"He's missing." Sango said sadly. She had always liked Sesshomaru. She couldn't wait for him to become her brother in law. She had really respected Kikyou and Sesshomaru's relationship. It reminded of her of many of the romance novels that she owned. She really wanted him to be okay. She watched as Kikyou nervously dropped the letter to the ground. This was the worst news that she could have ever received.

"Serves the boy right. Maybe he did you a favor and went off and died." Kikyou's father said.

Kikyou felt the rage boil up inside of her. There were hot tears swelling up in her eyes. She always knew that he had disliked Sesshomaru. Did he hate him so much that he actually wanted him dead? "How dare you?" Kikyou said slapping him across the face. Her father got up grabbing her by the wrist.

"Kikyou you will be much better off without him."

"Let go of me."

Inuyasha walked over to them and pulled her father away from her. He wasn't about to let him hurt her any longer. He had already done enough damage to her by keeping Sesshomaru's letters a secret. "Back off old man." Inuyasha told him.

"Sango we aren't going to stay here any longer. We're leaving."

"Yes sister. But where are we going to go."

"I'm not sure it doesn't matter as long as its not here." Sango couldn't agree with her more. They couldn't live any other moment in their father's house. She went into the house and began to pack some suitcases. Kikyou soon joined her so that she could help her pack. There was no way that they were going to be able to take everything. They would have to come back for the rest of their things. "Kikyou I'm sorry."

"Please don't be sorry it's not your fault that our father is a monster."

They finished packing up all of the things that they could carry. As they were making their way back out of the house; they noticed Inuyasha and their father staring intently at each other. It was almost as if they were going to start a fight of some kind.

"You'll be back Kikyou you too Sango. There's nowhere else that you can go."

"I'd rather die than stay another moment here with you." Kikyou told him. She walked away with both Inuyasha and Sango following after her. Sango began to worry that maybe their father was right. What if they did have to come back to live with him. One thing for sure was that she trusted Kikyou so she would put all of her faith in her. "Kikyou what if he's right and we do have to come back."

"Not necessarily Sango we won't have to come back. I know someone who will take us in." Kikyou led the way because neither Inuyasha nor Sango knew where she was going. The truth was that she was going to Keade's. She was positive that she would help them. When Sango laid eyes on the house she couldn't believe how beautiful it was.

"Who lives here?" she asked.

"Keade." She answered. "I'm sure that she will help us." Once inside Keade made some tea for everyone as they sat in her living room. All was silent the only thing that could be heard was the sound of Inuyasha drinking his tea. Sango, Keade, and Kikyou looked at him surprised.

"Sorry don't usually take part in these fancy tea parties."

"Young man your grammar is awful." Keade told him. She then turned her attention to Kikyou who was sitting there with her cup of tea. It was clear that she had no desire to drink it. "Kikyou dear tell me what happened."

"Sesshomaru has been writing me letters all this time. My father was keeping them from me."

"Surely there must be some kind of mistake." Keade had known Kikyou's father for years. She didn't want to believe that her father was capable of that. Then again anything was possible these days. "There was no mistake Miss. Keade I found the letters myself." Sango spoke.

Keade nodded as she took a sip of her tea. She couldn't just let the two girls go out there without having somewhere to stay. She would gladly let them stay with her. The truth was staying in that big old house was rather lonely. "Kikyou, Sango you both will stay with me."

"Thank you Ms. Keade we really appreciate it." Sango was grateful.

"Please call me Keade dear."

Kikyou got up and set the tea down. She reached for the box taking it with her outside. She sat down underneath the tree. She needed to read some of these letters. And she needed to do it without help from Sango, Keade, or Inuyasha. From the window Inuyasha looked out of the window staring at her. He wanted to see if she was alright but Keade stopped him. "She has to do this herself. It's best to leave her alone right now."

Kikyou opened the box again and took out a letter. She opened the envelope slowly she began to read the letter:

To my beloved Kikyou I hope this letter finds you well. It has been about a month into the war and I'm still alive. I absolutely hate it here mainly because I can not be with you. I do not know when I will be able to return to you. I do believe that I will return safely to you and back in one piece. The only thing that even keeps me going is knowing that I will make it back to hold you in my arms again.

Love always Sesshomaru

She folded the letter back up placing it into the envelope once more. She would cherish these letters forever. Since they were all that she had of him at this moment. She looked up to see both her sister and Inuyasha. "What are you two doing out here?" she asked them.

"We needed to see if you were alright."

"Although Keade told us not to." Sango said.

"No please sit down. I'm just reading some letters I'll read one out loud sit down." She told them. They reluctantly sat down with her. They could tell that she wasn't okay. It appeared to them that she was going to have a nervous breakdown. "Oh here is one of the more recent ones." They watched as Kikyou started to read out loud:

Kikyou several months have passed and you haven't returned a single one of my letters. I'm beginning to think that something has happened to you. Silly isn't it here I am at war and instead of worrying about myself. The only thing that I can think about is if you're alright. Are you alright? You do not have to hide from me. Spare me no details all I wish to know how you're doing.

Is it possible perhaps that you have lost any and all love for me. Have you found another? Is that why you won't answer any of my letters. I have to tell you I would be unbelievably jealous if he turned out to be someone I knew. I seriously hope that you haven't found another man to love. And that you haven't forgotten about me or how much I still love you.

You do realize how deeply I love you. I assure you that there will be no other for me. There is not a single woman alive that could take your place. I do hope that when I return you still wish to marry me. I still can not say when I will come back. I do understand if you can not wait for me. We have much to discuss when I return. Starting with where you and I stand.

Know this Kikyou I will keep fighting until I've made it safely back to you. I wish to see your face again just visualizing you is no longer enough. You are truly the only thing that has kept me alive this entire time. I shall keep fighting to get back to you and hopefully you will never give up on me.

Forever yours Sesshomaru

She finished reading the letters unable to control her tears any longer. No she hadn't stopped loving him. Even though he was away at war her feelings hadn't changed any. She felt Sango place her arm around her and whispered to her that everything was going to be okay.

"He thinks that I no longer love him. Worst of all now he's missing."

Sango had never witnessed Kikyou act like this before. It pained her a great deal to see how upset she was. It made her feel even guiltier because there was nothing she could say to make her feel better. Inuyasha on the other hand had felt bad as well. He hated to see Kikyou like this. He wanted to help her and the only way he could do that was to bring Sesshomaru back.

"Kikyou I will go and find Sesshomaru for you."

She stared at him with confusion as she wiped the tears from her eyes. "You're going to go alone." She spoke. "Yeah I don't want you to get hurt."

"No I will not let you go alone. I will go with you besides he is my fiancé." Inuyasha nodded although he didn't want her to come with him. He could cover a lot more ground faster if he went alone. But he knew Kikyou she was a determined person. After all she did have every right to go he was the man that she loved.

(Somewhere miles away)

Sesshomaru had been shot at a total of three times. Twice in each long and the one that had grazed his chest. He had managed to get away from the war zone. But he wasn't moving very quickly. His legs were killing him so for the past half hour he was dragging himself along the road.

"I need to get to Kikyou. I must know what has happened to her." He fell on to his back. The sun was bright that it was hurting him eyes. He slowly closed them. He was weak due to a lack of sleep, no real food, and now these bullets. The only thing he knew was that he needed to get to Kikyou. He opened his eyes again to see a woman with dark hair. He couldn't make out a face all he felt was a hand to his forehead.

"You're burning up. We need to get you to my cabin right away." She spoke.

"Kikyou." He whispered before fading into darkness. Hours later the sun was going down. He had awoken with a start only to find that he was in a bed sitting next to a roaring fire. "Where am I?" he thought to himself. He tried to get up but found that he couldn't so he lay back down. Just then a girl who looked to be about 16 walked into the room carrying firewood.

"Oh good you're awake I was starting to worry." She said.

"Where am I?" he asked her.

"Your safe that's all that matters." He remained silent watching as the girl walked over to the fireplace. She added more wood then she turned to Sesshomaru and smiled. "You're a soldier aren't you?"

"I was they will no doubt name me a deserter now."

"Well dinner will be ready soon so sit tight and I'll be right back." Sesshomaru sat puzzled he wondered why this girl seemed so intent on helping him. And more importantly when the hell would he be able to get out of here; so that he could return to Kikyou.

"She must be worried out of her mind by now." He thought.