Previously on, Happiness
Without thinking, Raven yelled, "BECAUSE IT WAS MY FIRST TIME!" As soon as she shouted, Raven slapped her mouth shut, her eyes widened in shock. Naruto stared at her with wide eyes, not knowing what to say to that. Seconds of awkward silence passed before Raven spoke, ashamed that she said that. "You were my first and I want... no, I need to know why this all happened. Please."
Naruto stared at her, feeling more ashamed than ever. He still doesn't remember what happened that night and he knew he wasn't in control of his actions, but he still felt guilty and now even more so. "I'm sorry," he said in a whisper. He looked away from her, but whether it was guilt or shame, Raven didn't know. "This is something I just can't tell you," Naruto said after a few seconds. "I... I think it's time you leave."
Raven felt a mixture of emotions. Anger, sadness, shame. These were just some of the feelings she had at this very moment. She could even feel her eyes watering at how mortifying this was for her and how he acted like it wasn't important. She clenched her fist and took deep breaths in an attempt to control the swarm of emotions she was feeling but couldn't stop her powers from destroying the cups that held their drinks. Out of the corner of her eye, Raven could see Naruto taking a step back from her.
That did it. He was afraid of her now, probably, as well as ashamed that he slept with her. Hugging herself, Raven opened a portal beneath her feet without saying a word. Slowly sinking, she took one last look at Naruto who looked like he wanted to say something but couldn't. The portal closed, leaving Naruto alone in his apartment once again.
Once she was gone, Naruto sighed as he slumped onto the couch he was just on. He hated that he shouted but he didn't want her to press on the issue. How was he supposed to know that it was her first time? Neither of them were in control and yet it happened. He felt really bad, horrible even, but he knew there was nothing that he could do. "Maybe if she come's back, I'll apologise," he muttered to himself. After a minute or two, he turned on the TV to try and distract himself, but the first thing to appear was the news about the Titan's again, making Naruto sigh as they just so happened to show a good picture of Raven. "This is going to be a long night."
Story Start
Two weeks. That's how long it has been since Raven last spoke to Naruto. Neither of them has seen the other or even gone out of their way to do so. And while they wanted to talk, Raven more so than Naruto, neither could bring themselves to even try and go to the other.
That night was horrible for Raven. She felt more emotion in the short time she spent with him than she had in years, and all of those feelings were sadness and anger. It got so bad that, as soon as she got back to the T-Tower and her room, she spent a whole day meditating so that she could stay calm. Her team had questioned why she spent so long in her room and why she was so tense and distant with them, but she refused to answer and barely spoke to them as well.
Even after all this time, she was still quite distant with her team and on their last mission, when the H.I.V.E. Trio attacked them in their own base, Raven almost lost control of herself again. The Trio managed to force each member of the Titans out of the Tower, while Robin went missing. When he returned, they stormed the Tower, fighting the H.I.V.E. Trio. But when Raven fought Jinx, it was a one-sided fight. Robin and the others were shocked when they found Jinx with multiple injuries, forcing them to take her to a hospital, while Raven stayed, locking herself in her room.
That was a week ago, now though, everyone was in a different sort of danger. Just yesterday, the team found a box that was addressed to them. In hindsight, with their line of work, it would have been smart to have Cyborg scan the box for what's inside or something like that. But, instead, they opened the box without a care and found miniature puppets of themselves. Even by her standards, Raven found it creepy.
The others loved them, thinking they were gifts from a fan. The boys all had fun with their puppets, having them fight one another. Thinking it looked fun, Starfire had asked Raven if they wanted to have their puppets fight, but Raven tossed her mini-self away and passed, walking back to her room. That same night, Raven was interrupted from her meditation.
For some reason, she suddenly felt odd, like she had a feeling something wasn't right. Shaking her head, Raven was about to go back to her meditation, when she heard Starfire talking on the other side of her door. Before either of them knew it, their male teammates came out of the darkness and attacked. The fight didn't last long as Cyborg managed to grab them both and hold them in a type of bear-hug. Another puppet appeared, calling himself the Puppet King. He had some type of remote and had the puppet versions of the team, with Robin and the others speaking through their puppet counterparts.
The Puppet King tried to take the souls out of Raven and Starfire, just as he had done to the others. But, as their souls were being ripped out, Raven managed to use her spell at the last moment that knocked everyone over, forcing the Puppet King to let go of his remote. However, this somehow caused Raven and Starfire's souls to switch, meaning, Raven was now in Starfire's body and Starfire was in Raven's body. Before they even knew they had switched bodies, Raven and Starfire managed to escape into the sewers and onto the streets of Jump City.
Right now, they were panicking and arguing over the whole situation. Starfire, who was inside Raven's body, was hyperventilating as she described everything that happened. As she spoke, Raven, who was in Starfire's body, noticed that, because of their souls switching, their powers remained in their own bodies. Meaning, Raven now had Starfire's powers and Starfire had Raven's powers. The reason she noticed this was because, the more Starfire continued to panic, the more her powers began to destroy things around them.
Quickly reaching over to her friend, Raven said, "Starfire! You have to calm down! My powers are driven by emotion, the more you feel the more energy you unleash."
"But what if they find us?" Starfire asked, meaning her male teammates. "What if our friends are doomed? What if I am stuck looking like this forever?!"
"We'll fix it," Raven answered with slight annoyance. "I don't know how, but we will rescue the boys and get our bodies back," she said with reassurance before realising what Starfire just said, "What's wrong with the way I look?"
"Nothing!" Starfire immediately said before suddenly stumbling slightly.
She grabbed her head, feeling a little dizzy. "What's wrong?" Raven asked with concern.
Starfire gave Raven a small smile, "I believe I was just hungry." They heard birds cry in the distance, drawing their attention to the sky. The girls looked up and immediately noticed a distinctive green bird circling high above them. "It's Beastboy!" Starfire announced, pointing Raven's ash-grey hand to their teammate.
Beastboy cawed at them before diving down with his talon's extended. Raven, quickly seeing the incoming attack, shouted, "You mean Zombie-Beastboy! Run!" Grabbing Starfire's hand, they both turned into an alley and ran as fast as they could. "I think we lost him," Raven said, panting a little, "But it won't be long until he finds us again. He may be an idiot, but he is good at tracking."
"I wish to fly," Starfire announced, jumping into the air and waving her arms about as if they were wings. But no matter how hard she tried, she would keep falling back to the ground.
As they walked down the alley, they described to each other how their powers worked. With Starfire, Raven needed to try and feel happy or any positive emotions, which was difficult for her as she had always suppressed her emotions. And it was the same for Raven's powers because Starfire, a being who thrived on her emotions, needed to be calm and in control of said emotions.
Turning a corner, they both heard a growling noise coming from behind. So, turning around, they both froze when they were confronted by a green tiger of all things. Without waiting for the incoming attack, they both ran down further into the alley. "What do I have to feel to use Starbolt's?" Raven quickly asked.
"Righteous Fury!" Starfire said, hearing a groan from Raven in annoyance.
"Alien strength?"
"Boundless confidence!"
"Never mind!" growled out Raven as they turned a corner. Seeing a turn, Raven grabs Starfire and jumps out of the alley they were in, unnoticed by Beastboy as he continued his path. But before either of them could breathe in relief, they saw a figure move in the shadows before appearing before them. Moving into the light, the girls realised that it was Robin, their leader. Two metallic arms suddenly smash their way through the wall behind, causing the girls to jump in fright.
With no other way in sight, Raven looked at Starfire, "If I can't fly then you have to levitate-"
"Yes!" Starfire excitedly said, completely forgetting the danger they were in.
"Wait! You need to focus!" shouted Raven but to no avail.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Starfire shouted quickly, launching herself high into the air with Raven holding on to her hand. Thankfully, this got them away from their 'zombie'-teammates but now there was another problem. "I wish to stop! Please tell me the way to stop!" Starfire yelled, zooming over Jump City at impressive speeds.
"Look at the ground and imagine-" before Raven even got to finish her sentence, she was suddenly lurched towards the ground at the same speed as before and before she could even prepare herself for the incoming impact, they slammed hard into a pile of rubbish, which managed to break their fall. "Remind me never to let you fly my body again," Raven sarcastically muttered.
Starfire, groaning as she picked herself up, sniffed her arm and reared her head back with a look of disgust, "Ugh! I smell like the breath of a Snervian Blork Worm. Raven, what are you-"
Raven quickly slapped her hand around Starfire's mouth, dragging her deeper into the rubbish just as Robin and Cyborg walked past them, clearly scouting out the area in search of them. Not seeing their target's, they both gave a zombie-like groan as they wandered off. Waiting until she was sure they were gone, Raven released a breath she didn't even know she was holding as she let herself relax a little.
"What are we going to do?" Starfire asked, clearly distraught over the whole situation.
"I don't know," answered back Raven.
"How are we going to save our friends?"
"I don't know."
"How are we going to turn ourselves back to normal?"
"I don't know!" Raven shouted, uncharacteristic slamming a fist into the ground which caused some cracks to appear. Starfire stayed quiet at that, not expecting the sudden anger that Raven showed. However, a voice appeared from behind which caught their attention.
"Raven?" Turning, Starfire was surprised to see a blond male she didn't recognise staring right at her. She was also surprised that he seemed familiar with Raven. As far as she knew, Raven didn't have any friends outside of the team.
Now realising that the person was waiting on her saying something because he thought that she was Raven, Starfire nervously began to talk, "Oh, uh, Hello?"
The boy stared just as the real Raven slapped her own forehead, wishing this wasn't happening right now. Out of everything that was happening, this she did not need. "You're not Raven," he said like it was obvious.
"No she isn't," Raven said with an edge in her voice. "What the hell are you doing here, Naruto?" she asked, clearly not happy to see him.
Naruto looked at Starfire and narrowed his eyes slightly. 'Weird. Raven's chakra signature is different. It's now in Starfire's body,' he thought. "Now you sound like Raven," he said after a few seconds, emphasising on the word you, all while acting as though he doesn't hear the anger in her voice. Starfire just stood still as she watched the exchange with interest. "And why are you asking why I'm here? You know I live here."
Blinking in response, Raven looked and realised she and Starfire had landed at the back of Naruto's apartment building. What were the odds? "Of course," Raven muttered with a frown, wondering what the odds of her and Starfire landing behind this particular building were.
"Now, why are you in Starfire's body and vice-versa?" he asked, walking towards the building he lived in. Starfire followed after but saw that Raven was not. Going over to her friend, Starfire began to drag a complaining Raven inside. Before long, Raven was sat on a familiar couch with a frown and Starfire was looking around with curiosity clear on her face. Naruto walked into the room with a tray in his hand, holding three mugs and a teapot. "So, are you going to answer my question?" he asked once he set the mugs down for the girls.
Without missing a beat, Raven asked back, "Are you finally going to answer mine?"
Starfire awkwardly drank her tea as she watched, interested in what was happening. She was beginning to wonder how they knew each other and why Raven was acting the way she was. Naruto didn't seem to react to Raven's question, but Starfire decided to answer his question instead, "We are attacked by the Puppet King who has trapped our friend's souls into puppets. We do not know how he did this but it had somehow caused us to switch bodies instead." Raven glared at Starfire for answering but said nothing.
'Kinda sounds like Ino's Mind Transfer Jutsu but more like a different version of it,' Naruto idly thought as he took a sip of his tea. "And I'm guessing you have no idea how to reverse this."
"If we did, we would be doing something about it, wouldn't we?" Raven snapped.
"How is it that you two know each other?" Starfire finally asked after a few seconds, with the question having bugged her for a few minutes now, especially with how Raven was acting.
Raven looked unsure how to answer. She still didn't want anyone on her team to know what happened, especially Starfire who was horrible at keeping secrets. "We met a few weeks ago," Naruto answered, surprising Raven at how willing he was to answer, "But we had a falling out recently." At this, Raven scoffed. 'Falling out' was putting it mildly.
"We're leaving," announced Raven after a few seconds, surprising Starfire. She stood up and headed for the door, with Starfire looking apologetic.
With a heavy sigh, Naruto called out, "You're going to need my help."
As soon as Raven opened the door, she froze at what Naruto said. "Your help?" she spat out like she had to get rid of a bad taste in her mouth. "How could you possibly help?!"
Starfire actually took a couple of steps back in fear. She has never seen Raven this angry or emotional before, not in all the time that she knew her. Taking a glance at the oddly calm male, she was now desperate to know what happened between them. "Neither of you can use the others powers," he said, catching their attention.
"And how do you know that?"
"If either of you knew how to control your abilities, then neither of you would voluntarily be in a pile of rubbish," Naruto answered. "As much as you dislike the idea of me helping, you don't really have much of a choice. Besides, you need all the help you can get."
"What do you mean?" Starfire asked in a questioning tone.
"Even though your teammates are trapped in puppets, their bodies are probably only using basic instinct with them being controlled. Even though they don't have their souls, their bodies know fully how to use their own abilities." He then gestured to the girls, "But you two are different. Because you both swapped souls, your instincts are all wrong and you are basically fighting against your bodies muscle-memory. This gives the Puppet-King a huge advantage. Plus, there's also the fact that you'll both be holding back as neither of you wants to hurt your friends."
Raven scoffed again, "And you think you can even the odds?" she asked, incredulously.
"I know how to fight. Probably better than Robin as I've had more experience."
'What the hell is that suppose to mean?' Raven thought with a furrowed brow. Fought more than Robin? From what he told her, Naruto was a writer and he couldn't have been much older than her. So how would he have more experience fighting? It didn't make sense.
While she was thinking, she never noticed that Naruto left the room, just leaving her and Starfire, who turned to look at her friend. "I believe we should accept his offer." Snapping out of her thoughts, Raven frowned which Starfire saw, "The Puppet King is controlling our friends and I do not wish to hurt them."
As much as she wished to deny everything that Naruto said, Raven had to admit that what he said was true. She didn't want to hurt her friends and she still couldn't use Starfire's powers. Who would have thought that, after years of suppressing her emotions, it would be difficult to let her emotions take control?
Naruto opened his door, showing that he changed his clothes. Instead of a simple pair of denim jeans and a white long-sleeved shirt that he wore before, he was now wearing a dark grey form-fitting hoodie over a pair of black cargo pants with black boots. He wore the hood up, showing that it shadowed his hair and eyes. All you could see was his whisker marks and smirk. "I'm ready to go."
"But we didn't want your help!" argued Raven, completely forgetting the fact that she mentally admitted that what Naruto said was true. She also managed to forget that Starfire just said they could use his help.
Walking over to the door, he opened it and waited for them to leave, "Yeah, I figured you would try and not accept my help. But I thought this would be a lot easier." At this moment, Raven wished she had her powers back so that she could throw him around. Seeing how both he and Starfire were staring at her, she sighed before walking out of the apartment.
"Do we have any way to find where the Puppet King is hiding?" asked Naruto as the group walked through an alley, checking corners in case of an ambush.
"Why would he be hiding?" Raven asked snidely.
"Because, from the way you described him, he's a puppet," Naruto answered back sarcastically before coughing a little, "It is incredibly unlikely that he will be strong or something, otherwise he would have attacked you Titan's head on instead of hiding in the dark when you were all asleep. He still sees you both as a threat so he'll be somewhere else while your 'friends' try to find you."
That shut Raven up just as Starfire pointed to the sky, "Look!" she said a little too loudly. The two looked up to where Starfire was pointing and quickly saw a green bird flying away. "It's Beastboy!"
Without saying a word, the three ran after the green changling. It was not easy, chasing after a bird as the three kept having to turn corners through the alley and down a street. There were a couple of times where the group actually managed to lose Beastboy but they were quick to find him again. It wasn't long until they managed to follow Beastboy to an abandoned theatre.
"Seriously," Naruto whispered as they all crouched on a roof to survey the area, "Why is it that bad guy's always go for abandoned places? That's like the first place anyone would look." Raven quickly shushed him as they all ducked, just as Beastboy appeared from the warehouse as a Doberman, looking around. They watched as the 'zombie' hero sniff around for over ten minutes before finally moving on to a different spot. Seeing their chance, the three ran to the warehouse and hugged the wall. "Even the windows are boarded up," Naruto said as he tried to rip a couple off, "It will make too much noise if we do that."
"Then getting to the roof is our best bet right now," pointed out Raven as she looked up.
Hearing this, Starfire smiled as she put her hands on Raven's shoulders, "Now do just as I instructed. Think of something joyful." Naruto had to bite his tongue to keep a snarky comment to himself. Joy and Raven didn't really mix and he knew this from the small amount of time he has known her. As Starfire began to list off things that make her happy, Raven closed her eyes and, after a few seconds, began to fly with both Naruto and Starfire holding her hands.
Instead of the immense speed that Starfire flew at earlier, Raven managed to fly at a perfect pace as they made it to the roof without anyone noticing. Once they landed, Starfire clapped a little, "Very, very, good! What was your joyful thought?"
"You don't want to know," Raven replied, glancing at Naruto without the others noticing. Starfire persisted until Raven sighed, getting their attention as they wanted to know, "Imagining a life without a certain blond."
Starfire didn't seem to understand but Naruto frowned, finding it incredibly obvious it was meant for him. He then sighed to himself. 'I knew she was angry but does she actually hate me?' he thought as he walked over to a roof door with a padlock, 'Then again, I can't exactly blame her for hating me. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea for me to come along.'
Starfire, with Raven's instructions, calmed herself and managed to use Raven's powers to break the lock with perfect efficiency until she got a little carried away and basically blew the doors open. Sneaking in through the rafters, they saw the Puppet King standing in front of a cauldron filled with pure white flames. "That can't be good," Naruto whispered just as the Puppet King held the trapped Titan's above the fire.
Starfire, not wanting her friends to die, quickly acted and used Raven's powers to encase Robin and the others in magic before bringing them to her. Unfortunately, this also brought the Puppet King's attention to them. "No! Bring them back to me!" he ordered as Robin and the others appeared from the shadows around him. They looked at their master before turning to look at their targets.
"That can't be good," Naruto said just as Cyborg used his Sonic Cannon, firing at the rafters. Both Raven and Starfire jumped away and were just able to fly, albeit with some difficulty. Naruto managed to use a rope and slide his way down to the ground. He shook his hands, "Thank you whoever invented gloves," he said, thankful he didn't get rope burn.
Reacting on instinct, Naruto just managed to duck as Robin jumped over him with his leg extended. The Titan leader spun in the air while taking out his bo-staff. He swung it down onto Naruto, who just blocked with his arms. Taking this chance, Naruto reached out and grabbed Robin's arm before bringing him in and kneeing him in the stomach.
Robin seemed to grunt and he stumbled back, holding his stomach. He then ran at Naruto again and started to punch and kick as fast as he could. Naruto blocked all the attacks with ease before sweeping Robin off his feet. He then brought his own foot into the air and slammed his heel into Robin's stomach.
Naruto watched carefully as Robin stopped moving for a moment before the possessed Titan suddenly pull out a bird-a-rang. Naruto jumped back as Robin barely sliced into his trousers. It didn't cut him but he needed to be more careful.
Kicking up the bo-staff that Robin dropped only seconds ago, Naruto spun it around a few times before taking a stance. Not waiting for another second, they both ran at each other.
"Sorry!" shouted Starfire as she used Raven's magic to throw crates and items at Beastboy. She was still holding onto her trapped friends as she flew. The changling dodged most of the projectiles but was hit a few times. Even though Starfire knew that she was not fighting her friend, it still made her upset that she had to fight him all the same.
Beastboy, who changed into a hawk so that he could keep up Starfire in the air, weaved through the air, dodging boxes. With his talon's extended, he aimed at Starfire but a crate was suddenly slammed into him, throwing him against the wall nearby. Turning back to his original form, Beastboy rubbed his head before staring at Starfire again. He then shifted into a large gorilla as he beat his chest and roared.
Grabbing onto a rope, which surprised Starfire as it should have been impossible to take his weight, Beastboy began to swing towards her, easily bashing away anything that Starfire threw at him.
Raven ducked as she avoided Cyborg swinging at her. She cursed herself slightly as she couldn't do anything against her friend. She didn't have Starfire's strength or Starbolts. All she could do was fly and even then, she had to concentrate to do that. "Come on, righteous fury," Raven muttered to herself, remembering what Starfire said to her earlier.
Gasping as her back hit a wall, Raven flipped over Cyborg as he punched the wall where her head just was. This gave Raven a quick moment to breathe as Cyborg seemed to be stuck. Raven began to shake her fists about a little, trying with all her might to will some Starbolts but nothing happened. "Damn it!" shouted Raven as she saw Cyborg rip his arm out of the wall and turn to her, changing his arm into his Sonic Cannon.
Reacting quickly, Raven jumped off the rafter they were on, Cyborg's attack barely missing her. However, just as she began to fly, Cyborg reached over and grabbed her foot, swinging her down into the ground. With the air being knocked out of her, Raven stayed on the floor as she groaned in pain. Looking back up, she gasped when she saw Cyborg point his Sonic Cannon right at her head before he planted his foot on to her stomach.
Cyborg was then knocked back a little just as Robin was thrown into him, looking worse for wear. Naruto landed next to Raven, offering a hand to help her up but she just ignored him as she as she stood up. "...Thanks," she grunted out, clearly not happy that he saved her but was at least a little grateful.
"Don't mention it," Naruto replied as he held the bo-staff over his shoulder. He had a smirk on his face, showing that he was enjoying this. "I haven't had this much fun in years."
Standing up, Robin took out another two bird-a-rang and threw them. Naruto was about to use the bo-staff to deflect them when they slammed into the ground in front of Raven and him, they then exploded into a cloud of grey smoke. Both Naruto and Raven covered their faces as the smoke spread, blocking their sight. Robin reached into his utility belt and brought out a disc before throwing it into the smoke and, after a second or two, it exploded in a large ball of fire. Both Cyborg and Robin were far enough so they were safe.
"I've had enough!" shouted Raven, getting the two Titan's attention as they looked up. They saw that Raven was floating while holding Naruto by the back of his hood. Her eyes glowed green as her right hand formed a Starbolt. Shouting, she threw Starbolts at the wire's that held the rafter up, forcing it to fall to the ground with both Titan's on it.
"Raven! Help!" shouted Starfire from the ground. Looking down, both Naruto and Raven saw Starfire being held by Beastboy, who was still in the form of a gorilla. Just a few feet from them was the Puppet King who held the trapped Titans as he ran towards the cauldron.
Getting an idea, Raven slightly lifted Naruto who seemed to understand what was about to happen. "No," he said, just as Raven held him back, "Not a good idea!"
She threw him as hard as she could towards the Puppet King. Naruto had his arms in front of him as he flew through the air at high speeds. It only took a second for him to slam into the Puppet King. Easily landing on his feet, Naruto grabbed the Titan puppets in one hand and the controller in the other. With a smirk, he tossed the controller in the flames behind him. "NO!" shouted the Puppet King as the flames grew, just as he began to shake violently.
The trapped Titan's glowed before their souls were released, quickly flying back into their original bodies. Then both Raven and Starfire gasped as their souls left their bodies before returning to their rightful place. "I am me!" shouted Starfire after Beastboy let her go, "And you are you!"
"We're back!" yelled Cyborg with a cheer.
Their small celebration was interrupted as the Puppet King began to yell, "NO! The controller! Without it..." he said as he tried to crawl to the cauldron. "I'm... just a..." He trailed off as his body became a lifeless puppet, falling over just next to the cauldron.
"Good ridden's," said Beastboy as he changed into random animals, clearly happy to be back to normal.
"Let's celebrate!" Cyborg shouted, bringing the girls into a hug, "Our treat of course. You girls deserve it."
The group walked towards the exit before Raven took a step back. "I'll meet you all there," she said, "I just have to make sure of something."
"Will you be alright?" asked Robin, not keen on leaving a friend behind. Yes, the Puppet King was defeated and the cauldron's flames extinguished themselves, but something could alway's happen. Raven nodded as the group left.
"Why were you hiding?" she asked, turning to Naruto as he stepped out from behind a pillar.
He sent her a smirk, "Why did you throw me to the Puppet King? You could clearly use Starfire's abilities."
"You deserved it," Raven said with a glare.
Naruto sighed at that but couldn't blame her. Even he could admit that he did deserve it. "You weren't happy with Starfire finding out about me. I doubt you wanted the rest of the team to know. Would have made questions."
Raven stayed silent for a second before asking, "Why did you help us? You could have just let us leave like I wanted. We would have still beaten the Puppet King. In the end, we had enough control over our abilities that we would have won." Naruto stayed silent, not knowing what to say. He knew that Raven disliked him, maybe even hate him, so saying something like he just wanted to help wouldn't work. "Please answer me this time."
With another sigh, Naruto said, "I'm sorry."
"Sorry?" repeated a confused Raven, "Sorry for what?"
"For everything," he answered. "While I may not have ruined your life, I wasn't in control of my actions and I still hurt you deeply and I couldn't even give you a reason why. My past is something I wanted to keep secret because I am ashamed of it. I wanted it to die with me so that no one will know."
'What kind of life did he have?' thought Raven as she listened intently.
"I'm still not ready to tell my story," he said, disappointing Raven. "But, given enough time, I might be able to tell a friend," he said, extending a hand out to a surprised Raven.
She stared at his hand for what felt like hours. He was willing to be a friend? This all seemed ridiculous to her. "I can't forgive you for what happened, but I can at least understand that neither of us was in control of our actions that night if what you just said is true." She then surprised Naruto as she reached out and shook his hand, "Thank you for your help, Naruto."
He smiled as she smirked a little before they separated. "I'll see you around, Raven. You're free to come by my place if you ever just want to talk."
She nodded as she watched him walk out of the abandoned theatre. Raven honestly couldn't believe that he was willing to be her friend but, if this was a way to get answers, then she was also willing. With another smirk, she opened up a portal and sunk into it as she idly thought,
'Didn't he say he writes books?'
-Author's Note-
I am sorry that this chapter took so long but, whenever I work on a story, it takes me longer and longer as each chapter is written for some reason. But I am keen to keep working on this.
Now, I need to address something. Some of you reviewers keep telling me (YELLING AT ME) how Kurama isn't a demon. I know he isn't one and not once did I say he was one. All I said was that Raven sensed SOMETHING demonic. It will be explained in the next chapter or two but it isn't demonic.
I know I basically copied parts of the 'Switched' episode of Teen Titan's but I am not very good at creating my own scenes like that. I am working on something though so don't worry. I won't be copying other episodes but I will involve some of them.
Also, I hope the fight scene at the end is okay. I am not good at writing them and I hope it was good enough.
If you see any mistakes grammar-wise then please let me know I will fix them.
Thank you all for reading. If you have questions then please PM me and I will answer them to the best of my abilities.