This office room had been cleaned out in a surprisingly quick fashion. Jaken was pushing himself to get it done so Sesshomaru could use it once more and had space between hisself and the girl at the other end of the hall.

"My Lord Sesshomaru, it is done." Sesshomaru passed Jaken and closed the door without thanks of any kind, it was just his way. Despite that Jaken remained in the hall not knowing what to do. The room had been all that was necessary, the estate needed not cleaning, they were not staying long, in the last 50 years if had been used only as storage and Sesshomaru himself had not returned to Jaken's knowledge.

"Jaken!" Jaken bowled over from the scream and Ren placed her hands on her hips. "It's nice to ignore people… I've been standing her trying to talk to you while you ignored me you little cretin." She picked Jaken up like a children's doll and carried him down the stairs with her. "Stop screeching. These stairs can't be easy for you, they are almost as tall as you…"

"That is not the point!" She put him down once they reached the bottom stair and nearly chewed his fist to silence his gasp.

This girl now, in these clothes looks Rem's twin… like Rem herself… These clothes will only remind Sesshomaru of Rem more… I have to fix this.

He said that, but could think of nothing he could make her wear other that the soiled clothes from before and the priestess clothes Sesshomaru had already demanded gone… She could not wear Japanese clothes, mainlander's clothes or even men's clothes… Rem had done it all and in a short period of time…

Jaken's hand ran over his face… "Ren…? Ren!?" She was gone. He chased after the scent of her and found her running a finger down the kitchen counter before sneezing violently.

"How long do you expect me to stay here without dying? Look how dirty it is…" She eye balled cloth and looked out the window. "Bingo…" She tore off leaving Jaken to follow in her wake shouting.

"Where are you going?! You cannot leave the estate! REN!" She ran and grabbed a bucket lying about and kept going.

"Stop shouting Master Jaken. I don't know how long I'm going to be here, but if it's for more than a day you'll never get more than…a….." She sneezed again and nearly toppled over. "I'll never get more than two words out without sneezing… the dust makes me sick." She walked the rest of the way to the small pond and filled the bucket with water while batting her hair out of face. "You do…Yes you do. Ren walked up and plucked the staff of two faces from his hands while he shouted some more. "I am not deaf Master Jaken… Here." She gave it back minus the red ribbon she'd untied and pulled back her hair. "You see. I was not stealing or anything. Now hurry. We have duties…"

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He watched her walk away and glared at the staff who had allowed a human to touch it.

"You like her, don't you?" He admonished the staff and chased Ren back into the kitchen. "What are you doing? Don't touch that!" Ren had started cleaning the counters and dusting away.

"Didn't you hear me before? I said this stuff will make me sick and you cannot do it all on your own little man. I'm helping, so lay off." She glared at him from her half bent waist and then straightened and tossed another stray cloth at him. "I said I was helping Master Jaken, not doing it all for you."

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From the second level in the estate and at the top of the stairs Sesshomaru stood and stared. His eyes looked at the opposite wall, but saw through them as if they didn't exist at all.

What do I do with this woman? I do not understand how a human from so many years ahead in history can just accept everything as she has… InuYasha's woman had done this as well. Women of the future are formidable creatures indeed… But why did she come here to begin with? What made the Well admit this girl… The girl, Kagome, had the Shikon Jewel, and had a part to play in the making of this time era. So what of this child?... I have not even begun to deal with her personality and already she is running this place. She has Jaken cleaning! She ignores commands, is demanding and yet she is only a woman.

His insides turned. Rem had also been a woman and he had given her every respect as his equal and in some ways she had been better than him.

She does not fear me… because she thinks I am pretty…. I sound like a pet. This is foolish. Who ever heard of such a thing? Stupid humans.…. These thoughts are dangerous.

He fought his inner self when realizing his mind did not balk at the girl enjoying his presence because he was attractive to the eyes.

You are being a fool. She is the reincarnation of Rem, not Rem herself… and yet Rem had come through.

"Sesshomaru-sama! Listen, I'm sorry for being rude before and yelling and such, but you're being childish. Don't ignore me." His eyes snapped down the last flight to Ren standing covered in dust and dirt. Her hair was tied back with something with magical properties, but that was not the thing that made her presence affect him as it did.

Even in clothes such as these she resembles Rem. The small difference in looks between them grows smaller as if this time era changes her.

"Do not shout. It is not necessary to do so. I can hear you no matter where and how far you go." She raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms in front of her.

"Then can you please come out of your head long enough to listen to me?" She is too much like Rem… "Jaken will notshow me where the cleaning closet is. If we must stay here for any period of time then I need to clean up a room or two…" It is as if time is over lapping their lives together. "… will you show me?" Sesshomaru snapped back and nodded before going through all of what she had said. He walked down the last flight and stopped next to her before turning his back and walking outside.

"Sesshomaru!" InuYasha stood on top the stone gate and shouted. "Where is the girl!? You kill her off and leave her to be eaten by demons or what?!" Kagome stood at ground level with a bow notched and ready to go.

"Kagome? Rin!" Ren ran passed Sesshomaru and InuYasha eyed the girl as if she was an impossibility. Kagome knew that look very well. He used it on her for months before he had come to terms with her not being Kikyo.

"You are safe!" Kagome and Ren hugged each other and Rin hung behind while staring at the estate and at Sesshomaru. "What happened? We didn't know if you made it so we came searching for you. Meoga told us about this place and so we came here on a complete whim." Ren slapped the topside of her hand and something small floated away. "Uh…. May I introduce Meoga the flee. He's a demon." Meoga jumped back onto Ren's hand and bowed.

"A pleasure. I was not sure we wound find anyone here, but here you are… May I ask how you survived the poisoning by Sesshomaru's hand?" Meoga shivered with the angered aura that was Sesshomaru.

"Oh… Um, Some water or pond in the mountains. It was… er… purified water? Either way I guess it had healing powers because I'm all better… oh yeah." Ren turned around and eyes Sesshomaru hands. They had returned to normal and she had not even noticed. He is a demon then…

"Could it be? The water you speak sounds like the water that once saved Kagome and the same water still that had saved the life of Rem before you both." Meoga muttered to himself. So it was again because of her that I was saved. The water had Saved Rem, that's why he knew of it… But it had also saved Kagome.

"Rin, Kagome, InuYasha and Meoga. Would you like to stay for a bit? I am going to be and this place needs to be cleaned up and then some… eh…" She paused and turned around.

"I'm not staying here in HIS house. Not gonna happened." InuYasha crossed his arms and glared daggers at his brother.

"You were not invited little brother and your human woman is not either…"

"Oh My God. Listen to yourselves! You're so childish… if that's the way you are going to be then I will sleep outside, or is that what you planned from the beginning? There is more than enough room up there and it's not like you actually sleep Sesshomaru-sama… and what of Rin? Will you make her sleep out here on her own? To be defended by the likes of InuYasha?" Ren grinned inside her head. Even she knew well enough that between the two Rin and being protected by InuYasha was enough to get him to humble himself just enough. And she knew that he knew that was her mind set because he glared something fierce at her and stalked back inside the estate doors.

"Rin…" Ren took Rin's hand and they walked towards the door together.

"I never knew this place existed. We never came this way or anything…" Ren knew why, but she wasn't going to say anything. It wasn't her place and she had just made Sesshomaru extremely angry.

"Hey!" InuYasha gripped Ren's shoulder and turned her forcibly. Her reaction was to smash her palm into his face… Self-defence. "UH! W-What did you do that for?!" He shouted at her and pointed at his face.

"You scared me! Oh my, you just came and yanked on me, what was I supposed to do!? Don't do that to people!" She had started out with apologizing and ended with shouting at him.

"I just wanted to talk to you! Kagome?! Tell her?" Kagome shook her head.

"You deserved it. That's what you get for sneaking up on people." She closed her eyes and sighed.

"Oh, so he does that too does he?" Ren took Rin's hand again and walked her inside with InuYasha yelling more.

"W-What do you mean 'he does that too'? Hey!" Kagome passed InuYasha by and followed after Rin, Ren and Meoga.

"Master InuYasha. This place was where the lady Rem once lived, this was given to Sesshomaru from your father to watch over the Western lands, it may be that you learn something of him while here." InuYasha snorted and walked back towards the front gate.

"I'm not staying in his house. I'll watch and guard from here." He sat down and crossed his legs in agitation.

"Suit yourself Master InuYasha." And Meoga jumped off InuYasha and off towards the estate.

"Meoga! Huh… Stupid flee."