xantissa

Looking into Seimei’s eyes was like looking into a snake’s eyes. They were dark and still, but there was a promise of movement, a threat she was all too aware of.

They stood silent and still in the doorway to Ritsuka’s bedroom, both aware of the small sighs and shifts the boy made in his sleep.

 Mey stood in Seimei’s way, baring his path towards the boy she now called Master. She knew why the boy ordered her to move in, and now Seimei did too.

 She noticed the way the young man shifted, a parody of a gentle smile curving his lips in a mockery of kindness.

 “You are in my way. Move.” He said, voice low and powerful.

 “Your words have no power, they fall on deaf ears.” Mey said almost immediately, feeling the rush of his words along her skin. It was always so odd to meet a Sacrifice capable of using the words.

 The smile never left his lips, but Seimei’s eyes became harder, obviously threatening.

 “You are indeed very fast.” He praised, his words like poison.

 “It seems you have used up all your welcome here.” Mey pressed, unwilling to be pushed into defense.

 Seimei’s eyes cut to the sleeping boy behind her, and then back to Mey. There was no longer a smile on his face.

 “Goodnight.” Said the young man and she nodded, watching him leave quietly.

 There would be hell to pay for this interference in Seimei’s business, she knew.

 Things have changed. Ritsuka had clearly cut one of his connections to his brother, and while Seimei wouldn’t outright take revenge on his little brother, he had no such qualms about her.

 It seemed she had just made an enemy.