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Chapter Eight: Dinner and Old Enemies

~Dipper's POV~

Today was the day and there was no going back. Today was when we decided to have dinner with Toby and his father, Tad.

At first, we thought it was a bad idea but Diana Belle told it to us first. She told us about two days ago, during Diana's seventh grade year. "So, I think it would be really nice to have Tad and Toby over for dinner on Friday and-"

"No." Bill cut her off, a scowl upon his lips.

"Bill, that's not nice. She didn't even explain why!" I stated, hitting my husband upside the head.

Bill groaned and rubbed the spot where I hit him. "I don't care! We are not having that demon and his demon child over at our house!"

Diana frowned. "Oh... Okay... If you don't want me to be happy and make more friends, then fine... I'll just be lonely with my books and my art supplies..." She began to walk upstairs and pretended to sob.

I knew what she was doing: Our little girl was guilt tripping Bill. She had never done it before until now, but I had seen this before from Mabel all the time. And if I knew Bill, and I did because I'm married to him, he would do anything for our little girl, even if he didn't want to do it.

I could hear her fake sniffling from up the stairs and looked at Bill. I could tell he was gonna crack any second now. He then sighed. "Wait!... Fine. We'll have the stupid dinner with them-"

"Great! Thank you, dad!" She squealed before floating over to us and kissed our cheeks, floating back upstairs in a flash.

My husband groaned and hid his face in his hands. "Ugh... Friday is gonna be so bad..."

"Hey, look on the bright side, Diana's happy and this'll probably be the last time you see Tad." I stated, my hand rubbing his back.

"Until Diana and Toby's wedding day..." He groaned again, but that made me chuckle. Weirder things have happened.

Finally, it was Friday night and Diana and I were preparing some foods that Toby and Tad liked. It was mostly kidneys, eyes, hearts, lungs, livers, and other stuff like that for Tad and Bill and normal food for Toby since Diana said he could eat anything a normal demon could. Good, because neither could I. At least Diana would be able to enjoy both.

"Do you think Tad will like the food we made?" Diana asked, rocking her feet back and forth.

"I don't know, honey. If Bill enjoys these things, I'm sure Tad will like them too." I replied, laying the food out on the table.

Finally, Bill came down in his golden suit and looked a bit mad. "Just so you know, I'm only wearing this because I don't care."

"Or you don't have any other clothes to wear, dad." Diana joked, making me giggle a bit.

"Hey, just because you're a seventh grader, does not mean you gotta talk like Regina George." Bill pouted as he sat down.

"You two and Mabel watch that movie too much." I stated before sitting down the Dirt Pudding on the table.

"So, what did you go with everyone else?" Diana asked, fixing her casual blue dress.

"I sent Mabel, Pacifica, and Preston to see the Jungle Book movie, sent Soos to the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, Robbie, Wendy, and their kid are off with Manly Dan, Will, Blair, Jill, and Winter are away at some Undertale convention, and I told Stan and Ford to go away." Bill stated, already having everything planned.

I knew why Bill sent everyone else out of the house; He didn't want anyone to see him pissed if he and Tad got into a fight. But I'm sure that wouldn't happen… At least I hoped not.

Finally, I heard the doorbell ring. "Oh, that must be them! I'll get it!" Diana Belle sang before running to the door.

"I better come with you, dear." I stated before following her, making sure that Tad or Toby didn't hurt her. I opened the door and looked shocked at what I saw.

I wasn't shocked to see Toby since he wore his normal clothes; A gaming shirt, black jeans, purple sneakers, and his beanie. What I was shocked to see was Tad. He wasn't the guy I saw when I was twelve.

He didn't have the black hair, white button up shirt with a black tie, and black dress pants like I remembered him. Instead he had purple hair a purple suit, black dress pants, black dress shoes, and an umbrella. "Hello Dipper Pines." He spoke in his monotone voice, but didn't sound as happy as he was when I was young.

"H-hey Tad. Long time, no see. How have you been?" I asked before a bit sweat poured down my face; I was super nervous...

"Toby!" I heard Diana squeal as she hugged the other boy. Toby seemed happy and hugged her back, but Tad seemed a bit pissed. I could only imagine how Bill was looking.

"Oh, you know. Being a demon, living it up, no longer having to hide as a bread loving human." Tad explained as he entered.

"But dad, you still love bread." Toby stated in a confused tone.

Tad shot Toby a glare which made the small boy flinch. "So, where's the golden Dorito?"

"Right here, Strange." Bill stated in his angry voice that I hadn't heard in years, standing right behind Tad.

Tad only grinned before turning around to face Bill. "Bill Cipher. Long time. So, you got married to one of the twins that tried to kill you?"

"Yeah. Is that a problem?" Bill asked, cracking a Joker like grin.

"Oh, no no. It's just curious that he just magically fell for you." Tad chuckled.

Okay, he was starting to make me mad. And you all know I didn't just "magically" fall for Bill! "Okay, okay, why don't we all have dinner?" I asked before I lost my temper.

Eventually, we all sat down and began to eat. Diana and Toby talked about school and introduced Toby. To my surprise, Toby was a nice young man. He seemed perfect for Diana Belle.

However, Tad dug into the human organs like they were the last meal he was ever gonna have and rarely said a single thing. It was like having dinner with the real Eyeless Jack. It was only when Diana spoke that he actually talked.

"So, Mr. Strange, where's Mrs. Strange?" She asked curiously.

Tad took his napkin and wiped his mouth. "My wife, Poppy, is currently dead, dear hybrid."

Diana blinked and looked a bit sad. She hadn't been around anyone who had a family member die. "Oh... I'm sorry."

"If you don't mind me asking, how did she die?" I asked politely.

"My dear Poppy was human and had a terrible heart condition that grew worse. She died when Toby was four." The purple demon replied.

"Are you sure it was her heart condition?" Bill asked, swallowing a bit of a lung.

Tad glared at him. "Of course it was her heart. Why do you ask?"

"Just curious. Cause I remember when you dated a girl, you used her growing lung cancer to kill her so you could take her money." Bill stated as I saw Toby turn away with sadness.

"People change, Cipher. You certainly did." Tad grinned.

"I changed because I wanted to. Because I fell in love, not because I was forced to." Bill growled before standing up in anger.

Tad stood up after him. "I fell in love too, Cipher. But my wife died, and your husband didn't."

"Dad, stop." Toby begged, grabbing his father's arm.

Tad growled at his son before calming down, sitting down again with a smile. "Forgive me. I just get a little heated sometimes."

Bill grinned and sat down at his seat, gripping my hand tightly. "As do I."

After dinner and dessert, because Diana and Bill were still hungry, it was time for Tad and Toby to leave.

"Are you sure, Toby? You didn't eat that much." Diana stated, walking over to the boy.

"Oh, I'm okay. I don't eat that much, you know that." Toby stated as he made his way towards the door.

"Okay, but before you go!" Diana smiled before running back to the kitchen, grabbing a small heart shaped cookie. She then handed him with a smile. "I made it for you."

Toby flushed and took the cookie. "Thank you, Belle." He stated before giving her a hug.

I looked up at Tad to see he looked mad. Very mad. "Well, that's sweet. But come on, Toby. We need to go."

Toby seemed sad but nodded. "Okay... Bye Diana." They hugged once more before he left.

Diana looked up at us happily. "So, what do you think?"

"Well, I like Toby but... Tad seems a bit of a jerk." I stated politely, trying to hide my hatred towards Tad.

"Dad?" She asked as we both looked up Bill to see what his thoughts were.

He looked away and sighed. "You're allowed to see Toby, but I refuse to let you anywhere near Tad."

Diana squealed and hugged Bill tightly. "Thank you, dad!"

I chuckled and hugged him and Diana tightly. "Thank you, Bill dear~."

"Yeah, yeah. I just better not regret my decision!" He stated, looking at both of us. You and me both, my dear husband. You and me both.

OKay, this one was hard to do because on the one hand, Diana and Toby + Bill and Dipper's relationship is so adorable and I love writing about it, but on the other hand I don't like writing Tad as a villain. Like, Gideon, it was so EASY but with Tad it's not! You all feel me? Anyway, make sure to fav, follow, and comment and I'll see you all later! Bye!