Dipper stared up at the ceiling, concern on his face as he thought about Pacifica. He couldn't seem to stop, it wasn't like when he did it for Wendy. With Wendy he would think all night about how awesome he thought she was, but with Pacifica one thought just kept repeating itself: Was she okay?

No doubt the whole situation had to be embarrassing for her, and her parents, what were they going to think? Worse, what would they do to her when she returned?

"Still awake, Dippingsauce?" Mabel piped up.

"Yeah, I can't stop thinking about Pacifica. I'm worried. I mean she has a lot to think about now, and I wonder she's okay."

"Yeah, I'm sure that antidote cure didn't help. It was just like with Mermando!"

"Ugh! Please don't bring up Mermando! I did not like Mermando!"

"Yeah, about your method of curing Pacifica, by the way?"

"Sigh. Yeah?"

"You know that you could have just spat in the bottle and passed it around to them though, right?"

"Oh sure! Now you tell me!! Why does everyone only point out this kind of stuff AFTER I've done the really embarrassing thing?! Seriously, it's not fair!"

"However," Mabel started. "If you really want to go check on her tomorrow..." Mabel pointed to a counter where a cattle prodder and a red bow laid. "I think we might be able to come up with a good excuse."

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Pacifica Northwest woke in her old bed in her old room with a frown. She had missed her old things, really she did. However, she couldn't help but feel like she lost something when she stopped living at the Mystery Shack. Not like a material item like a stick or a hair accessory, although it was a little weird those two were what her mind chose to compare it too (whatever), some sort of joy she had managed to work in to her being which she simply didn't get living in a mansion.

The first thing her parents did when she came home was send her to her room, she wasn't sure if they were relieved or furious to have her back at such a late hour. Probably both. Terrible parents were still parents and technically Pacifica DID run away, she supposed it was only natural for them to be worried. They had said they would have a long talk about her actions in the morning and Pacifica knew that was exactly what was waiting for her.

It was no surprise to her that her two friends she always hung around had no idea what was going on since they usually buried their faces in their phones. Pacifica usually just went shopping with them, now that she thought about it, they usually only met up when they would get something out of it like a shopping spree. Wasn't it her mother who set them up in the first place? No surprise there, her mother was all about image and probably thought those two would help Pacifica with her's. Hand picked friends chosen by her parents to encourage their brand of upbringing, big surprise. Mabel was different however, with Mabel she did many things her upbringing would never allow. Maybe that was why she enjoyed it, because it felt like for once she was literally acting her age.

Then there was Dipper, oh dear Lord...how was she ever to even look Dipper in the face? She had feelings for Dipper, there was no denying that now. It was literally impossible! She got embarrassed just thinking about the things she did with that boy.

"Dipper Pines..." she said to herself. "It just haaaad to be Dipper Pines! Couldn't have been some rich boy I hardly ever see, oh no then it would be too easy! It just had to be the one boy who was honestly nice to me."

Still, even though she hated to admit it, it made sense. She shuddered involuntarily, coming to terms with it. However, Pacifica wanted to fix her family name, bring honor to it, and Dipper Pines was about as opposite of her parents as a person could get it. He was also nice to her, and supportive of her new life choice, and playing croquet was always more fun with him.

There didn't seem to be any possible way for her to fight it. Although given the boy pool for her age group she supposed she could have done a lot worse for crush, like that stupid puppet loser, Dipper blew him out of the water. Like when she admitted it when she was Anger, Dipper Pines was not as lame as her old self thought he was.

She sighed in defeat. The only thing she could do was accept it, and maybe if he wasn't too weirded out by the whole adventure, hope Dipper accepted her feelings for him.

"Pacifica Elise Northwest!!!" her father called. "Your mother and I would like to have a word with you!!!"

Pacifica deadpanned, she knew she would have to face them eventually. Coming down the stairs she saw her parents waiting for her with furious expressions on their faces.

'There's the reaction I've been waiting for.' Pacifica thought.

"We had the whole town looking for you in annuity." Preston raged.

'Must not have been looking very hard. I was all over that town...literally!' Pacifica thought. "Wait...annuity?"

"Well naturally your father only contacted the big businesses in town. Like the newspaper, and lumber mill, companies your father could pay to search for you while keeping their mouths shut about it."

"Then technically it wasn't the 'whole' town now was it?"

Preston pointed his finger at her. "Don't you back sass us young lady! We still have a reputation to keep! We couldn't let common rabble know that our only daughter ran away!"

"Those same townspeople were helping me deal with the problems I was scared of facing! It was certainly more effective than the method you two taught me of just throwing money at the problem! Dipper Pines already showed me a different path to walk on but..." she tightened her fist. "I was afraid! Afraid that I couldn't change, that I was only delaying the inevitable of falling back in to the girl you raised me to be... so I ran. I kept saying to myself I only needed to clear my head but the truth was that I ran away. I wasn't intending to stay away as long as I did but...maybe it was best that I did. Thanks to Dipper I was able to clear my head..." she smirked at her own hidden meaning. "And it was thanks to some of those 'common rabbles' you two are so fond of looking down on, that I realized I'm already becoming a better person and the only thing I need to stay on that path is confidence in myself. And you know what else?"

She turned to a mirror hanging on the wall, and smiled at her reflection. "I like who I'm becoming. The old me...doesn't hold a candle to the me I'm becoming." She flipped her hair. "That's a girl worth getting to know."

"That's no excuse for not calling us!" her mother snapped.

"I know..." Pacifica hung her head. As much as she hated to admit it, they had her there. "And I'm sorry. You were probably worried about me. I would have come back sooner but Dipper..."

"The Pines boy! Of course...Preston?"

"Couldn't agree more, Darling. Pacifica, I hereby forbid you to ever see that Pines boy ever again!!"

Pacifica snapped her head back up. "Oh I'm going to see him!" Pacifica stomped her foot forward. "And more importantly, YOU are going to let me!"

Preston steeled his gaze. "Oh really? And why would I do that?"

"Because or else!"

Pacifica's mother joined Preston's side. "Oh please, Pacifica...Sweetness, or else what? Your twelve for pity's sake!"

"Or else not only is teenaged rebellion going to come early, but it's going to come expensive!"

Preston rubbed his chin with his index finger and thumb as he stared down at his daughter. "Exactly 'how' expensive?"

"You'll be bleeding your wallet so dry just to keep everyone quiet about me you may as while paint the townspeople green. My spending time with the Pines family will seem like a smart investment in comparison."

Her parents exchanged worried glances. It was clear they both agreed on this matter.

"Very well, but you should know we think you might have a little too much back bone for a twelve year old." Preston said as he stood up straight.

"What can I say?" Pacifica smirked. "I'm my parents' daughter."

*DING!**DONG!*

"We'll let you get that. Your mother and I have a lot to discuss." Her parents left the room arm in arm, not entirely happy with their chat with their daughter.

Pacifica went to open the door. 'Too bad it isn't Dipper on the other side of this door. Still don't think I can face him just yet, but he should know exactly how I feel about him."

She opened the door and there was Dipper trying hide his face in the shade of his hat.

"Um...hi Pacifica."

"YOU'RE THE BEST!!!" Pacifica accidentally screamed in surprise before slamming the door in his face. An action she immediately regretted...for multiple reasons.

She opened the door a second time after giving herself a massive facepalm. This time she saw Mabel with her usual smile while Dipper was behind her trying to nurse an injured nose.

"Sorry about that." Pacifica said sheepishly. "I just wasn't expecting to see you here so soon."

"Don't worry about it Pacifica. I'm just here to accompany Dipper, he was worried about you."

Rubbing his nose one last time before standing up straight under Pacifica's gaze.

Pacifica leaned in and whispered to Mabel. "Mabel, do you think I could talk to Dipper alone for a moment?"

"Well you could try but I'm like always watching."

"I think my multiple mes might have known that. Because when I was still Happy I bought you gift online with the computer in the crafts store."

"YOU GOT ME A PRESENT?!" Mabel shouted in excitement.

Pacifica rolled her eyes playfully. "It's waiting for you in my garage, you can keep it IF you give me and Dipper some time to talk in private!"

"DEAL!!" Mabel shouted before running off.

"Has she been eating those raw sugar packets you told me about?" Pacifica asked.

"I wish I could say 'yes'. Anyways, I came back to check on you and because you forgot these at the Shack." Dipper pulled out Pacifica's cattle prodder and bow.

"Mr. Sparky!" Pacifica grabbed the cattle prodder and held it in the air. She pressed the button and smiled and smiled as electricity ran between the fork. Her smile turned in to a frown as her gaze went back to the bow."Oh...and the..." she blushed. "The bow!"

She took the bow from him, and an awkward silence seemed to pass between the two. When it finally became too unbearable Pacifica decided to break it.

"Listen, Dipper...a lot happened, and I'm sorry I dragged you in to the middle of it. Even though there was five of me running around, I still remember all of it."

Dipper shrunk a little. "All of it?"

"Yeah. Which brings me to the things Affection did..."

"Oh don't worry about it..."

"Dipper please!" Pacifica snapped. "I need to get this off my chest!!" Dipper held up his one hand in defense.

"I didn't plan to get a crush on you. I can't really stop it either, I feel the way I do and..." Pacifica hung her head. "It's okay...if... you don't like me back. I get it."

"Actually...I might be okay with it." Dipper rubbed his arm awkwardly.

"Huh?"

"Over the past few days...I've sort of grown attached to you. I kind of miss having you by my side, and I guess at some point...maybe I developed a crush on you too?"

Pacifica blushed furiously. She absentmindedly moved some hair behind her ear.

"Of course I'm only talking about a crush!" Dipper said quickly.

"Ahem! Yeah, I mean like naturally!"

"Let's not get carried away. I mean for pity's sake, we're only twelve!"

"Yeah, we should have more interests in Pokemon and Poptarts!"

"Or Pokemon shaped Poptarts!"

They shared a quick laugh at how speedy their back and forth was. Pacifica suddenly rubbed her chin in thought much like her father does. "Hm...Actually, Pokemon shaped Poptarts sound like they would sell. I should bring your idea up with my father."

"Do you have to?" Dipper asked nervously.

"You have to start winning him over at some point, Dipper. After all, you are the boy who gave me my first kiss."

"What?" in an instant Dipper figured out what she was referring to. "Oh! The thing with the bottle!! Yeah, you shouldn't count that as a kiss, I know I don't!"

Pacifica made a face he swore he saw Affection wearing when he talked about how he was un-dateable.

"And why not?! If you wouldn't call it a kiss then what would you call it?!"

"Reverse CPR! Pretty sure we've had this conversation before."

"It was lip on lip contact!! That is a kiss! You were my first kiss!!"

"No really, it was just to get the potion in to you and..."

"OH FOR PITY'S SAKE!!" Pacifica cut him off with her roar.

She cupped his chin with her hands and without further warning placed her lips on his. It lasted for five seconds but that was all that was necessary.

"THERE! Now it's over and done with!! I was your first kiss and you were mine!!"

Pacifica breathed heavily as she started to calm down, when her breathing got back down to normal she noticed Dipper hadn't moved an inch from when she kissed him.

"Dipper?"

The quiet call for his name seemed to bring Dipper back to his senses, she could tell it did as a small smile formed on his face.

"So...I take it you liked it?" Pacifica asked playfully.

"I..."

"OH MY GUMMIBEARS!!!"

Both twelve year olds turn to see Mabel standing in shock...inside a human hamster ball.

"That's the gift you got her?!" Dipper asked.

"Yeah, I was Happy, and I wanted to get her a gift she would enjoy, okay? Mabel, you said you would give me some time to talk to Dipper in private!"

"I agreed to time to talk not time to smooch! Are you two dating?! Wait, are you on a date right now?!"

Both Dipper and Pacifica laughed uneasily and avoided eye contact with each other.

Dipper waited for Mabel to jump to a conclusion like she normally would but it never came. Instead she just waited patiently for a normal decisive answer.

"Ahem." Pacifica cleared her throat. "I do have a...uh...built in movie theater...ya know, in the back of the mansion. Can watch any movie we want..."

"Ugh!" Dipper's sudden grunt of disgust caught Pacifica off guard. She couldn't figure out what was wrong. "Now you see, THIS is what I'm talking about when I say rich people cheat at life."

"Do you want to watch a movie with me or not?"

She glared at him in a manor not unlike a married woman would at her husband.

Dipper swallowed a lump in his throat. "Sorry. Yes. Very much please."

"Great!" Mabel grinned. "What're we seeing?"

"Mabel..." Dipper started.

"I got this one, Dipper." Pacifica said as she rolled Mabel away for a private talk. "Actually Mabel, I was wondering if maybe you could help me out?"

"With what? Carrying popcorn?"

"No I need you to distract my parents. They're already pretty steamed at me, and knowing I was on a date with a boy, a boy they weren't crazy about to begin with..."

"I got ya. So what did you have in mind?"

"I want you to play pinball with your hamster ball in my parents' art hall. They'll be so busy trying to catch you that me and Dipper will have all the time in the world."

"Sounds bedonkulous, but won't that cost you guys a pretty penny?"

"No. I promise! Everything is insured. If anything you'd be making us richer."

"I still don't know..."

"I promise to fill your hamster ball with gummi worms after the movie."

"SOLD!!!" Mabel shouted before running in to the mansion.

"It's the third door on your left!" Pacifica called. "Finally some alone time with Dipper."

Pacifica head Dipper laugh loudly behind her before 'whispering under his breath' "I've never been on a date with girl to the movies before."

Remembering the advice Wendy gave Affection, Pacifica could not fight back a Cheshire cat grin at Dipper's actions. She whispered to herself "Score!"

Turning back to Dipper she placed her bow back in her hair and offered him her hand. "Shall we?"

"HA HA! Ahem. Of course!" taking her hand he lead her inside. "So what do you want to see?"

"I was thinking we'd watch that Pixar movie, Inside Out."

"Really?"

"Yeah. I figured after the adventure we had it would help give me some closure."

"Fine by me, but you know...if you ever need my help again, I'm always just one trip away to the Mystery Shack."

"Thanks Dipper, but from now on I have a feeling..."

There was a loud crash from inside the building followed by a loud shout of "NOOO! THERE'S WINE STAINS ALL OVER THE CARPET NOW!! Wait...where's she going now? COME BACK!!! SOMEONE STOP HER!!!"

"That life is going to be looking pretty up for me."