Zal- Yay! We finally got another chappie up!

Kai- Alright!

Rei- Took us long enough!

Kosa- Here's Chapter 7.

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That night Aya stood patiently outside her father's royal office as Koenma spoke to him. She hoped that everything would go alright and that she would be able to get out of the castle for a few good hours. A few minutes later Koenma came out with a smile on his face.

" So?" Aya asked. She was already dressed for the club.

" Let's go, the others are waiting." Koenma said. The young Princess hugged her friend.

" Thank you Koenma! I'll find a way to repay you." Koenma smiled. They met up with the others in front of the club.

" Took you long enough. Aya your friends already went inside, they were getting bored." Yusuke said. They headed to the front of the line and were immediately stopped by the bouncer.

" I'm sorry but I cannot let you in-" He stopped short when he saw who was standing in front of him. " I'm sorry Princess. I didn't know it was you. Please go right in." Aya smiled as she and the others went inside.

A bunch of techno music was playing. Aya smiled as they made their way back to the back of the building into a room the they could sit quietly and talk. They joined Nikki and Taya in a room.

" Glad to see you finally showed up." Taya said handing Aya a glass of water. Aya smirked.

" Very funny. Let's just dance." Aya replied setting down her drink and opening the glass door. She slid out with her friends and they began to spend their time laughing and dancing and having a good time. What they didn't know was that they were being watched.

Koenma had lost Aya in all the confusion of demons dancing and partying. What Aya didn't know was that he was suppose to have her home in only a few hours, her father thinking that he had taken her out to dinner with everyone, he had to find her soon.

" Lose someone?" He heard from behind him, he turned around and saw Aya there.

" You maybe, look we should go." He said.

" I agree, I was looking for you to ask if you could take me home." She said. She didn't look too well.

" Are you okay Aya?" Koenma asked.

" Fine, just a little tired is all, come on, the others can stay they know how to get into the castle and the guards will let them in." She said tugging on Koenma's sleeve. Something was bothering her but Koenma couldn't tell what it was. They left the club, and when they were halfway into town, Aya sighed a breath of relief.

" What was wrong?" Koenma asked as they continued to walk down a desolate street, it was snowing softly with the snow lit up by the moon, making it look almost like a very cloudy day.

" Drake followed us in there, if he tells my father I was there not only will you get in trouble so will the others." She said.

" He won't tell, I know it. He wants to fight you, he wouldn't compromise that by telling your father." Koenma said to her. Aya nodded as she held out her hand snow catching on it, Koenma watched her, it was mesmerizing; the snow was caught in her hair and was making it sparkle. Aya looked at him.

" What?" She asked. He shook his head, bringing himself back to reality.

" Nothing." He said and they walked the rest of the way back to the castle in silence.

" When I was little I used to spend my time out here sitting in the snow at night. I would love trying to catch one single flake on my finger." She laughed a little. " My father says I'm so much like my mother." She looked at the ground. " I wish I could remember her better." Koenma looked at the young demoness. He wished the same thing.

Aya fell asleep quickly that night, tomorrow was her birthday and her father had ordered no one to see her until that evening. It was a rule that she could not be seen until that evening at the party, mainly because her portrait had to be painted.

Aya had never felt so alone. She would even take Hiei's silence than have to sit through it by herself. She had decided that she would make her decision of which the two boys she cared for more( she didn't feel like saying love) by the tournament, that way she had some time to spend with them and figure out which one showed more affection for her. It would be a difficult couple of months but she felt as though it would be for the best.

That night Aya was so relieved to finally see the guys, she practically leapt into Koenma's arms. Many people from the town were there, all to see her as she went into womanhood. They were also here for portrait unveiling.

" Koenma! There you are!" Koenma was talking with the guys. They were all wearing tuxes, even Hiei. He turned around and Aya flew into his arms. " I've been bored out of my mind all day. I think I've been around you all to long."

" We haven't seen you for one day and you already miss us." Yusuke teased.

" Leave me alone Detective. You try spending the day by yourself in a room with nothing to do. I would have even settled for Hiei's silence I mean, at least he would be there." Aya said. Koenma handed her a drink and she drank it in one gulp.

" Sometimes, you just baffle me." Koenma said. Aya took his hand, which made Hiei glare.

" Come with me, daddy wants to talk to you." She dragged Koenma to the other side of the room.

" Sir, Aya said you wished to speal with me?" Koenma said bowing.

" Yes. Koenma, you have taken great care of my daughter, since they day you two met. If we didn't live so far away you two would be inseparable. You both have lost mothers. You know how it feels. So I have a proposition. If my daughter wins the tournament, she may come to live with you and the Spirit Detectives." The king said. Aya was amazed that her father was saying this.

" Sir, if I may say. I think that if Aya wins the tournament she should have the choice of where she wishes to live and who she wishes to marry. That decision is hers. It may be a tough one but, she must be the one to decide." The king smiled.

" Very well then. Aya the choice will be yours and yours alone. Only can we influence your choice, but not make it." Her father said to her.

" Thank you daddy, that could be the best present ever." She said hugging her father. Her father clapped his hands and everyone in the hall fell silent.

" Tonight we honor my one and only and very special daughter as she leaves her childhood and enters womanhood," Aya blushed and bowed her head when he said this. Koenma saw this and, as he still was holding her hand, squeezed her hand letting her know he was still there. She looked at him and smiled. " I am very proud to have Ayagawa as my daughter, and she will make a great queen when the time comes. Allow me to present her very beautiful painting that will one day far from now, enter the great hall!" Two servants came out carrying a large frame that had a sheet draped over it. The king walked over to the frame and pulled the sheet off.

Aya's portrait matched her mother's almost perfectly. She sat at an angle, with a bright smile on her face and happiness in her eyes. Her red walls from her room stood out in the background. It was almost and exact portrait of her mother except for the hair length. Even Aya was mesmerized by the portrait.

Suddenly there was a loud crash and people in black colthing and black masks came raining in from the windows. The boy quickly surrounded Aya.

" Guards!" King Montaro roared. Hundreds of royal guards flowed into the room, and began fighting. Hiei, Kuwabara, Yusuke and Kurama all took off to go fight the intruders.

" Aya..."

" Go Koenma, I'll be fine." Koenma nodded and went off to help the others. Aya ran to the front hall where the portraits were being hung. Her mothers' was gone.

" No..." She whispered. She ran back into the commotion and watched as everyone fought. Her eyes widened then narrowed. " Not today of all days." Aya raised her power level to dangerous heights. She joined in the fighting and attacked one of the men in black. While fighting she spotted an emblem on the shirt the man wore and tore it off. Another man came up behind Aya and whacked her on the head with the butt of his sword. The men left, since they had gotten what they came for.

" Aya!" The guys and Botan, who had been hiding, ran to her, she was lying unconcious on the ground.

" I want heavy patrol around my borders, find out if anyone in the village is harmed." King Montaro ordered as his guards. They took off to fufill them. The king walked over to his daughter.

" She'll be fine." Botan said as she examined Aya. " Just bit of over use on her powers. I never knew a demon that could hold that much power." She whisped the last part.

" Not many can Botan. She's a special case, as was her mother. Fighting like that was exactly what killed her, using too much power at one time, and I fear the same for my daughter." The king said as he scooped up his daughter and carried her to her room, everyone followed.

The king set Aya on her bed, who woke up once she was set down.

" Ugh, my head." She looked around her room, trying to figure out what had happened. " Wha- Why are we here?"

" The men who attacked us are gone but you were knocked out in the process."

" Mother!" Aya shot up. " They took her, all I had left was her painting..."

" What!" Her father roared. Aya shrank down as if it was her fault the intruders stole the painting. The king relaxed when he saw his daughter. " It's not your fault Aya. Nor was it anybody elses. Please cheer up, you still have a week here and you should spend it having fun with your friends. That's an order Aya." The king said to her.

Aya looked up at him and smiled. " Yes, of course father." He father left and Aya sighed the smile wiped from her face. She felt the fabric in her hand and clenched it tighter hiding it from the others.

" Are you sure you're going to be okay, Aya?" Koenma asked.

" Yes, I'll be fine. Just leave." She said in a monotone voice. They all nodded and left. " Why? Why take a portrait?" Aya looked at the fabric in her hand. It had a black dragon head and it's wings with fire blasting from it's nostrils. " What use is it to you?" She whispered.

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Zal- Well I finally made up my mind on who Aya is going to be with.

Kosa- Finally.

Rei- Who?

Zal- Not telling.

Kai- You suck.

Zal- I know.