Y/n's pov

For the last couple of days, me and Dipper have been checking out more and more places around town and getting to know each other a lot more. I now know the basic crap about him.

Besides hanging out with him, I would hang out with Lucas and Barbra and we formed our little friendship triangle, I was planning on bringing Dipper into it but I never really had the right time for it.

Mabel, on the other hand, has been having a ton of sleepover at our house and Candy and Grenda would use our beds so me and Dipper would always sleep on the roof which was starting to hurt my back because of how often we slept up there.

I need a new room, jeez.

•••

Today was the hottest day of the summer. Soos laid on the ground in his underwear with his face on the floor, which was probably cooler than the air. Stan laid on his back on the floor with an empty box of ice cream. Mabel was sitting on the floor with her head resting on the coach wearing a tank top and shorts. Dipper was sitting on the coach with his shirt off and he was fanning himself with his hat.

I was too exhausted and hot to examine him without a shirt on. I was the smart one and I sat in front of the vent trying to get as much cool air as possible, even though it was mostly warm air. I was wearing shorts, a t-shirt, and I had my hair up.

Stan growled. "All in favor of doing nothing all day say ugh."

We all groaned in response, sounding like zombies.

The tv started up, no one moving a muscle because of how hot we all were. "On the bright side, pun very much intended, its opening week at the Gravity Falls pool."

I laughed uncontrollably at the pun but once I got strange looks from the others I surely stopped.

Everyone picked up their heads from doing whatever while Grunkle Stan practically jumped up. "Quick to the car!"

Everyone got on their bathing suit and ran into the car.

•••

We all arrived at the pool, Soos carrying a duck floaty as we made our way towards the chairs.

"Wow, wow, wow! Stop the presses! Who's that?" Mabel said pointing in the direction of the pool.

We all looked over and saw a boy with a raft, he was a long haired brunette with a mustache, I wouldn't be surprised if he's some mythical creature, since Mabel can never find a boy that's not magical or something like gnomes. Haha mythical creature, yeah right. When pigs fly.

"Oh yeah. Word is, dude never leaves the pool. People say he's a mysterious loner." Soos says, stopping next to Mabel as they marveled over the loner.

"Him? Ok you go do that while I go throw up." I commented truthfully, earning a snicker from Dipper.

Mabel laughed, ignoring what I had said. "Is it getting hot out here or is it just that guy?"

"It's the hottest day of the year, Mabel. Can't you go for one week without having a new crush on some random guy?" Dipper asked, clearly annoyed with Mabels boy obsession.

Mabel shook her head in response and started jumping over everyone and ran to the loner.

I could hear Dipper's eye roll from beside me. "Eh, Mabels all talk. Wanna hear a secret? She's never kissed a guy before. She always messes it up somehow."

Bit harsh but I'm not one to talk about being harsh.

"Oh and you've already had your first kiss, huh?" I joked. seeming that he was getting pushy with Mabel and her attempts to get a man.

"That's not the point. But I bet you haven't either."

"Obviously." I said sarcastically. "Do I look like someone who would have their first kiss already? C'mon Dip, I'm not someone that goes around kissing everyone."

He then paused and put his hand under his chin. I playfully punched his shoulder and he laughed.

Out of the blue, Grunkle Stan got hit in the face by a water balloon, we looked up and saw Wendy.

Well there goes my chance of hanging out with Dipper, and I'm definitely not hanging out with Mabel and her mystery man.

"Hey Mr. Pines!" She kindly waved down to all of us.

"Wendy? Where's the lifeguard?" Stan asked, his eyes looking around the pool.

I face palmed, wondering why he's so oblivious when it clearly says 'LIFEGUARD' on Wendy's swimsuit.

"I am the lifeguard. I make the rules sucka!" She then threw another water balloon at Stans face but he ducked and it hit me and I fell.

So much for not getting my hair wet.

Not caring about me, Stan ran away while Wendy chucked water balloons at him.

"Wow you work here?" Dipper is never taking his eyes off of Wendy, she's wearing a bathing suit.

They began to talk so I got myself off the floor and left them to find a chair to lay out on. I thought I felt eyes on me so I took off he shirt that was covering my eyes and saw Gideon at the feet of my chair.

"Ah! What the heck Gideon?!" I then sat up, quickly covering my upper body because he looked terrifying without a shirt on. I tried covering my eyes so I didn't have to look at him but he kept talking.

"I moseyed on in and when I saw you I just had to stop over and say hi to my sweetie. So, hi."

He's still calling my sweetie after everything I did?

"You stopped by. You can leave now." I laid back down and put my shirt over my face again, trying to ignore him.

"You can't get rid of Wittle Ol' me that easily." Gideon fired back, his temper already annoying me.

I got back up and looked for someone I knew to help me but ran out of luck because all I saw was Dipper flirting with Wendy and I instantly looked away, annoyed.

"Get out of here before I kill you." I said in a lower voice, my eyes locking with Gideon's black ones as my lips fell in a thin line.

I was bluffing, obviously.

Before I even got the chance to laugh Lucas walked over. "Who was that?" He asked pointing to Gideon who was stomping over to Grunkle Stan.

"A creepy ass midget." I sat up as Lucas sat next to me. How come I didn't see Lucas like two seconds ago? I must be blind.

Glad to see he was back from vacation so soon but something was off about his eyes today, they seemed bigger and a bit duller then usual? I just shook it off and spent my day at the pool with him.

•••

The next day we went back to the pool and like usual I went to my chair and laid out to tan, not being bothered by Gideon or anyone else.

I texted Lucas to see if he wanted to come to the pool but he said he was busy still and I was curious by what he meant by "busy." He was ok yesterday so why not today?

I then checked on Mabel to see her with that mystery man again, is she actually doing it? Is she getting a man? Well at least she's having fun, I guess.

Dipper hasn't checked on me once today, I think he was the new assistant lifeguard or something like that because I over heard him being yelled at by some older muscular guy. Sometimes I just don't care about the two and I feel like I'm too distant from everything and it bothers me more than it should.

•••

Later that night while Dipper was on night patrol duty at the pool, Mabel came running downstairs and picked me up and dragged me to the golf cart which had a cooler on the back.

"You need to drive me to the pool." She said seriously which kinda creeped me out because last time I checked Mabel didn't have a serious bone in her body.

"Why what's wro-" Before I could finish she started explaining about 'Mermando' and how she needed help bringing him back to his family, the ocean, and without hesitation I started putting all my force on the gas pedal.

Helping out a mermaid? Heck yeah!

We backed into some opening in the fence where someone before us clipped and it happened to be the perfect size for the golf cart. Mabel hopped out and opened the cooler and Mermando jumped into it. Then a flashlight came from around the corner.

"Hey who's there!" Dipper's voice made Mabel jump but she quickly switched back to 'normal.'

Mabel closed the lid to the cooler and stood to talk to Dipper like nothing happened. I just smiled and tried to act normal but failed.

"Mabel? Y/n? Is there anyone not breaking into the pool tonight? What, is Soos here too?" Dipper asked, his voice clearly laced with frustration.

Just then Soos came crawling over the fence and fell onto the ground. Perfect timing.

I have to admit Dipper looked super adorable in his lifeguard outifit. Damnit, focus!

"So why are you here?" He directed his question towards Mabel and didn't talk to me.

When we he hangs out with Wendy he always forgets to talk to me, even after. What happened to the Dipper that held my hand in front of her when I was hurt?

"Uh no reason." Mabel lied but Mermando coughed inside from the cooler which made the hairs on my arms stick out. We have to go.

"Did that cooler just clear it's throat?"

I took it as my time to speak up. "No it was me." I started coughing, not convincing him.

"I don't have time for your games. If you don't give me those supplies I'll loose the coolest job ever." Dipper sounded desperate, almost making me stop helping Mabel and her 'good cause.'

I think Dipper can handle loosing another job with Wendy. He already sees her all the time at the Mystery Shack.

"Oh, I understand." Mabel said, sounding defeated but quickly changed her demeanor. "Hey look! Wendy in a bikini!" She then pointed behind Dipper and he turned to see nothing there.

Mabel then hopped in the gold cart and I started to shift the gear and drive off.

"Sorry Dip!" I called out. "I like your new hat!"

He hopped into the pools little knock-off golf cart and sped after us.

It's too bad I'm too good of a driver and he has no chance to beating me.

He started shooting water balloons at us but I dodged them left and right trying not to tip over the cooler or the cart. I didn't see one of them coming and it hit the cooler and water started spilling out of it.

"Hang in there!" I then hit the gas pedal even harder and shifted the gear to make it go faster and as soon as we made it to the lake, I pressed on the break but the cart didn't stop quick enough so I turned the cart sideways and jumped out as it was still stopping, grabbing the cooler as I did so.

Dipper stopped and walked out completely angry. "Alright the jig is up. Hand over that cooler."

I then stepped in front of it, my lips in a frown as I narrowed my eyes at this stressed Dipper who was taking his anger out on his sister.Mabel yelled 'No' while holding onto the cooler with a death grip.

"Why not! Why do you even need it?" Dipper snapped back, his hands falling at his sides.

Mabel then looked scared to tell him, probably because he was acting crazy for this job. I then opened the cooler, done with this BS, as a gasping Mermando came rolling out.

"Woah. Way to bury the lead."

I walked back over to the golf cart and sat down were the cooler used to sit, watching them figure out the situation. Then I saw Dipper run back to the pool cart, grab a bottle of water, slide back to Mermandos side and put the water in his mouth. I got up and walked over to them. Don't do what I think your about to do... he then pressed his lips on Mermandos and gave him reverse CPR.

I couldn't contain my laughter and I remembered how this was Dippers first kiss. Mermando started breathing again and told Dipper how he could have just pushed him in the water.

Still laughing, I went over to Mermando and kicked him into the water. Apparently he needed something to help him call for his family so Mabel got him the megaphone Dipper was using on us.

"Mabel, that's pool supplies. I'll get fired!" Dipper helplessly pushed, his eyes stuck on the megaphone.

"Dipper."

Dipper looked at Mabel but kept his serious face on and she continued talking.

"Don't you know what it's like to fall for someone even though you know in your heart that it'll probably never work out. That you will do anything for that person." Mabel continued with the saddest look on her face and Dipper lost his straight face his expression softening while I thought I saw him glance and me but it was probably just my mind playing tricks on me. Dipper hasn't given two shits about me the past two days.

He then handed Mabel the megaphone who gave it to Mermando. Just as Mermando was about to leave, he gave Mabel a kiss but pushed me off the deck as he was diving back into the water.

Just my luck, it was freezing tonight and I didn't have anything to change into. Wet and a little mad I walked back to the golf cart and Dipper joined me shortly after, laughing at me.

"Looks like you and Mabels first kiss were the same guy." I chuckled, trying to enlighten my situation.

"This does not count."

"Sure it doesn't." Then I smirked at him and he looked away and blushed. Did I just do that?

"I saw Gideon payed you a visit yesterday." Dipper said, changing the subject.

He saw that?

"Oh yeah. I scared him off, it was easy." I laughed, lightly remembering his scared little legs run away. "I saw you and Wendy are making progress." I changed the subject, trying to make conversation with Dipper since I've missed out on this the past couple of days.

He looked at me again and his face lit up. "Oh yeah. We definitely were but now I'm going to loose my job." He then looked a little upset because of loosing his job which meant loosing time with Wendy.

"You get to see her at the Shack all the time anyways. All it means now is your stuck with me again."

He smiled at me and I smiled back but it quickly fell as I shivered because of the breeze that unexpectedly picked up.

"Here take this." He then took off his blue jacket he wore over his lifeguard shirt and handed it to me. It was big on me since I was shorter than him but I loved it because it was his. I smiled at him again and he was blushing.

Mabel came running over screaming, probably because of the kiss with her and loner boy.

"You two are just the cutest things ever!" She then quickly took a picture of us and as soon as I saw the camera I hid my face in Dippers jacket, which caused him to start laughing at me.

Mabel handed it to me as I stuffed it in the pocket, sending her a glare.

Dipper was clenching his stomach from his laughter so I pushed him out of the cart and Mabel took his seat and I drove home without Dipper because he had to return the pools golf cart.

•••

Me and Mabel met up with Dipper to take him to the pool and watch him get fired. After the strange experience of watching the pool guy chew and swallow the whistle Dipper had I was walking next to a sluggish Dipper until we were hit in the face with water balloons. Wendy.

"Hey dorks."

"Hey." We said in unison and after Dipper heard Wendy was fired too, his face lit up and they began walking in a different direction then me and they were talking about how they should hang out and break stuff, as I watched them walk out into the woods together I felt... upset? What is this feeling?

I then headed home by myself and sat on my bed waiting for Dipper to get home.

I have a problem.

Well, more problems then I should.