Overprotective

Chapter 3: Old habits Die hard

5:30 PM at the Mystery Shack. Mabel was getting ready for her date with Henry. She did not want anything to go wrong so she was preparing for anything. Choosing a sweater was not hard at all. Henry liked milkshakes so she decided to debut her new milkshake sweater. After a while she decided to head outside and wait for Henry to come pick her up.

Slowly she tip toed down the stairs, hoping Dipper would not catch her. "And where do you think your going" a voice said. Mabel jumped. Sure enough there was Dipper, a bowl of spaghetti in his hand. "Dipper, what the heck, don't scare me like that" said Mabel. "And I'm just heading to the living room". "Oh ya" said Dipper. "I don't remember you getting all festively dressed to go to the living room" said Dipper. Her cover was blown.

"Fine, you got me" she said. "I have a date with this guy tonight". "Already, I only got Brad to break up with you 2 days ago" Dipper said laughing. Mabel looked at him with an angry expression. "Sorry" he said. "Who is he, where you guys going, when will you get back, how-."

"See that's why I did not wanna tell you" Mabel said interrupting him. "I knew you were not over being overprotective. Yes there's a guy taking people out there, but what are the odds any boy I'm dating will be them" she said. "Yeesh calm down Mabel" said Dipper. "I told you I was not gonna get in your way, I just wanted to know who he was". "Oh" said Mabel. "Well his name is Henry Hewden, and he like milkshakes". "And" asks Dipper. "That's all I know" Mabel replies.

At that moment there is a knock at the door. "He's here" says Mabel running to the door and opening it. Henry is standing there. "Hey Mabel, you ready to go on our date" he says. "As ever" says Mabel. They're about to leave when Dipper appears. "So, your Mabel's date" he says. "Uhh, yes" says Henry. "Mabel who's-".

 "That's Dipper" says Mabel sighing. "My brother". "Oh uh, hello their Dipper" says Henry. "nice to meet you". "Ya okay, nice to meet you too, Henry" says Dipper. "You don't mind if I ask you a few questions would you". "Uh, no" says Henry. "Oh boy, not again" says Mabel.

D: "What's your real name?"

H: "Henry."

D: "Full."

H: "Henry Hewden."

D: "Where do you live?"

H: "Just outside of town."

D: "Okay, what's your ride?"

H: "That." (Henry points to a minivan)

D: "A minivan. What is that, a Plymouth Voyager, IS IT IN WORKING ORDER?"

H: "Ya, I just took it to the mechanic the other day."

D: "Where are you two going?"

Before Henry can respond. Mabel pushes him foreword. "Okay, that's enough questions" she says. "Henry why don't you start up the car while I talk to Dipper here". "Uh sure" says Henry walking over to the car. "What was that" says Mabel. "you promised you wouldn't be so overprotective anymore". "That was not being overprotective, I was just testing the guy to make sure he knows what he's doing" says Dipper. "And anyways I don't know Mabel. Something is very off about him". "You said that about every other boy and they all turned out to be totally normal" says Mabel. "The only thing off about them now, is that they all don't even wanna talk to me anymore. One guy is threatening to put a restraining order on us thanks to you". Dipper looks at Mabel concerned. 

"Now listen Dipper" she says in a stern voice. "Nothing is going to happen. So why don't you go back inside and watch some TV. Ill be back by 8. That's all. Okay". "Okay" says Dipper. "You promise you won't follow us" she says. "Promise". "Really" she says. "Really I promise" replies Dipper. "Okay then, see you soon".

Mabel runs over to the van, and the two head out to the restaurant. "Dipper watches as the car speeds away. "There's nothing to worry about" he says to himself. "its not like the may get into an accident or something". "No. Stop assuming the worst and go watch some TV". Dipper closes the door.

Not even 5 seconds later and Dipper is running out the door with a bag in hand. He throws it into the golf cart and starts it up. "Wait, what am I even doing" he says. He switches the engine off and walks back into the shack. Then back out with his plate of spaghetti in hand. "Can't go spying on Mabel and her 6th crush of the month on an empty stomach now" he says. After taking a bite, he starts up the golf cart and speed off in pursuit of Mabel and Henry.