Blinking twice, Mell drooped Inuyasha's head, then burst out laughing. tears began to run down her now red face as she grabbed her sides for support. as she fell to the ground in hysteria, Sesshomaru looked toward his half brother and asked "are you now allowing insane women to help you in your attempt to become a full demon Inuyasha? you really are pathetic. Anyone who needs the help of a women has no right to the Tetsusaiga. You sham our father's-"
"And what, exactly is wrong with working with women? well, you sexist son of a bitch?" Mell shouted, sobering immediately at his statement.
Before she had let her temper go, she had looked toward Kagome and Trinity. Kagome had quickly shaken her head no, but Trinity was still nodding yes vigorously. Mell, nodding to her, had shoved her hair into a tight bun and pulled her hood over her head once more.
When she receded no answer but a blank stare she moved within two inches of Sesshomaru's face. his shoulder in reality because of Mell's height.
Lifting her head so she could see into his eyes, she straitened her shoulders and gritted out "and WHAT, exactly, is wrong with working with females?! answer me before i drop your sorry ass to the floor!!"
"That is no way to talk to lord Sesshomaru you insolent whelp!!" a frog like creature yelled as he tried to hit Mell on the head with a odd looking staff.
Shaking her head, Mell grabbed the staff, ripped it from it's hands and yelled in a hill-billy type voice "com' 'ere frog-boy!!"
Gasping, the vile little creature hide behind it's master, begging for help. Mell once again burst out laughing and dropped the staff to the floor. it was then that Mell noticed the child.
"Hey there kid, why are you hiding in the shadows? come on over here were it's warm and not so damp" Mell said in a very gentle voice as she dropped down onto her knees so she was eye level with the little girl.
"Rin, stay where you are." Sesshomaru stated bluntly, not taking his eyes off Mell. "Janken, please escort Rin back. this should not take lo-"
"Oh my god!! what the hell did you do to your arm?!" Mell gasped out when she notice there was only one. after her out burst though, she frowned and looked back at Sesshomaru sadly. "I'm sorry, i was just kinda.....I'm sorry."
Looking confused Sesshomaru just shook his head. looking past him Mell called over to the child "Rin? that your name right?" at her node she continued. "I don't know about you, but i hate dark places, come on over to the fire until it's time for you to go. how dose that sound?"
The little girl shyly walked over to Mell and smiled sweetly showing her two front teeth missing. smiling back, Mell offered her hand and walked with her to the fire. noticing the dark circles under the girls eyes, mell pointed to a bed roll on the floor.
"Get some sleep, I'll wake you when you need to leave. i promise."
"Mell, this is not a good idea, Sesshomaru is ruthless. he has-" Kagome started to whisper as her friend tucked the child in.
"He can't be that bad if he's taking care of a little girl. Kagome, i know people."
"That's just it Mell, he's not a 'people'. he's a full fledged demon!"
"I know what I'm doing and-" Mell stopped mid sentence as she noticed a book sticking out of her book bag. pulling it out she skimmed threw the contents and smiled. tucking the book under her arm she ran toward where Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.
"Get lost Sesshomaru, I'm not in the mood to fight you right now." Inuyasha gritted out as he tried to pull Mell away from his dangerous half brother. "Get back with Kagome and the others."
Looking confused, Mell pointed to his right. "but Kagome is right there."
"Kagome!! get back! what the hell are you thinking?! and put that god damned bow away. this has nothing to do with you bitch!" Inuyasha yelled as he tried to push Kagome back toward the fire.
"Don't be so stubborn Inuyasha, i can help!" Kagome protested and dug her heals into the ground.
"I don't want, nor need your help! so get back with the others!!"
"No"
"YES"
"NO!"
"YES!!"
"SIT!!"
He went crashing into the ground, leaving a rather large indent where he landed. Mell blinked, and tried not to laugh at the angry half demon. she also briefly wondered if Kagome was the only one who could make Inuyasha go crashing into the ground. when he finally recovered he and Kagome were arguing once more.
Mell smiled at her friend as she continued the pointless argument. it was obvious to her that, as mean and tuff Inuyasha pretended to be, he did truly care for Kagome. which was good, since Kagome was head over heels for the guy.
Shifting her gaze from the stubborn couple to Sesshomaru, she smiled. "this could take a while longer. they are both so hard headed. hay, could i talk to you for a second?"
"I don't think so."
"Don't be an ass. i just want to talk to you."
"Your lying. you wish something more then to talk." looking her up and down with contempt he continued "I'm not interested in a women who tries to be a man"
"Fuck you asshole! obviously the males of ALL species have there minds in the gutter. and WHAT is with everyone calling me a guy?! what i had WANTED to ask you is if you would let me try and cast a spell on you. it would have made your arm grow back. theoretically at least." Mell yelled as loud as she could before she turned her back toward him.And found that Inuyasha and Kagome had stopped arguing. and where now staring at her as if she had two heads. when she looked behind them, she found everyone by the fire staring at her as well.
"Well, someone say SOMETHING!"
"ARE YOU CRAZY?!" everyone but Trinity and Collen asked at once.
"You can do that?!" was what her two best friends yelled after everyone else had quieted.
"Argh! give me a brace!" Mell muttered then spun around to confront Sesshomaru. "this is all YOUR fault! if you hadn't been such a pig none of this would have happened!"
"Why would you try to help me human? what would you receive in return?" Sesshomaru questioned, ignoring her outburst from before.
"It's an experiment. that a spell i have not been able to succeed at in my time. but i have a theory concerning that." Mell confidently replied as she crossed her arms over her chest. "not to mention the fact that should you try and do anything to me before or after the spell, i could do some serious damage to your person.
"What your theory Mell? OH!! is it the one you told me last week about?" Trinity asked as she walked over to her friend and the demon. "hi, I'm Trinity. i like your hair..."
"Down girl. i bought your his type." Collen stated rudely as he stepped in front of her to block her view. he glared at Sesshomaru meaningfully.
"Collen, i forgot how utterly male you could be." Mell stated when she saw the possessiveness in Collen's look. "And yes Trinity, that is my theory. what do you think?"
"I will let you try the spell." Sesshomaru interrupted bluntly.
"Lord Sesshomaru no! it is a trap! don't listen to the he-she human!" Janken shouted. then got kicked in the head by Mell's foot.
"Don't mess with me you creepy little toad! I'll kick your ass from hear to "
"You will do the spell now." Sesshomaru interrupted. He then took Mell's hand and started pulling her in the woods.
"Hold it!!" Mell shouted as she dug her heals in and pulled away. "I would have gladly done it before. but now you've pissed me off and I'm not in the mood any more."
Rin, awakened by the commotion came running over to the fighting pair. pulling on Mell's pants, she looked up at her with sad, pleading eyes.
"Ohhh, don't give me that look!" Mell pleaded as she broke free of Sesshomaru and dropped down onto her knees so she was eye level with the girl. Inuyasha then rushed in and grabbed Mell by the waist to pull her away from Sesshomaru. Rin, scared by the commotion, ran behind her demon savior.
Dumping Mell next to Kagome Inuyasha stood in front of his half brother and bore his teeth. "she's not going any where near you. I'd rather see her dead then see her helping you."
"Inuyasha, step aside. i do not wish to fight you tonight, but if you don't-"
"NO! Sesshomaru, you start a fight with Inuyasha and I'll never heal your arm!" Mell shouted as she tried to crawl over to them. everyone had decided she was out of her senses and had tackled her to keep her from harm.
"Is that a threat?" Sesshomaru asked evenly, looking over Inuyasha's shoulder to Mell's face.
"No threat, just a promise. as long as Kagome cares for him, I'll stand by him. mess with any of my friends, new or old, and I'll make your testicles shrivel up and fall off. you understand me?!"
Nodding Sesshomaru glared blackly at her, but backed away "fine. but this is fare from over girl. know that."
"The names Mell. and i think it is over!!" Mell shouted at his back as he disappeared into the darkness of the woods.
"Though, for some reason, i wish it wasn't" she whispered into the endless darkness, suddenly feeling very tired. sighing, she turned around and prepared for several saver lechers' before she would be able to get any sleep.