Kyoko couldn't believe it. She shook her head in denial.

"What did you say Shoutaru?" He smirked.

"Didn't you hear me? The only reason I asked you to come along to Tokyo with me was because I needed a maid in the house. I'm a popular idol, so I don't have the time to be doing house choirs, and I didn't want to hire just anybody, so you were the next big thing."

Each word struck her in the heart like a knife. It felt strangely hard to breathe. Kyoko grabbed the a fist full of her shirt by her heart and slowly breathed in and out. 'No' Kyoko told herself. 'I know Shou was never attracted to me, but he was at least my childhood friend. At least we're connected that way, so he would never do something so cruel to me...right?' Kyoko looked into Shou's eyes, searching for something, anything, to tell her that he did not say those words out of his mouth. That maybe the girls at the school were getting to her, and she was possibly having a bad dream. Her prince would never be so cruel. Never.

"Shou-"

"GOD!" He ran his hand through his hair. "Now I really have to find a housekeeper" He stopped and looked at her." Unless, you're still so in love with me that you'll spout crap about forgiving me, and how I'm your prince, and you'll continue the work for me. I mean no one can beat the knowledge of a childhood friend, who's been with you for your whole life and knows exactly what you like and dislike, how you like and dislike them. You, Kyoko, were absolutely perfect. Since we were young, you followed me around just like a puppy dog, so you knew exactly what I wanted," Kyoko looked at Shou in horror.

" S-Shou, you don't mean that" She could feel the tears beginning to sting her eyes. He scoffed at her.

" So you really will act like I never said anything, and go back to the sick lovestruck puppy?...Wait, scratch that, at least puppies are cute, and when people look at them, they immediately want to hug and hold them, to love them, but you...you're just plain and boring." Those words were the last blow. A tear found its way down her cheek, the farther it fell, the more she felt something building inside of her, an emotion she never felt before. Anger. Her fists balled at her sides, and her teeth began to clench.

"N-Now Shou" Shou's manager,Shoko, warned." There's no need to be so harsh." Shou barked out a laugh.

" Ha! Even if I were to tell her that I would never in a million years love her, she wouldn't even bat an eye if I were to ask her to cook me dinner, the next." The anger in Kyoko continued rise, until it hit boiling point, and her body no longer belonged only to herself.'Ha! You're such a fool to love such a man.' the spirit said. 'How could you not see that coming? He's such an arrogant prick.' Are you a masochists? Do you love being hurt countless times over and over? First, it was your mother, and now this arrogant ass?! Why don't you ever learn?!'

" Shou-" the manager began to say, but was cut of by a blur, and then the shattering of glass. There was a huge mirror over the fire place, and Shou had been thrown on it."Shou!" she ran over to him, and was about to help him up, but was pushed aside by his arm. He grunted, and glared up at Kyoko, but instead, gave a fearful look at the demonic aura she was emitting.

" You-You" Kyoko couldn't even get the words out her mouth. Tears trailing down her face, one after the other. The hate and anger were clogging her throat. It was planting itself deep in her gut. Her body shook from it.

'Does he love you or even think of you as a friend?' the spirit asked. She looked at Shou one more time, pleading. Shou saw the hesitation in her eyes, and recovered, glaring back at her.

'No' she thought dolefully.

'Will he ever care for you?' Kyoko felt herself sinking deeper into the dark abyss, but at the moment she didn't care.

'No'

'Was anyone you tried to please ever grateful for what you did for them, and did something as simple as to care for you back' Kyoko's heart squeezed painfully. 'Why did no one ever love her? Or simply care for her enough? Was it so hard to love such a girl?'

'...No' Kyoko felt hollow, so very hollow inside. 'What was so hard to love about me?'

'Will you continue to foolishly chase after such a useless emotion like love? Or will you wake up and realize that on the battlefield, it's every man for himself?' A smile found its way onto Kyoko's face. Even though she had just been dumped, she felt unmistakably...free. She realized that without always trying to receive acknowledgement from someone, she could live for herself, herself and no one else. No more wondering if this or that wold make someone happy. Or if this or that would make them mad. She had to only worry about herself. Kyoko snapped out of her inner conversation and glowered at Shou, then smiled a evil smile. She spun on her heel and ran out of the building, into the crisp, fall night air. Kyoko looked up at the full moon, closed her eyes, and breathed in . That right, Kyoko Mogami was going to live her life for herself and no one else.