One to the Other: Part One
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Here’s another one for anyone who enjoyed. Probably not going to be as good as the other one. Hell, how was I supposed to know my last one was a success. Enjoy this one!
This was based on the prompt that gravityfallspinecest sent me. The idea goes to him, the story was written by me.
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One to the Other: Part One
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“One year after another, every special day deserves a chance. Some days turn out more unsettling than others, while good times would say otherwise. Think of something special for your special ones day. Whether it’s a birthday or an anniversary, you have the chance to make her special.”
With a sigh in hand, and a problem in the other, he closed his laptop and fell back on his bed.Â
“Damn it… what am I supposed to do now?” He said with a deeper sigh of regret.
Hands over his head, he still had to face the fact that there was no more time left. All that was left to do was wait for tomorrow night to roll around and come up with some horrible excuse on why he couldn’t bring a gift to the special evening Mabel supposedly planned for both of them.Â
With a mouthful said like that, he needed to act quick. He wasn’t going to make it through the night without a present. It wasn’t an option, nor a choice.Â
Ten o’ clock rolled around faster than expected. He check his alarm clock and made a timer set for seven tomorrow morning.Â
The lamp switched off and his blankets flew over his head.
“Night Dipper! Can’t wait for tomorrow!” Mabel yelled from down the hall.
“Goodnight Mabel. Can’t wait for tomorrow either.” He muttered softly.
With that said, the lights went off. All that could be seen in the darkness was the light of his sister’s bedroom still on.Â
“Bye Mabel, see you tomorrow.” Said a shy voice from down the hall.
“See you tomorrow, Candy. I’ll call you tomorrow?” His sister softly said from her room.
“Sure thing,” Candy replied. “Goodnight.“
Thumps were heard going down the stairs, followed by the opening of a door and the sudden closing. From down the hall, he could see the lights go out in Mabel’s room.
"It’d be great if I could wait for tomorrow.” Dipper muttered to himself, before slowly drifting into a sleepless night.
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“So, how have you planned for your special day tomorrow?”
“Dipper was planning on taking me out on a movie, followed by dinner at this restaurant near the theater. It’s going to be our special night together.”
“That’s a pretty good way to spend your birthdays, if you two were lovers. A dinner and a movie, Mabel? Seriously?"Â
"Well… I didn’t want it to be a simple birthday where we blow out the candles and be promised empty wishes, meaningless presents, or pointless games in the living room. I want it to be a night where we can spend the night together as a loving-”
“Couple?” Candy interrupted.
“Loving siblings! Not as a couple. Where are you getting this idea, anyway? We’re related!” Mabel said embarrassed.Â
“I’m just saying. It’s seems a little suspicious to me. A movie? A dinner? What movie are you even going to see? What diner are you going to?”
“Would you stop implying that we’re a couple!”
“I never implied that. That was self implication on yourself, Pines.”
That did it. Mabel sat there, sighing at the edge of the bed, looking down. Candy sighed from the beanie she slumped in, stood up, and sat next to Mabel.
“Hey, listen. I won’t get entangled in whatever crazy romance you have going on between Dipper here. I’m here to support you. You choose who you date, you decide what to do with your love life. I’ll be here to help you along the way. How does that sound? Good? Good. Now, have you decided what to get Dipper for his birthday tomorrow?” Candy said, taking a small breath.
“Well, I hoping I could get my first kiss tomorrow-"Â
"Stop right there. I was hoping this would be a more platonic relationship going on here, but seeing from whatever evidence has to prove, i’d guess not. But a kiss? A kiss on the forehead is fine, but on the lips?”
“Hey, I thought you were here to support me.” Mabel pouted.Â
“I’m sorry, i’m sorry. But, growing up from where i’m from, and- well, where everyone else is from, a kiss in public would seem a little odd, don’t you think? Also a little frowned upon, if I had to add.”
“Like I said, this night was going to be for us, and us only. I’ll make sure i’m out of anyone’s sight when it happens.”
“I’ve always wondered what goes on in that little head of your, Mabel.”
“Hey!” Mabel retorted back.
Candy raised her hands in surrender, and turned around, slumping on the bed frame.
“Again, sorry. By the way, what time is it?"She asked, looking around.
"Erm,” She looked at the alarm clock beside her, “Oh! It’s almost ten o’ clock. I gotta’ tell Dipper good night.“ She stood up from her bed and cupped her hands.
"Night Dipper!” She yelled out.
“Tell him you can’t wait for tomorrow.” Candy smirked from the corner of her bed. Mabel rolled her eyes and cupped her hands again.
“Can’t wait for tomorrow!” She added. “There, happy?“ She said, raising her hands.
Candy stood up, grabbed her back and fixed the strap.
"Yes, very.” She walked to the doorway. “Well I have to get home. My parents are expecting me home before ten thirty.“ She walked out and turned around.
"Bye Mabel, see you tomorrow.” She said, following a two finger salute.
“See you tomorrow, Candy. I’ll call you tomorrow?” Mabel asked.
“Sure thing.” Candy replied.
With that said, Candy walked down stairs and out the door, followed by an abrupt closing.
Mabel stood there, thinking for a bit, then fell down on the bed.
“Maybe I should just get him something. Like a card. Or a T-Shirt…”
Mabel flicked her lamp of and covered herself with a couple of blankets.
“Or something…” She muttered before falling into another one of her sleepless nights, again.
All that could be heard was silence, but the tension in the room was greatly achieved without the witness of the siblings in the room.Â
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That’s part one of the probably three part series that will follow. Hoped you enjoyed reading it!
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