Dipper's POV

(y/n) and I were at the gift shop behind the counter. There weren't any customers so we were just goofing off. We had a monitor with us and we could see what happened in the tourist area of the shack.

Dipper: *mimics a guy in the security camera with a much deeper voice* Do you have this t-shirt in my size?

You: *mimic Stan in the security camera* I have something even better! Behold: my butt!!!

You and Dipper: *laugh*

You: I missed this game! I used to play it all the time with Wendy.

Dipper: It is really fun!

You: I know, right?

Mabel: Aww!!!

Dipper: !!!!

Mabel: This is cute, what you two have!

You: *roll your eyes with a small smile*

Dipper: Mabel, how long have you been standing there?!?

Mabel: Don't worry about that! Let's talk about why I'm doing this dance!!! *does a weird dance*

Dipper: Oh no, she got into the Smile Dip again!!!

Mabel: Wrong one thousand!!! It's because today is the greatest day of my life!!! *throws Dipper a calendar which hits his face*

Dipper: Ow!!!

You: *snicker and hold a laugh before taking the calendar*

Mabel: Sev'ral Timez is playing at the Gravity Falls Civic Center and Buffet!!!

You: Ugh, Sev'ral Timez? Aren't they that boy band that came a decade too late?

Dipper: Mabel, you know all those boy bands are fake, right?

You: Yeah, they're just a manufactured product of the bloated corporate music industry.

Mabel: You're making my dance sad.

Dipper: *snickers* They's probably a machine that mass-produces them!

You: Or maybe the boys are grown from pods!!!

You and Dipper: *laugh*

Mabel: You guys can't ruin this for me, Mabel's got backup!

Candy and Grenda: *enter*

Grenda: Hey guys!

Candy: Woohoo!

Mabel: Ready for the greatest night of our lives?!? *singing* How many times am I gonna love ya?

Mabel, Candy, and Grenda: Sev'ral Timez!!! *laugh and leave*

Dipper: *rolls his eyes*

You: *chuckled*

Just then, Bill entered the gift shop. Ugh, why does he always have to ruin our moments?!?

However, something was different. As her eyes landed on him, (y/n)'s smile faded away. I got worried.

You: ... Hey, uh, Pine Hat? Can you give us a moment?

Dipper: Um, yeah, sure. *goes to the living room, but peaks back in through the door*

Bill: Hey (y/n)... Um, about what happened yesterday-

You: Look, Bill, you've just been acting really weird lately... You're not the guy that I know... I'm sorry, I don't think this relationship will last any longer...

Bill: !!!!!

Dipper: *smiles and closer the door* Yes!!!!!

Waddles: *being a pig*

Dipper: *hugs Waddles tightly*

Bill: W-wait... before you do anything crazy I-I uh, want you to hear this. *takes out a disk and puts it on a nearby boombox* I wrote this song just for you. *places play and starts to sing*

"When I think about you, I get feelings so deep. I'm tossing and turning, and you know I'm loosing sleep. You know I'm going crazy when I look into your eyes, just listen to this song and you'll be hypnotiiiiized."

You: ... *rubs her eyes* ... *sigh* You know, maybe I was being a bit harsh. I'll give you another chance.

Bill: Yes!

You: *kiss his cheek* Let me go grab my jacket. *goes to the living room*

Dipper: *go to Bill* Alright, Bill, we saw that weird CD! What the heck are you up to?!?

Bill: It's called romance, Pinetree. You should try it sometime.

Dipper: *growls*

You: *enters* You ready?

Bill: Yeah.

You and Bill: *leave*

Dipper: *stares at the door wide eyed* ... *looks at the dirk, then takes it and inspects it before he sniffs it and licks the edge*

Mabel: *enters with Candy and Grenda* What are you doing?

Dipper: Guys, the weirdest thing just happened. I think Bill might be hypnotizing (y/n) with his music.

Mabel: Oh Dipper, girls just like musicians! You'll understand when you're older.

Dipper: We're the same age!

Mabel: Girls mature faster than guys, right, Grenda?

Grenda: *kissing a Sev'ral Timez magazine* This is Grenda time!!!

I didn't believe that, I knew there was more to this. There had been for a long time now. I knew that. I went over to the kitchen with the disk.

Stan: *singing* "Stocking meat for the apocalypse, doodly-doo. We're all gonna die." *looks at Dipper pacing around* What's with the pacing, kid? You look even more freaked out than usual.

Dipper: *sigh* I don't know, you wouldn't understand...

Stan: Ah, c'mon, kid. *puts a chair and gestures Dipper to sit down* Try me!

Dipper: ... *sits in's the chair* Ok, this is gonna sound weird, but I think Bill might be brainwashing (y/n) with music.

Stan: I've seen this before...!!!

Dipper: *raise an eyebrow* You have?

Stan: Her name was Carla McCorkle, Carla 'Hotpants' McCorkle. Me and Carla baby would cut a rug together at the Juke Joint, our favorite 50's themed 1970's diner. Then one day, this new age tree huger starts playing this transcendental hippie music! *sigh* Carla's hot pants turned into bellbottoms before I even knew what happened... My memories get a little hallucination-y at the end, but you get the gist.

Dipper: So wait, you actually believe my theory?

Stan: You darn right I do, and we're gonna get to the bottom of it!!!

Dipper: *nods*

Stan: Right after I get to the bottom of this brown meat! *eats the meat from the can* It's apoca-licious!!!

It didn't take him long to do so. We went to the living room table.

Stan: You see, kid, music has subliminal mind control hidden in it all the time. If you listen closely, even the music I play in the gift shop has subtle hidden messages. *brings a record player and puts it on the table* If you wanna hear the mind controlling message, you gotta slow down the record. *snatches the CD from Dipper* Gimme that LP! *puts the CD in the record player which starts to make static noises*

Dipper and Stan: ...

Dipper: Oh. Right.

That's when Mabel, Candy, and Grenda came in with a giant bag? Stan and I went over to see what was going on.

Dipper: Hey guys. How was the concert?

Stan: And what's in the bag?

Mabel: Uh, money!!! Money we stole!!!

Candy: We are criminals!!! We will cut you!!!

Mabel: Let's go away from here now!!!

Mabel, Candy, and Grenda: *go upstairs with the bag*

Dipper: *looks at Stan in confusion*

Stan: *shrug*

I spend the whole next day trying to convert the disk into a record. It sure as heck wasn't easy, but I managed to do it in the end.

Dipper: *holding a record* Alright, it took all day but I converted it to a record. And now we can slow it down to see if the mind control message theory is correct! Prepare to have your mind blown! *puts the record on the record player*

Stan: Spit take, here I come! *takes a long swig of Pit Cola*

As the song started to play, I slowed it done, but it was still just the normal song.

Stan: *swallows the soda* That's not spit worthy! What gives?!?

Dipper: What?!? Is that it?!? *changes the pace of the song* Uhg, I was so stupid!!! Of course there's no hidden mind control messages!!! Mabel was right, (y/n) just likes the song, she just likes Bill...

You and Bill: *enter*

You: Hey Pine Hat, just forgot my jacket, again. *go to the gift shop*

Bill: What are you doing, kid? Decided to take my advice.

Dipper: *glares at Bill*

You: *come back in* Ready to go to Lookout Point?

Bill: That I am.

You: *leaves*

Bill: *winks evilly at Dipper, his eyes glowing red before he leaves*

Dipper: !!!

Stan: Yeesh, What does (y/n) see in that guy?

Dipper: ... I don't know... But whatever it is, I obviously don't have it... *walks away*

Stan: ...

What was I thinking...? Of course (y/n) likes the song, and Bill... What do I have to compete against him anyways...? She would never like someone like me... Why do I even try...?

A best friend, her best friend, that's all I am to her, and it's all I'll ever be...

I sighed, falling back unto my bed. I stared at the roof for about a minute before taking my journal, passing over. Reading it always made me feel a bit better.

However, as I did, I saw a page I had only glossed over but never paid much attention to.

An illustration of a cyclops triangle appeared in the page, warning written all over the page in dark red ink.

"Beware Bill, the most powerful and dangerous creature I've ever encountered. Whatever you do, never let him into your mind!"

Could it really be the same Bill?!? But that would explain all the weird things I've seen him done!!! Then that means (y/n) could be in huge danger!!!

I ran downstairs to find Stan, telling him about what I found. He didn't believe me but still decided to take me to Lookout Point.

Stan drove us there as fast as the car could go since following rules has never been his thing. (y/n) and Bill were sitting on a bench (too young to have car🤷🏾‍♀️) together, it honestly made me feel a little sick. They quickly noticed and both had a puzzled look, although Bill's was a mix of anger too...

Dipper: (y/n)!!! Stop!!! Bill's been lying to you!!!

You: Pine Hat?!?

Bill: Kid?!? Mr. Pines?!?

Stan: That's Mr. Pines to you!!!

Bill: That's... what I just said...!!!

Dipper: There's something I have to show you!!!

You: What's going on?!?

Bill: Just ignore them, (y).

Dipper: N-no, wait!!! *grabs your wrist, pulling a bit far from Bill* (y/n), do you trust me?

You: Of course I do.

Dipper: Then you have to believe me when I say that Bill's not who you think he is.

You: What are you-?!?

Dipper: *pulls out his journal in the page Bill appears in* Look!!!

Bill: !!!!!!!!!!

You: *takes the journal, examining the page with surprise* ... Bill...? What is this...?

Bill: ... W-what, you're gonna believe some stupid book instead of-?

You: I want the truth, Bill. Now.

Bill: ... Ok. Fine. Yes. It's true. I'm not human.

You: !!!!!!

Bill: B-but I can explain!!! I-!!!

You: Explain what?!? That you're some demon that enters people's minds?!?

Bill: W-well, yeah, but-!

You: Was this all fake then?!? Have you just been using your freaky mind powers on me all this time?!?

Bill: What?!? N-no!!! ... Well, except yesterday...

You: *tears forming* ... I'm sorry, Bill, we're over.

Bill: What?!?

You: *walk away*

Bill: W-WAIT!!! ...

Stan: *laughs* We did it, kid!!!

Dipper and Stan: *high five*

Stan: So where are we gonna celebrate this?

Bill: *in red flames* ...

Dipper and Stan: !!!!!!

Bill: *looks at Dipper, glaring daggers at him* I'll get you back for this, Pinetree...!!! You'll be sorry you ever messed with me...!!! *disappears*

Dipper: ...

Stan: Yikes.

His words sent shivers down my spine. I gulped in fear. Then I thought of (y/n), she probably felt awful... I ran in the direction she had gone to. No, I wasn't planning to try and win her heart. All I wanted right now is to be the good friend she needed.

I found her sitting on a log at the very bottom of the cliff. Her knees covered her face, but I could hear her soft sobs.

Maybe I shouldn't have done any of this... Maybe I should've just let it be...

Dipper: ... *takes a deep breath* Hey...

You: !!! ... *sniffles and wipe some tears away* H-hey...

Dipper: ... *sits besides you* I... I'm really sorry you had to find out this way...

You: Better sooner than later...

Dipper: ... I-... was just worried about you... You might've been in danger and-

You: I know you meant well, you still do... Thank you...

Dipper: ...

You: I just can't believe how stupid I was to fall for it all...

Dipper: You aren't stupid... You heard what he said, he's been messing with your mind...

You: *tears start streaming down your face again* ...

Dipper: ... *gently wraps you in a tight and warm embrace*

You: !!!! ... *hug him back tightly, burying your face in his chest with a shaky sigh* ...

Dipper: I'm here for you, (y/n)... I always will be...

You: ... *smiles softly* th-thank you, P-pine Hat...

I knew I didn't have a chance with her, but that wouldn't stop me from being the friend she needed me to be.

No matter how much I want us to be more than friends...

Thanks for reading!!! 'Till next time!!!

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