Author's Note- I got a ton of requests for a sequel to The Lies and Loves of William Sloan, so… ta-da! I hope it lives up to your expectations!

Mabel's POV

It's been a year. A blissful, happy, exciting year with William. He's so… perfect. He's handsome, and kind, and honest, and scary-smart, and fun, and he's the perfect gentleman, and the best part- he's mine!

He puts his arm around my shoulder as a monster begins to eat people on the screen. We're in a movie theater in Gravity Falls, watching Skeleton's Closet 2- The Monster of Spring Lake.

"I'm not scared of this," I tell William.

"Really? Innocent little Shooting Star, not flinching at a slasher flick?" William teases. "I'm impressed."

"Nothing is as scary as what happened last summer," I say quietly. "I still have nightmares about it."

"Yeah, I know what you mean," William says, his voice now darker, and a little bit nervous.

See, last summer, William almost died. He had been possessed by a demon for a long time, and that was… a bad thing. The demon, Bill Cipher, could hold onto control while in demon form, but after going human to try and seduce me, William managed to regain control.

Unluckily, my brother and several others tried to kill William using a ritual designed to destroy Bill Cipher. William was tortured, and managed to escape, but had to sacrifice himself to save my life. They managed to kill him, and I ran away, into the woods.

Then, after a few hours, guess who found me? William. Turns out, the ritual killed Bill Cipher, not William Sloan. In the end, William got a job working for my Grunkle Stan, and we all lived happily ever after.

"I'm glad that it turned out ok," I say. "I love you."

"Love you, too, Shooting Star," he says, kissing my forehead.

Bill's POV

Every time I try to tell her, she says something that makes me stop. I hate keeping secrets from her, but I can never find the right time to spring it on her. I mean, when is the 'right time' to say, Oh hey Mabel, you know that demon that tried to kill you and was controlling me for years? Well, he's back, and he's been attacking me in my dreams, and I'm terrified that I'm going to lose control and he'll hurt a bunch of people. Including you. So, dinner or a movie Saturday night?

See the problem?

This is what is going through my head as the movie ends and we drive back to the Mystery Shack. Mabel notices.

"Hey, what's up? You're being kind of quiet," she says.

"I'm just thinking," I tell her. "Mabel, there's something I need to tell you…"

"Ooh, suspense!" she giggles. "You know that you can tell me anything William. I won't judge you."

Okay, might as well get this over with… "Remember Bill Cipher?" I ask her. She gives me a look.

"No, I forgot," she deadpans. "Of course I remember! You defeated him last summer. Why do you ask?"

"Well, what it is… See, I've been having these… um, look, I just…" I can't tell her. I just can't. I can handle this by myself. She doesn't need to get involved. "I was wondering if you would help me find this creature I made when I was him. It's called a Gremoblin?"

"That's what you were so nervous about? Yeah, sure, of course," she says. "Are you sure that's all, though?"

"Yep. That's all," I say. "Hey, bring your brother and Wendy along, and we'll make it a party."

We pull up in front of the house.

"Yeah, alright," Mabel agrees, getting out of the car. "So, what do you want to do now?"

"You're boyfriend needs to come in here and work the counter," Stan says, coming out.

"On it," I grin. I like my job. It's funny, how dumb those tourists are.

Mabel's POV

I'm not stupid. William might be a fantastic liar when it comes to other people, but as to me, he's awful. I know he's hiding something. I just… well, call me crazy, but I trust him. He'll tell me when he's ready. I hope he will, anyway.

I go upstairs, and sit down next to Dipper in our room.

"What are you up to?" I ask.

Dipper drops the pen he was writing with. "Mabel! You're, um, sitting next to me! How long have you been there?"

"About seventeen seconds," I say honestly. "Dipper, I need relationship advice."

Dipper begins choking. "Gah! What? Are you serious?" I nod. "Um, why? I thought you and William were still going strong. Did something happen?"

"William and I are still together," I assure him. "It's just, I think he's hiding something from me. I don't know if I should forget it, or confront him, or what, but I thought maybe you did?"

"Sorry. Romance has never really been my forte. I would probably spy on him, but that would be awkward for you," he says. "I mean, sparkly sweaters aren't that great for going unnoticed."

"Also, I would never spy on William," I add.

"Great. So, um, can we talk about something else now?" Dipper asks.

I have to laugh at Dipper's total lack of comfort. You would think that with all those girls hanging around him all the time, he would have picked up something about romance, but no.

I tell you, boys are weird.