How Silent Love Can Be

Chapter 8: Be Happy For... Us

Dipper's POV:

"I want to tell them I'm Bill."

I was shocked at his statement. I mean don't get me wrong, I would like for them to know too, but I had to think about Bill's safety. Ford would definitely try to kill Bill if he found out to soon, even if I started talking because of him, he would say 'he put you under a spell' or some shit like that. "Bill, we can't risk it so soon. It's only been three days, they barely trust 'William Rephic', it's not a good idea right now." I plead with him, trying to let him see my point. "But it's so hard Dipper, the only one who knows is you and that is not enough people to testify for me if Ford found out." His aura radiated sadness and longing, it was painful to feel and see.

I sigh and look back to him, "We only have one safe option, Mable likes you a lot and she would understand it better than anyone could. Except me." I said, whispering the last part. Bill nodded in understanding and smiled at me. Curse his demon hearing, and my aura, for giving me away. I liked my aura, but Bill sure was right about it giving away everything. "We can talk to her after the shack closes." I say to him. He hums his agreement and we go back inside.

*Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Skippy*

After ages of waiting, only bearable because of Bill telling me jokes and stories in my head, the shack closed as our last customer walked out the door. I went up to Mabel and she started the conversation, "So, how was your day Dippy?" she asked. I gave a small smile and answered, "Boring as every, save for..Will." I said, hesitating to replace the 'B' sound that want to escape my lips instead of a 'W'. Mable didn't seem to notice, but asked, "How, he was on the other side of the store tidying up after the customers?" I replied with, "He used his powers to talk with me in my head."

Then Bill came up to me and slumped his full weight on me. He had his left cheek on my right shoulder, his arms looped around me and slung on my left shoulder, and he acted as if his legs stopped working leaving all his weight for my to carry (just barely). Mabel giggled at his actions and said, "I guess talking to Dipper wasn't as entertaining on your part." He groaned and said, "I am not a good storyteller, and those were stories from Time Baby's first or second millenia. You try telling a story from near the beginning of time." his words lightly muffled from my shoulder. Mable looked surprised, "You knew Time Baby?" she asked him. He gave what resembled a nod, "Yeah, with parents like mine you meet a lot of people over the hundreds of millenia." He added, 'I was born just after Time Baby, my story is complete bull except that I meet him.' in my head.

"Hey, Mabes, can we go to my room? We want to talk to you about something in private." I asked her. She nodded, her beautiful magenta aura showed that she was thinking something mischievous and was extremely excited. We arrived upstairs in my room, I closed the door and Bill and I sat on my bed with Mabel on Bill's bed. She was bouncing slightly on her seat and her aura looked like it was gonna burst. "Are you two dating? Did you kiss? Can I see?!" she said. "Not that I know of, yes, no." I recited in response to her questions. Her aura became confused, happy and sad, but her face was set at upset. "awwwe!" she whinned. I giggled and Bill blushed, his aura was one of adoration and happiness that made me also blush. "Stop it, your aura is making me blush!" I told him. Mabel looked confused as well as her aura, but figured I meant metaphorically. She's wrong though. I thought.

"We brought you up here to discuss... Will." I started. "Do the honors," I said to Bill and he knew what I meant. In a flash of light we were in the Mindscape and Mabel was freaking out, her aura was strong so I tried to resolve that quickly. "Don't be scared Mabes, everything is fine. I brought you here on purpose, so we can talk without being disturbed." Her fear died down some, but was still prominent in her aura. "I want you to keep an open mind, okay?" I asked her. "O-Okay Dipper." she said while nodding. "This person is amazing Mabes, he helped my to open up and speak again, he showed me a whole new world (Disney reference!). He promised to be there for me for eternity. I trust him just as much as you, if not more. I want you to be okay with him staying around me and accept him for who he is now, and try to forgive his past like I did." I took a deep breath.