Birthmark

"…And well, everything went normal after that. No more unexpected complications. You and Dipper fully recovered and came home with your parents a few days later."

With that, Grandma finished her story.

Mabel didn't say anything. She just sat there, staring at her grandmother. After a while, she looked away.

"I know some parts are difficult to understand." The woman said. "If you want to ask me.."

"I understood everything, grandma." The girl said.

"Ok"

They both remained silent for a minute. Then Mabel spoke again.

"Dad and mom… they never told me about this… why?"

Grandma sighed. "Well, sweetie… that's because for them this is only another nice grandma's story… they… don't think it actually happened."

"What?"

The woman let out a small laugh. "There were many 'strange' things that happened that day, and the family had also many theories about it all. So your parents always thought mine was just another one."

Mabel looked at her grandma with surprise. "But they were right there! And… didn't you tell them?"

"Of course I did. I told them many times. But, you see, Mabel… sometimes… amazing things happen, and they are so incredible that people can't just believe they are real unless they see them with their own eyes… and it's worst when the only proof you have is the word of an old woman."

The girl didn't understand completely why their parents had hidden this information from her. She trusted her grandmother, but then again, it was so… unbelievable. And was it true there wasn't any proof?

"That screen where you watched it…" The girl said. "They had to watch it again, right?"

"Ah yes. Another inexplicable event." Grandma said trying to sound mysterious. "There seemed to be some… malfunctioning with the power system that day, which caused that surgery room to become useless. Well, that same electric failure caused some blackouts on the entire floor hours later and apparently ruined the ultrasound machine and the computer connected to it, so all the recorded images from that day got lost forever."

"Oh come on!" Mabel said in frustration. She thought for a second. "What about that guy who was near the screen?"

"Jimmy. He saw it first and thanks to him I understood everything. I tried to talk to him during the next days, but I couldn't find him. However, he had spoken to everyone else on the room about it. The doctor told your parents and me that the boy had probably made a wrong observation of the images due to all the chaos. That it was impossible a baby could do that. When I told him I had seen the same thing, he said… ultrasound could be confusing for people who don't have experience. His conclusion was that you and Dipper switched places earlier that day and nobody noticed."

The woman made a pause to think. "But… I know exactly what I saw, and since that day I've been sure of it."

She looked at Mabel right in the eyes.

"Dr. Myers told us that your brother should have died. He said that at the moment he just got carried away and tried to do everything to save him. But after thinking it better, he realized Dipper didn't really have any chance. He said he couldn't think of a possible way that could explain why your brother's heart started beating again. Dipper stopped breathing and his pulse faded. That's why he was declared dead… and that was gonna happen to you."

Grandma came closer to Mabel.

"I've always thought that… somehow… Dipper felt you two were in danger. And he decided that you had to get out of there as soon as possible… that's why he let you take his place, even when that meant something bad would happen to him."

Mabel's eyes widened. "He… did that?"

"Your brother saved you that day… On that day, Dipper gave you the biggest gift anyone could give… He gave you his own life."

The girl had an astonishment look on the face. The things she was hearing were having a deep effect inside her.

"But then… he followed you, Mabel. He couldn't leave you alone wherever you were. Because he had to make sure you were fine… and despite he was almost dead, Dipper came back, so he could keep taking care of you."

After that, Mabel was speechless. Her grandmother smiled widely when she looked at the girl face.

"There's really nothing I can do to prove what I told you, Mabel… However, there is a sign that will always remind me, and anyone who believes me, of what happened… and it is the reason why we call your brother Dipper."

"What…" Mabel whispered. "Y-You… you mean… his birthmark?"

Grandma nodded. "Yes, honey. It is not a regular birthmark though. He got it because he was too much time inside your mom… The doctors said birthmarks don't appear because of that, but they couldn't deny it was the result of what Dipper went through… I know it was… I've always known… that mark on his forehead… it represents the most important thing about who he is."

The woman seemed to be lost in her own thoughts. Mabel looked at her feet and pondered everything. It was such a big revelation what she had heard during the last minutes. Although she was still a little girl, all was perfectly clear for her.

"So…" She finally said. "…I…I almost…"

Her grandmother stopped thinking and paid attention to Mabel. "Yes, sweetie?"

Suddenly the girl started to sniffle and a soft moan was heard.

"Mabel? Are you okay?"

The girl turned her head. The tears were shining in her eyes.

"I… I almost… got Dipper killed!"

"Oh no. Don't say that."

"... I almost killed him!... and as if that wasn't bad enough… I'm the responsible for that mark that has always made the kids laugh at him!"

"No, sweetie. Come here." She put her arm around the girl. "Listen to me, Mabel. You are not responsible for any of those things. Always remember that. You didn't put yourself or Dipper in that situation and there was nothing you could've done to avoid it."

Grandma wiped of the tears from Mabel's eyes. The girl looked at her with sadness.

"You mentioned fate before, right? You could say it was fate what put both of you in danger. Now, let me tell you that fate can be changed, and that's what happened that day. You were going to die right there, but Dipper did something amazing. He changed everything. And you lived. So… don't be sad or even think on blaming yourself. Mabel, be happy that because of what your brother did, you two survived and got the chance to have a life together."

Mabel just stared at her grandmother as her words penetrated into her childish mind. Slowly, they started to erase her thoughts of guilt. The girl sniffed and leaned on the old woman's chest.

"I guess you're right." She said in a weak voice, cleaning her wet face with her sleeve. "And I think Dipper wouldn't want me to blame myself."

"Of course he wouldn't."

Mabel stayed on that position for a while. She thought again about the fact that her brother had risked his life to save her. However, this time she didn't felt sad. Out of nowhere, a smile started to form on her face.

Dipper saved me She said on her mind. He saved me

Then she realized there was something important she didn't know yet. "Wait… Does Dipper know all this?"

The woman smiled again. "Yes, Mabel. He knows it."

"B-But… he has never mentioned it… when did you tell him?"

"It was some years ago… You had just turned ten, and came with your parents to my house to spend a weekend. One night, I noticed your brother was acting strange, so I sat next to him and asked if something was bothering him. He didn't want to tell me, but I insisted because I knew he had a problem. Seeing that no one else was in the room with us, he finally decided to open his heart to me. You know what he told me?... He said he felt weird because he had been worrying too much about you. He was afraid something bad could happen to you, and sometimes he was really scared even when you were perfectly fine. The worst part was that he had been having nightmares about you. He told me that there was probably something wrong with him. That he wasn't normal."

Grandma stopped for a moment. Mabel couldn't avoid feeling bad for her brother. Oh Dipper…

"Yeah, he really needed some help. So, I just told him about that day."

"And… what did he say?"

"Well, he was very surprised, that's for sure, but he didn't ask me many questions. I think he was trying to process everything. He was younger, you know."

Mabel thought about it. She did remember a time when her brother was acting stranger than usual.

"But… Dipper has always been protective of me… like since forever. Not since only two years ago."

"Well, of course. He didn't need to know about your birth to be like that. I told him about it for one reason. He always cared for you in a very special way, but he hadn't completely realized it. I tried to show him that taking care of you isn't just a family thing. It is something that has been inside him since he came to this world."

The woman took Mabel's hand on hers while she still hugged the girl.

"And that's also the reason why I told you this story, Mabel. I wanted you to know that you… are very, very special to Dipper, more than you can imagine. Protecting you is what he has done all his life and I'm sure he'll never stop doing it. He doesn't do it just because he's your brother and he's supposed to do it. It's something that goes beyond all family conventions and duties. You can't ask him to stop doing it because it's part of him. Part of his nature… For him, it's more than his job. It's his function in life. Because he loves you, Mabel… like no one else on this world does."

Mabel didn't know what was happening inside her. It was an awkward sensation. Her grandmother's arm was around her, but she felt as if somebody else was embracing her… so tightly and yet so lovingly. She suddenly remembered all the things she had thought and said about how Dipper acted in the mall. She understood that she had been wrong.

"Mabel" Her grandmother said again. "I want you to keep this inside you. Deep into your heart. So you always know it. It doesn't matter if you don't remember everything I told you, as long as you know that Dipper will be there for you all the time. So, whenever you can't understand what he does, like it happened today, please try not to be angry at him. He's not perfect, you know… You two are growing so fast and you'll soon face new challenges. And sometimes you'll make mistakes, but that's when you need to trust each other the most… I don't know exactly what it is that awaits you in the future… but whatever happens , I know your brother will keep you safe and won't let anyone hurt you."

Mabel noticed there was something abnormal about the last thing her grandmother said.

"Hurt me? Why would anyone want to hurt me?" She asked.

Grandma looked at her more seriously. "This world is dangerous, Mabel. There are things that we are not usually aware of. Things that can harm us… Sometimes, I wonder if that electrical failure the day you were born was really an accident…"

Mabel couldn't understand what her grandmother was talking about. The woman didn't say a word for a moment. Then she sighed and a smile appeared on her face once more.

"But that's not what I want to talk about now. What really matters is this. You are a unique girl, Mabel. In many ways. Dipper knows it too, and he'll do anything to protect you… He's also very special. Both of you are different from the rest of the children. I knew it when I saw you the first time. You are gonna do great things… But only if you stay united. It's okay if sometimes you fight because both of you have your own distinctive qualities, and they could make you disagree at some point. But never let some stupid argument break the bond you two have… do you understand me, Mabel?"

The girl looked to her feet. "Yes, Grandma" She said. "I know I shouldn't have felt that way about Dipper… and I'm sorry."

"I'm glad to hear that." The old woman said. "Now, why don't you go and tell him that."

Mabel nodded. "Yeah."

She got on her feet and slowly walked to the door. Suddenly she stopped as if she had remembered something. She turned around and threw herself into her grandmother's arms.

"Thank you, grandma… for… everything." The girl said.

"Oh honey… you know you can always count on me." The woman said as she returned the big hug.

Mabel separated from her grandma and arranged her messy hair. She walked to the door and opened it, but before she went outside she turned around again.

"Grandma?" She said. "You really think I'm special?"

The old lady stood up and walked to her.

"I know you are special, Mabel." She put a hand on the girl's cheek.

"That's why they sent you a guardian."

_O_

Dipper was lying on his bed, looking at the ceiling of his bedroom. He had been there for the last half hour, trying to figure out what he had done wrong.

I mean, I was right… right? He thought.

Yeah, but at some point you should've messed it up, because not only did she hit you with a frozen tea cup and all its content, but also everyone wasn't looking good at you. He answered himself.

Okay, maybe dragging her wasn't the best idea… but I had to take her out of there. That boy was gonna take her to assault the candy store or something.

All that's fine, but then why she didn't listen to you?

Because she's always trying to look on the brighter side of things.

Then it was your job to make her realize what she was getting into.

Exactly… only that it didn't work… it worked, she came home… but she hates me now.

Yeah… why?

Probably because I ruined her chances with a guy she liked and I embarrassed her in front of everyone.

We are where we started. I had to do it.

So that's it? That's how it's gonna be every time you get her out of trouble?

I don't know. What else could I have done?

Maybe you could've followed her.

No, letting her be near that criminal was bad enough.

You should've left as soon as you saw him.

This is useless. Thinking of what I should've done is not gonna solve anything.

And besides, you were doing the right thing. She was the one breaking the laws.

She was only gonna walk in the mall.

And next time she would be walking in the park, and then on the cinema, and then his house… before you know it she would be part of his gang.

She was wrong! She was totally wrong! And I was just trying to protect het!

...

Then… why did she call me idiot

You were doing it for her safety.

All I did was trying to keep her safe.

You tried to be gentle at first.

She didn't listen.

She trapped you with that promise you made.

It didn't matter. This was more important.

You tried to reason with her.

She only wanted to have fun. That's all she's always looking for.

Yeah, that's how Mabel is.

And sometimes… it just drives me crazy!

And it can be really irritating.

It makes me lose my mind!

How she doesn't worry about… nothing!

She doesn't want to take a time to think on the consequences of her actions..

And she wants to make you participate in her madness!

God! I can't stand it!

She's so naïve!

So childish!

And stubborn!

Just like a baby!

So STUPID!

Dipper froze the moment he had that thought. He couldn't believe he had insulted his sister in that way. Everything was clear now.

I hurt her.

Yeah

I didn't call her stupid, but I said she was like a baby, that she was silly…

And everyone heard you.

I made her look like she is useless.

And that's not true.

She's distracted and carefree.

But she's not useless. She's really smart and has lots of talents.

And she always finds a creative solution to her problems.

And she's certainly not a little girl.

No she's not… and sometimes she's wiser than me.

But you didn't care about that when you yelled at her.

All because I lost control.

And got angry.

Angry that she didn't care for her safety at first.

But then it was because she didn't do what I wanted.

Because she was annoying me.

Because I didn't understand her.

Because sometimes I feel tired of taking care of her.

And I wanted to let her know that.

And make her feel bad.

And I did it.

That was wrong.

So wrong

No wonder why she did it

Why she called me…

And it's true

Now I know it

I am

Yes, I am..

Dipper rolled in his bed and looked at the ceiling of his bedroom.

"I am an idiot."

He stayed looking up for a while.

Well, what are you doing here? Go and tell her that!

Before it's too late

Do you think that an hour in her room is gonna fix everything?

Just because mom talked to her it doesn't mean everything is solved.

Yeah, she needs to know I'm sorry.

Even when I was looking out for her, I didn't have to treat her that way.

Dipper jumped out of her bed and walked to the door.

It's not gonna be easy though.

Maybe she doesn't want to talk to you anymore.

Maybe she needs more time…

No! You know what? Just do it!

Dipper turned the doorknob and opened the door.

What? Am I waiting for her to come and knock on my..

Dipper's thoughts were interrupted by the sight of Mabel standing right in front of him. She had one arm extended, ready to knock the door.

...

...

...

They stayed there. Looking at each other. Without saying a single word.

Until Mabel spoke.

"Can I… Uh… can I come in?"

"…S-S-Sure… " Dipper stuttered.

Mabel walked inside the room quickly. She hesitated for a second and then took seat on the bed. Dipper closed the door. He wasn't sure about what to do now. So he just went to his bed and sat next to Mabel.

There was silence again for about a minute.

Well, she's here now. Dipper thought. And I don't know what to say.

Mabel tried to be calmed, but that didn't work. She was stroking a bang of her hair with one hand as she scratched her skirt with the other. How do I say it… What was I gonna say? She thought.

"Mabel…" Dipper started.

"Yes?" Mabel answered, turning her face to him.

Their eyes met, and Dipper froze. Oh come on… there's only one way to do this He looked down.

"I'm sorry." He said.

Mabel wasn't expecting that.

"I'm sorry… for yelling at you… and embarrassing you… and for ruining this day…"

He's apologizing She thought. She also looked to the floor.

"I never wanted to do that. I was just worried for you and…" He looked at her. "I should've never said those things about you… because they are not true… and you were right… I was an idiot… but I'll never do it again.."

"Shut up" Mabel just said.

Oh no Dipper thought. She hates me

Mabel raised her head and faced him. She actually looked angry. But she didn't express any anger. She came close to him and slowly surrounded him with her arms, as she put her chin on his shoulder.

Dipper didn't know what to say to this. He didn't even hug her back.

"I… I don't even care why I was mad." She said on the verge of tears. "I don't care what you did that made me so angry… All I know is that I don't want to feel that way about you ever again!"

"Mabel…" Dipper managed to say.

"… I came here to tell you that I'm so so sorry for calling you idiot… you are not an idiot… and for soaking you… but what I regret the most is not seeing what you were trying to do."

She broke the hug and looked at him in the eyes.

"You were just trying to protect me… from something I haven't seen. I didn't understand it and… I think I was being a little silly too… You were doing the right thing and what I did was awful."

"But… I was wrong at something." He said.

"No, that's what you do. That's what you have always done since I can remember…" She said smiling at him. "You take care of me… and I don't want you to stop doing it."

Dipper was astonished with his sister's words. She just went on.

"I… talked with grandma… She told me the story." She kept smiling.

"… Story? W-What story?"

With one hand Mabel lift Dipper's hair up, revealing the boy's hidden birthmark.

"The story about this." She whispered.

"About… Oooohh…" Dipper's eyes widened as he finally got it. "…W-What… exactly did she tell you?"

"Everything"

"… I see…"

"She told me what you did for me."

Dipper looked away.

"Dipper…" Mabel said slowly. "You… died for me."

The boy didn't say anything. Mabel put a hand on his cheek.

"You gave me your life… and thanks to you I'm here right now… and I'm so happy you came back to be with me!"

The girl pulled him into another big hug. It was a longer one. She felt warmth in her heart. It felt so good. She waited for him to say something. But he didn't do it. In fact, Dipper hadn't even moved for the last minute. Mabel noticed it. She pulled away and looked at him confused.

"Hey… what's wrong?" She asked.

Dipper answered without facing her.

"Mabel… do you really think I did that?"

The girl didn't know why he said that. "Yeah, Dipper… I know you did it. Why do you.."

Mabel stopped the moment she realized her brother wasn't sharing her thoughts.

Indignation appeared on her face. It was barely noticeable but it was there, as well as in her voice.

"You don't?"

"I... I… it's just that…"

"How can you not believe it?! Grandma said she told you! You know what happened, Dipper!"

Her brother continued to stare at the floor while she felt the warm sensation inside her starting to fade away.

"Mabel… it's a nice thought… a very nice idea… but let's face it." He dared to look at her. "What are really the chances I could've done that?"

Mabel couldn't just believe her brother's words.

"There's no proof that it happened… only what grandma said. Not even mom and dad believe it… and… you know I can't assure you I did it."

Mabel was about to yell something at him when an idea paralyzed her. Is it true? Her own mind asked her. Why did she accept it in the first place? She trusted her grandmother, but it was something else. The woman herself said there was no evidence, only her words. But Mabel just knew it when she heard it. It was like she had known it her whole life, but she needed someone to remind her about it.

But… Why couldn't Dipper accept it?

Then her grandmother's words came back to her mind. "Some things are so incredible people just can't believe in them." Was that happening to him? It couldn't be.

Oh Dipper She thought. Is this too incredible for you?

She took another look at her brother's face, and she could barely see his birthmark behind his hair.

"Alright." She finally said. "You want a proof? Here's your proof!" She yelled him as she stood up.

He took Dipper by the arm and forced him to stand up too. Then she dragged him to a large mirror near a wall.

"There!" She said lifting his hair again. "It's right in front of your big head. Over your eyes. Maybe that's why you can't see it well!"

Dipper was a little scared because of his sister's sudden move. He just watched his reflection.

"You know where that came from?" She asked.

He didn't answer. She stood in front of him.

"Dipper… this mark is the proof that… you love me enough to do anything for me."

She waited for a reaction from him, but there wasn't any.

"Why can't you believe it?!" She said with a loud voice.

Dipper looked away again. He couldn't speak while seeing her big brown eyes.

"I'm gonna tell you the truth, Mabel. It's not that easy." He said. "There's a part of me… that wants to believe. Really… I want to believe that I saved you. That I risked everything for you. That I did something amazing… but then there's also this other part, which can't accept it… because it just sounds so wonderful that… I can't see myself doing that… I mean, look at me! I always make mistakes. Sometimes I can't even do the more simple things a brother should do."

Mabel let her head fall. Their mom and dad, and all the doctors… and now also Dipper? One thing was for sure. She didn't care if everyone else thought it was only a grandma's story. But he didn't believing it… This wasn't the Dipper she had in her head as the best brother in the world.

…Or maybe he was right. Maybe it was too good to be true. Dipper was just a normal boy, with nothing special about him, and there wasn't anything special about her either. He was a loving brother, but she may have idealized him… So, that would mean all the things her grandmother said were only… a nice thought?

"But you know what, Mabel?" Dipper suddenly said.

The girl didn't raise her head. "…What"

"…There's also another part of me." He said. "One that I've recently noticed… and I think it does believe."

Mabel thought she had heard wrong, so she looked up. Dipper also looked at her.

"And I think I'm gonna listen to this part. You see, this part believes that it could be true I saved you that day. And what's more important, it believes I can become the brother I want to be for you."

Dipper took a step closer to Mabel.

"Do you want to know why?" He asked.

Mabel could notice the tears in his eyes. "Why?"

Dipper put his hands over Mabel's shoulders.

"Because even though I can't be sure that twelve years ago I decided to lose my life in order to save yours… If someday you're in danger… I know that's exactly what I would do."

This time, it was Dipper the one who hugged Mabel.

The girl immediately forgot all her doubts and concerns. Only one thing filled her mind. Those words her brother said… they were all she needed to hear. They let her be absolutely sure about the most important thing…

Dipper loves me just the way I thought… NOW

All this time, she had been worrying for something that could've happened years ago. She had been thinking on that distant Dipper from a fantastic story, while she had forgotten the Dipper who was in front of her, the real one. He would die for her right now if that meant saving her. Nothing else mattered. If someone had proven her in that moment that nothing her grandmother told her was true, she wouldn't have cared at all. Maybe he hadn't been a hero that day, but there was no doubt inside her that he would be her hero every time she could need it. He had just told her that. And she knew it, she just knew it.

"I know It, Dipper." She whispered to his ear.

The kids kept hugging for a while, none of them wanting to let go. Both of them felt that warm sensation which they knew only they could cause inside each other.

"Mabel" Dipper said with a broken voice. "You are not a baby… you are not even a little girl anymore… but you will always be the most precious thing to me in the whole world, and I will always try to keep you safe… and today I was scared because I thought that precious thing was in danger… and I got furious… and I lost control… and I'm sorry for hurting you by saying all those things that are not true."

Dipper separated from Mabel and looked at her in the eyes.

"You are smart, strong, and you have been there for me always… You are awesome, Mabel."

Then he kissed her on the forehead and hugged her even more tightly. It wasn't long until he started sobbing.

Mabel had her own tears running down her face.

"Hey… it's okay… don't cry, Dipper" She said, trying to comfort him. "Come here."

She guided her brother to the bed, where he sat. She opened a drawer on Dipper's nightstand and took some tissues. She then sat next to him and cleaned his red face. After a while, Dipper calmed down and Mabel wiped her own tears.

"Dip." She said. "Grandma mentioned that she told you about our birth because you were feeling really bad for me. She said you had nightmares… I don't want you to suffer like that for me… I guess I can be irresponsible sometimes… but you know what? I think that's over… I'm gonna change, Dipper. No more crazy Mabel… I'm gonna be normal…"

Dipper sniffed loudly. "No… don't do that." He said. "I don't want you to change who you are. You are just great the way you are. If someone has to change, that's me… I guess you are right… I worry too much, and sometimes it's not even that important. I suppose I could… you know, learn something from you… to have some fun and all that."

Mabel wasn't comfortable with that. "I'll tell you something, Dipper. You keep doing the worrying, and I take care of the fun. But you promise to control yourself and try to relax, and I promise I'll reduce the craziness to the safest level as possible, okay?"

"As possible?" Dipper asked.

"I swear I will try my best." Mabel said.

Dipper smiled and offered a hand to Mabel. "Deal"

"Deal!" She said.

Then both smiled and laughed a little. Mabel took more tissues and cleaned again her brother's eyes. She also cleaned his forehead.

"You know something, Dipper? Grandma said that your birthmark will always remind her of the day of our birth, and it makes sense for her. But for me, I think it will always remind me of this birthday."

"Really?" Dipper said.

"Yes. Grandma said that twelve years ago you gave me the biggest gift anyone could give. And today you gave me the best birthday present ever… you made me realize that I have my own personal guardian, and that he'll never go away. So from now on, every time I look at your birthmark, I will remember what you said today."

After saying that, Mabel leaned closer and kissed Dipper's birthmark.

Dipper smiled widely. "And… what about what happened that day?"

"…I know that the guy who told me he would die for me was the same one taking care of me that day."

Dipper chuckled. "Even though that guy is sometimes a jerk?"

"You are not a jerk, Dipper."

"Not even a bit?"

"Okay… maybe you are sometimes a little dork."

"Only a little?"

"…No… a big one… a really big dork!"

Mabel jumped over him and they started rolling and laughing loudly on the bed.

"You're a big, huge, poophead dork!" Mabel yelled as she climbed over Dipper and started tickling him.

"Oh really?! Dipper said. "Well, maybe dorkiness runs in the family!"

"No! Mabel is a genius! You are the only dork! DIPPER DORK!"

Outside the bedroom, a woman and her mother were hearing behind the door.

"Let's go, honey." Grandma said. "We still have a birthday party to prepare."

"How did you do it, mom?"

"I only told them what they already knew."

Mrs. Pines didn't understand. "No really, what was it that you were talking about for so much time?"

"Let's discuss it in the kitchen, okay? I think there should be a birthday cake in the oven by now." She said.

Both women went downstairs.

Inside the room, a severely tickled Dipper managed to release himself and pin Mabel down.

"Okay! If you don't want to be a dork, then I'll call you silly!" Dipper said smiling.

Mabel frowned. "Shut up, dork! You'll regret yourself!"

"SILLY MABEL! It actually sounds good, you know?"

"UGHH!" With an incredible effort, Mabel put her feet below Dipper and pushed him on the stomach, sending her brother flying through the air behind her. He fell to the floor beside the bed.

"HA! There you have! Mabel is the king of the hill! Woo hoo!" She screamed, standing on the bed. "As for you, don't' you dare to call me silly again, foolish boy!"

Dipper just stayed there without making any move. He hadn't been so happy for a long time, despite all the pain he was feeling and the fact that Mabel was jumping on his bed and turning it into a real mess.

"Okay! That's enough!" She said and jumped to the floor. "Dipper! What are you doing down there?! We have a party to plan!"

Dipper stood up slowly and let himself fall over the covers. He's head hanging from the edge of the bed. "Oooowww… Mabel, haven't you planned this party for weeks?"

"Yes! But there are some last minute details we have to take care of. You know that Angelica and Danielle are in charge of the surprise of the night, right? Well, from what I heard from them today at class, I can tell they have some funny ideas for me. They're playing a prank on me, I'm sure! But we are gonna strike before, or at least counter-strike!"

"Well, we can't do much with the things we brought from the arcade." Dipper said.

"No, those things are for children. We are gonna have to build our own weapons." Mabel searched under her shirt and took out a folded paper. She sat next to Dipper's head. He raised his head to have a better look of Mabel's little project. "I came up with some cool ideas during History class. Remember when we were seeing the different uses of electricity?"

"Uh… yeah… w-what are you thinking on?" He could tell whatever she had in her head wasn't very responsible.

"Ok, to summarize we need something that generates electricity… and water! Lots of water!"

Oh my God "Mabel…"

"And we'll need to place a camera at the precise spot so we can capture their horrible looks! Man, they're gonna take an eternity to fix their hair!"

"Excellent, Mabel. And by the way, how are your craziness levels now?"

"Oh, they are good! They are.. Oh, you mean that…" Mabel said, getting what he meant.

"Exactly"

"…Well hehe… I guess… I was going too far with the 'electric shower', wasn't I?... Yeah, maybe lower the levels a little."

Her brother just looked at her.

"What?" She asked.

A soft smile appeared on Dipper's face. "I love you, little silly."

Mabel couldn't avoid smiling too. "I love you, big dork."

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Happy Birthday Mystery Twins