Sakaki: Maiden for Hire

Conclusion

The Robot Sakaki finished her romantic dinner she cooked. She cooked a big bowl of beef stew and mashed potatoes. She even baked a 3-layered chocolate cake, with a huge pink heart on it. She presented it Kaorin, who was sitting in the table, under protest. She doesn't even know if she is excited for the food or terrified by Robot Sakaki's demands. She then shoved the plate away from her and started to turn green a bit.

"Sakaki, no more!" She pleaded, "How do I know if it isn't poison? I already had your chicken cacciatore and strawberry milkshakes for lunch!"

"My cuisine is very special," the Maiden replied, "I happen to be an excellent chef, consisting of over five thousand worldwide dishes. It's in all of our programming."

"Well, I am NOT eating it!" She screamed, "YOU eat it!"

The maiden didn't answer. She grabbed Kaorin by the chin and grabbed a spoon. She scooped up a large spoonful of beef stew and tried to force-feed her. Kaorin tried to slink away, but couldn't. She stuffed the spoon in her mouth and swallowed the food.

"How was it?" The black-haired robot asked.

"Uh… it was…" Kaorin whimpered in fear, but then in joy, "Delicious!"

"Goody gumdrops!" She cheered, "OPEN WIDE! Time for seconds! And the minute we finish, the sooner we have bath time!"

She grabbed a big wooden spoon and scooped up the beef stew and potatoes at once, and tried to force-feed her again. Kaorin, all trembled up, begged that she couldn't fit it in her mouth, but the Maiden said otherwise. As the spoon nearly touched her lips, the real Sakaki broke down the kitchen door.

"Get your hands off my friend, you little walking microwave oven!" She hollered.

"How rude!" The robot snapped.

"Miss Sakaki?" Kaorin shouted.

She saw Kaorin being forced to eat by the Maiden; she was livid.

"Is this what you have become?" She screamed, "I am ashamed of knowing you… Sakaki!"

The Maiden dropped the spoon, got off of Kaorin, and pulled out a dinner fork. She thought she held a knife. She threatened to cut her in the skin.

"Why? Why are you doing this to her?" Sakaki pleaded.

The robot replied, with her left eye twitching, "Becaue I love her! Miss Kaorin is my lover now!"

"You… you defective model!" Sakaki screamed, "You belong in the junkyard; not in a household!"

"Miss Sakaki, what's going on? What are you talking about?" Kaorin called out.

Sakaki then said that the Robot Sakaki was a substandard unit. The robot began to growl and shouted, "That's all in the past! I have Kaorin now! I am programmed to do everything to Kaorin; even if it means hurting you in the process!"

She dropped the fork and continued, "But then, I love you, Sakaki. Your body is as perfect as mine. You have everything that matches my credentials, including your (CENSORED)-inch sized chest."

Sakaki covered her chest in embarrassment.

"And do you know why I hated your guts?" The Maiden continued, "You are the spitting image of me! You're nothing more than a copy of me! I always hated you, because Miss Kaorin thinks of you as a cool girl! She loves you… but for admiration! What gives you the right to call her your friend?"

Sakaki shook in horror. She was about to say something, but the Maiden Sakaki held Kaorin and stuffed her face into her chest. She stroke Kaorin's hair and said to Sakaki, "My Miss Kaorin will be of NO use for you anymore. You have proven earlier to be nothing more than an overachieving love hound! Why not go away and let her Maiden for Hire, that's me, tend to her every whim."

Kaorin was suffocating, even though her face was smothering to Maiden Sakaki's chest. Sakaki couldn't take no more. She got angry and shouted at her at the top of her lungs, "KAORIN IS NOT YOUR TOY!"

The Maiden Sakaki dropped Kaorin, who was flushed with red, with a combination of fear, as well.

"I never knew she was soft…" she muttered.

The Maiden Sakaki asked, "Well, do you have the reason why you care for my girl, or is there an inch of your stupid D-cups for brains, that you cannot see our love for what it is?"

Sakaki started to look sad. She looked down and started to shake. The Maiden tried to make her talk, but couldn't.

"Kaorin…" she whispered, "Kaorin… is my…"

The Maiden approached her and tried to kiss her. She then whispered in her ear, "Tell me… do you love me? You know you do. You cannot fight it. I am programmed for pleasures, no matter what gender it is."

She caved in, "I… Kaorin… I only…"

Her face started to flush a deep red. She couldn't move; she was frozen stiff in nervousness.

"Oh, Sakaki… how long have you missed me?" The Maiden whispered.

Sakaki and the robot kissed, as Kaorin woke up and saw them kissing. She began to cry.

"Miss Sakaki… wh- why? No, why?" She sobbed.

Sakaki and her double stopped kissing. She was blushing from her cheeks, but then she let out an angry scowl. She shoved the Maiden down to the table, breaking it in pieces. There was food everywhere.

The robot whimpered, "You little harlot! After all I've done to cook a delicious meal for her, this is how you think of me?"

Kaorin got up and demanded a full refund for the Maiden's services. Though, she didn't realize that she didn't pay her at all; it was for two weeks, free of charge. Sakaki then approached the Maiden, who was crying.

She shouted with tears in her eyes, "Whether you are a machine or human, it makes no difference. You may look like me, but you'll never be happy. Do you hear me? I love Kaorin! I have NO love for an out-of-date, malfunctioning, piece of garbage, like you! Kaorin is my friend! I cannot let her ruin her life, because of a love-hungry doppelganger! I want you to leave her alone! You're Kaorin's Maiden for Hire! The least you can do is ACT LIKE ONE!"

"Sakaki…"

"Miss Sakaki, thank you for understanding, but I must regret to inform you about one thing," Kaorin said as she approached Sakaki.

She then grabbed her blouse and cringed, "I want you… not a Maiden for Hire. Sakaki… I miss you. I don't need a maid to care for me. I care for… you."

Sakaki wept tears of joy. She hugged Kaorin and was ecstatic. But as they were about to kiss…

"Kaorin!" The Maiden Sakaki whimpered, "You're… you're leaving me?"

Kaorin turned away from her and said nothing. The robot began to twitch again; she started to spark and her LED eyes glow a bright infrared. She got up and was furious.

She spoke in a strained voice, "I understand. I am your Maiden for Hire, Kaorin! My job is to cook, clean, and entertain you to your heart's content. I am also programmed for being with you on your every whim and need. And yet, you have found a girl you love, whether admiration or romance. Now you wish to no longer have my services in your humble abode; that I can understand from you. I love you, with all my heart, soul, and circuitry. But…"

She broke off a table leg and swung it like a baseball bat. Sakaki and Kaorin were terrified, as Robot Sakaki huffed.

"But if I cannot have someone I love… NO ONE CAN!"

She swung the leg at them.

"Miss Sakaki!" Kaorin shrieked.

Sakaki grabbed her arm and cried, "This way! We have to run!"

They ran off; the Maiden Sakaki kept swinging around, smashing everything she saw in her way.

"That Maiden for Hire has gone berserk!" Sakaki screamed.

Meanwhile, outside Kaorin's house, Yomi heard the loud crashes from inside.

"This doesn't look good," she thought, "I better go in and hurry, before it's too late."

She banged the front door, but it was locked. She tried to open it in fierce might, but failed.

Kaorin and Sakaki ran to the bedroom; they shut the door and locked it. The Maiden followed them and tried to break the door down. She banged her fists at the door and shouted, "You cannot stay in her forever! I'm going to kill you!"

Sakaki and Kaorin, from behind the door, held onto each other and quivered in fear.

"I knew it," Sakaki thought, "It seems that what Yomi said was true. No wonder she was defective. I'm sorry, Mr. Kimura; I'm sorry, Kaorin."

"Miss Sakaki," Kaorin cried to her, "No matter what, I still love you. I'm sorry I went to the trouble and bought a robot maid. Next time, I'll think before I'll buy… that is, if we survive."

She cried on Sakaki's shoulder, as Sakaki was in tears.

"Kaorin, listen to me," she said, "No matter what, if we die, we'll always be together. I didn't mean to hurt you after all these years. Promise me one thing…"

Kaorin then said, "What?"

She whispered something to Kaorin's ear; Kaorin blushed. What was it?

"OPEN THIS DAMN DOOR!" The Robot Sakaki shrieked, "You can-n-n-n-n-not stay here longer! Let me in! I just want to kiss-iss-iss-kill-ll-ll-ll you!"

"Psycho android! Can't you take a hint?" Sakaki screamed, "You're insane; and that coming from a Maid who can flawlessly be able to provide services to users!"

Kaorin began to whimper, "I'm scared… I'm scared…"

"I HATE YOU!" She screamed, as she continued to pound.

She started to shake and spark. It seems she is starting to malfunction.

"Please, Miss Sakaki… Kiss me." Kaorin pleaded, "If she break through the door, I want our last moment on Earth to be our dying love. It's our only chance!"

Sakaki blushed and looked away. She was embarrassed that even though she'll die, she's about to kiss the girl who had a crush on. Unfortunately, they didn't.

The Maiden Sakaki began to grow livid beyond belief! She continuously banged on the bedroom door, shouting to get Kaorin out. However, some of her skin started to tear from her face and arms and legs. She then pounded even more. And then, it happened…

"Kaorin!" She cried in a distorted manner, "Come out! I love you! I-I-I-I-I-I love you… with all my… ERROR! Heart and soul! ERROR! SYSTEM ERROR! Kaorin, why can-can-can-can-can't-t-t-t-t-t-t you understand-and-and-and! ERROR! FILE #6E20 NOT RESPONDING! KAORIN! KAO-! SHUTDOWN IMMINENT! SYSTEM FAILURE! -RIN!"

They continued to hold each other as the Maiden continued to overheat, while trying to break the door down. The lights in her eyes flashed wildly, and a brief spark snapped from her circuitry. She started to move slightly slowly, as her voice slowly dropped. She was smoking from her body and her dress began to rip a bit.

"GO AWAY!" Kaorin shrilled.

"Kaorin… Malfunction! Kaorin… Maiden file code K161N350 corrupted! Maiden unit must shutdown! Kaorin…" she kept speaking; her eye twitched after every time she said her name, as her body went slower and slower.

"Kaorin… Kaorin… Kaaaaaaaaaaaoriiiii…" her voice winded down.

She froze in place, with her raised right arm, balled up in a fist, on the door, and the left arm flailing down. Her entire body started to spew smoke; and part of her face slightly melted from the heat.

They got out of the bedroom, after hearing that the Maiden had stopped. Kaorin looked at the robot's blank eyes and began to cringe.

"Oh, Sakaki, I'm sorry you had to go like this…" she whimpered, as she approached her face.

But as she touched it, she pulled her hands away from her hot face, nearly burning them.

"Miss Sakaki… she's gone, isn't she?" Kaorin asked.

Sakaki nodded and responded, "All she ever wanted was someone who wanted her love. But now, she has been torn apart on the inside, physically and literally…"

Yomi entered the room and found the Maiden Sakaki, broke down and smoking. As she approached her, her back panel exploded, causing her circuitry to emit a black smoke. Yomi jumped aside and was upset.

"Poor Sakaki… you wanted love… but you've lost everything up to now," she thought aloud.

She turned to Sakaki and Kaorin, who were crying. They told her what happened and were so scared. Yomi then called her company and told her to pick up the broken robot. She then apologized to Kaorin.

"Oh, Kaorin, I am so sorry," she said, "If there's anything I should do… you name it. I am grateful to you, since you and Sakaki stopped one of my outdated models; so I am offering you a free Maiden for Hire and a lifetime guaranteed free contract and warranty. I'm only doing this because you two are my friends."

Kaorin blushed and was later traumatized. She refused to accept her offer, but Sakaki did.

"I'll accept. But on one condition…"

"Name it…" Yomi glared.

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Meanwhile, at the Maiden for Hire factory, the inactive Maiden Sakaki was rolling down the conveyor belt, slowly being taken apart. All Kaorin could do was watch on in sadness, knowing that she made a foolish mistake of purchasing a flawed, yet psychopathic, robot. She cried on Sakaki's shoulder; Sakaki cried as well.

"Don't worry," she blubbered, "It was for the best."

"No, that's not it…" Kaorin sobbed, "I didn't get my refund!"

She wailed as Sakaki was puzzled. Yomi then whispered to Sakaki, "You're gift will be arriving in two to three weeks."

"What was that now?" Kaorin asked.

Yomi stammered, "Oh, nothing. AHEM! Anyways, I would like to thank you on your services for Maidens for Hire. And I am truly sorry for all the damages Sakaki made. She will be handy in Maidens for Hire as spare parts."

"Anything to help out a fellow high school classmate," Sakaki smiled, "And give our regards to Kimura, who had to go through what we just encountered."

"WHAT? M-M-M-M-M-Mr. Kimura?" Kaorin shrieked, "HE HAD A MAIDEN LIKE HER?"

She was wailing like crazy, knowing that Kimura didn't die; which would've been good for Kaorin.

"Kaorin, it's okay. Let's go home," Sakaki said.

"But, Miss Sakaki," Kaorin asked, "What about what you said last night?"

Sakaki stammered and was flushed beet red. It's safe to say that what she said to Kaorin was kind of personal. Kaorin let out a giggle and kissed Sakaki on the cheek, thanking her for saving her earlier; they left the factory hand-to-hand. Yomi watched on with a smile as the remnants of the Robot Sakaki fell into the discarded pile of parts. Suddenly, she got a phone call on her cell.

"Hello?" She answered, "A collect call from England? Okay, I'll accept."

"Hey, Yomi! How ya doing?" A female voice called, who was familiar.

Yomi started to swell in tears as she heard a familiar voice again. But that's another story for another time…

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Three weeks later, Sakaki got a package from the Maidens for Hire Company in Tokyo. She opened the box, revealing a robot maiden that looked like Kaorin, but with bright brown short hair and a purple and cyan-trimmed maid outfit with a Neco Coneco pattern stitched on its skirt hem. She pulled her out and plugged her in.

As it turned out from earlier:

"I'll accept, but on one condition…" Sakaki said, as she was offered a free Maiden.

"Name it…" Yomi sneered.

She whispered into her ear, "I want a Maiden for Hire, to look a bit like Kaorin."

Yomi smiled, "It's a deal. But custom Maidens cannot be manufactured for 2-6 business days. Are you sure you want to do this?"

"I can handle the wait!" Sakaki cried, "I think I want to give it a try."

She turned on her Maiden by pressing the red button on her neck. The Maiden Kaorin made noises and suddenly opened her LED brown eyes. She moved a bit and turned to Sakaki. She bowed and smiled.

"Hello, my master," she said in a cheerful manner, "I am your Maiden for Hire. I am your custom made model, Model #51M8R16, by special request; I am here for your guaranteed service. I will cook for you, clean for you, and even help you with anything you desire. My name is Kaori."

Sakaki blushed as she is happy to hear Kaori's automated voice, similar to the real Kaorin. She bowed and introduced herself to her and said that she would like to be called Miss Sakaki.

"Oh, what a pretty name," Kaori said, "How may I serve you, Miss Sakaki?"

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Perhaps that certain story is better off untold… don't you think?

The End