Seven Year Deal (BillDip)

Because I Love You, I Really Do

When the winter came it brought with it the last set of midterms that each high school student stressed out about in one form or another. The snow also brought new mysteries with it every year that Gruncle Ford would get caught up in. Gruncle Stan worked on a new tourist trap to set up as he used the weather to his advantage when he told his stories. Meanwhile, the twins were in the living room with their noses deep in their textbooks. Benjy was there and pretended that the relationship that he held with Dipper was a simple friendship. However, today the two lovers refused to glance each other's way. The human chewed on the inside of his cheek as he stared blankly at the biochemistry text book in front of his face. The fight still occupied every thought that he had.

"Why won't you tell them?" The blond had screamed moments before in the locked bedroom. His golden eyes showed that he had been hurt. The teen just had not been able to understand why the male twin cared about what his family thought. As far as they were both concerned, none of them had given a damn about the teen in the past. So why did he care?

"Are you even serious about us?" The tone in the hurt teen's voice had changed from desperation to stone cold. "Or are you just stringing me around like some fucking idiot? You don't even realize that my parents want to meet you. Not meet you like you're my best fucking friend, but meet you as my boyfriend."

Before the human ever got the chance to respond, his sister banged on the locked bedroom door and pleaded for them to come downstairs and study with her. Dipper knew the real reason why she wanted them with her, she still found Benjy attractive. Before, his boyfriend would make the male twin sit between him and the excited teenage girl. Not today, today Mabel had been the one in the middle.

Dipper broke the skin inside of his mouth and now all he could taste was the familiar copper of blood. Mabel went from her pretend study session to her obvious flirtation with the blond teen. The male twin noted how she pressed her body as close to Benjy as possible and she laughed at every single thing that the guy said. Did he take them seriously? Of course he did, he loved the exotic teen more than he would ever utter. To him, he would be entirely lost if it wasn't for Benjy. Another high pitched laugh, another annoyed glare from the blond, and Dipper had had enough. He slammed his text book shut and he stood up. His abrupt movements jumped Mabel to her feet and dragged Benjy to his.

"You okay, broseph?" Her voice had meant to be sincere, but all the human heard was mockery. She mocked him at the fact that it was okay for a girl to be with Benjy. She mocked him at the fact that if people knew the truth he would be judged. It wasn't okay for a guy to be with another guy, their parents had made that much obvious as the two of them grew up.

Before the brother said something that he would regret, he ground his teeth and stormed off to head outside. He couldn't think clearly in here, the atmosphere was stuffed with judgment. He found it difficult to breathe properly. Escape had been the only focus on his mind. Before anyone could stop him he whipped the door open ready to step into the cool air. Only to his disappointment, both of their Gruncles stood there ready to come inside.

"You okay, kiddo?" Stan had been the first one to speak up. He observed the ragged breath of the teen, the glint of anger in his eyes, and the red that bloomed on his face and ears.

"Just dandy," the teen let out a growl of response. Before more question could get tossed his way he barreled through the two old men and breathed deeply once he stood in the middle of a snow storm.

The ice cold nipped at his skin as the harsh wind hurt his cheeks and ears. His body went from the sensation of a burn to the coldest temperatures imaginable. When the wind howled it moved right through him. He thought that this storm would distract him, but it didn't do a fantastic job. He still thought about his lover. The hurt look on that beautiful face, he never saw Benjy look that broken. His parents did put him through a lot, but only Dipper had managed to ever really hurt the guy. That's what the human couldn't get over. The responsibility turned in his stomach painfully as guilt completely devoured him. He loved that snarky, playfully, and greedy asshole! Why couldn't he just say it?

"You're going to catch a cold, asshat," the one voice he didn't expect to hear out here spoke softly. He knew that no matter what he said, his lover would always hear every word of it.

"I believe that I deserve it," the human responded as he felt his eyes burn. Hot tears began to blue his vision before they rolled down his cheeks. "After all, I am the asshole who-"

Dipper never got the chance to finish hit sentence. A pair of arms spun him around as his stare met a pair of dilated golden eyes. They held anger in them for a single second before it dissipated entirely. There was only one thing in this world that the teen hated more than everything else. He hated to see Dipper cry. When they had been younger he swore that he would never be the reason that the human got over emotional. However, here the two of them were. One of them hurt and the other one blubbered like a baby.

"Why are you crying?" He spoke softly as he cupped his favorite pale face in front of him and batted the tears away with his thumbs. "You should never cry."

"Be-because I hu-urt you," the human shuddered as he spoke. Not only had he froze his ass off, but his chest rattled from the tears. "I don't want to hurt you, Benjy. I love you."

It was in that instance that everything in the world came to a stop. The blond couldn't believe what he had just heard. The goofus in front of him just confessed to him and all the hurt he felt before had completely vanished. All that filled him was a gooey sensation along with disbelief.

"Say it again?" He breathed as he pulled the brunette closer to him. He wanted to hear and see those pink lips say those three words once more.

"I love you," the human repeated as he felt himself calm down. The blond held him tightly against his body as he provided warmth and comfort.

He studied the way those lips moved and the sweet sound of the teen's voice in his ears. Nothing could stop him as he claimed those pink lips with his own honey colored ones. Dipper kissed back helplessly and desperately. Benjy absorbed every moan that came from the smaller of the two as he made soft sounds himself.

"I love you too," he mumbled against soft lips. After the two broke the kiss they rested their foreheads against one another. "I love you too, Pines."

"Well, at least now we know he's not hiding a pregnant teenage girl from us," the lovers heard Ford's voice from behind them. The male twin whipped around in embarrassment and found both his Gruncles with smirks on their faces as they stood there. Mabel stood in between them with disbelief in her eyes. At first, the two expected her to burst into tears, but she began to squeal.

"OHMYGOSH!!! Dipper, you're gay?" She screamed into the storm. Luckily her voice vanished in the wind just as fast as it appeared.

"Uhm, yeah..." The teen fidgeted as his boyfriend stared at him with support in his eyes. "Guy's this is my boyfriend Benjy."

"We'll continue this boyfriend introduction inside, now come on before you two both catch colds," Ford commented while Stan just chuckled as he went back inside. Mabel followed their Gruncles as she bounced up and down in excitement.

"Was that so hard?" The human felt hot breath against his skin on his neck. He shuddered from the sensation that his lover had caused. Maybe the two of them could make this work. After all, they have known each other for five years now.