The Maid!

The Maid!
Part Three.

Onwards and Upwards!

Lulu wakes and quickly grabs up her glasses and watch. "Shit!" Her lips sync but her voice fails her. 'Great! My Inner voice has all the control now.' Lulu begins talking to herself as she normally does except for the whole conversation is being held in her head. Throwing some clothes on, Lulu runs to pee as usual and then goes and washes hef upf up. 'Don't you cry you little twit!' Her voice yells from her head. Lulu fought back the stream rather well as she recalled the quickness of last night. A flash and it was over. 'I have been through worse' 'She told herself, and it was not a lie, she had been through a lot worse and survived. 'I will survive this too.' Lulu pulled on a strong face as she arose from the washroom. Traveling quick and quit, she makes her way to the front porch. With a heavy sigh, she hits the stone porch. 'Well that damn happy face didn't stay long.' She cursed herself and lit a cigarette. Pulling out the bandana that she picked in her hast, she giggles. The bandana is black leather with a large gray Bull Dog in the center that lies on the back of her head. She smiles remembering her friend Shell, who got it for her many years ago. She snuggly ties it on as the cigarette rests between her lips, then she slides her headphones on and tosses the cig away as she dances her way back in. Turning around she looks out into the dense forest. 'I never thought of running.' She stands in deep thought of that question. 'Wonder why?' Giving up on the conclusion that Mr. Carluchi would kill her himself. Lulu turns up her headphones and goes about her work.

"Jaken!" Sesshoumaru snaps as he rises from his bath.

"Yes My Lord."

"That potion..."

"OH! Yes Lord Sesshoumaru it has failed." Jaken smirks. "Seems to have bacred.red... now she can't talk at all."

"I see."

"However," Jaken snickers. "She seems to understand what I am saying, a wench that can't talk but understands is one to keep around." He smiles up, "Right Lord Sesshoumaru."

"Then you hear her say nothing."

My My Lord. I have watched her lips move all day and nothing comes out."

"Is her voice in your head?" Sesshoumaru asks as he glides by.

"I am sorry Lord Sesshoumaru, I understand Not, what you are asking." Jaken informs as he scurries to keep up.

"Never mind."

Lulu turns to go down a hall, looking up she sees Sesshoumaru coming straight at her. Pulling down her headphones and hanging her head she can not stop her mind from chanting, 'Asshole, Asshole, Asshole.'

With a smirk and humph Sesshoumaru holds his head high " I hear you." He taunts. As his voice travels to her, she freezes in that spot. Anger boiling, heating inside. Lulu lifts her head as he glides by, staring him right in the eye, 'ASSHOLE!' Her lips sync while her head screams.

With a quick bend of his arm and a twitch of his wrist, Lulu smacks into the stonewall and slides with a flop. She sits there and stares as he slowly disappears. Smiling and standing she shakes that encounter off. 'Well at least I told him.' She smiles proud of herself. Mopping, sweeping and cleaning are how she spent most of the day. Jaken popping up hear and there spitting orders everywhere. Lulu would just smile and nod a yes at him.

Sesshoumaru's day however, was not going as well. He had a splitting headache all day long. He kept hearing the oddest noises and words in his head four words he detested the most were -she's got the Jack-. "What the hell is a jack anyway?' he spits while slamming a book on the table. "None of these are telling me." Turning he grabs, his head because another shrill voice is beating it up inside. "JAKEN!" he shouts,ost,ost, in a panic. Jaken appears in a flash. "Fetch me that Hermit."

"Yes my Lord." Jaken says bowing out.

Sesshoumaru turns to look out the window and sees Lulu in the garden. "What the hell." He spits no sooner, then he is standing in front of her.

'Shit!' Lulu jumps back a bit and sighs in discuss. She removes her headphones.

"What, are you doing?" He says staring golden ice sickles at her. Lulu gives a heavy sigh, pulls an apple from her apron, and extend to to him. Sesshoumaru smacks it from her hand and lifts his hand behind him coming back across her face. Lulu stumbles a bit, turning back to him with a cold stare of her own. "You." Sesshoumaru moves toward her, his neck hair rising and fangs showing.

'What?' Lulu stands unmoving. 'You would like it better if I hit the ground. Then you will have to hit harder then that.' Sesshoumaru raises his hand once more.

Jaken our faithful toad hides behind a tree to watch the show. Cheering his master on with every blow.

Sesshoumaru smacks her yet again. This time her glasses fly off and her mouth is cut on her braces. Slamming into a tree, she catches herself and gives a little giggle. Wiping her mouth she stands back up. 'Its never good enough for you guys to just see the bruises, you have to see blood too.' Sesshoumaru comes at her again.

"My Lord as been acting strange this whole day." Jaken snickers. "He is boiling... wonder what she did?" Jaken watches as Sesshoumaru's hand wavers in the air.

'HIT ME!' Lulu's mind shouts. "HIT ME, GO ON! What?... Do you think you invented the whole...Let's beat the shit out of Lulu... Cause your not. Hell I have been hit by better.' With that, Sesshoumaru comes across the same check for the fourth time this day.

"SHUT UP!" His voice raises and his teeth are clinched.

"My Lord has lost it. She says nothing, yet he thinks she speaks."

Lulu laughs again as she rises from the ground with the force of that blow her bandana and walkman fly off, yet she cries not one tear. 'Go on man!' she laughs. "Hit me... hit me all you want. I AM NUM!'

"You will cry!" Sesshoumaru spits as he advances toward her holding her by her neck he slams her into a tree. Lulu's body sways back and forth from the force until he starts to slide her up the tree. Her skin scraps against the hard bark while she grasps for air. "Do you want to Die?" He asks through silted eyes.

"My Lord....My Lord." Well what do ya know. Jaken saves the day. "I have done as you asked." He points toward the castle. "The Hermit waits." Sesshoumaru then turns his stare and growls at Jaken, who jumps because of it. Dropping Lulu down he turns to leave.

'Hey!" Lulu gasps for air, but her mind speaks clear. "Since your done beating me up, can I ask a question.' Sesshoumaru gives no reply and keeps walking. 'Whas wrs wrong with eating an apple?' Lulu could not resist she had to ask; she was just trying to understand. Sesshoumaru stops and peers slightly over his shoulder to the apple.

"What is wrong My Lord, why have you stopped? The hermit waits."

Sesshoumaru raises a hand to silence the toad. He could think of no reason why she could not have an apple except he was having a bad day and it was her fault. Then he noticed that the voices and noises have subsided in his head. Without answering her question, he glides away.

"Lord Sesshoumaru, is something wrong?"

"NO! Where is the hermit?"

"This way My Lord." Jaken jumps in front to lead the way to the hermit. Opening the door, Jaken enters first to bow as Sesshoumaru enters.

"Good bye, Jaken."

"Bu...But My Lord."

"Jaken!"

"Yes, My Lord." Jaken bows out.

"Hermit, that potion what was in it?"

"Lord Sesshoumaru." The Hermit speaks calmly while looking out the window. "Do you not remember me?" The Hermit turns to smile at him.

"That Voice, Does not match that face."

"No Dear Sesshoumaru it does not." The hermit pulls a tiny round clear crystal from his pocket and drops it on the floor. Steam comes from the crystal hiding the hermit within. Then quickly followed by a gust of wind. Blowing Sesshoumaru's hair back and opg thg the robe to all his flesh, things flutter all around until win wind comes to a standstill.

"Umph." Sesshoumaru says without facial expression.

"Is this better?" He has changed from a very short ugly, wrinkled hermit to a man that stands as tall as Sesshoumaru but broader. His hair is silver gray, his eyes black as the night; the cape he wears is a dark dungy gray.

"Ash." Sesshoumaru says sounding, almost, pleased.

"I have come on your father request." Ash states. " That Surprises you?" Ash smiles at his, almost, dumfounded look.

"What?"

"I read your face Lord Sesshoumaru, the expressions although near invisible I can see them." Sesshoumaru gives a snort and growl as he raises his head in the air.

"Damn!" Sesshoumaru barks as he grabs his throbbing head. "Get them out of my head." He says in a fury as he advances toward Ash, who disappears and reappears behind him. Sesshoumaru turns quickly to take a swipe with his poisonous claws. Ash disappears once more, only this time reappearing further away.

"Calm down." Ash says putting his hands up in defense and giving a giggle. "I can help."

"You better." Sesshoumaru says while giving him a cold stare.

"I will."

"You mentioned my father."

"Yes, that I did." Ash smiles warmly.

"On with it." Sesshoumaru loosing patience.

"Yes...o.k." Ash jumps when he snaps. "Your father came to see me many years before his death. Ash, he said, make a potion that will make a human understand but not speak. Understand what? I asked." Ash starts to walk around the room and fidget with things. "He said our tongue. Well of course, that peeked my curiosity and I asked for whom. Your father did not answer with a name. No... he simply said, She would look odd in this world and her fingertips and hair would look like fire." Ask smirks at Sesshoumaru. "Does this not describe your new find?"

Sesshoumaru says nothing he just stands with his icy stare.

"Is she odd?" Ash waves to get him to blink, talk or something. "Are her fingertips and hair on fire?"

Sesshoumaru stands unwavering his stare while remembering the oddness of her teeth and clothes, the smiling hair wrap and the glasses perched on her nose. Her hair yes is a kind of fiery red, and her fingers are also red on the end.

"Well if this is not her." Ash says tired of waiting. "It is easy...simply kill her."

"And...if it is?"

"Well then we need to see why the potion did not work."

"For a demon with many more years then I, you talk like a child, Ash."

"The Toad informed of..."

"I know what Jaken has told you. He told you only What he knows. Now listen to me I am going to tell you What you Need to know. Your potion did work; she cannot speak but Now understands. The problem is her voice is in my head."

"OH!" Ash looks lost. "Is that what your li Pis Pissy fit was a bout?"

"The Solution!" Sesshoumaru growls.

"Patience, Lord Sesshoumaru, lets finger the problem first. Do you hear my voice in your head?"

"No."

"Jaken's?"

"NO! Hers and it is surrounded by noise and other voices I do not know."

"Where is she?"

"Why?"

"I want to see her."

Without so much as a grunt, Sesshoumaru leads the way through the castle to find Lulu. Upon approaching the west wing, Sesshoumaru growls lo the the throbbing begins. Smelling her scent he starts to home in, entering a room they stop at the door antch tch for a minute until she looks up to see them. Ash watches as she reaches in her pocket and something 'clicks' he quickly turns to Sesshoumaru to see the tension in his face lax. As he stares at her, he begins to approach her slowly.

'What you bringing in a tag partner now?"

"Silence." Sesshoumaru spits.

'Fuck you!' Lulu's thoughts reply on their own.

"Shut up!" He spits with more fury.

Ash stops and gives a giggle as Seshoumaru's voice is the only one he hears. Stepping up to Lulu, he asks. "Can you understand me?" Lulu nods a yes. "Good." Ash says calmly with a warm smile. This eases Lulu a little. Pointing to the headphones he asks, "What is this?"

'Headphones.' Her lips sync but her voice fails. With a sigh and eye-roll she looks over at Sesshoumaru.

"Head....phones." Sesshoumaru answers slowly, Ash turns his head slightly to peer at Sesshoumaru with a smirk.

Turning back to Lulu Ash asks, "What does it do?" Lulu doesn't even try to answer this time instead; she takes off the headphones and places them onto Ash's ears reaching in her pocket she 'clicks' it on. Ash jumps back, tearing them from his ears; he looks at Lulu with a semi-frightful look mixed with a smile. His reaction made Lulu jump a little. Ash steps aside and points to Sesshoumaru. "Now go over and show him." He pushes her lightly and smiles at Sesshoumaru. Lulu shrugs her shoulders and walks over to Sesshoumaru with steady hands she places them over his ears, and clicks it on. Sesshoumaru without flinching throws them from his head and reaches over to take it from her. Ash however quickly intervenes by snatching it first, out of Sesshoumaru's reach.

"Careful now." Ash smirks. "This is hers."

"She is Mine!" Sesshoumaru informs as he makes another attempt for the walkman. Lulu's eyes slit naturally to his outburst and her mind screams 'LIKE HELL!' With that said Sesshoumaru turns his attention to her and points a claw. "If I have to tell you one more..."

'What... Oeat eat one, going to beat me up?' Lulu finishes with a little tongue maneuver, sticking it out at him.

Sesshoumaru advances towards Lulu but Ash steps quickly in between. "Your Father did however," Sesshoumaru freezes and turns his eyes on Ash for him to continue. "Came back a yr or so before he died and asked to see the potion. He added something to it saying, 'Her thoughts shall ring his soul.' So... in a sence your Father gave you a gift." Sesshoumaru growls low. "Or curse however you want to look at it." Ash smiles slyly.

"What?" Lulu asks in confusion, that conversation lost her for sure.

"Silence!" Sesshoumaru warns. Ash giggles and Lulu gives and eye roll.

"Well then..." Ash hands Lulu her walkman. "I have solved the dilemma I came for. I must be leaving." He gently reaches over, pulls her hand to his mouth, and kisses it lightly. "Until we meet again."

"One more question." Sesshoumaru demands.

"Yes."

"How did my father know she was coming."

"That you will have to ask the Crystal Master." With that said Ash drops another crystal and the steam reappears surrounding him. "But don't go empty handed." He warns before he disappears with the wind.

"This place gets curiouser and curiouser." Lulu frowns, and Sesshoumaru turns back to her. "Sorry." She quickly spits not liking the look in his eyes. "I can not help but think thoughts."

Sesshoumaru quickly advances toward her shredding her clothes in one swipe. Lulu stands unflinching, unmoving unemotional. Sesshoumaru rips off her bandana, grabs her by the hair and slams her into a table so she bends over it at her waist. Lulu grabs the sides and squints her eyes, bracing herself for what she knows is next. Sesshoumaru moves in behind her grabbing her waist and begins to thrust into her, almost tearing her upon entrée. Dry and rough he continues his assault until her body starts to lubricate out of defense. Lulu says and does nothing focusing her thoughts on the wall so he cannot read them. He pumps faster and harder jerking her hard into him with every thrust. Lulu tries to not even breath. Num her body and mind goes during the whole assault, until she feels the release of his exit. Covering her back and hair with his seed once more. Lulu stays put why he readies himself to leave. Leaning over he picks up her walkman and Lulu rises with some protest. 'No please don't take it.'

Sesshoumaru looks down at the walkman then back to her. "You say nowordword while I take you at will, you shed not a tear when I smack you in place. Yet for this, I smell despair rising in you." Lulu just looks at him with pleading eyes. "Yes...I shall keep this." With that said he is gone.

With a heavy sigh Lulu grabs up her tattered clothes 'I told you I was num.' and heads through the castle. After cleaning herself up, she concludes her work done for the day and stays in her room. Just as the sun sets there is a knock at her door. She opet tot to find a tray with food, drink and candles. Upon tasting the drink, she found she liked it very much. She drank it from the jug. Lulu then spots an apple on the tray and sighs. 'This whole day went bad because of one little Apple.'

"My Lord, you called for me." Jaken enters the room Sesshoumaru is looking out the window into the night sky.

"Jaken, I must leave for a journey tomorrow, make the arrangements."

"Where are we going Lord Sesshoumaru."

"I am going Jaken and taking that human with me. Prepare me a box with jewels for payment."

"But..."

"NOW!"

"Yes My Lord." Jaken says while bowing away.

Lulu wakes the next morning with a jump as Sesshoumaru slams open her door. "Dress." Is all he says, while tossing garments at her and then he leaves. Lulu sighs, for she can do nothing more. She grabs her glasses and needles the garments a bit with her fingers. Then it hit. And she takes off in a hurry to find her favorite peeing spot. Coming back through she runs into Sesshoumaru.

"I told you to dress."

"I had to pee."

"That?" He nods his head towards her hand.

'Water.' Lulu says lifting the wooden bucket to show him.

"Dress." He demands and starts to walk away.

'About that. Umm, I can not work in those clothes as pretty as they are and all."

"Today we travel."

'Travel...But why?" Lulu looks sad and confused. "With me?" she points to her chest.

"DressSessSesshoumaru snaps for the last time as he disappears around a corner.

Lulu rolls her eyes, 'He never fucken answers me.' She continues back to her room to freshen up getting out her big shoulder bags she shuffles through them finding all her nail supplies. Doing her nails, brushing her teeth and applying a little makeup, Sesshoumaru grew impatient. Flipping through the garments he threw at her, she wasn't real sure how they worked so after fixing them in 100 different ways she finally settled on something.

"Retrieve her Jaken."

"Yes." However, before Jaken could scurry away, Lulu appeared in front of them. She had a silk, pale green scarf tied around her head holding her hair out of her face, while the rest of her hair lays in soft waves, the excess ribbon runs down her back. The silk, pale pink kimono rests on her shoulders hanging open. Her chest wrapped in a silk ribbon the same color as the kimono stopping above her belly button. Her bottom half from her hips to the tops of her thighs is wrapped in a ribbon the color of the one on her head.

"Jaken."

"Yes My Lord."

"Fix Her." With that said Jaken and Lulu both stand with mouths open. "Now." Sesshoumaru says with a flick of his wrist. Jaken flips around her so fast she cannot keep up with him. When he is done she stands in a bundle so tight she can barley breath. She tries to take a step forward and almost falls. Sesshoumaru then nods to her hand that holds her shoes. 'Oh, yeah, well I am not much of one for things between my toes... tho thought I could carry them until needed.' She smiles at him warmly.

Jaken watches still not understanding what is going on, as his Master seems to communicate with this human without words.

Sesshoumaru turns without a word and heads out of the castle; Lulu grabs her shoulder bag and quickly as she can in that tight dress all the way to her ankles, waddles off behind him. Once outside Sesshoumaru steps up onto a fluffy white thing, which looks like a cloud, he stands tall as the breeze brushes over him dancing with his hair. Lulu watches in aw of him until he turns his icy stare on her. Turning back to the sky Sesshoumaru can see a bird from far off flying in fast. With a loud squawk, the bird drops something from its claws and continues in flight. Sesshoumaru reaches up and the scroll lands with ease in his hand. He then unrolls it to read:

Lord Sesshoumaru,

I was very pleased to hear from Ash that you were coming for a visit. This letter comes to you with instructions and a gift. (Another bird squawks above and he catches a box this time.) You may travel here how ever you please, to the foot of Crystal Mountain. However, it is a three-day journey up the mountain to my home and you MUST walk. For two nights, you will need rest. You will hit two plateaus on the mountain, each one supplied with what you will need. I am greatly looking forward to meeting your companion. ALIVE!
Under stand this, Lord Sesshru, ru, I have eyes watching you and if you fail these instructions in anyway, I WILL refuses to see you.
One more thing... The gift is for Lulu from Ash... Seems he has taken a real liking to her.

Diamond,
The Crystal Master

Sesshoumaru lost in thought unknowing scuffs aloud "three days journey" and did not notice Lulu's look of shock when she ran off back into the castle.


----Well let me know what ya think----

Chapter four! The Journey up Crystal Mountain.