BillDip: Beauty and the Dream Demon (Book One)

Chapter Three: A "Pleasant" Surprise

~Dipper's POV~

It had been a few hours since Mabel left for the science fair and Soos, Wendy, Ford, Stan, and I had grown worried. Soos, Wendy, and Robbie were out gluing flyers with Mabel's face on them.

Meanwhile, Stan, Ford, and I decided to stay home with our phones on us in case she called us. So far, she hadn't called.

"Ugh! When will that dang kid call?" Stan groaned, clearly growing worried for my sister.

"Stan, it'll be alright. She probably just went to Pacifica's house after the fair, stayed the night and her phone died." Ford guessed, trying to stay calm.

"I don't know, Grunkle Ford. She took her charger with her. And she always makes sure to charge it." I said, remembering all the things that she packed and how she behaved with her phone.

Ford sighed and rubbed mine and Stan's backs. "Don't worry. I'm sure we'll find her."

Stan nodded. "I guess so. In the meantime, Dipper, you've got company." He said, pointing outside the Shack.

I blinked for a second, looking outside. There was Gideon, wearing a black suit and his amulet. He also held a bouquet of roses in his hand. He was also making his way towards the door.

I groaned and rolled my eyes. "Let me handle this, guys. Keep calling Mabel's friends." I told Ford and Stan. They nodded and went off into the other room.

I soon sighed, knowing that I'd have to face the guy who almost killed my sister and I when we were children. I then opened the door, Gideon walking into the Shack. I then backed away from the other man. "Gideon! What a......... Pleasant surprise." I said, pretending to smile.

"Ain't it, though? I am just full of surprises, aren't I?" He chuckled, "You know, Dipper, there's not a person in town who would love to be in your shoes."

I blinked as he closed the door behind us. "Why? What's so important about today?"

Gideon stopped for a second and pushed up his huge hair. "Well, this is the day your dreams come true!"

I laughed and looked at him, continuing to back away as we made it into the living room. "What do you know about my dreams, Gideon?"

"Plenty! Picture this, Dipper: A large mansion, my latest tunes playing on the Telly, my little husband massaging my back while the little ones play on the floor with the cats. We'll have six or seven." He told me, having his arm wrapped around my shoulder.

"Cats.....?" I asked. There was anything wrong with cats, but six or seven? Talk about Gideon being a cat lady!

He only laughed. "No, Dipper! Little boys and girls who will join me in the show business!"

I nodded. "Hmm. Imagine that."

"So, what do you say?" He grinned, looking at me with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Ummm.... Thanks, but no thanks." I said, pushing him out the door. "That sounds very nice, but maybe for someone else! Bye now, Gideon!"

Before Gideon could say another word, I closed the door in his face. I then groaned and went back over to the couch, where Waddles was resting.

"Can you imagine, Waddles? He asked me to marry him! Me! The husband to that sparkly, brainless, and obsessive man!" I ranted to Mabel's pig, sitting next to him as he played with some yarn.

"I want to go back to finding monsters and solving mysteries. And even if I did want to marry, I wanted to be with someone who understood me." I continued to rant as I pet Waddles.

Soon, Wendy and Soos came through the door. "Hey Dipper." Wendy smiled as they walked over to him.

I blinked. "You guys are back early." I said, getting up.

She nodded. "Yeah. I was running low on blood sugar and you know, pregnant girl's gotta eat."

I chuckled softly. Not only were Robbie and Wendy married, they were also expecting a child on the way. I was happy for them because Wendy was happy and Robbie wasn't a jerk anymore. Yeah, not only was I now gay, but I had moved on from Wendy. We were still friends, though.

"So where's the dad?" I asked, revering to Robbie.

"Oh, he's still looking for Mabel. Wendy told him it was alright. But we did find something, little dude." Soos said.

I looked at Soos, hoping they found something good. "What was it?"

Soos soon got out a little red wagon, the one that Mabel had her invention in. I gasped. "Th-that's Mabel's wagon! Something must've happened to her!"

I soon grabbed my backpack and zipped up my jacket. "I'm going to find her! Tell Stan and Ford I'll be back!" I called to them, running out the door into the forest.

"Tell Mabel I ate her pudding if you find her!" Soos called out, him and Wendy eating Mabel's pudding.

"Okay!" I called out again, continuing to run into the forest. Finding Mabel was the only thing that was on my mind. I just never thought of the place where I would find her at......