Ch49
Keski chuckled and let the barrier down, watching as Akito crawled to him. "My, you're developing fast already. You're not even a day old yet and you're already crawling," he said, playing with her hands
Keski bent down to her and picked her up. "I wish you could meet your uncle and your big brother, but your daddy won't allow it." Keski says to her. Akito snuggled up against Keski's chest.
Naraku stood up. "Kohaku if you're serious about having a baby I want you to give it a month a baby is not a toy once it comes you can't give it away." Naraku tells him.
"I know that, then there is Sesshoumaru he's not going to stop, you have to get my brother and parents out before you start this war." he says to Naraku.
"And I promise you I will, Kohaku. I just have to figure out how to get them away from the dog, but I can't with all of this interruption," Naraku said.
"Oh well I'll leave you alone, I'll go see if Taku and Miroku are up to some training, you go back to your work." Kohaku tells him and walks out the study.
Naraku sighed and sat back down going over his plan.
Taku and Hojo were in the kitchen getting something to eat." So Taku how are we going to get out of here?" Hojo asks him.
"I don't know yet, but I'm not leaving without Keski and Akito," Taku said, starting at his fingers as he traced invisible patterns on the tabletop.
"Yeah I know that but you're no closer to having these suppose powers." Hojo points out.
"I know Naraku is doing something to make Keski stay , there is no way Keski would just let Karas be out there alone even if he is grown, I know , I have a plan!"Taku said standing up. "Here we go again I'll get the first aid kit." Hojo says.
Taku rolled his eyes and said, "This will work, Hojo. I just know it will."
"You've said that before all through our childhood. Did any of them work?" Hojo said, crossing his arms over his chest and raising his eyebrow.
Three weeks had passed and Taku was wearing bandages from trying his ideas, he had a sprained wrist, a scratch on his face. "I told you it wouldn't work. Hojo tells him.
Naraku walked up to the two. "Good you're here, I hope you've got escaping out of your system Taku, now that Akito is 3 weeks old we're going to look for the rest of the shards and if we come across an enemy you will kill them." Naraku says and looks at Keski as Akito played with a lock of his hair.
Keski just nodded, kissing the top of Akito's head. Naraku turned back towards Taku and Hojo and said, "And you shall continue your training Taku."
Taku just glared at him, crossing his arms across his chest as best as he could.
Taku got ready to respond when Hojo placed his hand over Taku's mouth. "He will, so where are we going?" Hojo asked.
"He just said to look for shards!" Kohaku said to him annoyed.
"I wasn't talking to you, you pipsqueak!" Hojo growled.
"I don't think we will know until Kohaku or Keski senses one of the shards." Miroku says. "Yeah so let's get going we'll have to stop when Akito gets hungry." Keski says.
Kohaku walked up to Keski. "Who put you in charge!?" Kohaku growled
Keski just stared at him and said, "No one did, but if we want to find anything, we need to be moving, and Akito is only three weeks, so she still needs to be taken care of. Now get over your stupid insecurities and let's go."
Kohaku glared at Keski and got ready to leap at him when Naraku grabbed Kohaku by the back of his collar. "Let me go, I'll sit him so far into the ground he won't know what hit him." Kohaku said forgetting Naraku had him by the collar and they both plummet to the ground.
Akito giggled seeing Naraku on the ground. Keski smirked at the two and walked ahead to the gate.
Naraku growled as the two slowly stood and hissed at Kohaku, "Are you happy now? Now you know what I go through."
"Sorry it just came out." Kohaku says putting his hands up in defense Naraku threw the bow and arrows at Taku, carry this."Naraku tells him and walks pass Kohaku to catch up with Keski.
"Wow he let you off without punishing you." Miroku says.
"That only means when he gets the chance he will."Kohaku tells him and walks to catch up with them.
Taku grumbled to himself as he carried the bow and arrows, Hojo right beside him rolling his eyes. Keski ran his fingers through Akito's hair and smiled at her, admiring her red eyes.
Karas and Kira were sitting in the garden of the palace with Shippo. "Why are we out here again?" Shippo asked.
"We need to come up with a plan on our own I can't wait for Sesshoumaru to find Keski again." Karas says to Shippo and Kira. "Yeah but it might be harder this time this is Inutashio's castle not Sesshoumaru's Kira reminds him
"It's not that different from Sesshoumaru's. It has the same blueprints. I've already looked, Kira, so don't look at me like that," Karas said. Kira sighed and rolled his eyes, then gestured for Karas to go on.
"Okay I'll tell Inutashio that Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha want to see him in the study, while I do that Kira you tell Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru that their dad wants to see them in the study after that we meet by the gate in 15 minutes, I already packed our things and it's hidden in the bush."
Kira sighed. "This better work Karas." Kira says and stands up."Come on Shippo let's go fine Sesshoumaru and Inu." Kira says and walks off to find them.
Karas stood up a few minutes later to find Inutashio.
When Karas found the demon lord he was in the library. "Inutaisho, your sons want to see you in your study," he said.
Inutaisho looked up from his book and said, "What for?"
"More battle plan discussions, I'm guessing, but I'm not sure," Karas said, shrugging his shoulders.
Inutaisho sighed and said, "Alright. Thank you, Karas."
"You're welcome," Karas replied before leaving the room. He made sure that Inutaisho had gone up the stairs before walking out the front doors of the castle and quickly making his way to the gate, hiding in the bushes with their things to wait for Kira and Shippo.
Kira and Shippo looked around it was easy to find Inuyasha he was stuffing his face in the kitchen. "Hey Inuyasha where is Sesshoumaru?" Kira asks him.
Inuyasha swallowed what was in his mouth. "He's right behind you." Inuyasha says.
Kira turned around and indeed Sesshoumaru was behind him. "I was looking for you, your dad asked me to find you both something about Naraku, he said to meet him in the study now." Kira says .
Inuyasha stood up."Okay let's go." Inuyasha says and walks pass Kira, Sesshoumaru looked at Kira before following behind Inuyasha.
Kira waited to he saw them disappear upstairs and quickly walked outside. "Karas?" he whispered when he got near the gate.
He started walking past the bush when Karas reached his hand out and grabbed the back of Kira's kimono before pulling him into the bush, making Kira gasp in surprise.
"You ass! You scared the shit out of me!" Kira hissed, smacking Karas's shoulder, Shippo resting on Kira's shoulder.
"Ow!, sorry." Karas said as he grabbed the bag. "Come on let's go before they realize we lied to them." Karas says.
"Are we really going to find Keski?' Shippo asked.
"Yep you have a baby sister now Shippo you'll have to help Keski when we get him away from that home wrecker."Karas says.
Kira stood up and saw the guards weren't there.
Kira made a hole in the barrier and the three snuck out, Kira closed it an the three left to find Keski.
Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha walked into the study. "What is it old man I was eating" Inuyasha tells him crossing his arms over his chest.
"I was hoping you could tell me. Karas said you wanted to discuss more battle strategies," Inutaisho said, crossing his arms over his chest and leaning back against his desk.
"Kira told us that you had something to tell us about Naraku," Inuyasha said, doing the same as his father accept leaning against the wall that was behind him.
Sesshoumaru growled. "I'm going to lock up Karas and Kira for a month!" Sesshoumaru growled and walked out the study.
"Get the healer ready!" Inuyasha said as he ran to catch up with Sesshoumaru. Karas, Kira and Shippo hid their scent as they walked through the woods.
Keski took a break by the tree. "I need to rest." Keski says to them. "Why she's not hungry, or is it you're out of shape." Kohaku says with a smirk.
Keski glared at Kohaku. "I am not out of shape you tramp, you're just a wannabe." Keski says.
Naraku sighed in annoyance and said, "Stop antagonizing each other. Keski, if you need to rest, then rest. Kohaku, just keep your mouth shut. We're not even past the first day and you both are already giving me a head ache."
Keski went to sit down when Taku pushed Kohaku out the way and laid down a blanket." Here sit down no need for you and Akito to get dirty." Taku says to him
."Thank you Taku."Keski says and sits down placing Akito on the blanket.
Akito stuck her finger in her mouth and looked up at Naraku.
Kohaku huffed at Naraku and sat down on the ground. "I was only telling the truth." Kohaku mumbled under his breath
"Well, your version of the truth is not needed right now," Naraku said as he sat down in front of his daughter, who started to giggle and crawl towards him. "It's remarkable how fast a half demon develops," Keski said, smiling fondly at her.
"Technically, she's only quarter demon. Naraku's half himself," Taku said, sitting next to his cousin and glaring at Naraku
"That won't be for long." Naraku says to Taku and picks up Akito and kisses her on her cheek. "My pretty little girl, I can't wait to teach you how to hunt."Naraku says to her.
"Hunt she doesn't need to hunt she's half Miko."Keski said to him.
"How old were you when you killed your first demon mommy?" Naraku asked as Akito looked at Keski.
" I was 14, but she doesn't need to hunt and I won't allow it." Keski tells Naraku.
"Let her be a princess like Rin, I'll give you a son." Kohaku says
Akito started to cry and reached for Keski. Keski took her into his arms and cooed at her. "I think she's on my side. I don't want her hunting innocent people, Naraku. Teach her how to hunt animals or something," Keski said, looking up at him.
Naraku sighed."I didn't say she had to hunt innocent people she's has demon blood in her she's going to want to hunt."Naraku tells him.
Akito bounced in Keski's arms. "I said no, Naraku case closed." Keski tells him and stands up, "I'll be back I'm take her to see the butterflies."Keski tells them and walks off in the opposite direction.
"He told you."Kohaku says as he lays on his stomach. "Correct me if I am wrong who's in control of your relationship?" Kohaku asked
Naraku growled and said, "The same person that's in control of ours." "Ew, I don't want to be in control of your relationship," Kohaku said, standing and going the opposite way of Keski.
Taku bit his lip but couldn't hold it in anymore and busted out laughing, slapping his knee. "Dude, you are so screwed," he said in between laughs, wiping a tear from his eye.
"Both of them are pains, I thought Kohaku had matured by now, and Keski is more of a pain, have a baby with a priest, pain in my ass both of them, Iam picking out Akito's mate and any future kids I have." Naraku tells them.
"Well on the upside Kohaku didn't sit you." Miroku says. Naraku glared at him.
Keski sighed as he walked around. Karas and Kira were still looking for Keski, Shippo was now in Kira's arms. "Shippo you smell him yet?" Karas asks.
"Not yet, but I have a feeling he's close," Shippo said. After a few more minutes he sniffed the air again and his ears twitched. "I smell him! He's that way!" Shippo said, pointing to their right.
"Okay shh, we don't want to alert Naraku."Kira says and walks in the direction." Shippo pointed
When they walked on the scene they saw Keski holding Akito in his arms.
Karas ran over to Keski and hugged him."Keski, you're alive come on let's go before Naraku notices us." Karas says to him.
"Karas, what a re you doing here get away from me!" Keski tells him.
Karas stopped and just stared at him. "What? Keski, don't you want to leave?"
"You are an enemy to me, and if Naraku sees you, he will force me to kill you. Leave, Karas," Keski said, once again feeling a little piece of his heart break as his brother stared at him.
"The hell I will, I am your brother not an enemy, what is he doing to you, tell me so I can help you, this is my niece don't keep her from me, I am her real family, you can't kill me, it's not in you, sit his ass to hell and let's go!" Karas says.
"I told you to leave take Kira and leave now" Keski tells him.
"Keski don't you love us, you said when you came back I have a baby brother or sister." Shippo said as he stayed in Kira's arms.
Keski knew what he had to do to get them to leave, even though it would hurt a lot. He looked at Shippo and said, "You aren't my son. And all of you are the enemy. Now leave, or I will alert Naraku myself to your presence."
Shippo had tears in his eyes and jumped out Kira's lap and took off running,"Shippo!" Kira yelled and ran after him.
Karas shook his head. "I know this isn't you, did you sell your soul to him so you could live?!, you're my brother Keski you said it would always be me and you!, call Naraku out I'll take him to hell with me!"Karas tells him.
Keski felt the tears falling out of his eyes and down his cheeks as he whispered, "Please, Karas. You have to leave. I don't want to hurt you but if I have to, I will."
"We don't need him, we'll go back to Inutashio castle with the baby, you've already hurt me Keski, once when you let him in the shrine, and then when you died by his hands, you're not going back put her down you and I will have it out seeing as I have my arrows I'll win this battle and when I do you're coming back!" Karas tells him