"Touya, I need to speak to you." Sakura ran out her house toward her brother who was ready to get in his car. His knapsack slung across his shoulder, he looked down at his younger sibling. "What now?"
Sakura took a deep breath. "Where
are you headed too?" she asked. Touya gave Sakura a fickle glare and said,
"None of your business." Sakura gave a huff and said eagerly, "Your not
happened to be passing by…. Minka's house are you?" Touya's face went crimson
and then he turned away. "No, just go back in the house, okay? Is dad home
yet?"
"Touya I'm not trying to intimidate
you, I mean your friend just so happens to be MY music teacher." Spoke Sakura
hastily. Touya gave Sakura a keen eye. "I never knew you took music."
"Well, indeed I do. Certainly." Sakura
waited for a response from her older brother.
"Touya I need a ride over to Ms.
Keno's house! I mean my music grade is at stake here." Sakura waited again, not
getting an answer she sighed. "Touya please…"
"Alright." He said solemnly. "Get in
the car and tell your little friends to get out of our house." Sakura smiled
exuberantly and hugged Touya tightly. "You're the best!"
"Okay Sakura you can let go now." He
said. Sakura let go. "You will never know how much this means to me."
Li knocked on the door twice and all
4 of them waited for a response. After a while of waiting, the door swung open,
reveling a dark headed girl with icy blue eyes glinting in the twilight. Her
hair in a ponytail and she was wearing a white tank top. She looked at her visitors
and gave them a strange look. "Who are you?" they all looked at each other
trying to see who was going to answer first. Kero bravely stepped up. "Hi, is
Ms. Keno here?"
"My mother? Yes she's here, but I
don't think she would want to be bothered with you kids right now. She's doing
singing lessons to one of her students." She spoke with coldness to her voice.
But when she took a closer look at Kero and his shaking with anxiety, she gave
a small smile, seeing how cute he was. "Why?"
"Because…." Kero was cut off by Li.
"We need to see her urgently. She teaches us in school, we need to tell her
something important. Now would you please stop hogging up the doorway and get
your mother to the door now!" Minka gave Li a sour glance and turned and left
to fetch her mother. A few breaths of relief exhaled out, as Sakura clapped for
Li. "Nice going Syaoran." She said impressed. The horn beeped and it had
belonged to Touya who was sitting in the drivers seat. "Sakura! What are you
doing?"
Sakura clenched her teeth and yelled
back, "Waiting for my teacher. Can't you give us a second?"
Kero scratched his head and said,
"Hey Minka looks cute. Now I know why Touya gots the hots for her."
"Kero, girls? I thought we were on
the subject of 'Getting you out of this mess' huh?" said Sakura annoyed. "And
plus the girl was rude."
"Hey you saw that look she gave
Kero?" said Li nudging Eriol. "She was falling for him already. Man, wish I was
him." Before Sakura could punch Li in the shoulder, Ms. Keno came to the door
in a flowing purple nightgown, with a matching robe. Her chocolate brown hair
that always was in a bun, flowed down to her waist. Giving a different view to
Sakura and the gang.
"Sakura, Eriol, Syaoran and…" her
face flustered as she saw Kero. "Kero." Everyone glanced at Kero and Sakura
signaled him to tell her. Kero opened his mouth. "M-Ms. K-Keno?"
"Yes Kero dear." Her hand beckoned
him to come forth into her home. Kero walked in and Sakura and the rest decided
to join. Kero looked around the sparkling house that dazzled in paintings and
chandeliers and huge vases. They all gasped. "Wow." They faintly heard a piano
playing near a nearby room.
"Come and sit." Ms. Keno pointed
toward a soft cushioned couch. They all sat, scared that they might ruin
something valuable. "Now tell me what you kids are doing here at my house at
sun down?"
"Well, I got that letter you sent
me." Began Kero. "And I just want to tell you that my parents won't be able to
invite you to dinner." Ms. Keno face dropped to disappointment. "Why not?"
"Because well…." Kero saw Li mouth
him the reason and Kero decided to use it. "On a vacation for a month or so."
"Well, after their vacation?"
"No!" Ms. Keno was taken back. Kero
flustered in embarrassment. "I mean no. They really hate it when teachers talk
about me."
"Why?"
"Cause its annoying you know." Kero
felt so dumb right then. He wasn't thinking of anything good to say.
"Well, I don't understand…" she was
abruptly cut off by Sakura. "Ms. Keno, it will be an honor for Kero's parents to
invite you over." Kero gave her a 'what are you doing look'. Sakura ignored
him. "7 same time right?"
"Y-yes I suppose." Said Ms. Keno
unsure.
"Sakura…" Sakura clamped a hand over
Kero's mouth. "Kero says 7 will be good." She gave an uneasy laugh.
"So you and Kero are…"
"Best friends. We so hang out!" she
said in a shrill tone. "So everything's cleared up, bye-bye now." Kero pulled
Sakura's hand off his mouth. "Ugh! Sakura!"
"What?" she said and they all were
startled by Tomoyo walking out a room, with music books in hand. She was
surprised to see them. "Kero? Sakura? Li? And Eriol? What is going on here?"
"Sakura, we were just leaving." Said
Sakura grabbing Kero's hand and dragging him out the living room area. Tomoyo
turned to Ms. Keno who just shrugged. Confusion crossed over Tomoyo. "Hmmm…"
"Tomoyo nice to see ya, bye." Li
headed off, with Eriol behind waving bye to Tomoyo. They all were out the
doorway. They heard Ms. Keno say, "Goodbye! And see you Kero on Sunday!"
"Kero quit moping around." Said
Sakura. "I have the perfect plan to get you some parents." Kero who was
brushing his teeth wearily said, "What now? You just made the whole plan worst
Sakura, I thought the plan was to…"
"No! Kero listen to me. Minka and my
brother. Don't you see?" Sakura saw that Kero wasn't getting it.
"My bro can be your dad, Minka can
be your mom." Kero spitted in the sink and said, "You must be crazy! No way,
not in a life time."
"But, Kero! It's the only way."
Pleaded Sakura. Kero rolled his eyes. "You made it the only way. We could've
stuck with the vacation spa plan, but no, no, ms. Sakura here had to ruin it."
"I did that to try not to make her
so suspicious about you Kero, I mean she's not that dense. She's smart."
"Yeah, smart but…"
"Kero, I got it all set."
"You think that Minka likes Touya?
You saw the way she looked at us? Now compare that to your jock of a bro." Kero
left the bathroom. Sakura following behind. "We must see if Minka has the same
feelings for my bro first, which I know she dose."
"And?"
"Look, here it goes. One of us goes
to Minka and tell her that if she wants to go on a date with Touya than she has
to play the role of mom. Then I go to my bro convince him to be your daddy, or
I'll tell Minka that he still sleeps with bunny rabbit at night." Kero
sniggered and said, "Your brother sleeps with a bunny rabbit?"
"Yeah, yeah so now you get it?"
"Hmmm, fine what ever, but it better
work Sakura."
"Good, now we can't tell Tomoyo
about this."
"Right." Kero yawned. "Saturday here
we come."
"Yeah Saturday, no school." Said
Sakura.
What
are your predictions to the dinner on Sunday? Of course I already know what to
write for it but I just want to know your thoughts. And to all the S+S fans,
this is a Kero story and the only pairing would be Kero and whoever it is.
