Dancing In The Dusk

Really Quick Note: THIS IS YAOI! DON'T WORRY, PLEASE, IT'S SLASH! Also, Kyuubi no Kitsune's name will be Konohi, which means 'child of flames'.

Disclaimer- Shinigami's Sister owns neither Naruto, Teen Titans, nor this laptop. What she does own is $2.47, a large Alaskan Malamute with arthritis, two black cats, and the Wicked soundtrack.

Rating: M

Summary: A corpse that Naruto finds in the woods turns out not to be a corpse. When is a corpse not a corpse?

CHAPTER 1: DEFINE 'DEAD' PLEASE

"Leave it alone, dumbass. It's dead."

"Shut up, Sasuke. Hey, miss? Can you hear me? You need to wake up."

"Naruto, you idiot! Sasuke is right, it's dead. Now leave it alone, and let's get going. I want to get home in time for the mystery concert that everyone's been talking about."

"Let me get this straight, Sakura. You care more about a concert, than you do about a woman's life?"

"Stupid. That is not a woman, that is a corpse. Unless you happen to have some sort of Lazarus serum handy, there is nothing that can be done for a corpse. Except to let it rot."

"I said, shut up, Sasuke. And don't even bother answering now, Sakura, your silence was answer enough. Miss, you need to wake up."

"Stop it, Naruto, just stop it! There's no chakra, at all, it can't hear you! Look at it, Naruto, it was in a massive fight before it died. For all you know, it could have been a spy for another village, and one of the ANBU took it down! Plus, watching you talk to a dead body like it can actually hear you is creepy."

"She's not an it, and she's not dead. If the two of you won't help me, then just go back to Konoha. Miss, if you can hear me, you need to wake up. Please."

Later, the one called Naruto would tell the girl who was not a corpse that he thought it was that single 'please' that woke her up, and she would agree that it was.

As the case stood presently, a slight tensing went through her body. Her mouth worked for a moment, before a strangled moan rose from her throat.

His eyes raked over her frame, not inappropriately, but taking stock of her injuries, and noticed with much approval what his companions had not; the girl was healing. The numerous shallow lacerations that covered her face, arms, and legs had started to scab over. The deeper wounds were not life-threatening, but would definitely need stitches.

He knew by her outfit that she wasn't a ninja. After all, she was wearing a violet leotard, and a cape with a cowl. That ruled out the spy theory.

Behind him, Naruto could hear the one who was called Sakura murmur, "Looks like he's figured out that it's dead. Let him grieve in peace, Sasuke-kun." His focus never left the girl before him, the girl whose skin was paler than the one who was called Sasuke, but he allowed himself a smug smile.

Her throat worked once more to give rise to a croaking contralto. "Eyes...open...eyes...please," she rasped. It sounded like her voice was sore from screaming. Naruto stroked her face lightly, letting her know that someone was still there. He felt her flinch when he accidentally ran over one of the cuts she had.

"Sorry about that," he soothed, "but you need to know that whatever you fought, whoever you fought, cut you up pretty bad. I'll open your eyes for you, and I'll try to avoid the sore places. Okay?"

The girl who was not a corpse made a noise of assent, and sighed at his gentle touch. His hands were calloused from work, but they were so careful, so tender. Immediately, she knew that she had been found by someone special. Thumbs pressed delicately upon her eyelids, and began to lift.

Things were revealed to her slowly. A shirt that was a shade darker than pumpkin orange clung to broad shoulders and a flat body, one that had been nicely muscled from years of training. Eyes followed the motions of his hands upward to meet her savior...and she was stunned by what she found.

Naturally tanned skin marred only by three whisker scars on either cheek, and blond hair falling over smiling violet eyes that she knew weren't the eyes that he had been born with. They were eyes that she knew from her past to be the eyes of a half-demon. His eyes had probably been blue.

That had been the eye color that Arella had said she was born with. Ocean blue eyes.

"Hey there, Bright Eyes," the savior said kindly. "I won't ask you how you're feeling, because you've taken a lot of damage. What's your name?"

"Raven. My name is Raven Roth. Thank you for finding me..."

"Naruto. I'm Uzumaki Naruto, a ninja of Konohagakure, the Village Hidden in Leaves."

This startled Raven into the realization that she was talking in Japanese. It was always an unconscious thing for her to slip into different languages. She wondered if Naruto could do the same.

"Not to worry you or anything but you're going to need medical attention," she realized he was saying. "Do you think that you can get up?" Raven pondered this question for a moment.

"I think I can stand up, but I'm not so sure about walking, and I know that I can't fly," she declared.

Naruto was stunned. She could fly? Well that sent the 'not a spy' theory out the window. He needed to know where she was from. "You can fly? How did you learn? Where are you from?"

Raven smiled. "I'm from a place called Azarath, in the Zinthos solar system. I guess you could say that I'm an alien in some sense. The way I learned to fly...it's like an exercise in mental ability. I'm telekinetic; I move things, including my body, with my mind.

"Now let me ask you a question, if I may." Naruto acquiesced with a nod, a smile, and a mental sigh of relief.

"How long has it been since you merged with that demon that's inside of you?" she inquired.

Naruto, whose mind had been wandering replied absently, "About six months." He froze when he realized what he had just affirmed.

She knew he had a demon.

She knew that he had merged with said demon, making him a half-demon.

There was only one thing on his mind in this type of situation: Oh. Shit!

END CHAPTER 1

Shinigami's Sister/Notes- There are those of you who have read this chapter who will assume that this story will mainly focus on a eveoping relationship between Naruto and Raven.

Kali- You're right, to a certain extent. This does focus on a strong relationship between Raven and Naruto but not in a boyfriend/girlfriend kind of way.

Athena- The Greeks used to say that when people were given souls, those souls would be divided in half, a male half and a female half. People were considered 'soulmates' if they found the corresponding half. Soulmates often felt a strong type of love for one another, most often in a romantic fashion, but sometimes in a platonic way as well.

SS- Naruto and Raven are the family that they've always wanted. Romantic pairings come in the form os SasuNaru, RobRae, and assorted others.

Kali- Onto lighter subjects! Shini-chan has another story.

SS- :grins happily: Not only that, but I should have an update for Broken soon.

Athena- Which leads to the speculation of whether or not you'll post another chapter of Why Not? ever again.

Kali- Dunno. Might just take it down and do a smutty slash oneshot in its place.

SS- Sounds good to me!

Athena- Read and review! (Pleeeaaasee:watery puppy dog eyes:)

All- Bai-bai-buu!