It was a few days and there was still no word from Dipper, or the Stan twins. Bill could feel himself growing impatient, and because of the Bill proofed house he couldn't see what happened indoors. He longed to know what they were planning, because he wanted to be a step ahead. Instead there was not a sign of any of them except for Dipper going to school. It was as if they were going about everyday life like their Shooting Star didn't even exist. Bill Cipher actually felt a little insulted from this, not only for himself but for Shooting Star too.
Although it was annoying, Bill knew he could twist this to his advantage. If Shooting Star thought that her family didn't care about her anymore, maybe she would help him after all. She gave the rift to him once, maybe this time he could have her willingly destroy her family just for him. After all he was a charming and persuasive individual.
Bill Cipher grew bored of watching around all of his vantage points and returned to his Dreamscape. He liked this version of the world much better, and there were no restrictions like his physical form. Along the twisted halls, he floated and danced with ease. It was his home where everything bent to his will, he wished that he could once again feel that kind of power in worlds not so lonely. Floating into a large darkened room, Bill peeked in to see little Shooting Star curled up in the corner near the wall.
Mabel was doing that peculiar thing she always did when she was upset, hiding in her sweater. Bill remembered she called it 'Sweater Town' and it seemed kind of dumb to him. What reason would she have to hide away from things when it wouldn't fix anything? Hearing her sob underneath her pink sweater, Bill observed her closer. He found that he didn't enjoy the sounds of her sniveling, but didn't know why.
"Quit your crying Shooting Star!" Bill Cipher shouted at Mabel.
Mabel hid deeper into her sweater and sniffled, "Mabel is in sweater town right now."
Bill Cipher rolled his eye in his triangle form.
He spoke softer, "Your sobbing is irritating to my ears."
"Leave me alone!" Mabel screamed, tearing her head out of her sweater.
Bill growled, "Now, now Shooting Star you're stuck with me remember?"
"Why can't you just kill me already? Isn't your ultimate goal to cause suffering?" She questioned him.
He was a tad offended as he snorted, "What would be the fun in that?"
Tears flooded her eyes as she cried, "You're horrible! I hate you!"
The words hit Bill like a wallop to his heart, if of course he had one. Regardless of that, it didn't feel good. He was severely offended that Shooting Star wouldn't listen, and even after all they've been through she hated him. It's not like he killed her parents, but he probably could if he wanted to. He thought about a way to punish her for her annoyance, but didn't really know what to do. That is until he realized what he saw, or moreover didn't see.
"You know Shooting Star, your family isn't even trying to get you back." Bill Cipher told calmly.
Mabel screamed at him, "That's not true! You're a liar, you never tell the truth!"
Bill shrugged and agreed, "Sure, that's a fair point. However maybe you'll change your mind if you see for yourself."
Lending a hand down to Shooting Star, Bill turned into the form she originally fell in love with. The mere suggestion of this form made her nose scrunch in disgust, but Bill was used to that kind of reaction. However she eventually took his hand, and Bill simply shot her a sly smile. Avoiding his eyes, Shooting Star was transported to a strange room where he was able to show her all the things he saw. Thousands of places swarmed around at the exact same moment in time, and Shooting Star's eyes lit up in sheer amazement.
"You can see all this at the same time?" Mabel asked with wide eyes.
Bill Cipher grinned at her and began to explain. "This is the world that I can see, all of it at once. I know lots of things Shooting Star."
She mumbled, "I'm sure you do, it's not like you already said that or anything."
"Anyway, let's get to the important matter! Let's see here, ah right here Shooting Star." He declared, ignoring her statement.
Pulling an image off of the wall, Bill held it in his hands and scrunched it into dust. Shooting Star looked rather confused by this, but he quickly cleared things up as he blew the dust into her eyes. Her pupils dilated and Bill knew that she could now see exactly what was happening. Every day Dipper would go to school, and not a soul mentioned her. Observing her stare, Bill saw that Shooting Star became upset and frantic from what she was seeing.
"Why aren't they looking for me? Did I do something wrong?" Mabel cried frantically, "Why don't they want me anymore? I don't want to be alone."
Loneliness was one of Shooting Star's worst fears, it was something Bill knew all too well. All the countless nights of sitting around watching others, waiting for his time to come out and make nightmares real. However it was tedious and the routine began to feel pointless. Sure it was lots of fun, but he did it all before. It was all he knew.
Bill Cipher planted whispers in Mabel's ears, "Poor, poor Shooting Star. They don't even bother to speak of you, or come outside. Surely they must have forgotten about you already. It's okay Shooting Star, you'll never be alone as long as I'm here."
"They don't love me anymore?" Mabel whimpered, falling to her knees.
Bill consoled her with lies, "It's okay Shooting Star, you'll be just fine right here with me."
Floating closer to Shooting Star, Bill Cipher attempted to rest his hands on her shoulder. However he could feel the animosity radiating from her body, and he hesitated. After a moment of thought, he went about things more gently and attempted to embrace her. Instead of his expectations though she broke away from him with sheer rage in her eyes.
"No, no, you're lying to me!" Mabel hissed with a burning fury.
Bill was shocked by the pure hatred burning in Shooting Star's heart and soul. It was horrifically painful to him, he was confused by her actions. She was so difficult to manipulate, not like her desperate brother, Pine Tree. Bill Cipher wanted to feel the desperation and loneliness to fuel the fire inside him, but instead he was greeted with this fighting spirit. It annoyed him greatly, but most importantly it made him feel insignificant.
A fire boiled up inside Bill and her grew in flames.
"Are you insinuating that my visions lie?" Bill Cipher screeched in anger.
Mabel spat back, "You couldn't tell the truth if your existence depended on it! I know that they're just planning, they'll come for me!"
Bill growled as he began to calm, "I am insulted that you would question my intellect! Do you have any idea who you're talking to?"
"You know for such a small triangle you've got quite the ego!" She insulted further with red cheeks.
Growing in rage he challenged, "I'll take you down a few pegs!"
With a quick stride of his hand, Bill pulled forward a disturbing memory of nightmarish comprehension. Swiftly he crunched it in his hands and threw it into Shooting Star's eyes. She screamed loudly as if she were cut open, but Bill didn't feel satisfaction. The terror in her eyes was one of complete agony, and already he wished he could take it back. Bill Cipher loved watching people suffer, why was it this made him feel ill? Quickly he grabbed another vision of the Mystery Shack in peace, and switched out the rotten one. The terrified screams stopped, but she laid on the floor heaving in fright. He felt compelled to beg for forgiveness, but it wasn't in his nature.
Bill Cipher apologized, "I'm sorry Shooting Star."
Mabel mumbled quietly, "You monster."
"I really am," He whispered barely loud enough for her to hear. "I didn't mean to do that."
Growing cold from the actions Bill provoked, he phased the world back to the room Shooting Star was in previously. Over and over in his mind he repeated the words 'I'm sorry', but he knew it wouldn't suffice. Bill Cipher forgot how fragile humans were, and he broke her. He pondered if it was what he wanted in the first placed, but seeing her broken like this was not what he desired. He was foolish and for his actions he would have to spend time fixing them. If Bill made her sleep he could extract the memory like it never happened.
"Shooting Star get up," Bill directed as he floated over her curled body.
Mabel glanced up at him with glazed eyes.
She mumbled, "Don't touch me."
He sighed, "This is for your own good."
With a quick snap of his fingers, Bill Cipher forced Shooting Star into sleep. Her eyes closed immediately and in doing so he used his powers to carefully tuck her into the bed. Invading her mind, he began to destroy the memory. Even if she was just a prisoner, he convinced himself that he couldn't return her broken or he wouldn't get his end of the deal. They wouldn't leave her would they? Bill Cipher was certain that Shooting Star's family was very loyal, but he wondered what would happen if he had to keep her. What the heck would he do with her?
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The world around Mabel swirled in confusion. All she wanted to do was go home, but her frightened mind was plagued with nightmares. Each of them were too graphic to remember, and some just faded away like they never happened. In a few moments her eyes slowly blinked awake. However she wasn't home, Mabel was in the Dreamscape still.
Mabel groaned out loud in pure annoyance only to be greeted by the irritating creature himself, Bill. He floated high above her with wide eyes, this time in the same human form he tricked her with. The covers she laid under were soft, so she just pulled them over to ignore him. However this didn't turn out too well for Mabel. The dream demon proceeded to prod at her as he rambled on in that loud voice of his.
"I fixed you up Shooting Star! You're as good as new!" Bill Cipher shouted proudly.
Mabel groaned, "Bill leave me alone please."
Bill probed her, "Whoa, whoa, let's not be too hasty! I just came along to see how my Shooting Star is doing."
"Don't you dare call me yours! I will never belong to you!" She hissed back at him.
He chuckled, "Well if I recall clearly the deal was you in exchange for the safety of your family. Am I correct?"
That was indeed true, but Mabel really didn't want to admit it. In response to Bill, she simply pulled the pillow onto her head in hopes to cancel out his wretched voice. However being a dream demon he sarcastically made his voice louder, and louder until she couldn't take it anymore. Finally giving up on ignoring him she threw the pillow against the wall, and sat with a pouted face. Bill cracked into a wide grin and began to laugh at her with tears flowing down his cheeks.
"What's so funny?" Mabel questioned, still angry.
Bill Cipher continued to laugh, "The look on your face is absolutely priceless!"
Mabel grunted, "Laugh it up triangle guy."
"Oh, but it is beyond hilarious Shooting Star! Do cheer up?" Bill chuckled as he floated around the room.
She sighed, "I don't have anything to be happy about."
"Alright, I can see we got off on a little bit of the wrong foot." He explained with exaggeration in his tone, "Listen I'll make it up to you, anything you want to pass the time you name it."
"I want to go home," Mabel claimed.
Bill burst into laughter, "Shooting Star you have quite the humor! Come on you know I can't send you back. What can I do?"
She decided to just go along with it, "How about some light, tea, and I want to see stars."
"Quite fitting to see stars if I do say so myself." He claimed as he waved his arms up high.
The roof of the building dissipated into nothing, revealing a fresh blanket of stars. They twinkled far brighter than the ones from home, probably because they weren't real. With a wave of Bill's arm again he created some light to soften the scenery around the two of them. Lastly he made some blue tea cups appear that were akin to his own style. They floated magically just like he did, but it still didn't feel natural.
"Wow, this is really nice actually." Mabel admitted with awe.
Bill Cipher smiled and agreed, "It does look rather dashing. Anything for Shooting Star."
Mabel felt awkward and asked, "Why are you being so nice all of the sudden?"
"Doesn't everyone deserve a second chance Shooting Star?" He answered with a charming smile.
Even though Bill was very charming, Mabel knew he was just putting on a face to trick her. However the way he looked at her made her heart beat with excitement. There was no possible way he could change, she had to keep that in mind. Mabel Pines was tricked once, tricked twice, and she knew she couldn't let her heart be tricked by him again. Even if she still liked him a little.
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Authors Note: Thanks guys for the positive reviews it really helps me keep going! I'm also glad that you like my writing description enderworroir! This chapter has a lot in it, who knows what Bill is up to this time. I saw the new episode and hopefully my fanfic can still sort of align with them as the episodes come out. Hopefully the way I did it will make it work I dunno. So yeah please don't be mad if not every aligns correctly I'm trying.