"Dipper," Mabel Pines poked her twin brother slightly, trying to wake him up. The twins had just arrived at their destination and Dipper, despite the fact that Mabel had the radio turned all the way up and was playing the most annoying pop songs to ever exist, had fallen asleep during the car trip. He only tilted his head slightly in response to Mabel's poking, his eyes remaining shut.

"Dipper," Mabel repeated, louder this time. She jabbed him in the shoulder, but only got a grunt in response. Sighing, she grabbed a half-empty bottle of water from the cup holder, twisted the cap off and poured the remainder onto Dipper's unsuspecting head. He jumped up and shouted in surprise the instant the cool liquid hit his head.

"Gah!" He said, immediately figuring out what had been poured onto his head and who caused it. He turned to Mabel. "Was that necessary?"

Mabel folded her arms. "Of course it was. I had to wake you somehow and you were being a big grumpy-grump."

Dipper was still annoyed, but decided to let it go. "Fine. What do you want?" He said, irritated.

"We're here." Mabel replied cheerfully, in an attempt to lighten the mood.

Dipper turned to see the building that she parked in front of: the Mystery Shack. Aside from the obvious signs of an aging house, it was pretty much the same from when the twins first came here 4 years ago. The only significant change the twins could see was that the faulty 'S' on the sign that said 'Mystery Shack' was fixed. The twins, however, had changed drastically ever since they first came here.

Mabel, while she was still goofy and quirky, had grown up quite a bit, in more ways than one. She cared less for 'kid stuff' and began to adapt more into an average girl, while still keeping her childish edge. The way she dressed was different, switching from sweaters and skirts to sleeveless tops and cargo shorts, but always brightly coloured and always matching. At this moment, she wore a teal spaghetti strap top with (or course) teal shorts to match. And her hair, which was at one point down to her waist and was straight, now barely passed her shoulders and curled slightly. But despite all the changes, she still seemed like the same person.

Dipper, in contrast, hadn't changed much, but still significantly. He had turned quite serious, compared to his partially immature attitude when he was 12. He seemed to spend more and more time doing things like reading and puzzles as he got older and got less interested in Mabel's antics. His hair was slightly straighter than before but roughly the same length. He dropped wearing the same clothes almost every day but wore nothing but t-shirts and athletic shorts (which was ironic because he hated sports). At this moment, he wore a red t-shirt with white shorts that had red stripes down the side (which was just coincidence, he really didn't care much if he wore matching clothes or not).

Mabel got out of the car and stretched her arms, extending them to the sky as far as they could go. Despite the fact that this was the first summer their parents had let them avoid taking the bus and they were now allowed to drive themselves to Gravity Falls (we have licenses, we might as well use them, had been Dipper's reasoning), they had still been sitting down for quite a few hours and were still sore when they got up.

"That trip took WAY too long, amiright, bro?" Mabel said, laughing a little. She looked at her brother, who had gotten out and was unloading their luggage. "Aw, Dip, you don't have to carry my stuff, you big dork." She smiled as Dipper walked past her, all their stuff in his hands in some way, shape or form.

Dipper tried to give off a dismissing wave, despite his full hands. "Nah. I got it, Mabes." He smiled a little bit before his expression returned to one of struggling, very slowly moving the luggage towards the porch.

Mabel watched her brother in admiration. Just a few years ago, he wouldn't have been able to carry even ONE of those bags, never mind all four at once. Now, while he wasn't exactly a 'manotaur', he could definitely get a ton of heavy lifting done with little consequence.

Guess all that weight lifting is paying off. She thought. She laughed inwardly as she remembered when he first started. She had laughed at him when he couldn't lift a 5lb weight. But then he started to progress and Mabel's mocking came to a stop, and she watched him to admire instead.

I wonder if he has any muscles... Mabel thought, even though she knew he probably did.

"Mabel, can you open the door for me?" Dipper's request snapped her out of her thoughts. She walked up to the screen door and tried to open it, but the knob wouldn't turn. With both hands and her foot pushing the door, she pulled again, but the door wouldn't budge.

"Locked." Mabel announced, out of breath. Both twins were surprised at this, as they had expected that Soos and Melody would be waiting for them, as per the arrangements.

"Soos!" Mabel yelled in hopes that Soos hadn't forgotten about them and that he was just napping. Before long, Dipper joined in. After a few minutes, it was safe to conclude that he was not in the Shack.

"I'm gonna call him." Dipper announced, whipping his phone out from his pocket, scrolling down the contacts screen until they found Soos' number. It only took a few rings for the other end to pick up.

"You got the Soos." The familiar voice of the man(child) the twins had grown to be best friends with. He was in a especially good mood that day, as he emphasized his name in the greeting.

"Hey, Soos." Dipper smiled. Soos was always a pleasure to be around and talk to, even if he was childish.

"Oh, hey dude." Soos said. "How's it hanging?"

"Not bad. Not bad." Dipper then decided to cut to the chase. "Hey, where are you, man? Mabel and I just showed up at the Shack and you're not here."

A pause. "What are you there?"

Dipper was confused by this question. "What do you mean, what are we doing here? We come to Gravity Falls every summer, remember?"

"Of course I remember, dude. But school doesn't end for another week." Soos said, his tone filled with confusion.

"Not for our school, we don't." Dipper replied, irritated that this conversation was even happening. "Didn't Melody tell you?"

Another pause."Hang on one sec." Dipper could hear the phone being placed down somewhere. He took the opportunity to take his phone away from his ear for a moment.

Mabel, who had stayed quiet the entire time, had a worried look on her face, as she had picked up on the gist of the conversation. The agreements were made with Melody over the phone and the twins had told her to tell Soos about it. Now they could see that somehow communication had been screwed up and now the twins were stuck at the Shack, with no one home and no desire to go back for the summer (too boring).

Eventually, Dipper heard the phone being picked up again and pressed his against his ear.

"Sorry, dude. She must've forgotten or something." Soos apologized. Before Dipper could ask the question that he was dying to ask, Soos supplied him with the answer.

"Listen, I'm on vacation and I kinda saved up a lot for this." He said.

"Well, what are we supposed to do?" Dipper asked. "We can't stand out here until you get back."

"Don't worry, dude. I'll call Wendy and she'll be over there in no time. She'll give you everything you need." Soos' words flew out of his mouth as soon as he could. "Sorry, dude. I messed up bad."

Dipper instantly felt a tidal wave of guilt rush over him. "No worries, dude. It happens." He said, as calm as he was before the confusion started. "Enjoy your vacation."

The twins could practically see the smile on Soos' face. "Thanks, dude. Oh, and say 'Hi' to Mabel for me."

"Hi, Soos." Mabel yelled into the phone, making sure she was heard.

"Sup, hambone." Soos yelled back. "Okay, dudes. See you when I get back. Oh, and Dipper? Don't raise the dead again, kay?" Soos joked, which earned a laugh from Mabel and a groan from Dipper.

Dipper hung up the phone after saying his goodbye and slid it back in his pocket.

"You know what this means, right broseph?" Mabel asked. When she didn't get a response, she answered her own question. "It means I get to spend more quality time with my Dippingsauce." She smiled and ruffled Dipper's hair, which he responded with the same action and pretty soon, they had turned the childish play into an all-out noogie war. Both of them laughed as each tried to mess with the other's hair and avoid the same fate. As they were doing this, they both had the exact same thought.

This is gonna be a fun week.

Hey everyone! Yes, I know there's no Pinecest OR Smut yet and the second half of the chapter was weak, yada yada yada. Don't worry, things should pick up soon.

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