"I guess working late at the pool was more important than going to your son's singing debut huh?" said Mrs. Keno pouring her a glass of fruit punch.
"Well, um I had to save a kid!" backed up Minka. "This poor little girl was drowning and with me as only the remaining life guard at the town pool, I instantly dived in and swam to her rescue." Minka demonstrated a bit and sat back down. "I am a true hero Mrs. Keno." Mrs. Keno gave Minka a puzzled look. "Oh, well is this little girl alright?"
"Certainly, I won many badges for saving the life's of children!" Kero clapped a hand on his head. What is she thinking, he thought.
"And I love children. Tomatoes?" offered Minka handing a bowl to Mrs. Keno politely.
"No thinks, I'm highly allergic to Tomatoes." Mrs. Keno then spoke, "So next time at our next concert, will you two try to come?" Minka shook her head yes rapidly. Touya nodded.
"Good, Mr. Beros what to you do? Are you an Explorer of some sort?"
"Yes, I uh….I…hunt lions and tigers." He put it. Kero moaned wretchedly. Mrs. Keno raised her eyelashes. "You hunt game?"
"Yes, I'm famous in Africa you know."
"My, really?"
"Yes, I am like a god!" Touya got caught up in his story and stood up. "The god of all game hunting there!" He stood and mimicked a king. Minka couldn't help but laugh. Mrs. Keno giggled a bit. "Well Mr. Beros nice to meet the King of animals. By the way where are the animal heads? A true hunter like you should have some skin and deer heads."
"I sold them to some American guy, he charged me…" Minka elbowed Touya.
"Will you please sit down and stop making a fool out of yourself!" she hissed.
"Enough about us Mrs. Keno, tell us about yourself." Said Kero finally. He couldn't let his new music teacher think his parents were nut cases.
"Me? What about you young man?"
"Our son is an angel." Said Minka and then grabbing a soft taco and eating it down. Touya agreed by saying, "I agree honey, we are so lucky." He too started to eat. Mrs. Keno began too. While Kero made his way to the Kitchen.
Kitchen"What time is it?" Kero barged in.
"Its 20 minutes till eight, why?" asked Sakura. She folded up a note that she was writing and shoved it away somewhere. Li was sitting by the counter falling slowly asleep.
"Minka and Touya are embarrassing me like hell. I mean we're already looking weird. My moms a life guard who thinks she's a hero and loving little children like crazy! My dad, oh god! He's a hunter, I guess. He calls himself a god. He's famous for hunting big game in Africa. He sold his entire hunt to some American, too bizarre. I need this dinner over now!" Sakura laughed and said, "Kero, this is what you get for joining the Choir."
"Well, I had to do something!"
"Kero, I can't make them leave, you and your "family" have to make her leave." Said Sakura. Kero sighed. "Fine. Give me ten minutes. I haven't eaten a single taco since this lady been here. I love tacos." Kero grumbled.
"Kero, Kero, Kero." Said Sakura and returned writing a secretive note. "Now where was I…"
Dining Room"Yes, I am from Paris and I met my wonderful husband at Notre Dame. It was so romantic." Said Minka, keeping her fake French accent going. "He proposed to me at the Effile Tower."
"We did?" whispered Touya to Minka.
"Yes, don't you remember?" Mrs. Keno sadly smiled. "That's so romantic. I wish…I wish my husband could have did that to me."
"Awww, is he…."
"Yes, he past, but he would be missed. He loved playing the piano. Mr. And Mrs. Beros I'm surprised that music doesn't run in the family. I was hoping to meet a great singer."
"Well we are kinda odd." Said Minka. "So Mrs. Beros." Started Mrs. Keno shaking off the memories of her husband. "What made your love of music change into saving little children?"
"Music? I never said I envied music. It's alright, but I like to swim, so I chose to be a life guard." Mrs. Keno gave her a puzzled look. "Oh." She then looked down at Minka's finger. "Where's your ring?" Minka gasped and immediately put her hands under the table. She blushed.
"Oh, it got way too small, but I keep it in a special box in my room. Oh look at the time it's getting late." Touya and Minka stood up, and Kero just walked in. Touya scold him. "Where have you been young man?"
"In the kitchen." Said Kero. "Have I missed anything?"
"Lots, but its about time for our company to leave." Said Minka.
They all lead the music teacher to the door, said their bye byes and all sighed in relief that it was over.
"Thank god that's over Sakura, being a human is a toughie." Said Kero.
"Well I doubt that this is the end of your wacky schemes huh Kero." Said Sakura.
PART 10: Sakura gets more jealous of Tomoyo and Kero being together all the time.