Chapter 12

"Pinetree stop thinking so loud" Bill said as he opened one eye to look at his visitor.

"So it's true... You managed somehow... You are alive" Dipper said as he fell to his knees.

"And you said I was melodramatic kid... "Bill said as he took out a cigarette and lit it with his flames.

"So that dream I had... It was a deal? You stop torturing me in my dreams so you can do it here!?"

"It didn't go as planned for me either so calm down Pinetree, my view of torture is way different than yours..." he said as he exhaled the smoke.

"So all this shit... The dreams, you being nice, ending up in our house it was just a plan for you to get my blood and get revenge on us"? Dipper said as he got teary eyed.

"Calm down Sherlock, it's not like that... "Bill said with a calm voice.

"How is it then?! Dipper yelled.

"Well of course I wanted to take revenge at first... But you and this body got in the way, I need your blood to live, not just anyone's as you were the person I made the contract with" Bill sighed

"What?" Dipper said wide eyed.

"This is not my own body, it was made for me, I wanted it to be human-ish to be able to move around without suspicion, but I didn't think human feelings would be included...less having to live on blood for this body to survive" He said as he exhaled the smoke. "I've always desired you Pinetree... Of course in different ways than now... You have always fascinated me… Mason"

"DON'T CALL ME BY MY NAME" Dipper picked up a stone and threw it at Bill, he caught it mid-air. "Stupid demon... Go fuck with someone else's feelings"

Bill stood up and walked toward Dipper his outfit engulfed in flames changing into the black and golden suit he bought a day before, with his typical cane and a top hat. He stopped walking as he was standing in front of Dipper who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Why is it that you hate me saying your name so much?" Bill said as he lifted Dipper's chin up with his cane so they would make eye contact. Dipper tried to look away from the demon's eyes but he couldn't the golden eyes fascinated him.

"It's not you personally... well I do hate it even more when you say it, but only my family knows my real name and I want to keep it that way!" Dipper said furiously.

Bill erupted in laughter at Dipper's words. "You are way too cute Pinetree" he said as he kneeled down to Dipper's height, grabbing his jaw to pull him closer. "I know more stuff about you than your whole family kid" Bill grinned.

Dipper started trembling in fear as Bill touched him, as he noticed this, Bill let go of him.

"So you do hate me that much…" Bill smiled as tears came out of his eyes. "I could just force you to be mine, lock you up in a cage and have you there forever... use you as I desire… whenever I want to... " He said as he licked Dipper's neck, it took him a moment but he stood up. "But I can't you are dear to me"

Dipper was still kneeling, shivering and flustered.

"Don't worry this body won't hold long without you" Billy said as he created a small rift under Dipper, making him fall into it and disappear. He landed outside of the bottomless pit next to the Shack, he just sat there with his thoughts for a few minute… taking out his phone and texting Mabel that everything was fine as he went into the Shack. He headed into his room, trying not to wake anyone. He just laid down on his bed tearing the blankets off the walls, he took everything he had out of his pockets and put them on his night table. He saw the small red heart he had gotten at the party… he picked it up and stared at it for a few seconds, he thought of giving it to Bill at the right moment but nothing had gone right this evening. Dipper stood up one last to pick up one of the shirts he lend to Bill. He threw it on his bed as he laid back down again.

"It smells like him" He said as he closed his eyes and pulled it closer to him. "I'm so pathetic…"

It was almost midday as Mabel busted through the door. Dipper still sleeping with Bill's hugging Bill's shirt.

"Dipper! Wake up! "Mabel yelled as she jumped on his bed. "What happened to the Fort?!"

"Mabel what the fuck?!" he yelled as he sat up.

"What happened to the Fort?! " she asked once again.

"Who gives a fuck about the Fort I tore it down... "He answered as he laid back down.

"But why...? Where is Billy?" she said with a sad tone.

"Gone Mabel, hopefully not coming back" Dipper said as he hid his face with his pillow.

"That would be convincing if you didn't sleep with his clothes next to you..." She replied.

"Just… suffocate me with the pillow…" He said as he placed it fully over his head.

"Do you mind telling me what's wrong?" Mabel asked.

"I've feelings for someone that tried to kill us and isn't even human! Just go away Mabel!" He covered himself with the pillow again.

"Stop being stupid!" she said as she tried to pull the pillow from his face but without effort "Good! Then stay there!" She yelled as she gave up. And went out of the room, Dipper staying behind still lying on his bed hugging his pillow.

Mabel headed into the lab as Ford wasn't back yet. Checking the weirdness radar for clues where Bill could be. The radar was focused on one red dot near Bill's statue. She ran into the shop and got a map, "SOOS!" she yelled trying to find out the location of the mystery man.

"Yes?" he said as he appeared from behind a cardboard poster of big foot.

"I need you to drive me here!" She said as she pointed towards the nearest street to the place Bill supposedly was.

"Now? I've to work Mabel" Soos replied.

"Dipper is heartbroken and I'm going to set things right SO… GET... THE… CAR!" She yelled as she packed a bag with her grappling hook and other stuff.

"I'm on it…" Soos said as he went to get the car. Mabel was ready she painted two black stripes under her eyes before she got in the car.

"I hope you are not planning to do anything reckless" Soos said as he started driving.

"Pfft no way~ just leave me here" She said as she pointed at a place on the map. "I will walk home"

"Are you sure? Oh well… who Dipper so bummed about?" Soos asked.

"Can't tell you yet Soos…"

"Ok…"

They arrived at their destination, Mabel got out and Soos drove back to the Shack. Mabel took out a compass like object out of her bag, it pointed towards big masses of weirdness she took it from Ford's lab, it wasn't 100% accurate but it was better than just wandering around with a map.

She knew where she was heading… she wasn't stupid she noticed long before Dipper did, of course it was something she didn't want to believe as well… but that wasn't the problem now. Her job right now was getting her brother to be happy again no matter what it took. She had never seen him like that before, after all it probably was his first time truly falling in love.

As she walked for a while she discovered the markings her brother had made, she still kept the compass out just in case.

Her path was blocked by an invisible wall, as she looked closer she noticed it wasn't a normal barrier, it was a bubble the half of it erupting from the ground blocking her path, the same type she was trapped in just this one was almost invisible. She walked around it trying to find a door, she couldn't enter it no matter how much she tried. She started punching and kicking the bubble without effort.

"You fucking Dorito open up!" She said as she kept kicking the bubble. After a while she stopped and leaned against it. "What am I supposed to do now…?" She said to herself. In that moment she fell through the bubble landing in an armchair. The room she was in was a dark red colour in the form of the top of a pyramid, with two armchairs and a piano in it. The only illumination source there was from a fire place. In front of her Bill standing there, with a glass of red wine in his hand.

"What is it that you want Shooting star?" Bill said as he sat in the armchair in front of Mabel and drank his wine.

"Seriously? Are you that stupid?!" She yelled as she stood up. "Do you know what condition my brother is in because of you?!"

"No and I don't care, I won't bother you this time so just go, this body won't hold for more than a few days". He answered without even trying to make eye contact.

"Wait what?" Mabel said surprised.

"What I mean there is no need for hunting me down this time" He answered as he kept drinking his wine.

"Woah wait… I'm not here to 'hunt' you or whatever, I mean it's true that I hate you for everything you did to us… but I'm here to find out what the heck you did to my brother!" She yelled as she grabbed his collar.

"I didn't do anything to your brother" He answered calmly.

"Then why is like this?"

"Depressed you mean? Just wipe his memories with the memory gun, he will forget this week ever happened and everything will be fine" He said with Mabel still grabbing him.

"You seriously have to be stupid, why is my brother crying like a 13 year old girl who just got her heart broken?!" She asked as she punched him in the face.

"I can't remember you being so aggressive" Bill answered as he laughed.

"Goddamit…" She said as she let go of Bill "My brother likes you and you hurt his feelings now go back and set things straight!"

"I didn't hurt his feelings, he is probably like that because of how much he hates me" Bill said as he snapped his fingers, with it the room turned into a blank space with different screens showing, he let all disappear except for the ones in the attic. Bill saw Dipper in his bed, still holding onto his shirt. Bill immediately wiped the image and the red room there were in pulled back in.

"He said he had feelings for you and that's why he is like that!" She yelled.

"It is because of how ashamed he is" Bill said as he sat down. "As I said use the memory gun, just go before I kick you out".

"That's what he told me before I left... so you were watching when we talked?" She said suspicious.

"No" He answered without hesitating.

"You saw him! I won't be leaving without you! I know you like him as well I was watching you yesterday. I know he has feelings for you and yours are mutual!" She yelled.

"But you are leaving now" He snapped his fingers and Mabel got thrown out of the bubble.

She immediately tried to get back in, but without effort after a while she decided to go home. As she arrived she went to the attic to see how Dipper was doing, nothing changed he was still lamenting himself under the blankets. She decided to give Dipper some space and sleep somewhere else that night.

"Maybe I should really think about the memory gun…" She thought to herself.