Lulu and Jake Gonzales

*The ball sailed through the air, Lulu sprinted and jumped, catching it one handed, her grin already flashing as she landed and laughed. She tossed her arm back and lazily threw it back towards Jake who caught it with both hands and clutched it to his chest.

The early autumn air was sweet and thick with the smell of the park. The sounds of other students filled the air and a game of pick-up basketball could be heard. The sound of birdsong was a welcome backdrop to the picture of serenity.

“Throw it farther this time, Jake.” Lulu called over the distance to her brother, “launch that ho into the stratosphere!” She barked with a dramatic gesture.

Jake just smiled and sighed, then he leaned back, taking the ball in one arm. Fine, you big lug. You want it far... His thoughts trailed off as he launched the ball high into the air. He was stronger than he looked.

The ball flew in a perfect spiral against the backdrop of the cloud filled sky, and Lulu whooped and began to run to where she knew it would come down.

“ATTA BOY!” She yelled with glee as she kept her eye on the ball instead of where she was going.

And that's when she plowed straight into someone with all the force and grace of a refrigerator.*

*Lulu sat at the table, idly sipping on her mocktini. The bass of the club music rattled her bones, but she had put in some noise cancelling earbuds to help with the volume. The club scene wasn't really her thing but, she was here for Jake, not anyone else. She watched him dance on the floor, a few glow sticks dangling from his neck and body. The smell of sweaty bodies and alcohol was almost too much for her but she didn't mind.

Jake however, was totally lost in the music. He had had a rough day and was blowing off steam, three shots in already and feeling it. He wasn't worried though everyone knew Lulu was his sister, and glancing over to where she sat told him that she was exactly as intimidating as she looked, and he danced on.*

*Today was the day. They had gotten permission from the A/V department to commandeer the theatre room. They were going to have the entire thing available to them to have a marathon of Gravity Falls. They had put up posters around campus and on notice boards “Gravity Falls Marathon, snacks and drinks included, pooling for pizza! A/V theatre room this weekend, 10am sharp!” It had a crude drawing of the Gravity Falls cast and a selfie of both Jake and Lulu standing in front of the massive theatre screen with the iconic title screen on display and both giving goofy thumbs up.

Lulu was busy arranging the snack table while Jake was setting up the laptop and connecting it to the overhead projector. They already knew of at least a dozen people showing up. They'd ordered ten pizzas.

The doors to the theatre room were closed as it was still around thirty minutes until the “start time” even though everyone knew it wouldn't start exactly on time.

They were both in their own little world of organizing and getting ready, excited for the next 24 or so hours.*