After owning Kyo for two and a half months, spending 5,000 Yen, plus free repairs, Kagura was completely happy for her Butler Kyo. She had completely forgotten about Kyo. She then thought of a way to keep him, forever.
"Maybe…" she thought, "Maybe I can ask him to marry me. That's all I want. I mean, I don't mind the substitute Kyo (Knock-off versions piss me off), but…"
She held herself and said, "What can I do? Should I marry my new robot butler? Maybe I should break-up with Kyo and take his double… with his hand, made with synthetic skin, and hold him…"
She then grew weak. She dropped to the floor, feeling uneasy. She fell, out cold. But the weirdest part was that she didn't turn into her Boar form. Something seemed weird.
Kyo arrived and saw Kagura, unconscious. He ran to her and carried her away to her room.
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"You must be very exhausted or simply rattled," he said, as he treated Kagura.
It's funny, really. Kagura has lost her fatigue, but she didn't become a boar. She was lying in bed, with a towel over her.
"Kagura…" he whispered, "I love you. If only you weren't so violent. Tell me… What should I do for you?"
He held her hand up and started to cringe.
"No, please don't leave me, yet," he sobbed, "If you can tell me, I'd make it go away, or possibly make it better. Kagura…"
She then woke up and spoke in a weak voice, "Kyo…"
She got up and jumped out of bed, but Kyo grabbed her and said, "No, Madam! You are not to get up from bed! You seemed hot and flushed. I cannot let you stay on your two feet!"
Kagura shouted, "Let me go!"
"No!"
"Come on, Kyo-Chan!"
She was placed back to bed and was given a thermometer. After waiting, Kyo was shocked to see her temperature.
"Huh? 107 degrees?" He cried, "That's a fever!"
She cringed, "I'm okay! I'm better! I'm… I'm fine!"
She roared, "LET ME HAVE MY HAPPINESS, KYO-CHAN! If you want me to stay in bed, then ask me, damn it!"
She then collapsed and groaned, "Why me? I feel like I am overheating… like you."
"Madam… You are in NO condition to own your Butler for Hire, with your 107 degree fever. Perhaps I should tend to your every wake. Maybe I can have a Maiden over and make you her Maiden Special Soup."
"No, thanks. I don't feel like soup."
"Then, bed rest is what you need. I cannot let you continue, if you get angry."
He then thought, "No one can pass off a special soup that we make, for those with weak conditions."
She then smiled, "Kyo… Thank you, anyway. Please… stay by my side… always…"
She whispered, "I lov-."
She went to sleep, as Kyo kissed her. He then turned off the light and said, "I love you, too… Kagura Sohma…"
As he went to his room, the phone rang. He answered it and said hello.
"Yes… I understand. I shall arrive, tomorrow."
The next morning, Kagura woke up, only to find that her Butler was leaving.
"I need time to think," he thought, "Coming here was a good idea… but… someone told me to come back for a certain routine."
"Kyo?" She asked, "Kyo… Where are you going?"
"I'm sorry… but my services will be postponed, for a while," he stated, "I'm afraid something is amiss in this home."
"But… You're my Butler for Hire! How can you be so uptight and-."
"How can you be still up? Weren't you in bed? I shan't let you stay up, any longer. Go to bed!"
"NO!" She yelled, as she tried to strike Kyo.
She missed, hitting the wall. Her hand was hurt, but was angry.
"You cannot leave me!" She wailed, "How can you be so heartless? I love you! I'm not going to let you leave me, because of a stupid order! I OWN YOU!"
She broke down in tears, "I… I love you… Kyo-Chan… I… I… I love you…"
She hugged him and cried, "Don't leave me… No… Don't… I…"
Kyo held her tight and said, "I love you, too…"
Kagura gasped, "You… You mean it?"
He then smiled, "Of course. I have been, since the beginning."
She was blushing, feeling happy, "Wow… I…"
She held herself tight and winced, "I never felt this way before. I am so happy…"
Kyo then said, "Maybe… Maybe one day I'll consider staying with you."
She then turned away, feeling uneasy, "Well… There is one thing that I want to do to you… May you…"
He asked, "No. Ask me that later. I'll call my supervisor and tell him that I'll be running late."
"Why? What's the rush?"
"A little monthly virus scan to ALL of us. We recalled having a Maiden with a virus, and now we are, by law, to undergo a mandatory scan to us, in case of any infected areas in our software."
"Oh… What happened to that Maiden?"
"She died… But her personality software was transferred to another Maiden unit, thanks to a former Maiden unit."
"Well… That's sad. Perhaps I should let you go…"
"I promise I'll return."
She then held her hand and cringed, "Thank you. Just one more hour, before you go?"
He then extended his hand to her and inquired, "Let me see your hand. I think you were cut."
Kagura gave him her hand and said, "Okay…"
Her hand was okay, except there were scratches and cuts. No blood, of course.
"This is weird…" he thought, "She cannot bleed, she has a workable condition at a fever, and she can run fast. Something is wrong here."
Kagura then asked, "Kyo… May I ask you one question?"
She then said, "It's… well… After owning you for over two months, I figured that it would be nice to share everything with you. You see… I have grown attached to Kyo Sohma, my crush, so I created you. Hopefully, you'd understand about me. Since I was violent to you, I tend to be careful. I sometimes screw up, on occasions, but I also become such a pain. Kyo is really violent and bossy, unlike you, of course, but he cares for me and his friends. Tell me… Would you consider staying with me… forever?"
She held his hand and said, while blushing, "Will you marry me?"
Kyo then gasped, "Who is she? What kind of freak is this woman? And, in any case, hasn't she learned anything?"
It is mentioned before that Maidens and Butlers CANNOT marry users (With the exception of Karin & Kensuke, which they are married to each other)
He stated, "Kagura… you know that I love you… but… But I cannot marry you. The truth is that…"
He then growled, "Damn it…"
He remarked, "You know that if I stayed with you, it has to be a lifetime contract. And that could take months and a LOT of money to change the transaction! Even if you did, what about kids? How can you raise a family, if you tried to marry a Butler with Pleasure Mode installed? Kagura… I cannot go through with this. I have been created as a wonderful Butler for Hire, and YOU… You know that you are my best user! Sadly, I was upset over staying with you! The truth of it is… I don't even know you know, Kagura Sohma. You're an interesting girl, but…"
Kagura held him and whimpered, "Don't say that! I know you don't want to marry me. The thing is… I wanted the other Kyo to be jealous. That's why I bought a custom-made model."
"Well, I am custom-made."
"Yes… I was… I was… I was… so…"
She whispered, "…happy for… you…"
She started to grow weak, as Kyo hugged her. Except…
Kagura started to fade in her eyes. She then wept tears from them and said, "Kyo-Chan… Kyo… Kyo… I love you…"
Kyo then said, "I love you, too. If you want, I shall stay, but I shan't have you become such a fiery woman with an attitude. But I have to go back, for that emergency. What do you say?"
He then looked down and asked, "Madam?"
She started to shake, "Kyo… Kyo… Kyo-yo-yo…"
Kyo gasped, letting her go, "What the hell?"
Kagura shook and her eyes went to black, while speaking incoherently.
"Kyo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo… I lov-ove lovvvvvv… Hap-hap-hap-hap… I was happ-p-p-p-p-p-py for you-you-you… Happy… Love… Don't leav-, leav-, leave… me-e-e-e-e… I love… love-ve-ve… "
She froze in place, started to slow her slurs, and was still leaking tears. Kyo then held her right hand, the one that cut and dug inside her finger, with his own. He felt something hard.
"Huh? Is that?"
He found a spot of metal in her hand. He then knew the obvious. He scanned her and was shocked to hear. This Kagura Sohma is NOT a robot… but much worse…
"She's a Maiden?" He gasped, "My services were used by a Maiden? What is going on?"
He then beeped, "Fine! But, your services with me are hereby null and void! A Maiden owning its own kind is stupid, yet also illegal. That happened before with Model #N1K1M871, when her services ended, when she was created by an android of creator, Miss Eri Sawachika! That, too, is also illegal!"
He then said, "I don't know why… but I shall not… You hear me, darn it! I shall NOT let you die!"
He kissed her and whispered, "I still love you, even if you are, or were, a Maiden for Hire… and how you got here was rather coincidental!"
He grabbed her and went back to the HQ in Tokyo.
"I am a Butler for Hire, tending to her for guaranteed service! This is all wrong, caring for a user who is a Maiden for Hire, all along. Someone has better get to the bottom of this!"
He then sobbed, as he ran off, with the Kagura Maiden in tow, "Kagura… I cannot lose you… I love you… Maiden or NO Maiden!"