Last Time: Things didn't go well when Sakura, Li, and Madison all got sick. And not only is Madison's mother away and the servants on vacation, but Eriol has also gone on an impromptu trip. Thus that leaves Kero and Yue the only ones who can help.


Sick Day: Part 2


With Sakura, Li, and Madison all coughing heavily, it all occurred to Kero to get them all lying down. So Kero had Yue line up three of the living room's couches and lie them all down there. They didn't look to be getting any better and Kero wanted to know exactly what was wrong with them.

"Haven't really seen this sort of thing very often," Kero mused.

"That makes more than I'VE seen it," Yue replied as he browsed through one of Madison's books. "We were never really equipped to handle this situation. Clow never GOT sick."

"You make a good point," Kero muttered. "So what'cha reading there?"

"I'm trying to look and see exactly what's wrong with them," Yue answered. He walked over to the three couches and looked at the three patients. "Fever?"

Sakura and Madison moaned affirmatively.

"Cough?"

More affirmative moans.

"Red eyes?"

Affirmative moans.

"Runny nose?"

Affirmative moans.

Yue nodded. "Hmm…it looks like you have the flu."

Kero flew over to Li. "You're quiet, brat. You must have it pretty bad."

Li tried sitting up. "I'm not sick! I'm fine! Now let me go!"

Li tried getting up, but Kero tried to hold him down. Of course, Li could be very stubborn and wouldn't exactly take no for an answer. So he simply picked up Kero and tossed him across the room.

This refusal to cooperate was making Kero a little more than upset. So he decided to nip this in the bud before it became more of a problem. He quickly spread his wings and transformed into his true form, the mighty guardian beast Keroberos. Keroberos quickly flew over towards the couch Li was lying on and got in his face.

"LIE DOWN!!!" Keroberos bellowed, practically knocking everything over.

Not wanting to argue with an enraged guardian beast, Li took the hint and lied back on the couch. Seeing no more need to show his true face, Keroberos reverted back into his false form.

Yue shook his head. "So how do we deal with this?"

"Um…what else does that book say?" Kero asked.

Yue browsed through the book. "The book says we should just let them get some rest while we…fix some hot chicken soup. Which way is it to the kitchen?"

Kero pointed to his right. "That way. You can still cook, right?"

"Kero, it's only been…a lifetime. Cooking is like riding a bicycle. How hard could it be?"

"I don't know about that. For one thing, you don't KNOW how to ride a bicycle."

Yue sweatdropped. "It's just an expression. You know what I mean."

Kero looked over at the kitchen and sweatdropped, himself. He knew that this could turn out to be a very long day. Especially if Yue was rusty with his cooking.

"Well…I guess we'd better get started."

With Sakura, Madison, and Li all hopefully asleep, the time was here for Kero and Yue to fix some chicken soup. Yue looked everywhere for the right ingredients. Kero just calmly floated in the air.

"It's just chicken soup," he said. "It's not exactly rocket science. I know Madison's mother is rich, but that doesn't mean they can't settle for some Cup-O-Noodles or something. Why the complicated stuff?"

"Stop complaining," Yue said with his dry monotone. "It CAN'T be that hard to make chicken soup the natural way. Now where do they keep the chickens?"

Kero tried searching in one of the cabinets on the wall. Unfortunately, when he opened it up, a barrage of cans and jars fell over and buried the little guardian beast. Kero twitched for a moment and flew out of the pile of fallen cans.

Kero held up a can. "Can't we make some TOMATO soup or something?"

"The book says it has to be CHICKEN soup," Yue replied. "Chicken noodle soup is preferred."

Kero scratched his chin. "Noodles, eh?"

With an idea in mind, Kero flew out of the kitchen and towards the phone. He had a phone call to make.

Kero came back to the kitchen 30 minutes later after getting something left at the foot of Madison's front gate. Luckily for the two would-be doctors, Sakura, Madison, and Li had all fallen asleep. And that would give Kero and Yue all the time they needed.

As Kero dragged in a bag of food, he saw Yue working diligently by a pot. The judge dipped a finger in the pot and tasted it.

"Tastes pretty good," Yue muttered. "I should hope so since this was the only spare chicken in the entire mansion." He suddenly spied Kero and his bag. "And what have you got there?"

"Chinese food," Kero answered casually.

Yue raised an eyebrow. "You're ordering Chinese food at a time like this?"

Kero grabbed a small carton and flew towards the pot. "Well, you said it was better if we had chicken noodle soup. I see you have the chicken and the soup. All we need now is the noodles. So here they are."

Before Yue could stop him, Kero dumped a carton of noodles into the pot. Yue slapped his forehead in frustration.

"And you wonder why Clow always had ME cook!" Yue growled. "You can't just dip ANY noodles into the soup! They don't call it chicken noodle soup because it's made of chicken and noodles! It's because it's made of chicken noodles! Is any of this sinking in to you?"

Kero blinked. "Um………no."

Yue shook his head. "Then let me make it a little clearer for you. Clow wanted ME to cook. Clow wanted YOU to EAT! So I would appreciate it if you didn't interfere with my cooking."

"Hey, I'm just trying to help!" Kero shot back. "Especially since your cooking is a bit rusty. I mean, you did remember to take EVERY precaution right?"

"What did you think I forgot?" Yue asked.

"Well…I'm just saying. You might have set the temperature too high."

As if on cue, the soup started bubbling and spilling out to the ground. A huge amount of steam started coming out of the soup, as it was obviously burning up. Yue quickly shut it off.

"See what I mean?" Kero smirked.

"Very funny," Yue said dryly. "So who's cleaning this up?"

"KERO!" Sakura wailed from the living room. "I'm thirsty!"

"Me too, Kero!" Madison added.

"Look what you did!" Kero snapped at Yue. "They were sound asleep just a second ago. Why do you have to be so LOUD?!"

"I'm not the loud one around here!" Yue shot back. "You're the one who's always yelling and complaining! It's been that way ever since we first lived with Clow!"

"Clow never thought I was loud and obnoxious," Kero pouted.

"Clow never wanted to hurt your feelings! You were always so sensitive!"

"I was NOT sensitive!" Kero whined.

"KERO!!" Sakura and Madison cried out. "WE'RE THIRSTY!"

"I'll get the girls something to drink," Yue said. "You clean up the mess."

"Oh no you won't," Kero argued. "You're the only one big enough to use a mop. I'LL bring the girls something to drink."

"I didn't spill the soup with my power of suggestion," Yue pointed out. "YOU clean it up! Besides, you're not big enough to carry two drinks into the living room."

"I'll make two trips," Kero retorted.

"That'd be too slow," Yue growled. "It's better if you just stop arguing and look for the mop."

"Why don't YOU?"

"I just told you why! You're the one who spilled the soup."

"That was a coincidence!"

"It couldn't have been a coincidence."

"Was too!"

"Was not!"

"Was too!"

"Was not!"

Sakura coughed again and this time the coughs were feeling worse. Her throat was dry and getting sore. And from the loud sounds of arguing coming from the kitchen, it didn't look like she'd be getting a drink anytime soon.

"You'd think they could stop arguing for ONE second," Sakura groaned.

"I guess we could try yelling again," Madison suggested, her voice getting raspier. "But my throat hurts too much." She coughed again.

"I wish there was someone else who could help," Sakura sighed.

"What about Li?" Madison thought. "He's in denial anyway."

Sakura pointed over at Li…who was practically snoring. He was in a deep sleep.

Madison sweatdropped. "Oh…never mind."

Sakura moaned. "Li's asleep, Kero and Yue are arguing, Eriol's on vacation. I guess we're on our own."

Madison suddenly perked up. "Not necessarily. Isn't there one more who can help us out?"

"Who do you have in mind?" Sakura asked curiously.

Madison pointed at the foot of the couch Sakura was lying on. Sakura looked down to see a stack of the Sakura Cards. Sakura started to see just what her friend had in mind.

"Why didn't I think of that before?" Sakura asked herself.

"This kitchen reeks of chicken noodle soup!" Kero kept arguing. "Will you just clean it up already?"

"It is NOT chicken noodle soup," Yue shot back. "It's chicken soup with noodles in it. And it should be YOU who should clean it up!"

"Why don't you BOTH clean it up?"

Kero and Yue blinked upon hearing that familiar voice. They both turned their heads at the same time to look over at the entrance to the kitchen, just in time to see…

…Sakura.

"Sakura! You should be lying in bed!" Kero chided.

Yue blinked. "Uh…although you certainly look perfectly healthy."

Kero didn't realize it, but Yue was right. Sakura looked just fine. There didn't appear to be any signs of the flu present. Kero flew over and felt her forehead, feeling no fever whatsoever.

"How'd you get better so fast, Sakura?" Kero asked.

"Kero…don't you recognize me?"

Kero couldn't figure out what this question meant at first. But Kero began to trust his senses a little more…and that's when he figured it out. This wasn't Sakura at all.

Kero gasped. "Mirror?"

Mirror nodded cheerfully. "That's right. Sakura decided to let me out after you two couldn't stop arguing. Now if you'll excuse me, Sakura and Madison are still waiting for those drinks."

Mirror grabbed two glasses of orange juice and walked back to the living room. Kero and Yue breathed sighs of relief.

"At least we have a little assistance," Yue said.

"Yeah…so are you cleaning up this mess?" Kero grinned.

Yue grabbed the nearby mop…and clocked Kero over the head with the tip of the handle.

Kero rubbed his head and just decided maybe it was best to go check on the patients. Already this was turning out to be a long day.


Next Time: Chicken soup isn't the biggest trouble on this day. What happens when…insomnia strikes?


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