by zapdragon555 » 06/30/2016 10:26 PM
"Wha?" Dipper blinked, looking around wildly as Bill's eye lidded in a mixture of amusement and contempt.
"It was weird seeing you again, Pinetree. Don't make it a habit. Later."
"Dipper!" Mabel's voice broke through and jolted him back to the present, her hands on his arms tugging him into a sitting position and holding him upright. "Dipper, what are you doing out here?! Your bed was empty and I ran out looking for you, and Waddles led me out here, and--and you're just on the ground by this thing--i-is it Bill?" she finally squeaked, tears beading in her eyes.
"Mabel, I'm--calm down, I'm okay," Dipper muttered, holding his head as it throbbed, and he cried out weakly as a wave of pain came over him. He was silent for a few moments, then shook his head slowly. "I was an idiot and knocked myself out. Tripped--uh, well, more like I kicked the stupid statue and fell down... just... I'm fine.
"Okay, okay geez, umm, let's... let's get you back to the Shack, and I'll wake Soos up, and he can fix up your head, yeah? Yikes you're bleeding..." Mabel mumbled, clearly very shaken, and Dipper winced at the guilt that added to his mix of confusion and fear. He tried to cooperate with her as she looped one of his arms over her shoulders and stood up, and he put one foot in front of another as he tried to work out a way to tell Mabel what had just happened.
Or maybe... he didn't have to. His eyes flicked to stare at Mabel's face in the dark as he walked with her, his eyes traveling back down to the ground as he watched his legs move of their own accord. He didn't want to make her worry about this kind of thing, this summer. All of that was gone, now. And really, he figured if Bill wanted to, he could've killed Dipper right there, or taken him over easily. Yeah... maybe he'd just keep this whole thing a secret, for the time being.
But there will come a time
You'll see, with no more tears
And love will not break your heart
But dismiss your fears
Get over your hill and see
What you find there
With grace in your heart
And flowers in your hair
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