InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Inuyasha's unknown heritage (Yes boring title I know!) ❯ Sesshomaru awakens, questions, and shocking revelations ( Chapter 6 )

Chapter 6) Sesshomaru awakens, questions, and shocking revelations

Lina looked around the hut as she entered. Sesshomaru was lying face up along the far wall with Jaken worriedly looking down upon his master. Inuyasha went to stand beside the door as Lina entered followed closely by the chattering Rin and Kagome and the more placid Sango and Miroku.

Upon everyone entering Lina went over and picked up the still comatose Sesshomaru. Looking annoyed at Jaken who seemed to protest, she hoisted him over her shoulder and took him outside, walking until she neared the perimeter of her barrier. Kneeling down as if Sesshomaru weighed nothing, she tapped the barrier wall three times; each time it emitted a small pulse of light over the village. Upon the third tap, the wall fell and went away. Lina stood and strode thusly up the hill to the very edge of the village and laid him down. Looking over she noticed the small procession of peoples that were following her. Jaken was hovering over Sesshomaru and little Rin was now beside him as well.

"Everyone but Jaken and Rin get back. When I wake him, he will be violent." Lina warned to the others. Giving an even more meaningful look towards Inuyasha. Since no one seemed to be moving, Lina took Kagome and Inuyasha by the arm, dragging them about fifty feet away from the sleeping Sesshomaru. Everyone else following behind them. At the struggle from Inuyasha she let go of them abruptly. Holding up her finger to Inuyasha at the argument she knew was brewing. Turning to Sesshomaru she walked five feet in front of everyone and holding out her hand, a small bead of light appeared in the center. Tossing it up, a blue circular barrier appeared around Sesshomaru, Rin, and Jaken stopping at Lina's feet (were talking a 45 foot in circumferance circle here). At the startled gasp of everyone but Inuyasha. Lina explained why she made the barrier.

"When Sesshomaru awakens he will not be in the best of moods. This barrier is for the protection of Sesshomaru and everyone else. Once I take Jaken and Rin out of it. Only I will be able to pass through." With a warning look at her present companions. Lina went in and took the angry Jaken and the crying Rin out of the circle. Going back in she looked up at the spectators before her, and turned towards her grandson, walked over to him and kneeled by his side. Reversing her motions from before, she touched his left ear, right ear, nose and forehead gently and felt the power she had used return. Bounding back from the awakening Sesshomaru, Lina went into a protective stance and waited.

Sesshomaru looked up at the wavering sky above him, realizing he was inside a weird type of barrier. Wincing at the headache he had, he pushed the sensation down as he looked around him quickly. Spotting his brother he began to growl in earnest. Looking around some more he met the eyes of the strange youkai he had met earlier. "Why am I Sesshomaru here?" Sesshomaru asked the being and readied for the fight he could feel brewing inside himself. Straightening the youkai flipped her chestnut locks and looked at him haughty before announcing something rather shocking. "I am your great grandmother Sesshomaru. Do you not remember me fluffy-chan?" Fluffy-chan? Where had he heard that voice before? He concentrated on the feelings he felt long buried at the tone and feel of the stranger's voice. It had been centuries since anyone had the nerve to call him by his very childish pet name. Only his nanny and another had ever gotten away with it. Looking up startled he recognized the youkai. It had been centuries since he had seen his great grandmother. He hadn't personally seen her since he was ten. "Grams?" Sesshomaru asked hesitantly. "Ahh I see that you remember me a little." The female youkai said with an almost doting smile. "I thought you were dead Grams," Sesshomaru said in his coldest voice and narrowed his eyes as he assessed his location.

"Ha you cant fool me young man," Lina said in a teasing voice as she walked in front of the scowling Sesshomau,"your father tried that trick one too many times." " You can pretend all you like to have no affection for me, but I know you better than you think." Lina smiled hugely at her grandson as a look of unease and embarrassment flitted across his stonic expression. Looking back she watched as Inuyasha rolled on the ground in laughter. Kagome trying to get him to stop before he hurt himself. "Grams, Ha, Ha, Ha, Fluffy-chan, Ha, Ha, Ha." Roaring loudly from his mouth, repeated over and over. Knowing this would only upset Sesshomaru further. Lina put a silencing spell on him. So he could move his mouth but nothing would come out.

Still silently laughing, Inuyasha pulled himself up from the ground just enough to fleetingly scowl at Lina, before he continued to silently laugh. Kagome looked with worry from Lina to Inuyasha before she understood what she had done and worriedly kept vigil over the still rolling Inuyasha. Lina turned back towards her charge and started to talk to him. "Do you yield young man? Or do I have to break a promise to your father and teach you nothing?" Lina scowled Sesshomaru's way. An intrigued face flitted again across Sesshomaru's stonic expression before it was quelled. "Yes I yield. Do I have to learn with my half-brother though?" Sesshomaru asked. Not liking the feeling he was getting and knowing subconsciously that he would have to train with his basterd hanyou brother. "Yes you will and you will not harm anyone but things I choose during your training. Is that clear Sesshomaru?" Lina asked with raised eyebrows. Not trusting that it could be so easy to get him to comply. "What sort of things?" He asked with a raised eyebrow at the audacity Lina had at questioning his honor.

"You will find out when the training begins. So do you agree?" Lina said, not believing that he was about to actually agree without much fight. Straightening and looking rather peaceful now, Sesshomaru looked down upon his grandmother and spoke softly. "Yes I agree, but I Sesshomaru would like sometime later to talk alone with you." Smiling up at the almost hidden look of affection Lina saw disappear behind his mask of indifference. She led Sesshomaru to the barrier wall, looking out at the now scowling Inuyasha. Tugging on Sesshomaru's hand seemed to have the desired affect on him as she brought him to her side. Tapping the required three times, the barrier fell and Lina watched in amusement the growling from Sesshomaru and the silent growl from Inuyasha, until he figured out that it had little effect silenced.

Looking between the two she silently shook her head in amusement as little Rin ran towards her Sesshomaru-sama and clutched him with tears in her now red eyes. Sesshomaru looked up protectively, glancing at Inuyasha in annoyance. Walking Lina led the group of people over to a larger part at the rim of the village and sat down under a protruding tree. Everyone came up to her and knowing that she was going to tell something of importance, all got comfortable, sitting down. Glancing at Inuyasha before he jumped into the above tree, she pointed down, and he grumbling, still silent, sat next to Kagome, looking protective in the presence of his brother. Sesshomaru sat down opposite and to the right of Lina from his brother and let Rin crawl into his lap. Even Jaken silently sat, angry from still not being able to speak.

Glancing around her loose semi circle, Lina began her explanation. "First I will explain my promise to Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's father. Their father knew he would die in a horrible way before Inuyasha's sixth birthday. Some in our family has this ability and knowing this he made me promise to teach the both of you how to fight in the old ways. Since he hadn't yet had the time to teach the more advanced skills to Sesshomaru and Inuyasha was to small at the time to even begin his training he made me promise this. Knowing the circumstances in both your lives, I had to wait until now to find the two of you." Lina looked between the two over protective brothers and their charges before sighing and looking up at the general assembly. "Ok, now is the time. If anyone has a question, please speak it now. "

"Where is our line from originally anyway?" Inuyasha asked with a puzzled frown. "

"We are originally from the year 2004. From an earth much like this one, but much more advanced. Your Grandfather and me came to this dimension about 40 million years ago. We have watched the rise of everything man and youkai. Incidentally both man and youkai come from a common ancestor." Lina answered the now very astonished and confused assembly of people.

"What do you mean we have a common ancestor?" Sesshomaru said in indignation.

"Humans and Youkai have a common ancestor. " Lina said with infinite patience. "There was at one time a race of beings much like Inuyasha. Those that were half human and half youkai, but this race of beings had blood mixed to the point that the youkai and human blood was the same thing. They had powers and were a race of beings that were of no real identifiable race like youkai today. Some were hairy with scales, or cat and dog at the same time, and other things of this nature. Only a few million years actually separate your two races at all." Lina explained to the now astonished group. "Humans and youkai are actually genetic cousins. So closely related as to crossbreed."

"Like a horse and a mule?" Kagome asked with a puzzled face.

"Yes like that, only without the side effects that a mule and horse have. You are more closely related than that. " Lina looking at Kagome now explained.

"Where do you actually live now?" Sesshomaru asked stonically as he wrapped his arms protectively around Rin.

"Me and my mate live on a continent that no one knows about yet. It is across the sea and will not be discovered for several centuries. It is currently to your east. Kagome knows of what I speak." Lina looked at Kagome for clarification. Watching surprise and a questioning look cross Kagome's face.

"You are from America? Where in America exactly?" Kagome questioned with a look of understanding at the moccasins.

"Yes I am from where you would call America. Actually in your time my home is in the state called Oklahoma on any modern map. I wanted to settle in a place as close to my first home as possible." Lina said to the now excited Kagome.

Lina looked around at the others and smiling could just hear the question in their minds. Ah-mer-ic-ka? Whispering Kagome told Inuyasha she would show him where later in her time.

"How do you know my father?" Inuyasha asked Lina in interest, his attention wavering between his grandmother and Kagome.

:::chuckle::: "I met your father when he was about your age Inuyasha. I came to visit your grandfather who was the ruler of the time. He looked much like you but as tall as your brother. He had long flowing white hair and unlike a good deal of youkai he had a small quirk you see that made him stand out to your mother later." :::smiling evily::: "He could not change into his human form quite right, so he had a tail much like Sesshomaru's but a slight bit shorter. Short enough to wag in fact. :::smiles evilly again::: But that isn't what endeared him. He was like you Inuyasha and had dog-ears utop his head. Your mother couldn't stop rubbing them sometimes. :::grins::: And from what I've seen neither can you help females want to touch them. :::grins eviler:::" Lina watches as Sesshomaru fidgets and Inuyasha blushes before continuing. "Your father was just learning the old ways when I first met him and he was very outgoing and arrogant at the time. Some would say he could sweet talk a slug into a bowl of salt if he wanted to. I visited him several times after that and helped your grandfather teach him many times. I watched as he fell in love the first time and tragically lost her when Sesshomaru was born and I was also there when he found his soul mate the second." At this point Lina gives Sesshomaru a fridged look. "I also watched as a certain someone went against his promise and sent them away without telling me where they went, so I could not help them. "

Defensively Sesshomaru looked at Lina and explained again. "I thought you were dead alright."

"That is no excuse. You knew very well that you could have at least tried to signal me. You know very well that the ancient incantation that is in the family spell book would try to send your thoughts to me. Then you could have found out if I was alive or not!" Thoroughly annoyed Lina's body seemed to radiate her annoyance at her grandson. With a cooling breath, Lina tried to center herself before continuing with the answers.

"Are there any more questions?" Lina asked at the group. Turning an annoyed look at Sesshomaru and an understanding one at the hurt radiating from the blank faced Inuyasha.

"How old are you exactly?" Shippo asked cautiously from Kagome's lap.

:::chuckles::: "Shippo, you know very well it isn't polite to ask a lady her age." Seeing his crestfallen gaze she chucked again. "But remember Shippo, I am no lady so I will tell you." Shippo's face beamed at Lina. " I am exactly, ready everyone? I can only say it once because it is a very long number." Looking at the interested faces she told them. "I am exactly, forty one million, five hundred and eighty four thousand, twenty three years old. "

:::Everyone Blink… Blink… Blink:::

"Your that old?" Shippo questioned.

"Yes little one."Lina answered Shippo. Looking at the still rapidly blinking group. She laughed uproariously. Bringing herself under control she asked.

"Now if there are no more questions for the time being I am going into the forest to set up an area I will use for your training." Looking around at the still shocked assembly, she stood. "If anyone can think of any more questions. Ask me them later. I will write them down and hold another session of answers at a later time. Also I have just lifted Inuyasha and Jaken's silence spell. You can talk now and good night."

Looking back at everyone she stepped around Sesshomau and walked into the forest before anyone noticed.

Two minutes later~~

Inuyasha came out of it first and looking at everyone, he said the first thing that came to mind. "Fuck is she old."

Everyone nodded and just stared off into space for awhile longer before dispersing. All of them not quite paying attention to what they are really doing, they all got ready to sleep since it was now late in the evening. Everyone went to sleep moments later still thinking of the fact that they had met a being older than they had ever imagined in their entire lives.