Disclaimer: I don't own YYH or any of it's characters. I do own Katrina, Lisa, Serena, Marissa, Alex, and Cassandra. And I own Garn Roak.

AN: I just watched the last ep of YYH (Cries) I had forgotten that Genkai's was in the middle of a huge forest and took a long time to get there from where Yusuke and the gang lives. Oh well, I'll keep that in mind in later fics. BTW when talking about Garn's eyes 'sparking' it's not a typo so don't automatically think it's supposed to be 'sparkling' Oh, and if you don't know what volen-told means, it means you were told to 'volunteer'. I don't remember who I heard it from first.

Bewitching Ties

Legend

-Thought-

-Telepathy-

Noise

Chapter Twelve: The Dance, Jealousy, and Hangovers

The next week went pretty much the same. Katrina would chat with Garn during school, Hiei would glare darkly at her when she talked about him non-stop to Hiei. On Thursday Katrina became really excited and nervous while getting ready for school, fixing her hair in different styles, redoing her makeup, sorting through jewelry. Hiei stared at her through the window, confused by what she was doing. Every now and then Katrina would pause, look in the distance, then giggle and blush as she went back to her odd behavior.

Finally her mother called through the door. "Dear, you're going to be late. Hurry up." Katrina sighed and checked herself in the mirror one last time, then quickly switched accessories then dashed out the door. Hiei sat there for a minute, then shook his head. His witchling was acting very odd today and he would find out why sooner or later.

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Katrina fidgeted constantly through her last period, one of the periods she didn't share with Garn, and kept looking at her watch. Hiei studied her through the window, wondering at why the brassy blonde was so eager for the bell to ring. Finally it rang and Katrina rushed out of the room, leaving Hiei to track her through the line that connected them.

Katrina caught Garn before he left the building to make sure her 'shadow' wouldn't show up. "Hey, Garn!" she called.

He turned around. "Yes Kat?" he said, he had prefered to call her Kat instead of Katrina.

She blushed at his attention now that she was going through with it. "Um, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind going to the dance that the school is having tomorrow night?" she asked nervousely. The school was having a dance Friday night for what ever reason and Katrina thought this was the best time to ask him out.

Garn smiled, his eyes hypnotically dazzling. "Sure, what time should I meet you. 7:00? And I can pick you up if you want."

Katrina nodded. "7:00 will do. And thanks for the ride." She shuffled through her book bag, brought out a pen and paper and jotted down her address. She handed it to him, and turned around to go out, waving and calling over her shoulder, "I'll see you tomorrow. Bye." Garn waved too, eyes sparking.

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That night Hiei watched Katrina through her window as she rummaged through her closet. She would bring out a hanger of clothing, shake her head as she scanned it, then throw it behind her onto the floor. She did this several times, each time making Hiei's eyebrow rise. -What is the baka witchling doing?-

Finally Katrina came out of the closet holding various clothing in her arms. "Ah, this outfit should do. Sure to impress but not scare," she said to herself. She hung on a peg by the closet a spagetti strap red plaid dress with a plastic tube belt that went through small belt loops just under her breasts and a light black silk shirt/jacket that went over the dress. Under the dress and jacket she laid black thick soled sandals with a cute leather flower design on the top of the thick strap of black leather-like material. She next went through her jewelry and accessories box and laid out her black onyx bead braclette, the black plastic braclettes, a small black leather cuff, a black ankle braclette and small black hoop earings. Then she pulled out her make-up box and retrieved her neutral brown and pink eyeshadow along with a dark red eyeshadow, red berry eyeliner, red eye glitter, a neutral brown lipstick with berry lip liner and sand rose blush. Next she searched through a drawer in the dresser and pulled out a large dark red clippy and laid it with the make-up and jewelry. "There, I think I'm ready, and half of the jewelry and make-up will go with the horrendous school uniform," she said happily turning around to turn off the lights and got into bed. -Now all I have to do is make sure Hiei...- she thought, drifting to sleep before she finished her thought.

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Hiei noticed the odd glow in his witchling's face when she rushed out of the school the next day, nearly giggling. "What's wrong with you?" he asked brusquely.

She jumped then turned to him. "Nothing," she was able to get around the question, since 'wrong' could also refer to what might be ailing her. "Hiei, I order you to leave me alone tonight starting at 6:30 pm and go do what you like, as long as you stay away from me and where ever I am," she said, wisely using her 'mastercard'.

Hiei's eyes narrowed. "Why?" he asked suspiciously.

Katrina answered him truthfully, damning herself while she was at it. "I have a date with Garn and am going to the dance with him."

Hiei hissed then growled. "I don't want you anywhere near him!" he ground through his teeth.

Katrina tossed her head. "Tough, deal with it!" She paused then hastilly added, "And don't order me to go nowhere near him cuz I'll order you to go to Reikai!"

Hiei growled some more but was quiet for a few minutes before he talked again. "Fine then, I order that starting tomorrow you will teach me english every evening and all day weekends," he ordered.

Katrina looked questioningly at him. "I'm not sure I can but I'll try. Why?"

Hiei growled, "I want to know how to speak english. I found it crippling when I was stuck in America. I had to rely on a rabbit youkai to get me to Japan," he said, she had ordered him to tell the truth but not all of the truth. He also wanted to know so he could read all those emails she sent and recieved.

They lapsed into silence as they walked home. Hiei brooded over the fact that Katrina had a date, and with the odd boy no less. Something about him grated on Hiei's nerves. He didn't like at all the thought of Katrina being any where near the boy but now he couldn't order her to not go near him. He really didn't want to be stuck in Reikai. Still, he didn't trust the boy. -If she wanted a boyfriend why didn't she go to Kurama? At least I know and trust him!- Though he found that he wasn't too hip on the thought of his witchling in the arms of Kurama either, but still it was a safer choice than the new boy.

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If he wasn't happy with the situation enough as is, he really wasn't happy at the thought of the boy near Katrina when she came outside and under his tree, wearing the red dress that barely reached mid thigh, showing off her nicely toned and tanned long legs. Hiei found it hard to beleive the witchling was his height, not when she showed off her legs. His eyes rose from her legs to her chest where he could see a nice valley at the top of her neckline where the tight dress pressed her breasts together.

"Ahem..." Katrina coughed, bringing the fire apparition's attention to her face. "I just came to say goodbye until tomorrow. It's..." She looked at her watch. "6:29." She saw Hiei glare. "What's your problem?" she asked, exasperated.

Hiei growled and jumped down to stand close in front of her. "I don't like the thought of you being any where near that boy! Ever since you met him you've talked non stop about him. You act like he was a god or something! I don't think it's right that you've developed a crush so strong it's near obsession about that boy!"

Katrina glared at him. "What? Jealous?" she taunted.

Before Hiei could reply, the watch ticked 6:30. Hiei immediately sped off. Katrina cursed. "Damn! And I really wanted that answer! Oh well, time to make sure I'm all ready. Oh, yeah, I've got to paint my nails. I think the berry will be a great color for fingers and toes," she said to herself as she walked back into the house.

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Hiei contemplated her last words. 'What? Jealous?' her voice said in his ear. He hadn't had to answer since the new order took priority, thankfully. But still, the querie had him thinking. Was he jealous? About what?What was there about his witchling that would make him jealous? The image of her in the tight red dress came back to him, her long legs, skinny, yet curvy waist, her nice bust, her brassy hair pulled up into a clip, long strands falling out to hang at her temples, framing the gorgeous amethyst eyes. He 'hn'd and rolled over where he was lounging in a tree near Genkai's temple. So what if his witchling were beautiful, there were thousands of beautiful women in the worlds, it's not as if his witchling were the most beautiful. Hiei coughed and sat up abruptly, eyes wide. -'My' witchling?- He thought, astounded. -Since when have I started to think of her as mine!-

"Hiei? Why are you here and not with Katrina?" a voice asked from below.

Hiei looked down to see Kurama below him. "Hn, the witchling ordered me to leave her alone for tonight." he answered, careful not to say 'my'.

Kurama looked up quizzically. "But how can she order you to do that, it conflicts with a previous order. And you told me that an order doesn't work if it conflicts with an existing one."

Hiei shrugged as he jumped down. "I think it's because it's only for tonight; it's sort of like how she ordered me to do as I like while we were here. Sooner or later I'll come back under the yolk of the old order."

Kurama nodded. "That makes sense."

Hiei looked away for a few minutes then turned to Kurama. "I need to talk to you about something."

Kurama nodded, though shocked that Hiei would 'need' to talk to him about anything. Normally the short apparition kept things to himself and very rarely talked about them. "What is it Hiei?"

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"My, you look stunning." Garn said as he looked Katrina up and down.

Katrina blushed, replying, "So do you."

Garn was dressed in black dress pants, a black dress coat, not exactly a tux coat, with a dark blue dress shirt and black tie. He smiled, "Well, thank you." He held out his arm for her. "Let me escort you to the car, my fine lady," he said courtly.

Katrina blushed more as she laid her hand on his arm. "Why thank you good sir."

Her parents stood in the door way as the young couple walked to the red Sting Ray. Shane smiled as the young man helped his daughter into the car. "Have a nice night kids, and don't stay out too late," he called, waving.

Diana called out sharply, "And drive safe!"

Shane looked at her and noticed how nervous his wife was, he could see the fear lurking behind her eyes. He hugged her. "Don't worry, she'll be safe. It won't happen again," he assured. Diana nodded and waved as her daughter drove away.

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"Hm." Kurama said, holding his chin with his hand, going over everything Hiei had said. He looked at Hiei, eyes narrowed. "I don't really know what to make of it. From what you said, it sounds serious. But we need more information before we can really figure anything out or come to any conclusions," he said after awhile.

Hiei sighed, irritated. "That's the problem, she becomes so scatter brained when she's around him that she doesn't think to ask him any personal questions. I don't trust the boy. I haven't had the chance to meet him personally. I never get the chance. Not even after school. She either stays in an area of the school so that I have no access to the front and the boy is able to leave before I can get to the front to meet him, or she leaves way before him, forcing me away from the school. And now I can't be anywhere near her tonight," he growled.

They were silent for a few minutes, then Hiei spoke again. "I can't see him with my Jagan, or her now that she's with him. And I can't get his smell from her though she's always with him. I only smell all the other ningens."

Kurama inhaled slightly, eyes narrowing further. Again a silence as they thought. Kurama sighed. "Maybe I can meet him. I'll wait at the front of the school for Katrina, that way I'll be able to 'bump' into Garn." He was silent again then said the boy's full name. "Garn Roak...Garn Roak...For some reason the name is ringing a bell at the back of my mind but I don't know why." He shrugged. "It'll come to me." He checked his watch. "Right now I have to get home." Hiei 'hn'd and jumped back into the tree to wait for the time he could get back to his witchling and make sure she was alright.

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The next day Hiei was sitting on a branch next to Katrina's open window, waiting for her to wake up. He was infuriated. He could smell the booze all over her, not to mention the sweat. He firmly kept his imagination under control, not wanting to even think what all the sweat meant. -She'll be explaining herself soon. And I doubt only to me, her parents are sure to smell the alcohol.- He glared at the girl that had only bothered to kick off her shoes before getting into bed.

Sure enough, in a few minutes her mother knocked on the door. "Dear, are you awake, we didn't hear you come in last night. Kat?" Katrina's mother opened the door and came in. She quickly put her hand over her nose. "Ugh! Katrina Lee! Beer?" she asked unnecessarily and rather loudly to the hung over girl who mummbled and put her pillow over her head.

Hiei glared some more and, noticing her shields were down, sent a very 'quiet' telepathic message. -I suggest you get out of bed and give your mother this excuse for smelling of beer so that you can comply to my order without trouble from your parents.- He ended contact abruptly after giving her the excuse, not wanting to 'hear' or 'see' any of her thoughts or memories of last night.

Katrina lifted her head slightly to her mother, "Oh, the beer smell is from a few of our friends that we drove home. They had left earlier than us to go partying, then they called Garn and asked us to give them a lift. They were extremely drunk and drenched in booze where they had missed getting it down their stupid throats. That's where the smell comes from," she explained carefully, trying her best to not wince at her own quiet words, which seemed to boom in her throbbing head.

Diana looked at her daughter. -Well, I guess I should give her credit for such a good lie. I'll catch her in it and it'll be twice as worse for her. It should teach her a lesson.- she thought wisely, nodding her head, pretending she was accepting her daughter's excuse.

Hiei tried not to choke or laugh at the mother's keen sense and logic. -Is this normal for parents?- he asked himself.

"Well, get a shower and clean the smell off of you. I'm heading to the store but your dad was wanting french toast, I told him you would be happy to make him some." She smiled as she volen-told her daughter to make french toast.

-Don't back down, she knows you're lying, but she's waiting to catch you in it. Don't whine and moan saying you've got a headache, just do it.- Hiei told Katrina sternly as she opened her mouth to say she didn't want to.

She closed her mouth and nodded. Her mother smiled some more, -She's trying to hide the enormous hangover that I'm sure she's got. Another thing that'll teach her not to drink until she's 21.- she thought as she left.

Katrina rolled over and moaned into the pillow after her mother closed the door. She heard a light rustle next to her bed. When she looked she moaned some more. "G-" She found Hiei's hand on her mouth.

"Don't say that! I left you alone for a whole night to find you passed out on your bed with a hangover and smelling of booze and body sweat from more than one body! I will not leave you alone again!" he hissed quietly. "Now, get a shower, get dressed in practical clothing and make your father whatever he wants. Then we're going to Genkai's where you will start to teach me english." He took his hand off of the girl's mouth.

She shook her head, then moaned and clutched it as the motion caused it to throb harder and a wave of sickness over come her. After a few minutes she sighed. "I don't have to follow your orders, it's my turn."

Hiei smirked. "You will follow my orders or your parents will recieve a call from someone claiming to have seen you bar hopping then having sex in the back of a car. The person followed you home and decided to come and see them at a decent our and not at four in the morning," he said quietly.

Katrina's eyes widened, "That's not true!" she said hastily, though some of it was. "They wouldn't trust you."

Hiei smirked again. "No, but I'm sure they would trust someone like Shuichi or another well dressed and polite person, I have several 'friends' that are just like that, and then there's Genkai, an old and friendly lady, who would dispute her when she's such a caring and concerned grandmotherly figure." He shrugged, though he knew that Genkai wouldn't give a rat's ass about a girl getting drunk off her ass and doing indecent things.

Katrina didn't know that and was quickly, yet gently, nodding her head. "Alright, alright, now get out so I can get ready," she said hurridly. Hiei smirked once more as he jumped out her window. Katrina closed the window and curtains, cursing her lot for getting stuck with a stupid fire apparition.