~~~~~~~~~Third Person POV~~~~~~~~~

(y/n)'s body ached more than ever before, every inch of her was tired, and painful.

She had been trying to wake up for so long now, she wanted to see if Dipper was okay, she wanted to check on him.

But...

She was also afraid to speak with him, to hear what he had to say about what she just revealed. Her magic, her powers. All he thought was that she was just another human from this bizarre town, but no, now he knew the truth.

Would he be okay with it..?

What if he thought of her as a monster..? A creature to be hunted, or bought and sold, or maybe sent to a lab.

She was afraid to find out, but she was more afraid of him being badly hurt.

Finally, her eyes fluttered open, flinching a bit as the sunlight covered the room. She first noticed Mabel sitting beside the bed, placing a small towel in a bowl of water.

A groan escaped her lips as she tried to sit up, making Mabel look over and force her back down to the bed. "Careful, you're still not fully healed..!"

"D... Dipper... w-where is..."

Mabel's expression quickly went from serious to worry, and she scooted with the chair to the side. At the other side of the room was Dipper, lying on his bed, deep asleep. His skin seemed a bit different though, it was paler than normal, as if he were sick.

"We carried you here yesterday, and then just collapsed.." Mabel explained, looking back at (y/n). "He's just asleep, but hasn't woken up yet.."

"I... is h-he... okay...?"

"Yeah, we think so.. He just needs some rest.."

"... okay..."

She relaxed a little, letting out a small sigh, and in only a little while, went back to sleep.

Hours went by, and she soon woke up again. Mabel was nowhere in the room this time, and it was only her and Dipper. When she looked over, she noticed that he was now sitting on the bed, staring at his hands with a serious stare.

"... D-Dip..."

At the mention of his name, or at least part of it, he looked over. His eyes widened a little as he noticed she was awake, and walked to be beside her. "Hey.."

He helped her sit up as she let out a groan, still really tired. "Are you.."

"I feel fine.." He said replied with a small smile, to which she relaxed a little. "Are you..?"

She nodded, though it was a bit of a lie, she still felt pain in all angles, and wanted to rest some more, but not right now.

There was silence for a little while. She noticed that Dipper's expression was a mix of worry and curiosity, and obviously had questions, but didn't want to ask in a situation like this.

She bit her lip, looking down. "A-are you... afraid of me...?"

"What..? No, of course not.."

"But... y-you saw that I'm not h-human..."

"What I saw was you protecting me.." He gently pushed some of her hair behind her ear, her cheeks growing pink. "And I thank you for that.."

"You don't h-hate me...?" He shook his head in reply to her question, making her smile. "I was really worried you would..."

"I don't.. I'm just really confused.. But right now you're in a bad state, and I don't want to make things worse for you.."

"You can ask, if you want..."

"You're sure..?"

She nodded, and he began to think for a little while. "... you're not human, are you..?"

"... no... I'm not... I'm actually a witch, a dark magic witch, to be precise..."

"That explains a few things.. Is that why your family was always so.. w-well.."

"Weird...?"

"Th-that sounds rude.."

She chuckled a bit. "I get what you mean... Yes, the reason they kept a lot of things out of our home is because we're witches..."

"And the nosebleeds..?"

"I'm... not the best witch... I barely have any magic, and whenever I try to use even a little, I bleed... That's why I'm hated by my family..."

He stared at her with guilt. Sure, he had nothing to do with her situation, but he felt really bad that she had to go through such things. "I'm really sorry.."

"Don't be, it's okay.." She gave him a warm smile. "Ever since I met you and Mabel, I've learned a lot of new things, and seen so much.. I'm really happy that I'm here instead.."

Dipper's cheeks grew pink, but he smiled back. Soon, however, she looked down in shame. "I-I am sorry that you got hurt though.."

"That was my decision to defend you, I've just never been the most athletic, heh.."

He gave a shrug and a sheepish smile, to which she gently placed a hand over his. "I think you're perfect.."

Face even darker, Dipper stared at their hands for a few seconds, then back up at her. (y/n) gave a shy smile, which only made him grow even darker.

She really was a beautiful girl, there was no denying that..

Not only that, she was amazing in general.. Smart and kind, with the same lust for adventure that he had, and the same excitement to find out what has yet to be discovered.

He liked her.. a lot..

That's what he thought as he leaned a little closer. In realization, (y/n) grew darker, but began to do the same, closing her eyes as she expected what might happen.

Maybe.. just maybe..

She felt the same way too..

And his theory was proven right then and there as they both locked lips with each other, and shared a gentle kiss.

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