Alia- Okay, just to make things easier for this story, Koenma will always be in teen form unless otherwise said in the story, and he only has his binki when in his kid form. That's the only way I can make this story work for me. I don't care how he normally is anyway, this is my story. Muwahahahahaha!
Kai- She's gone crazy.
Rei- You're just now noticing this?
Kosa- Here's Chapter 6.
At 8 on the dot everyone arrived in the Throne Room. Everyone was dressed in clothing that looked similar to Aya's, except Botan who was wearing a pink kimono.
Aya led them into a somewhat smaller room which was the dining hall. It had a large table in the middle with tons of food placed on the top.
" Sit where ever you'd like." Aya said as she sat next to the head of the table, which is where her father sat. They all sat near Aya. Koenma sat next to her and Hiei across from her. Kurama sat next to Hiei and Botan sat next to Koenma. Yusuke sat next to Botan and Kuwabara sat next to Kurama.
" Daddy I just want to thank you for letting me join the Spirit detectives for the tournament. I'm really happy you let me." Aya said awhile later into dinner.
" Koenma did tell you my conditions for that?"
" Yes he did. And it doesn't matter." She said waving it off.
" Why not?" The King asked.
" Because this is the team that won the Dark Tournament. If they won that they can win again."
" I guess he didn't tell you everything." The King said sighing. Aya looked at her father.
" What do you mean?"
" You have to be the one who fights Drake." Aya turned to look at Koenma harshly then looked back at her father.
" Fine. I'll still win."
" You sound confident that you will." A voice came from the door. Everyone turned to look and there stood Drake.
" Who invited you?" Aya asked.
" I let myself in. Remember I still live here?"
" Really? Hm, that's where that smell has been coming from-"
" Ayagawa!" He father roared. She shrunk down.
" Sorry daddy." Drake laughed.
" It's alright sire. Your daughter will come to appreciate me, we'll be spending a lot of quality time together after the tournament." Hiei and Koenma were ready to start something with Drake but Aya shook her head.
" We'll see. I've been preparing for this tournament and I will continue to do so through my vacation. I won't let you win Drake."
" I hope you put up a good fight. Now if you'll excuse me, I have matters to attend to." He bowed his head. " Good night." He left. It was silent for awhile, then Yusuke brought up a new topic.
" Aya, you mentioned that your name was your mother's." Aya gave a sad smile.
" Yes her name was Ayagawa as well. You must have seen her portrait in the front hall?"
" We did. It was the one closest to the Throne Room, correct?" Kurama said.
" Yes. It's tradition that at a certain age a royal family member will get their portrait painted for them, and when they die it is hung up in the front hall." Aya explained.
" When are you getting yours painted?" Kuwabara asked. Aya smiled.
" On my birthday." She looked down at her plate. " If you'll excuse me." She left for her room.
" When Aya was 5(in human years) her mother died. That painting in the hall is her only memory of her mother. She doesn't remember her very much because her mother was always exploring the land outside the castle. Ayagawa shares her mother's interest in the world outside the castle walls." Her father explained.
A little later everyone headed off for their rooms, except Koenma, he went to Aya's room and knocked on the door.
" Hmm?" She replied. Koenma entered, It definitely looked like a princesses room. It was red and gold and the bedding was crimson. Aya was sitting cross legged on her bed hugging a pillow. Koenma went over and sat across from her.
" Are you all right?" Aya sniffed.
" I'll be fine." She gave a weak smile. " I just never realized how much it hurt." Her smile went back to a frown. Koenma looked at her sadly, he was trying to think of a way to cheer her up.
" Remember when we first met?" Koenma asked. Aya gave another weak smile.
" How could I forget? Let's see, it was at my mother's funeral and I was 6 and you were, like what, 7?" Koenma nodded, enjoying the fact that she was telling the story. " Yeah, and my father introduced me to your dad and you."
" Yeah, what did I say though?"
" You were wondering why I was a girl. And then after the ceremony, you and your father stayed at the castle and we would play hide and seek." She paused and then laughed.
" What?"
" I remember you were always trying to impress me."
" You were a princess, I kinda had to."
" Ha! As if, you were hitting on me!" Aya exclaimed.
" I was not!"
" Were too!"
" Not!" This went on for a little while until Aya said something else.
" You still have been hitting on me."
" What? You're kidding yourself."
" So why were you arguing with Hiei the other day, about, oh what was it? Oh yea, me not loving him, and me already loving you?" Koenma blushed, he hadn't known that she knew about that conversation. Aya smirked.
" Look, I like you Koenma, I like you a lot. But," Koenma was afraid of that. " I like Hiei too. It's going to take a lot for me to figure my mess out. And you and Hiei competing to win me over isn't going to help nor is it going to work. That kiss meant nothing to me." Aya explained her situation.
" Alright, Aya, we'll give you space. We're in no hurry to find out." She smiled. Koenma got up as did Aya. They walked to the door. " Goodnight Aya." Koenma bent down a little and kissed her.
" Now at least Hiei and I are even." Koenma smirked, Aya hit him playfully and he left. She closed the door and leaned against it.
" Great, this is just great." She sighed stressfully. " This is going to be a long two weeks."
The Next Morning...
Aya didn't come down for breakfast.
" Where is Aya?" Yusuke asked.
" She left early, if you want you can go find her. She should be by the wall on the edge of town." A maid said as she came through the dining room.
" Should we go?" Kurama asked.
" Yea, let's go!" Kuwabara said. They all went to their rooms and put on their jackets and boots. They met at the front door. They walked out into the cold, it was snowing lightly.
" How does she live here in the cold? She's not even an ice demon." Yusuke said.
" Nobody really knows her full powers, she just says her two favorite powers. Shadow and psychic." Koenma explained.
" How do you know so much about her?" Kurama asked.
" We grew up together. And another thing; don't mention anything about her mother again. It's a rough subject."
" We saw that last night." Botan said. They reached the wall and saw Aya with two other girls talking to some little demon children. " Aya!" Botan called. She looked up and smiled. She whispered something to her two friends and they laughed. " What did you tell them?" Botan asked when they reached her.
" Just that Yusuke and Kuwabara are humans, well that Yusuke is half human. they thought the same thing I did; that they were funny looking. Anyway everyone this is Taya and this is Nikki." Taya was about two inches shorter than Aya and had short blonde hair with brown streaks and bright blue eyes. Nikki was the same height as Taya and had dark red hair and black eyes(she was a dragon demon and had no color to her eyes they looked like giant pupils).
" Nice to meet you." Koenma said.
" So you all are from outside the castle walls?" Taya asked.
" Yes we are." Kurama said. The two girls giggled.
" Relax you two." Aya said to them. " They are kinda, what are they called in the Ningenkai, oh, preppy. But cool to hang out with."
" So are you going to show us around?" Kuwabara asked.
" Hn, I'll be around." Hiei said and he left.
" I guess he doesn't want to go with us." Kurama said.
" Well, he'll be coming when we go clubbing tonight."
" That's right you said you have clubs here!" Botan exclaimed.
" Some of the best. If people came to the castle." Nikki said.
" But Aya, how are you getting out tonight?" Taya asked.
" Oh, right." Aya said quietly.
" What?" Koenma asked.
" Well, my father wanted to talk to me about the tournament, but he doesn't need to-"
" I'll deal with him. Don't worry." Koenma said.
" Really?" Aya asked surprised.
" Yes. It shouldn't take long." Aya hugged him.
" Thank you Koenma!" She exclaimed. Later they walked around the small town showing them all the different places it had to offer.
Alia- Hope you all are enjoying the story. I still don't know who Aya is going to be with. It's a surprise.
Kosa- It's going fine.
Rei- Yep.
Kai- Tune in until next time.