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Kagome smiled at him and said, "Thank you. I know you'll keep her safe."
"I will, even if it takes my life. I love my grandchild," Inutaisho said, smiling back
Karas was gathering herbs with Kira to heal some sick children. "I wonder how Keski is doing." Karas says to him.
"Well Karas it's only been one day, I am sure he is fine, Naraku seemed happy to hear he was going to be a father."Kira tells him.
"That's what worries me," Karas said.
"Why would it worry you?" Kira asked.
"Because, now he'll be even more controlling," Karas replied, shifting the basket on his hip.
"Karas I don't know where Naraku's castle is the only one that would know is Suikotsu and he's at Sesshoumaru's castle, and Sesshoumaru would forbid it."Kira tells him.
"I know that but I just want to see Keski for myself is that wrong, Naraku keeps taking him from me, sure he's not killing him but he's still keeping us apart."Karas says.
Kira walked over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "I know that this must be hard for you, but I'm sure that Keski is doing fine. If anything, Sesshoumaru would come get us if something was wrong," he said.
Karas nodded his head. "Yeah I know, when we were kids, I would always hear the villagers say look how beautiful Keski is, how he wasn't human, all I got was cute, and then when he became the keeper of the jewel that was it I felt like a shadow, and when he died and as I got older, I was happy in a way cause all they would see was me for me and not as Keski's brother."Karas tells him
Kira nodded and said, "Honestly, if Keski were my brother, I would feel the same way. But I would feel proud as well, having someone as powerful and good as him taking me under his wing and teaching me his knowledge. Don't you think?"
"Yes, this must be what it's like to be Inuyasha."Karas says.
"I think it's worse not only is his brother a powerful demon but so is his dad."Kira says .
"Yeah and Sesshoumaru can be a real jerk at times least Keski isn't mean to me."Karas says. "That's true so you have a lot to be grateful for."Kira tells him and stands up to stretch.
"Yeah, I do. Plus Keski was brought back to me, if not by his choice," Karas said, standing and stretching as well. Kira smiled and said, "See? There are bright sides to this."
"Yeah but why the hell does he have to be having Naraku's baby?!,of all the males in the world!"Karas yelled as he held his basket.
"Now Karas calm down count to ten."Kira tells him. Karas growled
"IF I see Naraku I am going to wring his neck!"he tells Kira.
"Is that so when I came all this way for you to see your dear brother."Naraku says as he steps out from behind the trees with Kohaku and Keski beside him
Karas's eyes widened when he saw his brother, completely ignoring the spider and Kohaku. "Keski!" he yelled, dropping his basket. Keski smiled and ran past Naraku and up to his brother, wrapping his arms around Karas's shoulders, Karas burying his face in Keski's shoulder.
"I missed you so much , you okay is the baby okay are you eating enough?" Karas asked him. Keski smiled at him "I am fine Karas how are you doing?" Keski asked him
."Kira and I are great."Karas tells him when some of the villagers start shouting "Demon, Demon!" they yell as they point at Naraku.
"I am not here to kill you."Naraku tells them.
Karas turned around and held his hands out in front of him. "It's alright, my friends. They're friendly," he said.
"But Master Karas, he is a spider demon! Known to be one of the most vicious!" one of the villagers said.
"It's alright, this one is docile," Karas said
Kira chuckled at that, "Yes Naraku is docile as you can see he is mated to a human, my brother to be exact."Karas tells them and walks over to Naraku and places his hand on his shoulder "See, I'm still alive."Karas tells them.
Naraku looked at Karas out the corner of his eye.
Kohaku walked over to Kira. "Hey Kira." he says to him.
"Kohaku how are you fairing?" he asks. "
"Good still getting use to leaving with out my parents."Kohaku tells him.
"It will get easier over time, I promise," Kira said, smiling.
Kohaku smiled back and said, "I know. It would happen sooner or later, anyway."
The villagers were satisfied for now and left Naraku alone. Naraku then walked over to Keski and kissed him on his cheek, Naraku made Keski heal his wrist before they left so Karas wouldn't ask him anything.
"So Keski come on you shouldn't be on your feet."Karas says to him.
"All I've been doing is resting."Keski tells him
"Yes Sesshoumaru came by last night to see us." Naraku tells them.
"Really and you're still alive?" Karas asks Naraku.
Naraku smirked and said, "As you can see, yes."
Karas chuckled and said, "Then you should be grateful."
Keski sighed "Karas why don't you take me for a walk?" Keski suggest.
"Oh okay."Karas says to him and hands his basket to Kohaku and walks away from the others.
"Sorry about that."Kira says and bows to Naraku even though Kira was grown he still saw Naraku as his master. "I can show you to our shrine."Kira offers
"That would be fine," Naraku said. Kira smiled and turned around, walking down the path towards the village. Kohaku smiled at Naraku and ran to catch up with him, almost stumbling over a rock once before catching his balance.
"Careful Kohaku."Naraku says to him and takes his hand in his.
"It's very nice of you Naraku-sama to let Keski come to see Karas, I hope we get to be there for the birth."Kira says.
"We will see, Keski has 3 months to go."Naraku tells him. As they enter the shrine.
"So Keski how are you feeling?" Karas asks.
Keski couldn't hold it in anymore he began to break down. "Karas I 'm in trouble."Keski tells him as tears fall down his face.
Karas's eyes widened and he said, "Come on, we'll go to mine and Kira's rooms. We'll be safer in there." Keski just nodded and let Karas quickly lead him out of the room before Naraku walked inside. When they got to the bedchambers, Karas sat him down on his bed, sitting down next to him. "Now tell me what's wrong," he said.
"Naraku he, I have to find the shards to stay alive, or when the baby is born he's going to take my life, and I don't know if I'll find them all in time."Keski tells him.
"What?!" Karas yelled. "This is what you wouldn't tell me at Sesshoumaru's mom's castle?" Karas asked.
Keski nodded his head, "You have to promise me no matter what you'll take care of Shippo."Keski says to him. "I'll do more than that!"Karas growls and stands up and grabs his arrows and walks out the bed room, he sees Naraku talking to Kira and Kohaku and lets his arrow go.