Thread: Facing the Giants Who: Rob and Open Where: School soccer field When: Saturday afternoon NPCS: Travis, Rob's 4 year old brother!
With the nice break in the cold weather, there were a lot of people out on the school grounds. Rob could think of a lot of things he could be doing with his day, but one of them wouldn't have been what he actually was doing, babysitting his little brother. He'd made a deal with his mother, and it was now time to pay up. She'd given him a few advances on his allowance and some money in general, supposedly to pay for football equipment, but it really had been spent on alcohol for the numerous parties that had been happening recently. In return, Rob had promised his mother a few days of babysitting, whenever she needed it. He hadn't expected her to call in the debt so soon.
His family had shown up in the morning, right as Rob was finishing his morning workout. He was given his four year old brother Travis and some more money, which he hadn't expected but definitely appreciated, and was told they'd be back right around Travis's bedtime. The whole day was theirs. Rob had taken Travis into the Ladon dorm at first, letting the kiddo occupy himself in Rob's dorm room. There wasn't a lot to do in there and it didn't take long for Travis to get bored, but then Rob found some cartoons for him on the tv, and that helped to distract him for a little while. That only lasted until lunchtime, as after lunch, Travis was really getting restless. The weather wasn't bad at all, so Rob decided to take him outside. He grabbed his football and took Travis outside with him, out to the sports fields. Rob had to try to walk super slow, since even when he was running, Travis's stride was only a fraction of his giant brother's. They looked quite the pair walking across campus, Rob nearly eight feet tall and Travis barely coming up past his knees.
When they reached the sports fields, it was Travis who began to dictate the rules of the game. "I'm the Patriots and you're the Giants. I get ball first."
"Why am I always the Giants?", Rob grouser's teasingly, a smirk on his face.
"Because, you're the Giants!", Travis answered emphatically. "Are you ready?", he asked, cradling the ball in his arms as he faced Rob. Not waiting for an answer, he began to run toward Rob's left to get past him. Rob's arm shot out and wrapped around him pretty easily.
"Gotcha!", Rob shouted. He lifted Travis and the ball up off the ground and tossed him into the air. Travis let out a blood curdling scream, which turned into a peal of laughter as Rob caught him.