{Frozen Memories} ~ (Itachi's Daugher) Chapter seven- Princess Kikyo Exposed!

Aki looked over to the ice and smirked, "Awesome." Sasuke nodded, "How much longer till we make it to land?" A man smirked behind Sasuke, "Look over the edge of the boat, with ice…you don’t know anything till it hits you." All of them did. Ice… They all were then dispatched from the ship and walked to the village gates. It was covered with snow and ice, a large castle that looked to be made of ice and rock sat in the center. They were told this is where they would be staying. Aki looked up to Naruto, "What ceremony were you talking about earlier?" Naruto smiled, "The princess is getting married." Aki nodded, "And were invited?" Naruto nodded, "It’s tomorrow." Aki chuckled, "Who’s the groom?" Naruto smirked, "A son of some other king…I think from the land of snow." Aki nodded, "Do they know each other?" Naruto shook his head, "No, it was an arranged marriage." Aki raised a brow, "Who would marry a guy they had never even met?" Naruto laughed and shrugged, "To be honest, I don’t know. But it’s just how things work around here."

They entered the castle, it was made of rock, it only appeared to be of ice from outside. Aki smiled to Sasuke, "It’s beautiful! Why don’t we have something like this in Konaha?" Sasuke chuckled, "I don’t think Konaha is big enough, Aki." Aki giggled, "Yeah." A man walked out wearing a light purple and white kimono. He bowed to them, "I am delighted to meat the ninja of Konaha. I am King Yuki." They all bowed back, only Kakashi spoke, "Nice to meet you as well, King Yuki." A woman walked out behind him, she wore a brilliant red kimono and had long black hair, "I am Queen Hiomi." The all bowed again, "Nice to meet you." Kakashi spoke. After the greetings the team left and went to a small hotel just outside the castle walls.

Naruto smashed his backpack on the bed, he was sharing a room with Sasuke, "I still don’t see why we didn’t just stay at the castle, we have to go back there to get all dressed up for that wedding tomorrow!" Sasuke sighed, "Idiot, we can’t just invite ourselves into a castle, it would be improper." Naruto rolled his eyes, "Whatever." Kakashi walked in, "Make sure you are up at six sharp we leave at six fifteen." Naruto gasped, "That’s fifteen minutes! No food or bath!" Kakashi chuckled, "Take a bath tonight and have a protein bar…you’ll live." With that he shut the door. Naruto rolled his eyes. Sasuke took off his headband and turned off his lamp, "Go to bed and shut up." Naruto hissed, "You first." With that he turned off his light…for ten minutes the two kept up the argument in the dark.

Aki pulled out a white gown and dressed. She smiled to Sakura, "Sakura, when do we have to get up?" A knock came at the door, "Come in." Sakura rang out. Kakashi entered, "Be sure to be up at six, we leave at six fifteen." With that he shut the door. Sakura turned to Aki, "You took a bath, right?" Aki nodded, "You?" Sakura nodded, "Yep." They both crawled under the covers and fell asleep…almost. Aki sat up, "Sakura…I can here Uncle Sasuke and Naruto." Sakura growled and stood up. She walked into their room, and hit the light switch. Sasuke had Naruto by the neck and Naruto had him by his arm. They both took on a stupid expression when Sakura opened the door, "Go to bed! Me and Aki can not sleep with all the racket in here!" She slammed the door…and they went to bed…. All of them this time.

It was morning and Sasuke was up and dressed, It was six am, and Naruto was sluggishly putting on his shirt, "Man, I don’t want to go…" Sasuke chuckled, "Just put on your clothes and let’s go."

Aki stood up and slipped on her shoes, she had been ready for the last hour, and she was ready to go. Sakura yawned and slipped on her shoes, "You ready?" Aki nodded, "Yep!"

Kakashi and the gang walked to the castle gates. They stopped and sat down, Kakashi talked to the guard for a while. Sasuke raised a brow after about thirty minutes, "Something’s going on." Sakura nodded, "Something besides a wedding is happening today." Sasuke thought back to a few days ago and turned to Aki, "Have you noticed anything weird?" Naruto laughed, "How would she know?" Sasuke smirked, "When I was working with her a few days ago, I noticed she had high strategy skills. And so…I believe that she would have noticed something before any of us." Aki looked up, "Umm…Now that you mention it…" Sakura put a hand on Aki’s shoulder, "What did you notice, Aki?" Aki looked to Sakura, "There was a man on the ship, a young man. He didn’t look like he was from here. He…had a star headband, It looked like he was trying to hide it, I saw him slip it into his pocket..." Sasuke looked to Naruto and Sakura, "See what I mean?" Naruto looked dumbfounded, "Wow." Sasuke sighed, "Should we say something?" Sakura shook her head, "Not yet." Naruto stood up, "Wait a minute! I saw the passenger list! All the people were from here and from Konaha!" Sasuke smirked, "Exactly, he must have been a stowaway." Sakura sighed, "So we say nothing?" Sasuke shook his head, "Not yet." Aki gestured her silence with zipping her lips. Naruto and Sakura chuckled, and Sasuke shook his head.

They all finally made it into the castle. Sasuke, Naruto and Kakashi were eagerly rushed away from the group, "See you later!" Sakura yelled and waved. They were then rushed into a room. Sakura gasped, "Oh my God!" Aki stuck out her tongue; "I don’t want to dress up!" Sakura smiled. Two ladies came in, one wore a white Kimono, and the other wore a red Kimono. They were sisters, you could easily tell. But neither looked alike in the face or body. The one wearing the white Kimono had light blonde hair and hazel eyes, the other in red had black hair and had dark green eyes. They bowed, "Please choose a kimono." Aki sighed. The room was filled with Kimonos. Sakura walked away and found a pretty pink one. It was pink with a light lime green obi. Aki smiled, "It’s pretty." Sakura smiled, "Thank you, do you want some help?" Aki nodded, "Yeah…" They walked down the rows of kimonos and found one for Aki. It was deep dark blue with a black obi. Aki was very fond of it. They ladies helped them dress and then started make up. They gave Sakura light pink lipstick, blush, and light pink eyeshadow. Aki looked to Sakura, "We’re very pretty, Sakura!" Sakura smiled, "Thanks."

They pushed Aki behind the curtains, "No, No make up! I beg you!" They gave her a light brownish blush that blended with her skin, and then a light gray eyeshardow, they didn’t put that much. Then they added a light amount of red lipstick. Aki looked gorgeous but was not happy, "I want it off, Sakura-chan…" Sakura busted out with laughter, "I’ll help you wash it off, After the wedding, Aki." Aki moaned. They took Sakura’s nails and painted them a light pink with green tips. Then they took Aki’s and painted them dark blue with black tips. Aki liked her nails, but hated the makeup.

They both sat them down and began to play with hair. The woman with the black hair had Aki’s, "I understand you hate the face paint, young one. Can you please let it be till the wedding comes to an end? The King wants everything perfect." Aki nodded, "I will. The woman smiled and fixed Aki’s hair. It was up and was held with two hairsticks that resembled ice sickles. Aki smiled, "You’re very skilled." The woman smiled and patted Aki’s shoulder, "Thank you, Young one." They had Sakura’s hair in a high ponytail with two strands falling into her face, one she playfully tucked under her ear, leaving one dangling in her face. Sakura smiled, "Well, let’s go meet the guys." Aki nodded, "I can barely walk Sakura!" Sakura chuckled, and walked out of the room, Aki shuffled angrily. When they got to the men. Sasuke, Naruto, and Kakashi all stood wearing men’s kimonos, all white. Sasuke looked angry. Naruto was messing with his hair. They all wore no headbands, and Kakashi would not allow the mask to be removed under any circumstances. Sasuke smiled to them both, "You both look great." Naruto and Kakashi nodded. Sakura blushed and Aki moaned angrily, "Shut up! I hate this make up! It feels weird on my face!" All the men and Sakura laughed, Aki just became angrier.

They were all walking to the ceremony room, when Aki caught a glimpse of a girl running into a far off hall, she wore white and had long black hair. Aki stopped and snook around the corner leaving the others.

Aki saw the man from earlier and stopped looking in the doorway, he was meeting Princess Kikyo. Aki was very silent listening to the conversation between the two.

"Kikyo, I shall come in when the wedding begins and fake the kidnapping." Kikyo nodded, "Is Kyo waiting…?" The man nodded, "He is waiting in the castle courtyard for you, princess." Kikyo looked down and gave a simple smile, "I’m happy that you are doing this for me, Ben…. You could be killed." Ben smiled, "Don’t worry about me, I am only worried for you and my brother’s happiness…I would put my life on the line for that man." Kikyo turned, "Someone’s at the doorway!" The man walked around and saw Aki. Aki smiled innocently and the man snatched her up. Aki started to scream but Kikyo covered her mouth. The man snarled, "We must kill her!" Kikyo shook her head, "I know this girl, she will say nothing…right Aki?" Aki nodded frantically. The man smirked, "Fine…but she knows. Such a young girl must have a big mouth." Aki snarled, "What’d you say…?" Kikyo smiled, "Run along, Aki…. Tell no one." Aki shook her head, "What’s going on?" The man snarled again, "None of your business, kid!" Aki turned to him, "Look…I cam here…They made me dress up and put this gunk on me face, I want to know what’s going on!" Kikyo nodded, "Very well…Aki I am running away with my lover. We are leaving to the land of tea. I can’t marry that man…that prince of snow! I despise him! He only cares for himself. Not for his people nor me…" Aki crossed her arms, "Well it does seem stupid to marry someone you do not love." Kikyo nodded, "My father does not see it as such…He wishes me to marry the man to unite the lands of snow and ice. Your uncle’s sensei, Kakashi. He knows of this and will stop your friends from helping." Aki nodded. Bells started to toll, "We must hurry! Aki get to the wedding room and wait!"

Aki dashed to the room and sat beside Sasuke, "Where were you? What’s going on?" He whispered. Aki smirked, "You’ll see soon enough, Uncle." Sasuke raised a brow, "You know don’t you, you know what’s going on." Aki nodded, "Shh…" Kakashi turned and smiled to Aki, "You were right Sasuke, she will make a great ninja one day." The back doors opened and Kikyo walked though, white lace over her eyes, and a pure white kimono on, she held crimson roses. Aki smiled politely, "Here we go…" Sasuke was anxious to know.