The Dark Heroes

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Naruto x Harle x ?

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Story start

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"Well, this is awkward." His front teeth grazed the top of his mug absent mindedly, an uncomfortable half-smile beginning to form. "I'm sorry; it's not a reflection on you. It's just, after everything that has happened I never pictured us, like this." he pulled the mug from his mouth and set it on the table.

"I understand." Harley's tone was soft, in fact quite soothing. There was a long silence that followed. "We can begin anything you're ready." Her smile was warm, comforting so to speak.

"I…I just lost it you know." He started. "I shouldn't have had that reaction you know. I mean, it isn't the first time I killed someone. Back in the Elemental Nations it was the norm."

"From what it sounds like, you were either doing missions or fighting against people that threatened your home and your beliefs. You were the member of a nation and as such a representative. It's rare you ever hear of a criminal having the gall to mess with a nation you know. If these criminals were dealt with as often as you described, then you never had to consider repeat offences happening. "

"The number of individuals I faced multiple times in my entire shinobi career amounts to about five. It was like, once the mission was over then everything was okay. The people were freed, or their families were avenged or something of that nature. Even this world, the enemies I made were more intent on killing me or gaining revenge or something of that nature. I, I didn't start considering the people who didn't get saved or were hurt until recently. "

"Why did you decide to become a superhero?"

"I...I didn't know what else to do." He answered after a brief pause. "I'm not a native to this world and time and it wasn't like I have a lot of skills outside of my ability to fight. I'm not some hot shot attorney, or billionaire, scientist or anything like that. The only reason I was able to feed and clothe myself when I first went off on my own was because the master of some dojo saw me fended off some thugs and thought having a super powered being as the face of his dojo would draw in some great publicity."

"Did you ever consider doing something else? Starting over and being something else?"

Naruto chuckled. "I'm too stubborn. I guess you can say it's a matter of honor. Turning my back on my Shinobi way would be turning my back on everyone and everything I ever cared about. All the sacrifices that were made and the lives that were lost, I couldn't do that to the memories of those people. I couldn't dishonor the memories of my teachers not to mention my parents and my class mates." The sessions would continue as Naruto opened up a bit more each time.

Though one thing remained constant among the sessions they would have. Naruto felt guilt. Not for rapist he murdered, but all the people who had been hurt by his negligence. Of all the people who lives were changed or damaged.

"You're blaming yourself over something that's not your fault. You're human Narry, you're allowed ta make mistake ya know."

A short burst of laughter escaped from Naruto's mouth. The lack of judgment both put him at ease and made him feel uncomfortable at the same time. "A mistake is accidentally stepping on someone's shoes. I'm essentially taking people's lives into my hands and for all I know my actions could have killed people."

"Naruto, it seems the only person who is blaming you for the way you've been doing things is you." It felt odd to hear her say his actual nickname instead of a pet name. "You're punishing yourself for perceived failures without actually having all the facts? So is that it? Are you just going to give up and go crawl in the corner and waste away for the rest of your days. The Naruto I've come to know wouldn't have given up so easily or was that all a lie?" Naruto grew silent at the accusation. "I once heard that Evil prevails when good people do nothing. Whether or not you believe it, you've done good Naruto. How many people are going to get hurt if you don't do something?"

Naruto contemplated her words. Silence filled the room until he finally spoke up again. "You're right." The only thing he could do was accept what happened. To accept what his life was now and to live with the decisions he made. "No amount of self-loathing or what ifs will change anything. There are people out there who are going to hurt innocents without any intent on helping them. If that's going to change then that means there needs to be people who should take action. People who have the power to deal with other people like us, and the people themselves. The people who are affected should have their voice as well." It wouldn't just be a gathering of super powered individuals, but people who wanted to fight back against these insane maniacs that keep attacking their homes and destroying their families. "I still need time for me to come to term with all this. I never had enough time to grieve, to fully realize that my home is lost to me forever you know. I've realized now that I'm essentially alone in this world."

Harley got up from the chair and went over to Naruto. She embraced him in a comforting hug. "You're not alone. I'll be with you every step of the way."

"Harleen…thank you," he felt a surge of something he hadn't felt in a long time. Acceptance. She helped him rediscover himself. All the guilt and remorse were falling off his shoulders as well as that hesitation. That hesitation that made him felt unworthy of love or being a hero and because of that he acted.

He kissed her. The sensation of her lips was soft and she tasted like peppermints. She moaned against her kiss, wrapping her arms around his neck. Naruto eagerly continued as he began losing himself in the kiss.

The kiss broke soon broke as they were both left panting, "Harleen." The tone sent shivers down her spine. She found herself blushing as his fierce blue eyes observed her with lustful intentions. His caresses her gentle, something that Harleen was still adjusting too. After all, the Joker was well known for his chaos and the element of Chaos often personified a lack of self-control. With Naruto it was different. Her thoughts and feelings actually mattered. It was more than simply the next joke or killing Batman. He saw her as a person, someone worthy enough to be her equal. As they leaned in for another kiss a monstrous growl echoed from Harleen's stomach, causing her to blush furiously.

"Hhm, maybe we should start scheduling these little sessions a little later than first thing in the morning?" he suggested. Harleen full-heartedly agreed. While Naruto took the time to make breakfast Harleen took her babies out for a walk and to take care of any morning business. When she got back she happily wolfed down the pancakes Naruto made.

"Good lord, you might want to go easy on the syrup next time Harley-chan." He remarked as he observed his near empty bottle of maple syrup. He bought it about two weeks ago after all.

Harley merely crooned happily as she finished the last of the pancakes. "Hey, a girl gots ta eat you know." She happily pats her stomach.

"Come on, let's move to the living room and let our food digest." He'd like nothing more than just a few hours to adjust to what he learned. Realizing you had things you needed to come to terms with was always frustrating. It was essentially the waiting game, without an end time in mind. There was no simple quick fix; it was just a matter of when that heavy sensation finally lifted.

Despite being stuffed Harley still had quite a bit of energy in her. She suddenly let out a roar as she threw herself at him, pinning him to the floor.

"Harley-chan! What are you doing?" He cried out. All his training and experience seemed to have left him as she mounted his stomach.

"Having some fun." She explained with childlike glee as she began tickling. Naruto began to break out in laughter under her assault. Though of course being the number one prankster in his youth he could not allow himself to be done in so easily. Harley gave a yelp as Naruto suddenly switched their positions and he pinned her down.

"No one beats prankster king Uzumaki Naruto!" he declared as he began tickling her without mercy. Harley gave a shriek as he began tickling her without mercy.

"I give! I give!" she squealed as he grabbed her arms and held it them above her head.

"Hah! No one gets the drop on Uzumaki Naruto!" he triumphantly declared.

"Nobody huh?"

Naruto's blood ran cold as he heard the voice. He slowly turned his head and sure enough, there was the smirking form of The Flash. "Did I come at a bad time?"

Naruto groaned, he knew the moment The Flash told the guys about this scene they were going to bust his balls at the next poker game.