So here we go with chapter two I'm sorry that I had to rush last chapter usually my work is usually a bit less choppy. I had to get it out because of Kishimoto. I had no idea the "man who knew all" was the fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze so for my story he is a nameless sage or something its unimportant because you'll never see or hear from him again. Ok so here we go with chapter two. I also want to thank those of you who faved, followed, and reviewed I hope I exceed your expectations and make an original(ish) story that you'll like!
Oh BTW for those of you who have read the first chapter before go back and read it once more cause I made it better and added new info.
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Titans Wrath
Chapter Two: Welcome to the Family
"HES A WHAT?!" the other five conscious beings in the room shouted. "A trickster type I believe. I'm not sure exactly but he does possess demonic spiritual pressure." Beastboy and Cyborg both were suddenly in robes and holding water bottles waving them back and forth splashing water on the unconscious member of the room. "The power of Christ compels you! The power of Christ compels yo-" *whack
"You two watch waaay too much TV. That won't work anyways; he's more like me than a fallen angel." Ravens eye was twitching and she had a tick mark over her head as she was trying to stabilize and heal the young demon in her infirmary. Beastboy and Cyborg had matching lumps on their heads while Starfire poked at them with curiosity. "Besides I Use that term very loosely. He just has dark spiritual energy, unlike humans who have a shade of grey and monks or angelic beings who have light energy."
While the two comedians were nursing their matching head wounds, Terra noticed that the injured teens cloak was filthy and that could lead to an infection. "Raven, help me get that cloak off of him. That can't be healthy for him to wear right now." Raven and Terra both leaned the patient forward in order to ease him out of his cloak. His pants were equally filthy and looked to be very old considering the faded color and frayed ends. What neither of the two girls realized was that the young man in question wasn't wearing a shirt underneath the cumbersome cloak. This surprised both girls for a moment before Terra gasped in shock. With the cloak off of the patient's body they could see several intense scars spread across his torso. What contributed to the shocking scene was that despite the bulky jacket he wore the patient was quite literally skin and bones.
Robin quirked an eyebrow at his appearance and turned to the other two male members of the Titans who managed to get their individual swelling down and notice the state of the young demon laying on the infirmary table before them. "What… kind of store did you say he was robing again?" Cyborg had a brief look of guilt spread across his face before he answered in a sigh. "It was a grocery store. Man now we know why he was robing the place it looks like he hasn't eaten in quite a while." There was some beeping noises and Raven told them her diagnosis was complete. "His jaw is broken and it needs to be set and wired shut before we can do anything else after I've done that I'll put him on an IV drip to get some nutrients in him. Maybe when he wakes up well be able to learn more. But for now I'll need an extra pair of hands and space." Terra moved forward indicating she wanted to help and the other Titans started to leave.
Once the other Titans left the room Terra and Raven scrubbed their arms, hands, and started to prep the young demon for surgery they took his cap off to reveal his spikey hair the color was in between crimson and burnt orange. What both girls noticed were his white tipped fox ears on the top of his head. 'Cute' both girls quickly shook the thought out of their heads and moved to fix his injuries. Terra nearly missed Raven mumble something and she asked her to repeat it. "I said Kitsune. That explains the energy I was feeling from him. Their natural tricksters and have a bad habit of making very extensive pranks if anyone aggravates them. Although they are highly territorial so it's weird seeing one here. Their very strong form of demon and in legends were the most powerful clan of animal demons." Terra just looked at Raven like she sprouted an extra head. "What?" Terra shook her head rapidly as if clearing some illusion. I think that's the most I've ever hear you say at one time." Raven deadpanned. "Lore is a hobby of mine. Now shut up and help me."
Terra handled stitching up the young demons cuts that he received while Raven used her powers to set his jaw and wire it shut. The procedures took about a solid hour while they were working on the blondes injuries they talked about their theories were on the blonde where did he come from; did he have family, what was the story behind his scars? As they worked Terra decided to quench her curiosity and moved to the head of the bed. Raven raised an eyebrow in curiosity as to what Terra was doing, she did not expect Terra to start gently rubbing the fox ears on his head and she certainly did not expect for him to start purring. This was short lived however as Raven cleared her throat snapping Terra out of her trance and motioning to some scrapes that still needed attending to. After the surgery was over Raven went to the central room to report a successful operation and estimated recovery time while Terra decided to stay in the room with him in case he woke up.
Terra felt very conflicted at the moment because she had stopped a crime which is what she wants to do but the crime was a starving person stealing some food. While these thoughts plagued her mind Terra started to nod off from the stress and physical exhaustion she endured today.
It was past midnight when Terra awoke with a start, something had woken her. She checked her surroundings but her eyes hadn't adjusted yet to the room she was in. her eyes settled and she didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, until she looked at the patient he hadn't moved but she instantly was put on alert when she saw his crystalline slitted blue eyes staring at her in annoyance. He was supposed to be out for a few days! She moved to get some restraints on him in case he tried to escape, when he suddenly blurred out of view for a moment only to reappear on the ceiling looking up at her. He gave a low menacing growl before he spoke "Anata dare? Anata wa watashi ni naniwoshita?" his voice was slurred by the wire holding his jaw shut.
When she didn't give him an answer he bolted out of the room via the closed, now broken window. This caused multiple alarms to sound out through Titans tower, when the others arrived, Terra explained what happened. Immediately the others started to follow the Demon that escaped. When they reached the front of the tower they noticed the broken glass from the window and an impact crater but no body, which indicated that the escapee survived the fall. They found a blood trail and Beastboy transformed into a blood hound to track him better.
"Come on guys he can't have gotten far lets hurry." Beastboy led the chase which ironically led them past a napping Cinderblock with a large tarp covering him. The Demon was moving quickly despite his injuries because he was still able to keep ahead of the Titans. The chase eventually lead them to the shop he robbed earlier that night, that's where the trail abruptly ended. "Come on dude! It's not like he can fly or he would have done that already." BB was exasperated trails don't just disappear into thin air.
Suddenly a sewer lid flew past the young shape shifters head. Raven floated there with a deadpanned expression. "The sewer." Was all she said while the others made disgusted faces. "Aw dude why does this always happen to me." BB jumped into the sewer pipe followed closely by the other Titans.
Beastboy led the titans through the sewer system determined to catch up to the 'thief'. The trail led on for what seemed like miles before they saw signs of life scattered garbage, empty cans and wrappers, and the hobos these items belong to. When the Titans stopped a bickering pair just long enough to ask if they had seen a young male about their age, the two hobos immediately clammed up and apparently were horrible liars and said that they never seen anyone their age around. The Titans figured that the kid must have handed out, either bought or stolen food, amongst the homeless population. The trail came to an abrupt end at what appeared to be a maintenance room, the only sign of life was the duffel bag Cyborg remembered the kid having and a small shrine.
The shrine looked to be hand made with wood that had fresh paint on it, it was fairly small only the size of a microwave cardboard box. Inside the shrine were three pictures, one of a blonde man who had red highlights in his hair, he had a bright smile and handsome features. The second picture was of a beautiful woman with calming violet eyes and deep crimson hair. The third picture was of the two of them together amongst a grove of Sakura trees, his arm around her shoulder a smile that put the other picture to shame, and a more subdued smile on the woman who showed signs of pregnancy.
In front of the two individual pictures were two sticks of pleasant smelling incense that, form the amount burned off, were lit fairly recently. Robin reached out and was about to touch the shrine when the boy roared from the corner and jumped in front of it.
"Dono yō ni anata o aete. Anata ga sorera ni fureta baai, watashi wa anata o korosu. Atchi e ike! IMA!"
The Titans backed up and Robin put his hands in a placating motion. "Calm down. We're not here to hurt you. We only want to talk… can you understand me?" The kid looked at Robin as if he was trying to decipher what he was saying. Misunderstanding the boy gave a low menacing growl that sounded like it should have come from giant animal.
Beastboy shuddered and actually cowered away trying to appear as submissive as possible, his animal instincts telling him that no matter what creature he turned into this kid was the predator and BB was the prey. The other Titans noticed Beastboy's whimpering and all of them had thought that they had never seen Beastboy look so terrified before.
Raven wasn't faring much better as the boy crouched low his irises slowly turning purple then crimson. She could feel her Hanyou blood trembling and the only time that had ever happened was when she had visions of her father. When the boy opened his mouth to speak once more she noticed that his canine teeth were growing as well as his front teeth all sharpening into points like an animals.
"Watashi wa hanarete iku to nobeta! Anata ga koko de kangei shite inai. Ima no mama ni shite kaesu koto wa arimasen."
Seeing that there was a communication barrier Starfire put her hand on Robin's shoulder gently pushing him aside. The other titans were wondering what Starfire was up to but they didn't interfere knowing if things got violent they had her back. The boy also had a look of confusion on his face when the orange floating girl came towards him with a gentle smile. She showed no signs of fearing him which calmed him a bit even though that what he wanted. She came close to him and shocked all of the room's inhabitants when she kissed him on the lips. Robin had his mouth hanging open and he had unfamiliar thoughts of jealousy. Beastboy, for the first time, had a deep shade of red on his face, Raven had no outward sign of surprise but inwardly she wondered what came over her teammate to not only kiss a stranger but a criminal too. Terra and Cyborg stood there with their eyes and mouths wide open sputtering gibberish.
The boy had the funniest reaction at all at first his arms waved in a comical fashion unable to escape the aliens iron grip, followed by any other red blooded male's reaction to an attractive girl kissing them, he closed his eyes and deepened the kiss. It only lasted for about five to ten seconds but sufficed to say the young demon boy had turned a deep shade of scarlet and two fox tails shifted into view, one was the purest white while the other was a deep orange almost red color.
"Shin'ainaru yūjin, watashi wa mōshiwakearimasenga watashi no yūjin to watashi wa anata o odoroka sete iru to iu koto. Watashi no namae wa anata no namae wa nandesuka Starfire desu?"
If the reactions of the room were comical before then these were downright hilarious. All remaining Titans jaws hit the floor even the ever stoic Raven. The boy had a look of confusion on his face, it sounded like she had been speaking his language for years. Thinking it was a trap he started to release more energy changing the three scars on his cheeks changing from simple lines to jagged markings. Ravens eyes went wide as the fangs on the young boy started to push past his lower lip. Despite having his jaw wired shut the boy's demonstration was pretty intimidating. "Starfire stop him! Even if he is a demon his body can't handle the stress of using that power calm him down!" Starfire nodded and the rest of the Titans noticed the boys nose start to bleed. (A/N usually signifies some form of mental trauma, as in this case, instead of perversion) the boy began to cough and blood seeped passed his lips when starfire placed her forehead against his and focused on trying to calm him down.
"Please I don't mean any harm, we just want to talk and it seems you are damaging yourself." the boy began to take some deep calming breaths and nodded once. Starfire released him and told him her name again.
"My name is Naruto." Starfire smiled wider and nodded her head.
"I'm sorry if i offended you earlier, but I wanted to understand what you were saying and I am able to learn by lip contact. Also I don't mean to pry, but what is that small structure for?"
"It's dedicated to my parents."
"Oh that is most joyous! Do they live on this planet?"
Naruto suddenly gained a somber look "No, they no longer roam the land of the living." Starfire matched his look and immediately apologized. "I'm sorry, I didn't know. I have lost my K'norfka as well. Is the custom to pay respects at a structure like this correct?" Naruto eyed the Tamaranean for a moment and nodded. He grabbed two more sticks of incense and lit them for her showing her what to do and where to place them.
While she bowed her head in respect he looked to the other Titans, while they didn't speak his language the actions of their teammate and the young man were clear. Robin, who was trained in Kung Fu, realized his error earlier when he reached to touch the structure, and he decided to explain to the others. "It's a burial shrine. I'm guessing those are his parents. It's very disrespectful to touch or move the structure without the builders consent." Walking back up to the shrine Robin motioned to the figurative gravesite and asked if it would be ok to pay his respects. Naruto getting the gist nodded once more and simply handed two unlit incense sticks to Robin. After paying their respects the slightly awkward silence was interrupted when Naruto had a fit of coughing and twin cries of worry.
"Naruto! Are you ok?! We heard some people were after you." The Titans turned to see two small children in rags they looked incredibly worried for Naruto. Their worry dimmed when Naruto placed a comforting hand on their heads and reached into his duffle bag of stolen goods. He handed each of them a small loaf of bread, some cheese, and some fruit, giving them a stern look not to fight over their food both children nodded once and ran away.
Naruto started to pack his shrine away, carefully taking apart the simple structure piece by piece until it was tied neatly in a bundle, while doing so his coughing increased. Naruto carefully took the photos and put them in his duffel bag careful not to break the remnants of his parents. His coughing getting worse Naruto stood up and placed his hands in front of him ready to be cuffed when he passed out.
Well that's all I have for chapter two sorry it's so short this story is probably the hardest I have so far I mean most of my other stories ill start writing and before I know it 5k words are on the document and a few hours have gone by its really weird. But I have OC villains made and some original "plots" for our group to go through. Sorry Peeps I'll try to get some inspiration juices going on this so I won't disappoint! This is kooloowarrior signing out much too early for my liking! Peace!
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ROUGH TRANSLATIONS
Who are you? What have you done to me? (Anata dare? Anata wa watashi ni naniwoshita?)
How dare you. I'll kill you if you touch them. Go away! NOW! (Dono yō ni anata o aete. Anata ga sorera ni fureta baai, watashi wa anata o korosu. Atchi e ike! IMA!)
I said GO AWAY! You are not welcome here. Now leave and never return. (Watashi wa hanarete iku to nobeta! Anata ga koko de kangei shite inai. Ima no mama ni shite kaesu koto wa arimasen)
Dear friend, I am sorry that my friends and I startled you. My name is Starfire what is your name? (Shin'ainaru yūjin, watashi wa mōshiwakearimasenga watashi no yūjin to watashi wa anata o odoroka sete iru to iu koto. Watashi no namae wa anata no namae wa nandesuka Starfire desu)
