Nope don't own Inuyasha..
Lei slowly woke quickly she sat up and looked around noticing everyone was up and eating breakfast.
"Here ya go Lei." Kat smiled at her friend handing her a bowl of soup. Lei smiled thankfully as she slowly began to eat it.
"When are we gonna go after Mei Lyn?" Lei said as she looked up at Inuyasha who sat in a tree. "We'll leave in about an hour." Inuyasha said looking back down at Lei with kindness in his eyes.
"I don't see why you worry about her so much Lei. She was always so mean to you." Kat said while shoving soup into her mouth. Lei sighed, "Well, after our parents died she was all I had other than Larry. She knew what I was going through. We were there for each other, but I also have you and all my other friends at school. Mei Lyn only has Larry and me now. So you see, she needs to know that I'm always gonna be looking out for her and helping her."
"Oh whatever. Mei Lyn always talks down to you, she only respects Larry because he is your guardian, and she only tells her secrets to Larry's cats. She's crazy face it."
"Don't call her that!" Lei shouted. "Calm down you two." Sango broke in "We're leaving now to find Mei Lyn. You can either stay here and yell at each other or you can come and help look for her."
"Now Sango, did you have to be so mean?" Miroku said studying Mei Lyn's odd bow, "What kind of bow is this? It's not made of wood like the ones here." "It's a bow from our time. Mei Lyn uses it to hunt with when she's able." Lei sighed.
The group walked on in silence following Mei Lyn's scent.
Mei Lyn's sleep was restless that night. She was still having dreams about her parents. She sat up quickly gasping for air. Once she calmed down she looked noticing Jaken sleeping by an odd looking dragon with two heads that was also sleeping, the little girl named Rin was sleeping near her Lord who also appeared to be sleeping.
She slowly stood up and began to walk towards the water when a cold unemotional voice spoke, "Don't wonder off too far. I won't protect you if you do." Mei Lyn turned around quickly looking at the demon.
"I thought you were sleeping." Mei Lyn said quietly as not to wake anyone up. "Just because one has their eyes closed does not mean they are sleeping." Sesshoumaru said in a monotone voice.
"You're right. That girl, Rin. She calls you Lord Sesshoumaru, and yet you wonder around and sleep in a forest. Exactly what are you Lord of?" Mei Lyn questioned sitting down by the now dead fire staring into the glowing embers.
"You will also address me as Lord Sesshoumaru, and I'm Lord of the Western Lands. If you must know." He growled causing Mei Lyn to jump at his harsh tone.
"Sorry Sir." She whispered looking away from him knowing he could kill her in an instant if he wanted.
"Tell me child, you called out for your mother in your sleep. Why?" Sesshoumaru questioned. Mei Lyn sighed she hadn't realized that she still talked in her sleep.
"My mother and father died a little over a month ago. They were on their way to France. My father and Lei's father were going on business; our mothers were going for a little vacation. Their plane crashed into the ocean. There were no survivors. I should have been with my family." Mei Lyn whispered the last part as she fought back the tears that threatened to fall.
"You're safe, so why do you cry?" Sesshoumaru asked he could smell the salt from her tears. "Haven't you ever lost someone that you truly care about?" Mei Lyn shyly looked up at him.
Sesshoumaru paused to think, "Yes, I suppose I have. I lost my mother when I was young." "Don't you ever miss her? Or think of her?" Mei Lyn asked.
"That's enough questions for tonight. Get some sleep." Sesshoumaru said as he leaned against his mother's pelt again.
Mei Lyn laid back down and slowly began to drift off into a dreamless sleep. She woke up to the sound of a little girl giggling. Slowly Mei Lyn sat up wanting to go back to sleep.
"Mei Lyn!" Rin smiled as she ran up to her. "I picked these flowers for you. They're pretty like you." Mei Lyn smiled at the girl as she accepted the flowers.
The group stopped in front of a cave. "I can smell Mei Lyn's scent, but I can also smell another demon." Inuyasha said as he sniffed around again. "This way." He said as they began to run up a hill.
They stopped suddenly as the hill ended. "Maybe she tumbled off of the cliff." Shippo said earning a glare from Miroku.
"She couldn't have. She's smarter than that." Lei said as she fell to her knees. "I'm sorry Lei, but this is where her scent ends. Let's go down there and search." Inuyasha said as he put his hand on Leis shoulder.
"Well, if she did fall at least she'll be with her family." Kat said as she looked down the cliff.
Kilala transformed so Sango, Kat, Miroku, and Shippo could ride her. Lei climbed onto Inuyasha's back as they went down the cliff.
"Now I can't smell her scent. She could have fallen into the water." Inuyasha said. "If she did that then you can't find her scent can you?" Kat asked looking around for Mei Lyn.
"No." Inuyasha said as he began to walk downstream with Lei. "Wonder if she's dead? I can't handle losing someone else." Lei sighed.
Everyone walked along in silence again occasionally calling out Mei Lyn's name.
Sesshoumaru still sat in the same spot. 'Rin seems to enjoy her company.' Sesshoumaru thought to himself as he watched the girls play tag, 'Perhaps she'll stay with us and look after Rin.' He snapped out of his thoughts when he heard the calling of Mei Lyn's name off in the distance.
"Jaken, prepare AhUn. We must leave now." Sesshoumaru ordered as he stood up. "Yes Milord." Jaken said as he walked over to AhUn.
"Stop your foolish game now and come." Sesshoumaru said to Mei Lyn and Rin who both stopped dead in their tracks. They looked at each other quickly. "I'll race ya to AhUn!" Rin shouted as she ran to the two-headed dragon with Mei Lyn at her heels.
"I win." Rin beamed as she stopped by AhUn. Rin squealed with joy as Sesshoumaru picked her up and sat her on the giant beast's back. "Lord Sesshoumaru are we all to ride AhUn?" Rin said as she pat the dragon on it's side.
"Yes." Sesshoumaru said as he helped Mei Lyn up onto the dragon then hopped up himself.
Jaken gave the dragon the signal to go. The dragon abruptly took off startling Mei Lyn causing her to nearly fall off. Sesshoumaru quickly grabbed her arm.
"You should hold on." He said letting go of her arm.