lostmoonchild: Yay, chapter nine is done! Okay, I've got a notebook now so I can work on chapters when I'm away from the computer then I'll just type them out when I do get to a computer. Thanks for the review!

Asakane Kotoro: Yep, Sesshy's momma's in the picture now and hell is bound to break loose. I don't know what's going to happen but I have a feeling that there might be some humor. Soooo glad that my somber mood last week went well with the chapter and I'm hoping that this week will be good.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or anything else. Rae doesn't belong to me, she belongs to my friend.

Chapter Nine

Sesshomaru's mother was from the deepest pit of hell, she was absolutely positive of that! Anybody who said otherwise either just didn't know her or simply didn't want to piss her off in any way, shape, or form. If it was the latter, she could see exactly why they didn't want to piss her off. Damn it! Why didn't she just keep her mouth shut and run away from here when she had the chance?!

Rae ran as fast as she could from the demoness, her heart racing against her chest. She remembered several basic rules of survival and one of them happened to say, "Be wary of those who answer your challenges."

The teenage girl could have kicked herself for forgetting that rule. Sure, Sesshomaru's mother was pretty but so were deadly plants. That woman's presence was enough to make even the most hardened of men cower in fear. It was no wonder why even Sesshomaru himself looked so wary when around her. His mother acted like she didn't even have a freaking heart.

A yelp left her lips when the teenage girl got caught again and struggled against the guards that had been sent to catch her. "Come on! I didn't do anything to piss off the lady that's got a stick shoved up her butt!" Rae shouted as she fought for her temporarily lost freedom. "Let me go or face my wrath!"

If Kagome heard her say that, Rae knew exactly what would happen. Kagome would start laughing before asked about the wrath that Rae was threatening her with. That would result in a face being made and something being done that would ultimately result in the miko hitting her on the head in retaliation. Then in fifteen minutes the cycle would inevitably start over again.

Rae was perfectly comfortable with not being the brightest crayon in the box but she knew that she wasn't the dullest. She was somewhere in the middle like orange was in the middle of yellow and red. Yeah, she was orange instead of being some high and mighty a primary color. Maybe she could be a gentle shade of gray.

A sigh left her lips as she was brought back to Sesshomaru's mother. The demoness was drinking some tea and had a mildly amused expression on her face. "That was your third escape attempt today, ningen," she said patiently as if she were speaking to a child that didn't understand some basic idea. "Are you done yet or are you going to keep trying to escape?"

Was she done trying to run? Was she really going to let some woman that she didn't know try to control how she acted or thought? She didn't like the idea of letting anybody tell her how to act or even what to think. It felt wrong to her.

Rae thought about Kagome and the rest of the family. Would they be happy that she was calm or would they be upset? For a while they might be happy but they'd probably get upset afterwards. "No." Rae said finally.

Sesshomaru's mother stared for a moment as if trying to remember what the word meant. Surely this human hadn't just gave her a negative response instead of just submitting like she thought she would. "What did you just say?" There was danger in her voice that warned Rae to be careful. She was treading on dangerous grounds now.

"I said 'no' since I'm not done yet." Rae answered. If she used that same tone that everyone seemed to use on her, she'd probably get killed before she could take another breath. "I won't be broken by anybody who thinks that all humans are weak-willed creatures. I'll keep trying no matter how many times you drag my ass back."

The demoness stiffened in irritation at Rae's answer. How dare this insignificant creature tell her that she wouldn't give up? Clearly this human was an idiot or she wouldn't be acting so stubborn. Yes, that was it. This human was just plain stupid and hadn't realized it yet. It would be pointless to be offended by such a stupid creature as this ningen female was proving herself to be.

"Then by all means," the demoness stated calmly, "feel free to escape as many times as you wish."

Was there a sign on her head that said that she was an idiot or something or was there something else written on her forehead? Okay, if Kagome wrote something on her forehead that she needed to wash off as quickly as possible then the miko was going to get a huge prank pulled on her that pranksters would be talking about for centuries on end.

First she had to think of a prank of that magnitude that wouldn't backfire horribly and actually kill Kagome. Even then it would take several weeks worth of planning just to make every little detail work flawlessly even if outside forces were acting upon it.

Smirking, Rae sat down and raised an eyebrow at the almost surprised demoness. This was going to be fun but she wasn't overly positive who it was going to be fun for just yet. "Do your worst." Rae said calmly.

Challenge issues and, if the look on the demoness' face was anything to go by, the challenge was accepted.

Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow as he watched the human teenager work with one of the servants in the garden. All he had been doing was taking a small break from paperwork and somehow Rae had gotten caught up in garden work. From the look on the servant's face, he didn't know exactly how to handle the hyperactive girl. "Rae." Sesshomaru stated calmly.

Rae looked at him, making a face when the servant bowed to Sesshomaru. "I don't know what crawled up your mother's butt and I really don't care. If this is her idea of a punishment then I'd rather piss her off cause this is fun." Rae told him.

Of course. Sesshomaru probably should have warned his mother that Rae didn't do some of the same things that normal humans supposedly did when put into new places or situations. No, she got a tad bit more irritating. He was just surprised that his mother hadn't killed the human female unless she was practicing the same patience that she practiced with Inuyasha's mother. "Fun." Sesshomaru repeated calmly as he looked at the teenager. "You consider this to be fun."

"Hell yeah! Gramps had me weeding stuff at home and had me taking care of the outside chores since it was a bad idea to have me doing chores inside."

He had to give the miko's grandfather some credit. The teenager was more useful when she was outside seeing as she just created more work inside. "Very well. You may continue." Sesshomaru told them.

"Of course, Sesshomaru-sama. Thank you."

"I'd have kept doing it even if you said not to."

There was a look in her eye that told the taiyoukai to be painfully careful for a while. What was she planning now and who was her intended victim? Deciding that he'd best warn his mother, Sesshomaru went inside and started looking for his mother.

lostmoonchild: Another chapter done and ready to be reviewed. I'm actually in a better mood despite having to deal with a spoiled brat thinking that it's funny to get others into trouble. Anyway, read and review!