Chapter 12

A.N I already said many times in the notes before but i will say it again. There will be character development throughout the story. No one stays static unless they are very old and experienced. Plus going around the no kill rule is very easy and the only problem to Naruto is the fact that he is putting other peoples live and his live on the line by not going for the kill as a battle is very dangerous when you limit yourself too much.

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The journey was quite and short with Naruto's speed along with the fact that Raven's energy was very unique and strong.

Within an hour the duo landed in the Sahara desert where they could see a small hut in the middle of an Oasis.

"She is here?" BB asked as he looked at the place

He hadn't expected Raven to end up in a desert. He actually didn't expect to find her in this world and thought the search might end up a failure from their initial venture.

This would have been okay as it meant she had returned to her home, Azathoth.

"I don't know but this is what my senses are telling me and I haven't been wrong yet." Naruto answered as he started walking towards the hut

"Hey hey, slow down man. I need to catch my breath." BB caught his arm as he was starting to feel nervous

"Come on, man up. We are just outside her house now so you can't chicken out."

"Dude, you have no idea about relations? Things feel very complicated even though they are so simple."

"How do you know that?"

"I just threw the bone and you took it." BB smirked as he looked at his face

"I can't believe I got tricked like that. Regardless of my experience we are going inside now or I am throwing you inside."

"No need to aggressive just because I got you." BB jogged ahead and stood in front of the door

He took a breath and knocked on the door but there was no answer.

"She might not be home." BB said as he looked at Naruto

"No, she is inside."

"Raven, it's me Beast Boy. Please open the door. I want to talk to you." BB called out to Raven

"Careful" Naruto screamed as he took BB's hand and jumped aside as a black bolt of energy blasted the door

Following that was a wave of dark energy that destroyed the hut and the oasis. Standing in the middle of all this destruction was young woman with two pairs of red eyes. It was Raven in all demonic glory possessed by her darkness as all the negativity had caught up to her and when she heard BB'S voice the dam broke.

Raven's appearance was dark and mysterious as ever. Her superhero outfit is mostly made up of her favorite color, Dark Blue. She wore a hooded dark blue cloak, matching dark blue ruffled ankle-boots with blackish-gray soles, and a long-sleeve leotard that is bluish-black with cuffs at her wrists of the same dark blue of her cloak. On her cloak, she had a circular black/red jewel set in a gold plate that attaches the whole thing together. Around her waist, she had a red and gold belt with the same jewels around it, while her legs are exposed. The belt ties at the back like a cord. Her short hair and eyes are violet. She has a red gem that is outlined in black inlaid on her forehead. She has very pale, almost gray, skin which makes her appearance somewhat demonic.

"Naruto careful, we are in a very dangerous situation now." BB warned as he looked at Raven

"Try talking to her while I will keep her in check." Naruto said as slapped aside the dark bolts that came at him, causing massive explosions

'That hurt, I need to be careful.' Naruto saw that the damage had gone through and if she went even higher than it will actual damage him

He had another risky situation with a being that could kill him if not careful.

With his speed, Naruto appeared behind Raven and caught her in a hold but she just smiled as another wave of black energy was released from her body.

Naruto reacted to the danger and appeared beside BB using substitution with a grain of sand.

"Raven Raven, talk to me. Please fight back against this demonic presence. You are a strong girl, not someone that would lose to her own power." BB screamed as he transformed into a giant Gorilla and charged

Naruto saw her hand move and quickly focused got BB out of the way as a beam was released. It was continuous and went for miles.

The beam moved with her thoughts and Naruto found his danger senses ringing again as portals appeared and beams appeared from all directions.

"I am sorry but I can't hold back now." Naruto muttered as he saw that words weren't enough and she needed some pain

Creating a golden barrier in front of him by extending his golden chakra and compressing it as much as he could at the moment, Naruto substituted with another piece of grain as the attacks were delayed by the barrier.

The moment he landed, Naruto extended his chakra hand from the front and below carrying huge rasengan's in both.

"Okay, it's time to use the usual tactics." Naruto made a sign and hundreds of clones appeared around them as Raven was unharmed by the attack as she was protected by a dark barrier

All clones locked on to the target as they created chakra blades extending from their right hands and flashed across the field.

While Raven's vision was completely covered in golden and her ears disturbed by BB's voice, Naruto focused chakra on his fist properly to break that barrier.

Using Rasenshuriken was out of question as he didn't want to kill the older girl and nor could he use Rasengan in this situation as it might kill her by accident.

Punching was the only choice as it was under his control.

With his fist pulsating with golden energy, Naruto covered the distance instantly while Raven was distracted by the many clones that she had been unable to kill.

Boom

His fist landed on the barrier and Naruto's chakra spread with a desire to connect with this girl. His desire to help. His desire to put his life on the line to just bring her back to normal was conveyed through his chakra.

Raven was an empath and so was Naruto on a small scale.

BB might have come here but Raven could feel his fear and it fed her darkness while Naruto's kindness connected with her and Naruto found himself in a world of black.

There was small light under which Raven was standing and she seemed to have stopped trying to run from this overpowering darkness and if he didn't quickly rise her spirits than he was dead as he was lucky that she was still not using her full powers.

Raven had been struggling alone for too long and that toll was weakening her spirit while the darkness was messing with her mind. Influencing her memories and trying to convince her being the daughter Trigon always wanted, a pawn for his use.

With Naruto's appearance a path of light was made between them and Raven looked at him in surprise and curiosity.

"Why would you put your life on the line for a stranger? For a demon?"

"Because you deserve it. And being a demon means nothing to me since I have been called a demon for all my life." Naruto replied as he walked towards her and spread his chakra without holding back, absorbing more from nature to help him bring her back

"Deserve it? I only did it on whim. I don't really care for the lives of others. They are just a distraction."

"Is that what the darkness told you? Lies all of them. If you didn't care then you wouldn't have ever put your life on the line for anyone of them or the people. Even now you stay in the middle of nowhere because you didn't want people to get hurt."

"Don't listen to his nonsense child. He is here to take control of your powers."

Naruto heard a voice in the darkness as a giant demonic figure formed from it.

There was no need to hold back against this target so he threw double Rasenshurikens at him.

"Raven, I know you care about them and they have hurt you but BB came here to apologize for what he did. He knows that his action hurt you and wants to make it up. Don't let the pain take away your control and fight or you will only lose yourself." Naruto shook her shoulders as she looked at him with a saddened expression

"Do they really care?"

"You don't need to ask, just look outside and see. You were the glue for the team, Raven and without all of them scattered. There is no Teen Titans without Raven."

"Did Robin tell you that?"

"No but to me a team is nonexistent without its essential members."

"Thank you for waking me up." Raven took spirit from the positive emotions inside of Naruto without any negativity inside to add to her own

The light came back and the darkness resided as Naruto could finally see the inner world of Raven, which was more complex than his own since it had mountains with buildings with connecting bridges and so much more while his had mountains, a forest, a lake with a waterfall, the blue sky and a sun shining overhead.

Kurama rested in the forest under the shade of giant trees that were more than 1 km tall so that he could enjoy the experience without bumping into trees.

Before he could see more, Naruto found himself back in the real world and his fist had stopped on Raven's face.

She opened her eyes and Naruto took back his hand.

"Thank you once again, I was really feeling terrible these days and it kinda exploded today. People like you aren't common as everyone has more darkness than they show outside."

"I am just a simple person so maybe that's why I don't have such things." Naruto said with a grin but both knew he was joking as she had been touched by him and understood that his soul had gone through difficulties and pain

"Hi…I am sorry Raven." BB spoke up as prostrated on the sand and smashed his head down

Raven's gaze landed on him, the young man who had stolen her heart with his charm and bright personality but now he had fallen.

There was guilt and fear inside his heart. He feared her just like that day when he came with Terra, holding hands.

She didn't blame him for choosing someone else.

Being with her was dangerous and until she could get free from her father, Raven believed there was no chance of happiness.

"There was never a reason to apologize. You broke up with me and that was it. You didn't cheat on me or betray my trust. We were just not right for each other and my powers put your life in danger so I thank you for your patience and love."

"Wait, where are you going?" BB was surprised by her words and felt tears in his eyes but quickly jumped up when he saw that she about to walk away

"I am travelling to find answers to my questions."

"You don't have to do this alone."

"Are you coming?"

"Why don't you get help from Dr. Fate?"

"We are just compatible." Raven replied as she knew that the man didn't want to her exist since he saw her presence as very dangerous

She had heard many times that her potential was even higher than her father so Dr. Fate's reaction was understandable.

To the forces of order, it would be the best result if she died but they weren��t willing to take action personally as it would make them look villainous.

"Raven, you need our company. Remember that being with the titans kept you in check and even helped improve your situation. Your mind entering deep depression also had to with your solitude so isn't it better to stay with us and teleport around the world for your own thing." Naruto spoke as BB was left speechless

"Yeah yeah, you could do that." BB nodded his head as he agreed with the idea

Raven looked at Naruto and BB as she took in his words, "Okay but I will leave if I feel like it."

"Great, let's celebrate. My treat!" BB jumped in joy

"Well I am famished so I don't mind."

"Same here, I feel like I haven't eaten thing today." Naruto said as he rubbed his stomach as the action and danger had stimulated her body too much

He had only eaten two small fishes so it wasn't much and with this chance to show off his eating skills, Naruto decided to make BB experience pain.

Pain to his wallet.

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