Chapter 1: The Dark Shadows That Haunt Me

Pacifica's POV

"Ok! I'll see you guys in a little bit!", I yelled.

The party was over. The ghost that haunted our mansion was gone, and all the towns people from gravity falls I let in from the gate have either passed out or gone home. I walked through the destruction of the maze like mansion that a few hours ago used to be squeaky clean. Now there was barf on the walls and piss stains on the carpet.

"I've never seen people party like before!" I thought

I could see why my parents never invited the town to their parties, seeing the mess it came with, but I didn't care because that was the most fun I've ever had! I remember back to how much fun it was running wild with Mabel and Dipper through the house like there was no tomorrow. While we were running we made up games that didn't quite make sense. It didn't matter though because we were trying to run and make as much noise as we could. I was just happy to do something different for a change and enjoy myself. I think I could get used to this kind of party.

I finally made it to my room that looked untouched from the devastation in the hall way. But as I was about to open it I noticed to large shadows on the door in front of me.

I quickly turn around, meeting a slap in the face that knocked me against the door hitting my head. Before I could gain my balance the door then suddenly opened and I fell into my moonlight lit room.

"PACIFICA ELISE NORTHWEST!"

I look up from the ground to see the moonlight hit the scary and unforgiving face of my father. I tried to crawl away to the other side of my bed but he stood on my silk green dress ripping it in some places. He stopped me in my tracks and there was nowhere I could run.

I didn't dare look up at him. My whole body was flinching from his past abuses. He then grabbed my arm and raised me up so he could get a better look at me.

"AWW YOU'RE HURTING ME!", I screamed as I was beginning to cry.

I heard the door shut behind him as the second shadow entered the room.

"How dare you! You have dishonored our family and ruined our reputation!", He said to me with the darkness in his eyes I knew too well.

But then, a feeling of anger boiled up inside me as I screamed, "Not only did you want to leave most of those people to die, you were planning to eat one of our butlers! As far as I'm concerned, our family's honor has been long gone since it was put on your shoulders!"

I had no time to think about the huge mistake I just made when another hand smacked me on the side of my face knocking me against the bed.

I didn't need to look up to know whose hand it belonged to as the second shadow walked into the moonlight.

I could sense the anger in my mother without even looking up at her.

"You made us look like fools not only to our guests but to the whole town that you let in! Those savages nearly brought the house down!", She said.

"And if I remember correctly, you decided to be a part of their madness by screaming and running all over the place with those distasteful twin monkeys!"

"THERE NAMES ARE MABEL AND DIPPER PI-"

Another smack from the person who's supposed to be my mother kept me from speaking any more than that.

My father took out that bell that I so deeply despised and jingled it a couple of times. My face flinches to the sound it makes, and a deep darkness hovers over my heart as I hear it.

"You are grounded. You will not be leaving this room or this mansion until you start acting like a Northwest and I believe you are ready to be shown off to the public again!", He says.

He placed the bell on the small table next to my bed. Before I could utter another word he walked out of my room with my mother following close behind. And as the door shut I heard the click of them locking me in my room from the outside.

I stare at the door as I'm kneeling against my bed. After a couple minutes I look over to the despicable bell that was mocking me. I start to tear up as I reach for it. I wanted to throw it against the door, but then stopped from the pain in my arm.

I look to where my father grabbed me and held it into the moonlight. A dark purple hand print wrapped around my arm. I go to wipe my tears off my face but then scream in agony as I touch it. I look into the mirror on the wall to see my pitiful ugly face with a bruised eye and a gash on my cheek.

My parents have never been this mad. Usually they leave marks and bruises where I can hide them. Or at least leave them small enough that I could hide them with makeup. This time, they either didn't care or planned on locking me in my room for so long that my wounds would have plenty of time to heal on their own. Well, all except for the gash that looked like it would need stitches.

The pain was too much to try to fall asleep as I heard the clock strike midnight, so I crawled from my spot on the floor heading for the giant window that had let in the moonlight. The window was the best part about my room, because even though I was trapped in this cage like box, the window made it feel bigger. Like I wasn't cut off from the world.

I loved to wake up at night to look up at the stars. Usually I looked for any recognizable constellations I read about in the many books my parents forced onto me. Of course I loved to read anything when it came to the stars so I didn't mind those books much.

I started to look for my favorite and the most noticeable constellation, "The Big Dipper". A painful smile crossed my face as I found the handle and followed it until I could see the whole thing. But then a frown struck my face as I began to remember the promise I had made earlier. After mostly everyone had left from the party, Dipper and Mabel asked if I wanted to go to the mystery shack to keep the party going with cheap horror movies and bad chick-flicks. She remembered how excited Mabel was when she agreed to it. Mabel started to shout, "Slumber Party" over and over again as she walked down the long driveway. Her twin brother next to her looked up at me with an embarrassed smile and said, "See you soon". To which I replied, "See you guys in a little bit!" Looks like Mabel and Dipper weren't going to get their movie sleepover party. And Dipper…Dipper… I laid on my side next to the window feeling the coldness of the glass radiating off the window. As I looked at the Big Dipper I thought of how much I wanted to see Dipper and his embarrassed smile again. How much I wanted him to be by my side to comfort me like he did in the hidden room. With the image of his awkward smile in my head, I passed out on the floor as my tears stained the carpet.