Summer with the Pine Twins

The Deep End: Part 2

(y/n)'s p.o.v.

I watch Dipper excitedly run over to Wendy telling her he got the job and I lightly kick the water with my feet and sigh. I thought admitting to myself that I had a crush on Dipper would make these feelings go away but they've only gotten worse. I've never had a crush on anybody before so I didn't know how to handle this, I've been acting normal around him but that's starting to get harder to do, I catch myself staring at him during work, he's been on my mind a lot, and I just...It feels like I'm blushing any time he talks to me.

I take another glance at Wendy and Dipper and I feel jealousy rise in me again and I kick the water a little harder. Dipper had made it clear what kind of girl he was into and that's Wendy, not me, she's cool, friendly, fun...I'm even though I've become more talkative around the family I'm still shy, quiet, and love mysteries...Exactly what he doesn't want.

Grunkle Stan's p.o.v.

"There she is Soos, equal distance from the snack bar and the bathroom, just the right amount of sun and shade, and pointed away from where Old Man Maguget lotions himself. The perfect lawn chair," I exclaim gesturing toward the chair in front of us. "The legends you told me in the car were true." "I just can't believe it wasn't already taken and now to sit on it, therefore, claiming it as my own," I throw my towel on the chair and sit down soon to feel a foot push against my back. I turn around to see Gideon.

"WHAT?!" "Why hello there Stanford." "GIDEON! GET OUTTA, MY CHAIR KID!"I start shouting at this little lunatic. "Oh, my was this your chair? I had no idea," He said in that sickeningly sweet voice before whispering "Yes I did Stan, I knew," He starts to get comfortable in my chair and I give him one last warning. "Move it you little troll." "First come, first serve."

"I'LL FIRST SERVE YOU!" I grab the annoying pipsqueak when a whistle was blown and Wendy hauled me off to Pool Jail. "Come on Wendy! You can't do this to an old man," I plead with her to let me out. "Sorry Stan, it's not up to me, actually it is," Dipper runs up to Wendy exclaiming "Hey Wendy! I got the job!" "Sweet! Wanna go abuse our power?" "What if Pool-Check catches us? He seems emotionally unstable." " Nah, don't worry man, you just gotta be sneaky about your rule-breaking, race you to the no running sign!"

The two run off and the kid sitting next to me asks "How long you in for?" "Two hours for roughhousing but I'm innocent!" "Pool jail ain't so bad as long as you don't wind up in solitary." The other kid tells me.

Mabel's p.o.v.

I peek my head out of the water, staring at the gorgeous boy but quickly dive back down as he turns his head. I repeat the action once before resurfacing shouting "Hey there! I brought you a sandwich! It's sorta wet but it's still good blop! I like sharing things sandwiches, secrets...Share your secret beautiful stranger!" "That wet sandwich does look delicious...Very well. But you must never tell another living soul my secret. You have to stay away from me because I am...A merman."

He pushes the floatie away to show his tail and I sigh in relief. "Oh thank goodness, I thought you were gonna say you had a girlfriend. A merman...I should've known from your strange foreign fish language." "It is Spanish." "Your voice is so deep and masculine, how old are you?" I ask. "I am twelve years old. Merman's voices change when we are like three," He explains to me and I ask him:

"So what's your name?" "There are some who call me...Mermando! This is because Mermando is my name," He answers, pulling out a guitar and playing a chord. "But I don't understand Mermando, what's a guy like you doing in a public pool?" "It is a tragic story, Mabel. I was swimming with my friends, the mighty dolphins in the Gulf of México when I was ensnared! The cargo was headed for Gravity Falls. Using all my strength I tried to escape back home but it was not to be...I would've died of dehydration were it not for the kindness of the forest animals but now that you know what I am you must be seriously weirded out."

"What?! I don't care that you're a merman! You're like the coolest guy I've ever met and you can play at least one chord on the guitar." "Oh Mabel, I've never met another human like you, would you care to join me in the game of Marco Polo?" "Oh yes, Mermando yes!" I say excitedly, squishing his face in the process. "You're covering my gills, I cannot breathe," I let him go and let out a nervous chuckle. "Weird."

Author: Here is some more wonderful Gravity Falls fan art done by TheLunarAssassin of her y/n: