Y/N's POV

"Y/n!!" the entire Pines family yells, including Wendy. I am greeted by tight hugs and I'm almost squeezed to death.

"Is everything alright, are you hurt?" Ford asks checking my arms and face for any wounds possible. I shake my head and hug him tightly which he returns faster than any hug before. "I'm fine." I whisper as he squeezes me more.

"We were so worried!" Mabel screams at the top of her lungs.

"We even called Wendy thinking she might know where you had gone." Dipper explains to me.

I nod my head and turn my attention to Wendy, "So, is it true my dad wishes I wasn't his daughter?" She looks stunned and all of the Pines grow silent. Well, I'm going to be questioned about this. "H-How did you-"

"I had a nightmare last night which showed my dad saying that he asked for a daughter, not a freak."

She came over and gave me a hug, "Oh, dude, I'm so sorry you had to see that I tried to reason with him but he just kept yelling at me. He's just been acting differently since you left and your mom hasn't come out of her room; she'll let me in time-to-time telling me how horrible of a mother she is and that she just wants her baby girl back. I don't know what your dad is thinking but your mom seems really sorry."

I gave a weak smile, "Thanks for telling me."

Ford had his teeth gritted and his fists clenched. Hatred was shown through his eyes and the only other time I've seen him like this is when my father had come to the shack to find me. "If I ever see that no good father of yours again, I swear I will-"

"It's alright, Ford. Forget about him, I did; I've moved on and now I'm with my family...plus Wendy."

He relaxes and just chuckles, "You're right, he's just a waste of time and breath when I could be doing more important things that actually matter in this world." We all laugh with Ford placing a hand on my shoulder. This was great, just me and my family; this is all I ever wanted. I have a family, I have a lover, and I have amazing friends. Who knew I could find so much in less than a summer break?

Once the laughter dies down, Mabel starts to pull on my shirt, "Awkward family hug?"

I put my finger to my chin before nodding excitedly, "Awkward family hug!" We all went into a hug, including Wendy, and we all pat each other's backs while saying "Pat Pat". I couldn't help but laugh. "I love this family." I state.

"We love you too, kiddo." Stan says before messing up my hair not that it would change since my hair was already a mess. "Just one rule for now on, don't run away from here. Seriously, just talk to us, this problem would've been much quicker to solve if you had stayed." I nod my head as I hug Stan now. Just to make it fair, I bent down and gave Dipper and Mabel a hug, "Don't worry about me guys, I'm going to be okay." I whisper in their ears. We all walk into the kitchen to eat some breakfast once we all got settled with our food, Ford looks at me as though he wants to ask me something but he doesn't know if he should. I've seen this before and if he wants to ask me something he can. "What is it, Ford?"

He blinks rapidly as if escaping from his thoughts then shakes his head vigorously, "Nothing, I was just thinking-"

"Spill it, old man, something's on your mind so just tell me."

He sighs and places his coffee down, "I was just thinking about what else you could've seen in your nightmare last night." I smile and take a bite of my food, "Well, then I'll tell you. Basically it showed me more of my past memories about me mentioning the wheel or people thinking I was weird. At the end, though, some guy showed up but it wasn't an isosceles monster, it was a man. He told me 'Stars die out eventually' before trying to kill me with his cane. That's when I woke up."

"Wait, could Bill be human now?" Dipper asks which grabs everyone's attention. Time to bring their attention back to me,

"I don't think so, this guy showed no sign of Bill whatsoever. I-I think someone else is trying to kill me."

Stan spit out his soda while the girls gasped. Dipper went wide-eyed while Ford kept silent. "Who would want to kill you?!" Mabel screamed. I wish I knew, Mabel. I don't remember ever doing anything wrong to anyone; I was the one mostly getting hurt and running away. Maybe they just want to kill me for fun. Another dream demon wants to kill me, it has to be a dream demon. Who else would have the power to mess with my mind? I shake my head while looking down without responding. Ford reaches his hand over to me and grabs my hand, "Don't worry, whoever is doing this whether it be Bill or someone else we'll stop them before they can hurt you anymore."

"Thanks, da-Ford! Thanks, Ford. Hehe.." Oh my gosh, I almost called him dad! Gah, what on earth is wrong with me?!

He smiles at me as Wendy playfully punches my arm. "Let's destroy this guy! Or girl, whoever." Mabel screams throwing her fist in the air. Dipper, Mabel, and I fist bump each other while yelling "Boosh!"

We quickly finish up breakfast and begin to start the day. I quickly dibs to take the first shower which me and Mabel raced for. I won and got in; I brushed my teeth, dried my hair, and put on some sweatpants and a plain
(f/c) t-shirt to start a lazy day. The day started out normally; Stan opened up the Mystery Shack once Soos and Markus arrived for work. Soos has been on vacation for a while so he could hang out with Melody. Those two are absolutely made for each other. Markus was sweeping while picking up change every now and then that a customer dropped and stuffed it in his pocket. It was a normal thing for him to do.

Mabel and I are waiting for Dipper to be done in the shower since we both finished and I have my camera ready just in case he started singing Disco Girl again. Mabel is playing with her sticker book with Wendy while I am playing on my phone. I feel something hit my foot only to see Markus hitting the broom against my foot. "Do you mind?"

"Hey, I'm just trying to do my job and sweep up the trash, sweetheart."

I make a dramatic gasp, "Did you just call me trash?"

He shrugs and smirks at me. I punch his arm which he starts to rub and chuckle; he puts down the broom and traps me in a hug. I laugh and hug him back, Markus is a good friend; a good friend who is a thief. He lets go of me and holds up his hand to show me that he now has my phone. Seriously?! Anything but my phone! My phone is my life...don't judge. I tried to take it from him but he just lifted his arm up higher, why am I so short compared to him.

He starts running around the shack as I try to catch him. We keep bumping into the merchandise and accidentally break some of it but it was mostly Markus, not me. I finally got close enough that I decide to pounce on him and tackle him to the ground. We both start laughing until Stan comes and yells at us, "Keays, if you want to keep this job I suggest you stop fooling around and get your butt back to work."

"Yes sir!" He yells while laughing still.

He gets up while giving me a hand and helping me up. He gives me my phone which I snatch out of his grip fast. It appears as though while we were running around he took a couple selfies, they're actually pretty good ones I'll give him credit for that. The bell rings indicating that someone has just opened the door to the gift shop; I turn my attention to see Bill who looks exhausted but that exhaustion fades and turns into a smile once he sees me yet it was pretty clear he was still tired with the bags under his eye. "Hey,
Y/n."

I walk over to him and pull him into a hug, "Hey Bill." I whisper in his ear so no one else could hear me. He smiles and hugs me tighter while resting his head on my shoulder. "You okay?" I ask which he answers with a simple nod.

"OH MY GOSH!" we hear Mabel yell which makes Bill jump and makes him wide eyed. "Yeesh, ever heard of volume control, kid?"

"You never told me how the date went! I want to know, every single detail!"

I laugh while Bill just rolls his eye and lays his head on my shoulder; I rub his back to comfort him and he soon closes his eye. "You want to go to sleep?" He gives a simple nod and looks up at me with his big...hypnotizing gold eye. Gosh I love his eye, that gold/hazel color is so beautiful. 'They're not as beautiful as yours, I could get lost in your eyes.' I try not to blush while walking to the living room with Mabel following me. "Please! Come on, tell me!" Mabel whined and pleaded as I laugh.

Dipper walks into the living room with his normal orange shirt, grey shorts, and blue vest. Seriously, I'm about to force him to start doing his laundry. I sit down as Bill lays his head on my lap and instantly closes his eye. I start to play with his hair as Mabel just continues to stare at me, begging for an answer. Bill must be worn out which I don't blame him, he nearly died last night and used all of his remaining energy to stay alive. "What's going on?" Dipper asks.

"Just about to tell Mabel about my date with Simon. I suggest you leave if you don't want to hear about it."

On cue, Dipper instantly goes to the gift shop to go talk to Markus. They seem to get along pretty well, almost as if Markus was his older brother. Markus likes to talk to Dipper about the different anomalies and secrets of this town, the one thing that Dipper loves. It's good that they're getting along so well.

Mabel looks as though she is literally about to burst. I laugh a little as Bill starts to shift in my lap and starts to lightly snore. "Okay, here's what happened on our date."

Narrator's POV

Stanford Pines had been in his lab, pacing around the room while glancing at the screens time-to-time. He kept mumbling to himself, trying to find some type of answer to all of this insanity. He wanted to keep Y/n safe but didn't know how if he didn't know who was causing her harm. "This isn't right.."

He walked over to his desk where a journal lied, he flipped through the pages and sighed, "It's not possible, there is no possible way it could be any other demon."

He slammed the journal shut and sat down, rubbing his head. He looked at the screen that showed his own living room where Y/n was, talking to Mabel. He smiled but that smile soon faded when he started getting a migraine; he took off his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose. An image flashed in his mind; a demonic laugh from a demon he once considered a friend. The one he now considers a menace. "Bill..." he mumbled under his breath.

He knew, it had to be Bill Cipher. There's no other way it could possibly be another dream demon.