Dear Kero
Beros,
I
am very pleased at your week in choir class and your beautiful singing voice.
You've been a joy to work with and I have really enjoyed working with you. One
thing I would like to say is that you and Tomoyo have great chemistry together.
Your duets mesmerized me 2 days ago at our choir concert. Oh I wish I could
meet your parents and tell them how talented you are. How about arranging a
meeting with them. Dinner at your place. This Sunday night at 7? Farewell,
From
your choir teacher,
Ms.
Keno
"Oh, man, what am I gonna do now?"
spoke Kero interrupting Li and Sakura study time, in the living room. Kero ran
a hand through his hair nervously. "Already Tomoyo's music teacher likes me so
much. I was only in the music class for a week. Oh, no."
Sakura and Li looked up from their
studies. "Kero, what is it?" Kero flopped on the couch and handed the letter to
Sakura. She unfolded it and read it.
"I can't let her meet my parents."
Murmured Kero as Sakura read through. "I mean I don't have any parents!"
"You mean Ms. Keno, wants to meet
your parents? Already?" said Li.
"Yeah. Terrible isn't it?" Sakura
finished reading it and handed it to Li and gave stifle laughter. "How are you
gonna pull this one off now Kero?"
"I really don't know."
"Hey, you can be like on one of
those TV shows. I mean you can pay some strangers to be your parents."
"Not too shabby Sakura, but what if
we don't have money." Said Li.
"I forgot. My allowance is not due
till Monday, right after Ms, Keno meets your fake parents Kero."
"Guys we have to do something."
"Maybe we can bribe one of our
parents to be Kero's parents." Said Eriol and then turning his attention back
to his pizza. Li shook his head no. "We're too short."
"Hmm…Ms. Keno…" thought Sakura.
"Well she's a nice lady and I mean tricking her is like hurting Tomoyo's
feelings. They're very close. She has been teaching Tomoyo, since she was
little."
"Sakura do you want to help Kero or
not?" said Li sternly. Sakura nodded yes. "Than we can't worry about Tomoyo's
relationship with her teacher right now."
"How about we…um…that's not it..."
Eriol chewed down a slice and began to think. Sakura tilted her head over to
the other side of the counter and saw Kero laying his down miserably moaning to
himself. She slowly reached her hand over and placed it on his head and patted
it a bit. "Kero." Kero moaned a what, and moved slightly away.
"Its not the end of the world ya
know. We are thinking contently on a plan. Just keep your hopes up. Come on eat
some pizza."
"I hate it." He grumbled.
"Pizza? Kero you love pizza! Its
your favorite thing in the world." Just before Sakura could speak she felt a
soft jab on her back. She turned around on her stool, which she sat down in and
smiled. It was her brother. Home from college. "Touya!" She hugged him and
pulled away shortly. "Glad you could make it home. So whats the occasion?"
Touya scratched his head and said, "Spring Break doesn't start till next week.
But the other occasion is your 14th birthday. I can't back down on
my little sisters birthday can I?" He ruffled up Sakura's hair, she giggled.
His narrowed toward a boy with unruly blond hair that had his head completely
down.
"Who's he?" he asked. Sakura tensed
up and said, "Oh that's Kero." At the sound of his name, Kero lifted his head
up, slightly a bit and frowned. Touya, he thought. Great just great.
"Hey there, Kero!" he waved. Kero
grimaced and gave a small wave and slumped back down, to his miserable state.
Touya looked back at Sakura. "Whats his problem?"
"Oh, he's very timid ya know."
Sakura turned back toward her friends who were having a conversation of their
own. "So Touya what brings you here to the pizza place, which I like to call
it."
"Oh, just wanted a slice. Just bored
ya know." He sat down next to her. He lowered his voice and said, "And you are
so lucky that I'm not telling dad, about this."
"About what?"
"You and three boys? A bit odd
Sakura." Sakura forgot all about that and said, "Touya they're my friends."
"Maybe it would be better to hang
out with Tomoyo for a change."
"I do hang with Tomoyo." Hissed
Sakura. "Whats your problem about guys any way, after all you are a guy, aren't
you?" Touya was ready to say something but stopped. "Forget it." He looked
around the restaurant until he found what he had come for. His eyes widened and
his mouth fell open. He completely fell into trans as he saw the girl of his
dreams walk in. His knees grew weak and it was so hard to swallow. "I-Its her…"
he gasped. He griped the table tightly. Sakura, Eriol and Li watched Touya as
he began gawk at who ever he was gawking at.
"Whats his problem?" whispered Li.
Touya dreamily stood up and took
cautious steps toward his destination. Sakura shrugged and then said, "Who
cares. Come on let's finish up, we have a long evening to deliver."
Touya was a few tables away as he
stared at a young woman with curly dark hair and ice blue eyes. He was giggling
with one of her friends and sipping on some milk shake. She laughed another
hearted laugh, giving Touya chills down his spine. He smiled as she suddenly
caught him staring. She turned away quickly unsure of who the guy was.
This is your chance, said Touya in
his head. He took a step closer. Keep it cool.
"So that's who he's got the hots
for." Said Sakura putting away some dishes into the cabinet. "Minka Keno, Ms.
Keno's daughter. I did'nt know Ms. Keno was a single parent."
"Apparently yes." Said Li. He peeled
a banana. "She's like, what? 19, 20?"
"Ms. Keno has a daughter, so what!"
said Kero entering the kitchen with his pajamas. "I mean who the heck cares."
"Now what is it this time?" asked Li
annoyed at Kero's all out groaning all day. Kero pulled open the fridge. "Guys
I need to do something about this lady coming over here and trying to meet my
parents. I don't have a house, I don't have a mom nor a dad…"
"Kero, we are thinking."
"I have less than a day guys.
Tomorrow is Saturday. Sunday would be here and…"
"Well instead of pulling this off.
Why don't you just say your parents flew off to some vacation spa." Suggested
Li.
"Nice idea, but its Friday! She left
home! I can't contact her!"
Sakura stopped drying the dishes.
She grinned. "Her daughter, Minka. I'm sure that my brother Touya will know
where she lives."
How
are you liking it so far?