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Keski took a deep breath and said, "I'm sorry for this, Karas." He then stepped forward, placed his hand on his brother's chest, and let a surge of his returned power blast his brother through the forest, making sure he wouldn't hit any trees.
"I'm so sorry, Karas. I things were different," he whispered as he stood there, watching where his brother went.
Karas hit the ground landing on his back."That hurt damn him!"Kira came back with a now quite Shippo. "Karas what happened?" Kira asked him.
"Keski happened, he blasted me away from him, I can't do this anymore, I have to kill Naraku, maybe I'll give myself to him, I don't want to be without Keski."Karas tells him. "And how would you giving yourself to Naraku help you get closer to Keski?" he asks
"We won't be separated anymore," Karas said lowly, staring at the ground. "But we would be, Karas. I won't be giving myself to that animal," Kira said.
"I don't want you too, Kira, just take Shippo back to the palace and tell Sesshoumaru not to look for me." Karas says and stands up.
Kira looked at Karas. "I'll give you a month to get Keski to change your mind, then I am coming for you."Kira says and kisses Karas on his lips before walking away.
Keski walked back to camp and sat down. "You were gone for a long time what happened?" Naraku asked him.
"Nothing to be concerned about." Keski says.
"Then why do your eyes look red?" Naraku asked.
"Allergies," Keski lied, sitting down on the blanket again with Akito in his lap. "You aren't a very good liar, Keski," Naraku said.
Naraku leaned in and sniffed Keski and growled. "Where is that brat?" Naraku growled against his neck.
"He's gone, I couldn't kill him, I'm sorry he's my brother."Keski said to him.
Naraku took Akito from Keski and placed her in Taku's lap and grabbed Keski pulling him up by his arm.
"He's gone, he hates me now, they all do just leave Karas alone!" Keski tells him.
Naraku pulled Keski away from the group and slammed him against the tree. "I told you anyone that wasn't in the group to kill!" Naraku yelled at him.
"I couldn't when I see Karas I see a little boy."
Naraku growled and said, "He is not a little boy anymore, Keski. He is an adult and needs to learn his place in the world. The next time he's around, I will kill him myself." Keski just stood there, staring at the ground. Naraku forced his head to the side and bit down hard on his mating mark, making Keski gasp. "That is to remind you who you belong to," Naraku growled.
"You can't kill him, he's Akito's uncle, Naraku spare him."Keski said as he grabbed onto his sleeve. Karas ran back to where he had saw Keski. he heard Keski talking and ran over to where he was.
"Keski!" he called out.
Keski turned his head to see Karas was back. "I told you to leave!" Keski yelled at him.
"I'm here to speak to Naraku." Karas tells him
"What do you possibly have to say to me?" Naraku growled, turning around and facing Karas. "I'm here to offer myself to you. Do whatever you want to me, I don't care," Karas said.
"Karas, no! Please, Naraku don't listen to him!" Keski said, first turning to his brother then his mate.
"Shut up Keski, I am tired of being separated from you, make me a slave Naraku do what you always wanted to do, just let me stay by your side." Karas says to him.
Naraku looked at Keski and walked over to Karas. "You love Keski that much,?" Naraku asked as he grabbed Karas by his chin.
"Yes I even broke up with Kira."Karas says to him.
Keski's eyes widened when he heard this. "Kira, I never wanted this for you," he whispered
. "You never wanted it for yourself, either, now shut up," Karas said, not taking his eyes from Naraku's.
Keski glared at Karas, he was tired of being told to shut up.
"Very well Karas but you will have to earn my trust if you step out of line in anyway it's the end no matter how much your brother begs me."Naraku tells him.
"I understand. "Karas says to Naraku.
"Wait a minute, I didn't agree to this!" Keski says
"This doesn't concern your choice, Keski. This is between your brother and myself," Naraku said, looking at him.
Keski glared at him and hissed, "I hate you." He then turned around and stalked off back to camp, taking Akito from Taku's arms when he got there and walking to a corner of the camp, sitting down on a tree stump and holding Akito close to him
"Keski what's wrong?" Taku asked him. "Karas just agreed to do whatever Naraku wants so he can be by my side."
Taku stood up and walked over to Keski. "Keski I am so sorry." Taku says.
"I wanted to keep Karas away from Naraku, I wanted to keep someone safe but Karas is so stubborn and Naraku is going to take advantage of him. Kohaku sighed.
"Think of this way when the war starts Karas will still be alive." Kohaku says to him
Keski closed his eyes and said, "I want him to be alive, but not because of Naraku. I want him to defend himself and those he loves."
"You're an idiot, you know that? He's doing this for you because he loves you, not piss you off," Kohaku said, rolling his eyes and picking at blades of grass beside him.
"Who asked you!, how would you feel if Naraku used Souta against you Kohaku?!, "Keski asked him.
"Keski calm down." Taku says to him.
"If Karas had stayed home this wouldn't be happening Keski, so let it go and be glad your brother is by your side."Kohaku tells him as Naraku and Karas walk back to the camp.
Keski looked at Karas and was about to walk over to him when Naraku placed his hand on Karas shoulder. "Go get some firewood Karas."Naraku says to him.
"Yes master." Karas says and goes to get it.
Keski closed his mouth and his eyes, turning back around and staring into the forest, Akito in his arms. Even though an infant, she could tell something was bothering her mother. She grasped one of Keski's fingers in her hand and held onto it.
Keski looked down at Akito and kissed her on her forehead. "So um are we staying here tonight?" Hojo asked. "It might be for the best until Keski calms down."Naraku says.
"I am calm ."Keski says
.Karas came back with the wood and put it down. Karas then walked over to Keski and s at down beside him."Don't be mad you gave me no choice."Karas says.
"I left you with Sesshoumaru for a reason why do you think I stopped you when I was pregnant, I didn't want you to be here under his rule you baka."
Karas sighed and said, "Well, now you're stuck with me here, because while you're here, I'm not going to be separated from you."
"And what are you going to do about sex, I know all about how you and Kira go at it every night."Keski says to him.
Karas blushed ."Shut up! "Karas yelled at him
"Karas your a pervert!"Taku says to him.
"Taku what the hell are you doing here?!".
"Same as you more or less so you like guys?" Taku says.
"So do you" Karas said pointing to Hojo.
"Oi!, we're best friends, we like women." Hojo tells him
"That's what I said, too, and Kira and I were best friends. Look where we ended up?" Karas said, raising an eyebrow at Taku and smirking.
Kohaku walked over to Naraku. so you have three of them the last of the bloodline Karas powers are strong, if he combines his with Keski you're in trouble dear." Kohaku says to him. "I like women Karas I am 30 years old if I wanted Hojo we would have been had sex!" Taku tells him.
"What?!, no we wouldn't you're not seeing me naked." Hojo tells him
"Exactly my point! We like women, not men. Well, we like men, but as friends!" Taku said. "You're just digging yourself a bigger hole, my friend. My advice is to stop while you're ahead," Hojo said, resting a hand on his friend's shoulder and shaking his head.
"Come on let's be happy we have a girl in the family now." Taku says.
"Yes but she might take after her mommy and like big white dogs." Karas says with a chuckle.
"He's too old for her." Keski says to him.
"Mhmm, Inuyasha told us about the kiss."Karas says.
Keski's eyes widened and he felt the heat rise in his cheeks. "That stupid mutt! Ugh, this is embarrassing. He kissed me, for crying out loud!" Keski said, looking at his brother.
"Sesshoumaru said he did, he said he couldn't help it you had breasts so he was turned on and kissed you, so what was it like Keski?" Karas asks.
Taku smacked Karas on the back of his head, stop bothering your brother, you pervert!" Taku says to him.
"Why those two do flirt with each other even though Sesshoumaru is mated." Karas says.
"I like to know the answer to that as well Keski." Naraku says to him
Keski stopped chuckling and said, "It's nothing. Just meaningless bantering "Apparently it's not meaningless, if Sesshoumaru was so bold as to kiss you. Especially in the presence of your mate," Naraku said.
"Like I said, it's nothing," Keski replied, not taking his eyes from Naraku.
"Sesshoumaru is a demon Lord he's just use to having his way, he just did it to rile you up." Keski says to him.
"Right." Naraku said to him, Karas start packing it's time to go." Naraku tells him.
"But I just sat down."Karas whined.
"Are you disobeying me?" Naraku asked.
"No." Karas said and got up to start packing.
"Taku, will you help him please?" Keski said, looking at his cousin. Taku nodded and stood, Hojo standing as well and starting to help Karas. Keski gave Hojo a small smile in gratitude and soon the camp was packed. "Let's get moving," Naraku said. Keski stood up and they started walking again.
"Hey what happened to Kagura and Kanna?" Keski asked Naraku.
"I sent them on a mission." Naraku tells him.
"Oh no wonder they haven't seen Akito." he says.
"They will see her soon." Naraku tells him.
Akito saw her mom was in a bit of distress and began fussing at Naraku.
Kohaku looked over at Akito and smirked seeing the infant fussing at her father. "Wait till she's a teen." Kohaku says
Naraku groaned and said sarcastically, "Oh, I can hardly wait." Keski rolled his eyes and smiled at his daughter, saying, "Just wait, your daddy will get even grumpier as you get older." His smile faded away as he whispered, "I just hope he treats you differently."
Akito cuddled into Keski chest. "Well this will be an experience for all of us having a girl around." Keski says.
"I've been around women Kagome and Rin, Rin is getting to be the age where she wants to date, she likes Souta." Karas says.
"She will not be dating." Naraku tells them.
"Why the hell not, maybe Keski will want grand kids." Taku says
"Well then I will be choosing who she dates," Naraku said. Keski rolled his eyes and said, "You can't help who you fall in love with, Naraku."
"She will date worthy demons."Naraku tells him.
"Oh just wait till she is older she'll tell you to butt out."Taku tells him
. "True all teens do that she might even fall for a human since her mom is one." Karas says.
Keski smiled at his brother and said, "That may be true. Then if she has children with that human, they will only be about an eighth of a human."
"She's not even a year old stop planning her future!" Naraku says to them.
Keski walked over to Naraku. "I think it's fun to think about what type of young lady she will be, she'll always be your little girl." Keski says to him.
"Is it me or is Keski seducing Naraku?" Hojo whispered to Taku
"I'm not sure, maybe he's trying to seduce him," Taku whispered back.
"I'm not trying to seduce him! That's just a fact about children. Even when they're all grown up, you will only see them as when they were younger, and then when it finally hits you that they're adults, it's staggering," Keski said.
"Uh huh, when was the last time you had sex?" Taku asked Keski putting his arm around his shoulder.
Keski blushed. "Taku your just as bad as Karas!" he says.
"If you're horny I'll watch Akito and you two can go off for an hour or two." Taku tells him with a grin on his face
Keski's face turned a deeper red and he smacked the back of Taku's head. "You guys are terrible!" he said, exasperated, as he rushed to the head of the group, mumbling to himself, Akito giggling in his arms.
"Well least he didn't blast you. Naraku sighed as he watched Keski walk ahead of him, it had been a while since he and Keski had been together actually 3 months. "You're going to have us babysitting aren't you?" Kohaku asked with his hands on his hips.
"Hmm what, I don't know w hat you mean Kohaku." Naraku says to him.
"Yes you do your staring at him!"
Naraku sighed and said, "Kohaku, just drop it."
"No I won't drop it every since he's been back you haven't wanted me, I gave you my virginity I helped you get Taku and Miroku and you treat me like a second class citizen!, so Sit!" Kohaku yelled and then ran off.
Naraku slammed into the ground and growled, getting up and running, quickly catching up with Kohaku. He grabbed him and threw him over his shoulder before running back to the others. He grabbed some rope from one of the packs as well as some cloth and quickly tied Kohaku's hands and feet together and gagged him with the cloth. "I am tired of your little games," he hissed, throwing Kohaku over his shoulder again, who was now kicking and trying to scream through the cloth.
Keski looked over his shoulder at Kohaku. "Isn't that overkill?" Miroku asked.
"He sat me twice today no I don't think it's overkill he's jealous of a baby, if it was his baby he would want me to pay attention to him." Naraku says as he walks on.
Kohaku growled in his throat as Naraku talked about him.
Kira and Shippo made it back to the palace. "Kira you might want to get on your knees and start begging." Shippo tells him as he smells Sesshoumaru and Inutashio coming.
"I'm sure I will in a minute," Kira said, sighing. A few moments later Sesshoumaru and Inutaisho had found them, and just by the looks on their faces, Kira could tell they were pissed off beyond all measure. He gulped and whispered to Shippo, "Uh-oh."
"Wait Sesshoumaru it was Karas idea, I just went along cause he is my love, and you know how he can be when he's denied something." Kira says to him
Sesshoumaru glared at the two where is Karas now?" Sesshoumaru growled.
"H..he gave himself to Naraku, I gave him a month if he can convince Keski to come back with him it will be good, Karas needs Keski more than he needs me right now, I'm sorry for lying to you." Kira says to Sesshoumaru.
"You're a fool what the hell do you think I've been doing all this time, planning a war I want Keski alive and well and you just made that harder by giving Naraku , Karas!" Sesshoumaru growled.
Kira looked at him and said, "It was not my idea! Karas wouldn't listen to me, believe me I tried to stop him, but he is a stubborn male, you know this! So don't you dare think about blaming me!"
"I am blaming you, I raised you better I thought one of you had sense and why is Shippo with you and not Keski?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Keski said I am not his son, I'm the enemy." Shippo says.
"This is why you should have stayed put,here's a lesson Kira , Bankotsu!" Sesshoumaru called.
"Yes Lord Sesshoumaru. "Take Kira to the dungeon, he's only to get bread and water." Sesshoumaru tells him and takes Shippo from Kira's arms.
"What no, I'm not a kid, Inutashio stop him!" Kira pleaded.
Inutaisho stood there and said, "I would if he wasn't being fair, Kira. But my son is right. You disobeyed, and now things are worse than they were before." Kira's eyes widened for a moment before he sighed in defeat.
Bankotsu walked up and said, "Sorry, Kira." He grasped Kira's elbow and started to lead him away but Kira yanked away from him. "I can walk on my own," he said, staring at the ground as they continued on
"I should have kept an better eye on Karas, now that Naraku has him, he will use him to get Keski to obey." Sesshoumaru says to his dad.
"I know, maybe it's time you did some research on Keski's bloodline go back to who had the shikon shard before Keski. "Inutaisho tells him.
Sesshoumaru nodded and said, "I probably should. Come on. I'll need some help, if you're up for it old man." Inutaisho rolled his eyes and said, "Yes, I'll help you, Sesshoumaru."
Sesshoumaru kept Shippo by him. "You know Keski only said that to keep you safe Shippo, he loves you." Sesshoumaru tells him as he opens a scroll and reads it.
"But he looked so mean, like all that mattered was Akito." Shippo says.
"He didn't mean it." Sesshoumaru tells him. "Hey did you know dad that Keski is related to Midriko she's a distant cousin she had the jewel, she created it." Sesshoumaru says.
Inutaisho cleared his throat, "I know I met her once, she died in a battle." he says
Sesshoumaru looked at Inutaisho and said, "But how can we use this?"
"Keep reading why are you and your brother so lazy read boy." Inutaisho tells him, I'll tell you this the jewel skipped Keski's father and went to him, figure out why it didn't go to Karas what is special about Keski." Inutaisho tells him
Sesshoumaru growled, "You're old I figure you know." Sesshoumaru says to him
"Hey Sesshoumaru how many humans have you killed?" Shippo asks.
"Maybe 100, give or take why?" he asks Shippo,
"And how many do you know that come back from the dead, that's a clue right there , I thought you were smarter than Inuyasha." Shippo says.
"Keski only came back from the dead because he was brought back. Kohaku was born before then. It still doesn't make any sense why he got the jewel," Sesshoumaru said, continuing to scan the scroll.
"Your dad said that it skipped Keski's daddy, and it went to Keski, we need to go figure out why Keski was chosen and not his dad. "I know!" Shippo chirped, Kira said that certain humans were born to protect the world and even after they die the spirit lives on, the jewel went to Keski cause it knew he was to protect the world." Shippo tells him
Sesshoumaru nodded and said, "That's probably it. Thank you, Shippo. But now, if Keski's supposed to protect the world, how is he going to be able to when he's going to give the completed jewel to Naraku?" He looked up at his father and said, "What do you think?"
"I believe Naraku knows that Keski was born to protect the world which is why he went after Kohaku but he knows that Kohaku isn't as strong as Keski, if Keski gives Naraku that jewel on top of having that baby this world will go into chaos, you might have to kill Keski." Inutaisho tells him