The Maid!

Chapter Eleven

Back to Crystal Mountain...
Ash Reveled!!!

Sesshoumaru turns to see two shadow creatures coming for him as they walk they get closer to gather merging as one. "I see now." Sesshoumaru turns quickly and with his demonic speed cuts down two more girls flinging them over his shoulders and then dashes out of the cave laying them on the ground behind some bushes to shield them. "I will be back." He assures Lulu as he lays her limp body slowly to ground. Taking of his armor and quickly covering her with His shirt and placing the armor back on he advances quickly back into the cave. Stopped short by a creature before he can return to the room he left Ash in. "it is slower, when they merge they must loose speed." Using this to his advantage, he speeds around the creature to enter the room once more. Cutting down the remaining girls he repeats his actions and hides them quickly. To turn once more towards the mountain, without thinking twice he enters again to be of aid to Ash. Standing back-to-back, Sesshoumaru pulls out his sword. One by one, the creatures merge to get larger. "They can't merge into the big one in here it is to small in this cave."

"Sesshoumaru you need to leave. Take Miss Lulu and flea this place." Ash turns to Sesshoumaru his eyes have turned to a deep red and blue streaks appear on his cheeks two on each side while his forehead has a large black tear shaped crystal. The rest of his body starts to morph as well his muscles grow larger and fangs start to appear in his mouth, his hair has grown longer and now goes down to below his butt mixed with colors of silver and clear crystal strands the aura around him begins to glow an eerie black that makes Sesshoumaru step away from him. "This will be over soon, NOW GO!" Sesshoumaru nods and speeds quickly out of the cave. Turning he hits the entrance a couple of times to seal it up. Stepping away, he hears a fierce growl and many streaking screams. Seumarumaru walks over to where he hid the girls and sits down watching the mountain, why, he does not know.

Ash hearing the cave entrance sealed gives a nod of approval to Sesshoumaru as he turns his sights once more on the creature before him. "Now I will end your sick games."

"A demon" the creature laughs. "A full blooded demon that saves human lives. Now isn't that ironic."

Ash lifts his hand straight out and swings it around his body as crystals fly out and pierce the other shadow creatures so they disappear in mid air. "I know you won't be so easy to take down. You have the smell of a serpent, you are not one of those, you used them for your bidding."

"I used them to become what I am I was a serpent at one time until a Nasty human loving demon striped me of my skin to wonder the world as a shadow. Yes I am a serpent demon and I will take you down." With that, the creature lunges after Ash who disappears only to reappear on the other side of the room. The creature stops tink ink blood from one of the buckets. "This blood will give me more strength, you have no hope this cave is full of blood and the more I drink the stronger I will become." The creature laughs once more. "After I drink your blood I will be as I once was and then there will be no stopping me."

Ash laughs as his Morphing continues, his hands grow larger and claws protrude from his fingertips. Stretching his clothes so that his shirt rips completely off falling to the ground. "I think not." Ash lunges forward and cuts the creature at its chest scraping away some of the shin it has sewn on.

The creature wails in great pain as its insides flow out. "No I was changing you can not take it back. I will be what I was before."

"I understand now. A cocoon." Ash smirks evilly as his eyes shine in glory. "You needed the skin and blood to recreate yourself, how pitiful if you ask me. You claim to hate these humans yet they are the only thing that can change you back to a serpent." Ash steps closer, raising his arms in the air "I will free you, then you can go strait to hell." A wind begins to stir in the nasty smelling cave as crystals surround the creature paralyzing it. "I only need to stripe you of the skin that is not truly yours to begin with." Ash steps closer as the creature tries to struggle and hiss. "I am not one to do harm to others but you have angered me by hurting someone I hold dear to my heart." Ash's eyes flash once more then a gust of steam and wind comes surrounding him. "This will be your GRAVE!" with a loud roar and crystals flying about everywhere Ash flies in the air to come down slicing the creature in half with his claws. Ash stands trying to calm himself as he shakes the blood from his hand. "I really had no need to become my true self you were way to easy to kill." Ash turns to leave then the mountain starts to shake and rocks begin to fall from the ceiling. Ash turns to see the creature joining itself together. "How?"

"The blood you fool." The creature now stands once more in front of Ash but without the skin all he sees its to green eyes peering at him the creature has no skin its body now a mass of blood and veins. Why do you think this cave is covered with it. I will have yours now." The creature opens its mouth to come at Ash four fangs protruding out. "I will suck you dry."

Lulu begins to stir and wake up, shaking she looks around quickly to see her surroundings spotting Sesshoumaru not far off looking in concern at the mountain. Noticing the other girls, Lulu scoots closer and all of them are still bleeding from the pricks in their bodies. She then notices her own pricks but not as many as the others. 'Him' she remembered seeing Sesshoumaru when she was chained to the wall. Grabbing his shirt and tightening it around her she tries to attend to the other girls as tears swell up in her eyes. 'How can I help them, I don't know what o.' o.'

Sesshoumaru sits unmoving watching as the mountain begins to crumble.

"My brother?" Verokie asks as he appears and stands beside Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru nods towards the mountain. "Miss Lulu?" Sesshoumaru turns toward the girls and notices Lulu is up and crying. Verokie walks over and places a hand on her shoulder. Lulu jumps in fright. "Miss Lulu, I will help these girls." Lulu nods and backs away. "I am Verokie younger brother to Ash." Lulu just smiles and nods as she watches, Verokie takes a pouch out and begins to blow dust covering a girls body with it. "This will seal their wounds" Lulu just watches as he goes to each girl repeating his actions then stands and turns with a warm smile he walks over to her. "I will seal yours also if you permit me." Lulu nods and drops her wrap and Verokie covers her with the dust as well. "All of you will be fine now." He smiles warmly at her and turns to go sit by Sesshoumaru. Lulu stands and wraps herself back up and walks over standing behind Sesshoumaru.

'What happened?' she asks weak.

"You were taken to this mountain to be skinned." Sesshoumaru answers calmly not wavering his stare from the mountain.

'Skinned?' Lulu sits down beside him 'You came to save me' Sesshoumaru just nods. Lulu looks over to the crumbling mountain. 'Did you make it do that?'

Sesshoumaru shakes his head no. "Ash."

'Ash!' Lulu looks at him with pleading eyes 'Ash is in there?' Sesshoumaru just nods. Lulu's eyes fill once again with tears. 'Will he live?' Lulu asks her face towards the grown as tears roll down her cheeks.

Verokie watches as Sesshoumaru reaches over, wipes a falling tear from her cheek and pulls her shivering body closer. "I believe he will" was all he said as he sat and watched the mountain holding her loosely in his arm.

"Well it would have been nice to have a way back up the mountain instead of all this climbing." Miroku complains as he drudges back up Crystal Mountain.

"Stop whining Monk, and tell me how did you know what one I was suppose to grab." Inuyasha growls as he jumps up the side of the mountain.

"That gust of wind in the cave."

"Yeah. What about it."

"It spoke to me, I don't know how but I heard it and it told me to look for the glowing light."

"I think you're loosing it, slowly, but loosing it." Inuyasha taunts with a smirk.

Ash giggles as he disappears and reappears throughout the cave leaving a trail of dust behind him.

"Do you think that dust can hide you forever." The serpent laughs with a hiss. "Because I will find you." Ash reappears once more standing, smiling with a smirk on his face right in front of him.

"I was simply aiding myself in riding you of some power." Ash turns his head to look around him all that once was blood is now

"WATER?" the serpent hisses in anger. "But how."

Ash laughs. "You have not yet figured out who you are dealing with. Then let me tell you. I am Ash my full name is Antigonus Sivius Houdenc the Crystal Master and son of to the late Demon Lord of the West. I have many powers that none no about and I am stronger then that of a full Dog Demon, so test me not serpent because your end is near. The The serpent hisses again as it lunges toward Ash grabbing it quickly around the neck. "Any last words?" Ash smiles then snaps it neck "I didn't think so." Dropping the dead serpent to the ground as the Mountain crumbles down on top of him.

"Finally," Miroku sighs as he sits on the edge of Crystal Mountain to catch his breath. "Look at that Inuyasha." Inuyasha turns to see the bright colors of the setting sun. "Beautiful, don't you agree." Inuyasha nods and turns his nose up has a familiar smell enters his nostrils.

"Kagome." He turns to see a smiling Kagome as the setting sun shines of her hair and eyes. Running up to him, she throws her arms around him. Miroku smiles as he stands and heads away leaving them alone. Inuyasha hugs her in return and nuzzles in her neck to soak up her sweet smell. "Are you not mad any more?" Kagome starts to cry as she steps back from him to look him in his sweet adoring eyes.

"I am sorry Inuyasha I don't know what got into me, I was afraid that you would leave me to go find Kikyo."

"Kikyo?" Inuyasha looks lost as he wipes a way her tears. "Why in the world would I want to find Kikyo"

"Because you can only read the Diary if you heart knows true love."

Inuyasha giggles as he pulls hack ack into his embrace. "Kagome, you are my true love. I just wish you would believe that. I know I have confused you with my actions before, but I know now where my heart lies and it will be with you forever."

"Oh Inuyasha." She relaxes her body against his as her tears of joy fall freely from her eyes.

Miroku walks along the path under the trees as the last of the sun shine starts to fade in the sky, coming up quietly behind Sango he stops to watch as she is sitting in the garden also admiring the setting sun. "It will never compare to your beauty." He smirks as she turns to see him. "I have missed you."

"I have missed you too." Sango smiles as Miroku joins her sitting down beside her he wraps an arm around her and pulls her close. "I hope your mission was successful." Miroku nods as they sit in silence watching the end of another day.

Sesshoumaru and Verokie both lift their heads as the dust from the crumpling mountain starts to dissipate. A shadow comes forth from the dust. "It seems Verokie we have something in common." Sesshoumaru stands tall.

"What might that be Lord Sesshoumaru." Verokie stands with a smile as Ash's human form starts to appear out of the dust.

"A Brother." Sesshoumaru says without emotion, Verokie looks at him with questioning eyes.

'ASH!' Lulu screams in her head and Sesshoumaru looks down at her as she takes off running jumping in his arms. 'Ash your alive.' She snuggles in his arms against his bare chest as he picks her up with a smile and kisses her forehead continuing his stride toward Sesshoumaru and Verokie.

"Brother..." Verokie steps forward.

"I am fine, how are the other girls?"

"I have sealed their wounds but they have all lost so much blood and are still unconscious."

"I see" Ash smiles at Verok"We "We will take them to the nearest village to see if they can get some help." Ash steps up to Sesshoumaru and bows his head handing Lulu over to him. Sesshoumaru extends his arms and takes her into his embrace. Lulu lets go of Ash reluctantly. "This was not how I intended on telling you." Ash looks at Sesshoumaru with sadness in his eyes.

"Was I meant to find out." Sesshoumaru asks with his unwavering stare.

"Father wanted you to know, however he died before he got the chance to tell you. Sesshoumaru you cannot blame him too much, mother did not want him to know of me, but he found out, came to me, and told me he was my father. We agreed to let mother think her secrete was safe for the time being. She still does not know that I know who my true father is, Or that I have found my true powers. So if you need to lay blame, place it upon me." Ash turns from him and walks over to where the others girl lay. "Come Verokie." He says as he lifts a girl over his shoulder. "We have work to do." Ash turns back to Sesshoumaru with a large warm smile perched on his face. "Take her home, Lord Sesshoumaru she needs rest, before you continue on your mission." With that said he drops a crystal, him Verokie and the girls all disappear.

Sesshoumaru looks down to the small form that he holds in his arms. "today has been a trying one. Let us go." Lulu looks up to him with swollen eyes and her body shivers against him 'I am so confused.' Sesshoumaru nods. 'I have decided I don't want to die' she barriers her head on his shoulder 'I was scared' Sesshoumaru tightens his hold as he jumps on his puff. Lng dng down he brushes her hair back and with a clawed fingered he presses a pressure point on her neck and she goes lax in his arms.

"Sleep." He says as they fly off toward home.


A/N== (waves) Hi all short chap I know... But please let me know what you think... Do you smell what I smell........ I smell some lemons coming.... Yeah!!!