A/n: I have nothing interesting to say, haha. Just that I'm so tired. Phew. Exams are coming up, how stresfull.

"The Covenant"

Chapter 09: Infatuation

Teekl felt as if she was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Being in the company of Klarion was equivalent to being in the company of a three-year-old child throwing a hysterical fit. The boy was walking around the halls of the theatre aimlessly at first, occasionally letting out a scream and setting off fireballs in to random directions. At some moment, after he made it to where Abra and the old man, Kent Nelson, the sight of their prisoner finally set him off. He started screaming, swearing, his magic going wild and uncontrollably destructive. Abra barely got himself and Nelson out of the way of his onslaught.

"HOW DARE SHE!?"

After blowing off some steam, which Teekl guessed was only the top of his emotional iceberg, Klarion disappeared in another of his portals, of to one of his pocket dimensions where he could "enjoy" the angst of his teenage problem without accidentally killing his hostage. Klarion might have been hundreds of years old, but he was still young as far as Lords of Chaos went. Still a child, still a teen.

And after he was left, Teekl decided against following him and instead went to see how the girl was doing. Which was not the wisest decision she had made that day.

The room where Hannah was contained was destroyed beyond recognition. All furniture was broken, pieces of splintered wood all over the floor. Even the vanity mirrors were shattered in to pieces. And even though she had broken everything, the girl was still running rampant: pacing around the room like a caged tiger, occasionally punching the wall nearest to her, and even kicking the debris she left in her rampage. Her magic wasn't available to her since she used it so extensively in her sleep, but the girl didn't need magic to destroy everything in sight.

"HOW DARE HE!?"

Teekl was stuck with being the baby-sitter for not one, but two powerful, angsty and emotional teenagers. For a moment, she wished that Hannah's accursed bird hadn't fled, that she had caught him, because that way the bird would have at least taken a part of the load off her shoulders.

Grigor had forgotten how far away Gotham was from Salem. Whenever Hannah and he would visit the city, mostly to see Bruce, they would take the Zeta-Beam and get there in a flash! It even had the convenience of transporting them right in to the Batcave!

So flying all the way to Gotham city has proven to be quite the unexpected chore for Grigor.

Escaping from the abandoned theatre was the most painful decision in his life. He left Hannah all by herself in the hands of the enemy! Then again, he knew that he couldn't protect her all by himself. He needed help. He needed to strategize and figure out how to save both his beloved master and Kent Nelson out of the clutches of those two villains.

It wasn't Abra that worried him though.

It was that boy. He didn't know his name, but he didn't need to know it to realize there was something wrong with him. He saw it the moment he laid his eyes on him.

There was this madness in him, this instability, he felt like he was chaos incarnated.

The feeling the Witch Boy gave away was too similar to what he once felt in…

Grigor shook his head and hopped around the window sill he was resting on. He needed to stay focused. Most of his wounds have already healed in the 7 or 8 days [he lost track of time, to be honest] that he spent traveling. The first two days he spent mostly licking his own wounds in defeat. The only thing that bothered him was the scratch that accursed cat made over his left eye! Thankfully, it didn't damage his sight, but the wound would sting from time to time, almost like a painful reminder of a fight lost.

By what he could guess, he would arrive to Gotham in more or less a week. He hoped, at least.

Teekl let out an annoyed growl. It was already sundown, and Klarion hasn't returned yet.

Hannah had enough courtesy to at least calm down and sit in the wreck she made. Alright, so she was pouting like a small child and glaring at the wall, but at least she wasn't making anymore noise.

So, Teekl took this for a good sign and decided to see if the girl would offer her any kind of entertainment.

The feline gracefully made her way through the rubble, making sure not to step on anything sharp or jagged, or to make any unnecessary noise. She had more than enough of noise for today. When her paws finally landed on the clear part of the floor, with no broken objects on it, she quickened her pace, practically bouncing to the girls' side.

Teekl let out a purr, her tongue clacking in amusement. She examined the girl closely. Hannah was sitting with her back against the wall, her knees brought up to her chest, her chin resting on top of her knees. She was sulking, glaring daggers at the wall across of her. Teekl sat down in front of her, observing her for a few moments, trying to see if the girl will even take notice of her. She tilted her head to the side curiously, but alas, Hannah didn't even blink. So, Teekl took it a step further. She got up and lovingly rubbed herself against the girls legs, making sure that her fluffy tail was high enough so to swish across Hannah's face.

Hannah let out a growl, her arms moving from around her legs and to the ground on each side of her "Teekl, you're not being cute!"

Teekl let out a purr and quickly squirmed her way in to the girls lap, despite her protesting.

"Teekl! Teekl no! Get off!" Hannah found it quite hard to remove the cat from her lap, seeing as the feline had already dug her claws in to the fabric of her clothes "You stupid cat! You're just as stupid as he is! No wonder you're his familiar!" the girl let out a very annoyed sigh and slumped against the wall, too exhausted mentally to fight the cat. "I do not have the will to get you off…" she whined "Why am I even talking to you, you tried to kill me that one time, stupid cat…"

With those words, Hannah let her body slide lazily against the wall until she was lying down on the ground. "All of this…it's too stressful for me…" she proclaimed "That boy…he's too…too…" Hannah twisted her upper body a bit, trying to make herself more comfortable. Teekl moved from her lap and was seated just a bit away from the girls head. "Ugh!"

"To do something like that, after he had said such horrible things…" she gritted her teeth "What was he thinking!? Was he even thinking at all, that prat!" she curled up a bit, almost like a cat "You don't go around, kissing girls who you are holding prisoner! That is just…just not right!"

"And even more-so, you don't just run off when you do it!" Hannah finished, her voice going a bit high-pitched with embarrassment.

Teekl was amused. Hannah seemed to blame Klarion for the uncouth event that happened that morning. And she already knew that Klarion was blaming her. Teekl though, saw both of them move just enough for the kiss to happen, even if it was a subconscious action on their part, it still put both of them at fault. There are things cat eyes can see, things that those of a human can not.

And Teekl could clearly see their growing infatuation with one another.

The feline would not dare call it a crush, even less love. No. She wasn't sure if Klarion was even capable of such a feat, nor would Hannah be able to get past her anger and grow such emotions towards him. But she could see it. Ooooh, Teekl could see it bright as day. They were slowly growing more and more obsessed with each other; they were invading each others minds, each others thoughts. Klarions thoughts were rarely a secret from her, their link was incredibly strong after all. She knew all the times Klarion spent thinking about Hannah; curious and angry that he didn't know enough about her, about what makes her tick, about her heritage. He wanted to see more of her power; he wanted to see more of her chaotic nature. The girl, ever since she first appeared, plagued his thoughts.

And seeing Hannah's behavior right now, Teekl was almost completely sure the girl could not get Klarion off her thoughts as well.

The two of them, Teekl wasn't sure if they were capable of honest, caring emotions. But they sure as hell were capable of being completely obsessed.

The feline purred when Hannah petted her head. Oh yes, Teekl had decided. She was going to make sure that this infatuation grows stronger and stronger.

They say that curiosity killed the cat. But Teekl did not care. She was more than curious as to how the relationship between the two would evolve.

A/n: So, Teekl has decided to push this relationship in to a more interesting direction. Wonder how that will go~ And I wonder how Klarion, Hannah and Gavril might react if they catch up to what she intends to do.

In other news, in the story, it is August 12. Hannah has been held prisoner for around 8 days now, and Kent Nelson for…15 days? I think? "Denial" happens on August the 19th! Can't wait to finally get to that part of the story!