„a Sixer, please."

the history

POV Mabel

I... I can't believe it.
The innocent nice boy that is head over heels over my Grunkel, is actually the one who made my grunkel suffer so badly and wanted to kill us all...

I simply can't believe it.
Dipper and I even argued a day before about this subject. Because he already made connections between Will and Bill. And I didn't believe him and called him paranoid.
But he was right.
We are actually housing with the very being that wanted to kill us. We lived with him as if he were one of us.

Right now we were on our way back to the shack so Ford could explain us the situation.
Ford was holding Dipper and Bill to make sure they wouldn't start to rip each other's head off by hair.
I walked a few metres behind them, with my mind rushing everything inside.

Why would Ford and Stan let Bill even live with them? Why did they even lie to us and didn't tell us before? I just don't understand anything.

God, I wanted to bring "Will" and Ford together, I wanted to bring my Grunkel together with the monster that destroyed him in the first place AND NEARLY THE WHOLE WORLD!

And not to forget- yesterday when Bill cried he told me what....night activities?...he had with my Grunkel! Like?? Did they actually do it? Didn't Ford hate Bill? I mean now that I know that he is the Bill Cipher I do understand why Ford was so mean and harsh towards him, but why would he have IT with Bill after everything that happened?

And Bill telling me that he has feelings for Ford? Can a demon even love? Or did he wanted to use my naivety to make him and Ford get closer to have a chance of revenge?

Bill seemed so sincere when he told me about his feelings, but on the other hand I know how manipulative he is.

As we arrived in the shack Ford send us all to the kitchen to talk.
We sat down by the kitchen table and Dipper pulled me more to himself giving Bill a glare.
The human dorito just answered the glare with a grin.

Now that I know who he is I shivered a bit at his grin. I slide a bit closer to my brother as Grunkel Ford took a deep breath before he began to speak.

„So, firstly I want you all to listen to me and not to interrupt. That goes especially to you two.", Ford said looking between Dipper and the human looking dorito.
Bill just shrugged his shoulders and Dipper pressed his lips together.

Ford explained us the whole situation, from how Bill was able to still exist to the axolotl and the therapism and the power sucking monster that haunts Bill till he came to how and why Bill was sent here to us.

So he was here to redeem himself, because he made no improvements in therapy because he lacks emotional intelligence.
Impressive for a supposed to be all knowing being.

I know I shouldn't feel pity for him, but I still do a bit. I don't know but I really think he wants to get better. I mean even Ford and Stan believe him. Stan even kind of befriended with Bill in the year since he is here.

„But why should we believe that story? Maybe it's just a sick plan of him again! He manipulated you once why shouldn't he do it again?!", Dipper asked Ford angrily.
And Bill smirk widened a bit.
Before Ford could answer the former demon started to speak.
„Oh pinetree. Do you really think I would let a flying lizard lock my powers away for manipulation? God I would never deny my powers with free will. Do you even know how exhausting it is to have a human body? To have to walk after trillions of years being able to just fly around? I would do a lot to manipulate, but this? This here is straight up torture!", Bill said with a snarl.
Ford just shook his head annoyed.
„I am in contact with the axolotl. The axolotl is also watching Bill and over us. There is no chance that Bill could be a danger."
„Well, then why do you keep him here?"
„Because I rather like to keep an eye on him than to let him walk freely around in our world. He might be human, but he still doesn't really act like one and is filled with chaos.", Ford said glancing dismissing to Bill, who is playing with a fork on his skin.
„Stan.", Ford said annoyed and Stan stood up taking the fork out of Bills hands.
„We talked about this behaviour", Stan said and put the fork away.
„God y'all are such party killers", the demon rolled his eyes.

I still can't grasp the situation fully.
So, Bill is here for redemption, but he also told me that he likes Ford?
And they also had...well you know.
I-.......i think I need to take a nap to let that all sink in.
So I stood up and excused myself and went up the stairs with Dipper following me.

POV Ford
After the kids went up to their room I let myself sink down in a chair and held my head.
How will things go now?
I had hoped that Bill could learn faster emotions with the help of the kids, but now that they know who he is it is unlikely that they even want to keep spending their summer here.

I absolutely failed, why did I had to drop Bills name in panic?
Why did I even panic? I mean yes, if that creature feeds on Bills power it would be way to dangerous for us, but it was not the only reason why I wanted to stop it.
There is a different feeling and reason in me why I wanted to safe the ex demon, but-

No! No Ford, stop thinking about it.
I shook my head in my hands.

I felt Stanley's hand on my shoulder.
„The kids will get over it. Especially Mabel.
They went through so much already i think a powerless dream demon isn't their biggest problem.", my brother said pointing to Bill who looked so very innocent out of the window, following a squirrel with his eyes.

We had to hope these 3 get used to it just like Stanley and I had to get used to it.

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I'm already sitting on the next chapter, sorry that this one is short and rushed.