Mabel spent a lot of the next day thinking about Will. She was completely love struck even though she didn't want to admit it. A few times throughout the day Dipper attempted to get her to budge, but she was daydreaming almost all the time. How could Dipper not see what she saw? Will was the perfect guy for her, all this time of waiting and it was finally the right one. If only her brother saw it the same way she did.
"Mabel you've been lying about all day! What's wrong with you?" Dipper probed her as she flopped on her side.
Mabel smiled and replied to him, "I'm in love Dipper!"
Her brother groaned loudly, "Seriously Mabel! You have a new crush every week. How is this one any different!"
Mabel was hurt by his words, so she retorted. "Dipper it's different this time!"
"Different how?" He snarled passive aggressively.
"Dipper don't you know what it's like to feel like you're really sure about someone? Like you could never love anyone else." She strained attempting to appeal to him.
Dipper sighed, "You know I do Mabel. Do you remember how long I was obsessed with Wendy?"
"Yes I do, but Dipper Will is just perfect for me. We're like one in the same on so many ways!" Mabel claimed as she swooned.
He agreed with a light nod, "I guess you two do make quite the pair, but I just don't trust it Mabel."
She threw her brother a small grin, and consoled him. "Don't worry about me Dip, I know what I'm doing."
Dipper threw a light smile back at her in an unsure way. It was obvious that he didn't fully trust Mabel's judgement, but she knew he would let her prove that she was right. Patting Dipper on the back, Mabel got up and went downstairs to investigate what the Stan brothers were up to. As usual however Stanley rested by the Television, and Stanford was doing something weird she had no idea what it was. Dipper chased down after her and was immediately drawn to Ford who was fiddling with a strange machine.
"Ford what is that?" Dipper asked with a tone of wonder.
Stanford greeted him, "Ah, Dipper! Come over and I'll show you!"
Watching him walk away, Mabel could already feel a slight discontent settle in. It wasn't that she was jealous of Ford, or that she didn't like him. She just wished that Dipper treated her with the same respect that he treated him with. Sometimes she felt that Dipper just thought she was the stupid sibling, the one that was only good for talking. She let out a light sigh as she observed them chat away.
Stanley seemed to notice Mabel being upset.
"What's the matter kid?" Stanley asked her.
Mabel whimpered, "I don't know, I just feel like Dipper thinks I'm stupid."
Stan consoled her awkwardly, "Listen kid, people like Ford and Dipper are just weird. They don't understand family like we do."
"I guess you're right." She agreed while resting her chin on her knees.
Inside Mabel's sweater she tucked her knees to support her chin. It was soft against her skin and made her feel a bit more comforted. The two of them took some time watching the television of random programs. Most of them were brain numbing, but all Mabel could think about was Will. Just as she was about to get up, there was a knocking sound on the door. The whole house went dead silent.
"Better not be the police." Stanley grumbled as he got up to get the door.
Waiting next to the couch, Mabel watched Stan stumble over to the door. She leaned over awkwardly to see who was at the door, she was always so curious. Upon opening of the door there was no one there, Mabel assumed it was a ding-dong-ditch joke. However Stan bent over to pick something up, which immediately made her think otherwise. Grumbling he came back inside slamming the door behind him.
Stanley stretched out his arm to Mabel holding a note.
"It's for you kid." Stan claimed.
Mabel took the note gently from Stan, it was printed in fancy lettering. In a giddy way she opened the letter with a wide smile. It was from Will, how adorable! Folding open the letter, she read along the lines with a stomach full of butterflies. He wanted to meet her in twenty minutes near the waterfall again. Bouncing from glee she ran upstairs with a wide grin spread across her face. Dipper noticed this, and chased after her.
"What was it Mabel?" Dipper shouted chasing her as fast as he could.
Mabel squealed in joy, "I have a date with Will!"
Dipper squinted with skepticism, and challenged the idea. "That's a little fast. Didn't you just have one yesterday?"
"What can I say? He gets me!" She claimed as she searched for the right outfit.
He continued to question her, "I don't know Mabel, don't you think he's moving in a little fast?"
Mabel pushed him playfully as she ran off with a cute sweater dress.
"Stop being a party pooper Dipper! I'm not going to die from having another date." She told him with a wide grin.
Pushing Dipper out of the room to get changed, Mabel giggled in excitement. No matter how much Dipper attempted to protest he simply just had to give up. No one was going to stop Mabel from having a perfect date!
******
Bill Cipher swore he was waiting at the waterfall for far longer than twenty minutes. What was taking Shooting Star so long? He didn't understand such weird human principles, as far as he was concerned a time meant to be on that time. It aggravated him that Mabel didn't care enough to be on time to see him. He wasn't exactly sure why he was angry, but for some reason he felt like he was being cheated. Shooting Star should be on time, what normal human being would want to miss precious time with him?
Standing in the wake of the loud waterfall, Bill waited impatiently. If Mabel didn't arrive soon he would simply have to be more abrupt about it. His letter was perfect, it even had amazing squiggly letters that humans thought was romantic! The thought hit his brain that maybe someone intercepted the letter, and stole it, or burned it. Perhaps Ford was onto him. Why did he care so much about the letter anyway? Bill screamed out randomly to release the tension in his head, but Mabel was right behind him.
Mabel burst out into laughter, "What the heck was that?"
Feeling embarrassed Bill stuttered, "I was just thinking. Thinking. Yeah."
"I got your letter sorry I'm late! You know how Dipper can be, you know protective and stuff." Mabel explained with a silly grin.
In his head Bill Cipher was thinking about how much he wished Dipper would put jalapeno peppers in his eyes. That stupid Pine Tree was always getting in his way, it was infuriating. However he would have to pretend for the time being that he understood, and that everything was fine. It killed him though, her being late was far from fine.
Bill strained his voice trying to sound casual, "It's all fine!"
"So what do you have planned for tonight?" Mabel asked sweetly.
"Oh, I just thought we could take a nice, quiet stroll around the woods!" He replied with a malicious grin.
She giggled at him in an adorable way, "Sounds great! Maybe we'll find some Gnomes to kick!
Bill Cipher burst out into laughter, "That was morbid!"
"Oh no, you see gnomes are evil. I hate gnomes!" She explained pounding her fist into her hand.
Trying to contain his laughter, Bill covered his mouth. How charming that cute little Shooting Star could be so malicious! He knew that Mabel was entertaining, but he never knew like that. The unicorns themselves were absolutely hilarious, but he didn't pay attention to the many details. She would fit right in the Dreamscape with him, but that wasn't the reason he was here. Returning to the real world again he took hold of her hand, and led her into the forest.
Walking through the forest, Bill let his mind wander. Mabel appeared to be absorbed into the moment, so it gave him time to think more about his plan. When should he ask for the favor, and how would he ask? He knew that he needed to be careful about it, one slip up and his entire plan could fall apart. He'd just have to bide his time.
"It's really nice out today huh?" Mabel claimed as she glanced around.
Bill Cipher responded to her, "Yeah, it's SO nice."
The air around them remained a bit uncomfortable for a few moments. Bill hated the silence, he preferred the sound of his own voice. If everyone listened to him more everything would be just right. Yes, he could imagine a world where he ruled everything. It would be so perfect. Suddenly Bill was snapped out of his thoughts upon hearing the screams of Stanford. Oh no.
******
"Mabel!" Stanford screamed frantically, "You need to come home! You're not safe!"
The sounds of yelling echoed throughout the whole forest, and Mabel worried about what was wrong. Upon hearing the shouting she could feel Will's grip tightening on her hand. She glanced over at him quickly, his face displayed one of desperation. Worried about her new partner she looked at him with warm eyes.
"Will what's wrong?" Mabel asked softly.
Will grew frantic and spat his words, "Shooting Star we have to go now. How about deeper in the woods?"
That was frightening of him, Mabel began to get suspicious. Will attempted to pull her the direction of the forest, but she yanked back from him tearing away from his grip. He held onto her hand so tightly that there were red marks on her small fingers. What was going on with him?
Mabel questioned him, "What is going on with you?"
"Nothing!" Will screamed grabbing onto her arm.
Suddenly Stanford, Stanley, Dipper, and Old Man Mcgucket burst through the trees. Their eyes were trained on Will, each of their gazes red with fury. Mabel gazed back at Will in confusion, and his worried gaze turned into a wide, terrifying smile. He gripped harder onto her arm, and yanked her back into his arms. She was trapped as he restrained both of her wrists easily.
"Mabel that's not a normal guy! That's Bill Cipher!" Fiddleford screamed in terror.
Everything came tumbling down on top of Mabel like an avalanche. All this time Bill was lying to her, and now she was trapped in his grasp. She felt the worst pain she could possibly feel deep in her heart. All this time Mabel thought he was the one, but it was all a trick. Tears came trickling out of her eyes, and burned down the sides of her cheeks. Dipper knew all along, she was just a stupid moron for believing in love.
"Stay back Pine Tree!" Bill yelled as if to address everyone.
Stanley roared with anger, "Let her go before I tear you to pieces!"
"There's no time for talking, we need to get him now!" Stanford declared to the rest of the group.
Bill Cipher shook his head, and snickered. "I guess you couldn't keep our deal a little secret, huh Fiddleford? Seems my plan failed, but we can still make a trade! Access to the portal in exchange for precious little Shooting Star."
Dipper screamed at him, "There's no way we'd make a deal with you! You would never keep up your end! Give up Mabel, or suffer the consequences. Don't worry Mabel, we'll save you!"
"I'm so stupid." Mabel muttered under her tears.
Stanford attempted to console her, "Mabel there was no was you could know, this is not your fault!"
"Enough! I am growing so tired of waiting. Tick Tok make your decision!" Bill hissed maliciously.
Stan sighed deeply while lowering his arms, "Mabel is more important."
Stanford screamed at his brother, "There will be no Mabel if we give him what he wants, there will be no anything!"
"Oh, so you're just going to abandon her like you did to me?" Stan screeched back in rage.
As the two fought viciously, Mabel could feel her heart throbbing in agony. It was her fault this happened, she should have listened to Dipper. Through all the arguing she could hear a light chuckle beckon from Bill's lips. The hot air from his breath pelted against her ear, and what once made her feel safe made her feel sick. She knew what she'd have to do.
"Stop fighting." Mabel stated above the noise, "I'm making the decision for you. Bill can take me, to kill me, or whatever it is he'll do."
Dipper's jaw dropped as his face went ghost white.
"Mabel no! You don't know what he'll do to you! Don't do this!" Dipper begged with tears breaking from his eyes.
Mabel screamed back at him, "Stop! Dipper I mess up all the time. Please just let me do something right. The world is safe this way."
Bill gave Mabel a darkly charming stare as if he was impressed, or happy she made the choice. She couldn't believe the one she loved was actually Bill Cipher. He grabbed roughly onto her waist and stared darkly into her. A fear rushed through her entire body, whatever he would do she hoped it would be quick, but Bill wasn't that nice.
"I guess it's settled then. I'm taking Shooting Star in exchange for your safety!" Bill laughed heartily, "I'll be watching, if you change your mind just call my name! I'll make her visit oh so very pleasant."
Dipper cried like a banshee, "Don't you touch her!"
Bill Cipher shot him a malicious smile as he cackled, "Oh don't worry Pine Tree! I'll be sure to take good care of your sister!"
A thundering laughter boomed from Bill's chest as he disappeared with Mabel. Everything was so fast, she felt ill being in his arms. Why couldn't he just end it already? Why did he have to make her suffer?
******
"Get up sleepy head," A voice echoed in Mabel's head.
Rubbing her eyes she yawned, "Where am I? What's going on?"
Suddenly she realized it was Bill, "Home sweet home baby!"
Immediately Mabel desired to cry out for help, but it would be no use. Blinking a few times, she looked around to see a very strange place she never saw before. It was strange and distorted, but in some ways reminded her of home. Where was she? Surprisingly though despite her worst she was lying in a bed of silk. What the heck was going on?
Not wanting to fight, Mabel asked, "What is this place?"
"Now, now Shooting Star you must not get ahead of yourself. It's not good for your health to stress out!" Bill replied to her avoiding the question.
This time Bill remained in a human like form, Mabel could only assume it to be an attempt to comfort her. It wasn't working on her however, she already knew exactly what was happening. No way she would let him fool her this time. Although she wished that Bill would just get it over with already, but of course that would be too much to ask from the malicious triangle.
Mabel groaned, "Bill I don't want to play any games. Why can't you just kill me already. Isn't that what you wanted? You never answered my questions!"
"Shooting Star must you be such a party pooper, we're all alone now!" Bill Cipher spoke with a sly tone, "Come on Shooting Star, what's so different? I'm still the same person you fell in love with."
She scoffed at his attempts to make amends, "Seriously? You think that's going to get me to just suddenly be okay with you? You're insane!"
He grinned as he answered, "Sure I am, what's your point?"
The entire room went silent the moment Bill said those words, he took what Mabel said to heart. She didn't know what to say, everything went blank in her head. Sure someone like him could remember everything, but why would he be so inclined to remember that detail? Mabel wanted to believe there was a heart somewhere inside him, but she knew better. Bill Cipher didn't care about anyone.
"Where are we Bill?" Mabel asked more aggressive this time.
The look on Bill's face was one of shock, and betrayal.
Bill grumbled, "I thought it meant something Shooting Star. We're in the Dreamscape."
Was Bill actually hurt by that? Mabel was absolutely astonished by his behavior, but she didn't know what to believe. This was definitely a part of some sort of horrible plan. However she was a sucker for love, she felt betrayed and confused because of this. Originally she did fall in love with him, and he was being himself. Did she still care about him, or was he just trying to confuse her?
"Why aren't you torturing me?" Mabel questioned him as he floated upside down.
Bill gave her a confused stare, and chuckled. "I thought I was!"
She rolled her eyes and laughed, "Very funny, your annoying nature is just so torturous."
"I am not annoying!" Bill Cipher hissed in defense.
Mabel burst out into laughter, "Oh man! Does that offend you?"
"NO!" Bill obviously lied as he continued, "Don't worry Shooting Star, I can't kill you anyway. The warning I left them is enough to get them crawling back."
"What are you going to do, Dorito me to death?" Mabel continued to laugh as she rolled in the sheets.
It was obvious that this did indeed offend Bill, and in a split second he had Mabel pinned. His eyes were a burning yellow as he examined her like a hungry animal. Both her wrists were burning from the grip he held on them, she couldn't get even the slightest bit away from him. The worst part was how close he was now. Bill's legs trapped hers and he smiled widely at Mabel's inability to escape him. Leaning close to her ear she could feel the hot breath against her neck, and it made her skin crawl.
Bill whispered in her ear, "Don't test me Shooting Star. I don't think you want to see what I can really do to you."
******
END CHAPTER
Authors Note: Sorry for taking so long to update, my novel Stuffed is now finished and will be published on Amazon/Kindle on October 31st! On the bright side this is a really long chapter :D! It's also a point changer, this was planned since the beginning so I hope you don't mind what I did here. I promise it won't be like this the whole time though. I hope you guys like it, I wanted to add some tension between them near the ending there. Bill still REALLY wants to get control. He's being pretty mean to Mabel. Thanks for all the positive reviews by the way it really helps! Okay I'ma go now. Thank you. Have a great day!