Stepsister and Friends

Alex shrugged off his jacket as he absently slipped his amulet around his neck and into his shirt. His parents and his father's wife were at a hypnotherapist's convention to see what it would take parlay his mother's stage knowledge into a more lucrative clinical accreditation. Alex therefore was left home in charge of his stepsister Megan.

Hearing the splashing and laughter coming from the back deck lead Alex to believe that his stepsister was taking some liberties with her parents gone. "Hey Nutmeg, who you with?"

"Hey 'Lex!" She shouted back as he stuck his head out the door. "It's just me and the girls."

Alex smiled at the quartet in the jacuzzi as Megan floated serenely with her three best friends.

Megan, affectionately called "Nutmeg", for her short brown hair and matching eyes always knew just how far she could push her stepbrother's personal morals. He'd never lie to protect her and she never put him in the position where he would have to. Her figure was solid, with a firm c cup and wide hips giving her a down to earth allure.

Next to Megan sat Shannah. Irish and proud of it, the lithe freckled redhead always conjured images of a sexualized pixie or a leprechaun. Alex had found himself wondering on more than one occasion if the freckles went all the way down. Perhaps now he could indulge his curiosity.

Directly across from Megan was Cheyanne, a young Nubian goddess who was a dark as Shannah was fair. Nature and genetics had been kind to her granting her a voluptuous bosom that was the envy of her friends and a backside you could bounce a quarter off with minimal effort.

The final member of the quartet was the best prize in Alex's opinion. Sun Yi, a pint sized Japanese American girl that no one was ever quite able to guess her age due to her small stature. She'd probably be getting carded until she was the quintessential little old Asian granny, whacking young'uns in the head with a stick. The only failing in Alex's mind was that she kept her sleek black hair cut into a short bob.

Of course, he could change that.

"I expected you back earlier bro." Megan said.

"Yeah well, I met an old guy in the park, said he was dying, only hours to live, didn't want to spend all his time wired up to machines. Ya know how it goes."

"So my big softy brother keeps an old man company." Megan smiled at Alex's simple nod. "Get anything good out of it?"

"Couple hundred bucks." Alex lied easily, as the cash was already his. "And a 'Thank you youngblood' that I thought was the best thing."

"Yeah, I guess you would." Shannah smiled. "So he didn't like die in your lap or something, cause I can't think of anything that's worse luck than that."

"Nah!" Alex waved it off, while willing the girls to invite him to join them. "He was still alive and kicking when I left. I'll give him a call tomorrow and see if he wants to talk some more."

"Hey guys, anybody got a problem with Alex takin' a dip with us?" Cheyanne asked.

The general chorus of "Hell no!" and "Get your trunks on bro!" was all the inspiration Alex needed to dash upstairs. He was getting the hang of the amulet quickly and was looking forward to pushing the limits, and reaping the rewards himself. He quickly changed into his swim trunks and stood bouncing the amulet in his hand before slipping it into his pocket. The jacuzzi was a fine place to spring his first large scale test, Alex thought.

Alex stepped out into the fading dusk, pausing only long enough to flip on the patio lights. Cheyanne and Sun Yi casually slid in opposite directions to allow Alex to slip into the water between them. As the night filled with rambling patter, Alex focused on using his amulet to change the jacuzzi water into an undetectable mind controlling chemical that was most effective when absorbed through the skin. That done, he sat back and let his concoction work, as the banter in the hot tub slowly became less and less coherent.

"Heeeey, 'Lex." Megan slurred as her head lolled about her shoulders. "Yooou said... you didn't have... weekend plans."

Alex chuckled to himself as he took his very drunk seeming sister, who despite her incapacitation was still trying to ask him a favor. "Yup. Nothing planned. Why?"

Megan's face scrunched up cutely as she tried to think. Alex decided to have mercy on her. "Megan, tell me what you wanted to ask me." He commanded.

"I was going to ask if you'd be willing to watch us here this weekend with our parents gone." The slur was completely gone with the order to tell. "Everyone knows you're responsible enough to watch us all even if you're not a parent."

"And the other parents are all okay with this?"

"As long as you are." Megan assured him, despite looking completely bombed out of her mind. "If you aren't willing to cover us for the weekend, the girls would need a trip home."

Alex nodded. "And you lot are all ready for a sleepover weekend?" All four nodded dumbly. "Well then, I guess I should go make some phone calls." Alex stood up and was pleased to note that even minutes after removing the amulet from the water, the effects persisted. "Ladies." Alex was thrilled at the four heads swiveling towards him. "Climb out the water, strip off your suits, and then get back in."

The effect was immediate, as the quartet stepped fluidly out of the hot tub and mindlessly peeled off their clothes and let them slap carelessly onto the concrete before splashing back in to the mind melting mix.

Alex threw back his head and laughed as he headed to the phone. Now with so many options and a whole weekend to accomplish them the question was, who to begin with?