Don't fall asleep/Desperate measures

Can't sleep, Can't sleep, Can't sleep, was the only thought on Ford's desperate mind as he stumbled through his kitchen. He caught himself on the counter as he fell out of consciousness for a second. Ford fought fiercely to stay awake as he glanced around the kitchen to trying to find a solution, coffee wouldn't do. He grew closer to falling unconscious with every passing second. His eyes eventually landed on something that might work: A knife. He grabbed the handle and ran his fingers across the sharp edge of the knife. He was pleased to find that the pain jolted him awake. The exhaustion he had felt melted away replaced by a bright hot pain. Ford hissed though he was unsure if it was caused by pain or satisfaction. He let his scarlet blood escape from the cut, now he understood why Bill enjoyed pain, it was exhilarating. Ford pushed more blood out of the cut, and an insane laugh escaped his lips. Ford stood there watching the blood trail down his fingers and splatter to the floor. 

Ford had covered himself in cuts with his futile attempt to stay awake, as he found that the exhilaration wore off after a while. Leaving Ford tired and even less functional than before. As his need for sleep threatened to over take him again he raised the knife to his elbow slicing himself across the funny bone. Ford cried out dropping the knife while he was over taken by pain. Of course it hurt more Stanford, Ford thought scolding himself, Your funny bone is a nerve. Blood was released from the cut in a steady stream and Ford watched growing panicked as the pool of blood grew at an alarming rate, but Force thoughts became muffled and his brain went numb then darkness...

Ford's eyes blinked open there were stars all around him. A shiver went down Ford's spine when he realized he was in the mind scape. As his eyes came into more focus he saw Bill floating no more than three feet in front of him."HEY THERE, SIXER!" Bill said in his shrill voice, there was a cruel smile painted across Bill's human form's face as he asked."DID YA MISS ME?"

"What do you think, Cipher?" Ford spat, glaring at  the human Bill, afterwards demanding, " What do you want, Bill? Why are you not off rampaging around in my possessed body?" Bill was a bit hurt by Ford's comment. Was that really what Ford thought of him? Some entity that had never cared for Ford, Bill wondered what had happened to his hopelessly devoted follower, the fact that Ford's feelings for Bill had practically vanished the moment he had found out about the portal shocked him like he had only found out about three weeks ago, he hadn't realized how quickly Ford's feelings would change. 

"YOUR IN THE HOSPITAL, SMART GUY, HOW DO YOU THINK YOUR STILL ALIVE IQ?" 

"Wait, you saved my life?" 

"YEAH, I POSSESSED YOU AND CALLED 911, BIG DEAL! I COULDN'T HAVE MY FAVORITE PET DYING ON ME!" As if to remind Ford who his favorite pet was Bill reached out toward Ford to try and pet his hair, but Ford flinched away before Bill could get to. Ford snarled," I'm not your pet, Cipher! Not any more. " When Bill continued to reach for his hair. Bill froze surprised by the venom in Ford's voice, and he drew back his hand giving up. "Bill, what did you want me for in the first place."RIGHT," Bill said adjusting his bow tie," I WANT TO MAKE A DEAL."  Chairs appeared beneath them and Bill was now holding a drink," Just tell me." Ford said rolling his eyes.

" OH, CAN'T YOU TAKE A LITTLE FUN, SIXER?" Bill asked taking a sip from the cup.

"I can," Ford said defensively," Just not with you, not after all you did to me." 

"AFTER ALL I DID TO YOU? FUNNY FORDSY, IT SEEMS THAT ANYTHING I'VE DONE TO YOU YOU'VE DONE TO YOURSELF!" 

" That's different!"

"HOW SO, BRAINIAC!"

"You did it for the thrill! I did it to escape you!" 

"OH, LIKE YOU WEREN'T ENJOYING YOURSELF, WHILE YOU SCARRED YOUR BODY AND COVERED YOURSELF IN CUTS!" 

"I was mainly doing it so I wouldn't have to see you again!" 

"DID YOU EVER THINK MAYBE I WASN'T ONLY HURTING YOUR FOR FUN?" 

That shut Ford up for a second before he said," Can we just get on with whatever you want?"

"FINE," Bill said begrudgingly," I WANT TO MAKE A DEAL, I WILL LEAVE YOU ALONE, IF YOU LET ME CARVE MYSELF INTO YOUR BACK." 

"What?" Ford said equally shocked and horrified.

"I WON'T POSSESS OR BRING YOU TO THE DREAM SCAPE AGAIN, IF YOU LET ME POSSESS YOU TAKE THE KNIFE AND CUT AN INSCRIPTION OF MYSELF IN YOUR BACK, THAT WAY I CAN CHECK ON YOU WHENEVER I WANT!"

"Forever?" 

"YES, AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LET ME TAKE CONTROL ONE. LAST. TIME." One last time, Ford thought it sounded to good to be true, but Ford didn't have a choice so he grabbed Bill's hand hesitantly. Blue flames engulfed Bill's and Ford's hands completely, they flickered as their hands shook."ITS SETTLED THEN, WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE HOSPITAL I WILL POSSESS YOU AGAIN, BUT UNTIL THEN I'LL LEAVE YOU ALONE." And at the snap of his fingers Bill was gone leaving Ford on his own.

Ford woke up in the hospital a few days after his interaction with Bill. The doctors ran a few tests before hesitantly giving Ford the all clear to go home. Practically the moment Ford walked through the door Bill was possessing him, and Ford let out a startled yelp when he found himself transparent and floating in front of his Bill possessed body. Bill walked to the kitchen and found the knife left on the floor, in the pool of Ford's now dried blood. He picked it up and Ford's possessed body lifted up the shirt it was wearing and sliced a deep cut into their back. Ford gasped in pain as Bill lengthened the cut. Bill was grinning like a maniac as he looked up at Ford and added another long cut to his back. Fresh red blood spilled from the cuts on Ford's back, but Bill was seemingly unaffected by the pain and continued to add more cuts. Eventually, Bill finished and gave Ford his aching body back. It hurt to much to try and get up and so Ford just sat on the stained floor of his kitchen while more blood flowed from the cuts. Stanford felt tears rolling down his cheeks as he took the knife in his hands and plunged it into the flesh on his leg. Crying out as the electric pain shot through him. This would be the last time Bill hurt him.

The last time...