TWENTY ONE

The men of the Feudal era stood awkwardly under Kurenai's gaze as she looked them over from head-to-toe in their modern outfits.

She smiled giddily as she looked at Shippo, "Shippo! You look very cute sweetie!"

"Really mama?" the kitsune smiled and looked down at his clothes; a navy blue unbuttoned shirt over a plain white t-shirt, a pair of cuffed jeans and dark brown slip-ons. He also has his demon-feature-hiding bracelet on.

"Yeah!" she gave him a thumbs up before once again setting her sights on the men.

"I assume you had a hard time brother?" she asked Ren who smiled and shook his head in confirmation.

"Oh, I'm so looking forward to shopping now." he replied sarcastically and she chuckled as he headed to the kitchen. Her brother is as handsome as always in a gunmetal button-up shirt tucked under a pair of light blue Levi's and black slip on shoes. A pair of sunglasses hung on his shirt, a leather and silver necklace on his neck and his black digital watch on his wrist.

"You said it, I've been worried since yesterday."

She eyed Miroku in a cream long sleeve shirt with black horizontal stripes running from his chest down to the hem, paired with black jeans and blue-gray sneakers. The sleeves of the shirt are gathered up to his elbows adding a bit of an edge to his look.

"How are those pants Miroku?" she asked with a grin.

The monk's brows raised, looking down on his outfit in contemplation, "The material and the fit feels a little weird but it's starting to feel comfortable."

"Well, it will have to. That's one of the essential outfits here." then added, "Besides you look good in it." It's true, her monk friend actually carried himself quite well despite being uncomfortable.

"Keh!" her favorite hanyou sneered and her gaze shifted to him.

She raised an eyebrow at him, "Jealous Inuyasha?"

"Like hell!" Inuyasha barked, his fists balled inside the front pocket of the black pullover hoodie he's wearing that says 'BROOKLYN' across his chest; the dark color of the clothing highlighted his flowing silver hair. It's paired with blue jeans and white sneakers. The outfit actually suit him better than expected, he looked younger, the centuries he's lived and the battles he fought not weighing on his face.

"Stop staring wench!" the hanyou's had enough with his friend's probing stare.

Her eyes flickered with amusement, "Who would've known you clean up pretty well, dog boy." she watched as Inuyasha's cheeks glowed a hint of pink, though it didn't stay long.

"Shut up! This freaking thing is so restricting!" he grasped the side of his jeans.

She rolled her eyes, "Oh you'll live. You won't be leaping around here anyway, and besides, you bully me into wearing traditional clothes in your era. So shut it!"

"Took me half an hour to make him wear shoes, sis." Ren chuckled at the memory before gulping down a glass of water.

"No surprise there, he's been prancing around the Feudal era barefoot. His calluses are as thick as the soles of the sneakers." chuckles rang in the room, even Sesshoumaru found amusement at her words despite it not showing on his face.

"Shut up wench!" Inuyasha growled.

Kurenai ignored his outburst and her red eyes finally landed on Sesshoumaru who scowled under her appraisal, "Man, don't you make those clothes look expensive." she praised moments later.

The daiyoukai elegantly filled out the simple olive green long sleeve Henley shirt paired with off-white khaki pants and dark brown boat shoes. His demon-feature hiding bracelet gleamed on his right wrist.

Even Kurenai who has lived her life uninterested in men felt her cheeks and ears heat up as her eyes roamed over the daiyoukai's form. With two of the buttons of the shirt undone and sleeves rolled up to his elbows, his sex appeal rose to a level that should be illegal.

She caught herself from treading potentially dangerous waters, Geez, Kurenai! Freaking behave! She cleared her throat, "That shirt really suits him, let's get more of that." she said as casually as she can.

Sesshoumaru felt a pinch of pride upon Kurenai's compliment on how well he wore the clothes and also curiosity as he caught the hint of red that painted her cheeks and the tops of her ears, it didn't stay there for long but he actually found the image innocently adorable despite himself.

Nevertheless, the regal daiyoukai also feels uncomfortable with his current garb. He still greatly prefers luscious silk flowing on his skin but is also opposed to standing out like a sore thumb in the crowd hence, he will endure it but not without getting the miko to work quickly on getting them back to their own era.

"Ah," Kurenai reached into her pocket, "Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru, please wear these. I cast a spell on them earlier." three silver ear cuffs sat on her palm, "With the current environment, it will be brutal for you guys outside since you have heightened senses. If you wear these, it will tone down the noise and the smell that surround you."

Kurenai felt bad seeing the hesitation in the dog demons' faces, their senses mean the world to them and it's second nature to always scan their surroundings as territorial demons.

She smiled, hoping it could somehow reassure them, "I made it so that your instincts will be more sensitive on ill-intentions against you or your pack so do not worry about being caught off guard. I'm really sorry to put you through this but I don't want things to be difficult for you guys out there."

Trusting the red-eyed's words, the dog demons clipped the ornament on their ears and felt the effects instantly as the distinctive sounds they usually hear get muffled and the potent scents that constantly assault them also weakened.

"Shippo sweetie, you have to wear one as well." she called to the kitsune and clipped a cuff on his ear.

"By the way Sango, you look really good!" Ren voiced his compliment for the demon slayer from the midnight blue ottoman he occupied.

Kurenai's clothes fit Sango quite well; a coral drape tee printed with gray Aztec pattern on the front paired with skinny blue jeans and dark brown strappy sandals. She gathered her hair in a ponytail and Kurenai gave her a simple black rope woven chain bracelet and a dainty silver feather wrap ring for accessories.

Sango blushed at Ren's compliment and it deepened when she saw Miroku's intent gaze on her.

Miroku's had his sights fixed on her the moment he walked down the stairs and he's completely smitten. His dear Sango looked absolutely beautiful and she took his breath away.

Kurenai however, shot Ren a reprimanding glare, "Don't even think about pulling your moves on her big brother." she warned but she got confused when the room suddenly got tense, her friends looked nervous and with her brother giving her a knowing grin, Kurenai put two and two together, "You already did!" she spat in disbelief and Ren broke out in laughter.

"Relax sis, I was just kidding. I can clearly see she's already spoken for." he glanced at Sango and Miroku who are both blushing.

"You better be." she kept her brother in a distrusting glare, "I swear Ren, I love you to death but if you try to add her to the string of countless girls you've gone through over the years one more time, you're gonna get it."

He tipped his head in compliance, "Yes ma'am."

"I can't believe you." she rolled her eyes though there's a smile to go along with it this time.

The doorbell rang and Ren went to get it.