Kikyou froze as she heard what Sango said. She had just seen Bankotsu, and now this. She wasn't sure what to say right now.

"Kikyou, Kikyou. Are you still there?"

"Yes, I'm here."

"Will you come down to the hospital?"

"I'll be there."

Seeing Bankotsu was the least she could do. After everything, and how much he had cared about her. She wanted to see how he was doing. Just how bad the accident was. Soon she had convinced Inuyasha to come along with her. But once she got there, what would she say to him.

"Don't worry I'll be here with you." Inuyasha told her.

"I know, I just don't know what to tell him.

At the hospital Miroku and Sango were there. As well as a few other scientists, everyone was concerned about him. Bankotsu was a very bright person, getting good grades. Grades that was just as good as Kikyou's. They would hate for something like this, to ruin his future.

"Kikyou, he's been asking to see you."

This really didn't surprise her, it made sense. And she wanted to see him, but what would she say. Kikyou swallowed her fear and went threw the room door. There Bankotsu was lying there. He was wide awake, his body badly damaged. She doubted if he would ever be the same again.

"Kikyou."

"Yes, I'm here."

He glanced at her and she was able to see how damaged he was. The whole right side of his face, had been scared. Nothing he would do, could help that. The scar was to deep, to permanent. It would always be a remainder of what happened to him.

"I'm sorry, for everything. I should have never tried to force my feelings on you."

That was true, he could have handled this differently. But she could've handled things better too. Maybe if she would have told him how she felt. That she only could see him as a friend, nothing more. She cared about him but didn't love him.

Somehow she felt that the truth would hurt him more. He did nothing but care about her, wanted her to be happy. And she had wanted the same for him. Only she thought he would be happier with someone who loved him.

"Bankotsu, I'm sorry as well. I should have told you that I just wanted to be friends."

"No. I knew you didn't want me. I just refused to give up I guess."

"How badly was he hurt?" Inuyasha asked.

"Pretty bad. You know I don't even think what happened was an accident. I think someone wanted to kill him, get him out of the way." Miroku answered.

There was a lot Inuyasha didn't know about. Bankotsu had not been the only guy that had feelings for Kikyou. Back in high school there were two others. One was Naraku Tanaka, no one knew where he was now. The other was Suikotsu Takedo a cousin of Bankotsu's. But just like Naraku no one knew where they had ran off to.

"Some weirdo is off trying to kill Bankotsu, and any other guy who is involved with Kikyou."

"Yea I think so."

Miroku then went into details about the both of them. By the sounds of things they were very deranged. Inuyasha knew now that he would have to protect Kikyou. Keep her away from those two. He didn't want her getting hurt because of him. And if Miroku was right, what was stopping them from coming after him. Not as if he would let himself get killed.

"If your right Miroku, I'll need to protect Kikyou."

"Bankotsu, your going to be alright. And you'll find someone much better than you."

"No way, your one of a kind Kikyou."

There was something that he needed to tell her. He needed to warn her, because he knew what he saw. Bankotsu didn't imagine it. He hadn't told anyone else, that was another reason why he wanted to see Kikyou. She deserved to know everything.

"Remember Naraku Tanaka?" he questioned.

"Yes, how could I forget."

She could not forget him or Suikotsu. They were her most obvious admirers. Borderline obsessed with her, or worse for all she knew. Right now she did not know where they were. After high school they both sort of vanished.

"I saw him, he was on top of my car. When I was injured, He's after me Kikyou. I don't think he'll stop until I'm dead. I'm not gonna let that loser kill me, but your boyfriend you should warn him."

Kikyou knew that Bankotsu would not lie about something like this. If Naraku was seriously after her, he wouldn't stop to he had her. And she would not let Inuyasha get hurt for her. She wanted him to be safe, she would warn him.

"Thank you, Bankotsu you promise me that you'll be safe."

"Of course. I want to live, maybe one day I will have what you and Inuyasha have. Someday I'll realize what love really is."

"Yes, I'm sure you will."

She said goodbye to him, and left his hospital room. Out in the hallway she had ran into Inuyasha. It was obvious that he had been looking for her.

"Kikyou."

"Whats wrong?"

He ran over to her, throwing his arms around her. No way was he going to loose her. He had finally found out what being in love was like. And these two weirdo's would not take it away from him. He wanted to be with Kikyou no matter what.

"Inuyasha, what happened."

"I heard about Suikotsu and Naraku. No way am I letting anything happen to you. I would die before I let some other person hurt you."

She returned the hug. Of course she had felt the same way, and wanted him to be careful. From here on out they were in this together. Love and happiness was with Inuyasha. Two things she had always wanted. Two things she had found when she met him. She didn't want to loose them now.

"I know, I would do the same for you." she whispered.

"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you." he whispered back.