SEVEN

"Oh! Your swords!" Kurenai's red eyes switched from one silver-haired dog demon to another.

"What about it wench?" the hanyou rested a protective hand on his father's fang.

Hesitant red eyes regarded them as she brought her hand up to lightly scratch her head, "Well you see... This era doesn't really allow people with swords to roam around, so..."

"This Sesshoumaru is telling you now woman, your proposition is declined." the Lord declared firmly as he immediately caught on what she's trying to say and Kurenai had the most comical 'I knew it' expression on her face.

She sighed, "I assure you that I will keep the swords safe. Besides, like I said earlier, there are no demons in this era..." she paused and smirked, "Well, there are now but there have been no reports of demon presence in this era since I can remember so you will not need the swords for now."

"In that case, we won't go out." Inuyasha grumbled and his bestfriend looked at him like he'd grown extra heads.

"You can't be serious... You? Not go out? Can you seriously say that you can stay inside the house for God knows how long until I find a solution for the well? Even my dogs can't stand that!" she spat.

"But..." she can see his reluctance and somehow it hurt, it's like he doesn't trust her.

"Am I untrustworthy Inuyasha? Sesshoumaru? Have I ever given either of you a reason to doubt me?" she stared intently into their amber orbs.

"It's not like that Kurenai! You know you're the person I trust the most in the world!" the hanyou immediately denied her words and she smiled.

"Then trust that I will be putting a barrier on the swords so that only you can hold Tetsusaiga and only Sesshoumaru can hold his swords. Also, if you ever need it here which is highly unlikely, I'll make it so that you can summon them wherever you are."

Inuyasha's dog ears perked up at this, and Kurenai giggled as she can see an imaginary tail wagging behind him, "Only on extreme circumstances." she raised a stern finger at him.

"Good enough." Inuyasha agreed as he pulled his sword and handed it to her.

"Sesshoumaru?" she nudged at the daiyoukai carefully, and she found herself under the intense, cold scrutiny of the demon lord before he stood up and paced towards her.

"Be warned that if you fail to fulfill this task, this Sesshoumaru will not hesitate to bestow punishment." his tone was threatening and yet, the miko didn't flinch, instead she gave him a straightforward nod in response that somehow gave him the impression that the miko does know what she's doing and his hand moved to slide his swords off him and laid them onto her waiting hands.

Ren came back with glasses of cold black tea and a plates of biscuits and sandwiches, "Biscuits and sandwiches are what we have for now but the food will be ready soon." he informed them and that's when they noticed that the room has been filled with the appetizing smell of the soup and hear the sizzle of meat frying. They felt their hunger rise once again, so they were grateful for their friend's brother's thoughtfulness and they all dug into the plates to alleviate their growling stomachs.

Sesshoumaru curiously picked up a piece of biscuit and stared at it on all angles, 'Biscuit he said, this is a rather strange food'. As he was scrutinizing it, he pinched it a little too tightly and crushed it, the white, crisp pieces scattered on the floor.

He heard his hanyou half-brother snort and he glared up at him.

"Inuyasha, stop being so smug. As if you've never been in that kind of situation before." Kurenai said from where she sat.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "Sure, get on the full demon's side and I thought you have more guts than that." he scoffed.

It was Kurenai's turn to roll her eyes, "Oh believe me, I'm in no way trying to please Mr. High and Mighty." the sarcastic tone ticked the daiyoukai off a bit, "My point is, you can't exactly taunt him when you're not any better yourself. He can handle it with class at the very least."

The last bit made Sesshoumaru smirk, at least the woman recognizes his fine breeding. Inuyasha on the other hand, didn't like it one bit and continued growling towards his brother.

The red-eyed can't help but sigh, "Inuyasha, c'mon. You're all in the same boat. It's not exactly a good feeling to be out of your element in a strange environment."

"Hmph! Whatever." the hanyou continued to pout and Kurenai can only release a huge sigh.

"Hey sis, what time will Ryan be here? It won't be good if he sees them like that and you also, geez, you've got blood on your clothes." Ren yelled from the kitchen as he brought a ladle to his lips to get a taste of the soup.

She perked up from her seat, "Shoot! Okay, can you please grab great grandma's spell book from my office? We will also need some clothes, wet towels and three of your bracelets." guilt flooded her face as she spouted a to-do list at her brother, she hated making him do everything especially tasks she can easily do herself but she can't do anything about it, "Sorry about this Ren."

Ren smiled at his sister as he lowered the heat on the burner, "Peaches, don't worry about it alright? It's fine." he assured her.

"Why don't we help you?" Miroku offered as he rose to his feet.

"Oh, it's fine." Ren waved a hand at them to stay sitting.

"No, we'll be imposing on you for a while, we can't just sit around and be served." Sango stood up as well, "It's also an opportunity to see more of the house."

Ren smiled at his sister's friends, "If you insist, then please." He walked towards the stairs but saw Shippo, "Shippo, can you come with us? I'll give you the spell book and you give it to sis alright?"

"Sure uncle!" the kit happily leapt on his new uncle's shoulder. They disappeared into the hall where they entered from earlier.

Rin kept busy with her new furry friends while Inuyasha surveyed the room and so did his daiyoukai brother.