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Dipper really should have waited for Mabel before going after this creature, but he knew that she would be awhile with her friends being over. Now, a cousin of chupacabra that ate eyelashes was chasing him. Yeah. This was a really stupid idea. He had no idea how to fight it because he didn’t have enough time to read his book. He did not like the idea of a creature eating his eyelashes.
Suddenly a hand grabbed him and pulled him down. He didn’t get a good look at who exactly saved him, just that the person jumped out. He heard the creature growl before it became silent.
“Kid, it’s safe now,” he said. Dipper peaked over and saw a boy, a year or two older than him, petting the creature. He was actually amazed at this sight. “The trick to get this thing not to attack you is by rubbing its’ neck with an orange.” The boy showed an orange in his other hand.
“Who…who are you?” Dipper asked. From what he could see of the boy he had blond hair, a gold button down shirt and black pants and shoes.
“William,” he said turning around. Dipper saw that he had the blond hair over his face and an eye patch. Must be a popular thing in Gravity Falls. “What’s your name?”
“Dipper,” he said. He felt a little odd around this kid, but he felt odd around everyone in this crazy town. “Dipper Pines.”
“Well my full name is William C. Ypher. You can call my Will,” he said smiling. He stopped petting the creature and threw the orange away from them. The creature followed the orange. “Now let’s go before he comes back.”
William grabbed Dipper’s hand and ran off out of the forest. Dipper looked at this new person. He had a wide grin on him, almost amused by everything. It was almost refreshing. Eventually they were out of the woods and close to the Mystery Shack. Mable was leaving the shack ready to look for Dipper.
“Um, thanks, Will,” Dipper said feeling a little awkward.
“Don’t mention it,” he said smiling widely. Dipper kind of liked it. It had a charm to it.
“So, what were you doing in the woods?” The young boy asked a little curious.
“I live here,” he said. “I’ve been traveling, but I’m back now. So, I guess I will be seeing a lot of you, pine tree.”
“Yeah, totally,” he said nervously. Why exactly was he nervous? William smiled before leaving. Mable ran up to Dipper before hugging him. “Mabel.”
“Who was that cutie?” Mabel asked smiling. “He’s cute, but totally not my type.”
“That’s William. He saved me earlier today,” he said. Dipper saw his sister smiling and that caused him to blush. “Don’t give me that look.”
“A handsome knight in golden armor,” she joked. Dipper pushed her playfully as they went into the Mystery Shack. Gruncle Stan was giving stupid tourist a tour around his scam show. Mabel kept asking questions about William. Dipper answered only a few questions like his full name, which Mabel thought was interesting. Dipper was now done being interrogated by his sister before turning his attention to his book. He wrote down what he saw Will do. He actually looked forward to seeing Will again. Maybe he actually found himself a friend in Gravity Falls.
William was far enough away from the boy. He transformed back into a triangle form. William was Bill Cypher. He found a way to gain somewhat of a human body. It looked the same as the day he gave that body up to become a demon with the greatest powers in the universe. However now he could get close to the Pines family to destroy that book. But a part of him was interested in Dipper.
Dipper Pines was an interesting child. He clearly had a good head on his shoulders, still young, but very smart. The boy also managed to defeat him, twice. For him it was interesting. He wanted to watch and observe the boy, but also at the same time destroy and break him. In the end he couldn’t decide what he wanted to do with the boy. Until he decided whether to destroy him or simply observe he would befriend the lad.
As Bill stretched being happy to return to his normal body, he turned around and saw a familiar face. A demon he made a deal with to get a body in the first place. She was a shape-shifting demon. She often walked among the residence of Gravity Falls as an old man, a little girl, or just anyone she felt like being. Her demon form, though, was what suited her the most. She had long silver hair and wore black outfit most of the time. When she turned into a demon she wanted to keep her human form. Bull enjoyed her company because she enjoyed seeing people in pain as well.
“Hello my little triangle friend,” she said smiling mischievously. “How are you enjoying the body?”
“I love it,” he said. Demons are not meant to trust one another, especially her. “What are you doing here?”
“Just checking on you,” she said. “By the way, I want that book.” Bill glared at her. She never showed any interest in this book before. Perhaps there was something in it she didn’t want others to see.
“Why do you need the book?” he asked smirking.
“Don’t play dumb,” she said. “I’ve been after that book for a long time and now you are getting close to that kid. I need it.”
Bill pretended to think about it. It must be a way to destroy her in there, which would be interesting. “No,” he said. The female demon glared at him.
“Fine,” she said beginning to vanish. “Let’s have a race to see who gets the book first. It’ll be fun.”
The demon vanished. Bill hated it when other demons tried to fight against him. He would simply have to gains Dipper’s trust. Or at least trust him enough to get his hands on that book. Until then he would just play nice.
The next day Dipper was looking at the busted laptop. Mabel was with him. He couldn’t believe he trusted Bill Cypher. Luckily for him Mabel forgot all about her crush on Gabe. Now it was Mystery Twin time! They had to either fix the laptop or find a new lead. Either way it was almost like starting from scratch. Maybe his new friend could help him. He seemed fun and smart. He found it strange he had one eye, but he might have lost it in all the different adventures he’s gone on.
“Dipper, I can fix it with glitter,” Mabel said looking at it.
“Ah yes,” Soos said. “Glitter fixes everything man.”
Dipper laughed a little bit. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. He went over to open it. William was out there eating an apple. He liked this fruit. The blond smiled at Dipper.
“Hey, Pine Tree,” William said smiling widely. “What are you up to?”
“Hey,” said Dipper. “Just stuff.” He didn’t want him to know about the laptop. Will peaked inside and saw Mabel picking up the laptop in a frenzy. Dipper must have given her a signal. “So, what are you doing here?”
“I’m bored. Let’s go chase after fairies,” William said smiling wider. Dipper smiled nervously.
Before he could reply Mabel came up to him. “So you’re William. Didn’t realize you were so cute. Come in and have a taco. They have glitter!”
Will walked in looking around the shack. It was the same old place as always. He noticed that the step he broke was partially fixed. The twins didn’t suspect a thing. Well, Dipper might. He had to be careful of this little Pine Tree. As he walked to the living room Grunkle Stan was watching TV in his underwear. This was entertaining to him. Stan looked at the kid. He just had this blank expression. He wasn’t entirely sure what to make of the kid in front of him.
“Nice eye patch,” Stan said. “Who’s this child?”
“This is Will,” Dipper said. “A friend of mine.”
“Interesting. Well, have fun. Don’t break anything.” Stan went back to watching his shows. William smiled, as he was lead to the attic where they slept. Will could easily tell which side belonged to the Shooting Star and Pine Tree. Mabel’s side was the typical preteen girl’s room: boy band posters, pictures of her friends and family, and other little things. He saw the picture of the Pines family, Dipper and sister with their mother and father.
“So, what’s your game?” Dipper asked. Ah, there was the instinct he enjoyed so much. “Are you trying to get something?”
“No,” Will said. “Honestly, this town is weird. I’ve grown in it my entire life and just now there are others that notice it.”
“Is that how you lost an eye?” Mabel asked. She had been interested in the eye patch since she first saw him. Stan wore a fake eye patch, but that’s just his thing.
“Yeah,” William said smiling. He couldn’t remember much of his human days, but he knew that his adventures and being a demon had taken his eye. “I got into some trouble when I was younger and the next thing I knew I didn’t have an eye.”
“Wow,” Mabel said. “I have a new project!”
She went off somewhere different. Dipper laughed. “Sisters,” he said. Will laughed a little as well. “So, what do you want to do?”
William stood offering his hand to the boy. “Let’s go chase some fairies.”