Chapter 4

The well-dressed group arrived downstairs at the entrance of the main dining lobby. Everyone except Pacifica was amazed by the luxurious interior design.

The the main dining lobby was filled with carved pillars and diamond chandeliers. All surrounding the hundred tables covered with the finest white silk cloths and crystal kitchen sets money could buy. The walls outlooking the ship was completely glass allowing the sunset light fill the room with its ambiance. And there was even a stage for scheduled entertainment on different nights in the ship.

"Wow the Northwest's never do disappoint." Stated Dipper looking onto the luxurious scene.

"Of course! Did you not expect anything less than the best?" asked Pacifica

"Of course not. I wouldn't expect anything less." Dipper teases as he tries to adjust is collar and bow-tie.

"Come on Dipper stop fidgeting with it." Commented Pacifica

"I still don't understand why these things are necessary?" Dipper complained.

"For class and reputation. Besides it looks good on you doesn't it girls?"

The girls agreed and told him that it basically made him look dashing, but Dipper couldn't tell if they were serious or not.

As the girls started to enter the entryway of the dining lobby, Tambry held back a second to send one last text before she had to put her phone away. She was already getting into trouble from Wendy that she's been on it too much on the ship.

"God she's like my mother." Tambry thought to herself. But as she was putting it away shje noticed Dipper hadn't even made a move to enter the dining lobby.

She thought he was waiting for her which was really sweet.

"Dipper?" Tambry asked.

But the way he reacted didn't give off the waiting for you feeling at all. Dipper started nervously rubbing the back of his neck.

"Umm... you know what? I think I'm going to go change into a tie instead of the bow-tie."

"Dipper it looks good on you. We already talked about this." Tambry said.

The rest of the girls looked back to see two of their group was not moving and started walking back to see what was going on.

"Broseph? What's the hold up?" asked Mabel

"Nothing! Just…I have to go to the bathroom. You girls go ahead to our table."

"I thought you said you were going to change into a tie?" questioned Tambry

"I am! That too…"

"Dude, you went out of your way before you came down here asking if we needed to go. And I'm pretty sure you went after all of us. Do you really need to go again?" Wendy questioned also getting suspicious.

"Y-Yeah I just-"

"Dipper what's wrong?" Mabel said cutting to the chase. She knew when her brother was acting weirder than usual.
"N-Nothings wrong. I just feel a little sea sick is all."

"Now your sea sick. Wow Dipper. I never realized how much of a horrible liar you are." Pacifica stated bluntly.

"I think I see the problem." Commented Candy as she observed the dining hall.

All the girls looked in the same direction Candy was looking to see a large table filled with the guys who caused them trouble earlier today. And each one of them were sneaking glances in Dipper's direction.

"Ugh, not these douche bags again!" Tambry groaned

"Pacifica didn't you, like throw them in the brig or something?" asked Candy

"What?! No. Those men were just escorted away and warned to not cause any more trouble. Jerks or not, they are paying guests on this cruise. We can't just go locking people up or kick them off the ship just because they are being assholes."

"Sure you can! Give me five minutes with them on deck and I'll show you we can." Wendy commented grumpily as they looked at Dipper in the wrong way.

"I don't like the looks they are giving Dipper." Mabel commented

"It's obvious they blame him for ruining their fun. Even after we told them off and Pacifica intervened." Explained Tambry

"Who do they think they are?!" Wendy seethed as one of the guys flirting with her early blew a kiss to her.

"Rich guys are always stuck up and spoiled getting everything they ever wanted. And if something get's in their way, they get rid of it. Take it from me. Not one rich guy my parents tried to set me up with in the past cared about my feelings. They see women as some prize to be swayed."

"Wow, your parents tried to set you up with someone like that?" commented Candy

"Money is everything. And keeping an investing in a partnership through marriage of a billion-dollar company is a way of expanding my parents saw fit. Obviously, it never worked out. Not that they didn't try to force it on me. But after everything they put me through, marrying the person of my choice is the one thing I stand against them for." Pacifica explained

"The person I marry will be a gentleman who cares about my personal feelings more than the stacks of money my family holds and who believes that my happiness is more important than their own."

"That sounds like a certain someone we know." Mabel whispered to Pacifica teasing her.

Pacifica blushes and pushes Mabels stupid grin away out of her face.

The other girls giggle thinking about a certain special someone while Dipper stood there confused and distracted by the glares of the onlooking table.

They watched him fidget nervously as he tried not look towards the deathly stares.

"Hey…I got an idea!" says Tambry.

All the girls huddle up around her leaving Dipper confused even more.

It wasn't until they turned around to him, some with devious smiles that gave Dipper chills, that he was worried about what topic they had just discussed.

"W-What?" Dipper asks hesitantly.

"Dipper do you mind chaperoning me to our table?" asks Pacifica sweetly.

"No! Dipper chaperone me!" Candy argues.

"Hey what about us!" complained Wendy

"Yeah Dipper want to chaperone somebody more…mature. Don't you Dipper?"

"Hey I'm his sister! If anything, he needs to chaperone me. He's responsible for me after all!"

"But I have a reputation! A Northwest can't be chaperoned by just anybody! Dipepr should walk me to our table." Pacifica argued

"As if-"

"GIRLS!... Calm down. You all are causing a scene." Dipper whispers embarrassed.

Dipper blushes as eyes all around the entrance of the dining lobby started glancing towards him. Those adults and other guests who were close by enough to hear the conversation chuckled at Dipper's problematic situation to their amusement.

"Ok ok… here's what I am going to do. I will walk each of you individually to our table alright? After taking each of you to the table, I will come back to escort the next person until all of you are seated at our table. Sound good?"

All the girls agreed that his idea was the most reasonable and was surprised to his quick thinking since they were teasing him in the first place.

The only question now was who was Dipper going to escort first. And before the girls could start another pointless fight, Dipper chose the first person who came to his mind.

"Pacifica will be the first one I escort. It is because of her kindness and invitation that we are even on this ship, so I believe she should be the first to sit down.

The rest of the girls silently thought on it and agreed. Pacifica has been nothing but gracious to their antics on the ship. They were basically living like princess' on the cruise and it was all because of her.

"I think I can agree with that. No point in making the girl who invited us on this trip wait." Agreed Candy

"Besides, we all know she has a reputation to uphold right Pacifica?" Wendy teased.

Mabel gave a slight push on Pacifica to send her fumbling into Dipper.

Pacifica glared at the beaming smile Mabel was giving but was interrupted when Dipper held out his arm to her. Pacifica gently took it and they proceeded to follow the butler to their table.

"So…Tell me again why you chose me first?" Pacifica asked as they slowly walked shoulder to shoulder next to each other.

"It was just as I said. I thought it was only…proper."

"Mhmm… Oh Dipper what a gentleman you are." Pacifica teased.

"Well you should never keep royalty waiting." Dipper playfully shot back.

After pulling out Pacifica's chair and helping her into her seat, Dipper hurried back to the others.

"Ok. Next is-"

"Actually Dipper. We have already decided." Wendy interrupted.

"Wendy and I decided if we went next, that we wouldn't mind being escorted by you together." Tambry explained.

"And Candy and Mabel agreed so it would hurry this up along and not give you too much trouble." Wendy finished.

Though their intentions were good, Dipper could see the devious smirks on Wendy and Tambrys faces.

"O-Ok then… As long as you both don't mind-"

Wendy and Tambry quickly took both of Dippers arms, bending over slightly from the slight height difference. Dipper could feel his arms being pushed by their soft cleavage. Dipper tried to ignore the older women's teasing but the blush on his face told them everything they wanted to know. He couldn't look at them as he escorted them both to their table for the looks on their faces would be too much for him to handle.

As Dipper walked them both close to his side, he wasn't the only one to notice his delightful predicament.

When they arrived at the table, Dipper pulled out a chair for Wendy as Tambry still clung to his arm. After helping Wendy into her seat, he then helped Tambry into a seat right next to Wendy.

The entire time Pacifica was giving the girls an annoyed knowing look as they giggled to themselves about how much fun that was on Dippers expense.

"Alright, who's next?" Dipper stated as he made it back to Candy and Mabel.

"Do you have to ask Bro-bro? It's obviously Candy!"

Mabel gives Candy a push as she shyly steps up to Dipper.

Dipper holds out his hand to her and she takes it as he gets up close to her wrapping an arm around her waist, causing Candy to blush.

The walk across the room at first seemed too long for Candy.

"Everyone looks amazing don't they…as if they were all Disney princesses" Candy comments.

"Yeah they all look amazing… but I think you are the one that looks most like a princess." Dipper comments nonchalantly.

"M-Me? How so?" Candy stuttered with a blush.

"It's the dress you chose. It's the most poofy and frilly dress out of everyones. Not to mention the ribbon tied around your waist with your hair being pinned up. You look as if you walked out of a fairytale."

After his comment, they were already at the table and Dipper was helping her into her seat before she realized, that she wished the walk over was a little longer.

"Well there you are! How could my own twin keep her favorite sibling waiting!" Mabel teased.

"Sorry Mabel but-"

"I'm kidding broseph. You have to take care of the participants to be your future wife first no matter how close we are!" Mabel teased.

"Mabel!" Dipper scream whispered with his face turning red.

Mabel then pulled Dipper along to the table so they all could start enjoying the night.