- Alright, kids, I won't bother you any longer. I'm just here to remind you that dinner will be served at 19h30! said the twins' mother as she stepped out of the room.
Dipper then closed the door while Mabel sat next to Léa, closing the book she was currently reading.
- Heya! Saaaaay, Léa! You did tell me you liked singing, right? Mabel asked.
- Er, well… Yeah but ...why do you want to know? answered Léa, slightly embarrassed while she put back the book on Dipper's shelf.
- 'Cuz we would loooooove to hear you sing ! Isn't that right, guys ?
Bill and Dipper looked at each other. They were a little embarassed by this sudden question, even though they didn't seem to mind at all.
- See? They want you to sing so bad they can't even put words on it!
- Um, I...O-okay, okay...if you insist...
For a moment, no sound was heard in the room. Then, Léa cleared her throat, before taking a long deep breath. Finally, she started to sing :
Hey there's a horseshoe on my door; big deal.
And say there's a black cat on the floor, big deal.
If these things make your day
Well if these things change your day
Well do you know where you belong?
And is your star sign ever wrong?
If these things change your day,
Well if these things make your day
Seen it all before, seen it all before...
In a time these things will change
Hey there's a side of me unknown, big deal.
And say, should this unknown force be shown, big deal.
If these thoughts make your day
Well if these thoughts change your day
Seen it all before, seen it all before
Given time these things will change
Seen it all before, seen it all before
Given time these things will change.
If these things change your day
Well if this song makes your day.
Seen it all before, seen it all before
Given time these things will change
Seen it all before, seen it all before
Given time these things will change
Everything went silent again. Léa was really embarrassed, avoiding eye contact. Mabel was the first one to talk:
- That...was so beautiful!
- You weren't kidding when you were saying that you could sing ! Dipper added.
- Eh...T-Thanks...Hem...D-don't we have h-homeworks to d-do ? she answered, trying to hide her embarassement.
- Y-Yeah ! stuttered Bill.
Everyone then took out their geometry tools from their bags, beginning to do their homeworks on the floor. Bill realised he had already done all the homework in class. So he looked at the others, and seeing that Léa was having troubles to get through her math, he went to her side, calmly explaining to her what she didn't understand. With his help, she was able to finish her exercise at the same time as the twins.
While they were putting back their stuff, Waddles walked to Bill, glaring him right in the eyes. Bill slowly stepped back, a little stressed. Had this pet recognised him? Mabel started to laugh:
- Hey, look, he likes you !
- Er, I wouldn't too sure 'bout that. Dipper said, pushing Waddles so he could leave Bill alone.
- Where did you even got a pig ? Léa asked quietly, almost whispering.
- Oh, yeah, THAT'S RIGHT ! I NEED TO SHOW YOU THIS ! Mabel suddendly shouted, running to her bed. She pulled out a pretty big scrap book, full of pictures and stickers everywhere.
"TA-DAAAAAAAA ! OUR SUMMER MEMORIES !"
She put the book on the ground, opened it, and began telling the story of their amazing summer. Sometimes, Dipper backed his sister up, by adding some extra info. The more they were closing to the Weirdmageddon week, the more uneasy Bill felt, remembering his own death…. But strangely enough...there were only photos of Stan and Ford 's face darkened. Bill felt a slight twinge of regret… As he knew what it was about: To destroy the demon, the Pine family had to make the ultimate sacrifice: erasing Stan's mind. In presence of the twins, Bill did feel a bit guilty about this.
- Hey, are you two okay…? Léa asked.
The twins shared a look. Dipper was the one to calmly explain:
- Well, our Grunkle Stanley suffered from amnesia during our last week in town.
- Fortunately, we helped him get his memories back ! Mabel immediatly added.
Bill raised an eyebrow. Stanley had managed to restore his mind? Fascinating.
Downstairs, Mabel and Dipper's mother called everyone for dinner. The four teenagers came down stairs, quickly getting over this slightly awkward moment. Everyone gathered around the table with the twins parents. For dinner: pasta with ground beef. During dinner, the Pine family talked a lot, about pretty much anything. Léa and Bill mostly stayed quiet.
Once dinner was over, everyone was told to go take a shower. While one person was in the shower Mabel and Dipper had set an improvised mini golf in their room to wait.
Mabel had put a pink nightdress on, Dipper blue shorts and a black shirt, Léa was wearing a red and grey top. As for Bill, he had decided to wear something else than yellow during the night: black shorts with a white t-shirt. The evening flowed by, and, for the first time of his human life, Bill had to admit: he was having fun.
When it was time to go to bed, they shared the room. Mabel was going to share her bed with Léa, while Dipper would share his with Bill. The blonded haired boy didn't complain about it, even if it made him slightly uneasy to sleep in the same room as his ex-enemies.
Before they went to bed, Bill glanced Léa's back. He noticed there was a large mark slightly darker from the rest of her skin.
- Hey, Léa…? What's that on your...back?
- Oh? Er, that…; she said; quickly hiding the mark with her hair, I-It's nothing.
- Don't you want to tell us? Mabel asked.
- Well...One day, my dad's ranch burnt. I got caught up in the flames and...well, this is the burnt mark.
- Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to remind you of…that Bill whispered.
- Hey, it's nothing. It's in the past; Léa cut him ; Anyway, that was in the past, and there's nothing you can do about it.
Those words echoed through Bill's mind. First, because of how confident she sounded while saying this. But mostly because those words were true. She was right: What had happened in the past was in the past. No matter how badly one wanted to change it, the present couldn't change the past.
While Mabel, Dipper and Léa were falling asleep, Bill thought:
"She's right. I never was able to do anything against the past. All the things that I've done can't be erased... But them, can they forgive me knowing I can't do anything to change this past? Or will I be doomed to keep pretending not to be the person I once was?
While asking himself the question again and again, Bill fell deeply asleep.
The next morning, Mabel woke them up, announcing their program for the day :
Cooking pancakes for breakfast, then playing board games, lunch, drawing stuff, puzzles games - Dipper wanted that so badly - and finally, as the day would end, Léa and Bill would have to go home. Mabel being upset with that last part, she decided not to waste anymore time:
"Let's make this the best day you'll ever have!"