"Oh, hey, Josh." Drake Parker barely looked up from the TV.
Josh placed his jacket neatly on a hanger and stuck in it their closet. He cringed as his eyes focused on his brother's corner of the room. Drake was a little bit messy -ok, really messy- so, of course, his bed was littered with guitar picks, homework papers (that he would never start, let alone finish), tons of dirty clothes and ... cheeseballs. Lots and lots of cheeseballs. Josh turned his attention to Drake.
"Man, work was rough! Helen accused me of stealing gumballs, which is kind of impossible, cuz one of my recent benefits is getting candy for free, so..." Josh could tell Drake wasn't paying him any mind. He resorted to sitting down next to him on the couch in their room.
"Do ya wanna play the game sphere?" He asked.
"Nah, I've been playing that thing for 5 hours straight. It gets old." Drake's eyes were palstered to the television .
"You played it without me?" Josh frowned. "I thought we agreed that you wouldn't touch it without me here, after that little incident you had."
"Hey, the explosion was minor." Drake's eyes would need manual blinking pretty soon. "Besides, I was dead bored and you were at work and there was nothing good on TV and my guitar-"
"Alright, I get it!" Josh sighed. "Well, do ya wanna ... pretend we're driving race cars and use paper plates for steering wheels?"
"We did that last night." It was a wonder his eyes hadn't detached themselves from his head yet.
"Well, do ya wanna-"
"How 'bout we just go to bed, Josh. I'm really tired and my nap was cut short - I only got 2 hours in. Megan tried to tie my hands and ankles together and throw me out the window. Summer boredom is getting the better of her... well, she really doesn't have a 'better', does she? Anyhoo, since I didnt get my 4 hour nap,
I really need to get my... handsome sleep. Ya know, big date tomorrow."
"Yeah, big date." Josh mumbled as Drake (oh miracle of miracles!) turned off the TV and climbed into bed.
" 'Night, Josh." He said his voice muffled by his pillows.
" 'Night, Drake." Josh sighed as he yanked on his pajamas and crawled into bed. He clapped his hands and the lights went out. Only 9:30, and the lights were out.