As Mabel made her way down the stairs she missed a step due to the darkness and wasn't able to grab the railing in time. The feeling of vertigo overwhelmed her senses as she tried her best to reach out to something to hold onto before coming into contact with the ground and possibly break her neck. What she didn't expect was to crash into something solid and wet that ultimately pillowed her fall to the bottom of the stairs.

"Oh, ow!" Mabel could feel the bruises forming on her pale skin as she pushed herself up onto her hands and knees. She finally noticed that she was on top of someone as they shifted beneath her, groaning as they did so. "Oh, gosh! I am so sorry! Are you alright?" Mabel quickly got to her feet, hanging onto the drenched and bruised boy as she did so, helping him to his feet as well.

William noticed the hand that held his, his cheeks turning pink when he saw Mabel smiling sheepishly at him. He snatched his hand away as if he was burned, rubbing his arm afterward nervously. "S-sorry."

"What? I was the one who crashed into you, silly!" Mabel's smile grew wider as she nudged William with her elbow. The two were blinded by a white light as Wendy came into the scene.

"Hey, Mabel! This is my cousin, William." Wendy introduced, tossing the younger girl a pink flashlight.

"You're cousins? But you look nothing alike." Mabel switched her gaze back and forth between the two, trying to find the family resemblance.

Wendy gave a laugh. "Not everyone in my family has red hair and is a walking wall of abdominal muscle you know. Anyway, Will here is my cousin twice removed from my mom's side of the family... if that makes any sense."

"Uhhh..."

"Never mind. Where's Dipper?"

"Upstairs still." Mabel was able to get a good look at William now that she had a flashlight in her hands. He was still soaking from the rain in his yellow hoodie and black slacks. He had short, golden wispy hair, a pearly blue eye, and legs for days. She gave an awkward smile making her braces shine in the light towards him, "It's really nice running into you, Will!" She laughed nervously, "Ya-ya see what I... I just did there? Run into? Ha HA!"

Will smiled back, his hand still rubbing his at his arm. "Heh, heh. Yeah, maybe next time I'll fall for you... or... on top of you... OR!" William's face turned a bright red as he realized what just came out of his mouth, his voice cracking from the embarrassment. He pulled the hood over his hair, not wanting to show his face.

Wendy looked down at her cousin, snorting at his response, covering her mouth as she did so. "Why don't I go and grab Dipper while you two get to know each other better?" Wendy went for the stairs, grabbing onto the railing as she did so. It was so rare to see her cousin actually make an attempt at opening up to people not to mention HILARIOUS!

She figured Mabel and Dipper would be good for him to pal around with. Mabel's openness and wild imagination along with Dipper's know how and wit should DEFINITELY be able to get William out of his dank dark shell. She can only hope anyway. She did not want to see him like that in the hospital again. It was too much for the family to handle. She couldn't even talk about it to her little brothers.

She remembered how much his mothered cried over him while he was sleeping in his hospital bed, his dead beat dad still nowhere to be seen. Everyone was in honest disbelief. Until that point, no one really suspected anything was wrong. He was a good kid, always made top of his class, had a huge slew of friends, and smiled brighter than the sun at times.

Wendy NEVER would have pegged him as suicidal. Not like she could blame him to be honest. His dad had a few problems himself, the drinking and gambling to name just a few. Him and Wendy's dad would get into it at times, which is why her part of the family didn't talk much to William's side of the family. Quite a rift to be perfectly honest. It was surprising to say the last when she heard William would be staying with them for a while, but it was at his mother's insistence that he does. She's trying so hard to do better by him.

Wendy is still holding out hope for her cousin. He was such a good kid, and he deserved to be happy. Whether he believed he did or not.