Where was I?

In a small and cosy room, a beautiful young girl could be seen pacing around the living room. Her usually lively spirit is covered with a layer of distress.

'It has been two weeks, where is my brother?' thought Amelia worriedly. She is now 22 years old, after entering college, she has learned a little bit more regarding her brother's problem.

'This isn't the first time he is gone from home for a long time, but he will still give me a call whenever he could. Even if he forgets, he would still always answer my calls.' muttered Amelia softly as she continued pacing around, her brows furrowed in worry.

"Hey girl, calm your ass. This isn't you. Don't worry so much about your brother. He could have just found a girl to have some fun time with." joked a busty looking blonde girl as she tried to get rid of Amelia's worry.

She could be seen lying across the couch wearing a white crop top and blue hot pants on her stomach while looking at Amelia pacing around with her chin nestled between her hands.

"Although I don't agree with how Madi put it, you should calm yourself a little. Worrying isn't going to do anything. I don't think your brother will be happy with what you are doing. You should take care of yourself more. Here, have some snacks and drink some tea." said a gentle-looking girl as she placed a tray filled with some tiny pastries and cake alongside a pot of tea onto the table in the centre of the room.

She is an Asian beauty with long black hair tied into a ponytail while wearing a turtleneck sweater and blue jeans. She pulled Amelia onto the carpeted floor before handing her a cup of warm tea.

"Humph, what do you know, May? I might be right." pouted Madi cutely as she snatched a cupcake from the tray before she tore a small piece from it.

"But I am worried! What if broth- Umph!" started Amelia before being interrupted by Madi who stuffed a small piece of the cupcake into Amelia's mouth.

"Stop worrying so much girl. With all your bragging about how great your brother is, shouldn't you have more trust in him than that?" said Madi as she looked smugly at Amelia who is pouting.

*Humph*

Huffed Amelia at Madi before finally calming down a bit. After calming down, she finally managed to take her mind off her brother and enjoyed the cakes and snacks her friend Mei has prepared.

Looking at Amelia who is nibbling at the cakes happily, May smiled happily seeing that her friend had finally calmed down. Just as she took a sip of her warm green tea, she noticed a sparkle in Madi's eyes who seemed to be planning something.

"Hey, hey Amelia~" asked Madi with a smirk.

"Yes?" replied Amelia as she continued nibbling on a cupcake happily.

"Are you in love with your brother?" asked Madi with a wide smile.

"Wha-what are you saying?!" said Amelia with a fluster.

"Yeah. I mean, you are always talking about your brother, and then you always call your brother every other day."

"I was just worried about my brother! I thought he might be lonely at home!"

"Really? You did not even have any boyfriends until now. Even though so many boys confessed their feelings towards you. I guess you just prefer your brother better huh~" teased Madi happily as she enjoyed the look on Amelia's face.

"No! No! That isn't it..." denied Amelia as she covered her head with the hood of the hoodie that she was wearing. Hiding her blushing face from them.

"Or perhaps, you are interested in girls instead? Always hanging out with us instead of the boys... Ah! Amelia! My body is for my special someone, so you can't have it. You can have May instead. Her soft and supple slim body is just as nice to touch as mine." gasped Madi as she hugged her body protectively before reaching out and grabbing May. She then proceeded to highlight the curves of May with he hands to prove her point while enjoying the blushing face of Amelia.

"Wha-What are you saying!" stammered Amelia as she blushed looking at Madi and May.

May then shot a look towards Madi that made her raise her eyebrows. Curious about what May was about to do, Madi watched May move away from her embrace before moving closer to Amelia. Her next action then made Madi's face become blush in surprise. Madi then covered her face with her hands but left a few gaps in between them for her to continue staring at the scene.

May moved towards Amelia before removing the hoodie which hid her face with one had before cupping Amelia's face with her other. She then smiled seductively before proceeding to push Amelia onto the floor. May then proceeded to straddle Amelia who was lying on the soft carpet before she moved her face closer to Amelia's.

"I don't mind if you want me~" whispered May softly and sexily. Even though she said it softly, Amelia and Madi both managed to hear what she said clearly.

Madi started blushing at this display by May while Amelia's face entirely became blushing pink.

Imaginary steam could be seen coming out from Amelia's head from all this stimulation before she passed out from her antics with spinning eyes while blushing heavily.

"Wow... I didn't know you had that in ya," exclaimed Madi in surprise while still having a light blush across her face.

Going back to her seat, May took a sip of her tea. Upon seeing Madi staring at her, she licked her lips slowly and seductively which caused Madi to cover her face with her hands again as she turned her face away with a light blush.

*Ring Ring*

Just as Madi was about to ask May about what the heck has just happened, she was interrupted by the ringing of a phone. Realizing that it was Amelia's phone which was ringing, Madi just shrugged her shoulders before shooting a look at May.

'After you.'

'Alright.'

May then proceeded to answer the phone. After a while, she ended the call before noticing Madi's questioning look that seems to ask what was the call about.

"It was someone around the neighbourhood that is familiar with Amelia. It seems that they have found Amelia's brother." said May as she told Madi what she heard over the phone.

"Wow really? Great timing then, but let's let the girl rest a while ya? It's been a while since she slept soundly." exclaimed Madi in surprise before placing at the sleeping Amelia.

"Yup. We'll tell Amelia after she wakes up. She needs some rest. Now she will be able to rest easy." nodded May in agreement.

They then proceeded to enjoy the snacks while waiting for their beloved friend to wake up.

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(Forgotten Memories - Medical Issues.)

One sunny afternoon during the weekend, a pair of siblings could be seen walking back home with bags of groceries. The two just returned from a bargain sale with a bountiful harvest.

"Hey, brother, why didn't you remove your brain tumours surgically back then when you were young?" asked Amelia slowly as she watched her brother bring the groceries into the kitchen.

"Well, back then, my brain tumour was considered an inoperable brain tumour after primary diagnosis." replied Alma after some thought.

"Inoperable? Why?" asked Amelia with a confused tone.

"This is because it is located near a vital brain structure causing the doctors to be unable to reach it with their current medical techniques. If the continued to operate, they might cause more damage to my brain compared to the tumour." explained Alma clearly while moving the groceries into the fridge.

"I see... What about the other treatments? Shouldn't they be able to solve it since it was in the preliminary stage?" asked Amelia once again while helping her brother keep the used grocery bags

"Other treatments types were considered such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy, and we proceeded with it, but it didn't work as well as we thought." replied Alma with a helpless look.

"What do you mean?" asked Amelia.

"The cancerous tumour in my brain was not killed, they were just slowed down. Additionally, since I was rather young back then, my body was not able to handle the side effects of the treatment if they were to increase the length of the treatment. So currently I am going on using medication such as drugs to try to inhibit or at least slow down the tumour growth." explained Alma slowly as he tried to remember what the doctors said regarding his condition.

"But didn't your body become rather fit and healthy? Why can't you proceed then?" asked Amelia after remembering their previous checkups.

"Since surgery is out, we focus on chemotherapy and radiation therapy. My body's condition can be said to be unique in that as my body became healthier, radiation therapy has reduced effectiveness on me after every treatment. My body has also gained some resistance to medicines and drugs over time." said Alma as he took out some ingredients to prepare for dinner.

"But doesn't that mean...?" muttered Amelia.

"Yes, the cancer cells have also gained resistance to the treatment alongside my body. It became extremely hard to remove it, we could only slow down its growth. Now the doctors are just using me to test out their new drugs and medicine since I would gain resistance to it after a few uses." confirmed Alma before offhandedly informing Amelia about his current situation.

"Just because of that doesn't mean you should be a genuine pig for their experiments! What if something happens to you?!" shouted Amelia angrily at her brother's calm figure.

"I won't live long anyway. If I can help them come out to create medicine and drugs for people with a similar situation as me, I could at least give them a chance of survival you know? At most, I would just have mental issues like memory loss, multiple personality issues, and the likes. But I will already have those problems as my cancer progresses." nodded Alma calmly as he began mixing a batter.

"...."

"Aww come on. Don't worry, I'll make sure to stay as long as possible with you so don't worry. My body is very healthy, so you don't have to worry much, I will always recognise you no matter what. So smile, I don't want to see you sulking around for the whole day." noting the silent disagreement of Amelia, Alma tried his best to reassure his sister.

"Humph, I won't forgive you if you don't fulfil your promises." huffed Amelia after she has been pacified by Alma's promises.

"Hahaha! I'll promise you that, so don't worry so much. Now, come and help me with the dishes. I'm making your favourite fish and chips~" laughed Alma as he swiftly changed the subject.

"Really? Yay!" cheered Amelia happily as she entered the kitchen to help with the cooking.

"Hahaha." chuckled Alma happily seeing his sister's happy expression.

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After I had woke up from the antics of my friends, I heard from them that somebody had called my phone to inform me that they had found my brother.

After calling back the number, I learned that it was the ex-council member of the housewife association from my previous neighbourhood. She told me that she saw my brother loitering around the area with a very confused look. After remembering Alma's problem, she quickly decided to call my number which she had recorded instead of my brother's.

I clenched my hands in excitement after finding out his whereabouts. I quickly wore my shoes before trying to rush out of the house only to be stopped by a hand grasping my shoulder strongly.

"Are you forgetting something?" said May as she held my shoulder firmly while Madi also grasped my hands to prevent me from rushing out involuntarily.

"Ehehe, would you like to follow me to meet my brother?" I asked as I chuckled nervously. This is because I had kind of forgotten that the two of them were still here.

"Ah, ah, ah... what is the magic word?" chuckled Madi as she wagged her finger at my words.

"Umm... can you accompany me, please?" I pleaded while busting out my ultimate weapon. The puppy dog eyes.

"Urgh! Too cute!" shouted Madi as she clutched her chest dramatically.

"Umu, all right. Get in the car. I'll drive." nodded May with a satisfied face. Looking at her, I blushed after remembering what had happened previously.

"Hahaha, now, now. We can continue that later if you want. Now, let's go fetch the lost kid." laughed Madi happily after she saw the look on my face. She then pushed me towards where they parked the car before setting off towards our destination.

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After they have reached the destination where Alma was supposed to be, the trio could see a good looking young sitting on a bench relaxing. His slim and fit body could not be hidden by his simple white shirt and blue jeans.

Seeing her brother, Amelia immediately ran towards him happily.

"Ah! Brother, there you are! I missed you so much! Where were you?" shouted Amelia happily as she performed a tackle hug towards her brother.

*Oof*

Letting out a soft grunt at the impact. Alma was still able to catch his sister's tackle hug without falling down.

"Ah? Oh! Amelia, my little sister! When did you get so big? You were just this tall the last time I saw you. Must be that your growth spurt came early." greeted Alma happily as he looked at his sister. Smiling at her antics.

"Huh? What do you mean? I'm 22 years old already you know? I'm a big girl now!" said Amelia as she looked at her brother's face with a confused look. Staring at his hazel-brown eyes, Amelia realized that her brother isn't joking with what he had just said.

"Aren't you just 17 years old?" asked Alma as he tilted his head in confusion.

Seeing the familiar actions of tilting the head cutely when confused, May and Madi both nodded their head inwardly. Yup, they are definitely siblings since Amelia also does the same thing when confused.

'Good job, brother!' the duo cheered inwardly at the influence of Alma on his sister's habits and actions. After all, Amelia does look mighty cute when she does that, yup. May approves.

"What do you mean? I grew a lot taller since that time, okay?!" huffed Amelia as she puffed up her chest, trying to show that she had indeed grown since then.

"Really? Hmm... well, it is a little bigger, but not by much I guess..." muttered Alma as he looked at his sister.

Madi and May were speechless hearing what Amelia's brother had said considering Alma was looking at Amelia's bust. 'Even though it is true! You shouldn't be poking at a girl's sore spot!' they shouted inwardly at his actions.

'Though the size is cute though...' thought one of the girls.

"Umm, brother..." began Amelia, not noticing what is going on in the minds of her friends.

"Yes?" said Alma.

"Did you forget again?" asked Amelia slowly, afraid of her brother's answer?

"I think so?" answered Alma as he scratched his chin in thought.

"How much have you forgotten this time?" asked Amelia softly as she clenched her hands as a stuffy feeling fills her chest.

"No idea and I don't care. As long as I can remember you, it is fine." said Alma while chuckling a little while patting his sister's head.

"Brother..." said Amelia with watery eyes.

"Well, enough of that, I think I will have left myself some notes if I forget anything. I can go check that when we go back home." said Alma as he changed the topic smoothly.

"Well, alright." agreed Amelia, thinking that she could continue the conversation later.

"Now, for more important business..." smiled Alma as his eyes glinted brightly.

"More important business?" repeated Amelia at her brother's words, feeling that something embarrassing is going to happen after glancing at the glint in her brother's eyes.

"Yes, important business. Can you introduce me to these two lovely ladies right here? You know I have been asking you to bring home a boyfriend someday, I thought it would be easy for you to bring home a guy since you are my beautiful little sister. Never would I have thought that you would bring home your girlfriends instead. Not one, but two even!" teased Alma with a happy grin.

"Wha-what are you saying! I am not interested in....! Awah~" started Amelia with a shocked expression before slowly growing softer and stopping altogether. She then started blushing heavily, remembering May's actions a while ago, while glancing sneakily at May from the corner of her eyes while covering her blushing face with her hands.

"I knew it. Thank you for taking care of my sister all this time." laughing at his sister's reaction, Alma then thanked his sister's friends.

"No worries, it was no trouble. She is very fun to be around!" said Madi smugly while puffing out her chest with her arms on her hips.

"Oh! It was my pleasure. Nice to meet you brother-in-law." said May calmly towards Alma. Noticing Amelia looking over to her, she licked her lips a little, making the shy girl hide her gaze behind her hands once again.

"Wao! May! You sly girl!" cheered Madi in surprise while also joining in to tease Amelia.

"Wawawawaawawa!" repeated Amelia as she blushed heavily. Imaginary steam could be seen escaping from her head.

"Hahaha! What a lively bunch of friends you have made. Come let's go home, I'll treat you two girls to some dinner while you tell me how she did in school." laughed Alma happily at the antics of the trio, happy that his sister has managed to find such great friends.

"It will be our pleasure." said May calmly.

"Hell yeah! Free food!" cheered Madi happily.

"Awawawaawawa~" continued Amelia as she is still blushing heavily while following them subconsciously back home.

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On the way back home, Alma was introduced to the two girls who are friends of his sister.

Madison Williams. Madi for short. A blonde-haired English bombshell. Lively and charming, always up for some fun.

Hua Mei Ling. Called May by many. An elegant black haired Asian beauty. Calm and elegant but passionate inside.

On the way back, Alma was the one driving while the girls were chattering with each other happily.

A few minutes later, Alma finally reached the home where he and his sister moved into when his sister started going to college as it was closer compared to where they used to stay. Madi and May were invited by Amelia to stay over at her place to hang out and enjoy the holidays.

Entering the house, Alma could see a variety of clothing and stuff scattered about everywhere except the kitchen and the comfy living room. What used to be a comfy and cosy house became a rather messy mess.

Stunned speechless, Alma turned his head to look at the trio who are desperately trying to avoid his gaze.

"The weather's pretty nice today huh?" smile May as she turned her head upwards, staring at the blue sky.

"It wasn't me!" stated Madi proudly for some reason with her hands on her hips.

"Ehehehe~" laughed Amelia shyly as she scratched her cheek while avoiding her brother's gaze.

"I did remember telling you all to make yourself at home but.... isn't this a little too much?" said Alma as he looked around the place. At least it wasn't dirty laundry.

"We'll clean up right now!" said May with an embarrassed look.

"Don't get your panties in a twist. We'll fix it right up!" laughed Madi happily.

"Yeah, yeah, that's right!" repeated Amelia shyly before pulling her two friends inside. The three girls then began to clean up the place, folding the clothing, throwing out the trash, and moving the furniture back in place.

The furniture in the living room was displaced so that the girls can lie on the carpet freely. This is because the soft carpet was very comfortable to sit and roll around on.

Laughing at their actions, Alma went to the kitchen while telling the girls he will be making some food for them.

"I'll be making some food for you girls. Are you girls okay with fish n' chips and some stir-fry vegetables?"

"Sounds like a plan." nodded May in agreement as she helps with washing the dishes.

"I'm ok with anything." said Madi simply while trying to hide her panties that somehow ended up in the living room.

"Yay, fish and chips!" cheered Amelia happily as she moved the tables back in place.

"Alright, gotcha." said Alma after confirming it with the trio.

Alma moved smoothly in the kitchen, grabbing the various ingredients with familiarity. While washing and chopping the vegetables, he felt that something seems to be missing.

"What could it be... Aha!" mumbled Alma before noticing a video recording on the phone titled 'cooking for forgetful idiots.'

Why was is titled like that? Isn't it dumb? For some reason, after thinking so, Alma felt that he was a little offended?

'Who cares. This should help a little...' thought Alma inwardly as he play the video.

The recipe for stir fry vegetable and fish and chips can be heard from the video before the steps described according to real-time preparation.

"This is nice. Quite helpful to help refresh my memory." nodded Alma as his movement starts to flow more smoothly. He hummed a little while listening to the background music of the cooking video and the conversation of the trio.

Everything seemed to be progressing quite well when everything started to change when Alma got the fish out from the fridge. A loud voice could be heard shouting from the video. It was the fierce instructions from Gordon Ramsey.

"That fish is so raw, it is still trying to find Nemo!" (Gordon Ramsey)

"!!!!" (The three girls, who are surprised at the sudden change in the cooking video.)

"So you agree that the fish is fresh then? Good enough I guess." nodded Alma in approval after checking the freshness of the fish. Nonchalantly ignoring the scolding of Gordon Ramsey.

Preparing the simple stir-fry vegetable, Alma chopped up the broccoli, bell peppers, carrot, and mushrooms into suitable sizes. He then poured some olive oil, onto a pan before heating it up. Tossing in some garlic and onions to bring out the fragrance.

"There's enough garlic in here to kill every vampire in Europe!" (Gordon Ramsey)

"hmm... better put a little more just in case. Never liked those bastards anyway." nodded Alma as he tossed in a little more garlic into the pan.

"Such nonchalance..." gasp Madi dramatically.

"Much funny..." chuckled Amelia, continuing the joke.

"Are we watching a stand-up comedy show?" mumbled May with a smile as she looked at the three people messing around.

Tossing in the chopped veggies, some fish sauce, and a piece of bouillon cube then stir fry it a little more before covering it with a lid let it steam a bit while turning off the flame.

Still having some batter left-over from the previous use, Alma just decided to use that to batter the fish instead after preparing the dry mix to coat the fish fillet before frying.

"You used so much oil, the US wants to invade the plate!" (Gordon Ramsey)

"Hmm, might be a bit too much.. but it's fine anyway. I'll use the excess to fry some of the fries as well." said Alma as he poured a little too much oil into the fryer.

While frying the fish fillets, Alma was also making a creamy cheese sauce for the fish n' chips. Heating up some milk, crushed garlic, and mix them up together with some cheese slowly.

'Hmm, there doesn't seem to be enough ingredients for all four of us. What could I still prepare now?' wondered Alma while stirring the sauce.

"The difference between you and Hitler is that Hitler could at least use the oven!" (Gordon Ramsey)

"Ah, that one might be a bit insensitive. But nevertheless, a good suggestion. I'll just heat up some of the microwavable meals I got from Japan for some extra dishes." nodded Alma happily as he went to get the microwavable meals from his luggage.

Sometime later, though the cooking process itself was chaotic, to say the least. The three girls had a good laugh and enjoyed the food prepared by Alma. They were also very interested in the food Alma brought back from Japan. Another soon comes to pass alongside the funny antics of the group.

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