InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Inuyasha's unknown heritage (Yes boring title I know!) ❯ Starting to connect? ( Chapter 33 )

Yes…. I'm finally updating. With getting moved in on by relatives, I just haven't had the time or concentration. Although sometime soon, I am going to do a massive rewrite on this story. I went back and read the beginning again and just felt that it needed to be smoothed out a little. Oh well. On with the story.

Chapter 33) Starting to connect?

Kagome noted briefly the sounds of metal clashing as she watched Inuyasha practice using the tetsusaiga on a barrier that Lina had constructed and had to admit that his response time had greatly improved.

Turing briefly for a moment, Kagome also looked over to check on how Sesshomaru's progress. As he barely kept Joseph's swift, deadly, and obviously not trying strokes, from injuring him in their practice match with their swords.

A sudden shaking of the bench she sat on, redirected her gaze in time to see the backfire of the blast that Inuyasha had sent towards the barrier and watched with fascination as the colors swirled around the barrier she sat in. Looking forward again, Kagome concentrated on the feeling of magic as Lina constructed a new barrier, per Lina's instruction.

Briefly Kagome looked up at Lina and noted her nod and smile at the concentration given to the power that had swirled off the youkai.

Breathing hard, Inuyasha raised his look of inquiry at his grandmother at the intense feeling coming from her newly constructed barrier.

"What's up with that? I don't know if I can break that. It is almost as strong as the barrier you have around the village. Are you sure we need to be able to break something that strong?" Inuyasha asked with an intense frown as he looked into his grandmother's mischievous face.

"You can." Lina said as she paused with a wicked, yet brief grin before continuing. "But only with help."

"Help?" Inuyasha parroted back with much the same expression as before but with a more puzzled frown this time.

"Yes. Kagome must help you this time." Lina said as she motioned for Kagome to get up and come towards her. "You two need to learn to share your power anyway." Lina continued.

At this, Inuyasha allowed his frown to melt away as a just plain puzzled look took up residence as Kagome came to his side.

"The tetsusaiga is a weapon that has a source for its powers. Although some of its power is in the blade itself, an even greater deal of it depends on the wielder of the sword. If you and Kagome were to learn to share and amplify your powers. You would both benefit from it." Lina said as she held their attention and explained with a simple smile.

"And how do we do that Lina?" Inuyasha asked in an impatient tone as he sheathed the tetsusaiga and shared a look with Kagome.

"You will have to come with me and find out for yourselves." Lina said as she put two fingers in her mouth and let out a short whistle that carried well in the crisp morning air.

Kagome noted the clanging sound stop as she turned around and watched Joseph stop the downward progression of Sesshomaru's sword. Astonishingly with his thumb and index finger of his left hand as he lowered the gleaming blade of his left to it's sheath.

"Ok. You are going now, but you didn't have to do that you know." Joseph grumbled from his vantage point in the practice field as he scowled at Lina and wiggled a finger into his right ear after letting go of Sesshomaru's sword.

Only to scowl for a brief moment at the incredulous looks from Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, over the fact that he had stopped an incredibly sharp, alarmingly powerful, and quite deadly sword, as if he were stopping a leaf.

Inuyasha shook his head as Joseph barked out a simple "What?" before he turned and followed behind Kagome as they went towards the clearing around the smaller lodge.

A short time later~~

"Now Inuyasha, Kagome, I thought we were going to train and act like adults about this." Lina said with a small lift of her lips a few minutes later at the far end of the clearing on the far side of Lina's lodge, far from the site of prying eyes.

"Adults? You expect us to take your announcement that the first step in a easy way to learn to share our powers is to get striped bare to the waist and put a hand over each other's hearts, and you want us to act like adults?" Inuyasha stated incredulously from his red faced, sitting position in front of her, beside an equally red Kagome.

"Yes that is just what I mean." Lina said patiently as she fought an evil smile.

"So. Do you two need a moment to yourselves to get ready?" Lina questioned. "You could wrap up in a blanket, the two of you. If you prefer." Lina said with raised brows.

Fierce scowl, firmly in place, Inuyasha tried for a short time to stare Lina down before pouting and turning to Kagome. "Do you want to do this?" He questioned softly.

Kagome looked at Lina and then Inuyasha for a moment before looking at the ground and after a brief, redder flush, admitted what she thought. "I would only do this with Inuyasha, you understand, and only with the blanket you are suggesting."

Lina briefly smiled wide and grandmotherly as she stood and went towards the lodge they were behind. "I will be right back."

Kagome looked up briefly and noted the pleased look in Inuyasha's eyes. As he playfully ran a finger along her closest ear before whispering to her. "It had better only be with me."

"Inuyasha!" Kagome gasped out as she returned her gaze to the ground before one of his clawed hands lifted her head and turned it, before he bestowed on her a sweet kiss.

"Thank you for doing this with me." Inuyasha said as he moved her head back but only enough to where she could barely feel the movement of his lips against hers.

"Now, now children, you need to learn to focus. Keep the hanky panky down to a minimum please." Lina's voice echoed as she came around the corner of the lodge with a bright red blanket, roughly fifteen feet square, draped to almost dragging, over Lina's arms.

Breaking apart with still flushed faces, Inuyasha and Kagome had little time before Lina threw the blanket at them, thusly tarping them to the ground.

"Comfy in there?" Lina asked jovially as she took up her position in front of them again, as they struggled half heartedly to get out.

Getting out from under the huge blanket, Inuyasha scowled briefly at Lina before helping Kagome out.

Leaning forward, Lina raised her brows as she asked her next question. "Ready to get naked kids?" Before grinning madly.

Inuyasha gaped at her.

Kagome reburied herself under the blanket.

"Ok, since Kagome seems to get the idea. She can be first." Lina said as she leaned back.

"Lina!" Kagome's muffled exclamation came back before muttering could be heard.

After a short while and to Inuyasha's widening eyes, Kagome's uniform top and bra came out from under the blanket with a soft splat.

Inuyasha turned his rather widened gaze onto his evilly grinning grandmother, before allowing his jaw to drop.

"Your turn Inuyasha." Lina said as she grinned back at him.

"I'd do it soon, before she loses her nerve." Lina continued after a short period and the amusing need to close his jaw for him.

This accomplished and a light tap on his jaw, brought Inuyasha back to reality. Looking reluctantly at Lina, he made a circular motion with a clawed finger, and watched as Lina hissed out a breath and turned around.

Keeping a good eye on her the whole time, Inuyasha disrobed and in a quick move, lifted the blanket and with closed eyes, settled down under it with Kagome.

Sensing that it was now ok. Lina turned around and looked at the lumpy red blob in front of her. "Is everyone comfy?" She asked, as grumbles were her answer.

"Since this is the first time you two have done this. I will let you get comfortable with doing this first before I teach you the harder stuff. Can you hear me in there?" Lina asked from her seated position as both lumps nodded.

"Good. I will just give you the instructions, then leave you here to do them in peace since this is a exercise between only the two of you." Lina further explained.

"When you are comfortable. Place your right hand over the other's heart and close your eyes. After doing this, focus on their heartbeat and their smell, or anything else about the other you would like to connect with. After a few times of this, I want you to be able to absorb as much about your partner as you can and try to `feel' them. After a while you will be able to connect." Lina said as she rose from the ground and stood beside the red lump on the ground.

"Give it time also. Each couple takes a different degree of connecting before they feel the connection. You will know when it happens." Lina said as she patted the tops of both lumps. Grinning evilly she called out the last part as she left. "You never know… it might even take getting completely naked a few times before you connect."

Light footsteps could only be heard a short time later, and then no footsteps as the two were left in the clearing, beneath the blanket.