse on my side out of exhaustion. I hear a gasp and look up. Its really dark in here so I can't really see who it is. Though, I can see two glowing red eyes. He growls.

"Get out." My brows raise in surprise.

"R-Robbie?"

"I said GET. OUT." He let's out another loud growl. And I flinch at the sound of his voice. Slowly, I crawl closer.

"Robbie... what's going on? Why won't you talk to me?" I stop about two feet away from him. There is a long, deep growl rumbling from him.

"You shouldn't ... shouldn't stay here. I c-can't control it. I... I haven't eaten in- in too long. Get out. Now." Now he seems to be rocking back and forth. I can't just leave him like this. He sounds as though he's in pain. Slowly, I crawl to a corner to the right of the entrance. This way I can stay here with him while at the same time I'm close enough to the door in case anything happens. "What are you doing? I said leave!"

"No. I am not leaving here. Not like this. Whatever's wrong, I want to help you, okay? So we are gonna wait out the storm and when its over, I'm gonna find a way to help you." The glowing red disappears and I can tell he's closed his eyes. I begin to hear a soft chuckle. What's so funny?

"Don't you understand? There is no helping me. I've become a monster.... and if out were as smart as I thought you were, you'd know that you aren't safe around me. You really need to leave."

"I'm not leaving. Safe or not, I'm staying." I let out a small yawn and lean my head against the wall, closing my eyes.