Heartless, right?

Chapter Seven

Bill watches the young Pines twins enter their separate vehicles, wondering why Mabel is acting normally. She saw Bill outside the diner. Has Dipper not told her? Of course, the boy would keep his sister ignorant. Bill frowns at the car pulling out of the parking lot. If Pinetree doesn't want to share the demon, Bill is happy to oblige.

He snaps his fingers, teleporting to the passenger seat of the car before it can leave his sight. He turns off the blaring music, and the boy simply glares at him.

"You can fuck with me all you want, Cipher," he hisses, "but if Mabel ever sees you again, I will personally kill you."

Bill doesn't even have a chance to come up with a snarky remark before the radio is switched back on and the volume turned up to full blast. The singers' screams seem to calm the boy as he drives, occasionally throwing the demon a dirty look.

Finally, the boy turns the music off and stops the car at the beginning of the Mystery Shack's driveway.

"Get out." He says.

"Wow, and here I thought you were beginning to enjoy my company." Bill smirks, opening the door.

"I swear to God, if you don't get out of this damn car I will turn around and crash into a fucking tree."

Bill laughs, stepping out of the car and closing the door as Dipper releases the brake. The demon would give anything to look into the young twin's mind, to know the thoughts fuelling the impossible amount of rage radiating from his body. The amount of commitment it takes to kill himself in the futile attempt to rid his family of the demon. Bill's laughter grows. That is very commitment he plans to use against Dipper Pines.

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Thankfully, the Shack is empty when Dipper slams the door shut and storms to the his room. There's no telling what he will do if anyone confronts him right now. It took all his self-control in the car not to run off the road and strangle the bastard to death. Dipper lets out a shaky breath. Of course, it wouldn't have done anything. Bill easily stopped Dipper from stabbing him in the lung last night.

His breath hitches a few times. Bill was right outside Greasy's. If he wanted to, he could have snapped his fingers and killed Mabel. The demon is still powerful, but how powerful? Does he know where Mabel is now? Should Dipper have brought Bill to the Shack? Thousands of questions and scenarios swirl through the boy's mind. He crashes to his knees, grabbing his pounding chest.

He needs to breathe, why can't he fucking breathe? He doesn't have time for a panic attack. He needs to call Mabel. Tears stream down his face as an image of his sister enters his mind. Bill standing over her mangled body, laughing hysterically. No, it's not real. Mabel is safe in town and Bill... Bill is probably here messing with Dipper's mind. He lifts his head expecting to see the demon in his room. But no one is there, Dipper is alone with his stupid thoughts and his stupid anxiety. He leans against the wall, cursing himself through his tears and hyperventilation.

AN: Totally not self-projecting about my anxiety or taste in music. Speaking of music, I am fully convinced that Bill would be a huge Bo Burnam fan. Specifically, "Welcome to the Internet," and he definitely listens to it once a day.