EIGHT

They've never seen a space in a house back in the Feudal era as open and bright as this. No walls separated the living room, dining room and kitchen and the towering windows that made the room feel part of the outdoors while showering plenty of natural light indoors. The furnishings gave the room its warm and homey vibe tied with elegance; from the lavish deep violet rug under their feet to the different shaped and colored seating furniture surrounding a low black table topped with a stack of weird-looking books and silver plate topped with turquoise candles lined with white pebble stones.

Sesshoumaru took great interest at a resplendent ornament hovering above their heads; rings made of crystals cascading from the ceiling elegantly echoing opulence throughout the room and the daiyoukai silently debated with himself whether or not to ask about it but in the end, his thirst for knowledge won.

"Miko, what are those things?"

Kurenai followed the daiyoukai's line of sight and smiled, "That's called a chandelier. They provide light for the room as well as embellish it. Beautiful right?"

"Hn." is his response while his eyes remained glued at the ornament.

Kurenai watched Sesshoumaru in amusement, the rare display of curiosity in his eyes seemed adorable to her. It's always intriguing when a cold person shows an emotion you don't think they're capable of having.

Amber eyes continued to roam around the room.

Like the entryway, the walls are coated in warm white and the floors are light hardwood. A panel of light brown stones scaled the wall across the sitting room with two sunken shelves on each side housing a tall, sleek vase in dark red and cream gradient. But there is one item that seems out of place in the stone wall panel: a black, rectangular thing engraved into it.

Inuyasha voiced the question before Sesshoumaru can, "Hey wench, what is that black thing over there for? I don't think it makes sense."

She cracked a smile, "That is called a television." then turned to the golden retriever, "Sawyer, remote please." the brown dog bit down a small rectangular box on the coffee table and laid it on her hand, "Thank you, buddy." she pressed something on it and images popped up on the screen.

"Whoa!" Inuyasha muttered and Sesshoumaru stared at it, speechless as they watched a world unfold inside the small box.

"What is that?" they heard Shippo gasp behind them.

"Geez sis, start with things that are easy to explain. I bet your head is hurting from thinking of a way to easily explain things to them." Ren teased as Miroku and Sango beside him also stared at the item in awe.

"Hmmm..." she thought and thought, "Shoot! It is hard. Uhm… This is a usual item of entertainment in this era. You don't have to invite or go see performers personally to watch them sing, dance, and act. It's like... A crystal ball, or the things in your time that were used to see what a creature from any distance is doing. That's kind of how it works." she smiled sheepishly hoping her explanation was good enough.

"We understand it a bit." Miroku replied, stopping himself from chuckling at his friend's struggle for a simple explanation.

"Stop with the electronics for now sis, that's so hard to explain. We'll go get the clothes." Ren walked up the stairs with Miroku and Sango following behind him.

Meanwhile Shippo handed Kurenai a huge, archaic book bound in midnight blue leather, "Here's the spell book, mama!"

The miko flipped through the aged pages of the family relic looking for the spell she needed.

"Wow! Lady Kurenai, are you sure you're not a princess? Your room is huge! It's bigger than Lady Kaede's hut." they heard the monk rave from upstairs.

Red eyes rolled at the remark, "I said I'm not! Please hurry up! My friend's gonna be here soon!" she pleaded before bringing her attention back to the book, "Now let's see here... I know there's a spell I can use so that you can understand and speak this country's language."

"Really mama?" Shippo peeked at the book from over his mother's shoulder.

"Seriously, wench?" Inuyasha's ears perked up.

"Yeah... I believe great grandma created it so she can be aware of any evil intentions towards her. But with the level that she was in, I'm not sure if I'll pull it off." she said as she continued to flip through the pages.

Sesshoumaru watched as she eagerly looked for the spell, he is in awe that the woman is actually from a strong line of priestesses to have such an advance spell at her disposal.

SLAP! The sharp sound echoed upstairs followed by Sango's infuriated voice, "PERVERT!"

"Woah! That's some solid slap! Are you okay monk?" Ren said with a chuckle.

"Oh, he's fine! He's very used to it that I think the skin on his cheek has thickened significantly." the demon slayer spat.

"Come on Sango, when you're inside a room as inviting as this, I just can't help myself." Miroku finally spoke as they walked out of the room.

The monk's word made Kurenai wince as she looked upstairs, "Seriously Miroku? You say those kind of thoughts in my room?" she groaned, "Don't go and ruin the serenity of my sanctuary for goodness sake!" the monk and her brother chuckled at her sentiment.

"That's not even a solid argument Miroku, you're just digging your own grave." Inuyasha added as he watched the three go up the third floor.

"A-ha!" she yelled in victory, "Here it is." both Kurenai and Shippo studied the spell.

"Whoa, that's some seriously powerful spell mama, your grandmother's amazing but you'll pull it off! You're just as amazing." Shippo grinned at his mother.

She answered with a smile, shadowed with uncertainty, "I hope so." she barked up the third floor, "Bro! Can you continue on your own? I need them for the language spell!"

"Yeah!" Ren yelled back then handed over the pile of clothes to MIroku, "Go ahead you two, that spell will be handy to have."