Not A Brother

1| Dimples Smile Boy

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I watched as the guys rounded up the video game they've been playing for almost an hour now.

My brothers Aarion, Aaryan and Aaries, (AKA Rion, Ryan, and Aaries is just Aari ) were home from college for reading week and in the two days that they've been home, there hasn't been a moment of quiet, it's one activity after another.

"Hey Ma," Aarion called as he walked over to the dining table where I was sitting.

"What're you doing?" He asked taking a sit and snagging a snack from my plate of corn dogs.
  
"Biology." I told him looking up to see Aari join too, while Ryan grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and downed it.

"Where did kael go anyways?" Aari asked as he reached for a sausage, I slapped his hand away, while Ryan replied him.

"Soccer practice with Dre'them." he said.

"Oh ok." he said and stood up walking towards our refrigerator, I watched him look inside and shake his head before he asked.

"Isn't there anything to eat around here, I'm hungry, and someone's being selfish with their food." he said looking towards me.
  
"Yeah me too, Imari?" Rion and Ryan chorused, I look up and seen all three of them staring at me, expectantly.

"Why you all looking at me?" I asked them, "Find yourselves something to eat, I'm not your Mom."

"Well, aren't you gonna make dinner anyway or something?" Aari asked.

"Not till five, and it's just four twenty nine," I told him, he was about to say something else, when we heard the front door and our little brother walked in.

"I'm home family." He said dumping his duffle bag on the couch and walked over to where we were gathered.
      
"How was practice?" Rion asked him as he took a sit and also a sausage from my plate like all the rest have been doing.

"Great, what are you guys doing?" He asked.

"We're trying to get your sister over here to give us food." Aari told him

"Well that's unproductive." he commented and started to press his phone, then he looked up.

"Wait, I have an idea," he spoke up, "how about we go get pizza at that new pizza place that just opened down the street, and maybe split the bill?"

"Oh yeah, good idea Kael, good idea," Aari said, "see that's why I like you better than your sister." He continued, putting his arm around Kael's neck, I looked up and gave him a look that I hope said, do I look like I care?

"I have to put my book up, wait for me." I got up not listening for their reply and went upstairs to my room.

I put my biology textbook and notebook into my bag and grabbed my sweater and phone from the bed, then climbed the stairs back down while putting the sweater on.

"Let's go." I said to my brothers, who were already waiting by the door.

"When does Dad get back?" Aari asked opening the door for everyone to step out.

"Six at most." Kael answered.

***

I was scrolling through my phone as we passed the sidewalk checking if I had any messages when Kael spoke up.

"Hey remember last summer, when we all went to that new restaurant and started a food fight?" He asked

"Oh yeah, then we broke the leg of one of the tables there, and got banned." Ryan answered and we all laughed at the memory.
    
"What caused the food fight anyway?" I asked, cause all I remember of that day was, everyone suddenly throwing food and me joining in.
   
"Kael and Aari did a competition with the food but Aari cheated, so Kael threw food at him, then he wanted to throw some back at Kael but it hit me instead, so I threw my food on both of them, that's when Ryan screamed food fight and we had a food fight." Rion explained.
 
"Really?" I asked laughing, "that was so dumb of us."

"Right?" He replied.
  
We reached the restaurant building and it had a glowing sign that said "Aaryan's Pizzas. Buy one, buy more."
    
"Hey, I didn't know you owned the place," I joked referring to the sign.

 He looked up at it too and played along.

"Oh yeah, I like totally built this a few weeks ago, but I didn't tell you guys, cuz you know, rich CEOs don't brag." he straightened his black leather jacket like it was a suit jacket, and put on a serious expression like he really was some rich CEO.

I laughed at him and we walked in with the others.

The inside of the restaurant was nice and warm with a very huge chandelier hung at the center, the windows were made to look like slides of pizza.

By tradition, I walked over to the counter to make an order while Kael got us a booth and the triplets did nothing.

A boy around my age was standing behind the counter, wearing a navy blue beanie over his head and a black t-shirt that said pizza on it. He gave me a smile and asked for my order.

I looked back to the table were the guys were and saw Rion whisper something to Kael and they both laughed. "I'll have three large pizzas, extra cheese, five chocolate cakes and orange juice at that booth by the window." I finished and pointed to them, before looking back at the boy just as he put his pen down.

"Alright, we'll have your order over to you soon." he said and smiled showing dimples I hadn't noticed before.

"Thanks." I said, returning he's smile, only that I had no cute dimples or any dimple at all.

I joined the boys at the booth only to find them arguing. Oh no.

"Dude, iPhone is so over rated, Samsung is the best" I heard Kael say as I sat down.

"Nope, have you seen X max? It's awesome, Samsung is just trash."

"No, maybe you've only seen fake Samsungs." Aari agreed with Kael.

This could go on forever, "Guys, no cares which phone's better, we came here to eat so stop arguing, lamely." I said, and took a bite of one of the cornbread that was on the table.

Eww, stale.

"Yeah, says the girl who's been using an Infinix for three years now." Aari said and I shot him a glare, just then dimples smile boy from the counter came over with our orders all balanced in his arms.

Wow he made it look simple, but I'm sure it's not.

He set it down in front of us and I was the only one polite enough to say thank you, while my mannerless brothers dug right in, he looked a bit amused but nodded and left.