As Sesshomaru slept several nightmares began to plague his mind. They all started and ended the same. He made his way back to Kikyou but each time she had chosen another man. He woke up cold sweat pouring from his head. Soon the girl came back over to him placing the cloth on to his head. "You're freezing." She told him.

He stared at the girl with a questionable look on his face. Why was she helping him? What did she have to gain by helping a wounded solider? "Who are you?" He finally asked her.

"My name is Rin." She answered.

Rin he thought about what a strange name it was. Here she was no older than 16 and still helping him. His instincts told him that there was something strange going on here. He tried to move again only to find that he couldn't. He hated feeling helplessness. "Sir you can't move just yet." she told him.

"I have to get home. I can not stay here."

"I can't allow you to leave not until your better." Allow him to leave? Who did this girl think that she was? He would be damned if he would let some foolish girl tell him what to do. "You can not force me to stay here."

"Maybe not but if you leave someone will surely kill you."

This was true he was a wounded solider. Enemy forces would kill him in an instant. But there were worst things than death. And that was not being able to see Kikyou again. He couldn't leave yet he could still send another letter. "I need pen and paper quickly." He spoke.

"Sure but who will you be writing to?" she wondered.

"It's none of your business but I am writing a letter to my fiancé." Rin looked at the band on his finger. He was indeed engaged. A part of her wished that he wasn't she thought that he was really handsome. "Alright I'll go and get some paper."

When she came back she handed him the paper placing the pen in his hand. He immediately began writing with her looking over his shoulder. He could feel her eyes on him it was starting to become extremely annoying. "What?" he was annoyed.

"I'm sorry I was just wondering what the letter said. I can't read." She admitted.

"I'm just telling her that I'm alive just in case she believes that I'm dead."

"If you were already writing to her shouldn't she know that you're alive?" She had made a good point. It was obvious that she knew nothing about war. Once his commanding officers knew that he was missing they sent a letter to Kikyou. Then there was the fact that she hadn't answered any of his letters. He was sure there had to be a reasonable explanation.

"She didn't answer any of my letters." He spoke softly.

"What?" she couldn't hear what he had said?

"She never answered any of my letters." Sesshomaru spoke a little louder. Rin began to feel sorry for him. If they were to be married why hadn't she answered any of his letters? Didn't she care if he lived or died? "If she really loved you she would have answered your letters." She whispered.

"What did you say?"

"How can she possibly love you and not answer your letters." He reached over and began choking Rin. He didn't care if she died right now. How dare she even suggest that Kikyou did not love him? He soon found himself letting go when he saw the fear in her eyes.

"You know nothing about my relationship or Kikyou. So you should mind your tongue." So the woman's name was Kikyou. She couldn't explain but that name did sound familiar to her. She rubbed her sore neck and left the room so that he could finish the letter. Sesshomaru began to feel guilty for what he did to her. Mainly because Kikyou would have been disappointed if she knew. Sesshomaru couldn't help but think about what she was doing right now. It would be a year soon and that was how long they would be separated. He hoped that she still loved him. A year was a long time to be apart from one another.

(With Kikyou)

Kikyou was supposed to meet Inuyasha by the river. So from there they could set off on their journey of finding Sesshomaru. She had went in to town for some things but told him that she would be back. As she was making her way back she saw both Inuyasha and Sango running towards her.

"Kikyou, Kikyou." They called out.

"What's wrong?" she wondered.

"It's Keade she's really ill." Sango answered.

"Yeah the doctors are in with her right now." The three of them had rushed back to Keade's house. Kikyou had become really close to her. So she did know that she had been ill. She also was hoping that Keade wouldn't die. When they approached the house a doctor came out.

"Which of you ladies is Kikyou?"

"My name is Kikyou." She answered.

"Keade wishes to speak to you upstairs." She slowly walked in the house making her way into the house. She had never been upstairs before but it was lovely. There were paintings on the wall, old artifacts, and things of that sort of nature. Keade was probably wealthier than either she or Sango could have imagined.

She knocked on the door and entered. She saw Keade lying there looking extremely pale her breathing was shallow. She had never seen her look this weak before. "Keade?" she spoke.

"Kikyou child please sit down."

Kikyou took a chair placing it near Keade's bedside. "How are you feeling?" Kikyou asked her.

"I've been better. How are you though? Are you still going after Sesshomaru?"

"Yes but if you need me here I can stay here a little longer." Keade chuckled lightly. That was one of the many qualities that she admired about Kikyou. She was always very concerned for others. She hardly ever thought of herself.

"No Kikyou I fear that my time is already up. There is nothing that you can do for me."

"You're saying that you want me to watch you die. I can not do that Keade you have become one of my best friends. You were like a second mother to me."

"How kind your words are it was an honor to have known you Kikyou. Do not worry about me. Promise me that you will live on and have the happy life that you were meant to have."

"I…" she started.

"Promise an old lady's request."

"Yes Keade I promise." Keade smiled a little before taking her last breaths. All she wanted was for Kikyou to be happy. And she could embrace happily knowing that Kikyou would keep the promise. Kikyou stared at her she was no longer breathing. "Keade?" she questioned.

There was no response. "Keade?" she asked again shaking her slightly. It was now clear that Keade had passed on. She cried quietly Keade was indeed like a mother to her in many ways. She would no doubt miss her greatly. As she walked down the stairs she saw both of the doctors.

"What did she say?" one of them wondered.

"She is dead." Kikyou answered.

"Go on and check for yourself if you wish."

Both doctors saw that Kikyou was right and they would have to send for someone to collect the body. Kikyou sat in the kitchen crying. How was she supposed to live in the house with Keade gone? "Kikyou I know how close you two were. I'm sorry." Sango told her. Kikyou got up placing her arms around her sister. She had already lost Keade, Sesshomaru was god knows where. She couldn't lose her sister as well.

"Kikyou I want to go with you when you go look for Sesshomaru."

"Sango I couldn't ask you to come. It would be dangerous."

"I know that but I want to come."

"Alright but we wont leave tonight. We'll leave first thing in the morning."

(With Sesshomaru)

He had found enough strength to get up out of bed and sat down at the desk. His legs would continue to hurt seeing as how he had been shot at. Yet if he didn't try to move then he would never make it back to Kikyou. "I see that you're moving a little that's good."

"I wanted to apologize for earlier." He spoke.

"It was no problem. You were right I shouldn't have said anything about your fiancé." Rin stood up so she could look out of the window. It was a very calm night. The stars were bright and to her it seemed quiet. "What are you thinking?" Sesshomaru asked.

"It's just a quiet night. It's a little too quiet it means that someone has died." Sesshomaru stared at her with slight confusion. He had never heard that type of thinking before. He didn't like it when it was too quiet; but to say that someone had died.

"You will stay here with me wont you?"

"I will stay for as long as I have to. But make no mistake I will get out of here."

"You must truly love her. If you're willing to risk your life for her." He didn't respond to her and she didn't say anymore. Instead she took her candle with her as she started to leave the room.

"Goodnight Sesshomaru I will check on you in the morning."

"What a strange girl?" he thought to himself.