The Maid!

The Maid!

Present Day = New York City

"Look Lulu, you are doing this." The man leans forward. "One... because you owe me and Two... because I said so."

Lulu is a tall oddly thin and backward girl; her hair is almost shoulder length, pulled back in a Harley Davison bandana and bright red. No... not natural red... Bright as you can buy...Red! Braces tare at the inside of her mouth while wirer frame glasses perch on her nose. Her eyes are a light almost transparent blue, but she is saving the money to fix that problem too, with green contacts. Lulu's clothes look like they should be on larger more voluptuous women, not the stick that stands holding them up. To sum her up Lulu is homely looking. She is a girl on the edge of womanhood, yet she lingers in her younger years. Waiting!... Waiting on the fantasy in her head to become reality. The harsh world stung her every time she stuck her head out, so she std. Sd. She no longer steps outside to be stung. She hides... she hides in a hole hoping everyone and everything would just go away.

"But Mr. Carluchi," Lulu starts her protest twitching back and forth shifting her weight from one foot to the other, as her hands intertwine nervously.

"No Buts, Lulu." The plump man spit from behind the shield of his desk. "Lord Sesshoumaru is a close friend." Mr. Carluchi relaxes in his chair and puffs his cigar letting out a large puffsmoksmoke right in Lulu's face. "And he has paid already for this service. You will go to his castle and live for two months. You're his new maid for the season to get the castle ready to open for the summer." He then flops his feet on his desk as he lets out another large ball of nasty smoke in her face. "So pack well, dear." He opens a desk drawer lifts out an envelope and tosses to her landing it right at her feet. "That's all the info you need. Your plane leaves in an hour."

Lulu sighs heavy and turns to leave. "Yes, Mr. Carluchi."

"Lulu!" Mr. Carluchi snaps. Lulu jumps and turns to look at him. "After this job, you will no longer work for me." An evil smirk graces his face as he puffs contently on his cigar.

"You mean?" Lulu asks with eager trying hard to cover it up, but the squeak in her throat gives her a way.

"Yes Lulu your debt with me will no longer exist after this."

"Thank you Mr. Carluchi!" she again squeaks as she bows out of the room.

Lulu goes home and packs what she can for her trip half way across the world. She a b a bit confused, not knowing if she should be happy for such an adventure or fear it. Throwing this that and the other in four suitcases, she forces them shut. Heaving, huffing and puffing she makes her way down the street to a waiting cab. She makes it in time to board without waiting. The flight is long and nonstop so Lulu managed to nap here and there. Upon landing at her destination, her nerves speed up making her hands shake from lack of food and to much caffeine. A cigarette is all she really wanted, as she walked down the pathway looking for a sign that reads 'West Land Castle'. Lulu spotting the sign slumps her way over with all her bags including the two carry-ons' she had. "I am Lulu." She half smiles and waves at the little man.

"Yes then follow me." The short man turns and walks away leaving Lulu with a dropped jaw, looking down at her luggage.

"Thanks Bunches!" she smirks evilly at the back of his head, as she again he and and hoes them around. He leads her to a nice long white limo popping the trunk for her he moves around and slides behind the drivers seat. Lulu sighs as she throws her bags in the trunk, closes it then she slips around and jumps in Shotgun.

"What are you doing?" Jaken asks as he snaps his neck towards her. He cannot hold this human disguise long and he as already been wearing it for a while.

"I can't see the scenery as well from back there." Lulu said as her words slowed mid sentence as Jaken morphed right before her eyes. "Wow! How did you do that?" Lulu smiles as the hot sun's rays beat through the front window of the limo, shinning bright off...

"OH GOD!" Jaken says covering his eyes. "Shut your mouth." Lulu's smile fades and so does the blinding light. "Thank You!" Jaken says as he moves the staff of heads in front of him to rest between him and the steering wheel. "Watch that trick around the Lord he might not like it." Jaken smirked as the car drives a way from the airport. Lulu throws a hand up to cover her mouth, 'My braces' she thought as her checks turned red. "Are you not scared of me?" Jaken asks as he tries to deepen his tone.

"Man," Lulu huffs with sarcasm. "I lived on the streets for four years, nothing scares you after that however it sure makes you want to hide." Lulu sinks down in her seat and stares out the window. "That it does." Not another word spoken until they reached the castle. "This place is huge." Lulu climbs out of the limo and marvels at the beauty before her. "How old is this castle?" She asks Jaken.

"Very Old." Jaken smiles as he approaches the front door. Lulu gathers her bags and tugs them up to the porch. Jaken stops at the open door and turns to her. "Any thing you wish to bring with you must be touching your body when you pass this point." Jaken then slams the staff into a hole between his legs. The lady opens her eyes while the old man gives a giggle. "They both speak on your behalf." Jaken smiles, "This is a first."

Lulu watches and her eyes widen a little as a the wind begins to pick up around her the spring flowers and trees in full bloom and the wind rips of their colorful leaves spinning them into a tunnel around Lulu and Jaken.

The old man's head laughs again. "She brings surprise and humor. Yes... Yes... Humor I shall let her pass."

The lady opens her eyes. "No she brings loneliness and death. I shall Not let her pass."

"Hey," Lulu looks at the staff. "I don't bring death. I don't even know what the hell you me by 'Bring Death'."

"Loneliness, yes. But you mistake lost for death."

"LOST!" The lady's eyes snap open. "Yes that is it. Her soul is lost." The lady relaxes her eyelids shut, "She shall pass." The lady's head spoke clearly and strong. "But heed my words girl. You enter another realm when you pass through these doors. A realm filled with nothing but harsh reality."

The man's head giggles once again. "Yes, but with you... a little happiness may come." With that and a flash of light Lulu opens her eyes to find herself alone. Jaken has disappeared and the door stands open. She grabs her bags and steps through the frame. The deafening sound and blinding light make her drop her bags and cover her ears while shielding her eyes. When the light and piercing sound subsides, she relaxes her arms down to her sides. She stands in a large room with a staircase running up the middle parting at the top to go left and right. Doors line the down stairs. Lulu stands twitching nervously as she slides her glasses back up her nose.

Feudal Japan.

"Hello!" She shouts ae pue pulls out her lucky bandana and ties back all her hair. It covers her bright, store bought hair in the front the back sticks out flowing with point of the bandana

"This is her Jaken?" Sesshoumaru asks while concealing himself in the shadows.

"Yes, My Lord this is the one the staff sent to us." Jaken bows low. "I am most sure of it this time My Lord."

"Yes Jaken I know..." Sesshoumaru waves him off as he moves down the stairs for a better look. Upon approaching her, his body stiffens in fright at the bright yellow thing adorn her head. With large white eyes all over it...IT... IT... smiles at him. Sesshoumaru quickly reaches over, cuts it from her head with a claw and gasps again as the red blinds his golden eyes.

"My name is Lulu." She says as she gently raises her sponge bob bandana from the ground. "This was my lucky one."

"Jaken."

"Yes My Lord." Jaken comes bowing up to his feet.

"Hey." Lulu says as she points at Jaken. "What is going on here? Now you don't speak English?"

"Jaken, what tongue is she speaking?" Sesshoumaru grabs her chin and pulls her closer to look at her. "She is thin how will she get the work done alone."

"But My Lord, both heads spoke of her. They assure me she is the one."

"Very well." Sesshoumaru drops her from his grip and turns to leave. "Get her settled she should start right away."

Lulu watches with an eye roll as Sesshoumaru exits the room. "Jaken, why have you stopped speaking English?" Jaken recognizing his name however not understanding any thing else she says he tilts his head and looks at her with confusion. Jaken then grabs her smallest bag and trots off beckoning her to follow. Lulu sighs and grabs the others sluggish she follows. He leads her down another hall way and up some rickety winding stairs. Opening a shorter then normal door, he throws her bag in and waits while she follows it. Stepping in behind her, he says. "Stay." Motioning his hands in hopes that she will understand. Lulu nods in understanding as Jaken turns to leave and shuts the door behind him. Lulu then sighs heavily as she turns to check out her room. Scanning around she can see... Nothing... the room is bare except for a few blankets and mat that lie on the floor in the middle of the room. With another sigh because her expressions of happiness are far and few between, she begins to dig in her bags and settle the best she can in her room.

Jaken scurries through the castle in a hurry. "Jaken!" Sesshoumaru's voice startles him to a halt. "Where are you running to?"

"My Lord." Jaken turns and bows low before him. "I am off to see the Hermit. He may have something to help understand her strange tongue."

"Umph," Sesshoumaru glides past him. "Finally Jaken you use your brain."

"Yes My Lord, thank you my lord." Jaken spits with a smirk as he bows out of his sight. Running out the door, he calls for a favor from a floating demon to carry him to the Hermits house.

Lulu watches from her tower window as Jaken disappears over the tall trees. "What is that?" Lulu smiles with imagination. "This seems to be closer to a fairy tale then a..." she lowers her voice and makes it sound eerie. "Realm of harsh reality." She snickers at the words in her head.

The night came slow as she ruffled through her things for the hundredth time that day. A Walkman with extra batteries and four killer CD's she has thanks to her close friend. ME! She started to look for a light as the night sky finally came to drown out the sun. Giving up with a sigh she settles on her blankets with her favorite pillow, thank goodness she thought to pack it.

Waking up to the hot sun beating in through the high tower window, Lulu yawns and stretches, she had to pee and pee bad. She opened her door to find a tray with a small teapot and a cup. "No time for coffee just yet." She says stepping over the tray and running down the whining stairs finding herself in a long hallway, she opens each door as she passes it looking for the bathroom. Not finding the bathroom and really having to pee badly... she runs the the front door, down the steps to squats beside the steps. "Ahhhhhh!" She moaned with relief. Sesshoumaru stopping to the sounds of water and a moan he looks over to see her head back, her eyes shut and a small smile of pleasure on her lips. When finished she looks up and Sesshoumaru steps in behind a tree. She wiggles a little all the while looking for something to wipe with. She grabs a couple of leaves off a near by plant and wipes herself. Cringing at the roughness of the leaves, standing up her underwear still below her knees but her nightgown falls loose and covers her. She stands with the leaves in her hand wondering what the hell, to do with them. When she finally decides to just throw them in the flowerbed. Tossing the leaves, she reaches down and pulls up her panties. With a sigh of relief and a smile, she heads back in. "Much better."

Sesshoumaru watched with curiosity as she stood with the leaves in hand. When she tossed them aside his head tilted a little. What was she doing? He has never known of a human to mark territory like that before. He has also never known of a human to have such intense, eye burning hair. He continued on his way until he runs into Jaken. "Well?"

"Well, My Lord." Jaken bows low. "The Hermit gave me a potion but gave me no guarantees."

"I see, anyway it goes." Sesshoumaru looked down at Jaken. "She must do some work today or I will incur she is useless."

"Yes Lord."

Lulu made it back to her room after about thirty minutes of looking she had to pee so bad when she left she forgot to pay attention on how to get back. Changing her clothes into a pair of cut-off blue jeans and a blue muscle shirt with a white sports bra showing underneath, she then digs for one of her bandana's, believe me she has a lot, and wraps it around her head. She picked a more suitable one this time, with a tame solid blue color. Grabbing her three-pocket apron, she wrapped the string around her twice and tired it in the front. Finally when ready she snatched up thapotapot a pored a big cup, with a sour face she swallowed. "Yuke this needs warmed." She says as she tosses everything back on the tray and heads out of the bedroom, trotting off to find the kitchen.

After hours of running around in the castle, Lulu found no kitchen and no body else for that matter. She stood on the front porch looking out straining her eyes to see through the think forest ahead. She shrugs her shoulders and lands hard on her bony ass upon the stone steps. Reaching in her apron pockets she pulls out her Walkman and places it on her head as she begins one of the CD's her friend made her. She then finds a half pack of cigs and a lighter, which perks her a little for now she can start a fire. She then raises one of the cigarettes to her lips and lights it. Taking in the largest and deepest breath she can with the first puff. Lulu relaxes back leaning against the step above her and exhales out. She has her eyes closed as her head bobs to the music in her ears, her lips move as song lyrics spill with her voice.

Sesshoumaru smelling something burning takes off in a flash as he speeds through the forest the stench gets closer and his nose snarls at it, while his ears twitch as a shrill squeal reaches them. He stops when Lulu's form comes into full view. He can see her plainly now. He watches as she blsmoksmoke from her mouth and her hips and head move to a faster beat. His head tilts as he moves slowly towards her. Her eyes are shut and unaware of his presents. His eyes narrowed at the thought of her just sitting there when work needed to be done. Standing directly above her careful not to block the sun to show his presents he stands as one hand extends it claws and his eyes narrow once again to focus on the neck where he will make his one blow. He pulls his hand back just as Lulu looks up at him. He looses focus when she shifts her neck so his hand relaxes and he grunts in anger.

"Hello." Lulu smiles up as she shifts her body to stand the sun beats off her glasses and braces to blind Sesshoumaru, who quickly steps in between her and the sun. "I am sorry. I have been trying to find the kitchen all day." Lulu rattles on and on about running around the castle all day. She lifts the cigarette to show the fire and smiles with a pleased look. Sesshoumaru understanding nothing she says looks at her coldly and pushes her aside as he enters thetle.tle.

Lulu not really giving a shit, smiles down at her hand as she holds tight to the lighter, she smiles and stomps the cigarette out on the stone porch while sticking her tongue out after him she then takes the same path back into the castle. She bares left through a small door that leads her down a hall way to a room she will assume is the kitchen. In the pit, she starts a wonderful fire; proud of her work she steps back and smiles. She then places her teapot to hang over the fire to heat.

Sesshoumaru calming himself after that encounter and not slashing her anyway, runs into Jaken. "JAKEN." He snaps from behind. Jaken jumps at his tone. "Did you give her the potion?"

"Yes sir this morning with her tea."

Sesshoumaru says nothing else and gives no facial change, he simply nods his head slightly and glides past Jaken and disappears in the dark hallway.

I am so sorry this thing has rattled on forever and I still did not get to the part I wanted to. I am sorry but this is the result of me trying to stop smoking... This fic has turned so many ways now... I don't know what way to take it. Nevertheless, this is dedicated to Lulu. Bad... Bad... Lulu.... Who promised to stop smoking with me but did not.... I Love ya anyway and this fic is for you.... He He... Sorry if some anger shows....

I planed on this being a short fic but it has gotten away from me... Hang on the best is coming up...