How to Burn a Pine Tree (Discontinued)

Chapter 4

Dipper's POV

I stared at the new kid, feeling really uncomfortable. If he was Bill Cipher then I could be in huge danger, but if he wasn't...

Bill hissed softly and crossed his arms.

"Are you gonna keep me waiting forever or what?" He asked, annoyance in his voice.

I jumped and looked to Anthony and Kyle for help but to my dismay they were already walking out of the room. They were completely abandoning me! I shuddered and looked at Bill.

"Alright fine..." I grumbled.

Bill smiled happily and patted my shoulder.

"Alright thanks!" He said cheerfully.

I shuddered and got to my feet. I was aware of his intense gaze on me as I packed my things. I was so uncomfortable with this but I couldn't back down now. I walked up to the teacher.

"May I have a note for my next class?" I asked.

The teacher looked at me.

"What for?"

"I'm gonna show Bill around the school." I said calmly.

The teacher shrugged and wrote down a note on a piece of paper then handed it to me. I put it in my pocket then I led Bill out of the classroom.

"Can I see your schedule?" I asked calmly.

Bill handed a crumpled up piece of paper to me. I glanced at it.

"Whys it so crumpled up?" I asked, unrolling it from it's ball form.

Bill shrugged and slid his hands into his pockets.

"I didn't think I'd need it." He responded casually.

I sighed and looked at his schedule. I noticed he shared second hour with Anthony and Kyle, which made me uncomfortable. I shook my head then looked at Bill.

"Your second hour class is right there." I said, pointing to the door. "Third hour... That's in the gymnasium... Fourth is up those stairs and it's the first door on your left... Fifth is the gym again, that's your actual PE class, sixth and seventh are down in the lower section and they're the first two doors. Got it?"

Bill stared at me with his one eye. He looked utterly lost.

"...The hell is wrong with this place...?" He said.

I jumped at the language he used. I wasn't used to hearing vulgar language, considering my parents didn't cuss and Grunkle Stan did his best to use child appropriate language. Before I could mention anything he was already walking off with a slight hum. I watched him go, confusion coursing through me.

He's so odd... I thought.

(I'm sick of my notifications exploding with people complaining about that part so I fixed it. Happy now?)

Bill's POV

"Bill what are you doing?! Go back there!! If you leave him now you won't be able to take advantage of him!!" One of the voices shrieked in my head.

I shook my head violently, growling softly.

"I know what I'm doing, alright?! Trust me, this isn't my first time torturing someone." I hissed under my breath.

I walked into the classroom and noticed those boys that hung around Dipper. I grinned.

How can I use this...?

I walked over and sat behind them, listening to their conversation.

"Kyle come on, you can't possibly be mad at me for trying. She's the hottest girl in school and I'm gonna try my best to get close to her! I'm not necessarily in love with her!" I heard the darker haired boy say.

Kyle looked away. I noticed there was some pain in his eyes. One of the voices snickered.

"Trouble in romance land~" it sang.

I grinned a little.

Hmm... If they start hanging out more then he'll be the third wheel, like one of you said... Hah, I guess that filthy romance thing is it... I thought.

"Anthony I'm not saying you love her, I'm just saying that she's kind of a player... Be careful ok..." Kyle said softly.

"Dude, I'm not some twelve year old fangirl who's gonna throw herself at the nearest hot guy! I'm not that low! I know how to be careful, alright."

I smirked when Kyle flinched at those words.

You idiot... Even I know what not to say in a situation like this. You're making this sooo easy...

Kyle didn't say anything after that and I felt a sense of victory. The teacher walked in and I blinked. It was the same teacher who yelled at Dipper earlier! She looked at us.

"Get in to your groups of two. Anthony, your partner isn't here today so you'll help Bill out ok." She said.

Kyle got up and walked off and I quickly took his seat. I grinned at Anthony.

"Teacher pick your groups?" I asked.

Anthony shook his head, pulling a notebook out of his backpack.

"No, she had us choose partners on a day when we were mad at each other so we decided to choose other people. It was too late to switch partners by the time we made up so we're stuck like this until January." He said calmly.

I nodded and leaned over a little.

"I see. Kyle seemed to be upset earlier. Why, if you don't mind me asking?"

Anthony huffed and opened up his notebook. He handed me a piece of paper.

"Read that. And he's just upset because I want to be friends with Amanda Withers. She's two grades above us and she's in my gym hour. She's actually really nice and I want to be her friend, like a legit friend. Girls don't exactly... Spark an interest with me, if you know what I mean."

I nearly squealed with delight. These two idiots were falling right into my trap and I hardly had to do anything!! It was amazing!! I smiled.

"I know exactly what you mean... Are you two um... Dating?"

Anthony blushed.

"I said I didn't like girls, that doesn't mean I like boys." He said defensively.

I frowned a little but didn't say anything. Anthony looked away and sighed.

"I mean... Kyle's nice and all but... Liking my best friend seems a little too extreme for me..." He said softly.

I leaned back and grinned.

"Aw poor Kyle. He told me that he liked you." I lied.

Anthony jumped and blushed darkly.

"H-how did he tell you?! You didn't even know him before today!! ...right?"

"I knew him on the... Internet. He didn't know it was me though, but I knew it was him. The names match up and it just makes sense." I lied happily, hoping he bought it.

Anthony stared at me as if I was crazy. I grinned and leaned towards him.

"Just ask him... He'll tell you... Besides I know you like him back kind of... Don't you?" I purred.

Anthony fell silent. I knew my plan was working. I looked at the paper and chuckled softly.

Phase one is complete... Pretty soon I'll get my revenge on that miserable little brat and his sister... I thought happily.

End of chapter 4