September 6th 2012

So, September 22nd in 2012 is a Saturday...so school will start the 24th on a MONDAY AND THAT'S FINAL! XD

"Leave me aloooonnneee! It's still summer break!" I moan, rolling over in my bed and holding my covers over my head. 'I don't even know what's happening anymore...'

"No Macie! You gotta get up! Mom said we're going to the mall today!" Mabel tries pulling off my soft, warm, protection with brute force and since she's terrifyingly strong, she rips them right off.

Instantly, chills go though my whole body as I shiver. "Really!?" I try to get the blanket back but she pulls them away.

"Nuh uh! You're getting up and you're gonna like it!" 'Did she actually throw the entire thing onto the floor?!' I sit up quickly, looking to our carpeted floor and seeing my poor comforter lying there in despair.

"Mabel!" I swing my legs over to pick it up, but she giggles and snatches it away before I can get a grip on it.

"Here, get dressed! Dipper's getting breakfast ready." The girl tosses me some clothes that look different to the ones I've been used to lately, so I inspect them one by one.

The clothes I got consist of a cute skirt, which I'm assuming is not mine..., and a frilly top. "Seriously?" I mumble quietly, but apparently Rabbit Ears over there heard me.

"Yes, seriously! Hah!" Mabel gives me a stern look before heading downstairs, "You better get dressed in what I got you, cuz' today's gonna be great!" Then she descends downstairs, leaving me alone and confused as I blink my eyes a couple times.

"Yeah yeah..." Rolling my eyes, I stand up and throw the shirt over my head. It's a plain white shirt, except it's got frills all over so it looks fancy. Then the skirt Mabel gave me is a plain orange, nothing special, it just looks like the skirts she wears. Tall white socks and some flats, in my size, so I own them, apparently, and a simple orange head band.

'Okay, this outfit is actually pretty darn endearing.' I pull up the skirt and then my socks, slipping on my shoes soon after. Finally, I put the headband on and gaze at myself in a nearby mirror.

'Heckin' cute!' I twirl  once and then grab my trusty backpack, slinging it over my shoulder and rushing downstairs into the kitchen

"ADORABLE!" Mabel squeals from the kitchen table when I enter, kicking her legs wildly while shoveling some toast into her mouth.

"Mabel, please don't talk with your mouth full and you do look cute, Mace." 

"Thanks," I blush at Dipper's compliment. "I was a little worried about showing my legs too much, but the socks cover almost up to my knees," I admit. "I kinda look like a fox!" Giggling, I twirl again.

"Yeah you do. How do you like your eggs? Well, I mean, you liked them scrambled back then but I'm not really sure now..." Dipper trails off, holding a pan in one hand and a spatula in the other.

"Scrambled," I answer quickly, then add, "I've always like scrambled."

Nodding, my brother goes back to work as I sit down. "So what's all this about, anyway?"

Mabel finishes a bite with a loud swallow and then smacks her lips, sipping some orange juice before speaking, "Mom said they gotta go to the store to get some things for fall starting, and she said she'd drop us off at the mall! We can show you around our hometown, doesn't that sound fun!?"

"Yeah, it does, how far is the mall?" I silently thank Dipper as he places down a plate of eggs and toast for me.

"The mall's called Stoneridge, it's over in Pleasanton , so it's a little ways, but you'll be fine, right?" Worry is evident in Dipper's eyes as he sits down with his own plate of food.

"I hope so... Where's Mom and Dad?" The question just comes out.

"Dad's at work and Mom's getting ready," Shooting Star practically throws her plate into the sink by how loud of a sound that erupted from it.

I pick at my ear for a moment while trying to scarf down my food. "Kay, let's go!" I stand up, not caring about my plate, as I stick a finger in the air.

Laughing, Mabel links her arms with mine and drags me out the front door. We ignore Dipper's groans of protest about us being so immature as I hear the clinking sound of glass being placed into the sink.

~~Time Skip brought to you by: What's your favorite store in your mall? Mine's Hot Topic!~~

"Don't leave each other's sides and don't go anywhere alone, got it?" Our mom lectures us as we stand on the sidewalk. She leans out her driver's window as she speaks. "You guys get twenty dollars each. You can combine and do whatever, I'll be back in two hours, tops."

"Yes Mom..." we chorus at once.

"Love you guys!" She waves while driving off. Mabel eagerly waves back while I stand taken aback by the twenty dollar bill in my hand.

"What?" the male twin asks.

"I...I've never just gotten money to go spend by my parents before...this is awesome! I didn't even have to ask or beg! I just..." I jump in the air, "woo!"

Chuckling, Dipper pats my back, "Yeah, well, Mom always does this for us when she drops us somewhere." 

Mabel butts in, "And, and! Last time she brought us along shopping, we irritated her so much, she put us in the children's area!"

"Don't they have an age limit?" I recall them having one.

"Yup! She had bags under her eyes as she begged and payed for the worker to put us in." I almost buckle over in laughter.

"Man, I wish I remembered!" Frowning, I think of all the possible good times I missed.

Sensing my discomfort, my brother consoles me with another pat, but this time, on the shoulder, "Aw it's okay, Macie, you'll have new memories! I'll make sure of it."

I smile and go to thank him when Mabel jumps me, literally. "Me too!"

"Ha, thanks guys..." I side hug them tightly. "Oh, thank you," I thank a woman who held the door open for us.

We get inside and it looks like a normal, average, your everyday mall from what I can tell. "Where to first? What kind of stores do they even have?"

"Fluff a Friend Factory!" Mabel throws her hands up with a smile.

Quirking an eyebrow, I lean forward a bit to take a glance at Dipper, who's on the other side of the jumping thirteen year old. "It's where you build an animal of your choice with stuffing and dress it up and whatnot," he explains.

In the middle of his explanation, I hold in my laughter best I could, but as soon as he stopped talking, I fall to the ground with laughter. "What's wrong, Macie?!" Mabel instantaneously kneels down and puts a hand on my shaking shoulder.

"It's just-it's just the name you used for the store you want to go to!" I cough out. "Fluff a Friend Factory?" 

"Yeah?" Dipper doesn't seem to get what I'm getting at.

"It's my world's equivalent to Build a Bear Workshop!" The twin's mouths form an 'O' shape as they get what I'm saying, finally. "It's so funny, come on!" I don't understand why they're not laughing.

"Heh...haha?" Mabel shrugs. I throw my head back and groan, rolling my eyes and giving up, walking on ahead.

"Hey, wait up! What's wrong?" Dipper jogs up and stops me.

"You guys don't have a sense of humor, is all!" I try not to let this newfound anger feeling bubble up and escape me. "Yeah this is probably normal for you guys and everything...but to me? It's a bunch of spoofs of real life stores in my world with ridiculous but similar names."

"Oh, man, I-" Dipper looks back to our sister who is standing there looking guilty as well. "We're sorry, Macie. We should have thought about your feelings..."

"No, it's fine, you didn't know, let's just go." We trudge to our first stop, not speaking in the uncomfortable silence.

~~Time Skip brought to you by: Have you gotten an animal from BBW? I got all of the dragons from HTTYD!~~

The earlier mood returns as we enter Fluff a Friend Factory. Mabel runs in with glee, squealing and touching everything already as Dipper crosses his arm skeptically. "Mabes, don't you think you have enough stuffed animals?"

Gasping and stopping where she is, Mabel slaps a hand to her heart, "Dipper.... You can never have enough stuffed animals!"

"But do you really want to spend your twenty dollars on yet another plush?" I ask what Dipper was thinking. 'Hah, he looks surprised that I can read his mind by now!'

"Hmm...Maybe I'll just get some clothes, then...*GASP* Do you think some of these would fit Waddles?!"

A worker quickly comes over and shushes us. Dipper apologizes with a small smile, but when the worker leaves, he glares at the guilty teen. She mouths an apology. "I don't think so, they're too small," I observe the doll clothing. "Well," I say, "maybe a hat?"

"Yes!" The female twin runs off to the hat selection.

"So, where to after this?" I ask the boy beside me.

"Wherever I guess." He shrugs.

"Got a store to the equivalent of Hot Topic?" My hopes raise as Dipper ponders.

"Yeah- I mean, I don't know what Hot Topic is- but I can assume  you're talking about Uncomfortably Warm Subject?"

"Pffffffttttt!" I accidentally spit in the boy's face, but I don't notice as I'm too busy busting a gut. "Oh, man," I sling my bag around and go digging inside it. "I need me some food." I pull out an emergency granola bar. I open it and take a bite, only now seeing Dipper's questioning face. "My blood sugar's low," is all I say as he puts his hands up defensively with a chuckle.

"Kay, let's go!" I startle, spitting out a piece of granola, when Mabel jumps in front of me, holding a hat in my face. 'It's a cute sun hat. Big, too, so for Waddles, I'm going to assume.'

"Mace?" The twins are gone. I turn around hastily and see Mabel up ahead skipping, swinging her purchase around happily. Dipper's standing at the entrance of the store, looking at me worriedly. "You comin'?"

"Y-yeah..." I hold my head, feeling a headache coming on.

~~Time Skip brought to you by: Headaches...I can't even with them...So I am at odds!~~

We pass Edgy on Purpose. 'I thought Edgy on Purpose was Hot Topic...I guess it's...Spencer's maybe? Yeah, I'm gonna go with that.' "Wait up, can I go in here?" The twins stop and turn around.

"Uhhh, isn't that store inappropriate?" Dipper asks shyly.

I stop. 'I didn't really think of that with these guys...'  "Well...yeah-but only if you go in the very back of the store!" I add quickly.

"I dunno, Macie. I know you're sixteen and all, but I don't think Mom would want you in there..." Sighing, I agree with my brother.

"You're right, Dip', let's go to Hot Topic." Giggling, Mabel leads the way.

"To Uncomfortably Warm Subject!" she battle cries, gaining unwanted attention from mall-goers.

Instead of being embarrassed because of my sister, like someone is being, I embrace her personality and join her. "Woo!!" I shout with a fist thrown in the air. Her braces gleam in the light when she grins.

I hear a hand come into contact with a face. Turning around, I see that Dipper has face palmed.

~~Time Skip brought to you by: Shameless promoting: Check out my Soul Eater fanfic! #ShamelessPromotingIsShameless~~

Forty five minutes later, the twins are hounding me to get out of the store. 'I take a long time in Hot Topic...don't judge!'

"Macieeeeeee, we've been in here foreverrrrrr," Mabel moans, hanging off my sleeve as I check out the new Funko Pops.

"Mabel! Go wait outside with Dipper!" I tell her, pushing the girl off.

"Dipper went outside?! We're not supposed to leave each other's side! I'll be right back!" Mabel starts booking it to the front of the store, screaming, "DIPPPERR!!"

Two minutes later, my sister comes up to me dragging our brother by the vest he's always wearing. His arms are crossed and he's got a scowl on his lips. They seem to be having an intense, silent, staring contest going on, so I ignore them and go back to my shopping.

Something shines in the corner of my eye. I feel like it's drawing me in. I go over to whatever is shining and pick it up. It's a journal with a padlock. Nothing looks too special about it. It's a pure light purple cover with the silver lock. It also comes with a necklace with the key on it.

"What do you guys think of this?" I turn and ask the bickering siblings. They freeze in a hilarious position. Mabel's fist is up in the air like she's gonna punch the boy as she holds Dipper's collar. The boy has a hand up in defense, his wide eyes staring at me with desperation.

"Mabel," I sigh, putting a hand to my forehead, "put the poor boy down." She does so, but since they were in a certain position, Dipper tumbles to the floor roughly.

"Owww...." he groans, sitting up with a pout.

"Guys! Look, I really like this and I have an awesome idea to do with it!" I excitedly show them the journal.

"Nice! Oooooh are you gonna write down your thoughts like a diary!?" Mabel asks. 'Some mischief is gleaming in her eyes and it's making me super nervous...'

"No! It's a journal! And I'll write whatever I feel like!" I hold the book close to me.

"Alright, alright, go pay. Mom'll be here soon," Dipper glances down at the watch on his wrist. 'I could have sworn he didn't come in with one.'

I pay and we head out.

~~Time Skip brought to you by: Time Skips, they're hard to think of so don't judge me!~~

When we get home, it's already pretty late, so Mom sends us straight to bed. 

As Mabel lightly snores, hugging Waddles, who has his new hat on, I sit at my computer desk, working.

Yawning after a while, I take a look at my craftsmanship. My new journal, while nothing has been written in it, now has a big, silver ring on the front, donning the familiar Kanji symbols that say,

REBORN.

Macie will start using the journal from now on...I just really liked the idea of having her zodiac on the cover, like Ford's and whatever! I actually want one just like it...

Does anyone think they can draw Macie in the outfit I described for me? Private message me and we can talk more! Thanks!