"Bon Appétit"

"Man, it's good to be home" Arthur said while taking a deep breath.

He exhaled and smiled as he watched his entrance door with the number "17" written on it.

After viewing it from a short distance, Arthur then walked toward the door and pulled out his keys to unlock the door.

He placed the key into the keyhole, then spun it. He grabbed the handle and turned left and pushed the door open.

As he entered he saw his little brother sitting on the sofa, watching his cartoons.

His little brother looked at him and smiled then ran towards Arthur to hug him.

"Welcome home, Arthur!" The little brother said while hugging Arthur tight.

"Thank you, Noah! What were you watching?" Arthur asked as he turned his head towards the TV that displayed a cartoon with a Sponge and Starfish character talking to each other.

"Uh, I'm watching SpongeDude" Noah told Arthur and ran back to continue his show.

"Right. Where's Mom and Mia?" Arthur asked Noah as he scanned the room just to find Arthur and Noah alone.

"Mom went to the grocery store, and Mia is at gymnastics class" Noah said without looking away from the TV.

"Mom went alone?" Arthur frowned. He got worried every time his mother went out without anyone. Arthur felt like Mia would be fine because she's always surrounded by her friends when she's out.

"Yeah, she said "I'm only grabbing a few things" and went out. She left 10 minutes ago" Noah said, but this time he looked at Arthur.

"Sigh...Alright, I'll call her to see what's she up to" Arthur decided and took out his phone.

His phone wasn't the latest model, but it wasn't bad. It was a touch screen and have everything there for him.

Arthur went to his contacts and found the contact, [Mom: (###)-###-####] and he hit the "call" button next to her name.

{Ring....Ring....Ring...BRR-} the phone was ringing until he heard someone pick up. His phone was already to his ear and could hear a soft but concerned woman's voice.

{"Arthur? What's wrong?}

"Hah, thank god. Why did you go out by yourself? If you waited just another 10 minutes, I would've gone with you" Arthur explained to his mother, worried that something happened.

{"Arthur, I'm an adult. I don't need anyone to babysit me, okay?"} Arthur's mother had said with a slightly annoyed tone.

"Sigh, mom...I didn't mean it like that, I'm just concerned. I just would feel better if you at least take someone, you know?" Arthur tried to calm his mother, explaining that he was just worried about her well-being.

{"I understand. I'm already on my way home. I'll see you in about...3 minutes? Then I'll start dinner and we could all eat together, sounds good?"} Arthur's mother eased up. Arthur could hear the sound of her walking, so he knew she was telling the truth.

"Alright, I'll see you soon, Mom. I love you" Arthur said while giving a relieved sigh.

{"I love you too, pumpkin. Alright, bye"}

{Errr...Errr...Errr} the phone call had ended.

'Well, I'm just glad she's alright' Arthur thought and put his phone on the dinner table.

Arthur took the hoagies that he had put into his backpack from earlier, into the refrigerator.

*Sniff*

Arthur sniffed himself, then decided to get into the shower before dinner.

Arthur made his way to the hall bathroom and closed the door. He locked it and then started the shower. He had to wait a few minutes before it heats up.

Arthur unclothed himself, then hopped into the shower.

After 5-7 minutes, he opened the shower curtain and grabbed his towel that was on the towel rack. He dried himself off and then stepped out of the tub. He dried his feet, then wrapped his towel around his waist.

Arthur closed the shower curtain, so mildew wouldn't form. He then picked up his clothes and put them into the hamper in the corner of the bathroom.

Arthur checked himself out in the mirror, located above the sink, but was saddened that he hadn't gained any weight nor muscle. Arthur couldn't afford money to buy more food and bulk up, but he knew that there were more important things to worry about.

He shook off the feeling and opened the door and accidentally bumped into someone.

Arthur could hear the sounds of tumbling and looked at the person who he bumped into. He saw his stepsister Mia. She stood up and swept away the dust from her butt.

Mia was Arthur's big stepsister. She had long, straight black hair that went down to her back. She had amethyst-colored eyes. She was wearing a blackish purple jacket while wearing black sweatpants. Underneath was her gymnastics uniform. Although she wore a jacket and sweatpants, that didn't hide her curves. She had big, soft mountains while having thick thighs that could crush a watermelon with a nice soft, but firm butt. If she wasn't Arthur's stepsister for sure he would've hit on her.

"Are you okay?!" Arthur asked concerned.

"Yeah, I'm fi-" Mia said, but she looked frozen.

"What's wrong?" Arthur looked a bit worried. He didn't want anything to happen to Mia and was worried she might've been hurt.

"Y-You..." Mia's face turned red as a tomato and covered her eyes, but slid her fingers to where she could see a certain something. She pointed at what she was staring at.

"Hm?" Arthur was confused. It looked like Mia was alright, but something else happened and made her face flush.

He saw her pointing and looked down to see his towel fall from his body.

"Ah..." Arthur saw and he went blank for a few seconds until Mia started running to her room and closing the door.

"Hah, I'll have to apologize later. Hopefully, she's not mad at me" Arthur was a bit humiliated, but he was glad that she was okay. It was an accident and they should move on...or so he thought.

....

'Oh my god! T-That was c-close...why was it that b-big when it's soft?!...any longer, I would've...' Mia started talking to herself in her thoughts.

Mia shook her head "Sigh...Calm down, Mia. It's not the right time. He doesn't see me like that, yet" Mia said while putting emphasis on "yet"

Mia waited in her room for a few minutes because she didn't want to run into Arthur again.

....

Arthur made it to his room and closed the door. He was a bit dejected about the event that happened earlier, but he felt like they were mature adults and move on.

Arthur then walked over to his dresser to put on deodorant. He then opened his dresser to grab underwear, shorts, a t-shirt, and some socks. He didn't really like wearing socks, but he didn't want his feet to stick to the floor and eventually attract dirt from underneath his foot.

He clothed himself from the clothes he pulled out. After getting dressed he went to the living room as he could see his mom boiling some noodles that were shaped like elbows.

Arthur then saw the oven light on and looked inside and saw meat in a glass pan. It was still raw but could see it start to brown.

Arthur went up to his mother and kissed her on her cheek.

"Hi, mom. What'cha making? It smells really good~" Arthur said while rubbing his belly, while it rumbled for food.

"Hi, pumpkin. I'm making Meatloaf with Macaroni and Cheese. I'm glad it smells good" Arthur's mother explained to him about what was for dinner.

"Ah, your meatloaf is the best. I can't wait for dinner" Arthur complimented her cooking while looking at the meatloaf with hungry eyes.

"Fufu~ I'm glad your excited. Go watch some cartoons with your brother, It'll be done in about 10 minutes" Arthur's mother said.

Arthur nodded and kissed her on the cheek once again, then left the room to sit on the sofa with his brother.

Arthur and Noah sat and watched "SpongeDude" while waiting for dinner to be done.

After 11 minutes, he was called for dinner.

"Arthur, Noah, Dinner's ready. Come and eat" Arthur's mother said before looking in the bedroom direction to yell "Mia! Dinner's ready!"

"Coming, Mom!" Mia shouted back.

After another 5 minutes, everyone sat around the dinner table with food on their plates.

"Bon Appétit" Arthur's mother said, trying to say it in a French accent.

Then everyone started enjoying their meals.

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