Camp Cretaceous (Darius X Brooklynn)

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Hope you guys are having good days, stay home, stay safe.

Darius was never a nervous flier. Was it the BEST feeling in the world for him? No. But six months ago, it wasn't like he had a fear of flying. Why would he? He faced off dinosaurs, survived on an island for six months, survived killer robots. Hell, he and his merry band of teenagers had fought their way through a freaking storm! Granted, they ended up crashing into some rocks at the end, but big deal. They had gone through the closest thing to an actual Hell on Earth and back. So why was he so nervous about flying now?

He honestly couldn't say. Maybe he wasn't afraid of flying. Maybe he was worried about the others. Alright, maybe he was just worried about Brooklynn. God, I'm wrapped around her finger. Darius sighed, and tried to get a couple of minutes of sleep. They would be landing in like forty-five minutes. Darius felt someone nudge his shoulder. He looked at the person, and saw it was his brother. "What's up man?"

Brandon had a cheeky smile on his face. "Don't think I haven't seen you look nervous the entire flight." Darius rolled his eyes, thinking that he was going to tease him about being afraid of flying. "Brooklynn's going to be fine. More accidents happen in a car than they do on a plane."

Darius sighed. "Yeah, but the car's not what hit the World Trade Center, is it?"

Brandon laughed. "Man, when did YOU get so dark? That's a rhetorical question, but still. Damn." The brothers chuckled. "But in all seriousness, you know that she's gonna be fine?"

Darius nodded. "I know. It's just going to feel weird. Me and her, we literally saw each other every day. When we were searching for supplies, we would go in groups. Me and her always went together. There was NEVER a day that we DIDN'T see each other."

"You feel like you're gonna spiral out?" Brandon asked.

"I feel like it's going to be SUPER difficult to get used to not hearing her voice." Darius answered honestly.

Brandon's smile returned. "Man, you're crushing hard. You never crushed over Katie like this. Even AFTER the breakup." The two boys were silent for another minute. "You know that she's gonna try to take you back right?"

Darius nodded. "I know. What do I do?"

Brandon sighed. "You're gonna have to choose. Do you accept that for now, you can't be with Brooklynn and choose Katie? Or do you try to go for the long distance relationship?"

"Which do I pick?" Darius asked his brother.

The older brother gave a half-hearted laugh. "You're asking ME?"

Darius nodded. "Yeah. I see the irony."

Brandon assured his brother, "I'm sure that you're gonna make the right choice."

"Well, if I end up choosing wrong, I blame you." Darius promised.

Brandon nodded. "Fair enough."

The plane landed in Montana and Darius, Brandon, and Uncle Josh were picked up by their Aunt. After another round of tears of joy, Darius asked if he could drive. He was swiftly denied with a firm no. It actually made sense. He was going to essentially be starting on square one. After he got in the back with his brother, Darius asked for the second best thing. "The second thing I want is McDonalds. I'm so hungry."

Brandon looked at him. "Really. Drive thru? That's what you want?"

Darius defended himself. "Hey, I spent six months on a Killer Dino Island, where all we had to eat was fruit, canned fruit, and bugs. I think I deserve a large, fattening Big Mac meal."

Brandon shook his head with a laugh. Once they got McDonalds, it was time for them to go home. The adults wanted Darius to get settled back in. He had a busy summer ahead of him. Doing whatever it took to get back on track with graduation. The car pulled up to the driveway of their house. He missed the house. He had missed a lot of things. Darius noticed there were a couple of cars in the driveway. The teen got out of the house, and carried his backpack up to the house. Once Darius opened the door and set his stuff down, Brandon grabbed his arm. "Come on. I've gotta show you something."