Fingertips rubbed against the fuzz of his chin as Cipher appeared              silently before the doorstep. He opened his jacket pocket and took              out the slip of paper--no bigger than a tile square. The demon sighed              contently. Finally. Why did the whole process have to be so... annoying.              Ever since the thought had appeared in the depths of his mind it had              been a bother. Eating away at his brain stem, constantly nagging and              sending sharp bolts of anxiety down his spine. But now, now it was             finally over.

             Yes, yes it was true that everything that entered the town of Gravity              Falls was under his protection. The deal still stood, the binding con-              tract between him and the founder still burned in his heart and never              threatened to cease. But the girl by the name of Miller was something              different. For the Cipher had known that this girl was special from the              moment the soul of her boot met with the dirt of the Falls; since their              first meeting Bill knew. April Alex Miller had engraved her name in the              Demon's thoughts, soul and heart. For the relationship the two shared              was none like the Demon had ever seen.

             "Guardian" barely nicked the surface of what Bill wanted to be to her.               He knew the depths of Hell from which her past spawned from, he               knew what cruel things this world had thrusted upon her. He knew               the word "family" sent her ducking for cover instead of running to               embrace it. And this new contract which he had made would make              sure that never happened again.

" Merry Christmas, April Alex Miller. "

            And just as quickly as he had appeared, he vanished. Blue and gold             swirls cascaded around his frame and sent him to his next destination.             He was never one for petty talks and cute-sy affairs. Bill figured the            sheet of paper would do all the talking for him.

" Come out from under those blankets. It's just thunder, Miller! "

Aye, sorry I've been MIA for the past week, I've been on vacation at the Walt Disney World! My flight back home is tomorrow, so starters and replies and stuff will resume as normal. Thanks!

astraanopsia:

" Oh, but LuLu, deary, I have loads more      where that came from! Tramp, sweet-       heart, twat, thot if yer feelin' up to date      on these sorts of things.                          "

disxppexr

" AHA! Welcome to Gravity    Falls, my dear sir ! Now tell    me, what brings you to this     sleepy little place ?    "

                    A firm shake of the hand, a bright wide smile--it was all                     customary human things, right ? Not that beings of the                     SUPERNATURAL kind required a formal introduction,                     mind you. . But ah, this skeleton creature was unlike                     anything Cipher had ever seen-- and he just had to                     get a closer look.