Hi everyone, so, this is the next chapter to this story. See, told ya' I was thinking of continuing, haha :) I don't know, I have some ideas for it, but I don't know how long updates will be because of school and such, but I'm going to try my hardest. Also, what do you guys think of my own character, Katerina; do you like her? I really hope you like it :)

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I OWN NOTHING; I DO NOT OWN HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS.

Chapter 2-

"Thanks for the drink." Katerina says with a grin as her and Hansel walk out of the bar. Their hands are joint together as they walk along the stone path back to the inn that is on the other side of the village from where they are.

"Not that you gave me much of a choice." Hansel chuckles as he looks down at her and raises an eyebrow at her.

She rolls her eyes at him, "Oh please, that is so not true." He shakes his head at her and she could see the grin on his face as replies, "It was either I got you a drink tonight or you blow my head off with your gun."

"Even if that was true, you would be able to reverse my attack, now wouldn't you?" She says with a smirk of her own, laughing, "But thank you anyways."

He just shakes his head and smiles; he smiles a real smile, something he hasn't done in a while. "Uh-huh." They continue to walk in silence, but it wasn't an awkward silence. They were both comfortable with it and they are enjoying the quietness of the night.

Katerina stares up at the moon; it was full and glowing, slightly lighting the dark sky up. There were no clouds above, only bright stars shining. She smiles as her head tilts up, staring up at the stars that are sparkling. She always loved the stars; she thought they were so beautiful and the one thing that was always constant in her life. The stars were always there, every single night.

Hansel glances down at her, seeing her smile. He raises a curious eyebrow and nudges her with his arm, "Hey, what's up?"

"Nothing." Katerina simply replies, keeping her eyes locked above. When she still feels his eyes on her, she turns her head and raises an eyebrow at him, "What's the matter? Never seen a girl smile before?"

He rolls his eyes, "Come on, what are you thinking about?" She looks over at him and locks eyes with him; she could get lost in those eyes. She sighs and shrugs one shoulder as she glances down at their joint hands, "It's just, I have a thing with the stars. I know it probably sounds stupid or whatever, but everything in my life is always changing, but the stars are always constant. Every night they're in the sky, shining and ever since I was little I'd stare up at them with this stupid, wide smile on my face."

He stops walking and she looks up at him with a confused expression. She raises an eyebrow at him, but before she could question him, he cuts her off, "It's not stupid. I use to do the same, actually." He rubs the back of his neck and a small smile rests on his lips, "Gretel and I use to sleep in the forest a lot and we would just lie on the ground, staring up at the sky. We would look at the stars and just stare at them, laughing and talking or something like that."

Katerina smiles and then when a sudden thought crosses her mind, her smile is replaced with a frown and she looks down at their joint hands again, "So… what happens if your sister and your other friends don't like me?"

"Hey, I thought you were the confident type of person." Hansel says with a small grin, but when he watches her roll her eyes and let go of his hand, folding them across her chest, he sighs, "Listen, Gretel likes everyone… well, almost everyone, Edward is well… a troll, and Ben is, well, a kid." He shrugs one shoulder, but Katerina glares at him, "Okay that does not help. Hansel, I am not a people person and I am certainly not a troll person! I hunt them! And kids, I never got them to like me, ever."

"Yeah, but Edward is a different kind of troll; he's harmless. And for Ben, well, he isn't a kid. He's, like, a grown kid… sort of; he's a kid to me because I'm older, but he's still a kid… it's hard to explain."

"No, I got it. So, we have the protective sister, a troll that is a 'good' troll, and a kid who isn't really a kid, sort of. Fantastic." Katerina says as she rolls her green eyes, sighing. "Listen, this is why I told you I work alone."

"Hey! You can't judge everyone just because in the past people screwed you over and made you insecure-" Hansel was starting to say, but Katerina whips her head around and snaps, "Whoah! I am not insecure! It's not my fault I can't trust people. I have a dark past, what do you want me to tell ya'?"

At this point, they were both standing outside of the inn. They are both standing in front of one another; both of them have their arms folded across their chests. Hansel huffs and shakes his head, "I have a past too; we all do. The difference is, my past made me stronger; it made me and my sister stronger. Your past is obviously making you weaker."

The next thing he knows, he feels a painful sting on his cheek. It takes him a moment to realize Katerina just slapped him, and hard.

He looks down to see her shaking her head, a glare on her face, but matters only worsen when he hears his sister's yell…

"Hey! Step away from my brother before I blow your fucking brains out." Gretel says in a low growl, her automatic crossbow in her hands and aimed at Katerina, who just raises an eyebrow.

"Nice toy you have." Katerina coldly replies; she's annoyed and frustrated. Hansel rolls his eyes, but before he could say anything, Gretel cuts him off, "Hansel, where the hell have you been? You said you would be back soon, not all day." When she notices the cuts on his forehead, her eyes widen, "Are you okay? What happened?"

"Gretel, I'm fine. I just got caught up in a few… things." Hansel says with a sigh, "Everything's okay though."

"And who is she?" Gretel asks, narrowing her eyes at the stranger. That was one thing Gretel never liked: strangers. She never trusted them and she knew the only person she could truly trust without any hesitation was her brother and she knows he feels the same way. However, right now, she is beyond confused.

Hansel almost killed her when she invited Ben and Edward into their group and they were the two sweetest people they have ever met! Now, out of all people, he is staying out, late at night, with some stranger? And not only that, that stranger just slapped him!

Gretel is very protective over her brother, just like he is over her. She may have liked the girl at first after getting to know her a bit, but now watching her just slap him like that, there is only anger running through Gretel as she glares at Katerina.

Hansel glances over at Katerina, who is staring up at the sky, her arms crossed, and an annoyed look on her face. He sighs and looks back over at his sister, who is obviously waiting for his answer. "A friend." He begins, "She's a friend."

"A 'friend' who just slapped you?" Gretel questions, her eyebrow rising higher and a knowing look on her face, "So, not only is she a stranger, but she slapped you as well. That's nice. She seems like an awesome person."

"Oh, screw you." Katerina spits out, narrowing her bright eyes at the Witch Hunter, "You know nothing about me and let me tell ya' what, you keep insulting me and that arrow of yours will go so far up your-"

"Enough!" Hansel finally cuts in, taking a step between his sister and Katerina. "Listen, Gretel, she helped me out before when I had some… trouble with these two witches. She's a witch hunter, just like us."

"What are you trying to say, Hansel?" Gretel asks, crossing her arms and cocking her head slightly to the side as she stares at her brother.

"What I am trying to say is that I want her to stay with us. We could trust her." Hansel says with a sharp nod, but Katerina quickly cuts in with an irritated tone, "What makes you think I want to stay with you guys?"

Gretel shrugs one shoulder and rolls her eyes, "Hansel, we don't need any more people. Just the four of us is fine and you may trust her, but I don't." The two siblings have a stare down while Katerina just rolls her eyes and watches the sky continue to darken.

"Gretel, you have to give her a chance. She knows how to fight and she knows how to take care of herself. She's strong, independent, and isn't afraid to get down and dirty against those witches. She's been doing this for a while and she knows what she's doing. She has a past too, just like we do, Gretel."

Gretel looks over to Katerina and looks her up and down; examining her. Gretel keeps her head held high as she watches Katerina stare up at the sky, shifting her weight on one foot as she impatiently waits for her and Hansel to finish their conversation and make a decision.

Gretel finally turns back to look at her brother and she knows this would mean a lot to him if she would just agree to let Katerina join their group. She knows Hansel will probably make the final decision whether she agrees with him or not, but she knows her brother and she knows he would rather have her agree with him so they don't argue and fight about it later. Gretel places her crossbow on the ground beside her and places one hand on her hip as she stares into her brother's dark eyes. She takes a deep breath before slowly nodding her head, "Okay," she finally says with a sigh, "okay, she could join our group."

Katerina looks straight at her, raising her eyebrow with a surprised look on her face. She tilts her head to the side, staring at Gretel and trying to figure out what changed the Witch Hunter's mind. Before Katerina could ask or before Hansel could comment on her decision, Gretel adds with a bit of a bitter tone, "Just remember, I may be agreeing with you to allow her to stay with us, but that does not mean I trust her."

Then with that said, Gretel turns on her heels and walks back inside the inn, grabbing her crossbow on her way. Once the door shuts behind her, Hansel turns to Katerina and watches as she glares right back at him. He just stares at her and finally says, "I'm sorry."

Katerina lets out a half-hearted laugh as she shakes her head in a disbelieving way, "You're kidding me, right?"

"Hey, I don't usually say sorry to people." He tells her, leaning against the old, stone building. He watches her roll her eyes and mockingly smiles at him, "Oh yay, I should be honored, no?"

"Come on, Katerina, what do you want from me?" Hansel finally groans out, tired. Katerina looks down at the ground and uses all the strength in her to not break apart in front of him, "You don't have a clue what my past did to me. You say it obviously make me weak, well, you're wrong. If anything, my past made me stronger and has taught me so many lessons." She looks up at him with glassy looking eyes, "My brother was my best friend, but he's gone. I'm alone and I may be a bitch, but I'm a bitch for my own good. There is no one willing to protect me so I have to do it myself. I have to make sure no one ever hurts me again; I promised myself that a long time ago and I intend on keeping that promise. You were the first person I trusted in a long time, but then you turn around and say something like that to me? I'm not weak; I'm far from it. Got it?"

Hansel stares at her and watches as her hands turn into fists and her body shakes with either anger or from being upset. He watches her body tense up and her soft, beautiful features turn hard and cold. Her usually bright eyes turn dark and her usual beautiful smile disappears into a tight line. He doesn't realize he has been staring for a few moments before she rolls her eyes and begins to walk inside the inn. He quickly grabs her wrist, his fingers curling around her small wrist as his eyes lock with hers.

She narrows her eyes at him, but he just stares at her. Only a moment later and she feels his lips brushing against her own. At first, she's a bit shocked and taken back, but her eyes flutter close and she could feel herself kissing him back.

Hansel keeps his fingers wrapped around her thin wrist as his other hand explores her long, thick hair. His fingers get lost in her chocolate locks as her own hand is gripping onto his short, messy hair.

He has her pressed up against the wall, kissing her; they're both getting lost in the kiss. The kiss started off nice and sweet, but soon it's becoming rougher and full of lust and passion.

The kiss lasts for a few minutes before the throbbing pain comes back to Katerina's thigh. The slice in her thigh that the witch made from before is extremely painful and the pain is once again throbbing. Katerina quickly pulls away from the kiss, gasping for the lack of air and from the pain. She closes her eyes and groans a little, biting down on her lip in order to keep herself quiet.

Hansel looks down at her, trying to figure out what just happened. He's finding himself so out of character when it comes to her; she's changing him. How, though? He has only known her for a few hours and he is already trusting her and finding himself lost in her.

He snaps back to reality when he hears her groan and he shakes his head and focuses. "How bad does it hurt?" He asks, looking down at her thigh where the slice in her pants is. A dark, red liquid stains her black pants and you could easily see the wound where the pants are ripped.

She looks up at him and shrugs one shoulder, grinning slightly, "You know…" He gives her a look and she rolls her eyes, "Okay, a lot. I don't think standing really helps the pain either."

He nods his head, "Alright come on, let's head upstairs and get some sleep. We got an early day tomorrow."

"We do?" She questions as she wraps an arm around his waist and leans on him. He wraps his arm around her and helps her walk inside the inn; letting her lean on him so she could walk with her injured leg.

He nods his head, "Those two witches can't be the only ones lurking around the forest. Something's up… something isn't right and I plan on figuring it out."

Katerina looks up at him and nods her head, "I have a feeling this goes far more than two twin witches. When I got here I ran into three witches; they are way too many of them recently. I know I haven't been here long, but I know witch trouble when I see it."

"We'll talk about this tomorrow and hey, you get to meet Edward and Ben." Hansel says with a grin on his face. She rolls her eyes, "Oh goodie."

He chuckles and then helps her up the stairs and into one of the bedrooms that the owner is allowing them to use. The owner gave them three rooms, one for Ben, one for Gretel, and one for Hansel, but since Hansel sleeps on the floor with his sister, they don't use one of the rooms.

"Where are you going to sleep then?" Katerina asks as Hansel helps her lie down on his bed, placing the thick blanket on top of her. "I sleep on the floor in my sister's room. It's something I have always done. I'm protective over her; I just want to make sure I'm there if she needs me."

"Oh," Katerina says, nodding her head as a small smile forms on her face, "that's nice of you." She rests her head against the pillow and runs her hand through her hair, "Well then I guess this is goodnight."

He nods his head as the corners of his lips turn upwards, forming a soft smile, "Yeah, it is. I'll see you in the morning, night."

She watches him head for the door, but right before he could open it and leave, she calls out to him, stopping him in his tracks, "Thank you, Hansel. Thank you for trusting me even though your sister obviously doesn't."

He looks back at her and watches her thick eyelashes begin to flutter close, exhaustion finally catching up with her. He just nods his head and smiles softly as he opens the door and walks out, shutting the door quietly behind him.

He sighs and runs his hand through his hair, groaning at his throbbing headache that he is starting to have; being beaten by two witches and then getting almost drunk usually is not a good combination.

Hansel then walks across the hall and into Gretel's room, seeing she is fast asleep in her bed. He smiles at her and the lies down on the hard, wooden floor, groaning a bit at his aching muscles. He takes off his jacket and places it on the floor, using it as a pillow while he places his head onto it. His eyes close and shortly after that, he falls to sleep.

Okay, so, that's it for this chapter. How is it so far? It's my first Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters multi-chapter story so I'm really hoping it's good. I hope you liked it and you're enjoying the story so far! Oh, and I promise, a lot of action and drama and such will be coming shortly, haha ;)

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Next chapter should be up soon, thanks for reading! ^_^