1 Prologue (1/2)

Another move, another city to start a new life. Though none of this was new to William Carter. It seemed all he was used to these days. Moving three times a year, sometimes another city, more often another state. This time it was Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Will stopped caring as much after the fifth move. No real time to make any friends, no time to plant roots, so what was really there to miss?

Seeing a water tower in the distance, the name of his new home town easily discernible, Will knew he would arrive at his new home in a matter of minutes.

”You're going to like this place a lot better than the last Will,” his dad called from the front seat, ”There's a lot of history here.”

Will rolled his eyes. 'He only said that because of the hot springs,' he thought as he stared out at the solitary tower as it disappeared in the distance.

Jonathan Carter, an aspiring author in need of a new place for inspiration for his novel. Always moving, finding the materials he needed and then departing, never staying longer than a few months between moves. Will didn't need any connections to the new city, he knew that it wouldn't last long either way. He was home schooled and in his second semester of his senior year. Soon he would have a say in where he wished to live.

”I promise Will, this is our last move.” Jonathan said as if he sensed the mood his son in. ”If you wish to go to college here, or possibly get a girlfriend, I don't know what kids your age nowadays wish for.” He continued to fumble for words in which would lift his sons spirit. ”What I'm trying to say is you can actually have a normal life here if you'd like.”

Will sighed. With all the moving that they had been doing, the thought of college was always a second to the next town. And as for a girlfriend, Will only had a heart for one. It was a girl he had loved since before he really knew what the word meant. Bianca Jean from Saint Cloud, Minnesota, the town he actually grew up in. The town his heart ached to get back to every day.

Will had been a Sophomore football quarterback at Tech High back in Minnesota. With his above average build, his long brown hair, decent tan and deep hazel eyes, Will stood out from the rest of his peers. Girls dreamed of being able to say they were his girlfriend, though there was only one for him. He had met Bianca in middle school when she and her dad moved from Connecticut to the house next door. They had already been really good friends growing up, though when Will went to junior high school, they truly connected. Will and Bianca had always been inseparable. They had always walked to school together, did homework at Will's house and went out on the town.

Bianca wasn't the only one he left behind. Will thought of his best friend Leo. He was practically the brother he never had. In third grade, Will had been practically an outcast. He either played on the swings or sat on the soccer hill at his school watching the clouds pass. He had always been drawn in himself, finding solace only through his isolation. Leo had changed all of that one day when he saw Will sitting on his hill and dragged him over to the rocking truck to play space ship.

Will smiled at the thought of how much he'd been through back in Saint Cloud. All of the isolation, then to be saved by Leo and ultimately leading up to Bianca. Though Leo had always been an odd one, Bianca warmed up to him through their times hanging out. Their favorite place in the world was Java Joint, all of the concerts at night as well as the decent coffee during the daytime.

The two friends of his were never without trouble though. Will remembered the times they'd broken into newly built houses, looking around as if they were planning on purchasing. Leo had always just liked breaking into places, but Bianca, Will knew she was actually looking.

Will sighed with disappointment. Everything seemed as though it was so long ago. Both of his true friends were still in contact with him, even after two years of being away. Bianca treated her phone as if it was her boyfriend, never really giving up on them. Leo however had grown distant, though that wasn't truly a surprise. He had always been electronically savvy. If there were any information on the net worth knowing, you could trust him to look it up, though his people skills were somewhat lacking. Every now and then he would message Will out of the blue asking how burger king was, or if he had fun at Walmart. So Will always knew that 'big brother Leo' was watching.

Even with so much attention from his friends over the years, Will always felt as if he suffered a great loss when he left. All of the plans he made with his friends, the school he was meant to graduate from, and the fun times that were meant to be had all disappeared along with his mother two years ago.

”Hey dad, if you want to offer me something, maybe try food that's not McDonald's when we get home?” Will asked in a hopeful tone. He was sick to his stomach of all the fast food from their road trip to Colorado.

”No can do kid, it's way too late to be cooking and I think it would be better to just eat out one more time.” his dad said with a small chuckle. ”Think of it as a celebratory number two for reaching the house.”