Author's Note-Final Chapter! Whoo-hoo! Really, really hope you like… after this, there's just the epilogue to do. I hope I can make everyone happy with this… Thanks for sticking with William, Mabel, and me.

Hearts and skulls,

Sophia

Mabel's POV

I run to the demon forest. William let me in once, so I can get in. I curl up into a ball and cry. I know that no one will bother me here; to them, this place doesn't exist.

I let it wash over me. William… dead… I can't believe I'll never see him again… I can't believe he died protecting me. It isn't fair.

I know one thing though. I am NEVER going back to the Mystery Shack. I could never forgive this. I can't believe it's come to this… me, hating everyone I used to love. Hating Dipper. I hate my twin brother. I can't believe he was so… ruthless. My brother, the cold-blooded killer. My old life, a dead thing now.

And William's dead. The only person I love is dead. I want to join him. The trouble with that is that if I die, he'll have died for nothing. That's what I am- nothing.

Where am I going to go? What am I going to do? I know what happens to runaways. Everyone's heard stories. I have no way of protecting myself. No way of supporting myself. I have no one to turn to.

Why do I even care? It isn't like it matters to me anymore. Not now that my family has betrayed me, my boyfriend is dead, and I'm all alone. Could someone tell me how this happened? I don't have a clue.

I cry, and cry, and just feel the pain, without thinking, because thinking hurts even worse. I'm waiting for the realization of all that has happened to hit me. I just want to get it over with. It's going to kill me when it hits.

I wish I could just go numb.

Bill's POV

I slowly sit up. It hurts to move, but I have to find Mabel. She's going to be so pissed off at me… I really hope she's okay. I snap my fingers, trying to make a crutch, but nothing happens. Not even a spark. Curiosity and desperation override pain, and I stand. I try to float, and find I can't. I feel for my demon side, but it isn't there. What is going on?

I stumble around, and eventually get my balance. Everything hurts. I try to figure out where Mabel would be. Not at the Mystery Shack. She's probably still in Gravity Falls. Then it hits me.

The Demon Woods!

Mabel's POV

I'm still crying when I feel a hand touch my shoulder.

"Please, please don't cry, I don't know how to handle it when girls cry," I hear someone say. The voice that has been playing through my head for the past two hours.

"Impossible…" I whisper. "You're dead."

"Do I look dead?" he asks. I turn around and see him, smiling gently.

I don't understand, but I don't really care. I kiss him furiously, tears still in my eyes, and he's real. "How?" I ask.

"I have a theory," he says. "The Cipher Wheel was made to kill a demon, and I'm pretty sure it did. I can't use my powers, and I can't feel my darker side. I'm still part human though, and I think that part is what survived."

"So, you're human now?" I ask. It seems too good to be true.

"Is that a problem?" he asks.

I hug him tightly, and then hit him.

"Ow! What was that for?" he asks. "I just came back from the dead, can you cut me some slack?"

"Nope. I'm still mad at you for scaring me. Do you know what I almost did?" I ask him. "Do you?"

"Oh. Shit. I'm sorry," he apologizes, realizing what I mean. "Don't do that. Promise me."

"I won't," I promise. "I wouldn't. I said 'almost,' remember?"

He seems appeased. "Don't be too angry at your brother," he tells me. "He was only trying to protect you."

"He tried to kill you!" I exclaim. "I hate him!"

"You love him, he's your twin," William says. I know he's right, but that's only because he's okay. I'm glad that I don't have to hate Dipper though. It isn't easy o hate someone you love. I can still be very angry, however.

Bill's POV

We stand at the door of the Mystery Shack, hand in hand. I'm a little bit nervous, now that they know who I am and how to kill me, but Mabel says that if they try anything, she'll stop them.

Right. Because Mabel can stop an angry Stanford Pines.

When the door opens, Stan looks shocked, and a little bit scared.

"Don't say a word," Mabel says. "Or I swear, I'll push you into the bottomless pit."

"How- What-?" he splutters.

"Next time you try to kill someone, check for a pulse before leaving the body," I advise. "Otherwise, you might run into a few problems."

"I'm really ticked off at you, but William is trying to keep the peace. If it were up to me, we would both be in Vegas by now," Mabel informs her great-uncle. "If William really were dead, you would never have seen me again, so I suggest you thank him."

"I- what-?" Stan is still in shock.

"The circle did its job. Bill Cipher is dead. I, however, am not Bill Cipher. I'm a fifteen-year-old kid. I was possessed by Bill Cipher," I explain.

"Shit," Stan says. "Really? I'm sorry kid, I didn't realize."

"Apology accepted," I say. "You got rid of something I really didn't like to fight."

"No one likes to fight Bill Cipher," Dipper says, coming up behind Stan. "I'm sorry about the, you know, torture."

Mabel hits him. Hard.

"Ow!" he shouts.

"Been there," I say sympathetically.

"It's worse when she kicks. Years of soccer practice make for some strong legs," he warns me.

I know what you're thinking: I'm being way too chill with these guys torturing and trying to murder me. Well, let's just say that I've done my share of both, and… I'm kind of a weird guy. Okay? In case you haven't figured that out yet.

Mabel's POV

We sit in the clearing together.

"Hey, you're not upset, are you?" William asks out of the blue.

"About?" I ask.

"No more free ponies. My powers are gone. I'm just a regular guy now," he explains. "If that's not-"

I grab him, and kiss him. "You're an idiot."