The exploration took us the entire morning and we were sure that if we would continue it after lunch we would be able to discover new places until late at night. The ship was simply ginormous. But our empty stomachs and the grunckles who complained about being too old for walking this far made us stop at about 2 pm.

After we attended lunch, that was delicious again, Mabel wanted to check out the pool – and the possibly hot guys at the pool, as I suspected. Dipper and I had no choice but to follow her since she practically forced us. She said she needed wingmen and that we would maybe discover someone we'd be interested in as well.

I was not very fond of the idea of watching Mabel flirting and neither was Dipper but we agreed to accompany her in the end because she left us no choice. When I exit the bathroom after putting on my bikini I saw Bill, who hovered above the twin bed.

What'chu up to? He asked. Cause it sure looks like it's going to be fun~

I rolled my eyes and blushed a little, since I suddenly felt very naked standing there with nothing more other than my swim suit on. Just a little pool party Mabel wanted us to join... I answered his question mentally.

Pool party? Bill suddenly looked excited. That sounds like huge fun! He considered for a second. Hey, Moonstone, you mind if I join later?

J-JOIN?!? I was alarmed. What did he mean by that?

Yup, join, doll~ And you don't have to worry about your little secret getting spilled, I will not reveal my true identity to anyone, except those who already know~ He pinched my nose lightly.

Bill floated away from me again, leaving me with a burning red face. Luckily Mabel was already off at the pool and Dipper was changing in the bathroom so that no one saw me. Don't you think it's about time I show this new form off to the Pines? Even if I don't reveal my identity~

It made me feel a little bit better when I remembered that Mabel and Dipper had only seen him in his triangular demon appearance. No one would recognize him as long as he didn't tell anyone his name or showed off any supernatural powers. Still, even the thought of him showing himself like this to the Pines made me shiver. I didn't like the thought at all. And I suddenly asked myself, why.

Mabel, Dipper and I had just arrived at the pool that was gathered with young people between fourteen and twenty-four as well as some families with little kids and seniors with sunglasses and newspapers, age group eighty-plus.

We had trouble finding free deck chairs, it took us about ten minutes until Dipper finally asked an employee to get us some. He came back with three new chairs and we joined the crowd.

It was a really nice day, the sun was warm and the sea surrounding us smelled nice. I lied on my deck chair, sunglasses on, and checked out the area. Dipper was on his chair as well. He didn't seem interested in anyone since he was reading again. Mabel on the other hand was already trying her luck with a group of young men between fifteen and twenty, who were gathered at the bar. I was able to see her talking to them while throwing her hair back and laughing. The guys seemed quite interested. Well, most guys were usually interested in Mabel, since she had a nice body and a pretty face. I remembered the little twelve-year old girl that I met when we all spent our first summer in Gravity Falls. She had sure grown beautiful since then.

I carefully eyed my own body. There was no doubt that I was jealous of Mabel. Even if I didn't look that bad myself, I wasn't a beauty queen like her. No boy would turn his head to keep his eyes on me or look at me that way they looked at Mabel. Never before had a boy shown sincere interest in me. Was I that unattractive for them? Or was I simply too unimpressive?

"Is something wrong?" I suddenly heard someone asking. When I turned my head I saw Dipper who had put away his book and was now looking at me. His gaze was friendly and compassionate, but there was something else in it of what I couldn't really tell what it was.

"Oh, yes of course! Why shouldn't it?" I tried to seem carefree.

"Oh, I don't know, you just looked very sad... Is there anything I can do? Do you...well, maybe want a drink or something?"

He blushed very hard while asking that. "Hm? A drink? Why not actually... I could surely use a glass of water, juice or something like that, thanks."

We both stood up and went to the bar, Dipper left his book on the deckchair. I was still asking myself why he was blushing so hard while offering me a drink. Was he embarrassed to be seen with me? Or was it just the sun?

I noticed how Mabel gazed at us from the corner of her eye, she seemed a little confused when she saw how he paid for my drink, but was too busy flirting so that she didn't come over.

Just as I was about to go over and ask her what was the matter I heard noises from the other side of the pool. Dipper and I looked that way and my heart sank a little. For a moment, a sweet sweet moment I had managed to actually forget he existed in my life and I was still bound to him for all eternity.

But there he was, perfectly visible for everyone now. Bill Cipher, the one who promised me he'd pay us a visit. He stood at the other side of the pool with nothing on but some boxer shorts and sunglasses, covering his superhuman eyes. He also had a towel thrown over his neck. I could see the shapes of his tattoos all over his tanned skin. I couldn't help but blush a little. Never before had I seen him entirely without a shirt on and even though he could probably take on every imaginable human form I couldn't help but find him extremely attractive.

Apparently other girls my age thought the same for they greeted the blonde stranger very warm-hearted. Soon Bill was surrounded by girls what he obviously enjoyed very much.

I felt my heart sting a little as I watched him flirting with these girls. Most of them looked a lot better than me and even Mabel. They were older as well, I'd say about sixteen to twenty-two or so. Some of them could've easily been models from a magazine or Hollywood actresses, judged by their looks.

But why did I react like this? Why did I care? I couldn't understand why my heart started acing and my head spinning. I couldn't understand why I suddenly had an urge to kill these girls. Why in the world would one have such feelings when a person they were not interested in flirted with other people?

Still, I kept my eyes on him, admiring his perfect body until I felt someone poke my arm. It was Dipper. He looked confused. "Do you know that guy? Or why do you keep staring at him like that?"

I felt guilty immediately. For I once again had fallen for Bill's charm even though I had strictly forbidden myself to do so.

But why did he have to make it so hard for me to resist him?