Chapter 15
By the time she had gotten all the information that she had thought she would need for her meeting with her parents Rin noticed that the sun was raising yet again and she was still stuck where she was and still forced to do as she was told to do and expected to do; only now she had to worry about the fools that thought that they could convince her to become their mate. Just as she let out a long sigh of annoyance, Rin took in a deep breath to steady herself and to push back the sudden feeling of tiredness that had hit her. Just as she had finished putting the books back to there places and after making sure to have thrown her notes back into the flames so that they would not be able to tell what it was that she had been looking for, Rin walked out of the room and began to make her way toward the privet study room where her parents were waiting for her. Just as she had reached her parents wing, Rin let out a long sigh when she heard a voice call out, "Princess Aya, Princess Aya what are you doing here?"
"I'm here to meet with my parents in their privet rooms. I have been allowed to do as I please since I am the second heir to the East and am an adult that no longer needs to be watched over." She growled out in anger as she turned glare at the guard that had stopped.
"I am aware of it Princess Aya, I was asked to bring you to them, they had urgent matters to tend to in the courts and they asked for me to lead you there."
After letting out a long sigh, Rin surrounded herself with her power as she growled out, "I may be young, some may think me naive in my own culture but I assure you I am not. Now go back to the little family that thought sending you to guard school would help earn you a place in our courts for I have no time for you or your lies."
"Smart and beautiful, I like it…tell me Princess Aya don't you want to stop all of this? Please just hear me out my Princess and I will be on my way." He begged her as he began to slowly approach her.
"I am not your anything now leave." Aya growled out in pure anger as she sent a current of electricity at him.
"Not until you have heard what I have to offer and what I have heard has been planned for you."
Realizing that she had no time for this and not wanting to be tricked into playing into his trap, Aya let out a long growl as she slightly called for Hiei so that he could clear the way for her. While she was not weak and while she was sure as hell knew that she would be able to kill him without too much of a problem, she knew that she would not be trusted and that it would only cause more room for them to want to throw her out. Just as she was about to warn him for the second time to leave her be, Aya let out a long sigh as she watched Hiei appear from the shadows and pin down the young guard that had found her. Once she was sure that he would be held in place, Aya growled out, "Hiei I need you to send me to them. I refuse to be caught in the halls of my own home once more when I have other more important matters to attend to."
"What is it that you wish for me to do with this fool?" Hiei growled out in anger as he kept a good hold over the foolish young guard that had come after his ward.
"Do what you wish I care not Hiei for I have other matters to attend to…oh and I want any spear weapons that you or your men are not using." Aya ordered as she allowed his shadows surround her.
"What, do you really intend to hear what those other fools have to offer you?" Hiei asked in a surprised filled voice.
With a grin on her face, and allowing the shadows to make her seem evil and darker, Aya locked eyes with the young guard so that he would know to pass her message along and said, "No, I will be giving no one a chance. We are violent creatures by nature and I am more so then the rest before of my royal blood. As the second princess I have the right to kill any who try to force themselves upon me even after my sister has announced that none were to try to approach me I will kill first and asked questions latter."
With that said Rin took control over the shadows that had been summoned for her and took her leave only to appear in the still filled court room. Ignoring the stares that she was receiving, Aya walked forward, bowed and showed her slight submission to her parents before the rest of the court that was present and said, "I am sorry I am late, it would seem that my sisters orders are being ignored for I am continuously being approached by males that think themselves my equal."
"All if forgiven love, we haven't finished here yet," her mother answered in a warm, gentle and welcoming voice.
"Why don't you take a seat by your sister," her father offered in the same warm and loving voice that her mother had used.
Knowing better than to cause a scene while they were still in court and knowing that it would be a bad idea to anger her parents here, Aya nodded and did as she was told. When the court began to go back to as it was before she had arrived, Aya let out a long sigh and began to relax just a bit more as she paid attention to what was being talked about and the concerns of her people. 'Interesting…I wonder why they are now talking about the possibility of adding female guards to the army?' Aya couldn't help but wonder as she paid close attention while ignoring her sister's worried glances and annoyed filled eyes at her lack of answers.
"I am Miku, a dragoness with no living family, a dragoness of speed and strength. I would be a great asset and feel like I can be the perfect test subject to see if female warriors would be a greater asset to the royal army."
"While I am sad to hear that you have no family child there is a reason that we do not allow women in our army. It is a well known fact the strength of our children solely depend on the health and well being of their mothers'. It is why we have never entertained such an idea." The King of the East pointed out as he wordlessly made his opinion on the matter made.
"Have you had any short of training Miku?" The Queen of the East asked as she locked her eyes with the young dragoness before her.
"I am good with a sword but am faster with a bow." Miku answered in a calm and even voice even thought her heart told her that it would not play out the way that she had hoped that it would.
"Should we allow this you are aware that you would be behind those that grew up with the formal and proper training of the royal guard." The king pointed out in a board filled voice.
"If she knows the basics I'm sure she could pick up the sword rather quickly…we have very little archers, perhaps she could be the one we use to fix our problem with the archers of the royal guard." Maya was heard point out as she too switched her focus on the matter on hand.
Knowing that they would properly not value her input but knowing that she would not feel right if they chose to reject her request, Aya turned to her mother and said, "I like the idea, I would have a group to train with and would be in no danger of unwanted attention from males that refuse to see that I have no interest in finding a mate when I have only just returned."
"Even if we were to allow this," the King quickly jumped in, "Hiei would be unable to help train you and the select few we chose to first take on. He is busy with our army and preparing them should the Lord of the West reject our offer of peace."
"I'm sure Aya will be able to quickly teach her what she knows to the group we will test out before grouping them with the males." Maya quickly joined in.
"I swear that I will protect the Princess and I will do all that I can to learn as quickly as I must so that I may prove to you that I am worthy of becoming a member of the royal army." Miku promised as she kept her head held high.
Before her father could say a word and before anything else could be said, the Queen raised her hand before saying, "I have come to a decision, my daughter Princess Aya will take in Miku under her teaching since she has learned much during her time outside of our lands. We will only take in the one female student and should this prove to be a success we will open for more applicants. Miku…"
"Yes my Queen?" she quickly answered as she dropped down to one knee much like those in the royal guard would have done.
"You will be reporting to my daughter as soon as she is done here. For now go to Lord Hiei and have him assign you a room in my daughter's wing as well as some weapons that would fit your talents."
"The rest of you the court has come to an end if you could kindly leave us to our family." The King of the East growled out as he tried to hide his dislike of what had just accrued.
Once the hall had emptied and once they had been left alone, Aya let out a long sigh and said, "I wish you had not given her to me…I would have suggested she be given to Maya."
"Maya will be leaving for her travels with her mate just two days after your ball; it is not enough time for her to be taught much. She will be under your care so please do a good job." Her mother stated in a tone that left no room for arguments.
Realizing that is was not something that she would be able to change; Aya let out a low growl but nodded her head to show to both her parents that she would do what would be expected of her. Noting that her sister would thus save what she had to say for last, Maya turned to both her parents and said, "I have already gotten our families friends replies on the matter of my sisters ball. All but one will be attending the ball."
"Oh, just who chose to ignore such an important event of our family?" the Queen asked in an upset voice.
"The fox family, Yuka of the fox, she said that they had other matters to tend to and they must regretfully declined our honorable invitation." Maya explained in a calm and collected filled voice.
'No surprise there…brother must have asked them to hold their dealings with the dragons until they had gotten all the answers that they wish to get.' Aya thought as she made sure to control her facial expressions so that they would not see the grin she so wished to show them all.
"Should I go and offer our aid?" Haku asked in a worried filled voice. Maya's trip to the fox demons had been the only trip that he had not joined her in since he had been aiding in something else.
"No I will see to it. Hani, my love do you need me here?" the King of the East spoke as he moved to take his leave.
"No love, you may go, though I would like it if you spend some time with Aya when you return, it is time the two of you learned to get along." The Queen answered in a calm and gentle voice with a hidden undertone of demand.
'Interesting…could that dream have been a reality of when I was first born?' Aya thought in a confused filled voice as she took note of her mother refusing to address her as her child and not her fathers.
"Of course dear, I'll come find her the moment of gotten things settled with the fox demons." He replied before quickly rushing out of the room.
Once they were all left alone, Aya turned to her brother and asked, "Could you give us the room, there are something that I wish to speak with my mother and sister. It's not that I do not trust you but I would feel better if you were the one to lead Miku to my wing and to my room. I'll be meeting her there before we go and do our warm up for the day."
"Of course sister, I will have her waiting in your room with a few choices of weapons alongside the basic sword that we use in our army." Haku answered as he stood to leave. But before his mate could say a word, Haku turned to face Maya and said, "I know that she trust me just as she trust you love which is why I have no problem in doing what has been asked of me by my sister."
"I'll come looking for you with my sister so you better be sure to be a true gentlemen and do not leave that poor girl on her own." Maya growled out with a grin on her face.
"I will do as you wish love, sister, and mother." Haku addressed lastly before finally showing himself out.
Once they were alone, the Queen of the East turned to her youngest daughter and asked, "Well, what is it that you wish to ask me?"
"I wish to get your permission to train with the army in the mornings before I leave for a while in the village every morning from now until my ball." Aya stated in a calm and collected voice.
"Why would you wish to enter the village when they will not welcome you?" Maya asked in a confused filled voice.
The queen however understanding what her youngest wished to do, she let out a long sigh and answered, "While I understand what wish to do my dearest Aya I am afraid of what they will resort to your antics."
"I assure you mother after the first day I'm very sure that they would have already learned their place."
"I would have to agree with her on that one mother," Maya stated as she let out a long sigh, "while I was returning I could tell the difference in which they talked about her in the village. They won't dare try a thing after the power and control she showed them when Hiei was at her side."
"Very well you have my approval however I ask that you speak with Hiei before you and Miku join him and his men in the mornings. Should this not sit well with him he will aid you in finding a different solution to your problem. Would that be alright?"
"It would." Aya quickly answered as she offered her mother a small smile.
"Mother? Are you sure that you are alright with this?" Maya asked in a surprised filled voice.
"Maya?" Aya replied in a confused filled voice.
"Sorry Aya it's not that I'm not ok with it but I find it so hard that she would agree to such a thing after the way she and father had been acting." Maya clarified as she kept her eyes on her mother and not on her sister.
"Regardless, I believe it is time we got down to business…Aya you must now prove to me that you are not only educated on the history of our lands since before you left up until the present and you must also prove to me that you have truly remembered all that is and that was thought to you in your past lives on being a proper lady." The Queen of the East growled out as she glared at her eldest daughter. 'Must she really throw my mistakes in my face as she has?'
With a grin on her face and after singling her sister that she truly was ready for this, Aya took in a deep breath and faced her mother, the queen of the east, and growled out, "I have been ready for a while, go on try your best my Queen for I have nothing to fear. I am ready to prove to you what my time in exile and my time as a mortal have thought me to be a true lady and my knowledge of my country and my people will surprise you."