Chapter 8:Servant? I think not!
It was nearly noon and they were approaching the village. "Mei take Rin and run on a head," said lord Sesshomaru. Nodding Mei picked up Rin and swung her in the air before starting to walk again. When they arrived at the village the villagers looked shocked. The keeper appeared out of nowhere, "Welcome home my servant but I'm afraid your teacher has passed away." Mei put Rin down, "I know. I felt it. Oh and I've come back to tell you I'll not be finishing your test and becoming your servant." "Oh but you already finished the test and are now my servant. A child? Well we'll have to give her to a human mother to look after because you'll be coming with me." "No!" Mei exclaimed stepping up beside the girl. "She's my Ceirwy and you'll not touch her and I'm not your servant!" She said this clearly. "You are my servant and will learn to obey me." The keeper said angrily as he reached to take Rin but Mei stepped in front of him and growled low for all to hear. "I said you'd not touch her." The keeper's face contorted with rage as he drew back to hit her. She didn't even flinch as his hand came down but before it could hit her, a hand gripped the keeper's wrist. Everyone saw a demon lord. "Who are you?" asked the angry keeper. "I'm Lord Sesshomaru and I'm the Lord of these lands servant!" With that he pushed the keeper away and turned to the girls. "Did he hurt you?" Mei hung her head, "No my lord," she said quietly. It took the keeper a minute to realize what she had just said. She had said My Lord! That demon was her lord? "What do you mean by this? She's my servant and has been for a while!" Sesshomaru just looked at him, "Do not presume to lie to me human! She didn't swear herself into your service for she was already sworn into mine and when my life was threatened she left to protect me." Amazingly he was telling the truth. "Would you be willing to sell her for I find her…" "Mei is not for sale," Sesshomaru said icily. "I brought her back to tell you she would not be entering your service and that is all." With that he turned to leave. The keeper drew his sword silently and swung towards Sesshomaru but Mei planted herself firmly between them and caught the sword with her left hand. Growling she slashed at his arm with her right and pushed him back. "Why are you protecting that demon?" He yelled after her. She turned around, "Incase you hadn't noticed I'm not exactly human either pal!" Then turned to follow Rin and Sesshomaru. The keeper launched himself at her but she back flipped right over his head and landed in her usual crouched position. "Come Mei. We're to meet my half brother and the others and I'm not going to be late." Said Sesshomaru loudly waiting at the edge of the forest. "Coming Master!" She called loudly a somersaulted over the keeper's head but what shocked everyone, including Sesshomaru, was that she landed running! Quickly she was at his side and had scooped up Rin. Sesshomaru wrapped his arm around Mei's waist and called his wind to take them to Inuyasha and the others.
"Where have you been?" Called Sango but Mei simply placed Rin on the ground and told her to play with Jaken and Shippou. She turned to Sesshomaru she said, "Thank you." Sesshomaru looked at her and asked, "Why did you call me my lord and master?" Smiling she replied, "Well it's true and that fool takes some convincing." "Is that why you placed yourself between us?" She nodded. Although he didn't need it he liked the fact that she would place herself between him and danger but then again he also didn't like it.
