Hey everyone sorry about the long wait. Between high school and college classes I lost time but now I'm back and here is the next chapter, also I promise that now summer is here I will be updating far more often. So here are some brownies to make up for my delayed efforts. Please read and Review.

Bankotsu thought about Kagome and his way home. Her eyes, her hair, her smile, then pictures of her with Kikyo's bruises.

He quickly finished his homework and was left staring at his wall hoping that Kagome was well. His phone startled him when it went off.

"Yo." He said.

"Bankotsu I need to come . . . to come get me." Kikyo's voice sounded broken over the phone. Bankotsu's heart nearly stopped in his chest.

"I'm on my way stay where you are." Bankotsu took the keys to his dad truck and drove to where he knew Kikyo was at. She was covered by the walls to the phone booth so Bankotsu didn't see all the damage at once. It wasn't until she turned to face him that he wished murder was legal. Her face was covered in dark blue bruises. Her lip was busted open and blood dripped slowly over her lips as though there was a cut in her mouth. Reddish bruises gather around her neck and on the back of her arms where she had been grabbed, fresh tears spilled down her cheeks.

"Brother! I'm so sorry! Please forgive me, I . . . I just had to see him." She cried on his shoulder.

"Why, why did he do this to you!" Bankotsu want to scream at her for being so stupid, but he knew that she felt bad enough. "How did you get here?" He asked instead of asking why the hell she went to see him.

"Rin drove me. She wanted to take me to a hospital but they would ask questions and have me file a report and I don't want to."

"Kikyo you're going to end up dead!" Fresh tears fell down her face. "What set him off this time?"

"Kagome didn't want to come over so he asked me to. We talked a bit then I said she wasn't worth his time he got mad and. . ." Her voice trailed off.

"I so sorry. Where was Sesshomaru?"

"He got between us punched Inuyasha in the mouth, said that he didn't deserve any girl if he couldn't treat her right."

"He's right about that."

"I know."

"So why do you let him beat you?"

"Because . . . because I love him."

"That's a stupid reason."

"I know but it is the only reason I have." She tried to give him a small smile.

"That's what I was afraid of." He said as they drove home.

School the next day passed slowly. Many people asked about Kikyo's bruises, they all said she fell of a latter the bruises on her neck and arms where from them trying to catch her. Everyone but Kagome seemed to by it.

"What really happened to your sister!" She demanded in six hour.

"That's not my secret to share."

"Well your he brother, why don't you do something!"

"I can't save a person from something they don't want to be saved from!"

"Why don't you try!"

"She's my sister don't you think I already have!!!!!" Bankotsu screamed at her. She fell silent. Her eyes expressed how she felt, relizing that he had done everything he could for his sister.

"I'm sorry." She said softly "That was out of line. I have only been here two days and I try to judge how much you help your sister.

"It's alright I guess it doesn't look like I'm doing much from the outside, but I am doing all I can."

"I believe you."

"Do you want to grab an ice cream after school with the rest of us." He asked hopeful

"Sure, if it makes up for my rudeness to you."

"It does." He said and smiled at her she returned it and Bankotsu thought his day was going to get better until Sesshomaru walked in.

"Bankotsu, Rin I need to talk with you guys." He spoke as though this was a matter between life or death. But knowing his family I just might have been.

Ok all done for now I promise to update soon!!!!!! Thank you for reading this far ^_^