"Just Let Me"〔One Direction〕x 〔M!Reader〕

『16』Periwinkle Blue Eyes

"Same, but I think it will end soon, they sound like they're cooling down?" The big brother, Greg Horan, wasn't sure with his own answer, he only assumed hoping that it was true. He could still hear the loud shouts and cries echoing through the hall coming right from downstairs, but they were too inaudible for Greg to hear what they could be saying, the nine year old boy could only pray that nothing would get smashed to the ground like the last few times, usually when that happens it's the scariest part. The two little boys stood inside the bathroom while pinning their hopes that the night would pass quickly, tonight was not their night at all, tonight is one of those nights where the boys would either sleep late or hide in the bathroom like their Mother instructed.

"I want to talk to Mommy, Greg. I want to go to her" The little brother pleaded while looking up at his older sibling with wet and glassy eyes, his baby voice brittled like he was begining to crack up just haunts Greg, the least Greg wanted was to have his little brother go through this over and over again, this is Greg's worse nightmare, both of their worse nightmares. Greg is only nine, he doesn't know what to do let alone taking care of a toddler like his little brother. But he knew very well he had to protect him, even if he has a little weak body.

"Can we talk to Mommy, Greg? I don't want to stay in the bathroom! I want to see if she's okay!" His little brother begged again, but now with more resentment in his tone. It didn't take long until the toddler's tears began dripping down his cheeks. Greg tried to shush him by closing his mouth, afraid that his little brother's weeps would be heard. The boys's parents didn't know they were awake, they had ordered them to be in bed a few hours ago but it was difficult for them to keep their eyes closed with all the intrusive yelling.

"We can't go to her, we need to be quiet in here" Greg informed, he wipes away his little brother's tears with his thumb but more droplets keep streaming down. The smaller boy kept on crying for his Mother and wanting badly to hug her, he always knew that his Father was a bad person, at least that's what Greg had told him everytime he tucks him into bed. Now both boys have forgotten how long they've stayed in the bathroom, maybe an hour or so, but it was surely pass their bedtime.

it all started when Greg was just in his bed snoozing quietly when the fight began. His eyelids shot awake by his Father shouting and slamming the dinner table. Immediately Greg knew tonight would be aggrivating and tough to overcome, he sighs and hugs his stuffed animal tighter while he keeps whispering to himself that he just needs to sleep and in the crack of dawn everything would be back to normal. It was then he remembers his little brother, poor thing is probably crying already, Greg thought. He was terrified to leave his bedroom, he didn't want to have to face his Mummy and Daddy arguing soundly, but he figured that the two adults were downstairs according to the muffling.

Greg carefully got off from the bed and slowly tip toed towards his bedroom door, he could barely reach the handle with just the tip of his fingers but he managed. Thankfully the door wasn't so creaky or else he would've been caught out of bed, and who knows what mess that could end up to. He cautiously walked over to his little brother's bedroom door that was fortunately just beside his.

"Niall? Psst, Niall!" Greg whispered his brother's name from the other side of the door, he tried listening carefully for the soft snores inside but he heard nothing, Greg needed to be quick about this before his Father or Mother comes upstairs and caught him. But pretty sure they were still busy yelling curse words at eachother, Greg attempted to slightly knock at the door but there was still no answer coming from his younger sibling. He tried to look under the door to see anything but the room was pitch black, maybe he's still asleep?

Greg instantly heard a door creak open from behind him, which really startled the poor kid. He had thought that it was his parents but it was actually his little brother, Niall Horan, standing in the bathroom while popping his head out.