The Lake In The Woods (Book 2)

Chapter 4, Dipper

I wake up to a "you are never going off by yourself ever again" from bill. He's sitting by me, worried. I try to sit up, but my legs won't work. I look down. my blanket is on my legs, but something is wrong.
"Don't freak out kid." Bill says. I look at him.
"Don't freak out? What's wrong with me?" I look around.
"Where's Mabel?" Bill runs a hand through his hair.
"She's downstairs. She can't get upstairs at the moment."
"Why? What happened to her? Is she okay?" I start to panic, struggling to get off the bed. I fall off, and bill catches my torso. I turn to look at my back legs...... I scream. Loud. I try to get away from it. It's legs are flailing, my arms are flailing. Bill wraps me in a tight hug. I start to calm down.
"Calm down pinetree. Calm down. It's okay."
"ITS NOT OKAY!!! IM A DEER!!!!!!" I scream. I start to struggle again. Bill holds on to me tight. He locks his arms around my arms, grabbing my wrists and holding them close to my chest. I can't move.
"Calm. Down. I can't help you until you calm down." I stop struggling. He lets go of my wrists, wrapping his arms around me. I lay my head on his shoulder.
"Have you calmed down?" He asks. I nod. He gets up and puts his hand out. I grab it and try to stand. My ankles wobble and I fall into him. He stands me upright and holds my waist until I find balance. I wrap my hands around his biceps. When I'm steady, we both let go. He takes a step back.
"Walk forward. Come to me." He puts his arms out. I take a step forward with a front leg, and the back, opposite leg moves forward as well. I look down and take another step. Bill laughs.
"Have you been a deer before?" He asks. I roll my eyes. We head towards the door, my hooves.. Will I ever get used to that.. Clomp on the floor. We're at the top of the stairs.
"How am I supposed to get down there?" I ask. Bill shrugs.
"Dunno kid. But I ain't carrying you."
"Why?" I ask.
"Because you need to figure it out on your own." I cross my arms. He gives my a devilish grin and teleports to the bottom of the stairs.
"Here dipper dipper dipper." I growl, which surprises both of us.
"Deers growl?" He asks. I roll my eyes. I put a hoove down on the step, then another. I slowly go down the steps. Five steps from the bottom, I jump. Bill scrambles back. I land on all fours, but then I fall forward and onto my face. Bill giggles, then starts laughing hysterically. I lift my head up and look at him. His face is red. I push up of the ground and stand up.
"Dipper?" I hear Mabel call from the other room. I dash towards the sound of her voice. She's in the living room, lying in the kiddie pool.
"Why is the pool inside the house?" I ask. She lifts up a large, pink, tail. My jaw drops.
"What happened to us?" I ask.
"You fell into a magical lake kid." Bill says behind me. I facepalm. Will walks up to bill quietly.
"What's going on?" Will says.
"My boyfriend and his twin fell into a magical lake." Bill replies.
"Y-your boyfriend?" Will asks. I realize that I'm hungry. My stomach growls as if saying you just now realized that you haven't Fed me?
"Well this is going to be interesting."