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Naraku glared as he looked in Kanna's mirror, "I am going to make all those dogs pay how dare they take my mate and pup!" Naraku growled.
"But Naraku to be honest you have been mean with Keski since we came to the castle."Kohaku says to him.
"My relationship with Keski is complicated." Naraku tells him.
"Then why be with him? Let him and the pup go. I can give you a pup just as well as he can," Kohaku said, staring down at his hands.
"You would love that wouldn't you Kohaku, I plan on getting you with child but there is no way in hell Sesshoumaru is raising my first heir!"Naraku tells him and storms off to his study. "You can not replace Keski."Kanna tells Kohaku as she hugs her mirror.
"How is he better than me!?" Kohaku yelled, turning and punching the wall closest to him, then wincing and swinging it at his side to get the stinging sensation to go away.
Kanna said nothing, just stood there holding her mirror.
Kohaku glared at his hands, how was it that Keski had all this power over everyone, he was the reincarnation Naraku and Sesshoumaru should be adoring him not Keski!. Kohaku walked out the room and down the hall into the bedroom he grabbed all of Keski's clothes and began ripping them apart.
Sesshoumaru sat on the sofa while Kagome went to check on Rin and Shippo. Inutashio was sitting in the other chair he sat up some when Keski started to stir in his sleep.
Sesshoumaru stood and walked over to his side. Keski opened his eyes and looked around the room slowly until his eyes landed on Sesshoumaru.
"Hey there, you're still a handful."Sesshoumaru tells him.
"Sorry, how did you get Naraku to let me go?" Keski asked him.
"I didn't you were knocked out and I blasted him ,I can't believe he would do this knowing you're with child." Sesshoumaru tells him.
"He was going to punish me for sitting him."Keski says.
Sesshoumaru looked at him and said, "What did you sit him for?"
"Because he didn't stop Kohaku from attacking my brother," Keski replied.
"I see, but you do know Karas is stronger than Kohaku as of right now."Sesshoumaru says to him. "Yeah, how did you find me?" Keski asks.
"Your kit came here and told me how Naraku was treating you, if you didn't find the shards he was going to kill you again."Sesshoumaru says. Keski turned his head the other way.
"It's based on a deal we made when I was alive." Keski mumbles
"What deal?" Sesshoumaru asked. Keski just laid there, not answering. Sesshoumaru sighed and said, "Keski, if you don't talk to me I can't help you."
"You can't help me I sealed it with a kiss."Keski tells him.
"What is it?" Sesshoumaru asked him.
"I promised him I give him the jewel so he could rule over all."Keski says to him.
"Why would you promise him such a thing!?" Sesshoumaru said after a moment, standing up and starting to pace in front of him.
"I was in love with him at the time. I can't do anything about it," Keski replied.
"And then you go and get pregnant by him, you couldn't keep your legs closed!" Sesshoumaru yells at him.
Keski sat up on the sofa and glared at Sesshoumaru. "Are you really going there?"Keski asked.
"Are you or are you not pregnant with his baby?" Sesshoumaru asks him
. "He loved me until Kohaku came along!"Keski tells him
"That is not what I asked!" Sesshoumaru yelled.
"Yes, I am pregnant with his child! There, are you satisfied!?" Keski yelled back, now standing and inches from Sesshoumaru's face.
Inutashio watched the two go back and forth seeing how far this was going to go. "When you first came back I should have locked you in the dungeon, maybe I'll do it now!" Sesshoumaru tells him.
"You and Naraku both think you can control me!"Keski says to Sesshoumaru.
"I am not trying to control, I'm trying to understand why the hell you make a deal with him!"Sesshoumaru says and grabs Keski by his collar
. "Sesshoumaru." Inutashio says to him.
"What!?" Sesshoumaru snapped, looking at his father.
"You're going too far. Let him go," Inutaisho stated, calmly.
Sesshoumaru looked at his hands and saw his knuckles were white, his claws pierced through the fabric, but not Keski's skin. He let go and took a step back.
Keski looked at Sesshoumaru. "You don't know what it's like Sesshoumaru, I have to work so hard now to please Naraku, if I don't find the shards he's going to kill me after the baby is born, he took my sword and arrows from me, I' m not allowed to go outside or practice unless he's around, that's why when you came back I was going to let you take Shippo so he'd be safe from Naraku."Keski says to him
"Well I won't let him take you again," Sesshoumaru said.
"It's inevitable, Sess, can't you see that? He'll keep coming back for me again and again until you break," Keski replied, sitting down on the sofa and letting his face fall into his hands.
Sesshoumaru sighed and walked over to the sofa and sat down beside him. "I am not going to break I am older now, I have a child and I have sword I will protect you unlike the last time, and this time there is more of a reason you're going to be a mommy, so stop crying and leave things to me and the others."Sesshoumaru says to him.
Keski looked up at him, tears running down his face. "What if he goes after Karas and Kira?" he whispered;.
"I'll send Bankotsu and the guards to go and get them and bring them here so stop crying."Sesshoumaru says to him and wipes the tears from Keski's face.
Keski nodded his head and hugged Sesshoumaru. "Your baby moved while you were sleeping, I'll give you your own room." Sesshoumaru tells him.
Keski smiled and layed a hand on his stomach. "Thank you," he said after a moment, looking at him.
"You have nothing to thank me for. You're practically family," Sesshoumaru replied.
"Or lover."Inutashio said as he stood up and walked over to the window, "I can see how you are able to charm my son and Naraku."Inutashio says to him.
Sesshoumaru growled at his dad . "I am not trying to charm them, Lord Inutashio."Keski says to him, "In fact I never thought about being with anyone till I met Naraku."Keski tells him.
Inutaisho turned around and looked at him, leaning against the windowsill. "Are you sure about that?" he asked.
"Father! That is enough!" Sesshoumaru said, standing.
"It's okay Sesshoumaru, your son and I have a weird relationship and I be lying if I said he wasn't hot, but Sesshoumaru is too over bearing for me to have that type of relationship with, but I assure his and Kagome's relationship is safe."Keski tells him.
"Keski you don't have to explain to my dad, he was leaving anyway." Sesshoumaru tells him. "You want me to leave and you just angered a spider demon by taking his mate, do you not understand how vicious a spider demon is ?" Inutashio asked Sesshoumaru.
"Yes, I understand. But if I need to I will fight him on my own," Sesshoumaru said, glaring at his father. Inutaisho chuckled and said, "I will still help you, Sesshoumaru. I just wanted to make sure you knew how strong he could be."
"Well go ahead we'll be fine for the night , I'll have Caren and Dante put up a barrier, I have to take care of the little mother here." Sesshoumaru says to him.
Keski looked around him and stood up, he sniffed the air and smelt cookies and began walking down the hall toward the kitchen.
Kagome closed the door. "Keski your awake, I am so happy, we were worried about you." Kagome tells him and walks over to Keski and hugs him.
"Thank you for saving me, I am sorry I am causing so much trouble."Keski says to her.
"No trouble at all , I like to see you rile my mate up, it's quite funny." she says.
Keski chuckled and said, "He is quite hilarious when he is frustrated." Kagome laughed as well and said, "Here, try one. Fresh from the first batch." She handed him one of the cookies that was on a cooling rack.
"Mmm. this is so good I didn't get these at Naraku castle."Keski tells her as he takes a bite. "Keski I am sorry about Kohaku we didn't raise him to be the way he is."Kagome tells him. "Kagome it's okay."Keski tells her as he finishes the cookie and takes another and bites into it. Kagome nodded her head, "So what do you want?" she asks.
"I like a boy, I can only imagine what he will look like will he have my ways or Naraku."Keski says to her
Kagome smiled and said, "Between your two personalities, I'm sure he'll have yours. I bet he'll look like you, too." Keski blushed and said, "I doubt it."
"Oh Keski you're so handsome your baby will be beautiful boy or girl, "It be fun to see how Sess acts if you have a boy I can relax and try hard for another girl."Kagome tells him. Sesshoumaru waked into the kitchen after seeing his father off and sending Bankotsu and some of the guards to get Karas and Kira. "Keski you shouldn't be eating cookies." Sesshoumaru scolds him.
"Why?" Keski asked.
"Because, sugar isn't very good for you," Sesshoumaru said.
Kagome laughed and said, "Sesshoumaru, hush. Here, have one." She took one and turned around, shoving it into Sesshoumaru's mouth before he said whatever was on his mind.
Sesshoumaru glared at Kagome as he bit the cookie and took it out his mouth,"I am looking out for him and the baby, Kagome." Sesshoumaru tells her as he sits down.
"I promise if you let me have a few sweets I'll eat all the veggies you want me to, you don't want to be a tyrant like Naraku."Keski added.
Sesshoumaru winced and said, "That I don't. Fine, but for however many sweets you eat you have to eat double the healthy stuff. Deal?"
Keski smiled and said, "Deal."
Shippo ran into the kitchen."Keski you're really here, Caren said you were sick, what did that spider do to you?" Shippo asked and climbed up Keski's leg and sat in his lap.
"Well he did but Sesshomaru saved me thanks to you."Keski says to Shippo.
Sesshoumaru smirked. "Knowing Naraku he probably thinks you and I are having relations." Sesshoumaru says to Keski.
Keski chuckled and said, "I bet you're right. He gets more possessive if there are other males around."
Sesshoumaru nodded and said, "I know. You should have seen him half of the time when the both of you were here."
"If there was no baby I could fight Naraku better, but with the baby it hurts to fight the father."Keski tells him.
"Keski you just take care of the baby and leave the crazed male to me." Sesshoumaru says. "What about the deal I made?" Keski asks.
"Well first we have to get Kohaku's shards, that will be fun."Sesshoumaru says
Keski sighed and said, "Just don't hurt him too badly, okay?" Sesshoumaru smirked and said, "I'll try, but no promises."
Naraku walked out the study after finishing his planning he walked down to his bedroom and slid the door open to see Kohaku sitting on the floor with Keski torn up robes. "Kohaku explain yourself now!"Naraku demanded of him.
"How is he better than I am? I hate him for it!" Kohaku said, taking a half of Keski's kimono and shredding it again, tossing the new halves to his sides.
"I never said Keski was better than you."Naraku tells him.
"But he's having your baby!" Kohaku tells him.
"Why are you jealous Kohaku, you seemed to have accepted this now you're acting like a child tearing up his clothes."Naraku tells him.
"Oh shut up and Sit!" Kohaku yelled.
When Naraku was able to move again after a moment, he slowly got up, growling deep in his chest. Kohaku just sat there, not moving and not afraid for once. Naraku glared at him and hissed, "While Keski is pregnant and cannot be punished, that does not mean the same for you, Kohaku."
Kohaku glared right back at Naraku. "Is he better than me, is he that beautiful that he drives you crazy Naraku , are his kisses so hot that you can't wait to get him in your bed?"Kohaku asks. "What if they're that doesn't excuse you for telling me to sit, I have killed lesser men for worse things."Naraku says to him
"Then kill me. It will show me you don't care, just like you did with Keski," Kohaku said, still sitting there.
"I'm not going to kill you, but I am going to teach you a lesson," Naraku said, standing.
Naraku grabbed Kohaku by his collar and vanished with him to the dungeon where Kagura was being held . Naraku stripped Kohaku of his clothes and chained him to the wall.
Naraku walked over and grabbed his whip. "I never thought I have to punish you but you brought this on yourself dear." Naraku tells him
Kohaku's breath caught in his throat but other than that he didn't let his fear show. Naraku smirked and said, "You may be silent now but I assure you, I'll have you screaming by the end of the night."
Naraku pulled the whip back before letting it go and watching as it hit Kohaku on his chest. Kohaku hissed as the first hit, came, he pulled on the chains. "I will never scream for you."Kohaku says
"We'll see," Naraku said, swinging again, the resounding crack filling the room and echoing, making Kohaku wince again, taking a breath between his teeth. "Is that the best you can do?" he said, looking in Naraku's eyes.
Naraku smirked and walked behind Kohaku and beat him on his back. Kohaku bit his lip it was starting to hurt more, though he still refused to yell out in pain: as the whip hit his pale skin making welts on his back. "I can just heal."Kohaku tells him.
"Then I'll just do it again," Naraku hissed in his ear before whipping him again.
Kohaku hissed in pain again and said, "I'll still deny you your scream."
"Hmm, what if I took you against your will not being gentle for your first time."Naraku growled and bit Kohaku on his ear.
Kohaku shook his head no, "You won't do that!"Kohaku says to him as he his knees buckle.
"Oh really? Because you know me oh so well?" Naraku whispered, tossing the whip aside and wrapping his arms around Kohaku's waist. Kohaku hissed in pain as Naraku's kimono rubbed against the fresh wounds.
"Please don't Naraku, I want to be in your bed, I want it to be special I won't use the word on you, I'll even study to get the necklace off of you."Kohaku says to him.
"Hmm are you back to submitting?" Naraku asks
"Yes. Please, just don't do it," Kohaku whispered, letting his head hang low.
Naraku smirked and gently bit Kohaku's neck. "Good. I'm going to leave you down here for a while and then come down with some salve for your wounds," Naraku said, letting him go and walking out of the cell.