CHAPTER ONE

You caught me standing alone without a dream of my own

Arkansas 1868

Charlie was walking home the war had been hard. His time was up, he was happy to be heading home. In the distance he saw his cabin, he walked faster. Finally after all this time he had made it. As he walked in the door he saw a corpse on the floor, it was his wife she had been shot in the head. He drew his army pistol and cocked the hammer. There sitting at his kitchen table was officer Carlisle Cullen of the union army. Carlisle said Charles ive been sent to hunt you down. Charlie pulled the trigger lead ball wedged into Carlisle's shoulder tearing off the name tag on his uniform. Carlisle laughed and shot Charlie in the throat. Oscar heard the gunshot and waited he had been hiding since the soldier shot his mother, he was keeping quiet. Finally he heard a horse riding away Oscar crept upstairs, there was his father dead on the floor. His pistol lay near him; Oscar picked it up and found an army label beside it. it read Carlisle Cullen.

Europe front lines

1918

Oscar looked out over the trenches it was quiet too quiet. He drew his fathers pistol.

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Forks Washington present day

Will woke up in his new house. It felt strange not being in Arkansas. He remembered the things his father gave him before he left. Saying it was passed down each generation, it was a black powder revolver, a ww1 revolver, a ww2 colt and a journal with a scrap of cloth in it/ will got off his couch putting on his boots as he lit a cigarette. He grabbed the old revolver and tucked it into its holster. It was time to get to work on his motorcycle. He went outside and moved it into the driveway.

Bella woke up the same way she always did, to Charlie hitting her. Charlie yelled wake up slut. Get to making breakfast. She went down into the kitchen and started cooking eggs. Charlie came in and hit her again, this time in the face. You stupid whore he yelled I didn't want eggs. He slung the hot pan hitting her with it. She screamed then he knocked her out.

Will was tearing apart the headlight on his bike when he heard yelling. It came from the drunk next door. Will ran over to his front door, see it was open he let himself in. down the hall he heard more yelling, he followed the noise. He walked into the kitchen in time to see a girl get hit in the face with a frying pan. The man had his back to will and was about to kill her. Will had seen enough he drew his pistol and cocked the hammer. Will said give my best regards to the devil as he shot the man the black powder made a smoke cloud as it went off. He called the police and explained everything. The girl was taken to the emergency room. Will was not charged with a crime.

Bella woke up she was in the hospital. She cried thinking about what must have happened. She was released that afternoon. The cops told her who saved her she wanted to meet him. The second she saw his front door her pulse quickened. She saw his garage was open and music was playing. As she walked up she heard crying, and frank Sinatra singing fly me to the moon. Laying on the floor was a man he had passed out the whiskey still in his hand. She grabbed him by his arms and drug him into his house. Laying him on his bed. She went to lay down on his couch and fell asleep. She awoke to a southern drawl saying its lil darlin its nice to see you again, you want breakfast. She smiled and said thanks . names will he said as he walked into the kitchen. She followed him in saying my names bella. He said that's a lovely name, he picked up a bourbon bottle on the counter and took a swig. Will smiled as bell said would you put that down. Will was singing blue moon as he made breakfast.

Blue moon

You caught me standing alone without a dream of my own