Mabel batted her eyelashes at the boy inside The Mystery Shack. "It seems we're both here at the same time. Do you think that there's a reason?"

He slowly backed away from her. "Uh, I was just going to ask you what price this stuffed animal was." The boy held up a stuffed sasquatch. "Since you're wearing an employee sticker and all. . ."

"Oh," Mabel said, crossing her arms. "It's $4.99."

The boy quickly checked out, then ran out.

"You aren't even boy crazy anymore," Dipper said, counting over the money in the cash register again. "Seriously, you have to realize that people need space, Mabel."

"I was just trying to flirt!"

"Mabel, not everyone wants to be flirted with. It's called basic respect."

Mabel sighed. "You're right. But still, the closest I got to romance was with Gideon, and that was just gross."

"Hey, you nearly got married to one thousand gnomes!"

Mabel pouted. "That isn't funny, Dipper."

Dipper sighs. "Yeah, that was a bit uncalled for. Sorry, sis. Maybe you should just try to make friends with a guy. Why do you need romance anyway?"

"So are you just going to be friends with Wendy?" Mabel asked.

Dipper turned red.

"I knew it, you hypocrite!" Mabel pointed her finger straight at him. "You know what? I'll find a boy who will flirt with me."

"Mabel, I wasn't saying you couldn't flirt with guys, but don't make them uncomfortable."

"Oh," Mabel replied. "Well, I'll find one anyway!"

The clock struck six and Mabel Pines ran out the door.

"Where are you going?" Dipper yelled, but she was already too far away.

Mabel plopped into a diner seat, ordering a piece of cherry pie. Some other kids her age were there, and she got up to talk to them. "Hello," she said to the small group of kids.

"Hey," said an olive skinned girl. She adjusted her dark black I ponytail, reapplying the scrunchie. "Aren't you the girl who went against Pacifica at the party?"

"Yeah," Mabel said. "People still remember that?"

"Believe me," the girl says, "when someone goes against Pacifica Northwest, we remember it."

Lazy Susan brought the groups food, a cheeseburger for the olive skinned girl, chicken fingers for a girl with hair the color of honey, and a large plate of fries for a black guy.

"I'll bring your pie out soon, hon." Lazy Susan said. "It's going to be delicious."

"I know it will," Mabel said.

"I'm Hannah," the olive skinned girl said. "That's Tyler and that's Rachel."

"Hi," Rachel said.

"What's up?" Tyler asked.

"Hey," Mabel said. "I'm just waiting for my pie."

"We were eating dinner." Hannah said. "Our parents all run restaurants in town and feed us the weirdest stuff." She stuck out her tongue. "It's great to just eat the gold America burger."

Tyler threw Mabel a fry. "You're related to the guy that runs The Mystery Shack, right?"

"Yep, and it's not very fun." Mabel bit into her fry, breaking it in half. "He has this weird rivalry with a psychic guy named Gideon, and he has the weirdest exhibits. Still, he's a good guy."

"It can't be as bad as when my parents made me eat only traditional German food for a week." Tyler shivered. "Sausage is good and all until you eat it with every meal. I haven't touched it since."

"That's terrible," Mabel said.

Tyler laughed.

"So, are you doing anything tonight?" Hannah asked. "My friends and I were going to go see a movie. Want to come? You seem cool."

Mabel blushed. "Aw, thanks guys."

"No problem," Hannah said.

Lazy Susan brought Mabel her pie.

"Thank you," Mabel said to her.

"No problem," Lazy Susan said. "How's your great uncle?"

"He's over his fear of heights." Mabel responded.

Lazy Susan laughed. "The silly man finally got over that? Tell him I said congratulations!"

The four finished their food, then walked to the movie theater. Despite all four having just eaten, they all pooled their money together to buy a large popcorn.

"Delicious," Rachel said in the middle of the movie. "It's way better than these totally fake vampires."

When the movie ended, the four went their separate ways, promising to call each other and meet up another time.

Mabel walked home with a smile on her face, happy to have made new friends. She was sure Brenda and Candy would like the three.

Her smile stopped when she felt herself fall over, then feel something damp get shoved into her face. Everything went black after that.

"Where am I?" Mabel asked, rubbing her head with her hand. She felt something strange around her finger. She looked at it, seeing a familiar ring. "Uh oh," Mabel said.

"She woke up!" a familiar and overjoyed voice said.

Great, she really hadn't expected seeing the gnomes again.

Author's Note: Sorry it's short, but I promise it will get longer. So, what do you guys think? This is different from my last Gravity Falls fic, that's for sure.