Something Gross.

"What is it?" Sakura asked, pointing at the very hairy mountain of gloop on the plate ahead of her.

"I think, " speculated Shaoran, "that it used to be edible, but I'm not sure"

"It is soooooooooooooo gross!! Maybe I can video tape Sakura-chan throwing it out or flushing it down the toilet!!" Tomoyo excitedly exclaimed.

"That doesn't sound very exciting."mumbled Meilin

"Ohhhhh! But I can make Sakura-chan a custom Haz-mat suit and she can fight off this evil scum!!"

Sakura, Shaoran, and Meilin all sweatdropped. Awkward looks were exchanged.

"Umm, I could ask Oni-chan if he know what it is... or maybe Yukito-san knows... it's probobly their science project or... well what else can it be?" Sakura wondered outloud.

"If that is a science project, I don't want to know what it used to be!!" cried Meilin, "Just throw it out!! It stinks!!"

"Is that what that smell was?" Tomoyo asked, pinching her nose it avoid the horrible smell of burnt gym socks, old sewage, and dead grass. The rest of the room also adopted this position, embracing sqeaky voices as they conversed.

"What did you think it was?!? You can smell it down the street!!" Meilin sqeaked loudly, causing everyone to jump.

"She's not kidding either!!" a voice from outside screamed, "Try an air freshener!!"

More sweatdrops, this time Sakura groaned too. "Maybe, " she suggested, "we could solve this mystery if we had some fresh air?"

Everyone nodded desperately. Another minute of the intoxicating fumes and they would have passed out. They each grabbed one last breath and ran out the door, and out two blocks away, to the park. Sakura took a seat on a swing, as did Meilin and Tomoyo. Shaoran, preferring to stand, paced back and forth in front of the girls.

"Couldn't you just erase it with the Erase card? Or prehaps was it away with the Bubble Card?" Shaoran questioned Sakura. "Do we really need to find out what it was?"

"He has a point you know."

"Fine, I'll wash it away... besides, I don't think it was going down the toilet without a fight!"

Everyone laughed and began the walk back to Sakura's house. They walked as slowly as possible, nervously anticipating the foul sour stench enamating from the quaint little house. By the time they had reached the door, Meilin had passed out and was being carried by Shaoran. Sakura held her breath as she opened the door. They approached the kitchen with caution, as though they feared the mysterious furry glob was going to attack at any moment. Finally, they entered the kitchen.

"Uh- oh..."

"This can't be good..."

"No, it can't..."

The three consious members of the gang let thier eyes settle on the empty plate before them. It was clean, like it had been licked free of crumbs. Prehaps the strange lifeform had sprouted legs?

At this very moment Kero hovered into the kitchen, looking for a drink. "Hey Sakura, " he exclaimed, "Your cooking has improved, has Tomoyo been giving you lessons or something?"

Confused, Sakura replied, "No, I haven't cooked anything for over a week now. Um kero... you didn't by any chance... eat the thing that was on this plate hear, did you?"

No reply.

"Kero, did you or did you not- "

"Am I in trouble?" Kero interupted, sounding genuinely remorsefull for eating the thing.

"You're not, but your stomach is!" Shaoran smugly answered.

Kero's stomach gurgled ferociously as in response it Shaoran. Kero darted down the hall to the washroom.

"Well there's a silver lining to everything!" Sakura gleefully announced.

"Howso?" asked Tomoyo.

"Simple, " smiled Sakura, "Now I don't have to wash the dish!"