Mable sat next to Dipper, eyes red and irritated from all of her crying. Dipper had been in that hospital bed for weeks on end. Everyone has given up hope, except for Mable. But even her light of hope was about to go out.
Dipper was walking through the woods, studding journal number 3 as usual. Dipper was still on edge being it only three weeks after his body was possessed by Bill. Even though everything seemed okay, and nothing out of the ordinary going on, Dipper still had this feeling that he wasn't completely, there. For the past few days, Dipper was more irritable than usual, and would snap at everyone, even Mable. Just now, he got so mad at Mable that he threatened to hurt her, causing her to almost cry. Even Dipper was scared of himself for this. As Dipper was looking though the journal, he kept flipping back to a certain page, the one on Bill Cipher. Never intentionally, he just always seemed to stop on that page. As the day went on, Dipper continued to go deeper and deeper into the forest. The further he went, the further the density of the forest became. Even the animals were hard to hear. Dipper finally realized this and looked up from the journal. He saw that he had left the dirt path and was in the middle of no-where. He sat down on a nearby stump, putting the journal on his lap.
"I just have to retrace my steps. Yea, that's it." Dipper thought out loud.
"Wow pine tree, I can't believe that is what you came up with." Dipper heard a familiar voice. HIS voice.
Dipper got up and looked around.
"Show yourself, Bill." Dipper said coldly.
"Is that anyway to greet an old buddy." Bill said, appearing in front of Dipper.
Dipper jumped back a little, surprised to see Bill again this soon.
"What do you want?" Dipper said, turning his back to the Dorito chip.
"I came to give you an offer." Bill said.
"Like I want a deal from YOU. I am still not over with what you did to me, nor will I ever be." Dipper started to yell.
"Geez kid, just hear me out. I know what you have been doing at the shack, getting mad, snapping at everyone, and even threating your own sister." Bill said.
"Yea, so what." Dipper said.
"The point is, I know what will happen if this continues." Bill said, catching Dippers attention.
Dipper turned back around to face Bill, curiosity and fear crossing his face. Dipper wanted to know what would happen, but feared that it would hurt his sister Mable.
"That's a good pine tree. Now listen to me." Bill said, a little screen appearing on his triangular chest.
"First, you will get mad, and will want to be alone, as you are now basically. Then, you will threaten people if they won't leave you alone. You will be so focused in your studies, that you won't want anyone near you. Eventually, you will become insane with your work, and everyone will be scared of you, even shooting star." Bill said.
Dipper couldn't believe his eyes. The picture showed him in a stray jacket, laughing insanely. He also saw his sister, full of fear.
"No" Was all Dipper managed to say.
"Now, if you want, I can make a deal with you. I would make you safe to be around, making sure you don't hurt anyone." Bill said, extending his hand out to Dipper.
Dipper was hesitant. He felt he shouldn't.
"Well, if you want to think on it, you know where to find me." Bill said.
"Wait, how did..."
"I can read minds, remember." Bill said. With that he vanished.
Dipper jolted out of his sleeping position agents the stump. He got up and started making his way back to the shack, thinking of his deal with Bill the whole time. Little did he know, Bill was watching, anticipating to strike.