Karas and Kira jumped, spinning around. Karas had a sword fit for his size, and was in position to fight. "Karas, it's just me," Keski said.
"What did you bring him in here for, brother? He is a demon!" Karas said.
"Yes, but I think I can help the man that is trapped inside," Keski said, laying Naraku's unconscious body down in front of the altar
Kira walked over to Naraku's body and saw the wound from the arrow.
Keski dropped his sword and bows to the floor.
"Karas get me some herbs and something to wrap his wound." Keski tells him as he looks down at Naraku. "We will have to be careful, he is strong." he tells Karas.
Karas nodded and said, "Yes, brother." He ran into the back room and grabbed the things he and Keski would need before coming back out. "Here you go," he said, handing them to his brother
Keski crushed up some herbs in a bowl and made a paste out of it and rubbed it into Naraku's chest and then wrapped it up. Keski then sat back and rubbed his forehead. "He will be alright Kira though I am not sure you should serve him anymore." Keski tells him he pushes some of Naraku's hair out if his face, He's beautiful isn't he?" he asked them as he stood up and put the bandages away and walked over to the pink jewel that was hanging on a little stand with a silver chain attached to it.
Kira nodded and said, "I won't serve him anymore. But now I have no where to go."
"You may stay here, if you like. My brother and I can take care of you," Keski said, smiling at the boy.
Kira smiled back and said, "Thank you, sir."
"You're welcome. Now, Karas, go prepare two rooms. One for our guest here, and one for Kira," Keski said, looking at his brother. Karas nodded and ran off to do what was asked of him.
Karas wasn't so sure it was good to have the demon here, especially after Keski called him beautiful, his brother never said things like that, heck whenever Lord Sesshoumaru or Lady Kagome came around he was ready to purify Sesshoumaru.
Karas after finishing the rooms came back out. "Keski you're being foolish to save a demon!, one of beauty is the most dangerous." Karas tells him
"When he awakens, I will speak to him," Keski said, picking up Naraku's unconscious body again and walking towards the rooms that were prepared.
Keski laid Naraku down on the mat he then put a sheet over Naraku's body after making sure he was covered Keski walked out the room and started on dinner no doubt the boys were hungry and Naraku would be too.
"I am sorry for yelling." Karas says as he walks over to Keski and helps him peel the potatoes.
"It's okay I know you're worried." Keski tells him
"Very," Karas said.
"You don't have to worry about anything. I'll take care of it," Keski replied.
Karas nodded and said, "I prepared Kira's room, too, so he'll be in the room next to mine." "Good job. You can go play. I'll take care of dinner," Keski said. Karas nodded and left the room.
Karas and Kira went out to play with the other kids while Keski prepared dinner, once dinner was cooking. Keski pulled his hair back into a low ponytail. "I wish my old master was back."Kira says to Karas.
"I know you do, but if my brother says he can help him, he will." Karas says to him as they walk to the river.
"I hope so. Master Onigumo was kind to me," Kira said.
Karas smiled at him and said, "Well, Now we're here to be kind to you. Until your master is better." Kira smiled at him and said, "Thank you."
"No problem," Karas said, smiling back
As the kids played the sun set, and the villagers could hear the wolves howling. "It's okay they won't come here the men here would kill them ."Karas says to Kira.
"Come on let's go back dinner should be ready now, oh and your room is next to mine." Kara says smiling happy to play with someone his age.
Kira smiled back and said, "That's good. I'm glad to be around other children." Karas smiled, and the two raced back to the temple.
Keski was dishing out their portions when the two boys arrived. "Just in time. Dinner's ready. I'm going to take some to our guest," Keski said, setting the boys' plates on the table and carrying Naraku's and his own to Naraku's room.
Naraku had color back in his face now the spider had new plans he saw the pretty jewel around Keski's neck when he walked into the room and set the bowl on the floor. He wondered what it was about and why it glowed so he knew to find out about it he had to be nice. He opened his eyes, and moaned feeling refreshed
"Hey you're finally awake." Keski says
Naraku sat up and rubbed his head. Keski walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, handing Naraku his bowl. "Here, eat this. You'll feel better," he said.
Naraku pulled his face away,"What are you playing at Priest are you tormenting me going to fix my wound and let it heal only to hurt me again! I thought you were serious but it turns out your just a weak man that will get you in trouble someday, anyways I should be going I'll spare you since you helped me kind silly man"
"I wouldn't move if I were you. That wound is still fresh, and that was a sacred arrow, so it's still going to hurt," Keski said, picking up his own bowl and starting to eat.
"I am not weak!, excuse me for thinking about your worthless life!, he said " If you go near that village Naraku I will kill you this time." Keski warns him.
Naraku rolled his eyes"You show weakness when you are the one wanting to kill and aimed true and because you heard my cry of pain!" Naraku shook his head.
And looked at the jewel and then put a hand to his head and fell to his knees acting like he was weak"Hmm maybe I should rest a bit longer." He still sounded annoyed he didn't want to seem like he wanted to be friends with the asshole who tired to kill him.
Keski sighed, standing and helping Naraku get back into bed. "I told you," he said, pulling up a chair this time and handing Naraku his bowl again.
Naraku growled at him and said, "Just because I could not stand does not mean I am weak, human."
"I saw how you looked at me that wasn't just fear in your eyes." Naraku tells him as he sniffs the soup and looks around the room
"You think I like you, you're full of yourself all I want to do is protect my village, I didn't want to harm you but you left me little choice when you attacked your servant." Keski tells him as some of his hair falls forward brushing against Naraku's face
Naraku scoffed and said, "I do not need a servant. Keep the boy, if you wish. I could care less." He took a sip of the soup, continuing to eat a second later.
Keski looked at him. "I already told him he would no longer serve you." Keski says to him. Naraku narrowed his red eyes,"Hmm I see there is another scent besides you and My servant." Naraku tells Keski and looks at him somewhere deep in Naraku's cold heart he saw something in this priest he liked beside the jewel he reached his hand up and stroked his cheek thinking he was beautiful. He rubbed his thumb over Keski's lips
Keski felt heat rise to his cheeks and pulled back slightly, trying to stay calm as he said, "The other scent you smell is my brother, Karas." He took a sip of his soup, trying to calm his racing heart. He couldn't dare look into Naraku's eyes, or else it would beat faster again.
Naraku smirked. "Oh two priest you sure the villagers won't be mad when they find out you're taking care of a demon?" Naraku asks him as he puts the bowl down.
"How is your wound?" Keski asked not answering Naraku.
"Oh and my wound is doing good it hardly hurts me."
"That's good I was worried you wouldn't make it Keski tells him"So tell me Naraku why did you decide to sell your soul to demons, what was so wrong with your life?" Keski asks
"The human I now occupy was extremely ill and was not bound for this world much longer. I simply took him out of his misery," Naraku said, leaning back in the bed again.
Keski nodded and said, "I see. Why not just let him die as a human? As what he was meant to be?" Keski looked at him.
"I needed a body that's why." Naraku tells him Its kind of funny you worried when you shot me!" Naraku growls at him
"I told you why I did what I did, I could have purified you." Keski reminds him
"Yeah whatever, so tell me about that jewel." Naraku says as he looks at him hearing the kids outside the door
"The jewel I have to keep it pure all the time and kill demons as well as evil mortals "It would be nice to be free, but I chose this path, so after you're well I will go back to my work full time." Keski says
Naraku nodded, saying, "Do you ever leave it alone?"
"No, it stays with me all the time. So that I can be sure to protect it," Keski said, fingering the jewel.
"Hmm so it only kills evil people huh is there anything else the stone can do?" He wondered since the boy brought it up himself.
Keski stood up and moved away from Naraku and looked at the floor"Would you like me to wash you off?" Keski asked him changing the subject
Naraku looked at himself and said, "Well, I do need to bathe. Where do you wash here?" "Come, I'll show you," Keski said. Naraku carefully got out of bed and followed behind Keski.
Kira and Karas fell on each other as they tried to scramble out the way but were caught when Keski opened the door. "Hey Keski we were just cleaning the floors." Karas says and looks up seeing Naraku behind his brother.
Naraku raised an eyebrow at the two and Keski said, "Karas, what have I told you about eavesdropping?"
Karas looked at him and said, "We weren't! We were cleaning the floors!"
"If you were cleaning the floors, where are your supplies?" Keski asked, crossing his arms. Karas sighed in defeat, looking down.
"Karas, a good priest respects other people's privacy and private conversations," Keski said
"It's not private when it comes to a demon!" Karas said as he stood up glaring at Naraku.
Kira stood up as well and looked at Naraku. "I'll go get you towels." Kira says and runs off to get them.
Naraku moved from behind Keski and smiled at Karas. "My, my you're not even giving me the benefit of the doubt." he says to Karas
"No, I'm not. Because I don't trust you," Karas said, crossing his arms over his chest.
Naraku chuckled and said, "You don't even know me, boy."
"I know enough," Karas replied, still glaring at him.
Naraku didn't like this boy he would make him pay when Keski wasn't around now that he had a reason to not kill the priest.
Keski cleared his throat. "If you two are done, I am going to take you to the private hot spring, I need a bath as well." Keski says to Naraku.
"Keski he can bathe himself I'll get some water and throw it on him!" Karas says
"Karas! That is quite enough. Go to your room," Keski said.
Karas stood where he was, not taking his eyes from Naraku.
"Now," Keski said. Karas waited another minute before turning around and going down the hallway, glaring at Naraku over his shoulder
"I am sorry about that he's never acted this way before not even with the Western Lord." Keski says to Naraku. Kira came back with two towels and soap.
Keski took them form Kira. "Thank you why don't you go and keep Karas company." he says to him. Kira nodded and looked at Naraku before going down the hall.
"It's...fine," Naraku said, watching as Kira, too, left.
"Come, it's this way," Keski said, leading him down the opposite end of the hallway.
Naraku followed until they got to the hot spring. "We keep this for the temple. It is used for sacred cleansing and things like that," Keski said, setting the towels and soap next to the hot spring.
Naraku was in a black robe it slipped off of his shoulder "You should be good as new soon, I'll change your wound after your bath."Keski tells him
Naraku leaned over him He made it seem like he tripped over a snag in the ground and he pulled Keski down on the ground and fell on top of him,"Ooof" he huffed. Damn this boy was sexy he thought
Keski struggled to keep his breathing normal and said, "Are you alright?"
Naraku smirked and said, "Just fine. You?"
"I'm fine," Keski replied. Naraku nodded, but made no move to get off of him.
Keski's face turned bright red. "Y..You okay?" he asked as he felt Naraku's cock brush against his leg, Keski had never been this close to a man so handsome. he slowly moved his hand up and touched Naraku's soft hair and then pulled his hand away."I'm sorry." he said quickly.
Naraku caught Keski's wrist and pulled his hand back to rest it on his hair again. "I like it," he said, making Keski's fingers run through his hair until Keski started doing the motion on his own. "It's so soft," Keski whispered, his face still bright red.
Karas was fuming his face was scrunched up he didn't like Naraku at all
. "Karas you better not make Keski mad." Kira tells him.
"Come on we're going to spy on them!"Karas says and grabs Kira's hand and drags him out the room and out the shrine
"Karas, if he catches us, we'll get into bigger trouble!" Kira said.
"Well, I'm not going to let that demon poison his mind," Karas said, determined.
Keski slowly stopped stroking Naraku's hair and looked into his eyes, mesmerized.
Naraku smirked, leaning down. Their lips were inches apart when Keski heard rustling in the bushes. He quickly wriggled out from under Naraku and said, "Who's there?" When he heard no answer, he walked over and parted the bushes to see the two boys.
Kira looked up at Keski. "Hey we, um were collecting herbs." Kira said Karas looked up at Keski innocently.
"Yeah Kira wants to become a priest so the three of us can rid the world of demons." Karas says as he stands up. "
Karas you and Kira go back to the shrine I will deal with you later, you know better than to act this way!" Keski tells him.
Karas gave a human growl and locked eyes with Naraku. "You just wait I'll purify you!" Karas tells him
"Karas! I am so disappointed in you. I thought you were more mature than this," Keski said. Karas glared up at him and said, "I AM mature! I'm protecting you from that parasite over there!" He pointed at Naraku and continued, "YOU are disappointing ME, brother. I thought you were smarter than this! He is tricking you! Can't you see?"
"Go now!" Keski tells him.
"Fine but this isn't over!" Karas said and stomped away with Kira following behind him.
Keski nodded his head. Naraku walked up to Keski and turned him around, Keski gasped as Naraku captured his lips he wanted to kiss him and he gave the Priest slow deep kisses forcing his mouth open and he dived his tongue into the wet cavern exploring his mouth vigorously.
Karas turned around and his brown eyes went wide
Karas glared and ran back. "Get away from him!" he yelled, pushing Naraku off of his brother. Keski's hand immediately flew to his mouth, his face a deep scarlet.
This had been Keski's first kiss "Hmm we were suppose to, take a bath or something," Naraku wouldn't mind looking at his nude body now and kissing over it .
"He isn't helping you, you pervert!" Karas growled as he had to lift his head up since Naraku was tall.
Kira walked over to the scene. Keski licked his lips tasting Naraku on them."Um yeah this way."he said Karas moved to stand in front of his big brother