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The night was a blur, Bill was starting to find it harder and harder to string together words. Usually he was good at drinking and shit…perhaps tonight he went over his limit. It was loud and sweaty the blonds eyes were getting heavy and he was sick of being talked up by these way drunker than him girls. The one under his left arm on the couch must have just told a joke as everyone else laughed along. Normally he could easily pretend to be amused but he wasn’t feeling it.
“Sorry ladies.” He announced untangling himself from them “I’m tired and think I shall have to head home.”
A set of protesting moans were let out as they climbed over each other grabbing at Bill. That did make him chuckle, they looked like zombies. The room still slightly spinning he was finding it hard to stay upright. ‘yeah im going to have to call an uber’ he thought to himself. Waving the ladies goodbye and going off to look for his coat that someone put away from him when he entered.
‘Ugh who’s party was this again?’ it hurt to think about it as it seemed to be a friend of a friend of a friend and all the connections were swirling around his head. Not knowing who to ask for where his coat was taken to he just began opening up doors to random rooms.
Finding nothing and getting desperate he began to ask around , trying to act as put together as possible. Eventually after enough people recommended it was up the second flight of stairs he felt perhaps it was worth a look. (Originally avoiding it as climbing up the first set sounded hard enough.)
Up-up stairs was wonderfully quiet , and funnily enough a sign that said ‘coats’ was hung on the door. Out of sight out of mind….I suppose they are expecting most to stay the night or at least know the hosts.
Opening the door he stumbles into a bedroom which was clearly disorganised and the twenty something jackets tossed inside it didn’t really help it. Shutting the door behind him he leans on it to catch his breath. Already he felt a little better up here, what was starting to feel like an upcoming headache was starting to clear and -
“Uh can I help you?” A voice remarked making him jump, he was certain he was alone.
It took Bill a moment to find the speaker but when he did muttered “Ugh God” as the voice was smart ass Pines guy, the only kid who ever managed to outscore Bill in anything. Luckly they only shared a math class.
Of course a nerd like him would be hiding up here…which was pretty weird. “Can you help me?Or can I help you as its kinda weird to be hiding up in a coat room even for you kid.”
Rolling his eyes and spinning his chair around the brunet remarks “This is actually my bed room so I’ll ask you again….can I help you?”
With the new found information Bill reassess the attic room “Jeez I really thought a square like you would be a lot more tidy.”
Dipper snorts “Yeah and I thought a guy like you could find a better insult to use then square.”
Opening his mouth to argue back Bill lets out a huge sigh and rubs his head “Alright I’m too drunk for this shit , do you know where my coat is?”
“Oh yeah,” he moves his finger around the room to point it out “its right –wait haha I don’t care.”
Giving up Bill just starts to sort through stuff. ‘ bet this kid thinks he’s all smart … it’s just because he’s sober and I’m not …its hard to think off things on the spot.’ After what felt like ten minutes of digging through black coats he had still yet to find his own….black generic coat. Therefore he wanders over to the bed, pushing the coats upon it to the ground and laying down.
Whatever Dipper was doing he stopped “Ummmm …. What are you doing?”
Bill sighs “Well if I can’t find my coat I can’t go home and I’m tired kid ….so I’ll sleep here tonight.”
“I would really rather you not….”
Adjusting himself under all the blankets to tease him Bill yawned “It’s such a shame…if only someone could help me find my coat …maybe I could call my cab and get home.”
Getting up Dipper huffed “You are ridiculous …..and I’m only doing it if you help too.”
Sitting up Bill complained “I already did my part.”
“Yeah and you gave up ….how embarrassing would it be if I could find your coat while you couldn’t.”
His smile was smug…Bill hated it. He gets up too fast making his head spin again but he tires his hardest to ignore it…. “Fine…. But let’s make a deal… a bet for if you will.”
This spiked the boy’s interest as he paused his current coat ruffling “Spill.”
“If you find the coat before me I’ll do your homework for two weeks….”
“Will you do it well?”
“HA of course I will we’re the two smartest kids in the class… plus its math just show me how you write your sevens and twos and they will think it’s you.”
Looking a little too confident for his own good he quickly caught up on the catch “ You have to tell me what the coat looks like and then if you win what do I have to do.”
Walking a bit closer (partly as standing in one place for too long made him feel like he could fall and partly because he wanted to express that he’s tall) “Its black like everyone else’s but mine is designer and has nice big buttons on in… and miss school for a week.”
“A week?” he repeats back and Bill nods. “What does it matter to you if I’m gone for a week?”
“Well we all know you have 100% attendance and missing a week of school should bring you down to at least a 95% meaning with my 97.2 I would be better than you.”
With a shaky laugh Dipper adds “That’s stupid.”
Bill shrugs “Not to colleges” and the smirk on the other dropped, he knew it was true their grades were practically identical … not that it would ever come down to the two of them but if it did and Bill had better attendance he would be deemed better and Dipper would miss an opportunity to attend his dream school.
The long arm was extended out to him “Deal?” he asked and no matter how badly he wanted to not shake his hand his ego and the idea of having some homework free weeks got the best of him and he agreed.
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It did in deed take a while Bill starting to feel very light in the head again when the dumb brunet shouted by the bed “HA I THINK I FOUND IT” he held it like a flag.
“No you did notawhhh-“ Bill said rushing over to see for himself only to slip on a coat and fall onto him.
Thankfully the bed caught their fall. It wasn’t romantic in the slightest , Dipper made a big ‘oof’ noise as Bill landed on his chest. Rather than getting up right away like a normal person would, he remained on his chest and reached to look at the jacket.
He could feel Dipper’s eyes tight on him as he hesitated to get the jacket label to focus. “Oh shit this is it….” He said dawning on him he had been defeated.
“HA” Dipper said making Bill rise and fall along with his chest “Will you get off me now?”
Pulling himself up a little Bill made it so he was right in his face. “What if I don’t want to…I bet you thought me sleeping in your bed was bad and look at us now. You’re lying in it with me on top of you.” He snickers and Dipper rolls his eyes. “Imagine dating the hottest and smartest person in are whole school”Bill mutter laughing at himself.
Dipper purposely twisted his words “Aw babes , if you had a crush on me you could have just said.”
Bills arms give in and he finds himself laughing into Dippers collar. “I wasn’t referring to you.”
Pushing at his chest a little the burnet starts laughing too “Dude that tickles”
When the laughing dying dies down Bill keeps his face buried in the crook of the others neck. He was warm and his breathing was strangely soothing, chest moving Bill up and down as he went.
“God I’m so drunk.” He said in a quick breath onto Pines neck making him let out a chuckle again…much quieter this time.
“Not gonna lie, at Mabel’s parities I may hide upstairs but I’m very unlikely to stay sober….I’m nowhere near as drunk as you but ugh.”
“Drinking doesn’t really seem like you….”
“A lot of things about me don’t seem like me to you...”
Bill paused “I guess its cause I don’t really know much about you” which sounded to sincere he pushes himself up again as he quickly added “except that I’m smarter than you.”
“Not true” Dipper laughs again. When he opens his eyes he noticed the blonde staring down at him je went from looking playful to annoyed “We’ve been in this intimate position for too long , so either kiss me or get off” he teases.
“Don’t tempt me,” Bill snickers while he rolls of him being sure to steal the coat from his hand. Dipper continues to lay on the bed and Bill was already and arm into his coat before he processed what he said.
“Ew you would kiss me…. Even I wouldn’t kiss me!”
Dipper just watches the other smile through the mirrors reflection. Adjusting his hair and his jacket. “My favourite part of that comment is that you don’t deny you would kiss me.”
Dipper opens his mouth and closes it again, not that Bill could see as he was now on his phone.
He actually was about to speak up when Bill abruptly turned “Walk me to your front door?”
It was more of a demand then a question even if pretend like one. The house was pretty packed it would be rather hard to find his own way back.
Without a word Dipper nods and grabs his own jacket from the closet leading Bill downstairs.
How funny it was that both parts of the pair had forgotten the party was down here. Loud shouting, music blasting , glitter and way to many strobe lights. The warm sweaty inside was a rather large contrast to the cold air of outside.
“I called an uber” was the first thing Bill said once outside.
He wasn’t looking but Dipper nodded leaning against the side of the house. Opening the can of beer he stole on the way down the loud fizzing noise got Bill attention enough to turn around.
Bill watched him take a sip before strolling over himself “Wow rude Pines, share some with me.”
Then he was close again, not as much as before but more then he should be. Gently taking the can from his hand and taking a long sip smiling and licking his lips when he was done. It was weird enough just seeing Bill here in general , never mind the multiple personal space invading situations they had had in the last hour. Somehow he didn’t mind and it was hurting Dipper’s brain. This is the stuck up asshole he hates. He takes another equally long sip of their now shared beer trying to ignore his thoughts.
Bill’s amused hum brings his attention back to the situation.
“What?”
“Well you took a sip and I took a sip and you took a sip again….”his smirk doubled “We basically kissed.”
Dipper makes a face “What are you five? That doesn’t fucking count.”
“I said basically Dipper God.” the blonde remarks. Dipper didn’t have time to respond (not that he really had a response) before he found a different pair of lips against his own.
His first reaction was to drop the can which made Bill briefly laugh – key word ‘briefly’ as he dove right back into action. With his new free hands he placed them upon Bill’s face which led to Bill moving his arms around Dipper waist destroying any free space left between them.
It escalated quickly and it turned from a kiss to more of a make out when Bill’s tongue slipped into his mouth.
Dipper just moved with it all not fully certain what was going on but certain that he was enjoying it more then he should. He was aware of his back begin pushed into the wall and Bill clinging on and then the four loud car honks.
Suddenly Dipper’s left staring at the back of Bill’s head as he’s signalling to the driver he will be there in a second.
“I’ll start taking your homework Monday then?” Bill asks Dipper mentally trying to compose himself as he just kissed freaking Bill Cipher….Not even! As Bill Cipher kissed him.
He nodded keeping a steady head “cool.”
“Cool,” Bill looked back at his car briefly and Dipper was certain he was going to run. “If anyone asks we were drunk” Bill whispers still leaning in and giving another shorter kiss “but I did enjoy this.”
Dipper felt dumb and numb. He was the smartest kid in his grade and yet he just got played by the second smartest…. Does that make him the smartest? Shaking off the thought Dipper responses “Yeah I enjoyed this too.” which must have been the right thing to say as Bill winked.
“See you in school kid” he said disappearing down the front steps into his car.
Out in the cold he remained…. Still a little put back. It was a lot to process all in one hour. Most would be a little upset by Bill’s last remark but Dipper was slightly thankful. He wasn’t quite sure what he would do if he had to talk to Mabel about what he had just been though. Yet it was also strangely comforting to know he enjoyed it. He was perfectly cool with leaving this as this but at the same time he knew that if Bill ever wanted to make this something, he wouldn’t be against it.