Ch 21: At grandma's

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Peter's POV

I woke up as usual on time, around 7. I was mostly excited to be visiting grandma. I found my dad sleeping beside me like a bear. I shook him.

" Wake up daddy, good morning!" I cheered

Of course, he didn't answer me and just turned on his other side, humming. I shook my head lightly. No wonder where my brothers come from!

I shook him vigorously, " DAD WAKE UP!"

" Peter, C'mon bud sleep too."

" No daddy, we need to pack, tell the rest of them that we are going and have a good morning breakfast all together. We can't sleep any more. Wake up!!"

" Oh, right?" He turned to me instantly," Good morning, sunshine." He opened his arms

I crashed in his arms. " Good morning daddy!" I said with a big smile

" How do you feel?" He asked as he kissed my forehead

" So much better and so excited!"

" Me too, want to take Luke with us?"

" He wasn't in the plan?" I raised my eyebrows at him

" I didn't tell him."

" Why?" I questioned

" I forget, but of course I won't leave him with Cole and Nico alone."

" Exactly and it's unfair that I have fun and he doesn't plus I won't go without him." I declared

" I actually thought you would make him stay to manage your work there." I added

" Nope. So you go pack and wake Luke while I take a quick shower and pack too."

" Yeah okay." I said as I jumped out of the bed and ran to Luca's room.

He was sleeping peacefully but how can I let him? It's a shame

" Lucas! Wake up young man!" I yelled in his ear removing the blanket

" Pete... Stop!" He said as he pulled his pillow on his head

" Uh uh! enough of being a lazy ass, wake up before I get my belt." I yelled again trying to snatch the pillow away that he was holding so tight

He was sleeping unbothered as he hummed something like," If you don't stop, you will be sitting with a sore ass."

Last time I checked, Nick was a bit bigger and more muscular with the heftiest muscle in the family. Why does he look like Nico and sound like Cole? But whatever, he is neither one of them!

I shrugged and went to the bathroom, took the bucket and guess what... I gave my dearest brother an early morning bath !

" Wakey wakey!!" I yelled at the end of the splash

" PETER!!!" He yelled, frustrated and annoyed as he jumped from his bed

All wet from the head to the toes

" Hehe , Morning." I smiled sheepishly and turned my heels to scurry away from the room, laughing at the scene.

" Come here baby bro!" He said as he grabbed my arm, " You didn't say a nice good morning to me yet and like I have to treat you for this fantastic way to wake me."

Uh oh, this sounds scary. I don't want treats early in the morning

" Morning bubba." I said innocently

" Ohh now being so innocently sweet?" He spun me and swatted my butt

I covered my butt and said, " C'mon, I was just waking you up! We are going to see grandma!"

" And this is a way to wake your brother? Drown him and his sheets with water?"

" You did too! You splashed water on me, remember."

" Nicely... Lightly... Gently... Not with a big bucket!"

" Okay sorry! Like you say 'Practice some peace' and get ready, we have loads to do."

" Fine!" He sighed as he checked my forehead," No fever?"

" Nope! All good!"

" Nice! I'll take a shower and change my sheets then meet you in the dining room."

" Okay, Lemme treat you." I said as I gave him a kiss on the cheeks

" Oh! Now I can function well." He said as he placed a kiss on my cheeks too

I giggled. " See you downstairs."

I went to my room to shower too. Once I was done changing, I ran downstairs and met the other two.

" Morning!" I greeted with a smile

" Morning minion." Cole said as he pulled me in a hug," You feel energetic, huh?"

" So much! And you know, dad, I and Luke are visiting grandma today."

" Dad told me, I'm gonna miss you." He said as he kissed my cheek

" Why don't you two come along?" I asked after of course giving the kiss back

" Yeah, good idea! Isn't it Nico? but we have work, love, and some gang stuff to check."

" Yep and we throw some threats here and there so we have to be present, who knows what can happen?" Nico smirked as he shot a glare to Cole

" But you can check the work from there too and we aren't leaving forever, a few days only. Grandma will feel so good to have us all with her, please."

" but.." Nick said

" She can make your favorite food and remember your childhood when you are staying with her and asking her to make some plates you are craving... Then it's good to rest from work too."

Nico's eyes shined and he smiled widely, " He convinced me! We are going."

I smiled at him and turned to my brother," Cole!?"

" We will go, but first we have to go to Lev so he can check on you."

" Yes of course! I don't mind." I said, not wanting to ruin the whole deal

" Nice then I'll take you after we have our breakfast."

" Yes, good idea." Nico said as he snatched me from Cole," You have him for like forever." He hugged me

I giggled and hugged him back

" So here take the best treats." I said and kissed him on both the cheeks

" I love you little man! How can you be this sweet, huh?" He kissed my forehead and hugged me tightly

" I love you too Nico and I got the sweetness from the sweet freak of the family." I said as I cradled in his embrace

" Oww he likes donuts, right?" He asked playfully

" Nope, he is practically in LOVE with donuts!" I continued

" I guessed that." He laughed

" Hell!" Dad yelled as he stepped into the dining room," Leave my son, you stealers, he likes me more, come babe, sit next to daddy."

I blinked twice. " Oh, sure daddy." I said as I was about to get up

" Nope! You won't leave me!" Nico said as he denied to let go of me

" Uh okay," I said as I snuggled onto him

I don't know what's up with them

" And Dad, saying my son like Malik and I aren't your son's." Cole stated

" Ohh of course you are my sons, COLE." Dad smirked at him

" And NICOLAS, it's my turn to have him." Dad said

I giggled at the bickering. Dad is no less when it comes to poking fun and I used to wonder how my brothers got like this if daddy was an angel.

" You are exchanging him like he is a water bottle... Leave him guys, he is not running from you." Cole chuckled

" Well, you all have had your share of me, now I think I will sit on my own." I said curtly not wanting the fight

" Yeah that's the best for all of us." Cole agreed and Nico let go of me

I sat on the chair and soon enough my softy appeared

" Morning!" He greeted and sat beside me

" Morning, did you sleep well?" Nico asked him

" Yep, good enough. Just didn't wake up the best."

" Ohh why?"

" Oh because we didn't wake him!" Nico cooed

" Uh that plus this baby here poured water on me, a whole bucket!"

Dad choked with his coffee," Really little angel?"

" Well you know daddy, I got the bucket just to bluff and it disbalanced. I wouldn't actually annoy him to that extent." I said innocently

" Sorry babe, but after the pranks you told me about yesterday I can't believe this." Dad smirked

" I did that to someone who was always a jerk to me and a neighbor not my own brother who is always nice to me. Why would I do it daddy? But anyways, you won't trust me." I said sadly with a sigh

" Ofc, it is disbalanced." Nico believed me

" Nick!!" Luke deadpanned while I carried on the drama

" C'mon Pete. Don't start with this act." Dad shook his head

" I am hurt!" I said dramatically

Tatiana came and put Luca's breakfast on the table as it's not his coffee but the breakfast that mom always makes for him

He looked at her then asked, " May I have a cup of coffee please?"

" Sir, can I give him a cup of coffee?" She asked Marc

" Nope, thank you." He replied shortly while Luca was giving him some pleading looks

But of course, a glare from Cole and he just carried on with the breakfast quietly.

15 minutes laterâ„¢

We were all done with our meal. Luca and Nico went to prepare their bags as Cole and I drove to Lev's together

He rang the bell then opened the door with his keys, " Levio!!"

" Marco! Morning man, Pete here too, hello hello, happy to see you." Lev came and welcomed us

" Morning Lev!" I said as I hugged him

" Go wake Miles if you want." Lev said

" Oh of course." I smirked evilly

Marco grabbed my arm," No, we are not here for this. Can you check on him, Levio?"

" Yes of course, let's sit."

" Joy killer! Can't I even say hi to my friend?"

" Say hi later." Cole whispered to me

Lev got his medical tools and asked," Do you feel any pain anywhere?"

" No, a few days ago just some in my throat, none right now."

" And his body temperature is not stable, he has had a fever since last week and he still has it from time to time. Look now he is fine but later he can have a fever again."

He nodded and checked on me. " Got it, he had a cold and I see it's gone, but this fever... I can see the quitter's flu."

" What's that? It sounds weird." I asked, blinking twice

" Of course it will sound weird to you as you don't know what smoking can do." Lev scolded

I looked down and shut it. Is it related to that? Smoking gives you weird flus? Plus, I already regret doing it enough that I don't wanna bear Lev's scolding now, I don't like him being scary and in this mode.

" Lev, leave the scolding and tell me what's this?" Marc asked

" Smoking or drug quitters can have it." He raised his eyebrows at me," It's not dangerous but he has to have some meds like pain relievement, and pills for fever. You don't have to worry it will be gone in a couple of days."

" Oh, thanks! Can you be detailed?" Cole asked as he still didn't get it

" Oh man... The sudden cessation of smoking can trigger an immune response in much the same way as it would respond to a bacteria or virus it considers abnormal. It is simply your body's response to an unfamiliar state. In most cases, a quitter's flu will last for only a couple of days. Clear?"

" Yep, thanks."

" You're welcome, now Pete, have you returned to smoking again?"

" I did but I swear I stopped again." I explained

I should have been prepared for some words from him

" Yeah, I know you stopped when you got this flu!" He patted my head

" It's a good flu then?" I was confused. Medical science bounces over my head

" It's just not dangerous, it's your body reaction because you stopped that's all." He chuckled

" Oh okay." I nodded

The conclusion is I stopped smoking for good, the flu ain't dangerous and I will be fine.

" Who said science can't be complicated. It's a malady or not... It appears not but it gives symptoms like one." Cole said

" That's why you were cheating at that subject." Lev smirked

" Don't say that in front of him." Cole retorted

" He was?" I asked amused, " Cole?"

" No, I wasn't!"

" No, he was, stop hiding it, you were the first girl's boyfriend so she was helping you."

" I am taking notes!" I teased with a smirk

" Don't take notes and she wasn't."

" So how in the hell you got an A and when I asked you, you said that you don't understand shit."

" Because... Because... Shut up, I wasn't cheating."

" I believe you, see with Peter if he does too." Lev smirked evilly

" Of course I do." I said sarcastically

" Okay, just in science, the others I was good at by birth... But science was bad so yeah I was cheating on it and never got caught then I stopped at 10th grade. And don't dare doing it Peter, I was wrong."

" I Won't cheat Cole. with a brother like Luke around, I have the whole shit on the tip of my tongue, so I don't need it." I affirmed, " Lev? What about Nico? Did he ever do it?"

" Nico, I guess math, I saw Marc and Nick were wearing earphones from the gang, they are invisible and can connect to each other. Marc was pretty excellent in Maths so he was telling Nick what to do."

" They could use those devices? They had the permission?"

" It's invisible, you didn't try them in the gang?"

" Nope but I mean how they had it with them, they were allowed to carry stuff from the gang?"

" We stole them, exactly Malik did and I covered him."

" I am writing it down too."

They laughed

" Go wake Miles." Lev said laughing

" Yeah okay!" I replied then went to Miles' room and straightaway jumped over him, " WAKE UP!"

He whined then opened an eye," Ohh bitch, let me sleep."

" Nope, I will be traveling so see me cuz you won't see me for long then don't cry later! Wake up whore!!" I pulled him up

" Where are you traveling, bitch?"

He sat up, rubbing his eyes. " Where are you going?"

" Seattle, to grandma."

" Oh! Then leave and let me sleep." He said as he slid under his cover again

I went to his bathroom, got the bucket and made him shower too.

" Now I can leave peacefully!"

" Peter." He jumped on me and put me in a headlock, putting the bucket over my head

I interlocked our legs and turned him around then removed the bucket

" Morning love." I said smirking flirtatiously

" You are a real bitch." He said as he spun me again

" Peter, let's..." Cole stopped in mid sentence as we were catching each other's fist

" Hey!" We said together

" You did that to him? I can't believe you."

" You see your brother just being a jerk from the morning."

" It's something in their genes, Miles." Lev smirked at Cole

" Anyway, Pete, let's go." Cole shot him unamused look

" Yep! See you." I said to Miles then hugged Lev

" See ya!" Lev said as he kissed my head

Miles stood up and hugged Cole, minding his clothes to not wet him too then we went home. Marco told them about the flu then went to prepare his stuff. I went to my softy to see what he is packing and to help him too

" Hey Luca!" I barged in his room

" Oh spider! Tell me if I should change my shoes or these are fine? " I knew a query was up for me

" Adidas is better."

" Cool then! What did Lev say? Are you alright?"

" Yep I am." I replied as I opened his backpack and started checking what he took with him. Exactly, I started removed the stuff he packed to annoy him by throwing his clothes everywhere

" Shoot me the details and stop doing that!" He said picking his clothes but ofc who I am to listen? I threw boxers on his face and laughed

" Stop it!!" He seethed again

" And if I don't?" I challenged him

" Pete, please... As soon as I pack as soon as we can go, you are just making us go late."

I huffed and put his clothes back," Let's go, you picked nice stuff."

" Oh glad I did but actually I didn't, Nick chose them for me, what I picked are piled up there."

" Oh! We really need to take care of your taste."

" It's fine I guess, what's even wrong there?" He said confused

" Nothing, just nothing... Let's go."

" Yeah sure! " He said as he picked his bag and slid his phone in the pocket.

" You still didn't tell me about what Lev told you?"

" Nothing serious, just me doing horrible things and my body punishing me." I said shortly

I don't want to think about it too much... Everyone is disappointed in me and even my body... I feel like crying but ofc I won't do this right now.

He slid his hand around my shoulder. " All will be fine, let's go."

Did he know? Is he pitying me? I hate this feeling. I just walked quietly, I wanted to sleep and forget about everything. I can't bring myself to look at anyone right now.

" Boys, hurry up... We don't have the jet, we are going by a public plane." Dad yelled from downstairs

We headed there together with our stuff

" All ready?" Dad asked

Cole looked at us then said," Yep!"

We drove to the airport, they checked out passports and tickets and we got on the plane. In the business class area, I noticed some men in the gang getting with us, some in the economy and three here.

I sat with Luke, and Nico and Cole together, while Dad settled besides a woman and the plane take off

" Can we switch seats?" I asked Luke

I want to sit next to the window

" Of course." He replied and we switched our seats

" Why are you extra nice?" I asked him

" When I am not?" He asked as if it's the most obvious thing

" No... You are but extra. Anyway, this is the first time I travel in a public plane."

" I did it twice before, both when I shifted school but definitely this business class, first time."

" Me too, seems cool." I said as I put my legs on him

He tickled my toes lightly while smirking

" Luke, stop." I laughed and pulled my legs away

" Hey, you know I helped Miles shower too."

" Lil Jerk! But I am sure Milo enjoyed it."

" Of course he did... He thanked me." I said innocently.

" He should." He laughed

" And you have to know what I knew today about that perfect duo." I pointed at Malik and Marco

" What honors are added to the Mr. Perfects of the home?" He asked

I told him about the cheating and the incidences that Levio told me about

" I can't believe them! Imagine if we were caught doing any of this, specially stealing!"

" Yep, our asses won't stop stinging."

" And this isn't even half of what I found about them! "

" Yep, dad told me yesterday how many stuns they did." I laughed and told him

He laughed too

" That's insane. Evils they were and this reminds me of the torture I went through yesterday." He said dramatically sighing, then told me about his abduction and torture yesterday night while I was having fun with dad

I laughed," Oh! I should watch the cameras to laugh more."

" Nothing funny there. I mean it is but God they cornered me so well!"

I laughed more at it," They did."

" And you know, dad's timing. I literally wondered if he forgot he had a son who was abducted in front of him and hasn't returned at all!"

" What if I tell on them and they do the same. Nuh Nuh... I won't rat on them."

" That's what I conclude too. Their 'sorry' will eventually cost us our ass."

" Yeah true... So what to do?"

" Take our revenge else way, that's much safer for us."

" Definitely."

" Wanna sweep baby Pete?" He asked me in that annoying voice

" NO!! And stop talking this way." I glared at him and pinched his arm

" Oww violent baby." He mumbled rubbing his arm

" So take your precautions and don't talk that way again."

" Okay okay, you're getting cranky and I didn't even bring your bottle! Come sit on bubba's lap and let's put you to sweep." He did it again. Something is definitely happening to him!

" Nico, can we exchange places?" I yelled

" Uh fine, sit sit. I won't irritate you." He backed away instantly

Good fucker!!

" Nothing Nico, all good." I yelled again

" And you ain't less than a fucker too." He smirked

" What!!! No!!! So creepy... Don't be like them." I freaked out

I cupped his face. " You won't be sleeping with them anymore, they are spoiling you!!!" I said still freaked out from it, one moment I got away he got out of the line.

He laughed, " Okay baby spider."

At the end, I put my head on his chest and closed my eyes. He

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