AVAVA

( Daphne/Dipper Pines )

VAVAV

Daphne looked around the hotel room she sat in.

A large bed, a dresser, a television. A small table with two chairs, and a small little kitchen area.

A standard hotel room.

Pacifica had said that they could have gotten a better room, and Daphne agreed that they could have. However, in the better hotels, they actually needed ID, and such to rent a room. Which would leave a trail. Something that she didn't want to do. Not with the Northwests looking for them. It was easier, leaving no paper trails. Plus they were minors. What hotel would rent them a room?

None.

Which was why they were in some cheap one. That no one would ever think to look in.

It had been about two weeks since Daphne had overheard Wendy talking downstairs with Mabel. She had been about to go down. Happy to see the redhead, and even had heard Aqua. At least until she heard them asking about Pacifica, and had even heard Aqua talking about taking Pacifica back. It was then that she had decided that she would grab what she and Pacifica might need, grab all of the money she had stashed over the past few years, then finally sneaking out her window. Then made their way down the rope that her and Mabel had used to sneak out on a few occasions.

Her phone had been ringing almost nonstop, it had been a combination of Wendy, and Mabel. Of course she didn't answer.

How could she?

Knowing that they wanted her to give up Pacifica.

Pacifica had a lot to deal with, and all her parents wanted to do was dump a larger workload on her. It just wasn't fair.

'Speaking of Pacifica,' she thought then turned her gaze over to the blonde sleeping in the large bed that they shared. Which had almost caused Daphne to hyperventilate. The thought of sleeping with Pacifica, even in a nonsexual way was just enough to send her nerves on edge. To Pacifica it seemed just normal. Maybe she and her friends had shared a bed for a sleepover. Or something. Pacifica's bed had been big enough, even then, to sleep several girls, and none would meet in the middle of the night.

But her? She'd only ever shared a bed with Mabel. And that was because she was her sister. Nothing to get nervous about there. She also knew that she shouldn't be nervous here, either.

Though, that was the least of her problems. Despite always planning for everything in her life, she had neglected to make sure she had enough funds. She could use the card her parents left her and Mabel.

She had left the card with Mabel, because Mabel would need it was one of the reasons.

The other reason was that it would show where she was. By now, she was sure her parents had been contacted.

After a week, her funds were dwindling... food, payment for the room daily. She didn't think she could do it much longer...

AVAVA

"Daphne are you alright?" She heard Pacifica's voice called to her.

She hadn't been feeling well. Then again, she had hardly eaten in a couple days. She had wanted Pacifica to eat instead, this had been all her idea. So, it was only fair. Hiding it from Pacifica had been difficult. As long as she claimed to have eaten while the blonde was showering, or in the rest room. And only actually eating a little when she returned. The other girl never knew. Daphne was sure that was why she hadn't been feeling well. Her blood sugar was low.

"Daph?" Pacifica called again, sounding panicked.

"I'm just tired." She lied. Well, it wasn't entirely a lie. She was tired.

"I should call Mabel." Pacifica sounded odd, like she was far away.

"No, no. I just need rest." She murmured, she just needed rest. She was just tired, a little sleep would fix it."

AVAVA

( Pacifica Northwest )

VAVAV

Pacifica had noticed that something wasn't right with Daphne for a couple of days. To be fair she hadn't done anything, because Daphne had said she had a cold, or something small. But now, she knew something was wrong. She had to do something.

She could take Daphne to a hospital, but that would only raise questions. But if left with no other choice, that's what she would do.

She could call Mabel. Mabel would help. Mabel would probably call her parents, and she'd be on her way back to Gravity Falls. That was horrible, but preferable to something happening to Daphne.

She sighed, having no other choice, she picked up the phone in the hotel and called the number that she had called so many other times before.

"Hello?" The familiar voice of Mabel came over the phone. It sounded hopeful.

"Mabel?" She asked, even though she already knew it was her.

"Paci? Oh my God, Paci, where are you?" Mabel pleaded.

"We are at a motel," She gave the other girl the information to where the hotel was. "Daphne's sick. I don't know what it is, but even if I get sent back to Gravity Falls, she needs help. Please, come get us."

AVAVA

Pacifica sat on the couch in the Pines' house, a couple hours later.

A couple hours, because the first stop had been when they stopped at the hospital. Daphne had argued that she didn't want to go, argued that she and Pacifica should be returned to the motel. Daphne had even begged to be taken back, that she hadn't wanted her to go. Wendy, on the other hand, wasn't going to tolerate none of that. Wendy could be a pretty scary woman when she wanted to be.

And that Aqua! She didn't even have to speak, not that she spoke much. It was the eerie look about her, and the way she seemed to be able to stare into a person's soul. It made her want to confess all the wrongs she had done right then and there.

"What were you thinking?" Wendy asked, a slight harsh tone to her voice.

The worst part about it was that the redhead was looking directly at her. Mainly because Daphne was sleeping upstairs, and the doctor had said that after Daphne had eaten she was to go directly to bed, and shouldn't be disturbed. So, it seemed that she would bare the brunt of her and Daphne's little adventure.

"So?" Wendy stood in front of her.

"I um..." She didn't want to 'throw Daphne under the bus', but she hadn't actually been the one that decided this. Daphne had drug her out of the house so fast that she hadn't even known what was going on until they were already gone. But what was she supposed to do? If she told the truth, Daphne would be yelled at when she woke up, and she needed her rest. She needed to be able gather her strength. "I was. Well. You know. I was scared. I thought you were going to take me back to my parents. And, I... you know. I talked Daph into helping me hide."

"Okay, so what happened with Daphne. The doctor said she hadn't eaten in a while." Wendy asked. Mabel and Aqua was just staring at her. Pacifica didn't know if they were just curious about what had happened during the two weeks they were gone.

"I didn't know! I really didn't know she wasn't eating!" Pacifica would take the blame for most of the time they were gone. But there was no way she wanted anything to happen to Daphne. And she wouldn't take the blame for hurting the girl she loved when she hadn't done it. She would admit it, like she had in the past, if she had hurt Daphne, and she would apologize. "I love Daphne, more than anything."

"But how could you think we were here to take you back," Wendy asked.

"You said my parents sent you. And, I, um, assumed that, well. I assumed that they had paid you to bring me back." Pacifica looked down at the floor.

"But your parents are bad people. And very rude." Aqua finally spoke since all this began. Pacifica hadn't know if she was just observing the situation, or if she hadn't had anything to contribute to the conversation until now. "There is no way we would actually take you back to them. They treat you like you are a possession. I've met humans like them before. And nothing good came from them, I can tell you that."

"Yeah," Wendy started, "We'd certainly take the money to 'find' you. But we wouldn't take you back to those snobs."

"Yeah Paci, you're like family. We wouldn't let those butt-brains have you back. Not for all the money in the world." Mabel smiled. "Not just for you. Daphne would never, ever, let us forgive us if we let them have you."