Bill watched over Dipper as he rested peacefully. Yes this would be kind of stalking, but due to some of the circumstances it seemed fine to Bill.

The sun had risen and made its way nearly to the middle of the sky. Bill thought it would be nice to see what Dipper has been doing. He got up and start looking around. Books were scattered in three of the available corners. There were new and different experiments all around. But what caught his attention, was Dipper's Journal.

Bill looked it over. It seemed fine until he started to read more an more through it. Bill saw that Dipper had become obsessed with the strange happenings of Gravity Falls. What had happened to the innocent little explorer that he knew? Was it him? The demon that absorbed his soul? Or was it truly him?

Dipper rolled over and Bill dropped the journal. This made Dipper shoot up like a rocket.

"What-What's happening?" Bill turned and sighed. He plopped himself down on his own bed. Dipper looked kind of annoyed. "Are you going to tell me?" Bill laughed.

"I was looking around, sorry." By the end of the sentence he sounded dreary. Almost as if all emotion was sucked out of him. Dipper found his own curiosity in this.

"Uh, hey, if you need me for anything I could help." Dipper wanted to help him. Dipper may not have been good at deciphering things with the mind as well as Mabel could, but he could at least make an effort to help. Bill looked up. He put on a smile that anyone could tell was fake.

"I'm fine. Its nothing, just have to adjust is all." Dipper nodded. He wanted to believe him, but it seemed deeper than that. Could it really just be adjusting? He hoped so.

Bill got back up and walked to the door. Dipper got up right after. "Uh hey, we have to be quiet when we go down for food, I-I mean if you want something to eat now, or…" Dipper trailed off into a mumbling mess as Bill turned and waited for him to become quiet patiently.

"Mabel made me breakfast. And she helped me make something for you. Its kinda as a way of saying thanks." Dipper smiled. He may not completely like this Bill, but he sure was nice.

~In another realm~

"-And Cipher?" A lighter entity spoke. Their voice resounded around the void. Or at least it almost was like a void. It was deprived of anything like the realm the humans resided in.

"He has found himself a mortal companion from his previous escapades as a demon." A darker entity spoke. It seemed much heavier than the previous, but less likely to resound. The lighter one let out a slight laugh.

"Listen, do you hear that?" Something dark was approaching, it let out a sound of a strong mist approaching. A dark mass swirled around and spun. It took its own small spot in the spacious void. It swirled and wrestled with itself.

"What do you suggest we do?" Both entities looked on at the swirling mass. The entity with a deep light voice laughed.

"What if, we-"

"What if we not. Your ideas are always a waste of time and energy." The one with a deeper voice sighed.

"I try my best. But at the very least hear me out." The other listened intently with hope for a good idea. "Alright, so you know how that demonic energy is very difficult to obtain or even keep? Well we could use it for ourselves. Bill Cipher, the strongest demon, reduced to a human and left behind his power." The other thought. A sly happiness was felt around them.

"Well, best thing I have heard from you." The two entities made more plans and fixed the flaws. This was gonna take a while but to them? Worth it.

~Back to Dip and Bill~

Dipper silently ate as Bill sat reading book after book. He adapted quickly to nearly everything human. Well, at least in the Mystery Shack. He watched Dipper eat every now and then. Mabel did have to teach Bill how to drink normally.

"So, how long are you gonna stare?" Bill turned red. He instantly looked back to the book he was reading.

"I-I'm sorry, I was trying to study how humans eat to make sure Mabel was correct. And in conclusion she is." Dipper let out a laugh. Bill's face turned even worse red than it was.

The rest of breakfast in silence, which just Bill even more on edge. He wondered how humans were able to do this. How did they forget so easily? How was everything so simple for them?

Dipper got up and put his bowl in the sink to soak. He walked over and looked over Bill's shoulder. "So what book is this?" Bill jumped. He turned and looked at how close Dipper was.

"Ah, i-it's umm, all of Shakespeare's sonnets. Mabel had it and lent it to me. She said it was good." Dipper smiled and nodded.

"She really had Shakespeare? Would have never guessed." Dipper walked over to a chair next to Bill and stood there. "So are you going to read all day or are we gonna go out somewhere?" Bill looked up at Dipper.

"Um, I don't know. I mean Its your choice." Bill seemed like he was itching to tell Dipper something. But this went unsaid, but not unnoticed. Dipper thought over the choices they had.

"Well, I was thinking an adventure, but mabel said no. We could take a walk since you still need time to adjust. We could go to the library or just whatever." Bill flinched a bit.

"Well we could go to the library. That includes walking and a good amount of research I could get done." Dipper nodded and held up his pointer finger and ran up the stairs. Bill looked puzzled.

"Dipper where are you going?" He didn't hear anything. Bill got up and started to follow. He made it to the stairs just as Dipper had made his way down. They collided. Bill fell back and Dipper fell forward. Books and papers fluttered around both of them.

"Oh shit! I'm sorry." Dipper got up and held out a hand for Bill. Bill rubbed his head and reached for Dipper's hand.

"Y'know I said I would trust you, but I'm starting to question that." Bill said. This made Dipper take a step back and collect his books silently. Bill felt sorrow go right to his heart. "I'm sorry, I went too far there." Dipper collect all the things he needed and got up.

"No, it's fine, I need a swift kick in the ass sometimes. I swear I have become so lazy. Mabel works two jobs and here I am barely working at the Mystery Shack and going out to adventure all the time. Ive just already went through college and everything." Dipper looked to the ground and took a deep breath in. He motioned Bill to follow. It would take a while to get to the library.

"So, Dipper, what do you mean you've already been through college. I mean, aren't you like 20?" Dipper nodded, he smirked.

"See, I think I inherited the brain smarts, while Mabel got the people smarts. Im not good at socializing, but I am good with math. Mabel isn't the best with her mathematics, but she can talk someone into buying twenty puffy stickers for $15." Dipper looked over at Bill to see if he understood for the most part. Bill nodded.

"I still feel bad though. Even though I finished a while ago, Mabel still has all these things to do while everything for me has been paid for." Bill nodded once again. He was learning how alike but different these two were. Mabel and Dipper Pines. Shooting star and Pine tree. He hasn't even called them their nicknames, has he changed that much?

"So, Bill, I don't mean to pry, but… What was it like staying 'frozen' like that for about seven years?" Bill looked over and thoughts crossed his mind.

"I can tell you, it kept me in one spot." Dipper let out a slight chuckle. Bill smiled but his face was overtaken by a frown. "It was actually awful." Dipper looked over. Sadness was strewn across his face and it stung to see someone like that. "I was trapped with the others yelling at me. Even as pain had taken its toll. All the demonic essence I had was ripped out through this eye. I would have had two but it was taken because for me to become human it was at a cost. I basically made a deal with myself. It was awkward. Cracks in the statue were made, but there was one final thing needed…"

"What was it?" Dipper asked with full curiosity. Bill smiled weakly.

"A friend. But since you thought ill of me I kinda took a bit longer. But I mean, its all whatever now." Bill let a smile take over as the sun light touched his face. He seemed to enjoy a human life. Dipper looked up to the sky. It seemed blue.

Everything turned black for just a second. "AH!" Dipper shouted a bit. He rubbed his eyes. "What the hell just happened?" Dipper open his eyes. Everything seemed normal. Dipper walked forward trying to figure out what it could have been. Bill on the other hand looked extremely worried.

"Are you okay?" Dipper nodded. They were just two blocks away from the library and Dipper didn't know what the hell just happened, but he sure as hell is going to find out.