Ch 31

Naraku growled and ran after Keski, as did Kohaku, Keski ran to the river and stopped when he saw Koga laying on the grass."Koga." he says.

Koga's ears twitched and he sat up and turned to see Keski

"Keski!" Koga said, jumping up once he recognized him.

Keski smiled and said, "Hi, Koga." Then he let his face straighten and said, "Okay, I need you to do something for me. In order for the jewel to be whole again, I need all of the shards, including yours. I want to do this peacefully, but Naraku says that if you don't give them to me, then he WILL kill you."

"I like to see that bastard try, where is the mutt and dog?" Koga asks him.

"They had to go, something came up." Keski says to him.

" I see I'll give you my shards Keski, but I want a kiss." Koga tells him.

"I can't kiss you, I am mated." Keski reminds him.

Koga shrugged and walked up to Keski. "You know wolves mate for life I can prove I am better than he is." Koga tells him.

Kohaku caught up to Keski and took his arrow out and placed it in his bow. "Koga give me your shards." Kohaku demands of him.

"Go away kid adult conversation." Koga says to him.

Kohaku glared at him and said, "I am not a child! Give me your shards or I will kill you. I'm not afraid like he is." Keski glared back at Kohaku and said, "Kohaku, let me handle this."

"What is there to handle?" Naraku asked as he walked up to them."Take the shards Keski now." Naraku tells him.

Kohaku pulled his arrow back. Keski stood in front of Koga. "I said no killing he said he'd give them to me." Keski tells them both.

"Yeah I'll give them to you, why are you bullying him Naraku, The Lord of the West will find out." Koga tells him

"He is my mate, I will treat him as I wish," Naraku growled.

"Stop it right now before something bigger starts!" Keski said, looking from one male to the other. He finally turned towards Koga and said, "Thank you, Koga. I really appreciate this."

Koga sighed and bent down and took the shards out his legs, he stood back up and placed them in Keski's hand. "I could take you back to the west I have a score to settle with the mutt anyway." Koga says to him.

"No, I'm okay you better go." Keski says to him.

Koga glared at Naraku before leaving. Keski put the shards in the pouch around his neck and closed it. "There no one got killed." he says to Kohaku and Naraku.

Kohaku glared at the ground as Naraku smirked. Keski turned around and said, "Can we go back now? I'm tired."

"Yes, let's get going. I'm surprised we didn't have to go that far to find the mutt," Naraku said.

Shippo peeked out from Keski's hair and then jumped down and looked around, he saw a butterfly and ran after it. Keski turned his head to see Shippo trying to catch it.

Kohaku lifted his head up and began walking back, Keski had one upped him again. Naraku walked over to Keski. "See when you obey you don't get hurt. "Naraku tells him.

"I know." Keski says to him .

"Then why do you choose to disobey me so much?" Naraku asked, turning Keski's face towards him. "Because I want to be free, not your plaything," Keski replied, swatting Naraku's hand away. "Come on Shippo," he said, starting to walk towards the forest, the kit running after him.

Sesshoumaru was in his office looking over some scrolls when he heard his guards yelling outside. "Can't Bankotsu do anything quietly?" he asked as he got up from his desk and walked over to the garden door and opened them and walked outside to see what was going on. "Look you idiots I want to see the damn dog now!" Koga growled at them.

"Sir, I'm sorry, but he is not to be disturbed!" the guard said.

"Too late for that," Sesshoumaru said, making the guards jump and spin around, bowing quickly. Sesshoumaru ignored them and looked at Koga. "What do you want, wolf?" he asked.

Koga walked over to Sesshoumaru. "How the hell can you leave Keski with that damn spider?!" Koga growled at him.

Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow at that. "He is Naraku's mate and I have to respect that, besides he having his pup." Sesshoumaru tells him

"His what?!, I leave Keski with you and you let him get knocked up?!"

Bankotsu scratched his head. "They were you know before, so Keski could have been pregnant when you saw him the first time." Bankotsu says to the wolf.

"I believe he was, actually. We were on our way to see the healer around then," Sesshoumaru said. Koga glared at him and said, "How could you let this happen?"

"It's not like I put a sword at his throat and made him have sex with Naraku! He did it of his own free will," Sesshoumaru replied.

"Some Lord you're, I just saw him he didn't look like his usual self, Naraku isn't treating him right, he wanted Keski to kill me if I didn't give him the shards and that little brat that was with you he was ready to kill me." Koga tells Sesshoumaru.

Sesshoumaru looked at him questioningly and said, "Kohaku? Kohaku was going to kill you?" Koga nodded and said, "Yep, that's him. Mini-Keski."

Bankotsu couldn't help but laugh, "A mini Keski." he says.

Sesshoumaru glared at his captain. "Keski decided to go with Naraku because of the baby, but we had suspended the shard finding so he wouldn't be stressed, where were you when you saw them?" Sesshoumaru asked Koga.

" In the eastern lands, I even offered to bring Keski here." Koga tells him.

"And he didn't go with you?" Sesshoumaru said.

"Nope. Decided to stay with the spider," Koga replied.

"What is he thinking?" Sesshoumaru said.

"I don't know, I don't know why I didn't smell the pup." Koga says.

Sesshoumaru looked at Koga, "Take to me to where you saw him, Bankotsu wait till I am gone and then tell Kagome I left." Sesshoumaru says to him.

"Lord Sesshoumaru if you start a war with Naraku your father will not be pleased." Bankotsu says.

"I don't care if my father isn't pleased," Sesshoumaru said, walking away with Koga. When they were far enough away, they started to run towards the river in the eastern lands.

Bankotsu sighed, and walked to the palace doors and opened them and began to look for Kagome.

Keski was sitting by the window in Naraku's palace looking outside as he watched Kohaku do some target practice. Keski fingered the pouch around his neck. "I'm safe from your daddy since I carry you." Keski said as he rubbed his still flat stomach.

"I still think we should go to Sesshoumaru," Shippo said, jumping up next to him.

"I know you do, Shippo. But I don't want to be the one to start the war," Keski replied.

"It's not like it's your fault," Shippo said, looking at him.

"I know. But I would feel like it anyway," Keski said, looking out the window at Kohaku again.

Kagura found Naraku in his study drinking some tea. "My you're comfortable, you got Keski pregnant, yet you still treat him like crap and he's having your offspring!" Kagura tells him. "Keski is being punished, he likes to defy me like you do I can't hurt Keski but I can hurt you Kagura." Naraku reminds her.

"The hell you can't we all heard him scream earlier from your bedroom, what did you do to him?" Kagura asks.

"I taught him a lesson without hurting him," Naraku replied.

"What kind of lesson?" Kagura asked

Naraku looked at her and smiled, "I made him understand that even though he is the mother of my child, he will obey me and he won't do anything unless he has my permission." Naraku tells her.

"And what happens when Sesshoumaru finds out?" Kagura asks him.

"If Sesshoumaru knows what's good for him he will back off, or a war will start." he tells Kagura.

"Hmm is it me or does Sesshoumaru have feelings for Keski?" Kagura asks with a smirk on her face.

"He is mated, he shouldn't have feelings for him," Naraku said..

"I'm sure he loves Kagome, but he could love Keski as well," Kagura said, examining her claws. Naraku growled low in his throat and said, "I won't let him have him."

Kagura chuckled and said, "Someone's jealous."

Naraku glared at Kagura and heart appeared in his hand and he crushed it making Kagura fall to her knees. "I hate you, you promised Keski you wouldn't do this, I hope he takes his baby and leaves you!" Kagura yelled as she clutched her chest.

Naraku stood up and walked over to Kagura. "He is mine, you and everyone else needs to get it!" Naraku growled down at her.

Kagura looked up at him and said, "Face it, Naraku. Keski hates you as well, don't you see that? That's why he doesn't obey you!"

Naraku squeezed Kagura's heart before making it vanish, "I don't want his love you foolish woman, that is what Kohaku is for, Keski and I have a deal and if he wants to live after the baby is born he will keep to our deal." Naraku tells Kagura and walks out the room slamming the door behind him.

Keski was walking toward Naraku's study when he heard the door slam. He stopped when he saw Naraku. "Naraku I was just coming to see you, to ask you if I could do some target practice." Keski says to him.

"No, I do not want you doing any strenuous activity with the pup," Naraku said.

"I can't just sit here and do nothing, Naraku. I'm going out of my mind here," Keski said.

"But then how am I suppose to hunt for shards if you won't let me do anything!" Keski yelled. Shippo hopped of Keski's shoulder as he started to rant, "You just want me fat I am already gaining weight and I am eating more than I would eat, you big oaf!" Keski growled and stomped his foot and walked toward the doors to go outside.

Naraku growled and was suddenly in front of Keski, blocking his path. "You are really trying my patience, Keski," he hissed.

"You want to teach me my lesson? Well, go ahead! It's our child you'll be hurting, not just mine!" Keski yelled, his hands fists at his sides.

Naraku backed Keski up against the wall, "Yes OUR child!, and you're going to act like you have sense!, you're not shooting arrows and knowing you, you'd end up shooting Kohaku or me!" Naraku growled in his face . "I can't hurt you because of the pup but I can keep you locked in this castle unless it's for shards." Naraku tells him.

Meanwhile Sesshoumaru and Koga were now back in the eastern lands making there way to Naraku's castle.

"I won't be a prisoner here. If you want me to stay, find something for me to do!" Keski hissed, pushing Naraku away from him before stalking down the hall towards the back yard, his hands still fists at his sides.

"So let me get this straight you let Keski get pregnant by Naraku?" Koga asked Sesshoumaru.

"I didn't let him, Naraku said he wanted nothing to do with Keski, then he got jealous and took Keski away and well you know what happened." Sesshoumaru says to him and he sniffed the air for Keski and Kohaku's scent.

"Yeah, yeah, I know what happens," Koga said, blushing slightly.

"They went this way," Sesshoumaru said, catching Keski's scent. He followed it into the trees, sniffing the air every now and then to make sure he was on the right trail.

"Well, why didn't you take him from Naraku while they were at your castle?" Koga asked.

"Keski is grown and if I tried he'd purify me, I really thought, Naraku just wanted Kohaku, but I was wrong, I know for Keski when I first met Naraku, I saw how Keski looked at him, he was in love, there was nothing I could say." Sesshoumaru tells Koga as they come to a dark castle .

Before he could say anything Koga ran at the gate. "Naraku let him go!" Koga yelled before being shocked by the barrier.

Sesshoumaru watched as Koga was thrown back into the trees, an eyebrow raised. When Koga made his way back, he smacked the back of his head. "Idiot," he hissed.

: "That hurt!" Koga growled as he rubbed his head.

"Seems Naraku knew we were coming." Sesshoumaru says to Koga.

Kanna found Naraku watching Kohaku. "Master." she said as she showed him Sesshoumaru and Koga in the mirror.

Naraku smirked and snapped his hand and Keski appeared before him with a strawberry in his mouth and a fish in his hand.

Naraku raised his eyebrow in question and Keski said, "I was bored and hungry. Keep it shut. Now, what do you want?" Naraku showed him the image and Keski whispered to himself, "What are you doing here, Fluffy?"

"Seems the wolf went to the dog to tell on me, now I will let them in, and you will tell him everything is fine." Naraku says to him.

Keski looked at the mirror. "What if I don't?" Keski challenged him.

"A war will start, and certain dogs will die some female." Naraku says to him

Keski winced, the images running through his brain. "Just, don't hurt them. Please," he said, still staring at the mirror, specifically at Sesshoumaru.

Naraku let the barrier down and looked at Keski. Sesshoumaru and Koga walked in his hand on the handle of the sword as he followed Naraku's scent to the back

. Keski looked up when he saw the white hair. "Sesshoumaru." Keski says to him.

"Keski are you ok?" Sesshoumaru asks

"I'm fine," Keski said, giving him a smile. Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed and he said, "You don't look fine. Why is your hand swollen?"

"I was in a fight with Kohaku and my hand got hit, that's all, the baby is fine , and Shippo is fine."Keski tells him.

Sesshoumaru looked at Naraku. "You let him get into a fight knowing he's in this condition. "They two will go at it no matter what I say." Naraku said as he shrugged his shoulders.

Sesshoumaru glared at him and said, "Keski shouldn't be here. This environment is too hostile." "And it would be better at your castle? With you and your mate going into heat soon? You two will be at each other's throats the whole time," Naraku replied.

Sesshoumaru growled at him. "I can take him to Karas and Kira's home." Sesshoumaru says to him.

Keski looked at Naraku and then Sesshoumaru. "Fluffy I am fine, no marks on my body unless you want to check me for your self?" Keski asked him.

Naraku narrowed his eyes at his mate. "I'll check him." Koga offered.

The three men glared at him and he looked at the floor, blushing and scuffing his foot on the floor while saying, "It was only a suggestion."

Sesshoumaru sighed and said, "Keski, I'd like to talk to you for a minute. Alone." He emphasized the last part, looking at Naraku through narrow eyes.

Keski looked at Naraku. "I won't be long." Keski tells Naraku and walks off with Sesshoumaru.