The front door opened" thanks Mr. Zatara, we just wanted to make sure all was set for Sat, the dance everything." Zatanna froze with horror at hearing that annoying voice and the little mummers and hums of agreements that came from the other Barbie entourage. Seeing her Rachel bounded over to her and squeezed her till her ribs hurt. "Oh my gosh, Zeze you are so late we even got here before you" the she monster said pulling away from her with a fake smile. "we were just discussing with your dad about the dance and how you and how great it would be to finally meet this boyfriend of yours we have always heard you talk about" Zatanna didn't know who to hit: herself or Barbie Queen "well bye Mr. Z, IT WAS A PLEASURE MEETING YOU" she smirked at Zatanna as she and her Barbie entourage followed.

'What did I ever do to her to make her hate me like this' Zatanna thought angrily

"So this boyfriend of yours, I understand he is smart, really tech smart, funny and witty" Giovanni said in his heavily Italian accented voice.

"Hi dad, I'm going to go to my room, LOTS of homework, projects-"

"Not so fast young lady, let us sit in the living room and talk some more about your boyfriend"

"Well dad, I'm a growing young lady and I need to study and do all my homework to the best of my abilities in order for opportunities to open up themselves to me in wide arms..." her dad just gave her an are you serious look. She couldn't blame him, even to her ears it sounded to fake.

"I will use my magic on you if you don't come willingly, you know you hate that"

"Daddy you wouldn't dare, it would upset your little princess who just wants to live a healthy educational life" her dark eyes when big, sorrowful and soulful and tears watered her eyes but didn't fall.

"Won ereh emoc ezee-"

"I'm coming" Zatanna said sighing

They sat down in the comfy sofa. "Last time I checked you didn't have a boyfriend"

" well you see dad, I don't, Zatanna stopped knowing her father didn't like her lying," you see I saw them and some other force controlled me and next thing I knew words were coming out of my mouth"

"Ah yes, would this mysterious force be: irritation, annoyance, pride, and being manipulated very easily?"

"Yes, yes, yes, ye- hey no way!" her father only raised an eyebrow. "Yes, what have I done?"

Zantanna I am VERY disappointed in you, first you lie to a bunch of over made up girls, then you let them manipulate you into telling them these supporting factors into this lie and to make it worse it is a lie you can't support!"

"Dad, so I'm grounded? Oh you don't have to worry about that eternal humiliation should be enough for the next three or four years. Wait hey look at the bright side it's only three or four years, yeah" Zatanna was suddenly very energized.

"Why would you be humiliated? If I am correct you only told these girls right?"

"Daddy, they're popular, mean , egotisticized ,blond, bitc-britches too big for them girls, the whole will know by tonight"

"Oh, well then, I won't ground you, and is egotisticized a word? anyways I am sure the humiliation will teach you a lesson, unless I agree to let you find a fake boyfriend by Saturday"

"Really thank you soooo much" Zatanna began to dance around

"At a price" she stopped

"I'll take eternal humiliation for 200 dollars. Ha ha."

"Really? Okay then shall I call those girls back I am sure they would be very happy to hear about your "boyfriend." Zatanna watched as his hands slowly closed over the phone.

"Okay I'll do it! What is it?"

"I agree to let you go about finding this boyfriend and in exchange I expect exceptional grades all year round, six months of unpaid magic shows and six months of no allowance. Oh and if you do all this without complaining, I might relent a little and let you join the young justice team with all my-" he took a deep breath "support."

"Really?"

"Yes and this is weather this thing works or not"

"Yes good thing I've got a whole week to find a boyfriend. Yes!"

"Dear, I don't want to burst your bubble but isn't the dance the 23rd?"

'yeah and?"

"Isn't today the 22nd?"

"What no way, daddy that can't be true right?"

"Yes it is and the dance starts at 7 and it is now… 5 'o clock which means you have got 27 hrs. left to find a date and don't forget I'm going to mount justice for another meeting with Batman, Black Canary and all the other mentors to see if those children have learned to be any more responsible. While we are there you can ask them for a favor."

"Favor? What kind of favor?"

"Well you could ask Batman to search for any desperate boys needing girlfriends for one night"

"I might ask and if I do I'll be sure to phrase it properly."

"And ah darling, always remember that favors, that they are best settled when repaid"

"Sure daddy, I'll go up to my room and hope the dance gets cancelled. Call me when you're ready to go to yj's HQ"

"Oh course and dear try not to break your laptop when it doesn't give you results for "fake boyfriend" okay?"

"I wasn't going to do such a thing" she said heading up to her room," I was going to enter "desperate for boyfriend" but now that sounds extremely degrading."