Azumanga Daioh Fan Fiction / School Rumble Fan Fiction ❯ Maiden for Hire: School Rumble Style ❯ Hi, I am Miko! ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter 7 Miko:  Maiden for Hire (Part 2:  Hi, I am Miko!) “Hello, class 2-C of Yagami High School,” Miko introduced herself to the classroom, “I am Miko, a Maiden for Hire, owned by Mr. Haruki Hanai.  I am here for your guaranteed service.  My simple task at home is to cook, clean, and everything he desires, under Hanai’s terms.  If there are any questions you’d like to ask, feel free to speak, but as long as there is NO dirty jokes.  Hanai has programmed me to be nice, as long as no one makes a stupid mistake or an arbitrary question.” Mikoto was struck in fear, “No way… she’s like a speaker.” The Q & A began.  One hand rose up.  It was Tenma’s.  She asked her question: “Miko, where and when were you created?” “Just last month,” Miko replied, “I was created at the Maidens for Hire Company in Yagami, in which the company is founded in Higashimurayama, Japan.” Akira asked her question: “Who was your creator?” Miko replied, “Well, I was created by 5-7 men in the company.  I’m a custom model, which Hanai helped me with my measurements and looks.  There’s a little known fact about us:  the original Maidens were created by Miss Koyomi Mizuhara, founder and CEO of the Company.” Mai Otsuka asked her question, continuing Akira’s: “So, if you’re a custom model, do you even have a serial number?” Miko responded, “Model #M-780.  I was custom-made for Hanai’s request.  Each Maiden, no matter who or what we are, is given a serial code.” Then Eri asked: “And how long did it took to build you?” “About 3 weeks,” Miko informed, “Maidens never get built in a day.  In fact, customized requested models take longer to be created and manufactured.” Imadori raised his hand and asked his question: “Say, you looked like Mikoto Suo, right?” Mikoto growled, “I’m gonna kill him…” Miko answered, by looking around the classroom, “I do?  Which one is Suo?” Mikoto raised her hand. Miko smiled at her.  She turned to Imadori and asked why he would ask that. “Simple,” he stated, “You have a beautiful body as her.  Though, we all think tha--.” “UNACCEPTABLE!!!”  Mai shrieked. She escorted Imadori out of the classroom, striking a paper fan at him.  Karin Ichijou witnessed everything to Imadori and then raised her hand.  She asked her question: “Tell me, are you double-jointed, or do you have strong limbs?” “Actually, I am somewhat limber,” Miko responded, “I sometimes break easily.  But Hanai is offered FREE repairs to me, whenever an occurrence emits.” Harima then asked his: “So, Four-Eyes can fix you?” “Not really,” she responded, “The Company fixes me.  But it’s only at home and it occurs via phone call.” Harima slouched in astonishment, “Damn it!  I don’t know, or care, how he did it, but it’s FREE repairs!” Of course, Harima’s happiness was short-lived.  Tsumugi Yuki asked her question: “Say, if it’s FREE for repairs, then how much is your services?” She responded, “About 2,000 a month; that’s like twenty-five thousand Yen a year.  Once the month is up, we get paid.  If we don’t, within the first due week, then our services must end immediately.” Everyone murmured in excitement. “Aw, man!”  Tenma pouted, “Two thousand Yen for a Maiden?” Nishimoto raised his hand and asked her: “So, those Maiden outfits.  Are they custom-made like you?  Of course, not the blazer you’re wearing.” Miko looked at her uniform and responded, “Pretty much, yes.  I think… well, yes.  All Maidens are required by law to wear these uniforms.  Of course, your beautiful school uniform is one optional costume I could wear; naturally, I must wear this blazer to blend in with the rest of you.  We wear the finest maid uniforms, handmade by our friends in Japan.” Tenma asked another question: “Miko, since you wear these cute costumes, do you wear anything else?” “That’s a stupid question!”  Miko snuffed, “Didn’t you hear me?  I only wear maiden outfits; NEVER other costumes… unless we are given permission.” Eri asked a question: “Say, how long do you recharge?  Everybody knows that robots like you are not forever.” “Miko, you don’t have to answer Sawachika’s question,” Hanai insisted. Miko responded, “Uh, it’s kind of long.  I usually recharge about 6-8 hours.  But sometimes it could be quicker, since I recharge at about 25% energy before bedtime.” Mikoto got up in anger and shouted, “Then how did you get here?” “SIT DOWN, SUO!”  Hanai hollered, “Speak, when it’s your turn!!!” “Why don’t you discipline your Maiden Mikoto?  Maybe then she’ll recharge with your powerful iron fist!!!”  Mikoto screamed. Mikoto huffed out of the classroom. “I’m sorry, Miko,” Hanai apologized to her, “She’s been uneasy since she saw you, the first time I had you.” “Oh, no, thank you,” Miko bowed, “It’s all right.  Sometimes people are not interested in Maidens.” She turned to the class and asked for one more question.  Karasuma then raised his hand and asked her one question: “Miko… do you have feelings, like us?” A hush in the classroom; the room was very silent, after hearing Karasuma’s question. “He’s right!  I saw her blush when Imadori asked his question,” Tenma cried. “Uh, no comment,” Miko whispered.  She then let out a blush. “SEE?  She did it again!”  Tenma shouted. “Miss Tsukamoto, sit down!”  Hanai shouted. Later, Hanai showed a book, which were the students lined up in seating order.  Most of these students were, as Hanai exclaimed, safe; namely Tenma, Karasuma, Eri, Akira, and the others.  He then showed the pictures of Harima, Imadori, Nishimoto, and Yoshidayama.  Miko was carefully looking at each picture, until she saw Mikoto’s picture. “So, that’s Mikoto Suo?”  Miko asked. Hanai responded, “Yes, she is.  But she does look like you, if you think about it.” “I get it,” she smiled, “It’s nice to meet all of your students in your classroom, especially since the Q & A from earlier was a bit rowdy.” She had a concerned look about Mikoto. “Although, she does hate me,” she continued, “I wonder why she yelled at me.” Hanai sighed, but was worried about her and Mikoto.  In the meantime, he gave her a push broom and asked her to sweep the hallways. “Yes, Hanai,” she replied, “I obey.” She went to the hallway as Miss Itoko entered the classroom, about to start the next class. “RISE!  BOW!”  Hanai shouted, as class was starting. The class bowed to the teacher.  However, Miko mimicked them by bowing in the doorway. “Sorry, I’m not a student here,” she said, “But I am polite towards the school.” “Whatever, continue what you were doing, Miss Suo,” Miss Itoko said, knowing that Miko was Mikoto. “Yes, ma’am,” she bowed. Miss Itoko began her lesson, as Miko started her job. “This is not going to be easy,” Miko thought, “Cleaning a room is easy, but a hallway, the size of a giant football field, it’s just too much work for me.” She began to run around the hallway, sweeping up the floors, in breakneck speed.  Of course, as stated earlier, Maidens take less than three minutes to clean, in order for guaranteed service.  Sadly, it only took ten minutes to finish.  She let out a sigh, after finishing. “Geez, it only took me ten minutes,” she gasped, “I better report this matter to the Company, when my services end here.” Just then, Kooriyama arrived and saw Miko sitting in the hallway, cradling the push broom.  He rushed over her and pointed his kendo stick at her. “HEY, SUO!  Can I see you hall pass?”  He shouted. “Huh?  Me?”  Miko asked, “What can I do for you, sir?” Kooriyama doesn’t even know that Miko is not Mikoto, either. “Belay your polite remarks, Mikoto Suo!”  He boomed, “If you have no hall pass, then it’s back to class!” Miko cried, “But I’m not Mikoto Suo!  Why are you confusing me with one of the students?  I am Hanai’s Ma--.” “Hanai?!”  He shouted, “Well, that explains everything!” He grabbed Miko by the arm and dragged her away. “Maybe with that remark, I’ll bet the principal will be happy to hear your story,” he snickered. Miko then grabbed Kooriyama’s arm and threw him down to the ground.  He dropped with a fierce boom.  Miko dusted herself off and said, “That’ll teach you not to touch me with brute force, bully.  Everybody knows that a Maiden for Hire is a delicate piece of machinery, unlike your computers, televisions, DVD players, etc.” He got up and grabbed her again; this time, grabbing the back of her collar.  He held her up, like a child, dangling in the air. “Who do you think you are, Suo?”  He growled, “Now, get back to class!” He carried her away.  Miko let out a groan and demanded, “Mister, if you don’t want to get fired, relinquish me from your grip!” He didn’t listen.  He carried her all the way back to 2-C.  When he arrived, he showed Miko to Miss Itoko. “Miss Itoko, I found Suo trying to escape class,” he bellowed, “I took the appropriate disciplinary actions.  She has no hall pass and she is wearing a gaudy costume she stole from the Costume Dept.  Not only that, she assaulted me, after trying to resist.” “Who put you up to this, the principal?”  Miko griped, trying to break free. “HEY!  Drop Miko now, Goriyama!!!”  Hanai shouted. “Heh!  I should’ve known you’d put up with this!”  He snickered, “Now, you and your little maiden must come with me!” “Have mercy,” Miko winced. Miss Itoko stopped him by saying, “Mr. Kooriyama, are you sure that thing is Suo?” Kooriyama smiled, “Why do you ask, and who are you calling a thing?” She pointed at the real Mikoto, who was studying in her seat. Kooriyama was shocked, “Wh--, wh-, wait… if that’s Suo… then…” Miko shrugged her shoulders and said, “He didn’t listen to me.” He dropped Miko on the floor and was shaken. “Now, Mr. Kooriyama, if you don’t mind, shall we continue with the lesson?  We’ll discuss this later.”  Itoko insisted. He left, saying nothing.  Miko got up and apologized. “Miss Itoko, isn’t it?”  She said, “I’m so sorry about that.  To be honest, I didn’t know people mistake me for Suo.” “Just die already,” Mikoto growled quietly, shaken in embarrassment. “You could’ve fooled me,” Itoko replied, “Now, if you don’t mind…” “Oh!  Right, I should leave,” Miko said, as she left. The class resumed its lesson. After school, Mikoto and Hanai were talking to each other in the classroom, while Miko was holding a broom. “So, are you sure that Miko will clean this classroom, all by herself,” she asked. “No worries,” Hanai smiled, “Just leave everything to me.  Miko can easily clean the job at post haste.” “Um, Master Hanai, Miss Suo,” Miko informed, “I know I am programmed to clean the room in less than three minutes, but a school classroom is new to me.” “That’s easy!  Think of it as you are cleaning a house,” Hanai insisted. Miko saluted and cried out, “I will, master!” She began to work, as Mikoto and Hanai stepped out.  Miko began to hold up her brush and had fire in her eyes. “Okay!  Time to kick it up a notch!”  She hollered. Outside, Mikoto and Hanai were talking about earlier today. “Hanai, listen,” Mikoto said, “What I said was true, and I won’t back down on my word, but what I did there was despicable.” Hanai responded, “Okay, Mikoto, but it seems that you were angry about Miko.” “I know, and I’m sorry,” she said, “By the way, I heard everything from Goriyama.” “I know.  Miss Itoko explained everything to him.  It turns out that this Mikoto Maiden is the real deal, as a genuine Maiden for Hire.  Next time he catches her again, she’s got to make sure that she’s a Maiden, and NOT the real Miko… … … …to.” “I see,” Mikoto smiled, “And here I thought that you and Miko are going to run the school with an iron fist.” Hanai said, “Not yet.  But it won’t be long before… HIM…” Mikoto nodded, understanding what he said.  He then pictured Imadori, Nishimoto, and the other perverts harassing Miko. She shuddered, “Oh, damn.  Miko is so doomed.  If she can walk, talk, and act like me, do you think she’ll fight like me?  Miko is a Maiden for Hire, modeled after me, right.” Hanai then snickered, “Oh, when the time comes, you’ll see soon enough.” He then explained to her about Miko, while she was cleaning the desk at quick speed: “Miko may look like you in any way, but I have programmed her to be just like me. Think of me, being with you, but you are hired as my bodyguard.  With my unique martial arts skills, I made her with a self-defense mechanism.  I tried it out myself, poking at her breast.  She tossed me to the floor and yelled at me, saying that she is a delicate flower.” “And that’s why Goriyama was slammed,” she asked, “I don’t get why she would be very violent. Why is that?” “Takes after you, of course,” he said, “You, along with 2-D’s Lara Gonzalez, were victims of that sicko, Kyosuke Imadori!  That was when I have had enough of him!” Mikoto cried, “Whoa!  Hold on!  Why the hell does she take after me?  Didn’t you say that you wanted a Yakumo Maiden?” “True, but for some reason, the Yakumo model was not ready.” Mikoto sighed, as Hanai laughed. “Surely they should make me a male Maiden for Hire,” she thought, “But I think maybe I’ll have one that looks like Hanai, but more feminine.” Hanai was about to continue, when… CRASH!!! “What was that?”  Hanai gasped. They rushed into the classroom and found Miko, lying on the ground face-down, with her body motionless. “NO!  MIKO!”  He cried. Mikoto approached her and looked at her body.  It was immovable, with her right arm extended up.  She picked her up and saw her face.  Her eyes were fading to black. “Hanai, I think I found the trouble,” she said. Minutes later, Miko was in class 2-C, sitting in a desk, with her plug on the wall socket.  As it turns out, the classroom was completely clean, but at a terrible cause.  It only took Miko at least five minutes to finish, which depleted ALL of her remaining battery power. “What a relief,” Hanai chuckled, “I thought Miko was broken already.” Mikoto then looked at the prone Maiden and thought, “She may be a Maiden for Hire, but she’s still a machine.” “Did you call my parents?”  She asked him. “I did,” he replied, “You said that you had to come home late.” “Tell you what,” Mikoto insisted, “I’ll watch over her, you head home.” “Right,” he declared, “When she’s fully charged, please bring her home to me.  And thanks again for helping me.” Mikoto nodded, as Hanai left.  She then approached the Maiden and was a bit nervous. Imagine me, being with a working Maiden for Hire that Hanai bought.  I knew one day this kind of thing would happen, when someone who looks like me, turned out to be a different person. She stroked her faux blue hair and smiled. “Hanai is lucky to have you, huh?”  She said, “I’m glad you came.  I’m sorry that I yelled at you.” She felt like she was about to kiss her. “Miko… I don’t know,” she thought, “Why do I have the feeling that I want to… kiss… her?  She looked so cute like that.  But… it’s not me.  Well, sort of, but I…  I…” She blushed and said, “Okay, but if you felt the kiss, do not tell Hanai, okay?” Miko said nothing.  She was still recharging.  Mikoto closed her eyes and went toward Miko.  However, unbeknownst to her, as she leaned over, her breast touched onto Miko’s.  And this is where it gets funny.  Miko wakes up, seeing Mikoto leaning to her, about to kiss.  She started to gasp. “What… in… the… HELL?!?!?!?!”  Miko shrieked. Mikoto opened her eyes and saw Miko.  But the attempted kiss wasn’t the reason why she awakened.  She grabbed Mikoto by the neck and slammed her to the floor. “Keep your damn mitts off my body, you pervert!!!”  She shouted. Mikoto was out cold after the slam.  Miko realized what she done and was shocked. “Oh, god!  No!”  She cried, “Oh, I’m so sorry!  I’m sorry!” She tried to wake her up, but couldn’t.  She kept going for about twenty minutes.  Luckily, she was still plugged in. Meanwhile, at night, Nishimoto declared about Miko, the Maiden that Hanai just got.  He declared that they want a closer look at Miko… of course, he means a closer look. “Miko,” he smiled, “I love to see you as our Maiden.  Gentlemen, let us be ready to view her up-close.  The time has come.  One of us could very well get a closer look at Miko, the Suo imposter.” The boys cheered on as Nishimoto grinned evilly. What perverted ways does Nishimoto and his army will do when they reach Miko? And most importantly, is Miko and Mikoto’s friendship bonding?  Doubtful, but it could happen… Find out in the next chapter…