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I made a deal with a demon and all I got was a date with death

I found the cure to growing older

"I'm not doing it again, Bill." The boy's eyes sparkled in the sunlight. "No more deals. I learned from that mistake."

"Come on, pine tree. It'd be fun!"

"For you!" He snapped his journal shut and stared the demon in its eye. "No means no!"

It looked away. "Jeez, alright kid. It was just a suggestion." He adjusted his hat. "Look, I needed a body, and you were my first pick, okay? Ya know, like old times."

And you're the only place that feels like home

"Bill, I have no sentimental feeling towards that day! You almost killed my sister! Not to mention you didn't hold up your end of the bargain!" He stopped to think. "Wait, I think I said those the wrong way around-"

The demon sighed. "I told you, you were too close to the truth. Can't have you stepping too far out of line, can we?"

The boy just stood his ground. "Too close to what? You know everything, you might as well tell me something!"

Just so you know, you'll never know

"I would, but your pain is hilarious!" Bill chuckled as the boy awkwardly scratched his arm. "Look, kid, you're too big for your boots. Just admit it, you aren't the hero you think you are, and you know it. And you certainly don't need to know all the secrets of this town before the time comes."

"I...ugh! Okay fine! I don't NEED to know. But I'm not going to stop trying to find out!" He pulled his hat on tighter, trying to signify that he meant business.

And some secrets weren't meant to be told

"Like I said, anything you want to know, in exchange for your body! Just one day, limited offer." Bill's eye flashed as blue as his fire, and his cane vanished in the hopes of a deal. "Come on 'Dipper'. What do you expect to lose?"

He looked at the demon ahead of him, and the decision he had to make.

"I...um..."

But I found the cure to growing older...

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I'm the first kid to write of hearts, lies, and friends

He woke up in the mindscape, his head spinning, and trying to piece together what he'd done to get there, when a bright light summoned his attention.

"Oh god." He started to panic as he watched himself open a lighter and bring it close to the journal. "What? Bill?! No!" He yelled out, but he sounded faint and echoed. "How did this happen? Did...did I really agree to this?!"

And I am sorry my conscience called in sick again

"You sure did, Pine Tree." Bill said, lighting a flame to Dipper's journal. "Oh, and those secrets you wanted. The secret is..." he turned Dipper's head around an unnatural amount and stared him in the eyes. "That you are an idiot!" He laughed uncontrollably as the boy watched, unable to do anything about the demon's presence.

"Come on, Pine Tree. We're going for a ride! Final destination: top of the water tower!"

"Oh god oh god oh god-" the boy continued to mutter this under his breath.

"Relax, you won't die! Your body will though. Say, how'd 'ya fancy being trapped in the mindscape with me? Forever?" He started laughing again as The boy tried to form any type of sentence. "It's funny how dumb you are!"

And I've got arrogance down to a science

"But anyway, off I go! First stop: shooting star!" And with that, Dipper's body jumped down an entire flight of stairs and crashed face first into the floor, laughing.