Previously on, Happiness

"Screw it," she muttered, teleporting away. Reappearing in an alley, Raven saw she was just next to Naruto's building. She was about to fly up but decided against it and walked inside. Remembering what number he lived in, she walked up to the door and raised her hand to knock, but stopped. She couldn't bring herself to knock, for some reason. Her heart was beating rapidly as her mind betrayed her and forced her to remember the previous night. Shaking her head, she took a deep breath and knocked.

Nothing happened so she knocked again. This time, she heard a few footsteps before the door opened. Looking up, she could see the surprise on Naruto's face as he saw her. "Oh, I didn't think I would see you again so soon," he said before muttering to himself, "Or ever, for that matter."

Choosing to ignore what he whispered, Raven looked down at the ground. "We, uh, need to talk," she said.

Naruto stared and smiled, "Come on in, I'll make you some tea."

"Thank you," accepted Raven, stepping inside. She walked over to the couch and sat down, listening as he went to the kitchen and turned on the kettle.

-Story Start-

"I'm sorry," Naruto said from the kitchen, his back facing Raven. The purple haired Titan looked at Naruto in surprise, not expecting to hear an apology. "I still don't remember what happened last night, but I feel responsible."

"I should be the one to apologise," interrupted Raven as Naruto poured her tea. He turned his head slightly and glanced at her but said nothing. "You were nice to me after what happened and I tried to pretend that nothing happened. And I left when you offered to talk without even saying goodbye." Walking over to the couch, Naruto sat down and handed Raven her tea, who immediately took a sip with a sigh. "It's a lot, everything that happened."

Naruto nodded at that, "I know. Not remembering a thing, waking up next to a stranger that you don't even recognise, it's intense."

"I actually remember," Raven suddenly said, surprising Naruto as he choked a little on his drink. "I remember everything, thanks to my abilities." Taking a deep breath, Raven began to recount the night before as Naruto listened intently, "For some reason, my abilities have made me on edge lately and I still don't know why. The other night, my team and I were fighting Doctor Light and I lost control."

"Did you kill him?" asked Naruto with a raised eyebrow, wondering what the connection between that and what happened is.

Raven's eyes widened at that before she frantically shook her head, "No! No, God no!" she replied firmly, "We don't kill... But I'm afraid that I was close to doing that." Naruto stayed silent, knowing that it must have been hard for her to admit that. "When I lost control, I gave into my Anger. With my abilities, I hurt him physically and mentally. If it wasn't for my friends, I would have done more."

Taking another sip of tea to calm herself, Raven continued. "I barely managed to get my senses back but I could tell I was going to lose control again. I was also afraid that my friends saw me like that. So I ran away, hoping that I can do something. But I couldn't and I lost to my Anger again. I was close to hurting a couple of innocent people."

Seeing that she was starting to hesitate, more than she did when she admitted to nearly killing Doctor Light, Naruto said, "If you want to stop then you can."

Shaking her head, the Titan replied, "No, I was just trying to find the right words." She then looked directly into Naruto's eyes as she gained a slightly suspicious look. "Just I was about to hurt those people, I sensed something. I don't know what it was but I followed it, and I found you." At this, Naruto widened his eyes slightly but showed no other visible reaction. Raven, however, caught the slight twitch. "At first, you were normal, but after a few seconds you began to change physically."

"I-" started Naruto.

"I sensed demonic energy from you," interrupted Raven, narrowing her eyes at him. "And somehow I was affected and then we had s- I-I mean we slept together," she said, blushing slightly at not being able to say that word. "What are you?" she demanded to know, shifting slightly.

Naruto could see that she was slowly getting ready to fight if she had too. Not wanting that outcome, he quickly thought of what to do. He didn't want anyone to know about him or his past, and Raven was dangerously close to finding out. There was no other possible way for her to learn anything about it him so if he lied or refused to answer, then there wasn't really anything she could do. But if she knew he lied or if he didn't answer, then she will no doubt press the issue.

That entire thought process caused Naruto to shake his head before looking into Raven's eyes. "I am human," he answered, truthfully. He was human, just a human from another dimension, but still human. "As for that 'demonic energy', I have no idea what you're talking about."

That was a blatant lie as he knew what that energy was. Raven looked as though she didn't believe him for a few seconds. "You had red eyes, those marks on your cheeks deepened, and I'm pretty sure you grew fangs and claws," she said, listing off the physical changes he went under the other night. "You don't remember any of this and that has never happened to you before?" she questioned, obviously interrogating him.

Naruto's mind quickly flashed back to the times he did have those features but nonetheless shook his head, "No, sorry. Lived here for over a year and nothing like that has ever happened."

'This is so frustrating!' Raven shouted within her mind, resisting the urge to rub the sides of her head, 'Why can't I tell if he's lying?!' Taking a few seconds to think of something, Raven sipped her tea again. She wondered what her team would do in a situation like this. Beastboy would be useless and probably Starfire as well. Cyborg would just ask the same questions that she did and Robin would try and trick him.

Thinking about the colourful Titan, Raven has a small idea. "What do you do for a living?' she suddenly asked, surprising Naruto and herself at the random question. Seeing the raised eyebrow, Raven explained, "Your apartment barely has anything in it and yet you've been here for a year."

Not seeing any harm in the answer, Naruto said, "I'm a writer." His answer surprised Raven a little, "I've written a few books before I moved here. And as for my apartment, it was only temporary at first. I just haven't gotten around to doing anything with it, yet."

"You're a writer?" she questioned, "Have I read anything you wrote?"

"I highly doubt that," Naruto admitted with an amused look. "My work is for adult's only. My Godfather was the first to write them and I've continued since he passed. Although his were more... smut, mine are more story-driven."

These didn't sound like a series that she would be into, but it caught her attention somehow, "And the title?" she asked so that she could see about reading one.

"Originally it was called Make-Out Paradise, those were my Godfathers. My series is called True Confessions. They are actually quite popular."

Mentally taking note to try and find one of those books, Raven asked another question, hoping he would slip something. "Where did you live before moving here?"

"You know, if you're going to ask questions, then I think I should be allowed to ask some of my own," countered Naruto, seeing what Raven was doing. It was smart but obvious.

Raven hated talking about herself so she definitely hated the idea of him asking her questions, but she wanted answers. "Fine," she said with an unhappy tone. "You ask a question then I ask, happy?"

Naruto shrugged but the smirk he held showed his amusement, "Fair enough. Where are you from? I can't imagine that you learned your powers in a regular school or something."

"I'm from a world called Azarath, which is in a different realm entirely," Raven answered quickly. "Where did you live before moving here?" she repeated the question from earlier.

'So, she's from a different dimension as well. Interesting,' thought Naruto as he answered, "I don't usually live in one place for too long. After a year or two, I move again. But, to answer your question. I last lived in Gotham City, moved because there was too much going on there." Raven nodded at that, understanding that that particular city was dangerous. "What was Azarath like?" Naruto asked, curious about her home world.

Remembering her childhood, Raven couldn't stop a small smile from forming, "Azarath was beautiful. No other city or world could even compare to it." Naruto wondered why she said 'was' but thought better than ask. He could tell that something happened and it would be too personal for her too answer. "Why do you move around?"

"Just haven't found the right place to call home, yet," he said before continuing, "But maybe this city can change my mind. What's your team like?"

Even Raven had to admit that the question was a little odd. You would no doubt figure out how the Titan's were on TV as they made no effort into hiding who they were. Identity-wise, they did everything they could to hide. But their personalities were fine to show off. "Beastboy is the clown of the team, thinks he's alway's funny when he's really just a headache and he will do whatever to make you smile. Starfire is still adjusting to Earth's custom's and she is annoyingly bubbly but is a good friend. Cyborg loves to build, eat, and play video games with Beastboy. He also loves throwing a celebration just for the fun of it. And Robin is... well he likes to think he's Batman but with a smile."

"So, in other words, get's all serious most of the time and focuses on the mission at hand?"

"Pretty much," admitted Raven, "But he will defend his friends no matter what and he is a good leader." She went to take another sip of her tea but saw that she had drunk all she had. Seeing the kettle that Naruto had placed on the coffee table, she reached to pick it up. Naruto, who just placed his cup down on the table, saw Raven reaching for the kettle. Picking it up before she reached it, he handed it to her, his hand lightly grazing hers.

Raven froze at the contact. Not because of the touch itself but because she suddenly sensed something. It was the same energy from before, the one that Naruto had denied knowing about. This time, she knew it was coming from him. It may have been a small slip or something, but she sensed it from him. "What is it?" asked Naruto, seeing Raven freeze a little.

She turned and glared at him lightly, "I sensed that energy again," she said, making Naruto's eyes widen. He thought he had it all suppressed. "I know it came from you." she accused.

"Tell me," Raven ordered, "Why do you have demonic energy?"

Naruto looked as though he was debating with himself but had a hard look on his face. "I can't tell you," he said, shocking Raven.

"Why not?!"

"I just can't!" he said loudly, standing up before pacing around a little. It looked as though he was trying to stay calm and with great difficulty. He wanted to keep it a secret and he will do his best to make sure it stays his secret. "This has nothing to do with you!"

"Nothing to do with me?!" Raven said in shock, also standing, "This has everything to do with me! So tell me why!"

"Why is this so important to you?" Naruto growled out, angry at how determined she was. "What the hell is driving you to learn something that you shouldn't?!"

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 comes 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."

-Author's Note-

I know that this was a short chapter but I felt that I needed to update something at least.

I don't feel like I did this chapter properly so I might rewrite it, but I'll probably just leave it and work on the next one. Either that or I'll update this and add some stuff.

Next chapter won't be a while but I will work on it, don't worry. I am working on other opening chapters at the moment so please be patient. If you have any ideas for this stories or stories of your own, then please let me know. Ideas do tend to help a lot of the time.

Please do not forget that this was only supposed to be a test story.