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"And I'll help you. I may not have known Keski, but I won't let you do this alone," Hojo said, looking at his friend. Taku smiled and said, "Thank you, Hojo."
"I'd do anything for my best friend." Hojo tells him.
Naraku and Kohaku landed in the Eastern lands. "He should be around here." Naraku says to him and smells to males approaching and pulls Kohaku into the bushes." Shh." he says to him as he waits for the two to approach.
Taku smiled again and said, "As I would do anything for you, Hojo. I appreciate all that you do for me." Hojo smiled and said, "It's what best friends do."
"Yeah and is this your way of getting out of meeting the woman your mom wants you to marry?" Taku asked. "I don't wanna be married, why do I need a woman to nag me when I have you doing that." Hojo said with a grin.
"You better be glad I am not a priest like my cousin was." Taku tells him.
"That and you can't shoot to save your life." Hojo adds as they walk pass the bushes.
Taku chuckled and said, "Hopefully I will someday correct that."
Naraku emerged from the bushes and said, "Are you Taku?"
Hojo jumped and grabbed hold of Taku. "Who are you?!" Hojo yelled at him.
Taku didn't answer as Kohaku came out and stood next to Naraku. Taku blinked his eyes seeing Kohaku. "Keski." he whispered.
Kohaku looked confused for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, but my name is Kohaku."
"M...my apologies. You just look so much like him," Taku said, whispering the last part again.
"Actually he is the reincarnation of Keski, so if you're Taku we need to talk." Naraku says to him.
Taku looked at Naraku. "I'm Taku,how do you know Keski, do you know where Karas is?" Taku asked him.
Naraku looked at him he had that same look as Keski did when he wanted something.
Taku eyed him suspiciously and said, "What do you want?"
"I know that look." Naraku smirked and said, "I want you to see someone. But in order for you to do that you need to come with me."
Taku looked at Hojo."Someone is it Karas?!, please tell me he's still alive." Taku said to him and walked over to Naraku and grabbed hold of his robe and looked up at him. "He's all I have left my parents died, I was too late to save Keski." Taku says to him
Naraku looked at his claws, inspecting them as he said, "I don't know. You'll just have to come with me and find out."
Hojo walked up and grabbed the back of Taku's robe, yanking him back. "Taku, think about this. You do not know this demon, or this boy. It could be a trap," he said, his hands on his best friend's shoulders and staring into his eyes.
"Hojo but if he knows where Karas is I need to find out, you can come too can't he?" Taku asked Naraku.
"Sure why not, my palace is open to both of you." Naraku tells them.
"Please come along I've heard so many great things about Keski it mean a lot to talk to you." Kohaku adds.
Taku wiped a stay tear from his face. "Okay we'll come." Taku says to Naraku
Hojo looked between Taku and Naraku before looking at Taku again and saying, "Wherever you go, I go." Taku smiled and hugged him. "Thank you," he whispered.
Naraku formed his misama cloud Kohaku got on, Taku and Hojo looked at it before stepping on as well. Naraku looked out the corner of his eye at Taku as they headed back to the palace. Kohaku rolled his eyes he couldn't believe he just said those things about Keski.
"Kohaku are you taking care of the jewel now?" Taku asks.
"Yeah almost done actually." Kohaku tells him
Taku nodded and said, "It needs to be in good hands."
Kohaku smiled and said, "The best."
Taku looked at Naraku and said, "Please tell me, is Karas okay?"
"I will tell you everything once we get there, you will want to see this person first."Naraku says to him. Taku bit his bottom lip. "But you now Karas right can't you tell me anything?" Taku asked.
"I can but I rather be back home." Naraku tells him
Hojo coughed when he smelled the misama. Taku turned to him. "Hojo, put your hand over your mouth!" he says as he does the same.
Hojo did as he was told until they were through the miasma barrier. When the cloud landed, Taku and Hojo hopped off and Naraku helped Kohaku off. "Follow me," Naraku said, looking at Taku and Hojo as he walked towards the castle entrance.
Hojo walked beside Taku as they followed Naraku and Kohaku into the palace. Naraku walked inside and down the hall as he held Kohaku 's hand. he walked up to the study door. "Wait here please." Naraku said in a kind voice and went inside with Kohaku closing the door behind him. "Leave." he said coldly to Kagura and Kanna.
Keski looked at Naraku. "Your back can I have something sweet now?" Keski asked.
"In a moment. I want you to see someone first," Naraku said as Kagura and Kanna left the room. Keski looked at him confusedly and Naraku said to Kohaku, "Kohaku, will you let them in please?"
Kohaku walked over to the door."Come in." Kohaku tells them. Taku and Hojo walked into the room Keski looked at them. "T..Taku,what are you doing here?" Keski asks.
"Me how are you alive and what is wrong with your stomach?!" Taku said to him.
Keski whirled around to Naraku. "What do you want with him?!" he yelled
Naraku shrugged, smirking as he said, "I just thought a little family reunion was in order. Aren't you happy to see your cousin which you haven't seen in so many years?"
Keski glared at Naraku and then Kohaku. "You will never touch my baby." he growled out and walked over to Taku and hugged him. "Why did you come here, I was trying to keep you safe."Keski says to him.
Taku hugged Keski. "He said he was going to tell me about Karas, I wanted to know if he was okay." Taku tells him.
"Taku leave now take your friend and run before it's too late." Keski tells him.
Taku looked at him confusedly and said, "What are you talking about? I won't lose you again. I just got you back."
Keski felt his eyes water and let his head fall down. "Taku, you have to leave. Go take care of Karas, please," he said
"It's too late Keski the moment he entered this castle the barrier went up."Naraku tells him. "What is going on here, Keski is he your mate?" Taku asked.
"Yes, I'm having his baby in two more months, didn't you ask him, his name?" Keski asked. "No he found us and said he could tell me all about Karas." Taku says.
Keski looked his cousin in the eyes and said, "Taku, this is Naraku. He's the one who killed me."
Taku looked up at Naraku. "You killed him, what the hell do you want with me?!" Taku said as he moved in front of Keski.
"All three of you have this short temper." Naraku says. "You want to know, you're going to do as your told you have powers that are untapped and you're going to use them for me." Naraku tells him.
"I knew we shouldn't have come." Hojo says.
"I am not doing anything but taking my cousin out of here, come on Hojo we're leaving!" Taku tells him.
When they turned to go out the door, Kohaku was blocking it, his arms crossed in front of his chest. "Move out of the way, boy," Taku said.
"Don't make me blast you to the other side of the room, Taku. I'm sure you wouldn't want Keski to see that," Kohaku said, smirking.
Taku turned to look at Keski. "Where are your powers?" he asked .
"They're gone while I am pregnant, I'm sorry to drag you into this, why Naraku I did what you wanted I left with you, I'm staying away from Sesshoumaru and my brother, how did you even find out about Taku?" Keski asked him.
"Miroku told me about him." Naraku tells him, "Now that Taku is here, he will be trained and he will use his powers for me."
Keski's eyes widened and he said, "Naraku, you can't do that. He's the only family I have left besides Karas. I don't want him being exposed to any of this. Anyone but him."
"Look I don't care if you're the demon that got Keski pregnant he nor I are not your playthings, Keski come on let's go he won't harm you since you're pregnant." Taku says to him. "That is true I won't harm him but you and Hojo are a different story. "Naraku tells him
Taku glared at him and said, "I will not let you treat him, or any other person this way anymore. If Kohaku wants this, then that's fine, that's his choice. But it's obvious that Keski doesn't."
Naraku walked up to Taku and pushed Keski behind him. "He is my mate, if you know nothing of the demon rules you should be quite, now there is a servant waiting outside for you and Hojo to take you to your rooms, I advise you to not try and escape, the demons outside would love to tear apart two humans." Naraku says to Taku.
"Please Taku do as he wants." Keski tells him.
Taku was still glaring at Naraku but he said to Keski, "Fine, but only because it's you."
Keski forced a small smile and whispered, "Thank you."
Taku grabbed Hojo by the arm and slid the door open and the two walked out and were greeted by the servant and shown to their rooms.
Keski pushed Naraku out his way making him stumble forward. "You just want to ruin my life, you ever think about how your decisions will affect our baby?!" Keski yells at him.
Naraku looked at him and said, "It'll affect it for the better, Keski. You'll see."
"No, I won't see! I won't even get to BE here while our child grows up, Naraku! You want to know why that is!? That's because you're going to KILL ME when our baby is born!" Keski yelled, pushing Naraku back a little more with each sentence
Kohaku moved out the way so he wouldn't be pushed. "What the hell is wrong with you I haven't even made up my mind!" Naraku yells at him as Keski pushed him more making him hit the back of his head against the door.
"You're evil to the core I wish I never met you, I wish this baby wasn't yours, I wish I could use my powers ,most of all I wish I was with Sesshoumaru." Keski tells him with tears in his eyes.
Naraku narrowed his eyes at him and hissed, "What did you say?"
"You heard me you bastard!" Keski said through clenched teeth. Naraku raised his hand and back-handed Keski, making him turn and run into the desk. He gasped in pain and clutched his stomach. His eyes widened when he felt a wetness running down his legs. He looked down to see a puddle of clear liquid forming around his feet. He gasped again and whispered, "Naraku...I think my water just broke."
Naraku growled, "What?!. Kohaku get the healer and bring them to the bedroom and bring Miroku as well." Naraku tells him.
Kohaku nodded his head and ran out the room to find Miroku and the healer.
Naraku walked over to Keski. "You picked a bad time to anger me Keski but don't worry you'll have my answer by time the baby enters the world." Naraku tells him.
Keski closed his eyes as he began to take shallow breaths, " Why now." Keski says as Naraku takes his hand and leads him carefully out the study and to their bedroom.
Karas sat up fast. "Kira, Sesshoumaru he's not going to make it in time." he tells him.
Kira looked at him and said, "Keski's having the baby now? He's not due for a few more weeks at least!"
"I know but I just have this feeling," Karas said, sighing as he stood and started to pace
Kira got off the bed as well. "We could try to sneak out the castle but Inutashio is more scarier than Sesshoumaru." Kira says. "I know, I wish there was a way to contact Sesshoumaru, I wish I had the powers Keski had or half of them." Karas tells him.
Keski laid down on the bed with pillows propped up behind him. "I can't have this baby, I need Karas, I need my parents." Keski says to Naraku. Naraku ignored him as The healer and Miroku came in along with Kohaku.
"How did this happen he wasn't due yet." The healer says to Naraku.
"He ran into the desk in my study," Naraku said, not looking at the healer and just clutching Keski's hand as he groaned, pressing back into the pillows.
"You slapped me and I hit the desk." Keski growled as he squeezed Naraku's hand more. "Okay Keski breathe, we talked about this, you've seen this before." The healer tells him. Keski looked at Kohaku. "Get out I don't want you in here this is my baby not yours." Keski tells him.
"Naraku do you want me to leave?" Kohaku asks him.
Naraku looked at Kohaku."No." he tells him.
Keski dug his nails into Naraku's hand as he began to push, he closed his eyes. 'Sesshoumaru I know you can hear me, I tried to wait for you but I can't please find my baby." he says sending Sesshoumaru a telepathic message.
Sesshoumaru heard him while he was running. His eyes widened before they narrowed and he roared, "Keski!" He then pushed himself on, making himself go faster than he ever had before.
"Hey slow down!" Inuyasha yelled as he ran to keep up with his brother.
"I can't slow down he's having the baby!" Sesshoumaru tells him. \
"What but you said we had time!" Inuyasha yelled at him.
Keski rested his head back ."You're doing good Keski, I am starting to see the head. Kohaku turned his head . "Naraku please make Miroku and Kohaku leave this is our baby." he cried
Naraku didn't say anything, he just watched the healer, though what he was doing was blocked by the blankets.
Keski grabbed a fistful of Naraku's hair and pulled his face closer to his, forcing him to look at him. "If you do not make them leave right now, I will stop pushing and both of us will die," Keski hissed, narrowing his eyes.
Naraku waited a moment before saying, "Everyone but the healer get out." Kohaku and Miroku hesitated a moment before leaving, closing the door behind them.
The healer couldn't help but chuckle, this human knew how to make Naraku do as he wanted. Naraku growled at the healer. Keski pushed again bring the head all the way out. "Good Keski, the head is out now the baby is almost here." he tells him.
Keski pushed more till there was the sound of a crying baby in the room.
The healer grabbed a cloth and cleaned the baby off before wrapping it in the blanket. "Congratulations it's a girl." The healer says to them both as he held the crying little girl.
Keski smiled and let his head fall back against the pillows, his hand going limp in Naraku's as he breathed heavily. The healer walked up on the other side of the bed, where Naraku wasn't sitting, and Keski sat up, holding out his arms for the little bundle.
The healer placed the little girl in Keski's arms, smiling at him. "Thank you," Keski whispered, tears brimming and falling from his eyes as he looked at his daughter.
The healer nodded his head and left the room. "She's beautiful." Keski says and kisses his daughter on her forehead,.
Naraku cleared his throat seeing he had a girl he was hoping for a boy. "Give her to me, you and I have something to discuss." Naraku tells Keski.
Keski looked at Naraku and slowly handed her over, Naraku held his daughter in his arms and kissed her. before taking her over to the door where he slid it open.
"Take her in her other room." he says handing the baby to Kohaku.
Kohaku looked at the baby she looked like Keski except for the red eyes.
Naraku closed the door back and looked at Keski. "If I let you live will you be loyal will you finish our deal, Keski?"
Keski looked at Naraku. "I love her and it's the only way you'll let me be with her, so yes I'll do as you want I'll find the remaining ones."
Naraku smiled at him and walked over to Keski. "And you will also see Sesshoumaru as your enemy from now on." Naraku adds.
Keski's eyes widened for a second before he let all the emotion drain from them. "Yes. I will," he said after a moment, no emotion whatsoever in his voice, posture, or eyes.
Naraku smirked and kissed Keski on his lips. "Wise choice, I'll have Kohaku bring her back in." Keski only nodded his head and watched as Naraku walked out the room.
Naraku walked to the nursery where Kohaku and Miroku were. "Is he dead?" Miroku asks. "No, we came to agreement that a dog demon is going to hate." Naraku tells them
Miroku just sat there but Kohaku looked at Naraku and said, "What do you mean you came to an 'agreement'? You said you were going to kill him!"
Naraku was about to say something when the baby started to cry, jostled from her sleep. Naraku sighed and just walked over to the crib, picking her up and gently rocking her back and forth. "Kohaku, we will talk about this later," he said before turning around and walking out of the room.
"I knew he was going to let him live, the minute we left he probably offered his body!" Kohaku said now annoyed.
"Well he is the mother of his first child, you two just had sex, come on did you really want to be changing diapers and dealing with a crying baby, a girl at that." Miroku says to him. "That's not the point, he said he was going to kill him!" Kohaku yelled.
Naraku walked back into the bedroom and gave the baby to Keski. "We need a name for her and nothing starting with a K," he says to Keski.
"Okay but can you please let me see Karas and Shippo?" Keski asks him as he pulls out his breast and the baby begins to suck on it