„a Sixer, please."

the fact that it mattered to you

The day of Summerween arrived. Everyone in the shack, including Wendy, Soos and his fiancee Melody, are getting the outer and inner part ready for the party. Almost everyone in gravity falls accepted the invitation, some even asked if they could bring friends from outside of gravity falls.
Everyone knew that this night will be THE night of the summer.

Ford was standing outside supporting the leader on which Mabel stands to decorate the house.
He personally doesn't has much motivation for a silly party and would later go back down to his lab.
He looked bored around until his eyes catch the sign of Bill, Wendy and Soos who get a table with snacks and drinks ready.
Bill and Soos are snatching some snacks in hopes that no one would notice.
„Guys stop, Stan will make us to pay for the snacks if you keep on eating everything up.", Wendy told them with an eye roll.

Ford chuckled and shakes his head by what he sees. For a trillion old demon is Bill a very childish creature.
Mabel hopped down the leader with a grin and poked her grunkle's check pulling him out of his thoughts about Bill.
„I see you grew to like Bill huh?", Mabel giggled.
Ford huffed and rolled his eyes.
„What? No. How could I ever like someone like him.", he shakes his head but felt his nervous sweat on his forehead.
„Grunkel Ford I can see it in your eyes that you like Bill. It's obviously. And I'm an expert in subjects like love."
„You never had a relationship once and I will make sure that it stays this way till you're 18, so don't come at me with love kiddo, I just watch him to take care that he behaves. You know Bill."
Ford explained while he closed the leader and picked it up.
Mabel crossed her arms. „You know the more you lie to your own feelings the worse they get."

Ford nearly let the leader fall down on his foot in shock.
Was his nice right? Does he still have these feelings because he denies them with all might?
„I know you can't forgive Bill, but him and i work hard together to change him for the better. Of course it won't make up for everything he did in the past, but just that you know Ford, Bill is really trying his best." Mabel had such a unusual serious tone in her voice that Ford turned back too her but the girl already went back inside the shack.

He looked back to the shack trio, having fun and making jokes while they all decorate everything for the party. Fords heart skipped a beat as he heard Bills laughter through the warm summer air. It wasn't a shrill manic laugh that burned into his mind, it was a sweet, loud, free laughter. Ford never heard something so calming out of the blond's mouth. Bill really tries his best to change and too fit in. And Ford really wishes he could trust his niece words, but there is still something inside him that is frightening by Bill.

„Yo mr. Pines 2, everything okay dude?", Soos voice now pulled Ford out of his mind.
Wow today I'm really an air head.
„Y-yeah. Everything fine", the elder man said adjusting his glasses again.
„Oh good we thought you would go tell mr. Pines that we ate some of the snacks", Soos laughed now.
Bill is standing in the background with Wendy rubbing the crumbs away with his arms.
Dear axolotl why did you make him look so sweet and innocent.

Ford held his head „I won't tell don't worry, just don't eat an obvious amount ok?", Soos and Bill nodded in sync and Ford quickly made his way inside the shack again. He couldn't bear being longer near Bill again. That boy twisted his mind without even trying.

„Pointdexter!", Stan called out to him.
„Stan", Ford greeted smiling back.
Stan put an arm on his twins shoulder.
„And? Do you already have a costume for tonight?"
„No, actually I have work to do in the lab tonight there is no time for party Stanley."
„What?", Stan looks at his brother hurt.
„Who cares about working? This party is there to get rid of all the daily struggles for everyone! To have some hours of pure fun. And we could party like in the old time again! You and me!", he smiles hopping to get his brother to change his mind.
Ford chuckled „I thought the party was for money"
Stan rolled his eyes „that's also a reason but not the main reason. Please Pointdexter", Stan nearly begged.
Ford sighed heavily „I will attend but not for long okay?"
„At least something!", Stan said excitedly.
„If you need a costume just tell Mabel, I swear that girl is real creative!", and with that Stan left probably commanding everyone how to decorate.

Ford just shrugged his shoulders and went to the elevator venting machine.
He doesn't really want a silly costume he would just show up normally for an hour and then go back to work. He just isn't made for parties or social gatherings.
The last time he celebrated anything was his birthday before the portal accident.

He remembered how he had woken up to see rats on his front porch writing out his name. Obviously a gift from Bill because no normal minded creature would get such a disgusting idea, but it still warmed Fords heart up. The fact that on that day he forgot his own birthday because it didn't mattered to anyone, but that Bill remembered it warmed his heart. Still to this day even after everything that happened between them.
Ford was sure that this was also the point where his feelings towards the demon started.

On that they Bill also invited him to a interdimensional pub.
And one thing lead to another that night-

The elevator door suddenly opened kicking the red faced Ford out of his thoughts AGAIN to day.
He rubs his heated cheeks and steps into his lab.

He wanted to study more on the unknown power sucking creature. Especially now after it attacked Bill and setting his niece in danger. Ford still regrets that he left them alone, especially because he knew that Bill is frightened of that thing.
Bill never admitted it, but Ford knew.
Ford knew how helpless Bill feels without his powers and that is understandable for Ford.

The former dream demon could just snap his fingers and could have anything and everything he desires. It must be horrible to suddenly lose this privilege and to need the help of others as a trillion years old loner.

Before Ford could sat down on his table he heard a mumble behind machines. He listened closely and he was sure that his ears picked up the voice of Dipper.
With sneaky steps he approached the mumble and indeed saw Dipper sitting behind a machine reading journal 3.

The boy didn't notice his great uncle behind him. He was too focused on the spell to invoke the zombies tonight. Dipper couldn't wait to finally give Bill some payback. The blond has no powers to defend himself and Dipper would watch him suffer, taking in every second of Bill being surrounded by zombies and him having no way out.
The boy chuckled to himself.

„Cough cough", a stern fake cough was coming from behind him, and the boy fastly closed the book turning towards the sound maker, seeing up to Ford.
„May I ask you why you're hiding here?", Fird asked with his hands on his hips.

„I-I just wanted to see if I could find anything about you know that monster in the journals! And I also don't really want to join that party.", Dipper first lied but said the truth about the hiding.
Ford chuckled a bit.
„I know we both aren't made for such social events but I think it can be fun maybe. Your sister is probably also looking for you, you should go up kid", the man ruffled the boys hair.
The boy just simply nods and goes to the elevator.

As Dipper left Ford picked up journal 3 from the floor. He knew he wrote nothing of that creature down and dipper knew that Ford never wrote anything about that creature.

So why did that boy look at the journals that he already knows in and out?

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Oh my- two chapters in one day?
Am I mentally stable again??

Nuh uh hahaha