Ch 18
"From the way he has been acting, yes, I assume we are," Keski said. He looked at Kohaku and said, "You'll have to watch yourself, and the shards you already possess. He'll try to take them from you, as he did the jewel with me."
"Unlike you I don't plan on having sex with him." Kohaku says to Keski.
Keski glared at the teen, "Oh is that so, you sure as hell looked like you were ready to jump in his bed not to long ago!" Keski tells him.
Suikotsu spit out the tea he was drinking. "What?!" he says looking at Kohaku.
"Daddy what's sex?" Rin asks Sesshoumaru.
"Nothing! Kagome, cover her ears!" Sesshoumaru said. Kagome laughed and did as he said, pulling their daughter into her lap and covering her ears with her hands.
Kohaku glared at Keski and said, "I am not ready for that." He turned to his father and added, "And yes, I was ready to jump into his bed, but I would have regretted it when it was over."
"Oh Sesshoumaru grow up she's going to find out what it is soon anyway she probably hears you two in your room knowing how loud Kagome is." Inuyasha says.
"How would you like to find out what a sword up the ass feels like?" Sesshoumaru growls at him.
Karas stood up. "If you all don't mind I like to spend some time alone with Keski." he says to them. Keski placed Shippo on the ground and stood up.
"Come on Karas." Keski says to him and places his hand on his back.
Sesshoumaru watched the two start to walk away. "Keep your guard up, both of you," he said. They nodded and walked off into the forest.
"It's weird seeing Keski now that Karas is grown." Kagome says as she takes her hands off of Rin's ears.
"Hmm what's weirder is Keski and Kohaku fighting over Naraku." Sesshoumaru says to her. "I am not fighting over Naraku, shut up Sesshoumaru!" Kohaku yelled at him.
"Wow I didn't know Keski was so hot." Bankotsu says.
The three of them looked over at Bankotsu with raised eyebrows. He blushed and said, "What!? I was just stating a thought!"
"Don't you have some perimeter to set up or something?" Kohaku asked.
"Stop being jealous if you didn't eat like the little pig that you're you might look like that someday." Bankotsu tells him and goes to check on the guards.
"Is he calling me fat?" Kohaku asked
"Well you do eat a lot." Caren says to him.
Keski looked at Karas. "So what did you want to talk to me about?" Keski asks him
. "I just want to know are you really done with Naraku, forget what you said to Sesshoumaru and them." Karas says.
"I love Naraku, but Naraku he doesn't love me, he just want to use me to find the shards." Keski says
"But are YOU done with HIM? Will you move on?" Karas asked.
"In time, Karas. I haven't even been alive for a day yet. These things take time," Keski said. Karas nodded and said, "Just don't do anything stupid, okay?"
Keski nodded and said, "I've learned my lesson from all those years ago. You don't have to worry about me, Karas. How are things with you and Kira?"
"Well besides the fight earlier we're doing great but since we're both human we can never have a kid."Karas tells him. "Well maybe we can find a way to give you two a baby."Keski tells him.
"I am not sleeping with a demon Keski." Karas says to him.
"I didn't say that Karas, just relax." he says.
Naraku was back at his palace. "Kanna get in here now!" he yelled making the roof of the castle shake.
"Yes, master?" Kanna said, bowing.
"Keep watch on that dog! The moment Kohaku is out of their sight, I am to be told, understood!?" Naraku said. "Yes, master," Kanna said.
Kagura walked into the study. "Why are you so riled up Naraku, I personally would have Keski in my bed course he be on top of me, why go after the copy?" Kagura asks him as she walks over to the desk and sits on the edge of it
"Because, I am not interested in Keski any longer. Kohaku is the one meant for me to take. Why are you even in here, Kagura? I did not summon you," Naraku growled, glaring at the demoness before him.
"You're a liar I saw how you were acting with Keski at the river and how you were looking at him before Sesshoumaru found you, you want Keski in your own sick twisted way and I can prove it." Kagura said standing up.
"Pray tell how do you plan to do this?" Naraku asked her.
"I'll seduce him." she tells him
Naraku laughed and said, "How, when he has no interest in women?"
"No man can resist me," Kagura replied, smirking confidently.
"As I recall Sesshoumaru hasn't come running to you." Naraku tells her.
"You jerk just watch me!" Kagura growled and stormed out the room slamming the door behind her.
"Master Naraku will you let Keski live?" Kanna asks him.
Naraku looked at her "I don't know." Naraku says and stands up and walks over to the window, Naraku closed his eyes remembering how it felt having Keski backed up against the tree seeing that fear in those brown eyes
Kanna left the room, deciding to leave her master to his thoughts. He sighed as he remembered everything that happened with Keski, from when they met to when he was brought back. He was confused as to why he couldn't get his mind off of the human.
Kohaku walked over to the tent as everyone had eaten for the night, Sesshoumaru Kissed Rin and Kagome took her to get her ready for bed. Kikyo got up as well and took Souta. "So where is he sleeping tonight?" Inuyasha asked as he looked over at Keski who was braiding his hair.
"He can sleep where he wants," Sesshoumaru said, banking the fire for the night. "I'll sleep over here, thank you," Keski said, sitting under one of the trees where he could faintly see the glow of the river. Sesshoumaru nodded and Kagome walked out of the tent. "She's down for the night, so is Souta," she said.
"Alright we're going to bed as well and if you bother him Inuyasha, don't come crying to me when he purifies you, on second thought piss Keski off then I'll be the only child again." Sesshoumaru tells him and stands up and takes Kagome's hand and goes into their own tent.
Shippo skittered past Inuyasha and ran over to Keski and hopped in his lap getting comfortable. "You may have that old dog fooled but not me." Inuyasha says to Keski.
Keski didn't look at him or say anything other than, "I'm not fooling anyone." Inuyasha just glared at him before walking up to a different tree and jumping into the branches, getting comfortable.
Everyone was sleep now, there were a few stars in the sky, Keski was sleeping his dream took him back to the day he died he began tossing and turning as he ran for his life in his dreams. "No don't!" Keski yelled as his hands went up in defense and a barrier formed around him and Shippo. Kira woke up hearing the yelling and crawled out his tent seeing the barrier
"Keski, are you okay?" He said, walking over. Keski jumped awake with a start, the barrier defusing immediately. He felt the sweat that covered his body and sighed, saying, "Yeah, Kira, I'm okay. Thanks."
Kira sat down on the ground beside him . "No one trusts me." Keski tells him
"Give Inuyasha and Kohaku time that's all." Kira tells him.
Keski looked up at the sky as Shippo slept on. Keski smiled. "I don't know how much time I have." Keski says to him as he strokes Shippo's tail
"I hope it's a while. I don't think Karas would be able to go through losing you again so soon," Kira said. Keski nodded and said, "I'm sure he couldn't. I don't want to put him through that pain again. Or you or Shippo."
"Well I think Shippo is happy, we didn't know what your plans were for him and as you can see he hasn't grown." Kira says to him.
"Yeah I see that, well I was just going to raise him, and spoil him, I had a lot of plans back then but those plans won't come true, look at me I am living off of some Kohaku's soul and I don't have any arrows or my sword." Keski says to him.
"Well we can go to a nearby village in the morning and get your arrows and I think Sesshoumaru has the sword in his tent. Kira says
"I'll talk to him in the morning about it. You should get some rest," Keski said, looking over at Kira. "I'll stay here, if that's okay?" Kira said. Keski nodded and Kira leaned back against the tree next to him.
The next morning the guards were up bright and early and packing things up so they could get on their way. "Keski you're still here." Sesshoumaru says to him.
"Yes I am." Keski said as he stood up holding Shippo. "Sesshoumaru I need to stop at a village I need clothes and arrows and I like my sword back." Keski says to him.
Sesshoumaru nodded and said, "We'll stop by the first village we come across. Your sword is in my tent. I'll get it." He went back into his tent after Keski nodded and came back out with his sword, the blade still in it's sheath.
"I've had it polished every now and then so it wouldn't rust and get stuck in the sheath," he said, handing it to Keski.
Keski took the sword from him as he balanced Shippo in his arms. "Thank you fluffy." Keski says with a smile on his face.
"Don't call me that!"Sesshoumaru said and pulled Keski into his embrace squeezing Shippo in the process. "When I saw your body laying there, and with Naraku taking your appearance to hurt me." Sesshoumaru says to him.
Keski hugged him back. "I know," he said, patting Sesshoumaru's back in their hug as Shippo wriggled out, landing on the ground and gasping for air as he ran to Kira and jumped onto his shoulder.
Kira chuckled. "You okay there Shippo?" Kira asks him.
"Yeah I am fine." Shippo says to him Keski pulled away from the hug. "I'll try to get along with Kohaku and Inuyasha." Keski tells him.
"Feel free to harm Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru tells him.
"Ass!" Inuyasha yelled at him as he waited for them to get going. "Kohaku get your lazy ass up!" Inuyasha yells at Kohaku and walks over to the tent.
"I'm up already, Inu! Just leave me be!" Kohaku mumbled, burying his face into his pillow and pulling the covers up to his neck.
Inuyasha growled and walked into the tent and pulled the covers off of the teen. "Get your ass up now!" Inuyasha tells him and kicks Kohaku in his ass
. "Damn you!" if I knew the right spell you be eating dirt right now!" Kohaku hissed at him as he came out the tent. "Well you don't so you can't now hurry up!" Inuyasha tells him
Kohaku muttered to himself as he walked towards the river to clean up. Inuyasha laughed at his grumpy mood and went to help the others pack, letting Kohaku go by himself.
Kohaku washed his face and sat back on his knees. A Poisonous bee watched Kohaku as he buzzed softly. Kanna held her mirror up to Naraku who was drinking his morning tea. "All alone is he, and where is Keski?" Naraku asked Kanna.
Kanna tilted her head. "Master you said to only watch Kohaku." she reminds him.
"Are you daring to talk back to me Kanna, show me Keski now!" Naraku growled
Kanna bowed her head and obeyed, showing Keski, who was helping the guards place the packs on Ah Un. Naraku smirked and said, "Perfect."
Naraku stood up and pulled his hair back into a ponytail. "I am going to see both of my boys Kanna alert me if Kagura does anything stupid." Naraku says to her and walks out his study to see Kohaku first.
Kohaku pulled his hair back and put it into a ponytail. "I am hungry." he says as he stands up and looks at the river
He gasped when he felt arms snake around his waist and pull him to a hard chest. "Does Sesshoumaru not feed you anymore?" he heard in his ear.
"Naraku," Kohaku said, trying to keep the tremor out of his voice.
"Yes he feeds me, let go of me it's too early for this." Kohaku says to him.
"But I've been thinking about you all night, I can't wait to have you in my bed." Naraku says into his ear.
"I don't want to be in your bed , you pervert!" Kohaku yelled at him
"But I want you in my bed , I want to hold you I want to see your face as you scream out my name." Naraku tells him
"I won't lose it to you!" Kohaku says
"Oh and who will you lose it to?" Naraku growled as he tightened his arms around Kohaku's waist.
"To the person I love!" Kohaku tells him. "Keski told me I had to be careful around you, you're evil I heard Keski yelling in his sleep last night, you cause him nothing but pain." Kohaku tells him
Naraku chuckled and said, "That was his own fault. I can cause people nothing but pleasure, if I wanted to." As he said this, his hand started to roam downward. Kohaku grabbed his wrist, trying to keep his breathing under control. "Stop," he said, almost pleaded.
Naraku licked Kohaku's neck. "So beautiful Kohaku give yourself to me and I'll lay the world at your feet." Naraku tells him.
Kohaku closed his eyes as he offered Naraku more of his neck. Naraku smirked as he was slowly getting Kohaku to bend to his will just like he did to Keski.
"Kohaku hurry the hell up before we leave you!" Inuyasha yelled .
Sesshoumaru walked up to Inuyasha and smacked him on his head." Stop yelling!" Sesshoumaru growls at him
Naraku tsked and gently yet firmly bit Kohaku's neck, causing him to gasp. "Until next time," he whispered, tilting Kohaku's head back and fiercely kissing his lips before letting him go and disappearing, wiping away all traces of his scent and aura.
Kohaku fell to his knees and placed his hand over his lips they were still tingling from Naraku's kiss. Kohaku slowly stood up and walked back to the campsite. "I'm here so hush." he says to Inuyasha and grabs his bow and arrows.
Keski walked pass Kohaku and picked up Shippo and rubbed his nose against his as Bankotsu placed Rin and Souta on the dragon. "Alright we 're stopping at a village first so Keski can get some arrows and clothes. " Sesshoumaru says.
"Hey why does he get the sword?" Kohaku asks
"Because it was originally mine. If you'd like when we stop, I'll get you one of your own and teach you how to use it," Keski said, tying his hair up into a ponytail after combing through it.
Sesshoumaru looked at Kohaku to see what he would say. "I'll think about it." Kohaku says to Keski and grabs Inuyasha by the hand and begins walking
"Hey don't walk so fast." Inuyasha yelled.
"Sorry I just can't stand it Keski looks so perfect like Sesshoumaru." Kohaku tells him
Inuyasha snorted and said, "Trust me, from the stories Karas used to tell to get me to go to sleep, he's not perfect." Kohaku just shrugged, not wanting to talk about it anymore. "So what took you so long this morning? You were gone for a while," Inuyasha said.
"I had to wash my face and I was looking at the sky that's all, aww was my puppy worried I wasn't coming back?" Kohaku teased as he rubbed Inuyasha's ears.
"I wasn't worried I would have just went down there and made you hurry up." Inuyasha tells him. "I say we have a competition Caren asks.
"Easy who will gather the most shards, Kohaku already has three how many will Keski collect." he says
"Who knows? Wanna bet on it?" Dante asked, getting a devilish smirk on his face. Bankotsu laughed and said, "I'm game."
"Okay if Keski gets over 10 shards you Bankotsu have to do what ever I tell you for a month." Dante tells him. "Okay and if Kohaku wins I get to see Keski naked." Bankotsu says to him.
Shippo growled at them. "You'll never see my papa naked!" he yells at Bankotsu.
"Bankotsu stop molesting Keski before you find yourself in a spider web." Sesshoumaru warns him
Bankotsu shrugged and said, "I can't help it. I'm a guy."
"That's interested in a corpse," Dante said, laughing. Keski walked past as he said that and said, "I'm not exactly a corpse. I'm made from dirt and other things," he said as Shippo jumped to his shoulder. Keski walked ahead and Dante rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.
Sesshoumaru walked up to Dante and smacked him on the back of his head. Karas glared at Dante and he caught up with Keski. "Hey Keski don't let them bother you." Karas says to him.
"I am okay Karas don't worry he says as they walk on. Keski walked by a tree and looked at it, he died by a tree.
"So Karas are you good at shooting arrows?" Keski asks him.
"Well not as good as you but I am good." Karas tells him.
"Aren't you hungry Keski?" Kira asked him.
"No I am fine Kira you don't have to worry about me okay, besides I have my own personal guard dog." Keski says with a smirk as he looks over his shoulder at Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru glared at him and said, "I am not your guard dog. I am just watching out for my wards. All of them." There was meaning being his eyes, and Keski smiled at him, telling him he understood.
Kohaku arrived at the village. "How long do you think we will be here?" Kohaku asks Inuyasha.
"I don't know Sesshoumaru says they need clothes and arrows for Keski." Inuyasha tells him.
Keski walked up behind Kohaku. "I'll try not to be long." he says to Kohaku.
Kohaku turned around and looked up at Keski. "Don't do that you scared me!" He yells at Keski.
Keski chuckled and said, "I assure you that wasn't my intention, Kohaku." He didn't wait for a response as he walked through the village, looking for what he needed
"Daddy I want some clothes too." Rin says to Sesshoumaru,"Rin you have plenty of clothes you and mommy." he says before Kagome can ask for clothes.
Keski walked around the village and stopped at a cart seeing some black beads. "I like to have a dozen of those and some string really strong so it can't break." Keski tells the woman. Kohaku walked through the village and looked at some scrolls.
"Sure thing, sir," the woman said, smiling. She got the items for him and after he purchased it, he continued wandering. Kohaku was looking over a couple of scrolls he had found, not paying attention.
"Ooh damn I just realized I should be asking Keski about different spells!" Caren says and runs to catch up with him. .
"So Sesshoumaru what do you know about Keski before this whole Naraku thing?" Dante asked him
"When I met Keski he was 16 years old a year older than Kohaku, Karas was 7 I think he never talked about his parents and I didn't ask our first meeting he shot me with an arrow." Sesshoumaru tells them.
"He sure did Sesshoumaru came home limping." Kagome said with a smile. which caused Rin and Souta to laugh at him
"Where'd he shoot you?" Dante asked.
"In my ass. It hurt like no other," Sesshoumaru said.
"So then how did you two become friends?" Dante said.
"I came back after a week and we got into a fight and we tired each other out and once he saw I wasn't going to kill humans we came to an understanding it was him who told me to tell Kagome how I really felt about her and the courage to visit my mother and tell her I was marrying Kagome." Sesshoumaru tells them.
"That evil bitch." Kagome said. Sesshoumaru turned around quickly. " I mean that wonderful mother of yours." Kagome said to him
"Sure, dear," he said, rolling his eyes.
Kagome sighed and walked up, wrapping her arm around his waist. "What can I say? She hates me. We got into fights over EVERYTHING that had to do with the wedding, even down to the freaking flowers! She drove me insane," she said.
"I wanna see Grand mom." Rin said to her parents.
"You can see Izayoi when we come back." Kagome says to her.
"No I wanna see daddy's mommy." Rin says to her.
"Rin why?" Kagome whined. "She's evil." Kagome tells her.
"Kagome stop whining, Rin if we go in that direction we'll stop to see her." Sesshoumaru tells her.
Keski came back with some robes and arrows and a bow . "All set." Keski tells them. "You need that many robes?" Sesshoumaru asks him.
"Yes I had plenty when I was living at the shrine." Keski tells Sesshoumaru.
"If you like Keski, I'll be glad to help you change." Bankotsu says to him and walks over to the priest and takes his hand in his.
Keski blinked at him and gently took his hand from Bankotsu. "Thanks, but I would rather be by myself," he said, giving him a small smile.
"Why?"Bankotsu asked him as Kohaku came back.
"I just said I want to be by myself." Keski says to him and stops when he feels a shard near by he hands his clothes over to Bankotsu along with Shippo and takes off running in the northern direction.
Kohaku saw him take off before feeling the shard himself. "Oh no you don't," he said to himself before taking off after him.
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