I did not want this to
happen to me. I'm a human kid now. Is this some kind of dream? Please tell me
it is a dream. If not, I'm doomed right? Where would I live, Where will I
sleep? I'm going crazy here! Someone help me!
"Kero, are you alright? I mean
you've been quiet lately." Said Sakura. Kero looked up and moaned unhappily.
"Sakura! What if you can't re change me to my real self again? What if I'm
stuck like this forever?"
"Would you stop worrying? You won't.
With the use of me and Li's magic we might be able to transform you back. And
we can have Eriol to help. If he's around."
"So what am I suppose to do now?"
said Kero. "And where are we going, huh?"
"We are going to a clothing store to
get you your new wardrobe." Said Sakura. She dragged Kero outside and in front
of two bikes. "Hop on one."
Kero gave Sakura an uncertain look
and pointed. "I have to ride on that?"
"Kero just get on. I mean do you
want to be wearing girly clothes all day?"
"On second thought, I'll give this
contraption a try." Kero lifted the bicycle up and examined it. "This is
definitely my first time, on a bike." He swung a leg over it and sat on it,
trying to get comfy. Sakura giggled. "Kero, just ride it okay?" Sakura hopped
on her bike. "Now you saw how I do it. Put your feet on the pedals, like this."
Sakura set her feet on the pedals of her bike. She motioned Kero to do the
same. "Now do it." Kero put his left foot on a pedal. He stopped for a sec.
"Now what?"
"Now, put your other foot on the
right one and as soon as you do, began to ride it. Watch me." Sakura began to
pedal on her bike, riding around Kero in a circle. She stopped as seeing Kero
wasn't getting it. "Just do what I did. Go on try."
"If you say so." Said Kero. He
suddenly put both of his feet on the pedals, but lost balance and fell flat on
the ground hard. Sakura gasped and jumped off her bike. "Kero! You alright?"
She knelt down beside him. He stared up at Sakura. "What were you trying to do,
kill me?"
"No, I was trying to teach you how
to ride a bike, Kero. Here let me help you up." Sakura offered a hand and Kero
reached out for it. Sakura lifted him up. "Now, do you want to try this again?"
"Can we find another way of
transportation?" he asked. Sakura began to think. "Hmmmm, um. I got it! How
about roller balding."
10
minutes later
"Kero! You almost got it! Kero
you're doing terrific!" cheered Sakura from the sidewalk. She watched as Kero
uncontrollably glide down the hill of the road. "Kero look out!" Kero went
straight into a bush. Sakura winced as she heard a thud. "Kero! Oh no!" she ran
down the hill and crawled into the bush that Kero crashed into. She helped him
up to his feet. He was a bit woozy of the fall and stumbled onto his knees,
catching his breath. He gave Sakura a hard glare. "That's it! I'm not taking
this anymore. Why don't we just walk to town." He dusted off the dirt and
leaves off himself.
"Well, Kero, wouldn't it be faster
if we used blades or bikes like a normal teenager would?" suggested Sakura.
Kero ignored her and began to walk away. "Kero, its gonna be awhile. I mean we
can't change you back instantly. It's not that simple. Until we can find a
potion or something, we can only wait. That means your gonna have to be a kid,
whether you like it or not! Now I don't appreciate you getting an attitude with
me! Kero you better stop now!"
Kero stopped and turned around
facing Sakura. "Fine! Okay? Just give me some boy clothes and get this dumb
week over with. Okay?"
"Well, good!"
"Whoa, Kero-beros looking good."
Said Tomoyo grinning and snapping pictures of him. Kero blushed embarrassingly.
"Tomoyo, can you please not do that?"
"Hey why not? You look handsome in
that set." Sakura put a hand on Tomoyo's shoulder and said, "Tomoyo its only a
pair of jeans and a shirt. It's not some fancy tuxedo, or something."
"Hey guys I was just wondering,
where's Kero going to live at?" said Li.
"Li, I never thought of that."
Sakura looked over at Kero. Kero was admiring himself in the mirror of the
dressing room. "Kero where are you going to sleep at?" He shrugged. "Where
else? At your house. Remember I…" he paused for a sec. "But, I'm…"
"We know Kero." Said Li. "If
Sakura's dad sees you then…" Everyone was silent for a minute. Kero cried out
in frustration. "Ugh! See I'm homeless already. Sakkkuurrraaa…"
"Kero, your not homeless! Just quit
whining. You'll still be staying with me. I just can't let my father see you.
And just for all this trouble your going through, I'll buy you a present. How
about a new video game." Kero jumped for joy. "Yes! A new game! Whoo-hoo!"
Everyone laughed. Typical Kero behavior.
"And Kero, remember." Started
Sakura. "Try not to act weird. I mean you're a 13 year-old kid now. Try to act
like one."
"Hey, I thought 13 year-olds loved
video games."
"Not that much. I mean you're
obsessed."
"Yeah Kero and when we get to
school, hang with me, okay?" said Li.
"School?! Who said anything about
school!"
"And remember Kero." Began Tomoyo.
"Stay good looking." Tomoyo winked at him.
"You know, after seeing myself in
the mirror I do look good, don't I." Said Kero.
"Now, lets get you home." Said
Sakura patting his back.
Kero pasted back in forth in
Sakura's bedroom. He was thinking about what to wear to school and how would he
present himself. He looked into Sakura's mirror.
Golden blond hair, blue eyes and a
charming smile. Why am I so worried? I mean I'm good looking, I'm thinking like
a teenager. Right?
Kero again pasted back and forth.
"But how long will this last?" Just then Sakura waltzed in with two plates of
hot, delicious dinner. "Kero, ready to eat?" Sakura sat the two plates down on
her small little table and sat on the floor onto her knees. "Come Kero, its
time for you to start eating like a human." Kero frowned and sat crossed legged
across from her. He stared down at the beef and rice and licked his lips.
"Mmmm…this looks yummy." Kero was ready to dip his head in the plate but Sakura
abruptly stopped him. "No, Kero, use the chop sticks, not your mouth."
"Sakura I really don't know how to.
I mean I have five long fingers and I really don't know how to eat with
chopsticks anymore? I used too, but..." Sakura handed him the chopsticks. "Eat
right." Kero rolled his eyes. "Oh, alright." It took a while for him to get it
right, but he finally got the hang of it. "Good." Said Sakura. "Now you're
getting it."
Kero beamed at his accomplishment.
"I'm actually eating like a human being." He munched on some more. Sakura
smiled. "I knew you could do it, Kero." She suddenly heard a knock on her door
and almost choked on a rice.
"Knock! Knock!" Sakura motioned Kero
to hide, and he instantly headed for the closet.
"Um, who is it?" she called.
"It's me, Li." Sakura sighed in
relief and swung open the door. "Li come on in. We were just eating dinner."
"Oh, sorry if I interrupted. Here I
got the pudding." Li handed her a brown paper bag. Kero slowly walked out the
closet. "Li, think god! Did you find the cure?"
"No, but I bought the pudding." Li
handed Sakura the bag and rested down on her bed. "Check it out." Sakura opened
it and pulled out a pack of pudding. "Seems normal to me."
"Yeah, I know. But it did do
something to Kero."
"I know." Sakura opened it and
sniffed the chocolate scent. "Smells good. What was wrong with it?"
"That's what I'm about to find out."
Said Li. "Me and Eriol is going to go to the science lab after school on Monday
and study this stuff. We must find a cure some how."
"Hear that Kero? Your going to be
alright." Said Sakura.
I was glad to hear that, but I still
had doubts and somehow, I began to feel my voice tone began to change a bit.
I'm sounding almost as a boy. Scary huh? And now it's kinda weird sleeping with
Sakura. I mean she's a girl and I'm a boy. It feels funny.
So I decided to sleep on the floor.
I couldn't sleep right, though. I mean I'm going to school tomorrow. We're
talking, Math, Science, Gym class and stuff. Like I know all of that. And you
know. Through out my first day of being a teenage boy, I've been feeling a bit
funny around Sakura lately and its just getting to me. Well, day 2 is tomorrow.
