"What do you want, Bill?" I spat at him, narrowing my eyes "Why are you here?"

"Is that a way to greet an old friend?" Bill chuckled, as he waved his walking stick in the air. His one eye became fixed on me "Relax kid, I only came here to say hi,"

"First of all, I am not your friend, you creepy, demonic triangle." I look away from his single eyed gaze.

"Come one, Pine Tree. You still mad about what I did?" He sounded as though he was pouting. Though I couldn't really tell since he had no actual mouth "I thought we'd let bygones be bygones."

"What?! How can I after you killed my great unc--"

"Let's not go into details, kid," he swished his walking stick in a dismissive way "I told you before to forget about all that. You humans are honestly so dumb."

"I can't forget, Bill! That's why I came here!!" I yelled at him. "You killed them and that's all that's been playing in my mind for 10 whole years!!

"Well for one thing, kid, you have no proof that I killed them. I simply just 'tucked them away' until I ever need use of them again..."

"Why?!" I ask "Why are you such a liar? Why are you doing this?!"

"Word to the wise, kid. I'm a monster. Whether you're dumb enough to trust me or not is your own choice. Whatever we do, it's either for the good of ourselves or nothing.... Hey, you wanna hear an impression of your sister in about three seconds? Oh my gosh, Dipper,are you okay?!" He mocked in a squeaky voice that felt as if sandpaper was being scraped against your skull.

I jolted up from my bed, sweat dripping from my forehead. I wanted, looking around to see that Mabel was standing beside my bed.

" Oh my gosh, Dipper, are you okay?" She asks in a worried way.

"Y-yeah," I huff, still looking around "W-what time is it?"

"It's like 11:30 now. I just came to check on you," she replied.

"Oh," I sigh "Are you and Candy back?"

"Yup." She confirmed "You should have been there, Dip, it was crazy!! There was a DJ and everything!"

"Sounds fun," I lie, getting up from the bed. My head really hurt.

"Are you alright, bro?" She asked, sitting down next to me "It was a nightmare, wasn't it? Was it... Was it the one with Stan and Ford again?" Her voice was hesitant.

"No," I sigh "No it was a different one. I really don't want to talk about it..."

"Then I won't ask," she told me, standing back up "I better get to bed now," she yawned "See you in the morning."

"Goodnight, Mabel," I whisper, as she left the guest room.

I sigh, lying back down on the bed. I really wanted to tell her that Bill had appeared in my dream, but I didn't want her to be worried about me. Mabel's dealt with a lot as it is. She's kept her smile when I haven't. She still remembers what had happened 10 years ago yet she chose to forget. And just forgetting like that must really hurt her in the inside. I can't imagine what she's going through in her head. So I won't give her a chance to stress about what's going through mine.

The reason Mabel came back was to meet her friends again but the reason I came was to relive the pain I tried to numb out for a decade. And I don't want to ruin this summer for her by dragging her in with me.

I kick the blanket off, feeling the heat boiling me under it. Getting up, I open the window an inch hoping that a breeze would blow in mosquito free. It was a bad choice not to bring along a bug repellent spray. I spot a bite already starting to swell on my forearm. I scoff, avoiding at all costs to scratch it and lying back down in bed.

Trying to fall back asleep after a nightmare is difficult. You either can't sleep again, or too afraid to in case you get another one. In my case, I always have a series of nightmares after the first one. That's why I wasn't to eager to fall asleep again.

But if I didn't, I'd wake up cranky with dark circles under my eyes and Mabel would nag at me for not getting enough sleep. So I close my eyes and think to pass the time.

I thought about whether I should apply for English in my final year of university or just stick to Science and Math. I thought about what I should get Mabel for our birthday coming up this month. Maybe more copic markers for her art supply? Or a red sweater; does she have that color? And then I started to think about the last time we had come to Gravity Falls.

Just the good things, I thought, just the good things. Like how Mabel and I got Soos together with Melody. I heard their married now, so maybe I'll visit them this summer. Or that time when we were being chased by a monster made of candy. Or that day we went to the Northwest Manor to hunt a ghost. That one was fun. I wonder how Pacifica is now, whether she's stood up to her parents or not.

I carry on thinking until it slowly causes me to fall asleep again. And luckily, it was a dull, dreamless sleep.

*****

(The next morning)

Mabel's POV

"I'm going out, Mabs," Dipper yawned, wearing a navy blue hoodie over his red t-shirt.

"Should me and Candy give you a ride?" I ask, mixing too much sugar into my cereal, taking a sip from my glass of Mabel juice. I've never grown out of the habit of making my famous homemade Mabel juice. It's mostly just pink food dye and syrupy water because I stopped adding plastic dinosaur figures in it but it still gives me the same kick that I need in the morning so it's 10 times better than coffee.

"It's fine. I can walk," he tells me, slinging a backpack over his shoulder and walking to the front door "See ya, then,"

"The girls and I are going shopping today so meet me at the mall?" I inform him and he gives a nod, exiting the apartment. I continue to slurp up my cereal, sipping the milk at the bottom and then placing the bowl in the sink. "Are you ready to go, Candy?" I call.

"Almost," she calls back from the the other room and I hear her footsteps get more frequent as she stomps to the living room. "Candy is ready!" She fixes her hair into a ponytail and pushes up her glasses.

"Let's go pick up Grenda," I tell her, grabbing my bag and heading to the door, Candy following behind me with the keys.

(A/N Hi guys! So here's chapter two for you. Hope you enjoyed it!! Comment and vote if you liked it!!!)