Shadow-Dancer: We're Not So Different [ALTERNATE UNIVERSE VERSION]

Chapter 12: Antisepticeye

Becca's POV

"Hello Anti," I said. I made sure to keep a safe distance away from him. You can never be sure with demons.

"Well... yer the one who wanted ta talk," he said as he sat down on the couch. "What do ya want?"

"Can Jack hear and see what you do?" I asked. There was a reason why I didn't tell Jack why I wanted to talk to Anti.

"Not if I don't want him ta," Anti answered. "Which I don't."

"Are you sure?" I asked. Anti acted surprised, putting a hand over his heart.

"Becca, I'm shocked," he said. "I thought ya trusted me." He stopped pretending and had a cocky smile on his face. "Yer smarter than I gave ya credit fer. Go ahead an' have Ob check."

"Becca..." Ob complained.

"Ob, you know that I need this," I pleaded. "Please..."

There was a moment of silence as Ob went into Anti/Jack's mind.

"He's telling the truth," she confirmed.

"Thank you."

Ob: That actually went a lot smoother than I thought.

Becca: I know what you mean.

"Now down to business," I said. "Have you ever heard of a demon named Bill?"

"Bill..." Anti said. He rubbed his chin like he was thinking. "Isn't he the one that got his host killed?  An' didn't he try ta cause the end of the world?"

"That's the one," I said. "What do you know about him?"

"Not much," Anti answered. "He didn't have a good relationship with his host, or anyone fer that matter. One day, he took it too far, and was about ta give up his host ta another demon, but he ended up ripping his heart out. He left his host's body right before he died, and he went ta find another one. Why do you want ta know?"

"That's not your business," I said. I promised I wouldn't tell anyone my connection to Bill Cipher, and that is a promise l intend to keep.

"Really?" Anti replied. "Because I believe that there was a rumor goin' around at the time that Bill had given up his host that the host's girlfriend was goin' ta destroy him." He looked at me with a new found hunger in his eyes. "Care ta confirm?"

I was taken aback when Anti said this. The promise never said anything about not talking about it with people who knew.

"You're right," I said, "After Will (not Wilford  Warfstache) died, I wanted to avenge him. The main problem was that Bill made sure that no one knew who his new host was. I haven't stopped trying though. I met him a couple of times. His ego will get in his way. And every time I've encountered him, he's had a different host." At this point l was doing everything to keep from completely losing it. Talking about Bill never ended well. Anti patted me on the back.

"Oh, one question," I said. "How come only one of your eyes glows? I've never heard of a demon with only one glowing eye."

"Remember when Jack got that injury when he was playin' fer a youth football club?" Anti asked, and I nodded. "Well, I had ta use some o' my power ta heal that wound so he wouldn't go blind in that eye. As a result, however, my own left eye stopped glowin'.

"Well, best o' luck, Becca," he said. "I'm afraid my five minutes are up, but don't worry. We'll be seein' each other very soon."

Before I could reply, he crumpled onto the couch. As Jack regained control of his body, Ob started taking control of mine.

"Yes! I haven't been able to get out since last summer!" Ob cheered.

"That's because the last time you were out you kissed Alex!" I reminded her.

"It's not my fault she's hot! And besides, she kissed back!" 

"Just... promise me that you won't do anything that will throw me into an insane asylum."

"FINE. You're no fun."

Ob's POV

When Becca finally let me take control, Jack was still in the mid-way point. Maybe I should give him and Anti lessons on how to easily swap places. Step One: Don't be so rude to each other!

I ran to the bathroom real quick so I could get a good look at my reflection. I haven't seen myself in months! I reached the mirror and smiled. My blue eyes and hair were as vibrant as ever.

"It's good to be back."

Author: And Obsidian finally makes a full appearance!

Becca: And don't forget to absolutely mash that star!

Ob: And while you're at it, recommend this story to as many of your friends as you can.

Author: The song up top is "Vertigo" by rob gasser & Laura Brehm.

Lyrics: 

Giving up, letting go
Times we might feel compelled
Looking down from the heights that we have built all by ourselves
And there is fear of the unknown
But we cannot lose control
When we feel like the world is against us

We are trying to find ourselves without the defining words
We can no longer hold onto what only makes us hurt
We cannot sink into the dark
The vertigo is getting sharp
There is something greater than ourselves that we must reach for

Ooh, into the infinite, that we must reach
Ooh, into the infinite, that we must reach
Ooh, into the infinite, that we must reach
Ooh, into the infinite, that we must reach

Now which way do we go, is the question to ask
There are so many choices that it's hard not to look past
What is real and what is fake
And the risk we have to take
Will we know what is throwing off our balance?

We are trying to find ourselves without the defining words
We can no longer hold onto what only makes us hurt
We cannot sink into the dark
The vertigo is getting sharp
There is something greater than ourselves that we must reach for

Ooh, into the infinite, that we must reach
Ooh, into the infinite, that we must reach
Ooh, into the infinite, that we must reach
Ooh, into the infinite, that we must reach