Ch20
"Sesshoumaru we have to find Naraku's castle now!" Karas tells him as he kneels down to get eye level looking into his golden eyes.
"I said to use Kohaku for bait but since he angered Naraku I doubt Naraku will want him right now." Sesshoumaru tells him and sniffs him, "You, Inuyasha and Kohaku need to bathe now!" Sesshoumaru tells them as his nose twitches.
Karas rolled his eyes and said, "You need to figure out a plan! Come on, guys." Inuyasha, Kohaku, and Kira followed him as Karas walked towards the river they were still traveling along. Sesshoumaru sighed and Kagome said, "I'm gonna take Rin a little further upstream to get cleaned as well." He nodded and Kikyo volunteered to go with her
. Suikotsu had followed the boys already, as had Shippo, so it was just Sesshoumaru, Ah Un, and the guards, who had made a perimeter around the resting site.
Bankotsu came over to Sesshoumaru and sat down beside him. "Do you have a plan?" he asks him.
"Honestly no, I wasn't expecting Naraku to take Keski, he was supposed to be wanting Kohaku which means he's planning something but what bothers me is why didn't Kohaku sense the shards on Naraku?" he asks.
"I don't know he's still a kid, but he does seem more like his old self since his rival is out the way for now." Bankotsu tells him.
"Yeah those two are jealous of each other what does Naraku have that makes them this way?" Sesshoumaru asks him.
"Why are you asking me like I know?" Bankotsu growled at him
"Because, you apparently have the hots for Keski, and Keski has the hots for Naraku, so I figured they had something that makes people want them," Sesshoumaru said, shrugging.
"Keski is sexy you can see why he was the keeper of the jewel he doesn't cry for help like Kohaku does, and he probably has a thing for Naraku because he represents everything Keski is supposed to hate, A demon and a priest it's forbidden, why didn't he kill Naraku back then instead of taking care of him, why did Keski take an interest in Shippo?" he says to Sesshoumaru.
"I don't know, I never got the chance to ask him, he died not to long after he got Shippo." Sesshoumaru tells him. "But I am worried about Keski." Sesshoumaru says.
"You know the right words could make Keski our enemy and you know Naraku would love that." Bankotsu says
"Yes, which is exactly why we have to be careful with Keski," Sesshoumaru said, leaning back against the tree he was sitting in front of and closing his eyes.
Bankotsu laughed and said, "One day, someone's gonna slip up and push him off of the edge. There's no way around it."
"And what fool would that be?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Let's see, Inuyasha, Kohaku, Karas anyone it doesn't even have to be from this group, but for now I think Naraku is only wanting sex from Keski, so not fair." Bankotsu grumbled.
Sesshoumaru chuckled and said, "Jealous much, Bankotsu?"
Bankotsu paused before saying, "Just a little."
Sesshoumaru shook his head and said, "You are unpredictable. I never took you for one to like men."
"I had women but always ends with a big fight and seeing you and your lady makes me not want women, she scares me." Bankotsu says with a shiver.
"Kagome is nothing her bark is worse then her bite, I am Lord not her." Sesshoumaru tells him. "Last time I recall her knocking you down when Kohaku was just a baby." he reminds him
"I did. I kicked his ass," Kagome said, walking back with Rin, covering her ears as she talked. Sesshoumaru chuckled and said, "I let you win."
"That's crap, and you know it. I beat you fair and square. Get over it," Kagome said, bending over next to him and rummaging in one of the bags. He growled and grabbed her around the waist, pulling her into his lap.
Kagome growled and kissed Sesshoumaru on his lips. "I don't want to be blind." Bankotsu says to them. Sesshoumaru growled at him and watched as Rin watched Souta and let out a sigh. "Rin why are you staring at Souta?" Sesshoumaru asked her.
"Hmmm daddy, oh Souta is cute isn't he?" she asks him.
"I wouldn't know Rin I don't look at boys." he says to her.
"That's why you can't figure out how Naraku works ." Bankotsu says under his breath
Sesshoumaru glared at him and said, "What was that?"
"Nothing, nothing at all," Bankotsu replied, waving his hand as he stared up at the sky. Kagome laughed and kissed Sesshoumaru again, bringing his attention back to her. "Rin likes him, Sess. And, in all honesty, I think Souta likes her, too. They're the same age," she said, smiling in their daughter's direction, the boy playing with a ladybug that was crawling over his fingers.
"She's a baby a pup she can't like boys she's my baby, Rin don't you want daddy to spoil you and take your side over mommy?" Sesshoumaru asks her.
Kagome smacked Sesshoumaru on his arm." Bribing our own child that's low." Kagome tells him.
"Daddy I like Souta -kun." she says.
"Kun, if Sesshoumaru was any other person he would have fainted but he wasn't so he did the next best thing he growled at Souta. Souta heard the growling and saw Kohaku coming up from his bath and ran and hid behind him
"What's wrong, Souta?" Kohaku said, only wrapped in a towel, having forgotten his clean robe at camp. "Sesshoumaru's growling at me!" Souta whispered, hoping Sesshoumaru wouldn't hear. Kohaku glared at the demon and said, "Leave my little brother alone, Sess. He's done nothing wrong." He looked down at his brother and said, "Do you need a bath, too, Souta?"
"No, I had one last night," Souta replied, still hiding behind him
Sesshoumaru picked Kagome up and placed her on the ground and walked over to the two brother's. "I haven't touched the boy and he better not touch Rin if he wants to keep his manhood." Sesshoumaru tells him.
"I wish I could sit you!" Kohaku says to him.
"You try that and I will personally hand you over to Naraku." Sesshoumaru tells him and walks down to the river
Kagome rolled her eyes before smiling sweetly at Souta. "I'll get him to come around. He's just scared," she said, kissing the boy's forehead before going into the tent they had set up already. Kohaku quickly got dressed before turning towards his brother and ruffling his hair. "What do you want to do, Souta?" he asked.
"I want be with you that's all, it doesn't matter what we do Kohaku." Souta tells him.
"Okay well then how about we make dinner for everyone that way you can show Rin what a good cook you're." Kohaku says smiling.
"Okay!" he says.
Naraku arrived back at his castle to see a fuming Kagura. "What's wrong?" he asks her. "Keski tried to purify me." she growls at him.
"It serves you right for going into my room." Naraku tells her
Kagura glared at him and said, "If you didn't have him wrapped around your finger, he would be in my bed!"
"Well, I do, and he's not. There's nothing you can do about it, so get over yourself," Naraku replied, walking past her and heading towards his room.
Naraku opened the door to his room and saw Keski's figure since he was still chained to the wall "Ah you're still here." Naraku says with a smirk on his face.
Keski lifted his head up. "How dare you chain me up Sit!" Keski yelled.
Kagura stopped when she heard Keski yell and a loud slam she ran to see what the source of the noise was and found her master on the floor. "What are you doing down there?" Kagura asks holding back her laughter
"Sit!" Keski yelled again, making Naraku push further into the ground and making Kagura laugh harder, holding her stomach at the sight.
Naraku groaned he was being made a fool of in front of his own slave, Naraku slowly got up off the floor and growled at Kaugra."You think it's funny?!" he asked her and took her heart out and squeezed it. Kagura fell to her knees. "I hate you!" she growled up at him.
"Know you place Kagura I am your master, I should cut your tongue out !" he tells her
"Then do it! I don't give a damn as long as I get to be free one day! Take my hearing, too! Then I won't have to hear you're voice any longer, rotting my brain!" she yelled.
Naraku squeezed her heart more before putting it away and slapping Kagura across her face. Keski flinched when he heard the slap and saw her fall to the floor. "Go to your room I'll deal with you later and if you try to leave it will be worse!" Naraku tells her. Kagura rubbed her face and stood up and ran to her room slamming the door shut
Naraku walked into the room and over to the bed. "How can you hurt her like that she's a part of you?" Keski asked him.
"You're one to talk seeing how you hate Kohaku." Naraku says to him
"That's different, I don't take out a beating heart and squeeze it until he collapses!" Keski said. "Doesn't matter. I'm sure if you could, you'd shoot him over and over again," Naraku replied.
"Speaking of him he figured out the word to this damn necklace." Naraku tells him.
"What about Shippo and my brother?" Keski asks.
"Oh well Karas is through with you since you chose me and well Shippo he doesn't want you as a daddy now, he wants Kohaku." Naraku lies to him.
"No I don't believe you, Karas loves me and so does Shippo!" he says to Naraku as he rattles the chains on his cuffs
Naraku chuckled and said, "You didn't hear the conversation I had between them."
"I still don't believe you! I'll get out of these chains and show you!" Keski said. He turned around so that his back was to Naraku, the chains twisted slightly, and placed the soles of his feet on the wall, climbing up slightly and pushing against the wall with his feet, trying to pull the chain free. Naraku chuckled and held his hand out, jerking it towards him. It was as if whatever was holding the chains had disappeared, sending Keski jumping off of the wall and landing on the floor next to the bed.
Naraku bent down to Keski and entangled his hands into his soft hair. "Why are you fighting me Keski, you were replaced the moment Sesshoumaru discovered Kohaku, they don't need you, don't you think if Sesshoumaru cared he would have come looking for you?, they were sitting around talking when I came, I told Shippo you wanted him and he hopped on Kohaku's shoulder and Karas laughed, I asked Sesshoumaru didn't he think you were powerful, he didn't answer me." Naraku says to him
. Keski had tears in his eyes as Naraku told him this. "But Sesshoumaru said he was glad I was back."Keski tells him
"It was a lie, Keski. So you wouldn't purify him," Naraku whispered in his ear, pulling him up onto the bed and setting him in his lap, wrapping his arms around Keski's waist. "I don't believe you," Keski whispered, though tears slid down his cheeks.
Naraku pushed Keski's hair away from his face. Keski looked up at him and then buried his face into Naraku's chest as he cried.
Naraku smirked he would bring Sesshoumaru to his knees through Keski. "It's okay I am here for you, I'll even give you my shards so you'll have 11 to Kohaku's 3."Naraku tells him and kisses Keski atop his head
Keski didn't answer him, just cried into his chest. Naraku ran his fingers through Keski's now loose hair, smirking to himself.
Thanks again to Shelby