Ch11
Sesshoumaru turned his head to look at Kagome and growled low in his throat. "He'll never have you or the pup!" Sesshoumaru said and stood up and walked out the room to go find Bankotsu. "Bankotsu I want a guard outside my chambers and outside Kohaku's room as well, no one enters those gates unless I see them first!." he tells him.
Kikyo got up and walked over to Kagome. "I am sorry Kagome if you want me and Suikotsu to take Kohaku and go so you won't be in danger I understand." she says to her
Kagome smiled at her and said, "No. It's because YOU are in danger that we brought you here. Naraku wants the jewel in your son's chest, and he will stop at nothing until he get's it."
"I know, but if he's targeting you and the pup now." Kikyo says to her.
"Kikyo you will stay Sesshoumaru will handle everything."Kagome says with a smile. Inutashio looked at Inuyasha and then Kohaku. "I'll be back dear." he says to Izayoi and kisses her on her lips before getting up from the table and walking out to find Sesshoumaru.
Kagome didn't say anything else, just focusing on the food in front of her. Kikyo sat down next to her, as did Izayoi, and the three girls started to smile and talk with one another.
Through all the chatting Kohaku got up from the table and went down to Sesshoumaru's study and walked inside and walked over to the drawing he drew earlier.
Naraku had punished Kagura for him getting shot by Karas. she was on the floor now holding her chest. Kanna came into the room and showed Naraku how He caused an uproar at Sesshoumaru's palace
Naraku chuckled at the picture and said, "Good. Be afraid, Sesshoumaru. Two of the people that mean most to you will soon be in my grasp." He gave Kanna an order and the image turned back to the dining room and to the three women. He saw Kikyo and Izayoi place their hands on Kagome's stomach and laughed.
"Hmm a hanyou must be his brother, no interest." he said as he saw Karas, Kira and Shippo and Suikotsu but no Kohaku, Naraku smirked. "Show him to me." he orders her. Kanna showed Kohaku sitting alone at Sesshoumaru's desk. "Kagura go." Naraku tells her. "How do you expect me to get pass all those guards?!" she growled
"I know you'll find a way. If you return empty handed, expect a harsh punishment!" Naraku growled at her. She hissed at him before walking out of the room, pulling out a feather and flying away
"Bastard!" Kagura growled as she headed toward the castle when she got there she saw all the guards going back and forth she had to get in without Sesshoumaru smelling her.
She used her fan and made her scent go in the direction of the front gates making the gates shake getting their attention.
"Get into formation! Nothing gets through these gates!" Bankotsu yelled, turning away from Sesshoumaru and his father to do his job.
Sesshoumaru looked up and around before spotting Kagura. "That bitch!" He hissed, starting for the castle.
: Kagura growled and flew to the windows of the study and broke them out shattering glass everywhere. Kohaku looked up at her and jumped out the chair. "Come with me boy now!" she says to him. Kohaku walked over to Kagura and placed his hands on her kimono and shocked her with his purifying powers. Kagura screamed and slapped Kohaku across his face.
Kagome heard the scream and Jumped up. "Kohaku!" She said, running out of the room, Kira and Karas following after her.
Kohaku glared at her, a flash in his eye. He stuck his hand out and grabbed her wrist, purifying her again. This time he did not let go, even when she slapped him again. Kagome and the boys got into the room and Karas ran over, pulling Kohaku out of the way as Kira readied an arrow, losing it and shooting Kagura in the chest. She sneered at him and said, "Nice try, but I have no heart
Kagura looked at the burns she had thanks to the child. "You hate me that much Kohaku, you want Naraku don't you?" she asked him. "I'd stay back Kagome I could kill you in your condition!" Kagura growls .
Kagome growled at Kagura. "I am not leaving with out him!" Kagura tells them and uses her fan throwing them across the room. Karas and Kohaku got knocked against the wall. Kikyo braced her self so Kagome fell on her
"Sesshoumaru!" Kagome yelled. Sesshoumaru had just gotten to the castle and was running towards his office. Kagome stood and braced herself for the next attack. She had to protect the others.
"I'll kill you," she hissed at Kagura, charging her, her claws extended.
Naraku was watching from Kanna's mirror and contacted Kagura through a connection he had made. "Do not harm her, I want her as well," he said. Kagura growled.
Kagura jumped out the way avoiding Kagome's claws. "You will kill me, I think not you whore!" Kagura growled at her.
Kohaku shook his head and stood up."Leave her alone!" he said to Kagura.
Kagura turned and glared at him. I should end your life here and now" Kagura says to him Sesshoumaru kicked open the door Inutashio following behind him. "Kagome!" he said as he jumped in front of her. "Go with Kikyo and Izayoi now!" he says to her. Sesshoumaru twitched his nose smelling burnt flesh as he looked at Kagura and Kohaku
Kagome ran to Kohaku and grabbed him into her arms. "Come on!" She said. Kikyo and Izayoi followed her, Shippo on her shoulder. "Karas!" Kohaku cried. "He'll be fine, sweetie. We need to get to safety," she said, kissing his forehead as they ran.
Karas stood up and looked at Kagura. "Your hand is broken you want the other broke as well?" Kagura said to him
. "You seem to not get it I warned you I would show you no mercy." Sesshoumaru said to her. Kagura turned to him.
"Stop interfering you can't save her or him!" Kagura tells him and leaps out the broken window and gets on her feather and flies back to face Naraku's wrath.
"Son, let Kagome stay with us." Inutashio says to him.
"She is my mate, why does he want her, I thought he liked males." Sesshoumaru says to him as he looks at the broken window.
"I don't know what this 'Naraku' is planning. I am not him," Inutashio said. Sesshoumaru sighed and said, "Come one, let's go find the girls and kids."
Karas sighed. Kira walked over to him. "This is my fault Kira, I did this I was angry at Keski that day, I told him I hoped he died and Naraku made it come true, if I had stopped arguing with Keski he be alive and Kohaku's life as well as Kagome's wouldn't be in danger." he says with tears in his eyes.
Kira pulled Karas to him and said, "Don't talk like that. It would have happened anyway. Naraku wanted the jewel, and Keski had it. He killed him to get him out of the way of his prize. THe disgusting demon will die, Karas. I promise." He pulled Karas back and wiped away his tears before kissing his lips. "Come on, let's go with Sesshoumaru," he said, taking Karas' hand.
Karas followed Kira out the room they were in Sesshoumaru and Kagome's bedchambers now. Kohaku looked up when he saw Karas and ran over to him and hugged him around the waist. "Okay now?' Kohaku asked as he looked up at him.
"Yes I am okay, you're strong for your size. "Kikyo I think you should let Caren and Dante train him now so he can control his powers." Karas says.
Kagome was growling she wanted Kagura's head. "Once this pup is born I am hunting her down!" she tells Sesshoumaru
Sesshoumaru chuckled and said, "Hon, you'll still have to take care of the pup when it's born."
"I don't give a damn! I'm hunting her ass down and ripping that head from that slut's body!" Kagome hissed.
"I'll protect you Kagome!" Inuyasha pipes in and crawls on the bed. Kagome smiled at him. "With what you don't have any thing." Sesshoumaru tells him.
Inuyasha growled at Sesshoumaru. "You jerk!" Inuyasha yelled and leaped on Sesshomaru
Sesshoumaru growled and said through clenched teeth, "Remove your claws from my scalp." Inuyasha laughed and said, "What are you going to do? Bite me?"
"That's an option!" Sesshoumaru said, reaching back and ripping Inuyasha off of him..
Inuyasha growled and hit Sesshoumaru on his nose. Inutashio looked at his two sons. "Oh dear." Izayoi said as she looked at her pup.
"Inuyasha sweetie why don't you go play with Kohaku, Karas can you watch them please?" she asked.
"Sure." Karas says to Izayoi as he watched both brothers growling at each other
He walked up and pulled Inuyasha from Sesshoumaru's hands. "Come on, Kohaku," he said, taking the little five year old's hand and leading the two outside, Kira following. Izayoi sighed as Inutaisho said to his eldest, "Can't you two get along?"
"He started it! You saw!" Sesshoumaru said.
"Sesshoumaru you should be ashamed and in front of Kohaku." Kagome says to him.
"He jumped at me, you saw him Kagome he jumped from the bed and onto me like a wild animal." Sesshoumaru says.
Izayoi shook her head at the eldest. "And here we came to give you a sword." she says to Sesshoumaru.
"Yes but this sword is from my fang since you have a family now though you're very strong, you're also stubborn The sword is called the Tensagaia it's a healing sword it can bring people back from the dead before you were to cold hearted but when you met Kagome she began to change you, and when you took humans into your house I knew you had changed besides your dislike for your baby brother." his father says to him
Sesshoumaru looked from his father to Kagome, who's hand was on her stomach as she watched him as well. He looked at his father again and said, "I would like that sword very much, father."
"The sword can't bring Him back, the person has to die then and there." Inutaisho tells him as he takes the sword from his sheath and hands it to Sesshoumaru "Your brother will get one once he comes of age."Inutashio tells him . Sesshoumaru looked at the sword and walked over to Kagome. "Thank you Inutashio." Kagome tells him
He nodded at his daughter-in-law and said, "You're very welcome." Sesshoumaru sat down next to Kagome and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. She smiled at him, her arm around his waist.
Kagome rubbed her belly "Hey can you go and get me some dinner please?" Kagome asks Sesshoumaru.
"But?" he said to her.
"Your dad is here we will be fine that tramp won't be back." Kagome tells him. Sesshoumaru stood up and placed the sword on the bed he kissed Kagome and went out the room.
"Kagura you failed me!" Naraku said to the wind demoness.
"I tried to get him you saw him he burned me twice!" Kagura reminds him. "Why the hell did you send me there he hates you Naraku, that soul is angry be glad he's not grown." she says
"Better you than me, Kagura, though I will most likely have to get them both myself now," Naraku growled, looking in the mirror.
Kagura sighed and said, "Why didn't you just do it in the first place?"
"Because, I needed to test his powers. You were the best solution," Naraku said, looking at her.
"You bastard! you used me for your test!, he could have killed me"Kagura tells him. "Sesshoumaru is going to kill you he loves that boy almost as much as he loves her!"Kagura tells him. "That boy whose hand is broke w hat is he to Kohaku?" she asks
"If Kohaku has Keski's memories and such, then he knows Karas was Keski's brother, so by instinct they need to protect each other," Naraku said.
Kagura started to pace. "They're inseparable! The only way to get one or the other alone is when the brats are at practice. But Kohaku is most likely going to start training as well," Kagura said.
Naraku watched as Kagura paced back and forth. "Yeah and the mention of your name makes Kohaku mad he has it in for you." Kagura says with a grin. "He's 5 now by time he is a teen he will be better and more handsome."Kagura purrs as she walks over to Naraku. "Do you want to hurt him how do you plan on getting the jewel out his body?" she asks
"When he comes of age to protect the jewel, it will arise from his flesh," Naraku said.
"You plan to wait that long?" Kagura asked.
"I've waited this long, haven't I? I can wait longer. I am a very patient man. Just not with you," Naraku said.
"Yeah I wish I could be with Lord Sesshoumaru, I wish it was me having his pup." Kagura says going into her own dream world. "Naraku you ruined everything!" Kagura tells him and plops down on the floor.
"You were not created to have fun, you were created to serve me!" Naraku reminds her. "Yeah fine so what do you want Kagome for?" she asks
Naraku chuckled and said, "To piss off Sesshoumaru and hurt him dearly. Plus, why not torture the little bitch some. She was also an interference with my plans, so I'll be an interference with hers. If I were to like females, she would be the first I would take." He chuckled again, watching said female through Kanna's mirror. She and Sesshoumaru were laying in their chambers, Kagome in Sesshoumaru's arms. His father and Izayoi had gone out to check on the children.
Kagura glared at him. she envied Kagome she was with that handsome dog demon. "But what about her pup what are you going to do it ?" she asked. "What do you think?" Naraku asked her. "You can't that's his baby!" Kagura growls at him.
Naraku stood up "You think if you saved his pup he thank you, no you stupid girl he slash you to bits." Naraku tells her.
Kagura marched out the room slamming the door like a spoiled child
Kagome sighed, wrapping an arm around Sesshomaru's waist as they rested. "How are you holding up?" he asked, running his fingers through her hair.
"The pup likes to move around a lot right now. But I'm doing alright," Kagome replied.
"I guess it's the excitement getting to him or her." Sesshoumaru says to her.
"You know it's amazing we raised Karas very well, I wonder how Keski would have handled him during his teen years, you ever think what Keski was thinking on his last day?" Kagome asks him
"He was most likely thinking of his brother," Sesshoumaru said.
"They did have that fight before he left," Kagome replied.
"I'm sure he was thinking about Karas when he was dying, as well. He never got to say he was sorry and he loved him," Sesshoumaru added.
"I'm glad he swallowed the jewel. Now it's not in Naraku's hands," Kagome said.
"Mhmm, it's in Kohaku for now and he is about to start training I am staying indoors I will not have a repeat of what Keski did to me all those years ago." Sesshoumaru tells her.
Kagome giggled. "It was pretty funny when you came back with an arrow in your ass, just like Kira." Kagome tells him.
"Not funny Kagome be glad you're pregnant." he growls at her
"I let you you win." Sesshoumaru tells her. "Besides you were in heat and it's going to take you a few months to drop that weight." Sesshoumaru tells her and kisses Kagome on her lips. Kagome growled at him and kicked him before going to sleep
"Kagome can't stress the pup." Sesshoumaru tells her.
Sesshoumaru winced when she kicked him, and smiled when he watched her fall asleep. He kissed her forehead before gently getting out of bed and walking out of the room. He looked at the guard and said, "No one gets in except me."
"Yes, sir," the guard said.
Sesshoumaru walked down to Kohaku's bedroom and walked in and saw Karas was asleep at the foot of the bed as was Kira, but Kohaku was woke and was looking out the window. Sesshoumaru walked over to him. "Kohaku are you okay?" he asks him.
Kohaku looked up at him and thought about the words he wanted and said, "I don't want to be the one keeping you in danger."
Sesshoumaru smiled and sat down next to the five year old. "We want to protect you. You aren't old enough to protect yourself just yet," he said.
"I want to start training. Like Karas and Kira," Kohaku said.
"Your mother and father are fine with that you can start tomorrow with Karas, Kira, Caren and Dante w ill be glad to train you." Sesshoumaru tells him. "I love having you here and Auntie Kagome loves having you here don't you want to meet the baby?" Sesshoumaru asks him.
"Yes I do, um I didn't mean to hurt that lady but she was going to hurt me." Kohaku says to him
"It's okay I am glad you did Kohaku you helped keep Auntie Kagome safe." Sesshoumaru tells him.
"I did?" Kohaku asked, looking up at him.
"Yes. That lady was going to hurt her, too. But when you hurt the lady first, Auntie Kagome had a chance to get the both of you away," Sesshoumaru said.
Kohaku smiled and said, "I'll protect her always!" Sesshoumaru chuckled, ruffing his hair as he said, "That's my job. You can protect Karas and Kira, okay?"
"I don't need protection." Karas mumbles as he lifts his head up to look at Sesshoumaru, "Don't you knock?!" Karas asks as he sits up and places his hand under his chin.
"Why do I need to knock for Kohaku's room?" Sesshoumaru asked him. Kohaku looked at Karas. "Be nice Karas." Kohaku scolds the teen
Karas sighed, deciding to keep his mouth shut. Sesshoumaru chuckled and said, "Even a five year old has control over you."
Kohaku looked at him and said, "You be nice too, Uncle Sesshoumaru."
Karas chuckled,"You were saying Uncle Sesshoumaru?" Karas teased as he sat up. "Hey you think we can get Inuyasha riled up again so he'll attack you?" Karas as with a gleam in his eye as he looked at the sleeping hanyou in Kohaku's bed
"Don't you dare," Sesshoumaru hissed. Kohaku wrapped an arm around the sleeping boy and said, "Be nice. Inuyasha isn't bad."
"No he's not bad Kohaku." Karas said as he rubbed Kohaku's head. "I'll just wait till tomorrow." Karas tells him as he nudges Kira to wake up.
"Leave me alone , fluffy that's my dinner." Kira said in his sleep
Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow at the sleeping boy while Karas chuckled. He leaned own and kissed Kira's neck. "Kira, it's time to get up," he whispered.
Kira opened his eyes and ran a hand through his hair and sat up. "Oh Sesshoumaru, we fell asleep didn't we?" Kira asked as he stood up."Come on Karas let Kohaku get his sleep we have training to do and you know how Caren and Dante is." Kira tells him
Karas smiled and said, "yeah, I know." He walked over and kissed the top of Kohaku's head. "Sleep good, little one," he said. Kohaku smiled as he and Kira left, closing the door behind them.
Kohaku looked up at Sesshoumaru and said, "You're going to take Inu with you, aren't you?" He looked at the boy beside him before looking back up at the demon with sad eyes
"Actually no, I wasn't going to touch the brat." Sesshoumaru tells him. "I will tell father that he's staying with you." Sesshoumaru says to him and kisses Kohaku on his forehead and tucks him in the bed and looked at Inuyasha and walked out the room closing the door behind him.
Inutashio walked down the hall and stopped in front of Sesshoumaru. "Inuyasha is staying the night with Kohaku." Sesshoumaru tells him
Inutashio nodded and looked at the guard Sesshoumaru had posted outside the doors. "You make sure both those boys are well protected, understand?"
"Yes, sir," the guard said, bowing. Inutashio looked at Sesshoumaru and said, "Since my boy is here, I'm staying the night with Izayoi."
"I don't want to know what you do in bed." Sesshoumaru says to his father and walks back down the hall getting the image out his head.
" Sesshoumaru where are you going?" his father said with laughter in his voice.
"I am going to check on the progress of the window if you must know." Sesshoumaru tells him
Inutaisho just laughed and walked down the hall to find his mate. Sesshoumaru walked into the study to see the window was just as new, with Kagome standing in front of it, her hand on her stomach
"Kagome aren't you suppose to be sleep?" Sesshoumaru asked her.
Kagome turned her head to look at him. "I woke up the baby is kicking and I didn't have you to pest." Kagome tells him.
"I see, you know Kohaku is starting his lessons tomorrow and I am staying inside." Sesshoumaru tells her as he walks over to her and kisses her in her hair
Kagome frowned and said, "I don't know what we're supposed to do. Naraku has attacked our home. If he does take me, I won't let him take the pup with me. I'm hoping to have him or her soon." Sesshoumaru held her close and said, I won't let him take you or the pup. You can count on that."
"How can you stop him?" Kagome asked him.
"I will figure out how Kagome for now just think happy thoughts and I have a new sword so we will be okay." Sesshoumaru tells her Kagome nodded her head and the two went back to sleep.
The next morning Caren and Dante had Karas and Kira up at the crack of dawn. "You're a sadist Caren!" Karas tells him as he picks up his arrows looking up at the sky.
"Kohaku is supposed to start training today," Kira said.
"We will start with him when his mother wakes up," Dante said, looking at the two teens.
Karas nodded and said, "He needs his rest right now."
Kira placed a arrow in his bow and shot at the target hitting it. "Can I be the one to wake up Kohaku please?" Karas asked.
Kira looked at Karas he knew his love was up to something and it involved a silver haired dog demon.
It seemed Dante knew as well. "No. It is his mother's job, and she will do it. You need to catch up on your training, since yesterday's event's halted them for the time being." Karas sighed as he shot at the target as well.
"What have I always told you? Keep your senses open!" Dante said, looking at the two.
"Naraku came out of no where I couldn't sense him and then that woman showed up and she tried to take Kohaku and Kagome, it was Kohaku who saved Kagome and himself not me." Karas said as he shot another arrow. "Naraku says I am not important to him, he would have killed me of Sesshoumaru hadn't come to the rescue!" he said as he shot the arrow exploding the target. "Why do I have to keep getting saved, I know I always be in Keski's shadow." Karas says
Kira placed a hand on his lover's shoulder. "Karas, don't think like that. Just because you are rescued does not mean that you will forever be in Keski's shadow. You will be as good as he was one day, I promise."
"No I won't, Kohaku is his reincarnation!, that boy has more power than I will ever hope to have , he scolded me last night and he's five!" Karas tells him as he lets another arrow go. Dante raised an eye brow and looked at Karas."You're jealous of an innocent child?" Dante says more than asks
"That isn't just an innocent child, Dante. That is my brother's reincarnation. He has Keski's memories, as well as his powers," Karas said, shooting another arrow and making another target explode.
"Yes and as the reincarnation don't you want to care for him, look after him, he's too small to fight Naraku on his own!" Dante tells him.
Karas turned his head and looked at him. "Kohaku looks up to you Karas whether he has Keski's powers or memories he is still a child." Caren says.
Kohaku and Inuyasha woke up and got dressed and walked out the bedroom. Kikyo was coming down the hall to get him."Kohaku you're woke already." she says with a smile.
Kohaku smiled and said, "Hi momma." She smiled back and said, "Are you ready to start training today?" Kohaku gave her a toothy grin and said, "Yep! Where are the others?"
"They've started already. They wanted you to have your rest, so they went ahead," Kikyo said, smiling at her son.
"Well have fun Kohaku I am gong to see Sesshoumaru." Inuyasha tells him and runs down the hall finding Kagome and Sesshoumaru's scent The guards opened the door for the cute boy . Inuyasha walked in and giggled as he slowly walked up to the bed.
"Come on Kohaku." Kikyo said taking his hand and walking down the steps taking him outside to the garden
When the two got outside, Karas looked over and smiled at the little boy. "Hi Kohaku," he said. Kohaku ran up and hugged him around the knees, smiling.
Caren smiled and got a small bow about the size of Kohaku and some bows. "We'll have him in for lunch." Caren tells Kikyo
. "Okay bye baby." Kikyo said to Kohaku and went back inside
. Karas smiled down at Kohaku and rubbed his head.
Inuyasha climbed up on the bed and began pinching Sesshoumaru on his face.
Sesshoumaru wiggled his nose, trying to get rid of the irritation. Inuyasha held in a laugh and continued pinching various places on Sesshoumaru's face. Sesshoumaru finally had enough and opened his eyes. When he saw his little brother, he glared at him and hissed, "You have two seconds to get off of me and leave this room."
"But fluffy mommy and daddy are sleep and Kohaku is training." Inuyasha says with a pout on his face.
"Where did you learn that name?" Sesshoumaru growled.
"Hmm." Inuyasha said as he tapped his fingers on his chin. "Kohaku and Karas said it." Inuyasha tells him.
"Get!" Sesshoumaru hissed.
"No!" Inuyasha yelled back at him .
"Sesshoumaru shut up!" Kagome said half asleep
"Then get this brat off of me!" Sesshoumaru growled.
Kagome opened her eyes and looked over to see Inuyasha. She smiled and opened her arms. "Come lay with Auntie," she said
"Auntie?!, he is your brother in law." Sesshoumaru said with a shudder.
Inuyasha stepped on Sesshoumaru's groin as he went over to Kagome and rested his head on her touching her soft breast."Soft like mommy." Inuyasha says to her.
Sesshoumaru growled and got out the bed and went over to the window and looked out at the gardens and saw Kohaku putting a arrow in his bow
Kagome smiled and sighed before falling back asleep, Inuyasha following soon after. Sesshoumaru watched Kohaku pull the bow back. Sesshoumaru recognized the look of concentration on Koharu's face. Keski would get the same look when he was practicing
Kohaku let the arrow go and he hit the mark. "Very good Kohaku." Caren says to him. "Do another one." he says.
Kira and Karas leaned against a tree taking a break as Kohaku practiced.
Kohaku took another arrow and did the same hitting the mark again. "Hey Karas wanna do one?" Kohaku asked him
Karas smiled at him and said, "Sure." He walked over and picked his bow up again, putting an arrow on the string before pulling back. He opened all of his senses, concentrating and making sure there were no other opponents before letting go, hitting the mark as well.
Kohaku smiled and launched another arrow and hit the mark as well. "Yeah this fun!" Kohaku said laughing and jumping up and down."Keski never did that." Sesshoumaru said as he watched from the safety of his bedroom.
Kagome sighed and said sleepily, "Sess, just come back to bed. Let them practice." He looked at her and said, "Get some more rest. I'm going to go observe."
Kagome growled at him, he better be glad she was pregnant or she would have thrown him out the window so he could get a better view. Sesshoumaru watched Kohaku and then saw him get mad at Karas.
" That's not how you hold it what's wrong with you?!" Kohaku asked Karas
Karas looked down at the boy. "I know what I am doing you stay back!" Karas yelled at him.
Kohaku shook his head."You're holding it wrong the way you're holding it you're going to hit someone." Kohaku tells him as he looks up at him
Karas looked down at him and said, "I have been training longer than you, Kohaku."
"Karas, I know I've taught you better than that," Kohaku said, taking a pose that Keski would often take.
Karas shook his head he couldn't have heard that right, I think Sesshoumaru has hit me over the head one too many times, I could have swore you said you taught me better than that." Karas says.
Kohaku looked at him. "You heard right." Kohaku tells him.
Kira looked at Caren. "Um is that Kohaku or Keski" he asks. "It's the soul it seems, I don't think it will last long." Caren whispers to him.
"That's good cause Karas looks like he's about to faint.
Karas looked down at Kohaku and said, "Keski, is that you?"
"Who else would it be, little brother?" Keski said. Karas felt the blood drain from his face as he said, "You do know that you are in the body of a five year old boy named Kohaku, right?"
Keski frowned at him as he looked at himself no wonder you look tall." he says and looks over at Kira and the others. "Where is that demon dog, where is Naraku?" he asks him as he grabs his arrows and bows, I have to go!" he tells Karas.
"And do what you can't even reach anything." Karas tells him
"I'm going to kill that demon and get the jewel back!" Keski said. Karas sighed and said, "Keski, the jewel is in that boy's chest. You know, the body that you're occupying? And as for Sesshoumaru, he's in the castle."
"How did it get in there? he asked as he walked over to the window seeing the white hair. "Dog get down here now I demand it!" he said
Kira couldn't help but laugh seeing the little body commanding Sesshoumaru to come out. "Wow I like to see how this turns out." Kira says as he walks over to Karas. Sesshoumaru looked out the window and looked down at Kohaku." Did he just demand me?" he asks. "Kagome wake up!" Sesshoumaru says going over to the bed and shaking her.
Kagome sat up in the bed. "I am up!, what is wrong?" she asks him. "Kohaku he just demanded me to come down and he called me dog not fluffy or Sesshoumaru."
Kagome looked at him and said, "Isn't that something Keski would do?" Sesshoumaru nodded and said, "I believe Keski has taken over the small body for the time being."
Sesshoumaru growled and grabbed his sword."Wake up the brat and come down I might need you to keep Kikyo away until I get Kohaku back under control of his own body." Sesshoumaru tells Kagome and walks out the bedroom. While Kagome struggled to get out the bed Suikotsu left the palace to get some things he had wanting to buy Kohaku since he could walk and talk.
Naraku being the schemer that he was saw the moment and went after Suikotsu since he didn't know what he looked like.
Suikotsu was a good ways away from the castle when Naraku appeared before him. Suikotsu, startled, took a few steps back. "Get away from me!" he said.
"Sorry to scare you, but we don't know each other."Naraku says to him.
Suikotsu looked up at Naraku and then looked at the ground."What do you want I have a wife and child to get home too?" he asks Naraku
Naraku looked at him and walked closer to him. "I want many things but mostly I want your son." Naraku whispers in his ear.
Suikotsu's eyes widened and he said, "You're that demon, aren't you? You're Naraku."
Naraku chuckled and said, "Well, at least you're educated on your enemies. But it's too late for that."
Suikotsu backed away from him. "You're going to kill me aren't you?" he asks Naraku.
"No, I am in need of a slave and you will do till that dog hands over Kohaku and Kagome." Naraku tells him.
"No!" Suikotsu yelled and ran into the forest with some toys and fragrances he had for Kikyo.
He unwrapped one of the fragrances and sprayed them on trees as he ran by them before wrapping it back up and going another direction, knowing that the perfume would mask his scent
Naraku growled when he smelt the perfume. "Kagura find him don't let him escape!" Naraku ordered her. Kagura sighed and used her feather to fly above for the troublesome man.
Sesshoumaru walked out the the castle and into the garden and saw Kohaku. "Look you in that body or not you're going to show me respect or find yourself over my knee getting a long over due spanking." Sesshoumaru tells him
Keski laughed and said, "What are you talking about? I can still shoot you in the ass again like I did all those years ago!" He held up the bow as proof.
Sesshoumaru glared at him. "Now Keski be nice I don't want to harm Kohaku's body and besides you're too short." Sesshoumaru said to him and walked over to him and quickly grabbed him holding the back of his collar.
"You will pay for this!" Keski yelled.
Sesshoumaru shook him. "You want Naraku to end your life again?" Sesshoumaru asks him
Keski glared at him and said, "I have to protect the jewel."
"That's what we're training this boy for, Keski. Now I recommend you go back to where you came from and let us do our job," Sesshoumaru said, looking Kohaku's body in the eyes.
"But I have to raise Karas." Keski says sadly
. Sesshoumaru sighed. "Kagome and I raised him for you he's almost grown now if you want to say a proper good bye you can but first drop the bow and arrows." Sesshoumaru tells him
Thank you for teaching me how to love
Showing me what the world means
What I've been dreamin' of
And now I know, there is nothing that I could not do
Thanks to You
For teaching me how to feel
Showing me my emotions
Letting me know what's real
From what is not
What I've got is more that I'd ever hoped for
And a lot of what I hope for is
Thanks to you
Keski sighed and handed the bow and arrows to Dante. Sesshoumaru nodded and set him down. "Come on, I'm sure they'll want a moment alone," he said.
The rest of them nodded and followed him in silence, Kira gently patting Karas' shoulder on the way out. Karas looked at Kohaku and said, "Hi, Keski."
Keski sat down in the grass Karas sat down beside him. "It seems I have to leave you again." Keski said with tears coming to his eyes. "I am sorry Karas that I was foolish and I let Naraku get that close, I didn't listen to you." he says.
Karas sat down in the grass beside him. "Why would you, you were in love, I am sorry that I told you I hope you die." Karas says and hugs him.
"You know you're cute in this form." Karas tells him.
"I am glad that you were raised, Naraku was going to kill you that day." Keski tells him as he plays with the sleeve of his shirt.
No mountain, no valley
No time, no space
No heartache, no heartbreak
No fall from grace
Can't stop me from believing
That my love will pull me through
Thanks to You
Karas looked at the ground and said, "I know. He came to the shrine and tried to kill me. If Sesshoumaru didn't tackle him when he did, I probably wouldn't be here right now. He and Kagome saved us. Oh, Kira and I are together now." He blushed slightly as he looked at his brother.
Keski raised an eyebrow. "I see well Kira is a good choice for you Karas you grew up to be very handsome."Keski tells him and places his small hand in his.
"Keski I will get Naraku for what he has done to you, I promise you." Karas says to him.
"Hmm Sesshoumaru said. "I just thought of something!" he said to Caren and Dante before walking over to Karas and Keski. "Keski how much longer can you control that body?' he asks him
Keski glared at him and said, "I thought this was supposed to be a private conversation, Sesshoumaru."
Sesshoumaru sighed and said, "Just answer the question."
"Well, I'm not sure. Why?" Keski replied, still glaring at him.
"Stop glaring, look Naraku is after Kagome as well and she's pregnant is there anything you can do to keep her safe from him?" Sesshoumaru asks.
Keski sighed. "Yes there is something I can do I need you to gather some herbs so they can be cooked obviously I can't cook them seeing my size." Keski tells him
"What herbs, exactly?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Mint, Sage bay, that kind of stuff," Keski said. "Dante and I will find some," Caren said.
Keski smiled at them and said, "Thanks. I'd appreciate it."
"Now leave!" Keski said to Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru growled at him he was use to Kagome ordering him around but not Keski. "After you cook it smash them in a bowl and then bring Kagome to me." Keski tells them.
Caren and Dante nodded their heads and left to start collecting the herbs
Sesshoumaru left as well to find Kagome, leaving the brothers alone. Keski looked at Karas and said, "Now, about you 'getting Naraku.' Don't. I don't want him to kill you, too. Like he killed me. If the same thing happens to me like it did last time, I'll make sure this boy swallows the jewel long before Naraku can get to it."
There's no mountain, no valley
No time, no space
No heartache, no heartbreak
No fall from grace
Can't stop me from believing
That my love will see me through
Thanks to You
"Well it's still in Kohaku now I think that's why Naraku is trying to get him now so he can watch him mature then take it, I don't think he wants to kill Kohaku." Karas tells him. Keski rubbed his forehead. "Keski let Kohaku grow up so he can develop his powers as much as I miss you let Kohaku grow and only show up if he's in grave danger." Karas tells him
Keski sighed and said, "I will, but only if you promise me something."
"What?" Karas asked. Keski looked at him seriously and said, "Don't go after Naraku."
Karas sighed in frustration, standing and turning to the small boy. "He killed you! It's my duty to kill him! I've made it my goal in life!" he said.
"Then what? What will you do once your goal is completed?" Keski asked. "I would live out my life with Kira, like I should," Karas said.
"Killing Naraku won't change anything just be careful okay."Keski tells him.
"I will."Karas bent down and hugged him."I love you." Karas tells him.
"I love you too."Keski says to him.
Sesshoumaru brought Kagome into the study. "Now stay here I am going to bring him in I can smell the herbs cooking." Sesshoumaru says to her.
Kagome nodded and walked over, sitting down at Sesshomaru's desk. He walked out of the room and out to the garden just as the boys drew away from their hug. "The herbs are cooking. They should be done, soon," Sesshoumaru said.
Keski nodded and said, "Then let's go." He took Karas' hand as they walked inside, the two smiling at each other.
Keski walked inside the study and saw Kagome. "Kagome." he said letting Karas hand go and walking over to her ."Thank you for rasing Karas, Kira and Shippo." He says to her.
"It was an honor Sesshoumaru got his boys, thank you for doing this." Kagome tells him. "Don't thank me yet, it's going to smell for a few hours." Keski tells her
Kagome scrunched up her nose before saying, "I can take it." Keski smiled and said, "Okay." Caren and Dante walked in a moment later, the bowl in Caren's hands. "Here you go," he said, handing it to Keski.
"You might want to write this down, Kohaku might not remember this."Keski tells Caren. Caren grabbed a scroll and pen and began writing
"Undo your robe."Keski says to Kagome.
Kagome blushed and untied her robe exposing her big belly. Sesshoumaru growled.
"Shut up if you want me to do this!" Keski tells him and puts his small hands in the bowl and begins rubbing it on her stomach."This will last till the baby is born after the baby is born you will have to rub the baby too, but Kagome will be protected till she is pregnant again." Keski tells them
Sesshoumaru nodded, watching as Keski rubbed the ointment onto Kagome's stomach. "Will it protect her after she has the pup, as well?" Sesshoumaru asked.
Keski nodded and said, "Yes. That's why you'll have to rub the baby, too, since it won't be protected when it's away from her."
Keski placed his palms on her stomach and began chanting and a bright purple light surrounded Kagome's stomach before disappearing. "There all done." Keski says and steps back. he walked over to Caren as Kagome tied her robe back up.
"Gimme me." he says to Caren.
Caren handed the scroll over to him and Keski wrote the chant down and then yawned. "Well I am going." Keski says as he walks over to the chair and climbs up in it.
Thanks to You
For teaching me how to live
Putting things in perspective
Teaching me how to give
And how to take
No mistake
We were put here together
And if I breakdown
Forgive me but it's true
That I'm aching with the love I feel inside
Thanks to You
Thanks to you