Naraku's red eyes narrowed as he looked at the baby." He's not a demon or a hanyou, he is human, my, my the jewel is back how delightful ." Naraku says "His reincarnation how cute".. He watched as Sesshoumaru glared at Kagome before picking up Kohaku and held him in his arms and smiled at him.
"And it seems that the lord of the western lands is attached to him!" Naraku said, smirking. Oh, he could already tell he was going to have fun with this. He chuckled and said, "I need to come up with a plan. Kanna, you are dismissed." He looked at the girl. She bowed and walked out of the room, sliding the door shut behind her
Naraku paced back and forth as he thought about seeing his Keski's reincarnation, seemed Sesshoumaru wasn't taking any chances this time. he smirked as he walked out his study and called for a female that looked to be in her late teens early 20's "Kagura!" he called out for her.
Kagura had black hair that was pinned up she had red eyes like Naraku there was a single feather sticking out her hair she wore a red and white Kimono ."What?!" she growled at him
"I want you to keep an eye on Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western Lands, and his mate, Kagome. They have a...subject I want," Naraku said.
Kagura glared at him and said, "Why should I do your dirty work?"
"Because, Kagura," Naraku said. From his flesh, a heart formed in his hand, and he squeezed it. Kagura gasped, clutching at her chest as she slid to the floor. "I have your beating heart in my hands, and your life," he hissed
Kagura had tears in her eyes Naraku was a bastard how she wished he was dead or could give him a taste of his own medicine. "Alright I'll do it but how will I know what your subject is that, they have?" Kagura asked him as she placed her hands on the floor trying to bare the pain.
Naraku walked over to her and stopped squeezing her heart "It is a baby boy watch how they act with him I want to know where his parents are and all about him." Naraku tells her.
"Fine," she said, catching her breath.
"Good. Now go," Naraku said. Kagura stood and left the room and the castle. She pulled one of the two feathers out of her hair, and it grew. She jumped onto it as it took to the sky, and controlled it so it would go towards Sesshoumaru's castle.
Naraku then walked over to the sofa and sat down and called Kanna again , the quite girl came and placed her mirror in front of her so he could see.
Sesshoumaru looked at Kohaku. "Kagome he needs to be changed." Sesshoumaru said scrunching up his nose at the cute baby.
Kagome glared at him and said, "So change him."
"You're the woman, you change him," Sesshoumaru said.
Kagome gave him an incredulous look and said, "Just because I'm the woman means I have to change him? Oh, you are funny, Sesshoumaru. No wonder I mated you." She laughed and left the room, her short kimono showing off her legs.
"Bitch!" Sesshoumaru growled and looked at the others in the room He stood up and looked at Dante."You know how to change a baby?" Sesshoumaru asks him.
"Nope." Dante tells him."It wont be hard take the old one off clean him put a new one on all done." Dante says with a smirk.
"You're dead when I come back!" he said and walked out the room to change Kohaku.
Kagome was leaning against the wall and watched as Sesshoumaru walked out with the baby. "Think of this as practice, Sesshoumaru. You'll be doing this with our first child, too," she said, giggling.
Sesshoumaru just glared at her as he went up to the nursery to change the baby. "Practice my ass." he growled as he changed the baby
Kohaku cooed when he was in a fresh diaper. Sesshoumaru looked down at him. "Your life will be in danger many times but I won't make the same mistake twice." Sesshoumaru tells him
Kohaku just gurgled, grabbing some of Sesshoumaru's long hair and starting to play with it. Sesshoumaru disposed of the dirty diaper and held Kohaku gently as he walked back down the stairs.
Kagome was in the same place as before, her kimono riding up slightly. Sesshoumaru glared at her and said, "I still have to teach you your 'lesson.'"
Kagome smiled and said, "And I told you I'm looking forward to it, baby." She winked at him, giggling again
Sesshoumaru walked back into the room where the boys were and placed Kohaku in Caren arms."Watch him and he better be in one piece the next time I see him!" Sesshoumaru tells him and walks back down the hall and grabs Kagome and throws her over his shoulder and uses his demonic speed and went up to their chambers where he threw Kagome on the bed and tore the kimono off her body he growled and his head bent down and he began attacking her neck biting it drawing blood. "Your body is mine, how dare you show it off to others." Sesshoumaru growled against her neck.
Kagome let out a small shriek when he bit her neck. "It taught you MY lesson, didn't it," she hissed into his ear before biting it, drawing blood as well
Sesshoumaru growled HER lesson?' he growled as he moved down her body spreading her legs he went in between them and began licking her tasting her, she tasted sweet as always, a little spicy this time she was in heat, he concluded
Kagome moaned in pleasure."Mm Sesshoumaru, I love you." she says to him as she throws her head back.
"You're going to be screaming that by the time I'm done with you," Sesshoumaru said, gently biting her and making her mewl. Sesshoumaru chuckled and kissed up her body, stopping to suckle on a supple breast. He could feel Kagome's heart rate pick up and her breathing speed up, making him smile as she gripped the sheets in her hands.
Kagome tugged on his silver hair as he kissed and lavished her body. Sesshoumaru moved back to between her legs and thrust his thick cock into her. Kagome growled and sat up and dug her claws into his back drawing blood."Sess ...Maru!" she screamed out.
Caren heard them and blushed and they went out to the garden with Kohaku
. Kagome pushed Sesshoumaru onto his back, taking her with him since he was still inside her. She moved with him, running her hands up and down his chest. He growled, leaning up and sinking his fangs into his mating mark, drawing blood.
Kagome moaned in delight as his fangs sunk into her skin. "I love you." she tells him as she wraps her arms around his neck as she has her orgasm her claws now had his blood on them. Sesshoumaru kept pounding down into her and growls his release as he rests his head on her breast. "Don't even think about leaving the room." she growled
Sesshoumaru chuckled and defiance flashed in his eyes. "You going to stop me?" he hissed, staring into her eyes.
"You think I can't my father is a demon Lord only second to your father as I recalled you begged me to be your mate, Oh Kagome I need you, you're the air I breathe no one else will do." she said mocking him with a smirk on her face. "If you try to leave this room you and I will fight in the gardens in our, true forms." she says
Sesshoumaru laughed and said, "As if you could defeat me." Kagome raised her eyebrow at him, a smirk on her swollen lips. "Is that a challenge, darling?" she asked.
Sesshoumaru pulled out of her and got off the bed and put on his black robe and walked over to the door and opened it and smirked at Kagome before walking out the room laughing. The staff heard their Lord laugh and knew nothing good came when he did that
Kagome glared after him as her eyes became red. "Oh, you'll regret that," she hissed. She got out of bed and put on her robe before walking out of the room. When she saw Sesshoumaru, she ran up and tackled him to the floor. "Garden, Now," she hissed before quickly grabbing his private spot and giving it a good tug. He hissed at her as she got off and walked down the stairs.
"Damn Wench!" he said as he got up and went out to the garden he looked up to see a very angry Inu demoness in her true form her black soft fur moved with the wind her bright red eyes looked at him as she bared her fangs. "Taking this too far aren't you dear?" Sesshoumaru asked her as he had yet to transform.
Kagura arrived on the lands and found a tree and sat on a limb hiding her scent as she saw the female dog demon.
Kagome just growled at him as she started to pace, her eyes never leaving him. "I only left the room after having sex! What's the problem with that?" Sesshoumaru said. Kagome barked at him, making his ears ring and his hair blow back. He glared at her and said, "Do you really want a battle, Kagome?" She growled at him, leaning down on her front paws so that her backside stuck up in the air, baring her fangs at him.
Sesshoumaru 's eyes bled red and a purple mist formed around him when it vanished there was a white dog demon growling at the smaller female demon. Kagome wasted no time and sat up and slapped Sesshoumaru with her paw across his face she then rammed her head against his chest. she knew she pay for the headache in the morning. Sesshoumaru stumbled back and fell on the ground growling up at her.
"Whoa look at that." Dante said with Shippo on his shoulder as he saw Kagome
Caren sighed and said, "Here we go." Sesshoumaru barked at her and rammed her, making her fall onto her back before pouncing on her, pinning her to the ground. She bit his forearm, making him howl in pain as he got off of her, only for her to pounce on his back, digging her claws into him to stay on.
Sesshoumaru howled out in pain as she did this. Kagome growled loud teaching him a lesson when she said stay she meant stay!. Sesshoumaru wrapped his tail around her leg and squeezed it. Kagome bit into his neck she was mad. Her red eyes glared at him. "Smug prince!" she thought.
Sesshoumaru growled and ran in circles, trying to throw her off. Kagome only dug her claws in deeper, as well as her teeth. Sesshoumaru then tried something else. He rolled on the ground, on his back. Kagome only growled at him, holding on as tight as she could.
Sesshoumaru growled and did the last thing he wanted to do he whimpered Kagome went still but still kept her fangs in him her tail began going back and forth she gave him another bite before letting go and stepped back and sat down still in her demon from she licked the blood from her mouth before changing back to her other form. "Next time listen!" she hissed
Sesshoumaru glared at her and changed back as well "Love you too." he said to Kagome and kissed her on the lips. Kagura saw Sesshoumaru and smiled. "My, my he's very handsome she said as she tapped the fan against her chin. she then heard crying and saw the brat Naraku was talking about
Kagome growled as he kissed her, giving him a warning. "I'm still pissed with you," she hissed before turning around and walking towards the castle. She walked up to Caren and held out her arms. "May I? I think it's my turn to watch him," she said, smiling.
Caren smiled back and handed Kohaku over. "You need to be changed again, huh?" Kagome said, smiling at the baby.
Sesshoumaru laughed this time as she would be changing the baby. "Well I think I'll go and take a nice bath then sleep." Sesshoumaru tells her. "Karas, Kira and Shippo inside now bedtime he said to them.
"Why just because you're in trouble why do we have to suffer?" Karas asked him
"Be grateful I didn't put you back down there," Sesshoumaru said.
Kira grasped Karas's hand and said, "Come on, let's just go, okay?" Karas glared at Sesshoumaru as he let Kira lead him down the hall, Shippo riding on his shoulder.
Kagome walked up to her mate and whispered in his ear. "There is someone in the gardens." she tells him as she pats Kohaku on his back and walks back inside the castle with Caren and Dante. Sesshoumaru walked further into the garden. "Show yourself now!" Sesshoumaru growled
Kagura smiled to herself as she jumped from the tree, landing in front of Sesshoumaru softly. "Hello," she said, smirking. Sesshoumaru glared at her and said, "What are you doing in my territory, demon?"
"I had no idea this was yours, Lord Sesshoumaru, I was tired so I wanted to rest." Kagura says to him.
"Red eyes huh?" Sesshoumaru says to her and pins her against the tree and sniffs her. "Tell him he can try all he likes things will be different this time." Sesshoumaru tells her and then looks into Kagura's red eyes
She smiled again and said, "Whatever do you mean, my lord?"
"Your bastard of a maker, Naraku," Sesshoumaru hissed, his claws now against her neck.
"Don't think I won't kill you woman all I have to do is release my poison and you will die a slow painful death." he says as he cuts Kagura's neck making it bleed.
Kagura gasped. "I like it rough." Kagura purrs at him.
Kagome looked out the window as the servant had changed Kohaku. "That bitch!" Kagome growled and leaped out the window and appeared beside Sesshoumaru. "Let me kill her!" Kagome growled
"Now, dear, that wouldn't be polite," Kagura said, mocking
Sesshoumaru's tone. He growled and said, "She is higher rank than you, wench, I demand you show her respect!"
"Lady of the West be a good little girl and wait till the adults are done talking!" Kagura tells her. "Little! that's it!" Kagome yelled and pushed Sesshoumaru out the way and tackled Kagura
"What the hell Kagome!" Sesshoumaru growled at her.
"He is mine you whore!" she yelled
Sesshoumaru sighed and pulled his mate off of the woman, who only smirked. "Go ahead, kill me. That's what I want," she said, smiling.
Kagome smiled evilly and said, "Then I'll let you live to be that monster's slave, you little bitch!" Kagura laughed and said, "Me, the little bitch? Who's a demoness who happens to be a dog?"
Kagome growled more and struggled in Sesshomaru's arms. "Let me go Sesshoumaru!" she yelled.
"Enough you're the Lady of the west now behave!" he says to her.
"See you soon Lord Sesshoumaru." Kagura said as she took out her feather and headed back to Naraku. "Damn so close to death." she says
Kagome glared after Kagura as she flew away. "If that little whore thinks she can have you, she better think again," Kagome hissed, taking Sesshoumaru's hand and practically pulling him after her as they went inside
"I am all yours as you just said." Sesshoumaru says to her with a smile on his face.
"Kohaku is sleep now and so are his parents amazing they slept through this." Kagome tells him as they go back to their room and get in the bed. Sesshoumaru pulls her close and kisses her on the neck.
When Kagome woke up, Sesshoumaru still had her in his arms, pressed tightly against her. She smiled and held him as close as possible, closing her eyes again and sighing in content.
Kikyo had been up four times last night thanks to Kohaku she was now out in the garden with said baby as Suikotsu had left to find his brother to tell him the good news.
Naraku was having his morning cup of tea as Kagura glared at the floor while Kanna held her mirror up showing Naraku Kikyo and Kohaku
. "You're a fool Kagura to think he would want you." Naraku tells her
Kagura glared at him and said, "Just because I wanted him does not mean he wanted me. I knew he didn't, especially since he has that bitch for a mate." Naraku chuckled and watched as said girl walked out and sat next to Kikyo, talking with her and playing with the baby.
"How are you feeling Kikyo?" Kagome asked her.
"Still a bit sore, but other than that okay," Kohaku woke me up 4 times Suikotsu somehow slept through it." she says.
"Just like a man, well be glad it's me out here or else it be Sesshoumaru and he will Take Kohaku in his study and forget about the rest of us, I just wish he was this way with his own brother." Kagome tells her.
"Oh? What kind of demon is his brother?" Kikyo asked.
"He's only half, which is what angers him so much," Kagome said. Kikyo nodded and said, "I'd heard that Lord Sesshoumaru wasn't fond of hanyou."
"No, not fond at all. But I'm hoping that will change over time. Inuyasha is his half brother, after all," Kagome said.
"He use to hate humans but then he met Keski and that all changed." Kagome said as she looked at Kohaku. "I wish he was still here, but then Kohaku wouldn't be." Kagome says.
"I am sorry Kagome." Kikyo says to her.
"It's not your fault it's that damn spider demon and one day he will pay." Kagome growled.
Kagura chuckled. "Seems she hates you with a passion." Kagura says to him.
Naraku chuckled and said, "They both do. But they will hate me more when I take that child, and the jewel inside of him. Perhaps I'll take the demoness as well, just to piss off Sesshoumaru."
"I saw her battle she kicked Sesshoumaru's ass, but this child why do you want him Naraku what's so great about him I didn't sense any powers when I saw the boy." Kagura tells him. Naraku looked at Kagura. "He has a jewel inside his body that I want." he says.
"Yes so take the jewel you don't need the boy." Kagura tells him
Naraku didn't respond. The boy looked too much like Keski to let go, so he had decided to take him, as well. "Kagura, you are dismissed," he said, not looking up from Kanna's mirror. Kagura rolled her eyes and just stood, walking out of the room.
Karas came outside and saw Kagome and Kikyo he walked over to them. "Can I hold him?' he asked as he put his arrows on the ground, Kikyo looked at Karas, "Sure just be careful with his head." Kikyo tells him as she hand Kohaku to him.
Karas smiled and looked down at him."Hi there." he says to him, Kagome felt Sesshoumaru coming and got up and met him. "Let Karas have time with him, you can't keep him for yourself." she says to him
Sesshoumaru sighed and said, "I was not going to take the child. I was simply going to tell Karas not to forget about training today."
Kagome glared at him and said, "I know that's not what you were going to do. Don't think about lying to me, Sesshoumaru. I can smell it a mile away."
Sesshoumaru sighed. "Fine I was going to take him and spend time with him you know that bastard is scheming something." Sesshoumaru tells her.
"That whore he sent she never once went near Kohaku she came for you." Kagome tells him.
Karas smiled as he heard Kohaku giggle as his stomach was tickled."He's ticklish." Karas says to Kikyo
Kikyo smiled and said, "Yes, he is. I was playing with him yesterday and found out myself." Karas smiled and said, "He looks so much like him. It's scary."
Kohaku looked up at Karas and looked at him as if he could talk he would tell him a lot he moved his little hands and a pink barrier went around him and Karas.
Naraku dropped the cup of tea on the floor seeing this.
Sesshoumaru and Kagome turned their heads at the same time feeling the holy power.
Karas smiled and whispered, "I'll protect you, too." He added his own power to it, making the glow a low burgundy color. Kohaku smiled and gurgled, clapping his hands together.
Kikyo was in shock as she saw this. Kagome and Sesshoumaru walked over but didn't get to close so not to get purified. "A day old and already he can do this." Sesshoumaru said to Kagome.
Caren and Dante ran out feeling the power." What's going on?!" they ask. "Karas did that?" Dante said in shock.
"Kohaku did it first. That's a blend of their power," Kagome said, smiling at the two boys. "I think it might be time to start," Dante said, looking at his brother.
"Start what he's a baby he can't hold an arrow."Caren says to him.
Dante smacked him upside the head. "Not him Karas and Kira!" Dante tells him hurting his own ears.
Kohaku and Karas dropped the barrier Sesshoumaru looked at them. "Why don't you give him to Kikyo and start." Sesshoumaru says to Karas
Karas sighed and said, "Okay." He gave the baby over to Kikyo, but he immediately started to cry. Karas smiled and said, "I'll be back. I have to practice to become strong." He kissed Kohaku's forehead before picking up his bow and arrows again, walking past Sesshoumaru, Kagome, Dante, and Caren.
Sesshoumaru looked at Kohaku. "I wonder how much you know?" Sesshoumaru says as he looks at Kohaku ."Kagome I'll be back I am going to go check something." Sesshoumaru says and vanishes before she can protest.
Sesshoumaru went back to Keski's village and sighed and went to Keski's grave. "Lord Sesshoumaru I wasn't expecting you". The elder said
"I'm sorry to appear so suddenly I just wanted to visit," Sesshoumaru said, indicating the grave. "Of course. I'll leave you to it," Mr. Anso said, bowing and walking away.
"Damn Naraku to seven hells and back!" he growled as he looked at the grave.
"But Sesshoumaru I had to die, it was my time." Keski voice said to him.
Sesshoumaru turned around and saw Keski and growled." Naraku you bastard!" he growled.
Naraku chuckled as he changed back and said, "Hello, Sesshoumaru. Miss your friend?"
"I wouldn't be if you hadn't killed him!" Sesshoumaru hissed.
Naraku laughed and said, "He was WEAK. He fell so fast, your head spun. And he fell hard. Now, I'm going to take someone else who is precious to you. Well, TWO people, actually." He smirked at the dog demon
Sesshoumaru stood up flexing his claws "You will not touch him on Karas!" Sesshoumaru growled at him and swiped his claws at Naraku.
Naraku jumped away but this time he formed a barrier. "Karas?" Naraku asked "You think I want that weak boy?, no Lord Sesshoumaru I want power and Karas doesn't have it, Kohaku and well you'll find out soon on who the other person is." Naraku tells him
"You son of a bitch!" Sesshoumaru roared, charging at the barrier, only to be thrown back by the force of it. Naraku laughed and said, "Trust me, you'll find out soon enough." He then formed a miasma cloud and flew off, the barrier diminishing.
Sesshoumaru glared up at the sky and went back to the castle as fast as he could when he got there he barely missed getting hit by arrows from Karas and Kira."Hey!" Karas growled at him.
Sesshoumaru ran into the garden seeing Kohaku with Kagome and Kikyo. "Kagome!" he said as he ran over to her catching his breath." Sesshoumaru!" she said as she looked at him
He pulled her up and into his arms, barely giving her the time to hand Kohaku to his mother. "Sesshoumaru, what's wrong?" she asked, panic in her voice as she wrapped her arms around his neck and held him close. She could feel him shaking.
"Naraku." he whispered in her ear he then looked at Kagome and kissed her on her lips. "We have to double the guards , he wants him, and someone else in this palace." he tells her.
Kagome ran her hand through Sesshoumaru's hair. "We won't let him get him or anyone else, where were you to even see him?" Kagome asked.
"I went to Keski's village and the bastard showed up looking like Keski."he tells her
Kagome's eyes widened and she whispered, "That's horrible, to torment you like that."
"Well, he's not exactly Saint Mary, is he?" Sesshoumaru growled. Kagome held him tighter
"Bankotsu!" Kagome yelled.
The main guard appeared instantly and bowed. "Yes, milady?" he asked.
"I want the guards doubled, and men on watch twenty four seven, only on reprieve to relieve themselves or get sleep! They can eat at their posts," Kagome said, still holding Sesshoumaru to her.
Bankotsu nodded, now standing. "Yes, milady," he said before running off.
Sesshoumaru finally let Kagome go and looked over at Kohaku, he scanned the area he saw Shippo, Karas, Kira then there was Kohaku of course who besides Kohaku could Naraku want. "Power." Sesshoumaru repeated.
Kagome walked over to Sesshoumaru and took his hand in hers. "Sesshoumaru you have to relax, Bankotsu is a great guard Kohaku will be fine." she says to him
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It had now been 5 years later since Naraku had made his threat to Sesshoumaru that day in the village. Kagome was now pregnant with hers and Sesshomaru's pup, Karas and Kira were now 17 years old and going out on training sessions with Care and Dante.
Kohaku was now 5 years old Kikyo and Suikotsu had let Kohaku out to play in the gardens since the guards w ere there Kohaku had medium length dark hair that was tied back with a tie as he ran around the garden, he was living a good life he loved being with his parents but would sometimes sneak off to spy on the Lord of the palace.
Kagome walked out into the gardens, a hand resting on her now rounded stomach. She was about four months along, so the pup would be due soon. She smiled at Kikyo and walked over to her, sitting down next to her. "How are you holding up, mommy-to-be?" Kikyo asked, smiling. "Pretty good. The pup doesn't kick as much anymore," Kagome said.
"Oh, I'm sure it will start up again closer to the due date. That's what Kohaku did," Kikyo said, smiling as she watched her son play
"Yeah, I had to get out the palace Sesshoumaru was hovering over me like I was going to break." Kagome says to her. "Yeah they do that, it's fun really it's the time you can make them do what ever you want." Kikyo tells her.
Kohaku ran to the deepest part of the garden and looked up seeing Bankotsu. "Hi Bankotsu!" the little boy said happily he wore a light blue robe, can you take me to Lord Sesshoumaru please?" he asked him giving him the cutest little face giving him puppy dog eyes.
"Where's your mother?" Bankotsu asked.
"Talking with Auntie Kagome," Kohaku said. "
Then you should go back to her. It's dangerous this deep in the gardens, especially for you," Bankotsu said.
Kohaku looked up at him and huffed crossing his arms over his chest.
Bankotsu looked back at him. "Kohaku you better go you don't want Lord Sesshoumaru to hear about you being naughty do you?" Bankotsu asked him.
Kikyo stood up. "Kagome can you smell Kohaku?" she asks her.
Kagome looked around. "He was just here." she said as she sniffed the air.
"No, but I want to go see him!" Kohaku said, looking up at him.
"Then go find him in the castle. You need to go back to your mother first," Bankotsu said.
Kagome caught Kohaku's scent and said, "He's back here. Come on." she grasped Kikyo's hand and started deeper into the gardens.
Kohaku stood up dusted his robe off. "Why is it dangerous for me to be here?" Kohaku asks him.
"When you're older you will be told." Bankotsu says to him.
Kagome and Kikyo found Kohaku ."Kohaku!" Kikyo said and ran over to him and bent down and hugged him. "Don't you ever go anywhere without asking first."she tells him
Kohaku pouted and said, "I just wanted Bankotsu to take me to Fluffy."
Kagome smiled and said, "You could have asked me, sweetie. I would have taken you."
Bankotsu chuckled at hearing the nickname. "Fluffy, that is funny I have to remember that the next time." he says.
"Yeah do that you'll be in the dungeon for a month." Kagome tells him as she and Kikyo along with Kohaku had to the palace.
"So Kohaku what are you and Fluffy going to do?" Kagome asks.
: Kohaku shrugged and said, "I don't know. I want to play, though!" Kagome giggled and said, "I'm sure he'll find time for you." He looks more and more like Keski every day. Kagome thought, smiling at the little boy, who was sitting in his mother's arms.
Kagome and Kikyo walked into the palace and went over to the office door and went opened it."Hey Sesshoumaru you have a visitor." Kagome says with a smile as Kikyo puts Kohaku down on the floor
Sesshoumaru ate a rice ball and smiled seeing the cute five year old "Well hello Kohaku how are you doing today little boy?" He wondered "Would you like a rice ball?" Sesshoumaru asks
Kohaku looked up at his mother for permission. She just nodded and he smiled, running over and sitting on Sesshoumaru's lap. Sesshoumaru chuckled and handed him a rice ball, smiling as the little boy ate it with delight.
"He tried to bribe Bankotsu to bring him to you." Kagome tells him
. "Ah I see, well he did right, you have to ask your mommy for permission." Sesshoumaru tells him.
Kohaku nodded his head and kept eating.
Sesshoumaru sighed as he heard two loud teen voices in the hall. "I told you watch out it's your own fault you got hit in the ass!" Karas tells him. "That's it I am not sleeping with you tonight!" Kira tells him
Kagome walked out into the hall to see Karas and Kira, Kira was limping slightly. "What happened?" Kagome asked.
"We were just coming to see you. He shot my ass!" Kira said, turning to the side. The arrow was still inside his cheek. Kagome stifled her giggles and said, "We better get that out before it gets infected."
Karas sighed and walked inside the study tracking dirt on Sesshoumaru's once clean rug. "Hey Sesshoumaru Kira is being a baby cause he got shot in his a...he stopped seeing Kohaku in the room. "I mean he got hit in his bottom."Karas says to him.
"Is that the reason you're putting dirt on my rugs?" Sesshoumaru growled at him
Karas looked down at the rug and said, "Oops. Well, that's what you clean it for." Sesshoumaru sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose.
"Why do I already feel a headache coming on?" he said. Kagome rolled her eyes and took a look at the arrow. "Alright, we just have to yank it out," she said.
"What?! Kira yelled as Kagome pulled the arrow out his butt. Kira yelled loudly. "Karas you idiot!" Kira yelled as Kagome now held the arrow in her hand. "Go have the servant clean you ."Kagome tells him.
Karas walked over to the desk. "Hey Kohaku you want to shoot some arrows?" Karas asked him.
"No!" both Kikyo and Sesshoumaru said. "You think I let you near him after you just wounded Kira?" Sesshoumaru asks him.
"Hmph you're the one that said he had to learn." Karas says
"Yes, and Dante and Caren will teach him, not you, a boy who can't even handle his own bow and arrows," Sesshoumaru said, remembering when Keski had shot him in the ass.
"That's right you got hit by a priest a few years ago maybe this one." Karas said pointing to Kohaku who had rice on his face now. "Will do the same to you." Karas says. "You have five minutes to get out this room." Sesshoumaru warns Karas.
"If I don't, what will you do? Lock me in the dungeon again like you did those years ago?" Karas said.
"That's a very nice possibility. I would leave if I were you, so that I don't have to consider the option."
Kagome came back in the office. "Karas why don't you go before you get punished." Kagome suggest to him.
"Yeah okay, later." Karas says and walks out the room and goes outside not wanting to be yelled at by Kira.
"You will not be like him." Sesshoumaru says to Kohaku licked his lips and looked at the desk and saw the scrolls and began playing with them
Kagome giggled and said, "Good thing those are blank." Kohaku had accidentally crumpled one and looked at Sesshoumaru, who only smiled. He handed him a dull pencil and said, "Why don't you go draw something for me?"
Kohaku smiled and said, "Okay!" He jumped off of Sesshomaru's lap and ran to the corner where a little table and chair were set up for him. He sat down and began to draw, soon getting occupied in the work.
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Karas walked out the gates to get some air. "Not my fault the boar and him was standing right next to each other." Karas says with a sigh as he runs his hand through his black hair. "I wish Keski was here, he be 25 now."Karas said.
"So he would." came a dark velvety voice as the man walked out from the trees.
Karas whipped around and had an arrow at the ready in seconds, glaring at the man before him as he opened his senses. "Naraku," he said through clenched teeth.
"Hello Karas , I mean you no harm you aren't worth killing." Naraku tells him.
"Stay back!" Karas tells him and lets the arrow go. Naraku sidestepped the arrow.
"Still weak I see, I do hope the reincarnation proves more fun than you." Naraku tells him.
"You'll never touch him!" Karas tells him.
"You sure about that Karas, he's looking more and more like your brother." Naraku said as he walked up to him. "I am guessing he will have the same powers maybe more." Naraku says as he backs Karas up against the tree.
"Get away from me," Karas spat.
Naraku smirked when he saw the hatred in Karas' eyes. He chuckled and said, "How's it going with your boy Kira?"
"Stay away from him!" Karas yelled, going to punch Naraku in the face
Naraku caught his hand and bent it down making it break. "I wanted to do this for a long time your interference with Keski!" Naraku growled at him.
Karas bit his lip he wasn't going to give Naraku the satisfaction of hearing him cry out in pain. "You took him from me he was all I had." Karas said as he had no choice but to go to his knees.
"I wanted the damn jewel! But your brother ended up having to die because he was making me become sentimental. I could not afford that," Naraku said, kneeling down in front of Karas, tilting his face up towards him. "Too bad he can't see you now. He'd be putting up one hell of a fight," Naraku said, smirking.
"He may not be here, but I am," Sesshoumaru growled before tackling the spider demon.
Naraku growled up at Sesshoumaru. "Sesshoumaru saving this one, how sweet shame you couldn't save Keski." Naraku said with a smirk .
Sesshoumaru punched Naraku in his face. "You bastard how dare you think you could come on my lands you filthy spider!" Sesshoumaru says to him.
Karas leaned against the tree.
Kagome stayed in the palace since she was with child. Kohaku ran over to the window and looked out seeing Sesshoumaru he felt a dark aura and ran and hid behind Kikyo whimpering
Kikyo looked at Kagome, who was glaring at the spider demon from the window. "I'm assuming that's him?" Kikyo asked.
"Yes. We're staying inside. The castle is heavily protected," Kagome said. Naraku looked up and when he saw Kagome in the window, smirked at her, winking. Sesshoumaru saw and punched him again before kicking him in the ribs.
Kagome's eyes widened and she placed a hand on her stomach. "I want to fight, but I can't," she growled, watching as her mate was out there, along with the boy she treated as her own son
"Mommy, bad man." Kohaku says as he looks up at her.
"Yes he is Kohaku but Sesshoumaru, none of us will let him near you." Kikyo tells him and rubs him atop his head.
Naraku coughed and stood up."A pup huh you've been busy." Naraku says to him. "I can feel that power he's very close." Naraku said licking his lips.
Karas stood up now and shot an arrow and hit Naraku in his arm. "He's mine, not yours!" Karas growled at him
Naraku looked at Karas from the corner of his eye and smirked, saying, "He's not your brother, Karas. I took him from you long ago."
"He has my brother's spirit, and none of us will let you near him!" Karas said, firing another arrow, this one with more power than the others, since his rising emotions gave his energy more power.
Naraku growled as the second arrow burned his arm."You little runt promise be damned!"Naraku growled at him.
Kohaku ran out the room. "Kohaku come back here!" Kikyo yelled as she ran after Kohaku out to the gardens.
"Karas!" Kohaku yelled as he ran to him.
Sesshoumaru turned his head and saw the boy coming. "Kohaku!" Sesshoumaru yelled and ran and grabbed him.
Naraku's attention immediately turned to the boy and he smirked when he saw his face. "You look so much like him," he said.
Kagome ran as fast as she could while she was pregnant and reached the inside of the gates. "Sesshoumaru, bring him to me!" she said, holding out her arms as Sesshoumaru ran
"No let me go, Karas needs help!" Kohaku said as he squirmed in Sesshomaru's arms Kikyo looked at Naraku as Sesshoumaru walked over to the gate.
"No I want Karas!" Kohaku cried
Karas backed away from Naraku. with tears in his eyes. "Enjoy him while you can." Naraku said before vanishing.
Bankotsu ran when he heard the yelling. "What's going on?" he asked
"Where the hell are the guards, Bankotsu!?" Kagome yelled as Sesshoumaru handed her Kohaku.
"They were just here, milady. I was here just a few minutes ago checking posts," Bankotsu said
Sesshoumaru grabbed Bankotsu and slammed him against the gate. "I want every guard here now, Naraku was here how much closer does he have to be before he takes him!" Sesshoumaru growled in his face.
Bankotsu trembled and once let go went to get the guards. Karas walked over to Sesshoumaru and leaned against the gate looking at Kohaku.
Kohaku squirmed out of Kagome's arms and ran to the older boy, jumping into his and burying his face in Karas' neck. Karas held him close and walked past the group, not speaking as he went into the castle.
Kagome sighed and then winced, putting her hand to her stomach. "Are you alright?" Sesshoumaru asked, going to her side at once. "Yes. The pup's kicking, that's all," she said, smiling at him.
"Sesshoumaru, I don't know what just happened but he s aw Naraku from the window and ran and hid behind Kikyo, then when Naraku was going to attack Karas he ran out to go after him.
Sesshoumaru rubbed Kagome on her stomach. "I know I saw the flash in Kohaku eyes if he has Keski's memories they are slowly coming out." he says to her. "You go inside with Kikyo I am going to handle my guards." he says
She nodded and kissed his lips. "Don't be long," she said, giving him a worried look. He smiled at her and said, "I'll be inside with you before you know it." She nodded and started towards the castle, Kikyo's arm linked with her own.
Sesshoumaru turned around to see the guards all bowing. "Master please forgive us we didn't smell him."They said to him. Bankotsu also kept his head down. "I am going to say this one more time. Kohaku is the reincarnation of Keski a priest and a friend, if Naraku gets his hands on him you will all pay with your lives plus your families am I clear?" Sesshoumaru asked them.
"Yes!" they all said.
"Lord Sesshoumaru I know you're angry and I hate to anger you more but this came for you, you father mate and brother will be here tonight." Bankotsu tells him.
Sesshoumaru sighed and said, "Fine. Do not slip up again. This is your only warning." He left the guards to their duty and went into the castle. He found Kagome waiting by the door, a hand on her stomach.
"Kagome come on rest you and pup need all you can get, and good news father, and his brat and mate will be here for dinner." Sesshoumaru tells her.
"That will be nice I told the healer to take care of Karas hand." she says with a smile as they walk into his study and she lays down on the sofa
Sesshoumaru lifted her and sat down before setting her back on the couch, her head in his lap. He started running his fingers through her hair, making her smile. Her smile faded though and she said, "Sesshoumaru, he can't be allowed near here anymore. Either that or we have to move. We need to keep them safe."
"Karas is almost grown he and Kira might decide to leave on their own, and Shippo is 12 now but still short, even if we move Kagome I think Naraku would find Kohaku, I saw that look he wants Kohaku , but the guards know better now if it does happen again we will move." Sesshoumaru tells her. Kagome smiled as she went to sleep in his lap
Sesshoumaru sighed as he watched his mate sleep. The pup would be born soon, and everything was ready. He just hoped that neither his father, Izayoi, or the brat mentioned anything to make her angry. Then they would all be in hell.
The dinner was being prepared as usual. Shippo hopped down the steps and walking into the dining room smelling the food Kikyo was filling Suikotsu in on what happened earlier. Kira came down his mood was different since he found out that Karas got hurt by his former master.
Kohaku came down riding on Karas back. "You okay?" Kohaku asked him.
"I am fine, thank you for caring." he says to him.
Kagome and Sesshoumaru waited at the door for his Father. "Kagome I swear I won't stop Kohaku if he purifies Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru tells her.
Kagome glared at him and said, "Oh yes you will."
Karas set Kohaku down and watched the five year old run into the dining room. He was about to go in before his hand was grabbed and he was pulled to the side, only for a pair of arms to wrap around his neck. "I'm sorry. I should have protected you," Kira said, his face buried into Karas' neck.
"You didn't know, Kira and I am fine, he doesn't want me he let me know that much, he wants Kohaku, I just pissed him off. "I am sorry about what I did earlier." Karas tells him and turns around and kisses him on his lips.
Kira kissed him back and took his hand and the two walked into the dining room. "It's sweet of you to protect him." Kira tells him.
The guards walked beside Inutashio, Izayoi and Inuyasha who was wearing a red kimono his long silver hair was down his back now it wasn't silky like Sesshoumaru it was thick and his bright golden eyes shines with amusement as they were taken to the door where Kagome and Sesshoumaru were.
"He still reminds me so much of my brother. We both have a...connection. A feeling that we need to protect each other. But I need to protect you, too," Karas said, unclasping their hands and wrapping his arm around Kira's shoulders, Kira's around Karas' waist.
Bankotsu lightly knocked on the door and opened it at Sesshomaru's command. "Sir, your father is here," he said, bowing and moving out of the way.
"Yes I heard he ran out to try to get to you, he does look like Keski, "You're protecting me but you know this means we have to take our lessons more serious." Kira says to him as they walk into the dinning room.
Sesshoumaru saw his father and his eyes went to his half brother. "Hello Father." Sesshoumaru said as he growled at Inuyasha. Kagome took her hand and smacked Sesshoumaru on the arm.
"Hello Izayoi, please come in Sesshoumaru is being his normal self." Kagome says. Inuyasha looked at Sesshoumaru and walked up to him. "Hi Sesshoumaru." he said in a cute voice
Sesshoumaru glared at his brother and Kagome slapped his arm again. He sighed and said, "Hello, Inuyasha." Kagome smiled at the little hanyou and held out her arms. "Come here, little one," she said.
Inuyasha smiled and walked over to her, sitting on her lap and putting a hand on her swollen stomach. "The pup should be coming any time now," Inutashio said. Sesshoumaru nodded and said, "She is about there. Only a few more weeks.
Sesshoumaru sat down beside Kagome as he watched the brat touch his mate's stomach. Izayoi and Inutashio sat down on the other side. "I see the boys have grown and survived." he says. "Yes we have." Karas said as he smiled at him.
"I see Inuyasha has gotten big last time we saw him." Kira pipes in.
"Yes he has, as has Kohaku." Inutashio says looking at the young child.
"Yes we're hoping he can learn his powers never know when he might need to purify someone." Sesshoumaru said as he looked out the corner of his eye at Inuyasha.
Kagome looked at him and hissed, "Be nice."
"I AM being nice. I didn't mention names, did I?" Sesshoumaru replied calmly.
Kagome sighed and smiled down at Inuyasha. "I bet you guys are hungry. Dinner should be ready soon," she said, smiling at Inutashio and Izayoi.
"Oh that is fine, how are you doing Kagome?" Izayoi asks her.
"I am fine we had some trouble earlier with an intruder but other than that I am fine the nursery is ready Kikyo helped me with it." Kagome says.
"Oh well then after dinner I like to see it." Izayoi said with a smile.
"What kind of trouble?" Inutashio asked. Karas sighed as he rubbed his broken wrist. "Bad man." Kohaku says.
Inutashio looked at him and said, "What kind of bad man?"
"Spider demon. The one who killed Keski," Kira said, placing his uninjured hand on Kohaku's head.
"I see, why didn't you say something Sesshoumaru?" Inutashio asks him.
"I have it under control that's why ,its the first time he has shown his face since Kohaku was born, I already know what he is planning, I have doubled the guards.".
"Then how did Karas get injured?"he asks his son as the food came out.
"Karas went outside the gates, I am not going to keep them locked up and Naraku doesn't want Karas!" Sesshoumaru growls at him.
"Then who does he want?" Inutashio asked.
"Kohaku I already know he wants. But he said he was going to take someone else precious from me. I don't know who," Sesshoumaru said.
"You know it's not Karas, that leaves Kira, Shippo, Kagome, the pup, and Kohkau's parents." Inutashio says to him.
"I doubt it's Shippo he's weak." Sesshoumaru said as he looked at the food on his plate. Kira grabbed Shippo by the tail before he launched at Sesshoumaru.
"Maybe you should bring everyone to my castle." Inutashio suggest.
"No I will not run like some coward and he seems to be able to track me wherever I am." Sesshoumaru tells him
Kagome held Sesshoumaru's hand under the table as she ate. "It could be me and the pup," she said, not looking up.