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Warnings: I do not own Naruto. Rated "M" for language right now, but there is a possibility of lemons later.

Chapter 6:The First Night

"Naruto, if you stay and help me get a few boxes moved around so this place is at least livable, I will spring for dinner too." Myra smiled at him. The blonde boy dazedly nodded in approval. It wasn't that she had asked him to stay and it was that she bribed him with more ramen if he stayed to help. How am I supposed to say no to those eyes, he thought to himself.

The two moved boxes around. Mostly she pointed and he moved them. Edgar seemed to be snickering a lot. Naruto moved his perch outside on the balcony just for spite. The large raven pecked him on the head. Poe moved over to Myra's shoulder. Myra moved Poe's perch out to the balcony as well. She nuzzled the bird and Poe flew to the side of her mate.

Myra walked back into the apartment to see Naruto paying for the second round of Ramen they had ordered.

"Hey I said I would pay for that." Myra put her hand on her hips.

"Consider it a welcome to Konohagakure present from me." Naruto smiled and walked their dinner into the kitchen. They sat at the table and ate almost silently. The blonde boy looked up into her eyes again. They reminded him of someone, but he couldn't put his finger on it. There was something about her voice, her smile, her sadness even that seemed so familiar to him, like a long lost friend that had come back to him.

He was staring at her again and she knew it. She wasn't sure if it was a good thing or not. She didn't know if she was going to have to fight with him or not tomorrow. She hoped not, but there was no guarantee. Myra didn't want to fight anyone, but it was something that she had to do. The faster she got it done, the faster she could go home and get back to her life. It wasn't that Myra didn't want to be in Konohagakure. She knew it was her duty to be here.

Being here was the only way she was going to learn to use her talents to her full potential. It was something that had been drilled into her from the time of her brother's passing. That fated day that flooded back to her in that moment.

[START FLASH BACK

"Brother, why are you going away?" The small girl was looking at her older brother packing his clothes.

"Because someday, I am going to grow up like Papa and lead the clan to VICTORY!" The raven haired boy struck a pose that made his little sister laugh.

"But I wanna go too." The little girl pouted angrily and her eyes flashed red with her anger.

"You can't go. You aren't old enough yet." Myra's mother smiled at the small little girl. The little girl stomped her foot.

"Then will I be old enough?" The little girl pleaded with her mother.

"You have another year and then you get to go too." Her mother continued to smile.

"But Mom, you said only I got to go cause I'm special!" Said Myra's older brother sticking his tongue out at his little sister. Myra ran from the room in tears. The older woman looked very stern at her son.

"Minato Littlefeather Ravenheart! Do not say such things. Your sister is just as special as you are. You are both special. She will be in Konohagakure next year after her birthday. Now pack!" The woman stormed from the room to find her younger daughter. Myra was sitting and sobbing in a corner of her room. Poe sat next to the small girl. Her mother entered the room slowly.

"Little one? Are you in here? Will you come and talk to me please?" Her mother's voice was soft and caring. The little Myra moved from the corner to the bed. The tall woman pulled the little girl into her lap and held her close. The little girl clenched her fist and sobbed into her mother's chest. Little Myra took a deep breath and started to calm.

"I hope he dies." The little girls spat with venomous hate and anger. The older woman lifted the little girls chin. The woman gasped. The little girls eyes had turned blood red for a moment then cleared back to brown. There was concern in the Woman's voice as she rocked the little girl.

"Myra, my little Myra, you don't really mean that. He is your older brother and you love him. He's just really excited about going to visit Konohagakure. You'll be there in a year and then there will be nothing to worry about." The older woman said. When her brother left the house, she didn't even wave goodbye. Myra said nothing to her brother. She continued to hate him.

A few months passed after Myra's brother left. Myra had forgotten about the fight and forgotten that she hated her older brother and couldn't wait to visit him. Late one night Myra lay sleeping in her bed having a strange dream. She saw a pair of blood red eyes staring at her and then there was empty darkness. Myra's heart screamed and she woke in a start and ran to her parent's room.

"MOMMY! DADDY! MOMMY! DADDY!" She screamed as she entered. "MOMMY! DADDY! SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MINATO!" The little girl was out of breath and sweating. Myra's mother hugged her.

"What's wrong Little One? Did you have a nightmare?"

"I don't think so. There were these eyes. Really big scary eyes that hurt Minato." Myra sobbed.

There was a ringing of the telephone in the other room. Myra's dad smiled and hopped out of bed to get the phone. Myra didn't remember much after that. She had fallen asleep on her mother's lap. The next morning, everyone in the Ravenheart family looked very upset. Her mother was at the kitchen table crying. Myra's father had a sad look on his face. Even Edgar and Poe looked sad. Her father's harsh word bit her to the quick.

"Your brother Minato was killed by a made man." Myra didn't know what to think, didn't know what to say. She just ran to her mother and cried. It was several days before Myra would talk to anyone. Her mother had brought her something to eat and drink.

"Mommy, the last thing I said about him was that I wanted him to die. Its all my fault he's dead." Myra started to cry again. The older woman put the tray of food down and rushed to her daughter. Myra was enveloped by her mother's warm and tender arms.

"There is nothing that is your fault. You are not to blame for this. It was a mad man who killed a lot of people that night. There was only one survivor and they are not even sure he will make it through the night. But know that because of this, things will change for you. You will now have to carry on the Ravenheart name instead of your bother." Myra looked at her mother still sobbing and confused. The older woman squeezed her daughter.

"We will talk about that when you're older."

[END FLASH BACK

Naruto could see that Myra was deep in thought. She even looked a little sad. He put his had on the back of head. He looked outside to see a full moon had risen over the Kage monument. It was the perfect place to cheer anyone up. Naruto got up and offered the black haired girl his hand.

"Come on, let me show you a little of Konohagakure before you turn in for the night." He gave her that toothy grin. Myra took his hand and followed him off the balcony towards the Kage monument. He gently pulled her along behind him. She happily kept up with him. They got to the bottom of the long set of stairs leading up to the top of the monument. She looked at him with one eyebrow raised. He smiled and scooped her off her feet.

She wasn't expecting to be swept off her feet her first night in Konohagakure, but here she was being carried to the top of the Kage monument. She wrapped her arms around his strong frame and closed her eyed. Literally with a hop, skip and a jump, they were at the top of the monument perched on the Yondiame's head. It was the perfect spot according to Naruto. He looked down at her. She was blushing furiously and her eyes were closed. He smiled.

"Don't open your eyes yet." He put her down on her feet and positioned her so she was looking out over the whole village. "Ok, open your eyes." He said in low tone that made her spine tingle and her knees wobbly. There was an audible gasp of joy as she looked over the quiet village. She could see for miles around her and it was beautiful.

"This is a beautiful spot Naruto. I'm glad you shared it with me." She turned to him and kissed him on the cheek. Now it was his turn to blush furiously. She sat down and continued to stare out over the village. She tucked her knees into her chest to keep warm. Naruto took his jacket off and wrapped it around her shoulders. I wonder if I had brought Sakura up here I would have gotten a reaction like that. There was no answer to his question, which he thought odd, but he was happy with the silence. He sat down next to Myra and the both star gazed watched the clouds wisp by until Myra yawned and put her head on Naruto's shoulder. He was a bit startled, but he didn't flinch away from her, but he decided that maybe it was time to take her home.

He scooped her up again and started the jump home. He landed in her kitchen where they had left rather hastily. She had fallen asleep in his arms on the way back. Both the birds were staring at him when they returned. Edgar was especially staring at him.

"Don't worry papa, I'm not going to try anything." He stared back at the bird. There was a tense moment while they stared at each other. Myra stirred a little in his arms. She was very warm and soft and he wanted to hold on to her for a little longer. He knew he couldn't, he too would have to get some rest before the morning. Naruto walked into the bedroom and placed her on the bed. He tried to remove his jacket from her, but she had wrapped her self up in the jacket. The blonde thought it best to get it back at a later date. He was almost to the door of her bedroom when she spoke ever so softly.

"Thank you Naruto, I had a wonderful evening," She smiled and rolled back over and went back to sleep. Naruto's heart did summersaults in his chest as stared at her and smiled. Naruto closed the bedroom door. He locked her apartment from the inside and walked back over to the balcony. He was lucky that he had left his balcony door open, because he really didn't want to make another 5 story drop and walk up the stairs again. Naruto closed her balcony doors and jumped over to his balcony. He looked at the Yondiame's face on the hill.

"BRAT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU HAD THE PERFECT OPORTUNITY TO BED A PRETTY GIRL AND YOU FAILED!" The Fox screamed from the back of Naruto's mind.