Kikyou knew that Sango would worry. Right now she wasn't feeling all that weak. Those pills seemed to be numbing the pain. After an hour Kikyou finally ended up where she wanted to be. She walked around in the graveyard. Searching for one specific grave.

When she found it, she sat down and replaced the old flowers. She had been meaning to visit for awhile. Somehow Kikyou always became distracted. Making it hard for her to visit as often as she should.

"Shino Hikaru

Mother, Wife, Best friend

Kikyou read the words over and over again. It had been a little over two years, since Kikyou last visited. And that time she had went with Sango. The two of them would try to go together, every year. Right now she was alone, and wanted to feel close to her mother. Especially now with everything that was going on. The coma, the surgery, the state of mind she was in now. At a time like this was when she needed her mother.

"I need you mother, your the only one who could help." she thought.

"Kikyou?" she heard.

She turned around, only to see Miroku. One of her best friends, who had helped her out with almost everything. From work to school, to family problems. She cared about him as much as she cared about Sango. Because at one point they both were the most important people to her. Miroku had helped them cope with the lost of their mother. It had been awhile since she last saw him.

"Miroku?"

He had heard all about what happened in Russia. Keade had informed everyone about her condition. And also that no one should treat her any different. She was still the same Kikyou Hikaru. Miroku of course wanted to believe that. But now having witness her with his own eyes, it didn't look to good. She seemed different to him, not the Kikyou he went to school with.

"Miroku...what are you doing here?"

"Just visiting my father."

She nodded and turned her attention elsewhere. Miroku noticed how slow her speech had become. There were many questions he had wanted to ask. Just to see how she was doing, he hadn't seen her in months. He hated to see her this way. Miroku had never told her this, but he always had a deep respect for her. To him she was the strongest person he knew, besides Sango of course. And they all needed Kikyou back.

"So how have you been Kikyou?"

"Doing better...I'll be alright. So Miroku, try not to worry."

It was nice to hear that she hadn't given up. Not that he was expecting her to give up. It had to still been reassuring to him. He wasn't sure about how the team would recover without her. Because if she left, Sango would leave too.

And truthfully Sango and Kikyou were the best. Everyone knew that, it was no secret. As much as Keade didn't like to admit it, she knew the truth as well.

"I should have already visited my mother."

"I understand, sometimes it helps to be close to the people we lost."

Miroku wasn't sure if he was helping her or not. He wanted her to get better, and maybe she needed to be alone. He decided to just go away and leave her to talk to her mother.

"Miroku, where are you going?"

"I suppose you need to be alone with your mother. I'll go."

He started walking away, and she went after him. She couldn't explain but she just didn't want to be alone right now. Miroku was her best friend, besides Sango. If anyone could try and help her, it could just very well be him.

'Wait, Miroku I can't do this alone. Although I hate being needy and dependent... this is something, I...can't do...alone."

He walked over to Kikyou and took her by the arm. She had to know that she was not alone. Not while he was still her friend. Miroku wanted to help his best friend in any way he could.

"You're not alone. You've got me and Sango remember."

Sango decided to try and get some work done. Kikyou would be gone for awhile, she was sure of that. And she was no longer as worried. No she didn't want Kikyou out there alone, not while she was sick. But she had to remember Kikyou was her own person. And would do anything that she thought was right. Soon the phone rang.

"Hello."

"Sango."

The phone got silent. She knew that voice only to well, and was glad to hear from him. She really needed to hear his voice right now.

"Sesshomaru."

"Inuyasha and I have some decent information. Its enough to bring him out of hiding. Also we found out that he goes by the name Kai."

This was excellent news. All they had to do was find Kikyou, and they could formulate a plan. Sango wasn't sure if Kikyou was well enough, but she needed to know about this.

"Thank you Sesshomaru. I'll be in touch, maybe in a few days."

"Yes, Inuyasha wants to know how Kikyou is doing?"

What could she possibly say. Oh I don't know she just ran off while I was sleeping. That she had no idea where Kikyou was. She needed to think of something, anything to cover up the truth.

"Kikyou is resting now, but no she hasn't changed any."

"I'm sorry about everything Sango. I hope nothing but the best for you and Kikyou."

Sango said goodbye to Sesshomaru. Still trying to think of somewhere Kikyou would go. No immediate answers came to mind.

"Kikyou, I hope your safe."

Miroku and Kikyou grabbed some coffee, and talked for awhile. They sat outside in front of the park. He noticed that her speech was getting better. Hopefully she would come out of this on her own.

"Hows Sango taking everything?" Miroku asked her.

"Sango has been supportive. She's been there with me, threw everything."

"Your speech is improving." he stated.

That was true she was taking an extra hour to speak. The words seemed to flow naturally, still a little slow. But not as bad as a few days ago.

"Miroku."

She stood up for a minute, getting dizzy. She held on to him for support. Her nose bleed back again, everything growing dark.

"Kikyou, Kikyou." he shouted.

She fainted into his arms, he felt for a pulse. She was still alive but to see her act like that was scary. He carried her down the block, glancing at her every few minutes. Kikyou had remained the same, he was starting to become more worried.

'Don't worry Kikyou, I won't let anything happen to you. So you just keep fighting, and come back to us stronger than ever."

Miroku took Kikyou back to his apartment, it was the only place he could think of. Sure the hospital would have been a better choice. But he wasn't thinking to clearly. He placed her on his bed she was burning up with a fever.

Thinking quickly he grabbed an ice pack, and covered her forehead. He would have to keep a close eye on her. Miroku sat by her the entire time, only moving to get more ice. It wasn't until night when Kikyou had woken up.

"Kikyou?"

"Miroku, my pills in my pocket hand them to me."

He nodded and placed the bottle of pills in her hands. He noticed that she wasn't speaking slow anymore. He would talk to her about that later. Kikyou sat up and looked around the room, she was clearly at his house.

"Thank you Miroku."

"No problem, I'm here to help. How are you feeling?"

She felt surprisingly better. Not as weak as she was a few days ago. Was it possible that she had beat this thing on her own. The doctors did tell her that she could come out of it on her own. But, she wasn't alone she had Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha all of them who cared about her. And in some ways her mother too.

"Better, Miroku thank you. You helped me so much today."

"No Kikyou, you were great on your own. I just didn't want to loose you."

She glanced up at him, surprised. Maybe it was the pills, on the nosebleed. But it sounded that he cared about her, a lot more than friends. She however did not want to jump to any conclusions. She didn't like to read into things, especially if they weren't there.

"May I please use your phone. Sango must be concerned."

He came back a few minutes later with the phone. She called Sango, who was beyond relieved to hear her voice. Thanking god that nothing bad happened to her.

"Kikyou, you sound better. I'm glad."

"I feel better, Sango I'm coming home now."

"Yea, we have things to talk about with Sesshomaru and Inuyasha."

Miroku wasn't that far away, and was able to hear what Sango said. He glanced at Kikyou and she looked back at him. Miroku was sure to have some questions.

"Alright, Sango I'll see you soon."

"You know where the Hayashi brothers are... ?"