Dance around your problems

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Thompson, who was sitting in the driver seat, turns around, gaining our attention, "Okay just, before we go, my mom said you guys aren't allowed to punch the roof anymore, so..." 

I coyly look over to Mabel, slowly starting to raise my fist in the air. She gets what I'm trying to do and joins me, "Thompson! Thompson! Thompson!" all the teens, minus Thompson, join in chanting with us. The green shirted fellow turns back in defeat, turning the car on.

Mabel quickly steals Dipper's pen he was using, writing 'You look nice today' on her side of the car. "Wha-Mabel! I was using that thank you." He snatches the pen back. 

"Not anymore!" I laugh, taking it out of his hand, causing him to jump at the sudden touch and movement. I click the pen, turning on my side to write. I scribble down 'You look like trash ;)' on my side. Dipper just sighs, causing me to look back over to him, worried he's mad or upset. He takes that chance to grab the ballpoint pen back into his grasp, smiling triumphantly.

I just smile and fake pout, "Har har."

The car ride was pretty long, stopping at multiple locations (Stores and stuff like that) and I really wanted to get something from the store we were in. I would have if it wasn't for each and every person in the group insisting that we stick together and we STUCK together. Why didn't I buy something? Because my wallet looks like the journal 3, yea, that would have ruined everything for me. Also, when I went into my bag for my wallet before, the TV remote was in there. 'Well, I guess Stan really won't be able to find the remote now....'.

We finally arrive at the convenience store at dusk, the sun just kissing the horizon in the background. We all walk up to the fence, Wendy introducing us, "There it is, fellas! The condemned Dusk 2 Dawn!" 

"Ha! Cool!" Lee and Nate stare in awe.

Mabel exclaims, "Neato!"

Dipper, being anxious as always, 'Well I mean, I'm not judging! I was just saying that he's being anxious like he always is in the show!' nervously wrings his hands together, "Why'd they shut it down, was it like a health code violation, or-"

"Try MURDER!" Nate puts his hands up, making a 'OOooo' motion with his fingers, successfully freaking Dipper out.

"This town has such a colorful history!" I try to lighten the mood, to no avail. 

"Wait, are you guys serious?" Dipper whispers cautiously, looking around in worry.

 Wendy heard him, "Yeah! We're all gonna die!" She mocks being scared jokingly, "Chill out man!" She punches him in the shoulder in a friendly manner, "It's not as bad as it looks. Come on let's go." After reassuring my brother, Wendy climbs the fence, getting over in record time.

Everyone else gets over the fence, leaving me and Dipper. 'I purposely stayed back to help him....I'm a good, fake, sister ok?'

"Come on Dipper!" Wendy cups her mouth, yelling to Dipper, who is straddling the top of the fence.

"Okay, okay! Just gotta get a foot hold.." He shouts back, then mumbles to himself.

"Here Dipper, do this," I try to explain, getting both my feet over so it looks like I'm just sitting on top. He copies me, although fidgeting more, "then turn your body around like so," I turn around so I'm facing the other way, "and then just scale the fence!" I finish, hopping off a few holes to get down faster.

He attempts to do what I did, failing here and there, but he got down fairly smooth.

"Welp, now that that's over let's head inside." Robbie comments, earning a few snickers from the other teens.

"Don't listen to them." I lean over and whisper in Dipper's ear. He smiles sadly, nodding.

Getting up to the entrance, Wendy peers through the windows, "Wow, this place is amazing!"

Robbie goes up to the door, looking super weird and puffing his chest out, trying the door, where it doesn't budge. "I-I think it's stuck.." He stops pulling and starts rubbing his arms. 'Haha jerk!'

Dipper stands tall and prideful, I face palm, "Let me take a crack at it." Robbie lets Dipper try it, crossing his arms, "Oh yeah. I can't get in, but I'm sure Junior here is gonna break it down like Hercules!" the black clad teen teases.

Dipper, probably feeling embarrassed gets his dumpster idea, I'm assuming, given that he's going to the side with the dumpster. He climbs it, causing Tambry to actually look up from her phone, "Kid, what are you doing?"

Finally, Dipper walks up the roof and to the vents, Mabel cheers for him, punching her fist in the air, "Go Dipper! Punch that metal thing!"

I lightly push her, "Metal thing?" I tease, she shrugs,"I don't know!" she laughs, then turns back to watch Dipper. 

After the pine tree hat wearing, 12 year old, climbs into the vent, we don't hear from him for a good 2 minutes. "Who wants to bet he doesn't make-" Robbie starts but cuts himself off, looking terrified of the look I'm giving him. 'Haha' 

The glass doors to the store suddenly swing open, Dipper stands there looking happy, escorting everyone inside. Each of us go in one by one, the teens praise him, Wendy punches him in a 'way to go' way, Mabel fist bumps him and I pat him on the back, "Way to go Dip!" I laugh, causing him to blush awkwardly. He follows everyone else in, not noticing the door close by itself.

The teens start debating whether it's haunted or not, knowing the circumstance, I skip over to the dusty, old window, where I know the open sign will flip by itself. I stare at it for awhile, hearing some quiet murmurs come behind me, probably wondering what I'm doing. 'Why isn't it turning?? Oh well, better not raise any more suspicion.' 

I start walking back, then turning around super fast, I see that the sign has flipped. 'HAH! Now it's turned, wow ghosts, just wow.'

I walk around a bit, looking at some things we never saw on screen. The lights flicker on, making me to jump just a tad. I hear some Oooh's and Awe's throughout the store. I ignore all of the people who run about, throwing things, making a mess, and turn the corner, seeing Mabel in her 'Smile dip trip'. "Oh no, what did you do now Mabel." I laugh, not expecting a response and walking up to her, looking like a mom who is about to scold her naughty children.

Sitting next to Mabel for a bit, I munch on some Smile dip silently. Dipper's high pitched scream echos through the isles. I jump up, worried, then relax, knowing what just happened right now. "I'll be back Mabel, don't hallucinate anything I wouldn't do!" I walk off, finding my way to the freezers. I rush over to Dipper, who is on the ground, ice cubes strewn about, and help him up, also gathering up the ice cubes off the floor.

"What was that noise, thought I heard a lady screaming back here, heh heh." Lee states, walking up with the others.

"You freaking out kid?" Nate crosses his arms, smiling.

"Uh no, I'm cool, everything's cool!" Dipper stands up, wiping himself down, making all the ice and water that was on him, fall onto me.

"Ugh, Dipper..." He didn't hear me however, focusing on impressing the teens. My brother points to the dancy pants revolution game, distracting everyone from the problem at hand. I stay there, cleaning all the ice off the floor, thinking about what my next move should be.

"Heh heh, yeah let's all- let's go play that." He turns back to the freezer for a moment, his gaze landing on me for a split second, then he runs off to the others.  

'He wanted me here, so why is he ignoring me? Oh Dipper....'


Yes I do have a wallet that looks like the journal 3....and yes I love it :D



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