You're Mine

Chapter One

"Pine Tree…"

Dipper shot up off his bed, panicking as he tried to get out of his bed, only to get tangled in the bed covers. He fell to the floor with a loud thump, groaning as pain spiked through his jaw. Taking a deep breath, he calmly pulled his legs out of the latches of the covers and sat back down on the edge of his bed. He rubbed his hands over his face and through the matted mess he called hair. It was still dark. His eyes slowly moved to the clock on his nightstand. The glaring light clearly said 5:30. He flopped back onto his bed with a curse. It was too early for this shit.

Another nightmare. Honestly, he should be used to them by now. It wasn't like he didn't have them every night for the past few weeks. He grumbled as he pushed himself off the bed, knowing he wasn't going to get much sleep that night. Stumbling into the bathroom, he turned on the shower and stripped down.

Just one more night and then he'd be back in Gravity Falls for the summer. A full three months without nightmares. Now that brought a smile to his face. It hasn't even been a full day since graduating from high school and he and Mabel were heading back to their Grunkle's. He has no idea how she got their parents to let them go, but she did it. Hopefully, sometime tomorrow night they will pull up to the shack and he can finally have a good night sleep.

New energy filled him as he quickly rinsed out the conditioner in his hair and turned off the shower. He toweled himself off before wrapping the fluffy cloth around his waist and left the bathroom. As he soon as he got into his room, he locked the door and quickly put on the clothes he set out last night. He had sometime before Mabel got up and it would be better to get things done now. Keys, phone, wallet, list, and… He spotted his worn out trucker hat at the end of his bed and grinned. Grabbing the bill, he slipped the hat over his still damp hair and opened his door.

Quietly, he snuck out of the house and to his, well Mabel's too, car. He would probably be back before his parents woke up. He would definitely be back before Mabel woke up. He was pretty sure he'd have to wake her up if he wanted to get out of town before rush-hour.

Most of his list was already crossed out over the last few days. Nearly half the ones that were still on there were to make sure Mabel was packed and ready. He still needed to finish packing, himself, but he usually never forgot anything. Mabel on the other hand…Well, there is a reason he gets her packed during the week with everything and then rechecks it right before leaving. Somehow she still forgets something. Like the onetime she forgot to pack her personals and forced Grunkle Stan to go buy them.

Dipper snickered at the memory as he pulled into the gas station. The parking lot was completely empty as he filled the car's tank. Odd, but he didn't over think it as he normally would. He put the gas nozzle up and walked into the building. The first thing he noticed was the smell of freshly baked good. His stomach growled as he walked up to the stacked display of sweet, completely bad for you treat and looked for something that Mabel would like too. Grabbing a box of brightly colored donuts, Dipper tossed them onto the counter for the cashier to ring up along with the gas. He mentally checked off breakfast on his list of things to do. He'd mark off getting gas as soon as he finished up here.

"$37.50."

Absentmindedly, he pulled out the cash and gave it to the tired looking woman behind the counter. He stared out at his car as he waited for his change, but he noticed something strange in the glass's reflection. He squinted to get a better look. Something gold was-no. Dipper visibly paled. He tried to keep his breathing calm, but it was hard. It always was hard.

"Sir? Your change."

It's not real, he told himself. Dipper swallowed as he turned to the cashier. It was the same tired woman as before, but now she was giving him a worried look.

"Are you okay?" she asked as she put the change in his shaking hand. "You look like you just saw a ghost." She glanced to the window, obviously not seeing what he did.

Dipper gave her a weak smile. "Y-yeah. I just realized how low my sugar is," he quickly told her. He grabbed the donuts. "Thanks. Have a good day!" he said as he walked to the door.

"Yeah, you too Pine Tree."

He paused and looked back to her horrified. "W-what?" Was he visibly shaking yet? He felt like his knees were about to give out.

The woman frowned. "I just said you too. Are you sure you're okay? Do you want me to call someone for you?"

Dipper quickly shook his head. "No, it's fine. Just tired." He quickly left and nearly ran to his car. Once in the seat, he sagged against the cool leather. He pulled at the collar of his shirt. It was getting harder to breath and he could feel as sweat poured off of him. He groaned. He was going to have to take another shower.

It was nearly ten minutes before he was calm enough to drive again. God, he hated that. They were worse than the nightmares. They may not happen as often, but at least he could deal with the nightmares easier. Why? Why was it BILL? It was always BILL. What was it about that demon that plagued him? That stupid triangle barely even bothered him during the summers. Hell, the most he ever saw the guy was during his first summer in Gravity Falls. After that, it was like the demon wanted nothing to do with him. He'd see him maybe once or twice during the entire summer, but during the rest of the year it was like everywhere he went, there he was. Was this some sick game? He wouldn't put it past the demon, but it didn't make sense. Why would the demon ignore him while he was in Gravity Falls and drive him insane when he's gone? He doubted he'd ever know. It wasn't like the demon was ever around he wanted to ask him.

He pulled into the driveway and went inside. It was obvious no one was awake yet. He tossed the donuts on the table and went upstairs. He needed another shower.