Chapter 0

Prologue


Blue, the kind of blue that bathed the world in the aquatic light. The sun barely coming up, the moon gone and the stars blinking to sleep. And that blue.. that sweet, comforting blue wrapping everything up in the underwater glow.

It was the color I needed right now.

I loved Phoenix with every fibre of my being. The heat, the sand, the cactuses, the creatures.. The stars. You can't see the stars through rainy clouds that made Forks the dreary, wet place everyone liked to pretend it wasn't.

Most of all, I feared that Forks wouldn't have my blue.

"Smoking's bad for you, Otis.." she said, sitting beside me.

"How'd you find me?" I chuckled, letting out a puff of smoke. I looked to Bella and she stared towards the horizon.

"You always come to the football field. I still don't know why.. you hate sports." she smiled towards me.

"It's got the best view," I looked around. We were sitting at the very top of the huge bleachers. The sprawling football field bright green in stark contrast to the orange and gold that made up Phoenix. Not a soul to be seen, besides Bella and I.

"It does.." Bella agreed, looking back towards the sky. "Are you sure you're okay with this?"

"Yeah, Bells, it's for mom.. and for dad," I smiled. I hadn't seen my dad in such a long time.

"Okay, then.. I'll tell mom and Phil tomorrow," she smiled, wrapping her arm around my shoulders.

I took another long drag of my Marlboro Menthol cigarette and sighed out the smoke.

"If dad finds out you're smoking, he'll have several cows," Bella grinned a little at the thought.

I chuckled softly, "Then don't tell him."

"Then don't get caught," she teased, laughing.


Author's Note: Hello. The muse for this chapter has returned in full force. I became very excited about it and as I read it, I was very disappointed in myself as to where I took it so quickly and what I forgot. Verrryy disappointed. So, here I am. There will be very minimal changes in the first three chapters. The big changes are in chapter 4. I just wanted to spruce the beginning chapters up a bit, fix mistakes and add a new layer of shine, etc, etc. If you want the old chapters, I can send them to you via email or something, just let me know.

xoxo the Captain