Brothers

Chapter 16 (pt1) Be Careful Driving

Noah and Grayson had a plan for today and that was to ask Alex for the car and go to the mall. Of course Grayson isn't old enough to drive yet, but Noah just got his license and he wanted to take his little brother out for a ride. Just the two of them. But even though they were both excited to have a day to their selves they first have to ask their big brother for permission..and that's exactly what Noah is going to do. Noah told Grayson to stay in his room and so Noah walked down the stairs. He saw Alex sitting on the couch watching tv. "You got this Noah" noah said to himself before walking the rest of the stairs and to his big brother.
"Alex?" Noah said when he got to his brother
Alex turned his head and smiled when he saw his brother
"Hey Noah what do you need?" He asked.
Noah took a deep breath
"can I take the car and take Grayson and I to the mall? I know I just got my license but I want to take Grayson out just the two of us."
Alex looked at his brother worriedly
"Noah I don't know. It's not that I don't trust you cause I do but what if something happens? What if you crash into something and get hurt?"
"I'll be extra careful I promise! Please? Grayson is already excited about this and I don't want to make him upset. Besides it's been a really long time since just the two of us got to hang out."
Noah pleaded to his brother with a sad look on his face.
"Noah.." Alex sighed and ran his hands through his face.
Noah grabbed Alex's arm and gently tugged on it and poured his lips "please? I'll be really really careful I promise. And you know I would never put Grayson into any danger."
"I know that Noah" Alex said and gently smiled at him "alright I'll let you go but you have to promise that you'll look after Grayson and be really careful on the road,okay?"
Noah smiled really big and jumped up "Yes! Yes I promise Alex! Thank you so much!"
He said and immediately hugged his big brother "thank you thank you!"
Alex chuckled and hugged him back
"also call me when you get to the mall so I know that you got there safely."
Alex said as he pulled him back to face his brother. Noah smiled
"of course I will. I'm gonna go tell Grayson and then we'll be leaving soon."
He said before turning back to go upstairs to tell the news to his little brother. Noah opened his door and smiled at Grayson
Grayson looked up when he heard the door opened
"how did it go? Did he say yes?"
He asked excitedly
"It took me some time but he finally agreed. So get dressed and let's head out!"
Noah told his brother with a smile
"Yes!" Grayson cheered and immediately got up to get dressed. Noah chucked as he watched Grayson go into the bathroom to get ready. Noah was already dressed so all he had to do is wait on his brother. After a few minutes Grayson came back out fully dressed and hair combed.
"I'm ready Noah" Grayson said and Noah grabbed his hand "great let's go!" He said and pulled Grayson along and went downstairs to tell their older brother bye.
"Alex we're leaving now"
Noah said when they got downstairs. Grayson let go of Noah's hand and walked over to Alex and hugged him "thank you for letting us go Alex" he said before letting go and looking up at him smiling
Alex couldn't help but smile back "you're welcome. I want you to listen to Noah and don't get into any trouble,okay?" He said sternly while looking at both of his brothers.
"I promise" Grayson said
"I'll keep both of us safe I promise" Noah told his older brother
"Alright" Alex said before hugging both of them "be really careful and call me when you get there. I love you both" he said after letting them go
"We will!" They both said "love you too!" They said before walking out the door.
Noah and Grayson get in the car and buckle up before Noah starts driving.
"Are you excited Gray?"
Noah asked without looking away from the road. Grayson nods excitedly
"Yes this is going to be fun! Can we also eat something when we get to the mall?" Grayson asked in a shy voice.
Noah chuckled "yeah of course Grayson"
After 15 minutes and very carefully driving, they arrived at the mall. Before they got out of the car Noah remembered that he was supposed to call Alex to let him know they got here safe. "Grayson don't get out yet I have to call Alex" he said and got his phone out and called Alex "alex? We just got here at the mall. We're about to go inside..yeah I will...okay bye love you too." He said before hanging up. He looked at Grayson "alex said for us to have fun and that he loves you." Noah said to Grayson before they got out. They both got out and looked before crossing the street but Noah grabbed Grayson's hand and walked across the street.
"Noah" Grayson whined when Alex grabbed his hand "I can walk by myself I'll be fine. Let go" he whines while trying to get his hand loose.
Noah just grips it tighter "stop Grayson. I promised Alex that I would look after you and I don't want a car hitting you or you get lost. So stop whining and let's go please."
Grayson pouts but stops pulling and walks along with his older brother "I'm sorry.." he said in a small voice
Noah looks at him and gently smiles at him "it's okay Grayson. I'm not mad at you" he assured him and continued to walk to the mall.
Noah holds the door open for his little brother letting him go in first before walking in behind him.
"What do you want to do first? Eat or shop around?" Noah asked his brother when they got inside.
"I want to eat first. Can we eat pizza?" Grayson asked while looking at him
"Yeah pizza sounds good. Let's go" Noah said and they walked to the pizza place.
"You want a slice of cheese pizza?"
Grayson nods "and a breadstick and a small Pepsi please"
Noah nods "okay. Go grab us a table and I'll be there soon."
"Okay" Grayson says and walks over to a random table and sits down.
Noah watched him go before turning back and placed their order. He got Grayson's pizza and breadstick along with his slice of pepperoni pizza with the 2 drinks. Finally he got the food and walked over to his brother. He set the tray down and sat next to his brother before handing him his food and drink.
"Thank you"
Grayson says before he starts eating. Noah smiles
"you're welcome"
he says and also starts eating.
After 20 minutes they finished eating and threw away their trash.
"Which store do you want to go to first?" Noah asked Grayson
"Forever 21!"
"Of course" Noah said and they started walking to the store. They got close to the store and Grayson immediately ran inside to a section of shirts
"Grayson wait!" Noah said and jogged to him before grabbing his arm and turned him to face him "don't run off like that,okay? Something could've happened to you. Stay close to me. Understand?" He asked in a stern and shakily voice
Grayson, seeing the scared look on his brothers face, nods "I understand. I'm sorry I scared you"
Noah takes a deep breath before hugging him "it's alright. Just don't do that again. You really scared me." He said running his brothers back before letting him go "you can go look around now" he said and watched Grayson smile and look through shirts.
Noah didn't want to shop he was just happy to have a day with his little brother and see the smile on his face. So instead he sat down on a bench inside the store and watched his brother look around the store. Soon Grayson came running over to Noah with a big smile on his face holding a t shirt and a pair of jeans
"Noah can I get this? I really like it! Please?"
Noah smiled and stood up
"of course you can Grayson I have enough money on me. But is that all you want from in here?"
Grayson nods
"yeah I don't see anything else I like. I just really want these"
he said excitedly and walked next to Noah as they walked up to the register. Noah grabbed the items for Grayson and put it on the table. They paid for the items and walked out the store with Grayson walking right beside his brother. They went to 3 different stores and Noah bought Grayson a new game and a puzzle. They were walking when suddenly Grayson yawned which caught the attention of Noah. Noah smiled and pulled his brother close to him "are you getting tired? You want to go home now? It's almost 5 so we should go back.
Grayson nods tiredly "I had fun but I want to go home now Noah" he said as he put his head on his chest
Noah nods and turns around with his back facing Grayson "hop on gray I'll give you a piggyback ride to the car"
Grayson smiles and excitedly jumped on his back. Grayson put his arms around his neck while Noah hooks his arms under his brothers leg and hoisted him up comfortably on his back. He carefully stood up and made sure his brother was comfortable before walking to the car. He felt Grayson put his head on his shoulder and smiled as he continued to walk. He got to the car
"Grayson are you still awake?" Noah asked when he got to the car
He heard Grayson moaned before he felt the weight off of his shoulder as Grayson woke up "What is it?" He asked tiredly
"We're at the car now. I need to put you down so you can get inside so we can go home." Noah said as he gently bounced Grayson on his back to wake him up more
"I'm awake stop moving" Grayson whines "put me down" he said as he tried to wiggle his way down
"Ahh hold on gray you're gonna fall" Noah scolded before he gently bent down and let go of his legs. Grayson jumped down and Noah stood back up and opened the door for his brother "get in" he said and Grayson climbed in and immediate put his head back on the headrest and shut his eyes. Noah gently smiled at him and reached over to buckle him in before shutting the door. After making sure his brother was okay he got in the car and turned the car on. He looked at his brother and gently ran his fingers through his hair before driving. He was driving for 10 minutes when suddenly he heard Grayson stir
"Noah?" Grayson whispered
Noah looked at him "Yes? What's wrong?"
He asked before looking back at the road
"I had really fun today. Thank you for taking me to the mall"
Grayson said as he sat up in his seat and looked at Noah.
Noah smiled and looked at Grayson
" I had really fun today too little brother. It was nice just being the two of us without Alex with us."
He said and Grayson laughed at that "yeah but don't tell Alex that he might get jealous"
Grayson said and laughed
"It'll be a secret just between us"
Noah said and looked back at his brother "I'm just glad that Alex trusted me enough to take the car"
Grayson nods "yeah me too" he said

Noah was making a turn but he didn't see the stop sign. Grayson looked back at the road and let out a scream just as Noah started to slam on his breaks
"NOAH LOOK OUT!" Grayson screamed but it was too late. Noah tried to put his arm out to hold his brother back but it was too late.
BANG!
The last thing Noah heard was his little brother scream before everything went black.