Ch 62
Keski was in the hut they were using as he fed Shippo and Akito. "Hey Shippo what would you say if I changed my mind and felt it be better if you and your sister were raised with Sesshoumaru?" Keski asks him as Akito places her hand on his chest.
Shippo smiled and said, "I think that would be great! As long as you came with us. Otherwise I'd rather stay with you." Keski nodded and looked down at Akito, taking one of her tiny hands in his and playing with them.
"Of course I would come, I love to see Sesshoumaru try to his hand at raising Akito while she ignores him."Keski says to him and stands up he walked over to the door he didn't feel Naraku and it was easy to feel him since he carried the jewel. "Then let's go grab what you can, Naraku and Kohaku won't be arguing much longer." he says to him and places Akito on the mat so he can pack as well.
Shippo grinned and ran around the room, grabbing the things they needed and putting them in the bag Keski had out on the floor. After a few minutes he said, "I think that's everything."
Keski picked up a bag and then picked Akito up. "Come on when you're older if you want to you can find your father." he says to Akito and picks up the bag and then walks over to the door and slides it open, Shippo walked out first then Keski.
Keski slid the door back and walked down the steps and began to leave the village.
"Come on, Shippo," Keski said, and the kitsune jumped up onto his shoulder. "How far is it to Sesshoumaru's?" Shippo asked as he looked around, watching the shadows.
"I don't know, but he got kicked out the palace so maybe we'll run into him." Keski tells him as he walks.
"I know Naraku is going to hate me, but I can't go along with him teaching her to hunt and kill." he says as he walks out the village.
"Well I'll sniff Sesshoumaru out I know his scent very well." Shippo says to Keski.
Keski gave him a small smile and said, "That would be very helpful, Shippo." Shippo smiled and jumped down from his shoulder, sniffing the ground. "This way!" he said, looking down a dirt path.
Sesshoumaru growled at Totosai as he took his new sword. "Took you long enough, I can't believe you live here." Sesshoumaru tells him.
"Better than being around a bunch of spoiled pups." he retorts. Sesshoumaru walked out the cave without a thank you.
As he walked out of the cave he smelt the air and his eyes widened slightly when he smelt Keski.
"What is it Lord Sesshoumaru?" Myoga asked him.
"I smell Keski but not Naraku." Sesshoumaru says to him.
"Well untie me from your clothes and let me go, I don't want to feel your father's wrath for helping you break in to Naraku's home." he says
"I don't smell him at all, Myoga. Keski wouldn't be out here by himself unless he escaped," Sesshoumaru said, placing his new sword into his belt and starting to run towards Keski's scent.
"Lord Sesshoumaru would you stop running honestly between you and Inuyasha I am going to die an early death!"
Sesshoumaru continued to run toward Keski's scent. Akito was getting fussy from all the walking. " Hey Akito, it's going to be fine, mommy has to walk just a bit longer." Keski says to her as he pats her on her back.
Akito still fussed and started to cry. Keski sighed and said, "Hush baby, it's okay." Sesshoumaru heard the cries and sped up until he saw Keski in sight.
"Keski!" Sesshoumaru called as he ran up to Keski.
"Sesshoumaru." Keski said with a smile.
"What are you doing here?" he asked as he shouted over the crying baby.
"I was coming to find you, I left Naraku but he doesn't know yet." Keski tells him
"Well come on, let's get you somewhere safe," Sesshoumaru said. Keski furrowed his eyebrows at him and said, "Why do you want to help me after what you said to me?"
"Because I care about you now let me hold her I know how to quite females." Sesshoumaru says to him.
Keski sighed and handed Akito over to Sesshoumaru who placed Akito over his shoulder and rubbed her back. "There, there let's get you home and in a warm palace." he says to her and to Keski's surprise Akito quieted down.
"How do you do that?" he asked.
"I do it for Kagome all the time when she's upset. Then when she had Rin I tried the same thing and it worked," Sesshoumaru replied, smiling at him.
"Well let's get going, Naraku and Kohaku are probably on their way back and I know he's going to want my head ."Keski says to him.
"I agree but what about your brother?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"If I know Hiten he probably left the cave and took the boys with him." Keski says to him. Sesshoumaru nodded his head and formed his demon cloud. "Hop on ." he says to Keski.
Keski did as he asked and got on, Shippo still on his shoulder as they took off and went towards Sesshoumaru's mother's castle.
Sesshoumaru listened as Akito cooed in his ear. "She's adorable Keski, so what do you need me to do?" Sesshoumaru asked him.
"I want you to help me raise her and Shippo be their father, I know she's not yours and you hate Naraku but Sess if I die I want to know she's in your care." Keski tells him.
"Of course I'll care for her and the fur ball, stop thinking you're going to die, for once you did the right thing by coming to me." he says
Keski nodded and said, "I know." Shippo smiled and hugged Keski around the neck.
Naraku smiled. "Kohaku I'll be glad when you have my baby, between the one you're carrying and Akito Sesshoumaru won't stand a chance." Naraku tells him as he slides the door back not seeing Keski. "Where did he go?" he says as he walks in.
Kohaku looked around and said, "Maybe he went for a walk?"
Naraku looked around some more and realized the things gone. He growled and said, "Yes, a walk back to the mutt."
"You don't know that, maybe he went to check on Karas." Kohaku tells him as he sits down on the mat.
"Are you completely stupid?!, he left with my daughter to find Sesshoumaru!" Naraku yells at him.
"So what if he did you have the jewel, not him." Kohaku reminds him
Naraku walked over to Kohaku and slapped him, he then said. "I need the last two shards which you can't seem to find!"
Kohaku placed a hand on his cheek and looked up at him. "Maybe that's because I'm pregnant! When Keski was pregnant his powers went away. Now it's my turn," he said.
Naraku growled low in his throat as he paced back and forth in the room. "I want those shards now!, We're going I am bringing Keski back now get up!" Naraku tells him.
"The hell I am pregnant my feet hurt, I am not going anywhere not tonight Naraku. "Kohaku tells him and lays down on his back.
Naraku glared at him, and walked over to him and climbed on top of Kohaku so they were face to face. "You're having a boy Kohaku he will be raised to kill. do you understand me?"
"I'm not sure I want my son going around killing people, Naraku. Can we talk about it later?" Kohaku asked, closing his eyes.
"No we can't talk about it later he will be raised to kill, you wanted me Kohaku you know I am evil, Keski was love struck and blind to my nature but you're not you're evil yourself the jewel is black even when I am near you."Naraku tells him and bite him on his ear.
Kohaku gasped slightly and gripped Naraku's shirt.
Naraku kissed Kohaku on his lips before climbing off of him. "Get your rest I have planning to do, there is no way he is raising my daughter."
"It's your own fault for not killing him after she was born." Kohaku tells him with a smirk on his face
Naraku growled and said, "Be lucky I won't kill you when our child is born."
Kohaku chuckled and said, "As if you could. Like you said, I'm evil just like you."
Sesshoumaru arrived back at his mother palace with Akito still in his arms. "Okay little lady ready to go back to mommy?" he asked.
Akito lifted her head and blinked her red eyes and shook her head no.
"Fine don't come to me." Keski says to her as he grabs the bags and begins walking toward the palace doors.
Akito smiled and cooed at him as Sesshoumaru held her. Sesshoumaru chuckled as he followed him inside.
"I think Akito has her first crush." Shippo says
. "Seems that way." Keski says as the guards move out the way seeing Sesshoumaru.
"Lord Sesshoumaru welcome back." they tell him and open the doors.
"My father still here?" Sesshoumaru asks.
"Yes as is Lady Kagome, your guards and priest have showed up too." they tell him.
"Good," Sesshoumaru said as they walked in. "Hello?" he called.
Sesshoumaru what are you doing back didn't dad kick you out?" Inuyasha asks him not noticing the new sword yet.
"Hanyou this is my mother's home she is being nice letting you stay here after your was burned to the ground."
"Sesshoumaru is that you?" Kagome asked as she came out with a piece of cake in her hand,
"Hello, dear," he said, walking over to her.
"Did you apologize to Keski?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at him.
"You see him here and his baby in my arms." Sesshoumaru says to her.
Kagome looked at Keski. "Did he?" she asked.
"Yes he did Kagome how is the baby?" Keski asks.
"Doing good as is Rin though she misses Souta."
"I'm sure she does," Sesshoumaru said.
"You should of seen her this morning, Sess. She was moping around as if her favorite toy had broken," Kagome said, taking a bite of her cake.
Sesshoumaru growled and took the cake from Kagome, "Pregnant no cake, and she is only ten she can wait we have bigger problems, Naraku is not going to be thrilled that Keski has betrayed him." he tells her.
Kagome sighed and said, "He's never happy when Keski's gone. We'll just do what we did before and kick his ass. Now give me my cake."
"No, not when you're pregnant," Sesshoumaru said.
Kagome growled at him. "You're such a tyrant and why is she cuddling all up to you?" Kagome asked as she looked at Akito.
Keski sat down as he looked at Akito. "She's having her first crush." Keski tells Kagome. "Oh Naraku will love that." she says and pushes Sesshoumaru out the way. "So how are you going to tell your dad you have a new sword?" Kagome asked him.
"I am not a teen, I don't have to tell him anything." Sesshoumaru tells her.
"Wanna bet? Look behind you," Kagome said, smirking, as she sat down next to Keski and hugged him. Sesshoumaru looked over his shoulder to see Inutaisho.
"Hey Father." he says as he turns around to face him.
"Sesshoumaru what is that , is that another sword?" Inutashio asked him.
Myoga who had been forgotten slowly crawled into Sesshoumaru's hair to hide from his master. "Yeah I did what I had to do and got a sword." Sesshoumaru tells him.
Inutaisho sighed and said, "Have I taught you nothing? Use what you have, Sesshoumaru."
"This sword cannot protect, only bring back the dead," Sesshoumaru said, pointing to the Tenseiga
"Who made this sword for you?" Inutashio asked him
"Again I am grown, and I wanted another sword I have to protect my family I now have two daughters and a boy on the way , so tell me what can this sword do for me when it comes to them Dad?!" Sesshoumaru yelled at him.
Akito looked at Inutashio and growled at him her red eyes growing darker.
Inutaisho looked at her and said, "Don't look at me in that tone of voice."
Sesshoumaru sighed and said, "I need this sword, dad. I will protect my family at all costs."
"Myoga stop hiding!" Inutashio yelled at him. Myoga peeked from behind Sesshoumaru's ear.
"Master it's not what you think he made me and Totosai help him."
"And what of the jewel Sesshoumaru, Naraku has it doesn't he how many shards are left?" Inutashio asks as he looks over at Keski.
"Just two but Kohaku is pregnant and so his powers won't be able to detect them."
"Then we need to find them first and get the damn jewel," Inutaisho said, crossing his arms over his chest.
"I was hoping to raise Akito she's already crawling, I am not hunting for any shards till she is at least walking and talking and potty trained I want her safe and Kohaku has two months left and I am not in the mood to fight Naraku right now." Keski tells Inutashio.
"You may not be in the 'mood', Keski, but you need to find the last two shards. If Naraku gets a hold of them, we're all screwed," Inutaisho said.
: "He won't hurt Akito, I am tired of being the one to do this and that, I just gave birth, she's 3 weeks old I know you want to protect your family I get that, my powers are not strong enough yet I get weak just making a barrier and who do you think you're giving me orders!" Keski yelled at Inutashio.
Akito 's eyes glowed as her mother was upset, She glared at Inutaisho and growled at him more, her little nails turning into sharp claws.
Sesshoumaru looked at Akito. "Father back off before she attacks you." Sesshoumaru says to him.
"This is what I warned you about Sesshoumaru look at her, she has that beasts ways." he says.
"I remember when my palace was so quite." Mira says as she walks in seeing the little female ready to attack her ex mate.
Keski stood and said, "Don't you dare EVER say she has any of his ways again." He then took Akito from Sesshoumaru's arms and walked down the hallway and to the kitchen. Sesshoumaru sighed and said, "Now you've angered him."
Keski sat down at the kitchen table and sat Akito on it. "Mommy is okay, my sweet baby." he said when he heard a familiar laugh in his head The laugh had subsided but that cold, taunting voice was teasing . "You think you're safe?" Naraku asked him.
"I know I am," Keski replied, still trying to calm Akito by playing with her hands.
"You're going to pay with your life this time I will burn your body to the ground."Naraku tells him.
Keski rubbed his nose against Akito's "I wanted her safe I don't want to fight you Naraku, I want you to be with Kohaku when she is older I will let her meet you if she wants to."Keski tells him.