Naraku growled and said, "Fine, but if you're tired tomorrow, don't start complaining."
The group came to a stop to rest for the night, Kagome picked Rin up and Souta and placed them on the ground. "Hey you two go play while we get things ready for dinner." Kagome tells them.
" Okay!" both kids say. Shippo jumps out of Keski's arms and goes to play with them. Naraku walked over to a nearby tree and leaned against it as he looked at Keski and then Kohaku.
Keski smiled as he watched Shippo run off with the two kids. "Stay close to camp, kids," he said, hearing a faint okay.
He turned towards Kohaku, Karas, and Kira and said, "I'm assuming you brought your gear?" They nodded, each pulling them out of their bags.
"Good, because I don't have any extras. But, weapons will come later. First is herbs," he said.
Naraku glared at Sesshoumaru with hate in his eyes, he knew he was trying to keep Keski from him. Naraku watched as Keski took the boys and went to gather some herbs.
Naraku walked over to Sesshoumaru since Kagome was talking with Kikyo. "You just remember this Sesshoumaru he is mine, he shares my bed."Naraku tells him.
Sesshoumaru chuckled and said, "Oh, I remember. That's why you're going to spend as little time as possible with him on this trip. I will not have you setting a bad example for my daughter on this trip." He glared at Naraku, not pausing in unpacking things for dinner.
"What bad example would that be, are you telling me that you and Kagome aren't going to make love this entire trip?" Naraku asks him.
"What my mate and I do is none of your business." Sesshoumaru says to him.
"Hmm I plan on having Keski even if it means taking him in front of all of you." Naraku tells him.
Sesshoumaru growled at him and said, "You will refrain from doing such things in front of this party. Save those acts until you are alone." He stood and turned, walking over to Ah Un to unsaddle him.
Naraku smirked and yawned he looked at the group both objects of his affection were busy collecting herbs, he was bored now. "Hey you." he said to Bankotsu.
Bankotsu looks over at Naraku and walks over to him."What is it?" He asks Naraku.
"Tell Keski I'll be back I am going for a hunt and if I smell your scent on him."I'll kill you." Naraku tells him
Bankotsu gulped and said, "Alright, I'll let him know."
"Good," Naraku said before turning around and walking into the forest.
Keski watched as Kohaku and the others collected herbs, "So Keski how does it feel being this close to me?" Kohaku asked him.
Keski turned around and looked at Kohaku. "It doesn't feel like anything Kohaku when I was your age I was in charge of a village taking care of my little brother, you have yet to surpass me in anything." Keski says to him.
Kohaku narrowed his eyes at Keski. "I can do anything just as good as you!" Kohaku tells him. "Guys don't start." Kira says to them.
"Then prove it. Tell me, what herbs do you use to cure infection?" Keski asked, crossing his arms over his chest, ignoring Kira.
"I don't know , there is mint, and sage."Kohaku tells him.
"That's only two and that's used for a stomachache." Keski tells him
. "So I'll learn, don't act all high and mighty Keski just because Naraku is fucking you!" Kohaku tells him.
Keski eyes narrowed and he walked up to Kohaku. "Are you jealous Kohaku, you're nothing but my replacement, you're such a fool you haven't even noticed I have 12 shards on me." Keski says to him
"Enough!" Kira said, stepping between the two, facing Keski.
"You know you're stronger, Keski. You used to always tell us that you shouldn't flaunt your strength, yet here you are, not using your own advice. I think you two should be separated for now and cool off. Come on, Kohaku, you can come pick over here with me," he said, turning and steering the teenager away, glaring at Keski over his shoulder.
Keski ran a hand through his ponytail as he looked at Kohaku and then walked over to Karas and sat down beside him. "You feel better?" Karas asks him.
"A little I am sorry, I don't know why it bothers me with Kohaku." Keski tells him.
"Keski I know it bothers you but please try to calm down."Karas says.
"Yeah fine let's go back I want to check on Shippo." Keski tells him
Karas nodded and stood, helping his brother up. Kohaku saw them leave and shook his head, turning back and concentrating on the herbs in front of him. Kira looked over at him and said, "Don't let him get to you. He gets...possessive, I'll say, for lack of better words. He does but doesn't like the challenge, if that makes any sense at all." Kira says
Kohaku chuckled and said, "Yeah, I understand what you mean."
Keski arrived back at the village and sat down he wasn't sitting long before he saw someone standing over him. "What is it fur ball?" Keski asked him.
"Stop calling me that!" Sesshoumaru growled at him. "I was wondering why are you back so soon?" Sesshoumaru asks.
"Kohaku and I got into it again so rather than killing him I came back here." Keski tells him
"Good thinking. Who's with him?" Sesshoumaru said.
"Kira is with him picking herbs," Keski replied, picking at his nails.
"I see well your mate isn't here, he went to get something to eat." Sesshoumaru says to him. "Oh really he never told me what he eats so don't go asking me." Keski says to him.
Sesshoumaru sighed, running his hand down his face as he said, "Keski, what do you THINK demons eat?" Keski thought for a moment and shrugged his shoulders. "Why do you think you protected that village?" Sesshoumaru prompted.
"So you eat humans as well?" Keski asked him as he stood up.
"No I don't I eat boar stuff like that." Sesshoumaru tells him.
Keski sighed , "I'll be back." Keski tells him as he picks up his sword and arrows.
"Kagome I am going with Keski watch the kids." Sesshoumaru says to her.
"Would you like me to have your bath ready as well master?" Kagome said to him with her hands on her hips
*
Sesshoumaru smirked and said, "Why, honey, that would be so nice!" Kagome just growled at him and he smirked, winking at her and chuckling as he and Keski walked off.
"You better sleep with one eye open."Keski says to Sesshoumaru as they walk through the forest.
"Hmm she would never really hurt me, she needs me to have more pups." Sesshoumaru tells him. "Hey Sesshoumaru do I seem different than what I was a long time ago, I mean when it comes to Naraku?"Keski asks him.
"Yes, actually. You're more...possessive," Sesshoumaru said, his hands hidden in his kimono sleeves as they walked.
Keski sighed and said, "I don't mean to be."
"Keski, there are many things people don't mean to happen. This is just one of them," Sesshoumaru replied.
Keski nodded his head and walked on and would have kept going if Sesshoumaru hadn't pulled him back he saw Naraku coming back he didn't smell or see any blood on him. Sesshoumaru placed his hand on Keski's waist pulling him close to his body to piss Naraku off.
Naraku stopped dead in his tracks when he saw the close proximity of Sesshoumaru and his mate. "What is going on here?" Naraku asked, crossing his arms over his chest.
Sesshoumaru smirked and said, "We were coming to find you. I'm just keeping him safe." He pulled Keski closer for emphasis.
"You like angering him don't you?" Keski asked as he pulled away from Sesshoumaru.
"Aww Keski I just wanted to keep you safe." Sesshoumaru says to him.
"Kidding aside, we were coming to find you Naraku to see if you were done eating."Keski says to him.
Naraku walked over to Keski and pulled him close to his body. "Oh so you missed me or you got into it with Kohaku?" Naraku asks him.
"A little of both." was Keski's reply
Naraku chuckled and said, "What am I going to do with the both of you?"
"You will do nothing to either of them." Sesshoumaru growls at Naraku.
Keski sighed, "Come on you two I like to get back so Shippo won't be worried about where I am." Keski says to both males.
"Yeah sure, after you Naraku, though it's rude to eat with out your mate unless you're hiding something." Sesshoumaru says.
Naraku rolled his eyes and said, "I am hiding nothing, Sesshoumaru. Quit being so paranoid." He wrapped an arm around Keski's shoulders and pulled him to his side before walking.
When the three arrived back at the camp Shippo was playing with Rin and Souta, Kohaku was talking to Inuyasha. "Oh good your back dinner is ready all may eat except for Sesshoumaru." Kagome tells them.
"Ooo mommy what did daddy do this time?" Rin asked.
"Daddy was a bad boy." Kagome tells her as she smiles at Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru glared at his mate and said, "I will be eating as well. If I need to, I will go catch some fish for myself right now." Kagome smiled at him, her arms crossed over her chest and an eyebrow raised as she said, "Oh, that would be great, honey! Start fishing." She winked at him before bending over and starting to dish out food to the children.
"Ha!" he doesn't know how to fish!" Inuyasha says to her. Sesshoumaru growled and walked over to Bankotsu. "Bankotsu go catch some fish clean it and cook it." Sesshoumaru tells him.
"I was about to eat!" Bankotsu whines.
"Get!" Sesshoumaru growled at him. Bankotsu grumbled and grabbed a pole and went to get some fish.
Kohaku looked over at Naraku. "Hey Naraku are you hungry we're just about to eat?" Kohaku asks him. Keski narrowed his eyes and looked at Naraku. "Sit!" he yelled in anger
Naraku slowly sat up and spat out a chunk of grass as he glared up at Keski. "What the HELL was that for, Keski!?" he growled, standing and towering over his mate, flames of anger in his eyes.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to say that, really sorry."Keski says as he backs away from him.
"Your jealously is getting to be a problem it was cute at first but now you're making me pay for your jealously with that damn word!" Naraku yelled at him.
Karas and Shippo looked to see how long Keski would take being yelled at. "Naraku I said I was sorry it won't happen again." Keski says.
"Doubt that." Sesshoumaru said softly as he looked at Kagome.
Kagome giggled and said, "Maybe I should get him to make you one, Sess. Then you'll do what I say."
"Like hell I'd let him!" Sesshoumaru replied. Keski just stared at Naraku and said, "I apologized. Just let it go, okay?"
"I am going over there to talk with Kohaku and you better behave." Naraku warns Keski before walking over to Kohaku. Keski watched as Naraku walked over to Kohaku.
"Fine I am going for a walk!" Keski yelled at Naraku and stormed off to the forest. Sesshoumaru rubbed his forehead. "I swear you three need to figure this out." Sesshoumaru says as he looks over at Kohaku and Naraku.
Kohaku just stood there, blinking. Naraku rolled his eyes and said, "Yes, I know, dog. I just have to figure something out."
"I rather like when he sits you, it's music to my ears you damn spider." Sesshoumaru says to him.
Kagome walks over to Sesshoumaru and sits down beside him. "I can't blame Keski for being mad you're his mate Naraku how would you feel if another started flirting with him?" Kagome asked him
Naraku glared at her. "I do not need advice from you, wench!" he hissed, not wanting to answer the question.
Kagome glared at him as Bankotsu came back with fish for Sesshoumaru and began cooking it since he cleaned it at the river. Karas and Kira ate as well as the rest of the camp. "So where do we go next?" Caren asked Sesshoumaru.
"I guess we keep going till another shard is found or we come to my mother's palace. Sesshoumaru says
"I'm hoping we never get to your mother's palace," Kagome mumbled under her breath, taking a bite of her food as she stared at the fire.
Sesshoumaru heard Kagome and smirked. "My mommy loves you Kagome, you're like the daughter she never had." Sesshoumaru says with a grin on his face.
It had been three hours since dinner and Keski still had not returned. "Naraku why don't you stop flirting with Kohaku and get off your ass and get Keski!" Karas tells him.
Naraku glared at the human and said, "He's fine on his own, he is able to protect himself."
"But don't forget, he has fourteen shards," Kohaku said, keeping the bitterness from his voice as he continued to eat.
"Oh that's right and you only have three."Karas points out. Kira pulled Karas down beside him."Will you behave."Kira scolds him.
Shippo stood by the tree where Keski had been hoping he see him. "You better not wander off." Sesshoumaru warned him.
Keski was sitting by the lake looking up at the stars as he thought things over.
Shippo just rolled his eyes and remained in the tree, flicking his tail nervously. Kohaku layed down on his back, crossing his arms behind his head and staring at the stars.
Rin and Souta were knocked out,"Geeze you're all moody." Inuyasha says from his spot on the tree.
Sesshoumaru looked up in the tree seeing him. "You be quite." Sesshoumaru says to him. "You're not my father you're just an old man." Inuyasha teases.
Keski stood up and began walking back to the camp he got there he saw Shippo. "Shippo." he called
"Keski!" Shippo cried happily, jumping down and landing in the priest's arms, snuggling into his chest and immediately falling asleep. Keski smiled down at the kit as he walked into camp, sitting down in front of the fire. "Where the hell have you been!" Sesshoumaru hissed so he wouldn't wake up Shippo.
"You think you and I were married or something the way you bother me, but if you must know I was sitting by the river just doing some thinking." Keski says to him as he looks down at Shippo and then looks over his shoulder to see Naraku still with Kohaku. "I don't think I should travel with any of you and that includes Naraku, I'll just take Shippo and go." Keski tells Sesshoumaru as he turns back around to look at the fire.
Sesshoumaru glared at him and said, "If you don't think you should be traveling with ANY of us, wouldn't that INCLUDE Shippo?"
"No it doesn't Shippo won't hurt me or expect certain things from me. "Keski said holding the kit tighter. "I am not wanted here Sesshoumaru, I shouldn't have been brought back, I am nothing but a problem." Keski tells him
Sesshoumaru sighed and said, "Keski, you are not a problem. You're part of this family, just like Kohaku is, and Shippo, and the others, except for Naraku. You're always welcome with us."
Keski nodded his head. "And you know that Karas loves having his big brother back so you're more than wanted." Sesshoumaru tells him.
Keski placed Shippo in his lap and leaned over and hugged Sesshoumaru which didn't go unnoticed by Naraku as he looked up from Kohaku's relaxed face.
"Sesshoumaru I am going to bed." Kagome tells him and goes into her tent for the night
"I'll be in soon, Kagome," Sesshoumaru replied, watching her leave. He smiled at Keski and said, "We're ALL glad you're back. Kohaku just doesn't know you yet. Try to get to know each other, and I think you'll hit it off pretty well."
"Fine I'll try."Keski tells Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru stood up. "Goodnight."he tells Keski and walked over to the tent and went inside to be with Kagome.
Keski stood up and looked at Naraku dead in his eyes before walking over to a tree and sits down
Kohaku stood up as well, "I am going to bed knowing Sesshoumaru we'll be leaving after breakfast, goodnight." Kohaku says to Naraku and gets up and goes into his tent just leaving the guards, Keski, Naraku and Inuyasha outside.
Inuyasha jumped into a tree and said, "I'm keeping an eye on you two."
Keski rolled his eyes and said, "Just go to sleep, Inu." He stared down at the sleeping kit in his arms, gently stroking his hair from his face.
Naraku walked over to the tree that Keski was sitting under and leaned against it. "Why are you here now, go back to Kohaku." Keski tells Naraku without even looking up at him as he placed his bow and quiver down beside him
Naraku sighed and said, "Keski, both you and Kohaku are my mates now, you bear the same mark. I can't pay attention to one more than the other, or one of you would be jealous while the other smug, and it would start a whole bunch of fights, and I will not have that. Understand?"
"No I don't Understand Naraku, you knew I was still your mate when you decided to be an ass and mate Kohaku not to long after I was brought back!." Keski yelled and stood up holding Shippo in his arms. "You want sex you're not getting it from me, get it from Kohaku!" Keski growled at Naraku and slapped him across the face adding some of his powers to the slap so it would hurt more.
Inuyasha looked down at the two when he heard the slap.
Shippo jumped awake when he heard the slap. "What...what's going on?" he asked, wiping his eyes and yawning.
"Nothing, Shippo. I'm sorry I woke you, go back to sleep," Keski said soothingly before glaring at Naraku, who was glaring at him, growling deep in his throat, his cheek red. Keski walked over to Ah Un and sat down, leaning back against the demon's side.
Inuyasha couldn't hold the laughter in. "I guess the honeymoon is over?" Inuyasha asked him from his spot up in the tree.
"Shut up Hanyou!" Naraku growled as he rubbed his still stinging cheek, if the two were alone Naraku would punish Keski whether Shippo was there or not but seeing as Sesshoumaru and Kagome was close by he didn't need the headache.
Keski sighed, leaning his head on the scaly belly, and closed his eyes, letting himself fall asleep.
The next morning the smell of food drifted into the small camp as Kikyo was cooking breakfast while the guards began packing the things to keep traveling. Rin and Souta were running around with Shippo.
Kohaku walked over to Naraku and saw the mark on his cheek." What happened to your face?" Kohaku asked as he touched it.
"Nothing, I'm fine," Naraku said, though the touch felt cool on his still burning cheek.
"No, you're not fine. Come here," Kohaku said, sitting down and pulling Naraku down next to him. He pulled a bag closer to him and pulled out a bowl, pouch of water, and a rag. He poured some water into the bowl and soaked the cloth, wringing it out before gently placing it on Naraku's cheek.
Keski couldn't help but laugh seeing the two. "So Fluffy where are we headed?" Keski asks Sesshoumaru.
"We're headed for my mother's palace I told you about her, her and Kagome have a weird relationship." Sesshoumaru says.
"Ah well that should be fun seeing as Kagome doesn't seem to thrilled." Keski says.
"Hey Sesshoumaru you should have been out here last night I saw fireworks." Inuyasha said with a grin as he stood next to Keski.
"With you, mutt, there are ALWAYS fireworks," Sesshoumaru replied, continuing to pack.
"No, I'm serious! Keski slapped Naraku really hard! His face is still red!" Inuyasha said, laughing.
Sesshoumaru stopped packing and looked at Keski. "Is that so?" Sesshoumaru asks him.
"I was mad so rather then sit him, I slapped him. Keski smirked when he heard Naraku fall to the ground. "Ah well."Keski said as he placed his hands behind his head.
Shippo snickered and said, "Go Keski!"
"Come on, we should get going," Sesshoumaru said, chuckling to himself as he finished saddling Ah Un for the children and helped his daughter and Souta on.
Kagome grumbled as they made their way out the camp."Kagome you okay?" Kikyo asked her. "No Sesshoumaru's mother hates me." she says to Kikyo.
"Ah well , if it makes you feel better I am not thrilled with my son's choice." Kikyo said as she watched Kohaku walk with Naraku while Keski walked with Shippo in his arms beside Karas.
Kagome smiled and said, "That actually does make me feel better. Thank you. I think my daughter likes your boy as well." She looked over to see Rin had turned around in the saddle, and she and Souta were now talking and playing games.
"Yes I know, Sesshoumaru already voiced his dislike." Kikyo says to her.
Kagome laughed. "I know and I love it."Kagome says with a smile. "Hey Sesshoumaru are you sure your mother is going to be happy with us just showing up?" Kagome asks him.
"Kagome calm down my mom will be fine." Sesshoumaru says to her as he kept walking.
Keski yawned as he walked on, he stopped when he felt a shard coming in their direction
"Sesshoumaru, there's a shard coming towards us," he said, running to stand at Sesshoumaru's side.
"Another one?" Sesshoumaru said more than asked. There was a mini tornado that came at them and when it vanished standing there was a Wolf with a black ponytail and a short brown armor. "Hey." he said as he stood in front of them with his arms crossed over his chest. "Whose he?" Kagome wondered.
"What do you want you mangy wolf!?" Inuyasha yelled before Sesshoumaru could say anything.
Koga narrowed his blue eyes at Inuyasha before walking over to Keski. "I smelt a nice scent coming from this way obvious it's you." he said to Keski and took his hand in his.
"Oh boy." Caren and Dante said as they looked at Kohaku and Naraku.
Keski looked at Koga with a confused look on his face. "You shall be my mate," Koga said, his face completely straight.
Naraku growled and walked up, possessively placing his arm around Keski's shoulders. "He already has a mate," he growled, pulling down the collar of Keski's kimono and showing the mark.
Sesshoumaru sighed and walked over to Kagome. "We might as well sit down and watch the show." he says to her.
"You're not going to interfere?" Kagome asks.
"Nope it between the four of them." Sesshoumaru says to her.
Keski looked at the two males and pushes Naraku's arm from around his shoulder. "I thought he was your mate." Keski said looking at Kohaku and walked away from Naraku and Koga fixing his kimono.
Naraku sighed, running his hand down his face before going after the priest. "Keski, I told you yesterday, both you and Kohaku are my mates."
"You can go." Inuyasha says to Koga.
"Oh your still here?" Koga asks him.
"You told me a lot of things Naraku, you did a lot of things to me I am not coming back with you to that castle take Kohaku there." Keski tells him.
"Yeah I'm still here, I travel with them!" Inuyasha said, rolling his eyes. Naraku growled and grasped Keski's shoulder, spinning him around to face him.
"You're coming back with me Keski, you're mine and if you use that word on me you will regret it."Naraku tells him.
Keski looked at him. "You wanted me in your life now I am, and you're going to tell that wolf to get lost." Naraku orders him.
"Hey you have shards in your legs and arm." Kohaku says to Koga.
"How do you know that?" Koga asked Kohaku
"I'm a priest in training, I'm supposed to be able to detect these things," Kohaku said, shrugging. Keski glared at Naraku and said, "I will not take orders from you. I ca you anytime."
"Oh, yeah?" Koga says to him and turns to look at Keski. "So what's his name?" Koga asks them. "You really are an idiot you ask someone to be your mate and don't even ask their name." Inuyasha says to Koga.
"I am not playing with you Keski, you're mated to me and you're going to act like it!" Naraku warns him. Keski looked down at Shippo he had forgot he was in his arms. "Fine can we continue now, I am sure , Sesshoumaru would like to go." Keski says to Naraku
"Yes, we can," Naraku said. He turned to Koga and said, "You can leave now."
Koga bared his fangs at Naraku and walked over to Keski. "When you get bored with him come find me have that boy seek out my shards." Koga says and kisses Keski on his lips before running away fast.
Sesshoumaru looked at Keski and stood up. "You have a lot of attention huh?" Sesshoumaru says to him
Keski looked down at the ground and said, "I guess so, but I don't want it." He started walking again, not looking at any of them, since Shippo was on his shoulder.
Naraku walked behind Keski and next to Kohaku. "Why didn't you take the shard from that wolf, Kohaku?" Naraku asks him.
"I don't know it just slipped my mind, I am sure we'll see him again." Kohaku says.
Karas walked pass Naraku and over to Keski."Hey cheer up, I think the wolf is cute." Karas says to him.
Keski gave him a small smile and said, "You would."
Kira walked up next to them as well and took Karas' hand. "He would probably go after him, too, but he's taken," he said, moving closer to Karas, the two smiling.
"Hey why not, have some fun with the wolf, he might be great in the bed." Karas says to him. "What kind of fun?" Shippo asked them.
Keski smacked Karas upside his head. "Karas Shippo is a kid!" Keski reminds him.
"Well he heard Sesshoumaru and Kagome going at it, we all have my poor ears." Karas tells him.
Keski sighed, rubbing his eyes with his fingers. "Watch your mouth around Shippo, he probably doesn't know what they were doing," he said.
Shippo just blinked at him, looking between him and Karas.
"Stop talking about us like we're not here." Sesshoumaru growled at Karas as they stopped at a cliff.
"Well genius did you forget that it was hard to travel to your mother's?" Kagome asked him with her hands on her hips.
"I didn't forget anything just like you're still jealous about Princess Sara." Sesshoumaru says to her
Kagome glared at him and said, "No, I'm not. She was a long time ago, I am now."
"Whose Sara?" Inuyasha asked.
"Sara is the princess that Sesshoumaru met when he was younger who fawned over him telling him how much she loved him." Kagome growled. Kikyo laughed as Kagome's aura changed .
"Mommy you're scaring me." Rin says
Kagome forced herself to calm down and said, "I'm sorry, honey. Mommy just has a bad temper today." She then looked back at Sesshoumaru with a glare and said, "We need to figure out how we're going to get everyone across."
"That's simple, Ah and Un can take Rin, Souta and Shippo across, I will change into my other form and take the guards over , you take Kikyo and Suikotsu along with Caren and Dante." Sesshoumaru says.
"What about Keski, Kohaku, Inuyasha, Karas, Kira and Naraku?" Kagome asks him.
"They'll both have to take two passengers. Inuyasha can jump from rock to rock while Naraku has his miasma cloud," Sesshoumaru replied.
"Alright, come on Shippo." Kagome says to him. Shippo hopped off of Keski's shoulder and over to Kagome who placed him Ah and Un. Ah and Un then took off taking the kids safely across.
Kagome then changed into her dog form and slapped Sesshoumaru with her paw before he turned. Sesshoumaru glared at her as Kikyo and Suikotsu climbed on her back. "Kohaku be safe." Kikyo says to him. Sesshoumaru transformed as well and looked at the guards, growling at them.
The guards quickly got onto his back and he jumped into the air. Inuyasha looked over and said, "Alright, Kira and Karas can come with me."
Everyone got with their traveling partners except for Kohaku and Keski, who seemed not to one to get near each other. "Would you two come on?" Naraku said to them.
"Go ahead Kohaku." Keski says to him.
"Same goes for you Keski." Kohaku says folding his arms over his chest.
"You know what, I'll make this simple. Kira, would you mind trading me?" Keski asked, looking at him. "Sure, Keski," Kira said, smiling. He looked at Karas and said, "I'll see you on the other side." He kissed his lips before walking over to Naraku, Kohaku following him. Keski got in Kira's place and said, "Let's go." Before Naraku had a moment to protest, Inuyasha had already jumped from the cliff.
Naraku growled to himself as the other two got settled.
Kira chuckled as Naraku used his misama cloud looking at his former master, "So um Kohaku sensing any shards?" Kira asks him.
"Not at the moment." Kohaku says as he leans in closer to Naraku.
Karas laughed as well."Keski how long are you two going to act like kids?" he asks him. "Until Naraku takes Kohaku's mating mark off." Keski says in a huff.
"You know he won't do that," Karas replied.
"He'll have to if he wants me to ever sleep with him again," Keski said, determined.
"Will you all stop talking about sex to us not getting any, course Kohaku isn't either but that's beside the point." Inuyasha says.
"Well we can find you a guy or girl?" Keski asks.
"I want a female no male!" Inuyasha tells them as he lands and crashes into Sesshoumaru's leg who was still in his demon form as the guards climbed off.
Sesshoumaru growled at Inuyasha, whipping his head towards him. "Sess, didn't know you were there!" Inuyasha said, rolling his eyes at him.
Kagome had changed back into her human form, Sesshoumaru changing seconds after once the guards were off.
Sesshoumaru shook his head."Clumsy still." Sesshoumaru says to him as Keski and Karas climbed off of him.
"We were talking about things and I didn't see your giant Ass!" Inuyasha growled at him. "Wow I wish I could have seen Inuyasha as a baby." Keski says.
"You didn't miss anything he was a loud mouth baby." Sesshoumaru assures him as he watches Inuyasha get ready to take out his sword
Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's wrist and said, "We're on your brother's mother's land now. She's explained to me numerous of times that she doesn't like fighting between family, so wait till we leave, alright?"
Inuyasha sighed but nodded, letting go of the hilt, leaving the blade in it's sheath.
Naraku landed a few seconds later and Kira got off of Naraku and walked over to Karas, Kohaku looked at Keski. "Before you start there is no fighting on these lands." Keski tells Kohaku and Naraku with a smirk on his face. "Come on fur ball, lets go see your mother." Keski says to Sesshoumaru.
Kagome sighed and said, "I really don't like her."
"We know, dear," Sesshoumaru said, walking up to her and wrapping an arm around her waist as they started off. Shippo jumped off of Ah Un's back and onto Keski's shoulder.
Naraku looked around the lands as he took Kohaku's hand in his.
"Hey Sesshoumaru your mom won't kill me for dad leaving her will she?" Inuyasha asked.
"One can hope." Sesshoumaru says to him.
They walked until they came to a while castle. Rin jumped off of Ah and Un and ran up the steps. "Grandma!" she yelled as she ran. "What is she so excited about?" Kagome grumbled as she watched her daughter. "How about I go wait by the other side of the forest." Kagome says to Sesshoumaru.
"Nope, if I'm doing this, so are you," Sesshoumaru replied, pulling her closer to his side.
"This was your idea!" Kagome hissed at him as the doors came open and out stepped a dog demoness with long white hair and golden eyes, she had markings on her face like Sesshoumaru and his father.
"Rin, what are you doing here?" She asks as she looks down at her.
"Mommy and daddy said that we were coming by." she tells her.
Naraku felt the power coming off of the demoness it was stronger than Sesshoumaru's and he wanted it.
The demoness looked up and smiled when she saw her son. "Sesshoumaru! Kagome! Oh, why don't you come in?" When she saw the rest of their party, she let her face go emotionless.
"I see you've brought company. No matter, I have room," she said, picking up her granddaughter and walking inside.
: "Kagome I thought you said she was evil?" Kikyo whispered to her.
"She is, she's plotting my demise as we speak." Kagome tells her as they walk up the steps and into the palace leaving Ah and Un outside to eat the grass,
"Sorry mother but we're traveling to find the jewel shards." Sesshoumaru says as he walks in. Mira looked at her son and walked over to him and kissed him on his cheek and smirked when she saw Kagome, "So you have a mistress as well as a mate?" she asks seeing Kikyo.
Kagome forced the smile to stay on her face as Sesshoumaru said, "No, mother, she's the wife of Suikotsu. Kagome is my mate, and we are perfectly happy."
"Oh what a pity she looks more filled out than Kagome." Mira says as she walked over to Kagome and Kikyo and then looked passed them to see two priests."Hmm male priests." Mira said as she walked over to Keski and Kohaku. "Maybe I'll keep you two here." she says. "Mother!" Sesshoumaru says to her.
"What? It's just a thought," Mira said, waving a hand at her son. She saw Inuyasha and said, "Oh, you brought your father's son as well."
"If it makes you feel better my dad sends his regards." Inuyasha says to her.
"No it doesn't make me feel better!" Mira tells him "Anyway come you all look like you could use a bath and rooms to rest." Mira says walking pass them with Rin still in her arms pushing Kagome out the way as she walks down the hall.