It's been a while

just like old times

And she saw him.
Fuck.
He's changed. I'm pretty sure I'm gaping at him and I can see him smiling up at me. That hasn't changed, that sheepish, guilty smile I've always funny and endearing.

God he's changed, he looks like a new man only the nervous guilty look on his face gave him away. He almost...looks pretty, but the bags under his eyes make him look sick..What were him and Ford doing today? What's made him-
The wind howled as it rushed past the house, almost causing Dipper to lose his grip, but she grabbed his hands and hold on tight,
"Dipper.." she whispered, though barely audible over the storm, he grinned back up at her and replied,
"Hey Wendy," His voice took her aback, she remembered the high pitched squeaky voice that used to come out of his mouth, and her grip briefly loosened on his hands.
"Woah! Wendy! Don't go dropping me now please," he laughed.
Embarrassed, and not wanting Dipper to fall from her bedroom window, she awkwardly guided him up onto the windowsill.
Now, on level ground, and in the warm glow of the lamp residing on her bedside table, her eyes were drawn to his in amazement. It had been years since she had last seen him and he's grown up on her all at once. He looked... strong? Not just physically, I mean..he is, but stronger in mindset too. His eyes are holding mine, and he's got a soft smile playing on his lips, and he isn't sweating nervously or shaking...no, he is shaking, but that's probably because it's..

Dipper
Cold. Fuck I'm freezing. Wendy was looking at me funny until she noticed my hands are shaking like fuck, not quite the smooth reunion I was hoping for but atleast I'm with her. Right? And she is so pretty right now, she must have been drifting off when I knocked the window because she's got that cute sleepy face on. I mean this right here is the reason I've come back. God, it's been so long since I've seen her, I didn't even write her back when she gave me that letter all them years ago. I don't deserve this, not after all those years of silence..but what was I supposed to say? "Hey Wendy, thanks for the letter, hope you don't have terrible PTSD and a fear of triangles?" I didn't know how to come back from that.. I'm not sure if there is a way to come back from that other than..

"Dipper! Hey man, come back to me!"
I'm pretty sure I leapt about ten feet when she said that. Had I really just zoned out during perhaps one of the most anticipated moments of my life so far?
"Haha sorry I'm just kind of shocked to see you it's been so long,"
"It's a shock to see me? It's a shock to see you dude!" She laughs and punches me gently on the arm and continues,
"You didn't even tell me you were coming and then I find you hanging out my window! I think I win this round,"
"Alright alright! Fair enough you win! Still...it kinda sounds lame but for a while you just didn't seem real to me... you felt like a dream.."

Wendy's p.o.v
"I felt like a dream to you?"
"No no! Not just you! This whole place none of it felt real when I left it just seemed too impossible.."
I got what he meant when he first said it, but I knew he'd panic if I pressed him on his wording. It's good to know not everything about him has changed, I don't think I could bear if it if he wasn't still a little bit shy and awkward. I'd really miss it, fuck I have missed it, and him so much. I've also missed what he was saying this whole time,
"And that's just the way I feel," he concludes with conviction
Shit, that sounded pretty serious and I completely missed all of that. Is he okay? Is it about what him and Ford were doing. Was it about me? How does he feel about me? Fuck I have to pretend I was listening just nod and hope you haven't agreed to something bad.

Dipper's p.o.v
I knew she wasn't listening, I just wanted to mess with her.

Wendy's p.o.v
He laughs in response and lies down on my floor, his eyes are closed and he looks so unbelievably happy I don't want to speak to him because then his eye brows would furrow as he thought of an answer.
"I have something to give to you," he says and shoots right back up again. His face is only an inch or so away and his eyes are staring earnestly in to mine. He exhales and I can feel his breath dancing across my lips and I involuntary open my mouth the tiniest bit. He puts his hand so gently on the back of my neck I can barely feel it and whispers,
"I've been thinking about doing this for a while.." he murmured and leans forward lifting his hand into my hair, and I involuntarily do the same. I chance one peek at his eyes before I close my own and see a glint of something in his eyes, mischief maybe? Before I get the chance to close my eyes everything goes black.
For about two seconds I think the world ended mere moments before I kissed him and I curse it. The I feel my head and my old fluffy hat I gave to him on our last day is back on. Lifting it up slightly I see Dipper sitting considerably further away from me trying not to laugh. He gave me my hat back instead of a kiss.
What a twat. But I laugh too. I never really expected him to keep it all this time and I feel a little bit more like the old me with it back on. His guilty smile is back on and he scratches the back of his head,
"You wouldn't happen to have my old cap kicking about anywhere would you? I get it if you've lost it I can always get a new one from the Shack if you have.. "
He looks so sheepish it takes everything in my power not wrap him into a hug and tell him everything will be okay.
"Of course I've still got it man I wear it like..everyday!" I say as I walk over to my chest of drawers to retrieve it.
He beams at that and laughs when I try to throw it onto his head from the other side of the room.
I sit down next to him, both our backs pressed up against the bottom of my bed, and glance at him from the corner of my eye. He's smiling to himself, his head pointed down as he plays with his hands. Another thing Dipper used to do, he always fidgeted when he was nervous. When he got really nervous he scratched his hands so much sometimes they'd bleed. I take his hand in my own and smile at him,
"Just like old times."
But everything had changed.

Hahaha you thought I'd given up on this story but think again!! This time it's being posted after exams so that's a first for me. Hope you enjoyed this chapter and all the previous ones. I always underestimated how important feedback was to motivation until I started writing this so thanks for all of it guys! Also sorry for any grammar or spelling mistakes my phone is banjaxed.
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