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" Hello... I'm in Jordan... No, no, My name is Jordan. I have lived in Ohio and I was told that at the end of my 25th year, I wouldn't be able to live due to... Cancer... "

I shrugged a bitafter I said this,  as the memories kept clashing in my mind. I was too lucky to have hair while having this condition, let alone living with sanity. I looked up again, my view right at a camera. I took a deep breath, not wanting to cry at all, I'm a grown man after all.

A girl with gray hair then had her head rising from the camera in a shift moment, her hair almost bouncing in the air. I chuckled a bit as she looked around, something was off. I finally then spoke after a moment of silence as she looked around with a worried face.

" Ummmm.... You alright there, Kido? "

She turned back at me with a stern face, she never liked that nickname. But c'mon, it's cute, and it's close to kiddo, which is good for teasing her. She then had found the thing she was looking for; her bow and arrow. It was right beside the chair I sat on, which was actually my favorite too.

" So you took it, didn't you? C'mon, stop wasting so much time and let's get to it. " She said with a shrugged groan before going back to the camera and playing it again.

I then continued my little speech in front of the camera, not wanting any more trouble with my little sister.

" And so, I had made sure that I had learnt everything I've ever wanted, including technology and physics. Well, you might be concerned with why I had spent my time studying these subjects... " I chuckled, a memory came with a few people telling me to study something else.

" But... I wanted to be able to do so many things with what I learnt and even impress my family for once, at least once in my life,... "

Kido, or rather, Aikido, gave a sympathetic face as I took a breath again, as this subject always depressed me.

" ... And maybe, I could rest in peace. "

She stopped the camera from rolling and pulled me up from the comfy chair. Sure, I could be very touchy, but I usually forget everything else as soon as I find something entertaining to do or watch. I suddenly heard a car's engine, a very familiar one too. Oh no...

" You're coming? "

Aikido looked at me with such a cute face and I couldn't bear to deny it. But that engine isn't from any normal car... It was from the nightmare of a machine. It was... my adoptive family's car...

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" Hey, you okay there? "

I woke up from my deep thoughts about Death circling me. I turned back to see Aikido, whom had extremely exquisite styles of clothing even though we were at a simple, normal, final picnic with my family. I looked around to see the beautiful blue sky. I would definitely miss it.

She came over to hug me, as if she had read my mind, or rather, my heart. She wouldn't let me go, and I didn't want her to. After all... It'll be the last time I'll be seeing her.

" Aikido! Come over here for a second, let him take a breath.. "

She turned around with me simultaneously, and saw a figure running towards us with a katana in his hand. People who saw him jolted with surprise as he went through the tall grass. Aikido didn't like seeing the sword. But I liked seeing my only brother, who came late to the picnic.

I reckoned that he had finished a duel and here I saw him, carrying a trophy in his bag. I guess it means that he won the tournament. So lucky, I never had anything to show off to anyone, nothing at all. And my life is over by tomorrow, I regret so many things I haven't done in my life. But... I'm grateful to have this family with me.

" Jordan, I know it would be tough to say goodbye... "

He sat right next to me, as my jealousy suddenly flushed out of me while Aikido left to get some food from the basket we had in a nearby distance. And he grabbed my neck with his arm like a buddy and started shoving my hair with his other hand. I liked that gesture, because it's the friendliest he's been in a long time.

" ... But let me tell you something. None of us ever had the opportunity to say it ourselves when we died. - "

I jumped in horror, what is he talking about? Died??? I stared at him after I escaped his arm in surprise, what in the world?!

Suddenly, a whole lot of info was spinning around my head, presenting me with past memories about them like a quick search on google. People had called my family either spooky or maybe even psychotic for their behavior towards people. I mean, it was already creepy living in the most lore-ridden state of America. With them, it was nearly impossible to recognize Halloween.

Most of my classmates would tell me that I could live with them if I wanted to because I'm adopted. But really, I thought they were joking, well, until now that is...

- So this is how people saw them as psychos!? -

But... I liked my family, they cared for me as if I wasn't adopted, even if it meant bearing their strange and ironic behavior from each member. But really, they were just trying to act normal but couldn't. Even I, myself, was acting weird, considering that I nearly jumped over a foot away from my brother.

But really, what was he talking about?

" Hey Mom, you didn't tell him before? I think he's shocked. "

I turned back to see Ms.Quail, wait - MOM - as she was shoving some food onto my skinny DAD's face. Aikido only chuckles at the sight, not wanting to ruin the moment. She turns from the forceful feeding and looks at Roy with a loving face.

" Tell him what, Roy? "

He just rolled his eyes as he sternly talked, annoyed at this behaviour.

" You know, the family secret? "

My adoptive mother's face widened in amusement, and her long hair moved with the breeze as if we were in a suspenseful movie. She gazed upon me like I'm prey and quickly changed her attitude, then spoke up again.

" We'll tell him about it tonight, all of us will share all of our stories as a ... Payment for his loyalty and support he's given us all these years. "

What is she talking about!? STORIES? I mean, I already know about their magical powers, so why does this surprise me?

" Alright, calm down Lucky, Just take it in as a spell. "

And that's my adoptive father in which everyone calls him a magic maniac. It is often rumored that anyone who researches magic and science side by side would be turned into a psychopath and might need immediate psychological attention. But my dad here remains untouched mentally and can even do various spells. He even taught us most of the ones he mastered.

" Why would you always call me Lucky? Out of all the names to choose from... I don't have anything to do with it. "

This might have been and would be the most annoying thing about my dad, he never calls me Jordan unless he's super mad at me. But rather calls me by the name Lucky, when there are already 2 celebrities as my siblings to call that, he just calls Aikido ' Rigid ' and Roy as ' Samurai ' which is...
kind of a good fit.

It's only considering that Aikido has a stubborn behavior and Roy being one of the only people in Texas, or even, in America, (or maybe even in the world, if exaggerated too much) to hold a katana wherever he goes. I'm not sure of how many times he got in jail and bail out with lawyers, but I do know that it's a lot.

But the nickname he gave me doesn't make sense at all.

" Look, I'll even tell you why I call you Lucky tonight, what about that? "

I looked at my whole family together, my charming sister, my muscular brother, my wise mom and my funny dad. Is there ever a family better than this? And all I had with them was 15 years. They adopted me when I was ten. At that time, Aikido was 5 and Roy was 13. And their reaction when I first entered their home wasn't much of a pleasant welcome...

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