Chapter 11
The Butler's Unhappy Holiday

"NOOOOOOO!" Yukari screamed in a temper tantrum in her room, the following week, which was December now, "NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NOOOOOOO!"

She calmed down, but vaguely, and shouted, "Damn you, Nyamo! You stupid robo-fetish! Then, if you mind, I'll call you 'Nya-robo'! HUH? You marrying a Butler for Hire? You're a P.E. Teacher, all right! YOU… ARE… STUPID!"

She became calm and then whimpered, "It's not fair… I'm the one who should be married first. But Nyarobo marrying a mandroid… is by far, stupid. Haven't she figured it out, now?"

She then whispered repeatedly, "It doesn't count… it doesn't count… it doesn't count…"

I wonder what she means. Of course, she never spoke to Kurosawa for a while.

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Meanwhile, Hiro then asked Nyamo, while he was presenting her a small plate of fried rice, "Uh, may I ask why you wanted to marry me? You know that I am a robot."

She replied, "Well, it was out of confidence… And since Yukari was present, I thought I'd show her."

"So, what you say was…"

"It was all true," Minamo explained, "You're so hot. Of course, I originally have you as my test subject for my soon-to-be marriage, but…"

She bit her lip and cried out, "Hiro! YOU be my husband!"

Hiro then growled, "Madam, you are OFF your rocker! I refuse to marry you! Last week, Tomo Model scolded me for accepting your offer. However, I never gave my answer. Maidens and Butlers are for domestic purposes and our optional romantic pleasures; not for matrimony!"

Minamo then let her hair down and got up. She approached him and responded with her face blushed, "Hiro… Please… Say yes…"

"What should I do?" She thought, "Maybe I can make it up to him?"

Hiro bowed and said, "Miss Kurosawa, you may say that I want you, but I guess I have no choice. My services will remain, but ONLY if you call off the engagement. Understand?"

But Minamo answered, "Go… me…"

"What?"

Minamo caressed his body and pleaded, "Go out with me! On Christmas! Please, Hiro! Let's go on a three-day date… somewhere in Downtown Tokyo. I want the answer. I want to make you happy! Say that you shall go out with me!"

Hiro bit the bullet and responded, "Oh… okay… but after our date, I shall give you my answer. Of course, if we are to be wed, I must also act like a normal person."

"I can live with that. But NO rambunctious attitude, okay?"

"Agreed. I am calm and courteous, as a standard Maiden Model – Mark 5."

Minamo then asked, "By the way, how shall we travel?"

Hiro then explained, "I'm glad you ask. Our limo services are 200 Yen per daily use, no matter how many times. I'll travel you there in your chosen locale. I'll set up the appropriate date for this gathering between me and you."

Minamo smiled, as her hair waved, "Ahh… what bliss…"

She's happy that a robot is NOT like Yukari and her car.

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The following week, at school, speaking terms resumed for Yukari and Minamo. She approached her and was feeling hurt.

"Hey, Nyarobo," she asked, "How are things with Hiro?"

"Nyarobo?" She replied, "Hey, listen. I know what happened back then was all a misunderstanding."

"So, you're actually marrying Mister Tin Can?"

"NO! I'm not! I was very romantic for him. Sadly, I don't think there is someone like him…"

"I get it. You wanted to test a man, so you bought a robot to serve you."

"That's pretty much true."

"Well, I don't blame you, Nyarobo. You'll find the right guy for you. But, unfortunately, you marrying Hiro is wrong. It doesn't count if it is a robot."

"WHAT? WHAT? What are you saying?"

Yukari then was angered. She then turned away from Nyarobo, uh, I mean, Nyamo, and muttered, "You'll waste your life… forever…"

"HUH? I'll waste my life?" She shouted, "Bull crap! I am marrying him and we'll live together forever! It does count, because I am married first, before you! So, suck it on your remarks!"

Nyamo sat down, feeling very angry. Yukari then started to tear up. She growled and wiped her tears.

"You know what, Nyamo?" She snapped, "You really suck! Always!"

She then shouted, as she stepped back, "You'll figure it out, eventually! I may be a drunk and a braggart, as you say, but I am not stupid, when it comes to marriage! Go ahead and get hitched! Don't come crying to me, if Hiro rejects you!"

She left, leaving Minamo feeling angry, "I don't care what you say, Yukari! Hiro and I… we are one in the same. You are not ruining my Christmas date, Yukari!"

She then sat up and went to her homeroom.

Yukari then thought, as she was in her homeroom, "Stupid Nyarobo… Doesn't she realize that man, plus woman, times marriage, equals family?"

It turns out Minamo never thought about it. If she was to marry Hiro, a Butler for Hire, he'd have to be human. Everybody knows that human and robot don't produce kids. Seems to me that Yukari was one of them, who knew about the cycle of life.

As she brooded, her students watched on in fear.

"Whoa, what is she angry about?" A boy asked.

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At the company, Tomo was notified by Hiro that he will be on a date for Christmas.

In Play/Chat Form, the Maiden and Butler began to communicate in their Chat Functions, which Tomo Maiden or Eri Maiden, the two main Maidens, chat with active Maidens or Butlers:

Tomo8666: What is this I hear that you are to be wedded?

Hiro170: I'm sorry. But on Thanksgiving night, she proposed to me. I couldn't make a reply.

Tomo8666: Do you know that it violates everything about being a Maiden or Butler? Only Maidens and Butlers can get married, if by choice, ever since Karin and Kensuke.

Hiro170: And I suppose YOU had problems with love?

Tomo8666: DO NOT tempt me! Under our regulations, human love is acquired towards a Maiden and Butler. Matrimony is strictly OUT! Miss Yomi and Miss Eri are NOT like that.

Hiro170: I know. Madam Kurosawa is only doing this to communicate for her future.

Tomo8666: Huh?

Hiro170: She wanted to test me out as a man to marry, once she gets used to him. I became a subject for the project. Of course… she chose to keep me, just to, as they say, throw egg at her friends.

Tomo8666: Meaning Tanizaki, right?

Hiro170: Yes.

Tomo8666: That may be so, but I forbid you to violate our services by marrying that stupid P.E. teacher!

Hiro170: How did you know about her?

Tomo8666: Well, under the situations, I met her, when I was in Hi-.

Tomo8666 is offline

Hiro then thought, "Huh? What happened? I want to learn more about her…"

Of course, Hiro didn't know about Tomo… since meanwhile, she finished her chatting in the worst way possible.

"High-gh-gh-gh-gh-gh…" Tomo froze and started to spark and shake.

Ami cried out, "AH! She's malfunctioning!"

Terry came out and repaired her, "Great. The one time she uses her chat functions, she suddenly breaks down. She's not use to newer models chatting… in this body, I mean."

Ami proclaimed, "I told you we should've upgraded her!"


M4H Disclaimer:
Ever since Tomo Maiden became an employee to the company, Maidens and Butlers chat, whether in person or via chat room or IM. They always communicate in digital fashion. They freeze and beep, knowing that they are busy chatting to the Main Maiden; in this case, Tomo and Eri. Pretty cool, huh?
The scene you just saw with Tomo malfunctioning… Sometimes chatting MAY damage a Maiden, but at a 90% chance that they break down; and let's not forget that Tomo's old body is scrap iron. Her new body is not use to the Instant Chatting feature they have yet.
This mode for them is used for emergencies, advice, or requests, if Tomo Maiden or Eri Maiden is not busy. Yomi has yet to upgrade the feature for every robot.


Then it was Christmas Eve. Yukari got a note from Nyamo. She read it:

Dear Yukari,
Are you enjoying Christmas? Actually, I am having lots of fun with Hiro. He and I are currently having a vacation spot in the Southside Hotel, near Tokyo. Imagine that one of Mizuhara's robots become the perfect (CENSORED) buddy for women like me. In any case, I should return home, just in time for New Year's. We haven't planned our wedding, but we should have it by Valentine's Day.
When I return on the 27th, I am going to give you the juiciest story ever.
See you in hell, Minamo, or Nyamo, as you call me

Yukari crumpled the note and was angered. She threw the note in the trash and was upset.

"Stupid Nyarobo!" She muttered, "I oughtta smack her in her robo-fetish head."

She went out the front door and had an idea.

"I'm going to ruin her Christmas!" She chuckled evilly, "I'm going to the Southside Hotel and ruin the marriage!"

She slammed the front door and drove off into the snowy roads. However, trouble was brewing, in the form of Mother Nature… and the TV weather lady:

This just in, from down south of Tokyo: I hope everyone had a white Christmas, because expect a huge blizzard to snow all over the city, by tomorrow. Today is flurries in the area, but a blizzard front is about to strike. If the blizzard comes in, expect to stay indoors.

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At the hotel, Minamo finished her shower. She approached the Butler, who was sleeping in his chair. She then held him tight and kissed him continuously, with her hair flowing.

She then remembered what Kimura said, as she was congratulated for her marriage:

"I just wanted to let you know, Miss Kurosawa," he said at the faculty lounge, "Good luck. We're all counting on you."

"Huh?" Minamo asked.

He replied, "I mean, good luck on your marriage."

She blushed and smiled, "Thank you. Tell your family that I will invite them soon."

Kimura left, as Minamo suddenly sat down in glee.

"I got the best Butler for Hire, the best friends in school, and the best people who created Hiro," she whispered, "When this is over, Miss Yukari will never rip on me again."

She got up and went to her bed, waiting for Hiro to reawaken from his charging. However, she waited too long and fell asleep.

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The next morning, Hiro served her some breakfast that she received from room service. It was a small stack of strawberry pancakes, sided with a glass of orange juice. Minamo woke up and saw her breakfast. She got up and ate her plate.

"May I serve a bite to you?" Hiro asked.

Minamo replied, "No, no. That won't be necessary. However, you can get my clothes. I don't mind a change of attire."

As she took her fork and had a bite of her pancakes, Hiro asked, "What shall I give you: the blue sweater or the red baby-T?"

"Neither," she responded, "Give me the green one."

"But, Madam!" He pleaded.

"Do it!"

He pulled it out and gave it to her. She got up and changed into it. When she came out of the changing screen, she was dressed in a green fur jacket with white trim. She was also wearing a dark green skirt.

"Merry Christmas, my darling Hiro," she sang to him, "How do you like my look?"

Hiro blushed and remarked, "Oh, you look absolutely dashing. But why are you wearing something so revealing?"

Minamo blushed, as she stepped towards Hiro, "Oh, you know what I mean. Ever since you came to my life, you have given me the most wonderful happiness that I have ever received. And now…"

She stroked his tie and whispered to him, "Now we shall be together forever… I have found the right man for marriage."

"Madam Kurosawa," he insisted, "I wanted to go another hour, using my Pleasure Mode, but you're treating me as a toy, and not a loyal servant."

"No, I do mind that you're a servant."

"Then why do you suddenly want to make out with me, all the time?"

"It's all about romance. I wanted to find the right guy who'd appreciate me and treat Yukari like she's nothing but a loser. Who cares what she says? I love you! I want to marry you! And I don't care if you're a robot. We'll have a family! If it were a Maiden, and I was a guy, it wouldn't work."

"Wha-? Are you crazy?"

"No. I'm not. Now kiss me, you robotic animal!"

She hugged him and caressed at Hiro… again! Hiro couldn't resist, since he was programmed to please her. Of course, as Yukari once said: Nyamo is an idiot. Will she ever find out that she cannot have kids… from a Butler for Hire?

Meanwhile, at the next room, Yukari, who checked in, last night, after saving up, was in anguished belief.

"I don't believe it! She's going to third base with him!" She thought, grinding her teeth.

However, she doesn't even know it was Minamo.

"What a stinking sex hound," she snuffed, "I haven't seen Nyarobo, and yet this one is making out with a dude."

She heard Nyamo's giggles and started to grow suspicious, "That laugh… No way…"

The woman let out a laugh and a kiss. Yukari then recognized the voice.

"Oh, Hiro… you're so hot."

"AHH!" She shrieked, "It's her!"

She dashed out to next door and opened the door.

"AHA! I found you!" She yelled.

"OH, Miss Yukari Tanizaki," Hiro said, as Nyamo stopped kissing, "What a surprise."

"What the hell are you doing here?" Minamo screeched, on all fours, with Hiro on the ground.

"Don't play stupid with me, Nyarobo!"

"Nyarobo?"

"I know what you're doing, and I don't want to see you marry that android!"

"Screw you! I am happy for my new man! I was gonna say that I am inviting you, but you can forget it now!"

"FINE! I refuse to come to your robo-wedding! But let me tell you this! If you marry him, we're not friends anymore!"

"We were never friends, Yukari! You always treat me like dirt!"

"HAH! Like hell you would get married before me!"

Hiro broke them up and cried, "Ladies! Stop! This has gone far enough! Miss Kurosawa, I'm afraid we have to retire here in our bedroom at night. Miss Yukari, I suggest that you leave."

"Nothing doing, Hiro!" Minamo shouted, "We're checking out!"

They left, as Yukari cried out, "OH, NO! I'm checking out, too! My car is in the shop! I had to take the bus here, just to stop you from marrying that… thing!"

Minamo then growled, "I hope you find a man that thinks of you as a very interesting person… because you cannot ruin my romance!"

Yukari and Minamo leave the hotel to Hiro's limo.

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But as they were driving home, the snow began to fall completely heavy. The black limousine went through the tough layer of snow.

"Who the hell do you think you are?" Minamo shouted.

"I'm only saving you from a future!" Yukari snapped.

"WHAT FUTURE? Hiro and I are getting married, and there's noth-!"

"SHUT UP! I cannot let you go and waste your life, without a child!"

"What are you talking about?"

"Listen to me, Nyarobo! You are… a robo-fetish! You are… marrying a Butler for Hire! And you are… going to make the biggest mistake of your life! Figure it out!"

Minamo then griped, "So what if I love that robot? It doesn't make me a fetish! But, if you think it's going to stop me from my wedding, then excu-u-u-u-u-u-u-use me!"

However, the limo got stuck in the middle of the street. It crashed into a huge sheet of snow, halting it.

"Miss Kurosawa," Hiro responded from the intercom, "I'm afraid that the snow has blocked us!"

"Snow?" Minamo gasped.

"Didn't you read the news?" He said, "There's a huge snowstorm now in Japan. It won't stop until tomorrow."

"So, we're stuck?" Yukari cried, "I don't want to freeze to death!"

Hiro was about to say something, but…

"Ladies, please wait patiently. I think I can get… out… of…"

His battery died down, landing on the horn.

Minamo gasped, "Hiro? Hiro?"

She went to the intercom and cried out, "HIRO!"

Yukari saw what transpired and was smiling evilly. However, when she saw Minamo cry for him, she started to feel upset.

"HIRO! NO!" Minamo cried, "I love you! Don't die! NO! WAH!"

Minamo couldn't stop crying. Yukari then slapped her face.

"Get a hold of yourself, Nyamo!" She shouted, "We may be stuck, but I cannot let you and I die on Christmas! It'll be the worst thing that'll ever happen!"

She wiped her tears and said, "Yes, you're right, Yukari. Hiro's battery died. And now… we're the only ones that can get us out. I know in my heart that Hiro is the one for me, but-."

"Damn it, Nyamo! He's a stupid robot! If you marry him, how will you produce kids?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I talked to Takino Maiden recently! She said that Maidens and Butlers can give people their needs and that guaranteed service crap, but the one thing they cannot have… is kids. I can tell. I wanted to test one myself, but they're so damn expensive!"

Minamo then realized what she said. Yukari added, "If you marry Hiro… then it doesn't count! Nyamo, listen to me!"

She started to sprout tears, "Believe me! I don't want to see you wasted away! I don't care if you marry someone before me! Just as long as it is not a human-shaped man! I don't want it that way!"

She then grasped her shoulders and sobbed, "I want you to be happy! If you marry him, you can never have a family. Your love may be for Hiro, but he's a stupid-."

"Yukari, stop." She shushed.

Minamo then said in sadness, "All I wanted was a guy that can love me… and Hiro loves me… But… why can't he be a human?"

Yukari then cried, "I'm sorry, Nyamo… Everything that happened… is all wrecked."

Minamo hugged her and said, "It's okay. I believe you. To be honest, I was worried about him to begin with. But then you told me that… that…"

"WAIT! What are we reconciling for?" She shouted, "We've got to get out of that snow storm!"

Yukari then asked, "How about you let me take the wheel? It may be a foolish idea, but… if there's one thing I can do is drive wild; wild enough to break out of the snow!"

Minamo then said, "Yukari… I don't know if you could… Hiro… he's a perfect driver. You, however, are not."

Yukari then bellowed, "This is a chance that I am willing to take! If we don't make it home, we'll have to shelter somewhere!"

Minamo nodded and confirmed, "Okay. You win. Anything to save my darling Hiro. We have to get out and you will take the wheel. Hiro will stay with me in the back."

She then muttered, as Yukari left the backseat, "We should've stayed in the hotel."

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Yukari was at the wheel, turning over the engine. In the backseat, Minamo cuddled at the deactivated Hiro. Yukari got the engine running and shouted, "LET'S GO, HIRO-MOBILE! I am Yukari Tanizaki! An English teacher! I provide guaranteed learning and help! For Christmas, I'm saving Minamo!"

She stepped on the accelerator very hard, moving the limo out of the blanket of snow. She continued to drive through the streets. Minamo held Hiro tight, while she had her seatbelt on.

"Nyamo! Keep your seatbelt fastened!" Yukari cried out, "This is going to be a bumpy ride!"

She then thought, as she kept her eyes on the road, "Nyarobo… I don't care if you marry Hiro. I'm saving your life… and his… and mine."

But then… she saw a huge white wall, straight ahead.

SCREECH!

HONK!

"AHHHHHHH!" They both screamed.

CRASH!


The suspense is killing us!

The conclusion of the Hiro Arc is in the next chapter. One question remains: did Yukari and Minamo survive? Find out next week…