Sesshomaru lay on the forest floor, battered and beaten and unable to move.

"Curse it." He though "Days have passed since I colasped on this forest floor and still I am unable to move."

There was a rustle in the trees. Seshomaru sat up and growled, his red eyes glaring at the source of the noise. And there he found a girl.

She had white hair like his, equally as long, and pale skin, she was pretty with bright blue eyes. The girl was probably about 18 or 19.

'A villager' he figured

She neared him carefully and he noticed she also a pail of water and a cloth as well as some bandages. She was obviously intent on helping.

"Go away." he said

But the girl didn't.

"Why?" She asked

"I don't want help from a mortal."

Sesshomaru watched the girl set down a pail and cloth and bandages, and roll up her sleeve.

"And would you accept my help if I wee a demon such as yourself?"She asked

Sesshomaru looked at her curiously.

"Yeah. I know what you are. Not that it's very hard to tell, ya know, with the growling and 'mortal' comments and all." She replied "Hey, what's your name anyways?"

Sesshomaru turned his head away, refusing to answer.

"Oh, so you're gonna keep this stiff upper lip even after you just got your butt handed to you in a battle, interesting."

Sesshomaru turned back to her.

"How'd you know I'd just done battle?" He asked

"Well, with all of your bruises and cuts. It was either battle, or you fell off a really high cliff. Several times. Although if anyone asks, I'd go with the cliff theory."

The girl smiled.

"And I know you don't want help from mortals but still, you're practically paralyzed, so you really don't have much say in it. And its better me than a bunch of bandits who think you'd make a pretty girl, which you would by the way."

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. The girl reached forwards too take his armor off.

"Oh, I'm Mei by the way, and I figure I should tell you before you're all naked around me. But since you won't tell me your name, I'll just call you Fluffy, on account of that... weird... fur... or fungus looking thing on your right shoulder."

Sesshomaru scoffed.

"My name is Lord Sesshomaru."

"Oh my, Lord Sesshomaru... lord of what may I ask?"

Sesshomaru lay silent.

"Anyways..." Mei replied "Sesshomaru is too long." She took his arm plate off "I think..." She dipped the cloth into the pail "I'll call you..." She began to gently wash the dirt off of his face "Sesshy." She said, dipping the cloth again

"S-sesshy?" Sesshomaru asked

"Well, way I figure it, it's a step up form 'Fluffy'." Mei replied, squeezing amd wiping again "So Sesshy, who delivered the ass whoopin'?"

Sesshomaru looked at her strangely, but nonetheless answered:

"My younger brother."

"Butt kickin' by the younger brother. Ouch. That must've done wonders for your ego." she said "There." She touched his face "Good as new, now for the body."

Without a second thought, she yanked down his shirt, exposing his torso. She picked up her towel and kept washing. Once she was finished with the front, she grabbed him and leaned him roughly forward onto her so that she could wash his back. He groaned.

"Ow. If you're going to help me, at least be gentle."

"Wow, haven't we changed from the 'I don't want help from mortals'?" She asked

Mei continued washing him until the sun began to set. He was clean. Pretty humiliated, but clean none the less.

"Thank you." Sesshomaru said, leaning back against the tree that Mei leaned him against

"Oh, don't thank me yet," She said "You still can't move. I'll be back tomorrow with some more food."

And with that, she walked away.