Chapter 8: The Betrayal

Kilala charges down the mountain with Sango and Miroku on her back. Olaf slides along beside them, penguin-style. Miroku shivers behind Sango. He's weakening. "Just hang in there Miroku." to Kilala "Come on, girl, faster!" They arrive at the walls of Arendelle.

Olaf slides past them, out of control. "I'll meet you guys at the castle!" "Stay out of sight, Olaf!" InuYasha calls after him "I will!" He disappears into the village streets. "Hello!" "Ah! It's alive!"

The group reaches the castle gates. The guards see them approaching. "it's King Miroku!" Kilala lowers to the ground outside the gates. Sango slides off, as InuYasha helps Miroku off of Kilala. Sango takes Miroku's left arm and InuYasha takes his right arm. Miroku looks at Sango and sais "...Are you g-gonna be okay?"

"Don't worry about me Miroku." Just then the castle gates open. Gerda, Kai, and a handmaid rush to help Miroku. "Miroku! Oh, you had us worried sick." said Gerda. "My King You are freezing." Kai exclaims. "You poor boy, you're freezing. Let's get you inside."

"Get Miroku warm and find Princess Kikyo, immediately." InuYasha sais to Kai. "We will. Thank you." As Gerda and Kai take Miroku into the palace, InuYasha follows. InuYasha stops just inside the gate and turns to Sango who is still out side the gate. "Sango, You coming?" he asks. Sango looks at Miroku being escorted into the palace, tears forming in her eyes "No, InuYasha. I'm not coming"

InuYasha looks at her with sympathy "Sango you know..." "No InuYasha. I...I can't. It will be best if I leave" Sango Interrupts InuYasha. InuYasha smiles sadly then turns around and goes to look for his parents.

Sango's heart breaks as the castle gates close on her. Ayame, Koga and Shippo remains silent, not knowing what to say. Kilala walks up to Sango and rubs her head on Sango's shoulder. Sango pats Kilala then she turns around and walks away from the castle and Miroku.

In the Castle library Kikyo stands with the dignitaries and guards. "I'm going back out to look for King Miroku." "You cannot risk going out there again." said Lord Drake. "If anything happens to him-" "If anything happens to the King, you are all Arendelle has left." said Lord Milorie.

Kikyo hesitates, realizing how much this kingdom has come to depend on her. Is she really all they have left? Just then the door opens and Gerda and Kai bring in Miroku. "She's in here. Princess Kikyo." said Kai. "Miroku." sais Kikyo. Kikyo rushes to Miroku. "You're so cold." Kikyo replies, worried.

Weak, but desperate, Miroku sais "Kikyo, you have to kiss me." "What?" "Now" Miroku tries to kiss Kikyo but is too weak. "We'll give you two some privacy." said Gerda. Everyone shuffles out, leaving Kikyo and Miroku alone.

"What happened out there?" Kikyo sais after everyone is out of the room. "Kagome struck me with her powers." Miroku said weakly. "You said she'd never hurt you." "I was wrong." Miroku crumbles, weak. "Miroku" Kikyo helps Miroku get to the couch.

Shivering more Miroku sais "She froze my heart and only an act of true love can save me.". Understanding what Miroku is saying, Kikyo replies "A true love's kiss." Miroku weakly holds Kikyo's cheek, Kikyo leans in slowly...gently, Then she stops.

"Oh, Miroku. If only there was someone out there who loved you." Kikyo said, with an evil glint to her eyes. "What?" Miroku asks, confused. Kikyo gets up, leaving him there. "...You said you did." Miroku continued.

Kikyo goes to the window and shuts the curtains. "As thirteenth in line in my own kingdom, I didn't stand a chance. I knew I'd have to marry into the throne somewhere-" Kikyo explains. Still confused Miroku asks "What are you talking about?"

Putting out the candles Kikyo continues "as heir, you were perfect. Even with you being a total pervert" "Kikyo?" "You were so desperate for love you were willing to marry me, just like that."

Kikyo crosses the room, grabs a pitcher of water from a table and goes to the fireplace. "I figured, after we married, I'd have to stage a little accident for Kagome, so that she could never have any kids and prevent any kids we have from ruling the kingdom."

Kikyo pours the water on the fireplace, putting out the fire. Miroku tries to stop him. He falls to the floor, weak. "Kikyo. No, stop." "But then she doomed herself, and you were dumb enough to go after her." "Please." Kikyo chuckles "All that's left now is to kill Kagome and bring back summer."

Kikyo approaches Miroku. "...You're no match for Kagome." Miroku sais to Kikyo with hatred. Kikyo bends down, takes his chin in her hand roughly. "No, you're no match for Kagome. I, on the other hand, am the hero who is going to save Arendelle from destruction."

Miroku wrenches his face out of Kikyo's hands. With anger in his eyes and face Miroku sais "You won't get away with this." Kikyo rises and crosses to the door and opens it, before leaving she looks at him and sais "Oh, I already have."

Kikyo leaves and shuts her in, locking the door. Miroku struggles to the door, yanks on the locked handle. Hoarse and weak Miroku sais "Please, somebody help." The rest of his hair turns white and he crumbles to the floor.

In the council Chamber, Naraku looks out the window at the growing snowstorm. He rubs his arms and shivers. "It's getting colder by the minute. If we don't do something soon, we'll all freeze to death."

Kikyo comes in, putting on her most distraught face. "Princess Kikyo" sais Lord Milorie. "King Miroku is...dead." Kikyo sais with grief. Meany people in the room sais "What...?" "No..." "Mon dieu." Kikyo stumbles, weak with grief. The men help her to a chair. "What happened to her?" Naraku asked.

"He was killed by Princess Kagome." Kikyo sais, with tears in her eyes. "His own sister." Naraku sais in shock. Really putting it on, Kikyo sais "At least we got to say our marriage vows...before He died in my arms." Kikyo hides her head in her hands in a brilliant display of teary grief.

"There can be no doubt now; Princess Kagome is a monster and we are all in grave danger." Lord Milorie sais "Princess Kikyo, Arendelle looks to You." Kikyo nods; she knows what she's being asked to do, and she'll do it with the perfect amount of authority and gravitas. "With a heavy heart, I charge Princess Kagome of Arendelle with treason and sentence her to death."

Back In the dungeon the cell ices over. Kagome looks out at the storm that is devastating Arendelle, then hears the guards approaching. "She's dangerous. Move quickly and with resolve." said one of the guards.

Kagome pulls at her shackles. They crack. Just as the door busts open, the weight of the ice crumbles the walls. The men duck out of the way. Kikyo pushes her way into the room...sees...

The back wall is blown open. Broken shackles rest on the floor. Kagome is gone.