Previously:

They stared at each other and the air felt heavy. Mabel broke the silence, "So, what happened to you?"

Bill took a deep breath."Well,"


Chapter 8- The Demon's Tale

Mabel waited for the demon to speak, who is currently very interested on the wooden walls of her cabin, as she just finished feeding him, given his injured state.

"It's a nice place you've got, Shooting Star." He said, avoiding eye contact with the 19 year old.

She had her arms crossed with his words, "Bill, quit stalling!"

He raised his eyebrows and looked at her in the eye, "Well, whatcha' gonna do about it?" challenging the female Pines.

She leaned on the table beside them, "Are you trying to get yourself a ride to punchtown, Cipher, or maybe Abandon City?" She began to tap her fingers on the wooden material, "Cause if you are, I'm not one to hesitate."

Bill was startled by her response, gone was the naïve little girl from Piedmont who arrived in Gravity Falls and out came a ball of feistiness. He didn't have the strength to take any of those things, that he knows quite well, "Geez, alright."

Mabel smirked as he surrendered, "Hmm, that's what I thought."

"Okay, so it began a long, long time ago."


~Flashback~

Bill Cipher was sitting under one of the trees located on the hilltops, "Bill! Where are you, I've got to show you something!" Shouted someone, running towards the youngster.

"Daemon, up here!" he shouted back. He whistled while waiting patiently for his older brother.

"Whatcha doin there bud? Looking at the animals of the earth again?"

He smiled at the creatures living orderly at the world his father created. "Yeah, Daem, they're so interesting. They live so peacefully. They live in harmony."

"Hmmm. Looks boring to me, I prefer a bit of action," punching the air upwards.

"You mean with the lost ones? You know how father dislikes those creatures." He worriedly said, looking at his older brother.

Daemon sat beside his younger brother, crossing his arms in the process, huffing, "Huh, Father shmather, I've always been a disappointment to Him, He's never gonna change His opinion about me."

Bill placed an arm around his brother, "That's not true, Daem. He loves you, He loves all of us…"

The older sibling stared down at the younger one, "Think what you will, Billy, that's not true,"

Bill didn't respond, he just stared at his taller sibling, with sad, pleading eyes. Daemon ruffled his hair in response, "Hey stop it! You're messing up my hair!"

"Then stop with your eye Billy, it makes me feel weird."

"Fine."

Daemon got up and gestured for Bill to follow the action "C'mon, Bill, mom's waiting." Bill held his arms up and Daemon pulled him up. "Race yah to the castle!" and darted towards their home.

Bill ran shortly after, shouting out in the defeat, "Hey, no fair! Your legs are so long I won't be able to catch up!"


*10 years later*

"Daemon, you have disobeyed my orders! You have deceived the humans I have created!" Theos shouted, angry with his own son's actions.

Daemon was not one to back down from his father,"So? They have their own will, they could've decided not to believe and follow me."

Theos got pissed at the snide remarks of his eldest son, "You have forced my patience for far too long," He thought about what kind of punishment he should give his son, and he had no other choice. " From now on and for all eternity, you shall live among the lost ones and never return here!"

Bill's eyes widened at the proclamation of his father and ran inside the room to his father, begging him, "Father, no! Please, give Daem another chance, he didn't really mean what he did, right bro?" He looked towards his brother or any sign that this was just a mistake, but Daemon remained untouched by the announcement that he was to leave his home.

"Bill, you are no longer allowed to speak to your brother, he is no longer a part of this family."

Bill looked up at his father in horror and ran to his brother, crying in despair, "Daemon, please, please, just say sorry, I don't want you to go,"

"Sorry Billy, I have to go, our father hates me, always has, I love you brother, don't forget that." Bill continued to hug him tighter, not bearing to see his brother gone. Daemon kneeled down to look at his younger brother in the eye, "Listen to me Bill, be strong, you can overpower anyone, make me proud ok?" Bill hugged him again and Daemon hugged his younger brother back, knowing they won't be seeing each other again.

Theos snapped his fingers and transported Daemon to the world of the lost ones, leaving Bill hugging nothing but thin air.

"No!" Bill cried for his now lost brother, knowing he'll never see him again. He wiped his tears and mustered up the courage to shoot his father the best menacing look he could give, "He only did that cause he thinks you hate him!"

"Bill Cipher, you will not see your brother again, you have to understand that he's in the wrong,"

"But you don't understand father, he thinks you hate him, so he's looking for attention, from you,"

"Bill, that's enough, he has to learn things the hard way. Please, go to your room,"

"But-"

"Go!"

Bill stomped out of the room and went for his own. He found his other brother sitting on his bed, "Ezi, what are you doing here?"

He offered the child a sad smile as he explained himself for being in the room,"I came to check on you lil' bro, I know how close you are to Daemon," gesturing for Bill to sit with him.

"I'm alright, I guess," he answered, shrugging in the process, "But I'm worried for Daem, he's with the lost ones now,"

"I know Bill, but he's a tough guy, we might end up hearing from him sooner than we think you know, but of course, as a way to spite father. I never did understand why he hates father so much. He's kind and merciful, so why all that hatred?"

Bill sighed, of course Ezi won't see why, he's really close to their father. "Daemon always thought that father hates him, that's why he does what he does."

Ezeus raised an eyebrow at rhat thought, "You do know that's wrong though, right Bill?"

Bill was unsure, but he responded anyway, "Y-yeah, I guess,"

They sat in silence before his older brother spoke again, "You know Bill, we might not be extremely close before, but we can try to be now, I mean I'm still your older brother, so if you need anything, just ask, okay?"

"Okay," Bill involuntarily gave Ezi a hug, which he returned, comforting the young one.


*1000 years later*

Bill was exasperated. He overheard their Father talking to Ezrah about going down to Earth to save the people there, in some form of sacrifice. "Father, why must Ezi go? First Daemon, and now him? This is not going to end well I can feel it!"

"Bill, this is your brother's will, he wants to help them." Theos replied, already knowing where this conversation will lead to, "And your brother is leaving for a completely different reason than your eldest brother, who happens to be the very reason why Ezrah has to go."

"I know he loves the humans, I love them too, but is there no other way of saving them from their doom, from turning completely evil?"

His answer was swift and precise, "No."

Bill stared at his Father in utter disbelief, "What? No? I can't accept that Father!"

Theos' patience was wearing thin, "Bill Cipher, you have no right to judge my actions, you are not aware of what needs to be done, and why? Now leave my sight before I do something you might regret!"

Bill sulkily left the room, and spoke under his breath, "You're going to regret this,"

~End of Flashback~


Mabel was staring at the humanized demon, completely engulfed in his story. Bill paused to take a break from remembering his own childhood and stared back at the girl he was sharing those memories with.

"What happened next?" She asked, finding his story cut very suddenly.

He smugly replied, "Well, Shooting Star, you've gotten clever, what do you think happened?"

Mabel had her arms crossed, raising an eyebrow at his sudden tone, "Hey, you're the one who needs my help. The least you could do is let me know what happened!"

Bill was taken aback by her response, "Geez, Shooting Star, when did you get so feisty?"

Mabel stopped for a second, shivering at the thought of her past years without Bill. She bit her lip, wondering if she should say anything, but decided against it. "That's a story for another time. And besides you're dodging the question again."

"I'm not dodging, I was just curious, and I need a break, my talking thing feels dry." Bill said, pointing to his mouth.

"Oh, hold on, let me get you a glass of water," Mabel headed for the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water. She arrived not a minute to soon and placed the water on Bill's lips and guided him to drink the liquid.

"Ahhh, no wonder you humans find drinking so good, especially because this thing can dry up."

"You mean your mouth?"

"Is that what you all call it? Haven't had one for thousands of years," He remembered what he did, and it's all very clear in his mind.

"Sooo, what happened next? How did you have a mouth before, why did you become the dream demon?"

"Hmmm, let's see, 50 years after Ezrah was sent to Earth..."


~Flashback~

Bill continued to watch over his brother from up above. He watched Ezrah preach to the people, perform miracles, and go around places, with some of his 'followers'. But something wasn't right. One of his followers were planning something against Ezrah, and it was horrible!, They were going to persecute his brother! Because the higher authorities in the area believed he was nothing but a fraud!

He watched the days go by and things were becoming more and more clear as to what would happen to his brother. He was appalled! If this is how his father described love, then he wants out! He thought about what he could do to leave, he can't stay here any longer. He won't be a part of his Father's madness! He can't bare to see what Ezi was going through. He'll leave, when dawn arrives for the next day, he'll see to it he's gone.

So, he waited...

Midnight arrived and Bill began to make his escape. He went to the room where Ezrah was sent to the realm of the lost ones more than a thousand years before. His father merely snapped his fingers, but he didn't possess such power, so he had a spell. It required writings in a circular form that should surround a place where someone has travelled to that world and an incantation, so he began with the former. After finishing, he sat in a cross-sitting position and chanted "Auferetur usque in hodiernum diem, et ego ad mundum de dare perditis". He did so for 5 times while closing his eyes. A sudden shift in his surroundings was what he felt.

As he opened his eyes, the view that was before him was not what he expected. He assumed fire and burning and intense heat, but instead he was embraced with darkness, coldness and a small hint of light. Then, he was welcomed by a voice he hasn't heard for a long time, "Bill?"

He couldn't hide his joy, it was his brother, Daemon! he couldn't help but give him a hug, along with tears of joy. He was absolutely speechless. Daemon asked his younger brother again, "What're you doing here? Why aren't you up there?"

After a few, Bill composed himself and responded, " It's father, He sent Ezrah to some sort of mission in Earth, but it's not going well for him. I'm afraid He'll do the same to me in a few years and I want no part of it!"

"Hmm, Ezrah on Earth? So he's the human I've asked Satine to bring him into the realm of the lost ones, but he wouldn't budge. Ezrah's strong, let me tell you that."

Now the newbie was getting confused, "Who's Satine? And why were you trying to bring Ezrah here?"

"That's what we do in the realm, we bring all sorts of creatures here through temptation. Satine was the former King of the Lost Ones," a smirk graced the older brother's face.

Bill's face crunched up at yet another confusing answer,"Former? So who is it now? The king I mean?"

Daemon stood proudly and answered, "I am, of course!"

~End of Flashback~


"That's basically where it started, and everything just went from brother to the king, to being transformed to the Dream Demon, to causing utter chaos and destruction to piss off Father and bring souls to the realm, then other incidents leading to this," The former dream demon finished.

The teenager didn't look too satisfied, but was content all the same. "I'm still going to ask you about the rest of your story, but maybe next time,"

"Finally!" Bill yawned, "How do you people survive this? I feel tired, I think? How do you get anything done?"

She placed all the unclean materials on a tray and picked it up, "It's probably because of the amount of things you retold, and the feeling from that doesn't sound so light..."

"Hmmm, when did you get so smart, Shooting Star?"

Mabel smirked, "That's a story for another time, get some rest, your wounds still have to heal," patting his back, causing a wince to erupt from his lips.


A/N: Hello my lovely readers, I'm so sorry for posting just now... University was killing me, still is actually. I kinda got writer's block with how to make Bill's backstory but I finally finished it! Hope you all liked it! I felt like I needed to finish this chapter already, luckily I got inspiration, teeheehee. Next chapter could be posted probably next week. Christmas break! Don't forget to R&R fellow Gravity Falls fans (is it true we're called "Fallers"?).


Review response time!

Guest

Wait ford and Stan are still alive!?

YES! It's only been 6 years, I'm sure they're still alive.

FanficFan920

Great Job! That was oddly touching even though Bill did torture Mabel at points. Again, it takes good writing to do things like this. Excited to see what else you have in store.

AWWW shucks, thank you! I'm really flattered! Hope you enjoy the rest of the story!

James Birdsong

Great story.

Thank you!

BewitchingMayham

Sadness prevails...on a dark depressing scale. I wonder If I can ever get out of this rut of hatred and anger! I hate cliff hangers SO much!

Heeheehee, hope you liked this chapter (and there's no cliffhanger here) :)

Mylittlechainsaws123

GAH! ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER?! poop. BUT THAT WAS AN AMAZING AND SUPER CHAPTER! I CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT THAT HAPPENED! KEEP UP THE AWESOME JOB!

Thank you! I'll do my best :)

Deathclaw2010

What do you imagine his voice now he's not a demon?

Actually, I haven't really thought about how he'd sound like, but probably the same in the actual series, just a bit lower (maybe enough to send shivers done Mabel's spine when he talks in a sexy voice ;) hahhaha)

TheMemeMaster

Hey there, wanted to say that I'm really enjoying your fanfic! It's really awesome, and I can't wait for more. Keep up the great work!

Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying it! I'll do my best!

Saphirabrightscale

I like the memories of Bill and Mabel you described. Can't wait for an update!

Thank you! I'm really glad you liked it!

magicornis1

IF they make season 3/spinoff, Alex needs to come back, and there needs to be Dipcifica and possibility MaBill.

I AGREE 100%! It would be so awesome to see our fantasies as canon!

anonymous

Great story.

Thank you! Stay tuned for the rest!

annndddd

Guest chapter 1

'smiles' ten bucks he got surprise at certain pathways.

HAHAHAHHA, maybe ;)


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