Dipper Pine's Prophecy

Chapter 2: Flirtatious Encounter

"Is it just me, or is this bobblehead checking you out as much as I am?"

Dipper cringed over the register as he heard one of the worst pickup lines to ever be spoken. He looked up from the change he was counting-Why were there people who were evil enough to pay in dimes and nickels?-to see....

His sister

Mabel was on the other side of the gift shop, she was holding up a Mr. Mystery bobblehead up to her most recent victi-love interest (aka- a mildly attractive tourist who was unfortunate enough to catch his sisters eye), the wooden head nodding up and down at the boy. Like every other person Mabel has ever tried to flirt with, the tourist's face took on a mask of shock and an uncertainty of how to respond, predictably, he opted for a polite smile.

"Um, I think it's just you..."

"Ha! You're funny! I get it, because bobbleheads don't have real eyes to see with, their eyes are just painted on!" She continued to laugh in an obnoxiously loud way that she insisted was flirty no matter how much Dipper told her otherwise.

"Here is your change Ma'am, enjoy your authentic mermonkey merchandise! Please visit the Mystery Shack again!" Dipper told the middle aged woman opposite of him, fake smile plastered on his face as she thanked him before making her way out the shop door, the boy next to Mabel hastily excused himself before darting after the woman.

Silence fell in the shop as the door closed behind those last two customers before his sister sighed loudly as she slumped over the counter.

"Why doesn't anyone ever get my jokes! It's not that hard to at least flirt back!"

Dipper hummed as he began counting the money in the register, "You just haven't found the right person yet Mabes, I'm sure you'll strike gold soon."

"I better, if I go one more summer here without a proper summer romance, I'm going to riot!"

Mabels' failed summer love story never improved since their first stay in Gravity Falls, not because no one found her attractive mind you, but because her flirting never improved. Though her hair and wardrobe hasn't changed much, other than the switch from flats to heels (Dipper believes that all women who constantly walk and even run in those things must be super powered) and the occasional switch from sweater to cardigan or vest, but the rest of her appearance has. Her braces had come off when they were fifteen, she grew to be 5 feet 6 inches tall (plus 3 more inches with the heels), her baby fat had faded away and let her grow into a woman's body, and she began to wear light makeup daily. No, her issue was that whenever anyone, man or woman (ever since a girl kissed her in tenth grade and she realised that she really enjoyed it), caught her attention, she always scared them off with her terrible pickup lines and her aggressive approach.

It also wasn't that she was forever single either, she has had plenty of relationships and hookups (which EWW, Dipper REALLY wished he didn't know about those) in the last nine years. His sister just had ridiculously high expectations for her ideal 'summer love', she wanted something disgustingly romantic, something worthy of a sappy chick flick, and she tried way too hard to get it whenever she was single that summer.

"Mabes, we've talked about this before, your terrible flirting scares off all the weak ones. It's not your fault that there aren't very many strong-willed people in Gravity Falls other than our friends. Just be patient, there has to be someone who can keep up with you somewhere."

"Ugh, yeah yeah, I know. You've told me a dozen times. I need some Mabel Juice."

"If you still wanted to eat at Greasy's tonight, you might want to stick to the virgin stuff instead. I still don't think the normal stuff is safe, it was already nightmare fuel, but you made it way worse when you started adding vodka AND tequila. If I'm completely honest with you sis, I can't believe that stuff hasn't killed anyone yet even though you bring it to EVERY party."