Ch37

Naraku sat in his bedroom Kanna was standing by his side showing him Keski eating sweets. "What to do to my dear mate, Naraku snapped his finger, Naraku called forth his hell bees and sent them to Sesshoumaru's castle to attack.

"Master, the baby is growing strong in Keski."Kanna tells him.

"Good. That's exactly how it should be," Naraku said, not looking away from the mirror.

Keski was about to take another bite of his cookie when he stopped. "Something's coming," he said, standing.

Sesshoumaru was about to tell Keski nothing was wrong when he heard the guards yelling, he grabbed his sword and ran out to the gardens to see Naraku's bees. "Damn!" he growled as he watched some of them sting his guards, it was a good thing that Bankotsu was out.

Keski ran outside ignoring Kagome telling him to come back, he saw Caren and Dante. "Can I borrow your arrows?" he asks.

Dante nods his head and gives Keski his bow and arrows. Keski put the arrow in the bow and shoots the bees killing them, Sesshoumaru took his sword and blasted them watching them fall to the ground dead.

"More are coming!" Keski yelled, seeing the little bodies weave through the trees.

Sesshoumaru growled low in his throat and said, "Keski, go inside."

The bees flew pass Sesshoumaru and swarmed around Keski looking at him with their red eyes just buzzing. Caren shot the bees and Dante grabbed Keski.

"No wait we have to put up a barrier!" Keski tells them his hand glows blue as a barrier comes up keeping anymore bees or intruders out.

As the rest of the bees got closer, they ran into the barrier and burst into flame before falling to the ground, the others stopping mid-flight. Keski let his arm down slowly, slightly breathing heavy as he watched them

Sesshoumaru put his sword away and walked over to Keski. "He's watching us."Keski tells him. "How is he able to do that?" Caren asked.

"He made a girl her name is Kanna she has a mirror that shows him everything so there is nothing you can hide from him."Keski says and looks at Sesshoumaru

Sesshoumaru growled and said, "Well then he can hear this. He is NEVER getting into my castle!"

Keski smiled and said, "Thank you. You're doing all of this to protect me, even though it's risking the life of your family."

"I told you never again will I let him hurt you, and Kagome is tough, I will just keep the kids inside unless Kagome or I are out here." Sesshoumaru tells him.

Keski rubbed his stomach.

Naraku narrowed his eyes at Sesshoumaru. "Show me Karas and Kira now!" Naraku said as he stood up pacing the room

Kanna nodded and showed him the two humans, who were currently cleaning their shrine. "Do you think he got away?" Karas said, sweeping the floor. "I'm sure of it," Kira replied, smiling at him. Karas looked at him and said, "What if he didn't? What would Naraku do?"

"He can't do much since there is the baby, he would just keep him close and make him find the shards." Kira says Karas nodded his head and heard the children laughing .'I'll be back." Karas tells him and goes out to see what is making the kids laugh. He runs down the steps seeing Bankotsu on his horse.

"What are you doing here?" he asks him.

Naraku smiles. "Come Kanna we're paying my old servant a visit." he says to her and vanishes to the shrine where Kira is still cleaning up.

"Hello, Kira," Naraku said, now standing behind him. Kira jumped and whirled around, holding up the other broom he had in front of him. "N-naraku. What do you want?" he stammered, backing away.

"I was thinking I can never have enough workers, and you were Onigumo's , so you belong to me as well." Naraku tells him.

"No, I won't work for you, not after you corrupted Kohaku and abused Keski."he tells him.

"I see, Kanna take his soul." Naraku tells her.

"No!" Kira said as Kanna aimed her mirror towards him. He put a barrier around himself, fear in his eyes. "That won't help you, Kira. You should know that," Naraku said, smirking.

"Karas."He whispered as he dropped the barrier, "Don't take it, I'll come back, just let me say goodbye to Karas, don't make me a mindless puppet."Kira says holding his head down. "Is this all to make Karas suffer?" Kira asked Naraku.

"No. This is to make Keski suffer. When he sees his brother so miserable without the love of his life, he'll surely come begging for me to let you go," Naraku said.

Kira looked away from him and said, "Just let me say goodbye to Karas. Please?"

Naraku walked over to Kira and grabbed him by his chin. "I will be watching and if try to cross me I will kill Karas once and for all, meet by the river."Naraku tells Kira and vanishes with Kanna.

Kira sighed he took a deep breath and opened the door and walked down the steps seeing Karas and Bankotsu talking. "Least you won't be alone."Kira said under his breath.

"Karas, can I talk to you inside for a moment?" he said when he reached them. Karas smiled at him and nodded before excusing himself from his and Bankotsu's conversation. "What's on your mind?" Karas said after a moment of silence, seeing the sad yet numb look on Kira's face.

"I was thinking all this going on with Keski and Naraku it's all going to lead to a war and innocent people are going to die because of your whore of a brother so I don't want to be with you anymore nor around Sesshoumaru or any of them, all your brother brings is pain to everyone around him.

Karas hated saying this to Karas. "I am leaving you now you can go back to Sesshoumaru we're through!" he tells Karas.

Karas's eyes widened and he said, "Kira, what are you talking about?"

"You heard me, Karas! I don't want you anymore!" Kira yelled, feeling the tears pooling in his eyes.

"Why are you saying this, we love each other."Karas says to him.

"Get out Karas when I come back you better be gone!"Kira said as the tears fell and he pushed Karas out the way and ran out the shrine pass Bankotsu and down to the river seeing Naraku and Kanna. "There you happy, he hates me!" Kira yells at him.

"Good, now let's go," Naraku said, grabbing Kira's arm.

"I hate you," Kira whispered, looking down at the ground, tears dripping from his face.

Bankotsu jumped off his horse and ran up to the shrine"Karas!" he yells and sees the young boy just standing there. "What happened?" he asks.

"Kira said he was through with me, he said Keski is the reason."Karas tells him and runs over to Bankotsu and hugs him around his waist as he cries.

Bankotsu wrapped his arms around Karas's shoulders and said, "Hush now. I'm sure he didn't mean it. Was he acting strange at all today?"

Karas lifted his head. "No he was fine till I came outside to see you and the kids, then he just changed on me, we were talking about how I hoped Keski had got away from Naraku, we were going to finish cleaning up and then eat."Kira tells him.

Bankotsu sighed, "Hmm well I have orders to bring you back to the castle, Keski is there with Sesshoumaru and Kagome." he tells Karas.

Karas smiled and sighed, saying, "Good, then that means he got away."

Bankotsu placed his arm around Karas's shoulder and led him out the shrine and down to his horse where he helped him on, Bankotsu then got on behind him and grabbed the reins. "Let's go!" he tells the guards as the horses turn around.

Kira was taken back to Naraku's castle. "What are you going to do with me?" Kira asks.

"Just as I said. You are going to work for me like you used to. Soon enough Keski will be coming for you," Naraku said, not looking at him.

"He doesn't even know I am with you, and he'll probably hate me for calling him a whore and hurting his brother as will Sesshoumaru!, is it true are you going to kill Keski again?!, you can't need me you have Kohaku and your servants."Kira tells him noticing Kohaku isn't around.

"Kohaku has been misbehaving and my servants are starting to dissatisfy me," Naraku said, looking straight ahead of them. "You still don't need me! You can always use Kanna and get more mindless people!" Kira said, forcing himself not to struggle in Naraku's grip.

"I own you Kira , I was the one that took you in when nobody wanted you, you will do as you're told starting now!"Naraku hissed and dropped Kira to the floor.

Naraku threw him the healing cream. "Go to the basement and rub this on Kohaku, don't release him or the woman."Naraku tells him.

Kira said nothing, grabbing the salve and standing.

"I'm not hearing anything from you," Naraku said.

"Yes, master," Kira said through gritted teeth, making Naraku smirk.

"When you're done, there will be some one to lead you to my study, and Kira I am sure you recall how you use to be punished and if I were you I forget about Karas once he sees Keski he'll forget all about you."Naraku tells him.

Kira balled his fist . "No he won't he has a heart unlike you, I wished Keski had killed you that day!" Kira tells him

Naraku smirked and said, "That human, kill me? In his dreams."

"More like in mine!" Kira said, holding his hand out and blasting some of his power at Naraku. Naraku moved out of the way just in time to see it blast through his wall.

Naraku let his misama come out and it began chocking Kira, Kira coughed as he fell to the floor on his knees.

Naraku walked over to him. "You used to be such a sweet boy now, you're a defiant child, I was kind Kira I let you have sex, and t his is how you repay me, your alive right now just to bring Keski to me."Naraku tells him

Kira glared at him through his watery eyes and wheezed out, "He'll kill you this time." Naraku growled and thickened the miasma, making it harder for Kira to breath.

Naraku grabbed Kira and walked over to the door and kicked it open and dragged Kira down to the dungeon and threw him on the floor.

"Kira!"Kohaku yelled out.

"Get up!" Naraku yelled to Kira. Kira shook his head as he tried to purify the misama.

Naraku growled and kicked him in his side, causing him to cry out in pain. "I said get up!" he yelled.

Kira stood with a lot of effort, wheezing, holding his side as he supported himself against the nearest wall.

"Naraku stop, why are you hurting Kira?" Kohaku asked him.

"He disobeyed me ."Naraku tells him, Kira held his side as he looked around the room.

"Kira is going to help us in our war."Naraku tells him.

"Oh, are you going to let me go Naraku I learned my lesson."Kohaku tells him.

Naraku smirked and said, "Not just yet. I think you should sit there a little longer." Kohaku sighed and let himself lightly rest against the wall behind him, the coolness of the stones helping the welts on his back.

"You're a sadist!, how much longer are you going to hurt those you claim to love, Keski is having your baby, yet you beat him and make him feel unloved., and now you're breaking down Kohaku!" Kira says

Naraku turned towards him and said, "Seeing in your condition I would keep my mouth shut if I were you."

"Well, I'm not going to, so get used to it! I'm not the frightened little boy I used to be!" Kira said, glaring at him.

Kagura moaned as she looked at the three males in the room. "Kira stop, please I don't want you to be hurt anymore than you already are."Kohaku says to him.

Kira staggered over to Kohaku. "Kohaku you still have a chance to get away, you're a virgin, you're not truly connected."Kira tells him as he leans against the bars.

Kohaku gave him a small smile and said, "I don't want to get away."

Kira looked into his eyes and knew that he meant it. "Why would you want to stay here if he's beating you?" Kira said.

"It was my fault, I said the command, I learned my lesson, besides Keski is a thorn in my side, he's causing problems."Kohaku tells him.

"No, Keski isn't the problem Naraku is, he knows Keski loves him and he uses it, if you really knew Keski you would know how kind he is."Kira tells him.

"I don't want to know him. Everyone compares me and him together and he's always the favorite!" Kohaku said, glaring at Kira. Kira took a step back, his eyes widening slightly.

Naraku walked over to Kohaku and unlocked the door he walked behind Kohaku and took the healing cream and began rubbing it on his back. "Calm down love, you will soon have to face Keski and you have to be ready."Naraku says to him.

"You turned them against each other, why?" Kira asked Naraku.

"Because. Kohaku wants to show he is better so I am giving him the chance," Naraku said, kissing Kohaku's neck as he rubbed the cream on his back. Kohaku sighed as the burning sensation in his back lessened.

"You hate Keski so much, why get him pregnant Naraku, why do this to him, you could have left him alone when he was brought back!, I won't let you two kill him, this is all a trap!"Kira growled

"Yes, it is. But by the time this is over Keski will most likely of had my pup so I can take it and kill him," Naraku said, now rubbing the healing cream on Kohaku's chest.

: "No, I won't let you take Keski from Karas again!, Kohaku how can you do this, you weren't raised like this, Keski would never do this to you!" Kira said to the teen.

"Are you blind he tried to kill me more than once!" Kohaku yells at him.

"You spoiled brat you have no right to care for the shards, Sesshoumaru will stop you both!" Kira says

Naraku smirked and said, "I plan on him to fight me. Then I will get rid of him once and for all. He'll never interfere with my plans again."

"You will lose, you can't fool him anymore, Keski is with him, he will be stronger now him and Kagome will bring you down."Kira says to him.

Naraku released Kohaku from his chains and led him out the cell. he walked over to Kira and placed cuffs on his hands, "Come Kohaku I have someone to show you both."Naraku says and pulls Kira, making him trip as he followed him up the steps

Kira followed as quickly as he could up the stairs, stumbling a few times on the stone steps. Kohaku had taken one of Naraku's hands in his own and was smiling as they walked.

Naraku smiled down at him as he led them into his study he pushed Kira onto the floor and walked over to his desk and sat down.

Kohaku walked over to Naraku and sat down on his lap. "Now watch."Naraku said to him. Juuroumaru come forth."Naraku commands.

A young male with long flowing light pink hair wearing a green kimono with a mask over his mouth came out from the shadows.

Kira looked up seeing the male. "He will be a great help in capturing Keski."Naraku says to Kohaku.

Kira looked at Juuroumaru with wide eyes and said to Naraku, "He'll kill Keski if you send him after him."

"No he won't. He knows what will happen to him if he harms him or the pup," Naraku replied, rubbing a hand up and down one of Kohaku's arms.

Juuroumaru looked at Naraku and waited for orders. Kanna came in the room to show Naraku what Keski was doing. Kohaku looked as well and saw that Keski was comforting a distraught Karas.

Kira stood up and looked as well seeing Karas crying. "Karas I'm sorry." he says

Naraku looked at him and said, "I hate to admit this but what you did was actually better than up and leaving. Then he would have come after me and I would have killed him."

Kira didn't say anything, just stared at the mirror and at Karas, who's shoulders were still shaking from the sobs that raked his body.

"And you would have loved that!"Kira spat

"Juuroumaru you're to go to Sesshoumaru's castle along with Kagura and Kanna I want Keski brought back to me unharmed."Naraku tells him.

Juuroumaru only bowed his head. "You aren't to harm Kohaku's parents or brother."Naraku adds.

"Karas, Kira didn't mean it, this has Naraku written all over it."Keski tells him as he rubs Karas's back.