Everyone's eyes slowly drifted toward the centre of the room where a yellow glow was. Their eyes hardening into glares as they saw the familiar yellow triangle.

Chapter 1: Here's The Deal...

"Hey, Hey, Hey! How's it going!" Bill yelled.

"What do you want this time, you big fat stupid dorito!" Mable yelled.

"Mable did you just call him a dorito? There's no way he's a dorito!" Dipper shot back.

"Kids got a point...he's more of a flying cornchip..." Stan said jokingly.

"I'm not one of your dumb human snacks, you meat sacks!" Bill yelled in anger.

The dream demon was beginning to get very annoyed. He was surprised to see Pinetree defending him even if subtly and unnoticed it was still there, though he doubted the boy was really defending him. Probably more just stating facts. Bill watched the four arguing family members. Bill decided to shut the squabbling family up, and with a snap of his fingers everyone was in a cage. Well, almost everyone...

"What the heck Bill!? What the hell are you doing!?" Dipper yelled as Bill prepared to snap his fingers again.

Bill simply laughed. "Isn't it obvious Pinetree?" Bill paused giving dipper a fake puzzled look. "I'm going to kill them! Your family has been a thorn in my side for too long! And I can't stand their endless chattering and arguing!" Bill yelled eye arching as if he was giving dipper an insane smile.

"Don't you dare!" Dipper yelled.

He thought for a moment. Why wasn't bill going to kill him too?

"Wait...why spare me?" Dipper asked seriously.

"Silly Pinetree. Your the key piece of my wheel, I can't eliminate you. I actually need you, your family on the other hand...not so much." bill told him.

Dippers face fell from puzzled to anger. His expression not the usual soft one everyone else saw. It was contorted into a facade of pure rage and fury mixing together and melding into hatred.

"Bill I swear to whatever messed up god you believe in, if you hurt my family I-" Dipper began.

"You What Pinetree? Are you going to banish me? Trap me and experiment on me? None of it will work, I can predict you better than you can predict yourself!" Bill laughed.

Dipper just hung his head. He knew a way to get bill to change his mind, even though he knew he was probably just doing exactly what bill wanted. He glared up at the triangular demon with determination.

"Here's the deal bill! You leave my family alone, let them go, keep them from your insane and out of control personality and activity, and you swear to NEVER bother another pines ever again!" Dipper yelled at him.

"What do I get in return?" Bill asked with peaked interest.

"Me. You get me. I will do whatever you ask, I won't fight with you...all you have to do is stay away and keep your strange activities from the pines family in return." Dipper stated no emotion clear or showing.

"I want the rift. You and the rift." Bill bargained.

"Fine." Dipper replied.

He needed to save his family.

"Dip n' dots you can't!" Mable yelled, tears in the corner of her eyes.

Dipper turned around and gave his sister a smile. "I'll be fine Mable, besides I have to. It's the only way he'll let you go."

"So Bill? Do we have a deal?" Dipper asked turning back to the flying corn chip.

"Sure kid. You've got a deal!" Bill yelled throwing his hand out to the boy.

Dipper took one last look back at his family. He knew logically there was another way and his heart was telling- no screaming at him not to do this...but he had to. It was the only way Bill would leave his family alone. He knew he was making a mistake, but he wouldn't listen to himself. He had to do this, he had to sacrifice something to save something. He closed his eyes and with a deep breath grabbed bill's extended hand. He handed Bill the rift and his mind had begun to go fuzzy and the last thing he had heard was Mable's pain filled scream calling out for him and the sound of shattering glass. Bill watched as dipper fell limply into his arm. He picked the teen up and snapped his fingers releasing the pines family. He turned to them and watched their pitiful expressions.

"So long pines family, it's been a snap!" Bill snapped his fingers as the trio ran toward him.

-BREAK-

Dipper grabbed his head as he woke up. The pounding of his brain asking to be let free told the boy he had a bad headache. Dipper groggily stood up and shook off the sleep. He scanned the fairly large bedroom. He had the bed he had just woken from, a wardrobe, a desk, a fairly large window and another room he assumed to be a bathroom.

"Ugn." Was the only thing dipper said as his headache began to worsen.

"Bill?" Dipper asked.

"Whats up Pinetree?" Bill asked popping into the room.

"Advil." Was his only response.

Bill snapped his fingers and threw dipper the bottle of Advil and a Pitt Cola he had conjured. Dipper just nodded in thanks and downed two Advil, the cola helping to get them down. "This is a dream right? Or nightmare rather?" Dipper thought to himself.

"Sorry to break it to ya Pinetree, but your not dreaming. Your stuck with me now!" Bill laughed evilly.

"Great...he's reading my mind again."Dipper thought.

"Bill do me a favour, and stop reading my thoughts please!" Dipper grunted.

"No promises kid!" Bill assured.

"So what impossible task does the great Bill Cipher want me to do first? You must have answered me for a reason..." dipper said getting straight to his point.

"Sleep. Bill said bluntly.

"Excuse me?" Dipper asked in disbelief.

"I want you to get back into your bed and go to sleep. You meat-sacks require sleep and I've got plans for tomorrow..." Bill simply replied.

Dipper was beyond confused but if Bill was telling him he was allowed to sleep he wouldn't argue. He climbed back into bed and began to lay down.

"One last thing Pinetree..." bill interrupted.

"Hmm?" Was all dipper said.

"You May find sleep unpleasant in the fearmid...it is made of nightmares after all... I'm not being nice by doing this so don't take me lightly. I just need you for important things. That's all..." Bill said snapping his fingers and pinning a dream catcher above the bed before popping away.

He had a bad feeling about tomorrow but for the moment all he cared about was the soft plush pillow and warm blanket that was currently lulling him into sleep and a small fragile sense of security. Dipper however didn't care. With a slight smile and an unknowing mind he closed his eyes and began drifting off into a dreamless sleep.