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Keski wiped his mouth and looked at Kohaku. "Let's get something straight Kohaku, Sesshoumaru is my friend the only reason he took an interest in you is because you're my reincarnation, nothing more nothing less, I had high hopes for you, but your heart is black now you'll never be able to purify the jewel, and don't think HE won't turn on you if it helps him." Keski tells him as he looks at Naraku now.

Kohaku growled and took Naraku's hand on top of the table. "He wouldn't betray me, just as I wouldn't him, like you did," he hissed. Keski barked out a laugh and said, "Betrayed? Yeah, he betrayed me the moment he killed me just to get the damned jewel! I wasn't needed anymore, so he disposed of me, that's that. He'll do the same to you, just you watch."

"Such a bitter man." Miroku says. Keski looked over at Miroku.

"He won't betray him Keski, Naraku loves him, you're the one that was used, Kohaku is just like Naraku, he is everything you're not, you were never loved , your parents didn't love you that's why they had Karas, back then even as a child you had the powers didn't you, you could have saved your parents but you didn't." Miroku says to him.

Naraku looked at Miroku to see how far he was going to take this.

Keski stood up. "That's a lie my parents loved me."

Keski tells him

Miroku smirked and said, "Not from what I heard. I would hear your parents snipping about you around every corner, saying how you weren't what they wanted."

"No one loves you Keski, your own baby is going to be better off with you dead, hell Karas said I was like the brother he never had." Kohaku says to him.

Keski looked at them and then Naraku. "You don't have to add on how you hate me, enjoy the rest of your meal." Keski says to him and walks out the room wiping the tears from his eyes

Naraku growled low in his throat and stood up. "I warned you both to not upset him, my child is in his belly!" he yelled at the two.

Kohaku and Miroku shrank back. "But Naraku you said we didn't have to be nice to him." Kohaku says.

"You don't have to be nice to him, yes, but there is only so far you can go, Kohaku!" Naraku said before turning around and walking out of the room in search for Keski.

Naraku sniffed the air and followed the salty tears of Keski, Naraku found Keski surprisingly in his bedroom sitting on the bed with his back to the door. "Tell me Keski why are you listening to what Kohaku or Miroku has to say?" Naraku asked as he folded his arms over his chest.

"Why do you care don't you want me to suffer before you kill me?" Keski asked him as he wiped more tears from his eyes

"Not if you have my child inside of you. The baby can feel it's mother's emotions," Naraku said, walking over and sitting down on the bed behind him.

Keski sniffled and moved so the distance between them was a little larger. "I can't take this anymore, Naraku. Please, just leave me in peace," he whispered after a few moments.

Naraku smirked and placed his arms around Keski's stomach. "You need to calm down, I will take care of Kohaku and Miroku, I didn't expect them to take it this far." Naraku says to him and kisses Keski on his cheek.

"I chose you to have my child, I saw your memories a while ago your parents loved you, Miroku is jealous and so is Kohaku and truth be told I would you get you pregnant all over again." Naraku tells him

Keski's shoulders shuddered with sobs as he whispered brokenly, "But you don't love me. Not how you love him. You want to kill me when our child is born."

Naraku stood up and walked around to face Keski. "You know the reason why, you sat me almost to hell!, then you instead of coming back you stay with Sesshoumaru and then you kiss Bankotsu in front of my face!" Naraku yelled at him.

Kohaku heard the yelling as he sat in the dining room tapping his fingernails on the table

Keski looked up at him and said, "First of all, I sat you because you were being an ass! Then, I stayed with Sesshoumaru because you were threatening to hurt me and my family! And lastly, I didn't kiss Bankotsu, he kissed me! I just happened to react!"

Naraku ran a hand through his hair, "So you admit you kissed him back, he's not even your mate by demon law I have every right to kill him for touching you and don't say I don't" Naraku tells him.

Keski sighed. "So you don't disagree that you were a ass and wanted to hurt me or my family?" Keski asks him.

"I don't like to share, you're mine we share a history Keski." Naraku tells him.

"Just because we share history doesn't mean that people don't separate, Naraku. We don't have to be together forever," Keski said, looking down at his hands, which were folded in his lap, as he reached one of them up to wipe away any stray tears he had

"I am not letting Sesshoumaru have you, and if I let you live Keski it will be for my benefit and the baby's." Naraku tells him.

"Now lay down, I'll be back later after I punish a certain teen and an ex priest. "Naraku says to Keski and walks out the room closing the door behind him.

Keski just sighed and pulled out his ponytail, letting his hair fall over his shoulders as he laid down, feeling tired. He pulled a pillow to himself to cuddle with as he curled into a ball around his stomach, closing his eyes as silent tears escaped

Kohaku stormed back into the bedroom a few hours later his bottom was throbbing the teen walked over to the closet to get his clothes for the night , Miroku wasn't so lucky he had been whipped and was now left in the dungeon for the night.

After Kohaku changed his clothes he walked over to the bed growling as he had to lay on his stomach, his beaten was worse than it had to be due to the fact he had sat Naraku during his punishment

Naraku walked into the bedroom and changed into his own nightclothes, laying down on the bed next to Kohaku, who refused to look at him.

Naraku looked on his other side and saw that Keski was sleeping but there were tear stains on his face from crying. Naraku turned to face Keski and kissed his tears away, he then ran his hand through Keski's soft hair, his claws skimmed across Keski's face.

Keski sighed in his sleep and unconsciously pressed into the touch, making Naraku smile. He removed his hand from Keski's cheek and rested it next to Keski's hand, the sides barely touching on the pillow next to Keski's face as Naraku closed his eyes and drifted to sleep.

The next morning, Kohaku woke up first and growled still feeling the sting on his bottom, he kicked Naraku hard in his leg as he sat up in the bed, his bang covering his face.

Naraku grunted in he cracked open an eye seeing Kohaku sitting up.

Kohaku didn't acknowledge him as he stood and walked out of the room after quickly changing into a different robe.

Naraku just sighed and laid back down on his side, letting himself fall back asleep as he curled up into a ball slightly.

Keski was still sleeping he pulled at the blankets as he began to thrash around in the bed. "No Karas don't go, Naraku let him go."Keski yelled in his sleep.

Naraku opened his eyes again saw that Keski was thrashing around in the bed Naraku went to wake Keski up when a barrier came up around Keski protecting him.

Naraku hissed as the barrier stung his fingers. "Keski, wake up!" he said, trying to wake the priest. Keski continued to thrash, whimpering and crying in his sleep as the barrier got stronger.

Naraku got out the bed and growled he walked over to the door and opened it. "Kohaku bring Miroku up here now!" he yelled.

Kohaku walked down the hall to Naraku and smirked. "Having problems with your precious Keski?" he sneered

Naraku glared at him and hissed, "If you don't do as I tell you right now I will punish you the same way I did last night! Now get Miroku!"

Kohaku glared right back at him before huffing and turning around, walking calmly down the hallway towards Miroku's room, Naraku glaring daggers into his back for how slow he was walking.

Miroku was still sleeping when Kohaku got to his room, Kohaku walked over to him and unchained his wrists. "Hey Miroku wake up, Naraku wants you." Kohaku said nudging him with his hand.

Miroku placed a hand over his mouth as he yawned."What is it?" Miroku asked with his eyes still closed

"I don't know. Naraku just told me to come get you, so get up, " Kohaku said, nudging him again. Miroku yawned again and stood, rubbing his wrists.

Miroku followed Kohaku out the room and back up to where Naraku was waiting if looks could kill, Kohaku would be dead, Naraku grabbed Kohaku once he was in reaching distance. "You're trying my patience today and it just started!" Naraku growls at him, and then looks at Miroku. "Go in there, Keski has put up a barrier in his sleep, he was having a nightmare." Naraku tells him

Miroku nodded and walked into the room while Kohaku just looked at Naraku. Naraku wasn't looking at him, but into the room to see what Miroku would do to get the barrier down. Miroku walked over to Keski and rubbed his chin, "Can't kill you, so what can I do?" Miroku wondered.

"Let me go, I'm hungry!" Kohaku said to him. Naraku growled and let some of his misama choke Kohaku. Miroku bent down to Keski and took out a sutra and placed it on the barrier and whispered a few words and then stood up. "You can come in now." Miroku said as the barrier came down.

Naraku pulled the miasma back and left Kohaku breathing deeply in the corridor, braced against the wall. Keski was still whimpering in his sleep, sweat beading on his forehead as he wrapped his arms around his torso.

Naraku pulled Keski into his arms and kissed him atop his head. "Wake up Keski." Naraku says to him as he rubbed his stomach.

Keski whimpered a bit more before opening his eyes. "N..Naraku what are you doing?" Keski asked him.

"You were having a nightmare and you put up a barrier, so Miroku had to bring it down." Naraku says to him

Keski blushed and said, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to."

"No one means to have bad dreams, Keski," Naraku said, sighing.

Kohaku stood up he was so tempted to Sit Naraku., "Since everyone is up now how about some food Keski." Kohaku said in a nice voice, he would get at Naraku another way by being kind to Keski.

Miroku looked at Kohaku as if he had lost his mind.

Keski looked over at him as if he had sprouted another head and said hesitantly, "Food does sound nice."

"Good, then let's go!" Kohaku said, smiling sweetly at him.

Keski stood up and followed Kohaku out the bedroom and down to the kitchen.

Naraku narrowed his eyes at Kohaku's back. "That boy is going to make me punish him." he says to Miroku.

"Hmm I have to admit Kohaku is smart getting on Keski's good side." he says

Naraku growled and said, "That's what I'm going to punish him for." Miroku chuckled and said, "Good luck with that, You have two males in your home, one is the original and the other the copy, don't you think you're the one in danger if those two combine their powers they could do some real damage to you."Miroku tells him before walking out the bedroom leaving Naraku to think

Naraku sighed and ran his fingers through his hair as he stood and walked out of the room and towards the dining room.

The servants were busy filling Keski and Kohaku's plate with fresh fruit, rice, eggs with a hot cup of tea.

Naraku walked over to the table and sat down. "I don't want you giving him any sweets." Naraku tells the servants.

"Yes master Naraku." the servant says and bows.

"You can't do that!, Sesshoumaru let me have sweets!" Keski yelled at him.

"I am not Sesshoumaru and they are not good for either you or the baby, now stop arguing with me and eat your food," Naraku said, not looking at Keski as he took a sip of his tea.

"No Sesshoumaru is kind he doesn't use me and what would you know about babies, Sesshoumaru knows more he has a daughter!" Keski tells him.

"No one is using you." Naraku says to him in a calm voice.

"You're a liar you use everyone, you used Kira against me twice!"Keski says

"That was only because you would not obey me, so I used your weaknesses," Naraku said calmly again, looking at him over the rim of his glass.

Keski looked at Naraku and started to get up. "If you leave this table without feeding my child you will not like what I do Keski, if I have to use Karas and Kira to get you to learn your place I will."Naraku warns him.

Keski hesitated but began eating his breakfast.

"Wise decision," Naraku said before starting to eat his own breakfast.

Keski glared at him under his lashes before turning his attention back to his plate.

Kohaku cleared his throat, "Naraku when you're done if you don't have plans for Keski I like to talk to you and Kohaku alone." Miroku says to him.

"No I am going to have Juuroumaru watch him we can talk in my study." he says to Miroku.

Miroku nodded and watched as Keski finished his breakfast without a word before standing and walking out of the room, not looking back.

Naraku motioned to Juuroumaru, who was standing at the edge of the room, and he nodded, walking out after him.

Soon the others were finished and Naraku led them to his study. "So what do you want to talk to me about?" Naraku asked, sitting behind his desk.

"I know you, know all about how his and Karas's parents died and all that but you can't think that Keski doesn't have any other family ?" Miroku asked him.

"Don't you think if he did I would know?" Naraku asked him as he watched Kohaku out the corner of his eye who was relaxing on the sofa.

"He does it's what I am trying to tell you, Keski has a cousin a few years older than him, I know this because they came to the village and wanted to take Keski and Karas, but the head of the village was only going to let them have Karas." Miroku tells him

Naraku looked up at him and said, "What? Why didn't you tell me this earlier? Who is this cousin?"

"You didn't ask, you were mad cause Kohaku and I made fun of Keski and it left my mind, I'm sure Sesshoumaru doesn't know either, Kira might know but the cousin's name is Taku he's a dead ringer for Keski but he's not a priest." Miroku tells him,

"I am surprised he didn't come and take Karas instead of letting a demon raise him." Miroku says to him.

Naraku tapped his claws on the desk taking in the new information. "How old would this cousin be?" Naraku asked Miroku

"Maybe 30, I don't know if he's priest or not, it wouldn't surprise me if he was , it runs in the family." Miroku tells him

Naraku glared at Miroku and picked up Kanna's mirror the mirror shimmered and Naraku watched as an image came through it was a male that had long black hair he was wearing a white kimono and he did look like he watched him he said, "I want some of the bees sent to keep an eye on him. I want to see what he does and how he acts."

Miroku nodded before saying, "What for, if I may ask?"

"Because, if he's something I can use, I will," Naraku replied.

Kohaku growled. "How can you use him, I'm very sure once he knows you killed his cousin he'll want you dead." Kohaku said as he looked over at Naraku.

Miroku looked over at Kohaku, seemed the teen was more mouthy these days.

"And you know Keski will s i t, you when he finds out." Kohaku points out.

Naraku looked at him and said, "Not kill him use him, use him as in take him."

Kohaku stood up and walked over to Naraku's desk. "Use him for what?!" Kohaku yelled as he slammed his hands down on the desk. "You want to sleep with the whole bloodline, why didn't you just sleep with Karas?!" Kohaku yelled at Naraku.

Miroku tiptoed out the room and went to get the bees.

"You're such a pervert, maybe I'll tell Keski!" Kohaku tells him.

Naraku sighed and said, "That's not what I meant, Kohaku. I meant take him like I did Kira. I didn't sleep with him, now did I? And I haven't slept with Karas, have I? I've had plenty of opportunities. So stop with your petty jealousy."

Kohaku glared at Naraku. "I am not jealous of any of them!" Kohaku tells him and turns away from him, "I don't see how using Taku will benefit you, if you keep Keski alive after the baby is born, all you have to do is use the baby to keep him in line." Kohaku tells him. "I just don't want you to sleep with anyone else besides me or Keski." Kohaku tells him.