Prologue

Preston's alarm blared in his ears. He groaned and sat up, rubbing at his eyes. He reached over to the alarm and hit the snooze button. Preston stretched out his arms, cracking a yawn. He blinked a few times, squinting to see past the blurriness in front of him [1]. He reached over on his nightstand, feeling for his thick, black, square glasses. Once he got a hold of them, he picked them up and placed them snugly on his face.

He got up off his bed and shuffled over to his dresser, pulling out his cloths for the day; which consisted of blue jeans and a gray shirt that had a terrible, romantic, science pun on it. He put them on and walked over to his closet, yellow light peeking out from the small crack in the, slightly a jarred, door.

While he never will admit it, he wasn't a huge fan of the dark. It terrified him. With him not able to see very well in the first place, the dark just makes him feel blind.

Preston began to search through many different jackets.

Sophia, his mother [2], joked that he had one for every day of the week.

He paused at a few jackets, debating on if he should wear it, then deciding against it. He finally settled on a dark green one. He grabbed it and put it on.

He walked over to his bedroom door and put on his untied, white, sneakers that were tucked beside his desk [3]. He did a double take to make sure he wasn't forgetting anything, glancing around the room. He raised an eyebrow "Why does it feel like I'm forgetting something?" he asked himself, gnawing at his bottom lip in thought. He snapped his fingers "Phone," he mumbled. He walked over to his nightstand and unplugged his fully charged phone, placing it in his jacket pocket.

Preston exited his room and made his way downstairs into the kitchen as quietly as possible. He had to pass his little sisters room and didn't want to wake her if she wasn't already awake.

He smiled lightly, seeing his mother up and making him eggs. She gave him a wide smile "Good morning," she greeted. Preston returned the smile "Morning," he said, taking a seat at the table. Sophia, placed a plate of eggs in front of him "Did Paz wake you up?" [4] Preston asked. Sophia chuckled "That easy to tell?" she asked. Preston looked around the newly cleaned kitchen searching for his little sister, Pacifica, who was nowhere to be found.

"I take it you put her to bed?" he asked. Sophia nodded "Yep. Can't have a little three-year-old running amuck in the early morning," she replied. Preston downed his eggs, getting up and placing his plate in the sink.

Sophia raised an eyebrow "Now what are you in such a hurry for?" she asked, a smirk forming on her face "Want to see those two Pine twins before school starts?" [5]

Preston felt his face heat up "N-no…" he mumbled, shifting his gaze. That was half true. He wanted to see them, but that wasn't the reason why he was in such a big rush. Preston felt his blush die down and a smile slip onto his lips, looking up at his mom "Ms. Corduroy said that there was a new stock of science fiction novels in the library, and I want to get to school early so I can see if they're interesting," he explained.

Sophia giggled, walking up to her son and placing a small kiss on his temple "Alright," she said "Be good," she added. Preston smiled "Bye mom," he said, waving goodbye as he exited the kitchen "Oh, remember, I work later tonight, so I'll need you home to watch Pacifica," said Sophia, shuffling some things around in the kitchen.

Preston picked up his satchel that was by the front door. He opened it and pulled out his headphones "Okay. I should be home at my usual time then," he said, placing the headphones around his neck and plugging them into his phone. Preston closed his satchel and put the strap over his shoulder, adjusting it briefly before unlocking and opening the front door. He gave his mom one last smile "See you soon mom. Love you," he said, walking out into the cool morning breeze and shutting the door behind him. Preston put on his headphones, pulled out his phone, and scrolled through his playlists. He tapped on one of the He Is We albums [6] his mom got him for his birthday, and tucked his phone in his jacket pocket. He walked down the steps of his front porch and began his walk to school.

He wasn't sure why, but he felt like something big was going to happen… Something that would change his life. For better or worse, he wasn't too sure.

[1] Yep, he needs glasses in this AU. Also, this story is going to focus more on Preston, his past, and his struggles to get past his crushes on the Pines twins, but it will dwindle in other side plots as well.

[2] Sophia has curly, brown hair that she keeps tied back in a messy bun, tan skin, and brown eyes. She works the night shift at Greases Dinner so she can watch Preston's little sister during the day without having to pay for daycare.

[3] You guessed it, he never did tie his shoes. Maybe he wouldn't be so clumsy if he actually tied his shoes…

[4] Yep. Pacifica is Preston's sister. Prepare for adorable Pacifica and Preston in future chapters.

[5] Preston his terribleat keeping secrets. Just in case you're wondering how his mom knowsabout his crushes. She's also got her mom sensesto thank.

[6] Not sure why, but we like to think that Preston listens He is We and other bands like them.