Cursed (SasuNaru)

Prayers

I made my way back with my can of soda, slurping it as I try to come up with a plan.
I sat back down beside Iruka, who was reading but put aside his book to question me on why I took so long. I told him the queue was extremely long while I was texting Kiba and Sakura in a group chat.

N: Guys! This is an emergency!
K: What?! Where are you now? We'll come and get you!
N: Meet me at the hospital close to our school!
K: Hospital?!
S: Ok, We're in school right now, so it'll take us only 10 minutes! Wait for us!
K: Yeah, OTW!
N: I'm at the rooftop.
K: Roof top?!

Iruka waved at me, "Are you listening to me? I was saying how we should put up more locks around the house and more safety measures."
I slid my phone into my pocket, "Yeah, and I totally agree! Could you give me a minute, Iruka, I need to take a poop real bad. I'll be back in a second!" I jumped out of my seat and hurriedly over to the lift.

I was on the roof top for barely 3 minutes before Sakura and Kiba arrived, sweating and panting. It took them half the time they said they needed to get here. I suppose they didn't have wings like what movies portray? Or maybe they couldn't risk showing their true form? "Are you alright, Naruto?! Are you planning to-" Kiba reached out to me, distracting me from my many questions.

"Yes, I have a plan!"
"No! Don't kill yourself over the damned Devil! We're here, Naruto, we can help you.."
"What?! No! I'm not planning on ending my life. I'm planning to save a life!"

Kiba, stared at me confusedly while still panting. Sakura raised her brow as well. "And how would you do so?"

"I'm a God right? I can do this. A God can save a human's life, right?" I asked the other two Holy angels.
"But we can't pick and choose who we want to save and who we can't. We are going to disrupt the Destiny of people and the Higher Beings up there wouldn't be happy." Sakura calmly explained but I was getting irritated by such nonsense.

It didn't make sense to me, if I can save whoever, isn't it for the best? Shouldn't we try to save as many as we can? Who gives a damn about Destiny? Are people destined to die.. just like that?

It didn't sit right with me.

"Fuck them, if I have the ability to, why shouldn't I?!"
Kiba tried to calm me down.
"I don't know how to.. but you guys will teach me.. right?"
Both of them shook their head in unison, seeing that, my heart immediately sank.

"We're angels. Not Gods. We don't have the power to do so. We can prevent harm but not death." Sakura continued explaining.

For a second I was disappointed before an idea struck me. "Wait, but I'm a god right? Let me do this! Let me go back to Heaven again! I'll ask my Father to teach me!"

They once again shook their head in sync.
"It sucks to tell you this, Naruto. But you can't go up there again until the curse has been fully lifted.. We can't risk spawning a Devil in Heavens just to save a mere human's life." Sakura nodded, agreeing with Kiba's statement.

It was like talking to walls. Every solution I have just ends up bouncing back to me as a problem. I can understand the risk I will take, but.. "It's still a Life." I shook my head, defeated. It was pointless to talk to them. They tried to stop me from walking away, explaining over again what I already understand from this conversation.

They simply can't do anything for Konohamaru..

I pulled my arm out of Kiba's grasp and exited the roof. While walking back to Iruka's room, I could hear prayers coming from the ward before his'. It was a familiar voice. It was Konohamaru, praying and thanking God for saving him. That he knew after so many months of praying, he would be saved. All his parents could do was watch and tear up, knowing the reality of the situation.

I sighed even heavier and entered Iruka's ward. He put aside his book again, "Whats the matter, Naruto?"
I shook my head, not wanting to worry him.
"Had a bad poop.."

I spent my entire day with Iruka, occasionally checking in and playing with Konohamaru. I even introduced them to each other since they were hospital room neighbours. I wished them good night and sweet dreams, tucking each of them in before I parted to go home.

I laid on my bed, exhausted but wide awake. How am I a God, but I can't even save a life. I felt helpless and useless. I had the power to, but I can't. "Father, why can't you do anything?! Can't you hear their prayers? Why don't you do something?!" I shouted at my ceiling, but was only replied with silence.

"He won't, but I will. I will do anything for you." In a blink of an eye, Sasuke was on my bed, wiping away a tear that escaped from my eye. ".. you will?" I touched his hand that was resting on my cheek.

"I will. I will salvage that child for you." He kissed my forehead.

At this point, I was wondering to myself.. why are the Gods so cruel? And why is it that the Gods wouldn't do, the Devil would?

"Devils and Gods are the same. We have the same powers, just different beliefs. Guardians and Ghosts don't have the power we do. That is why when I said we could rule over Hell together, I meant it." He cupped my chin, pulling me closer to him. He must have read the thoughts in my mind again.

"Hell, we can even take over Heaven and rule it together, if you let me." His lips so close to mine, I could feel his breathing.

"We could be so powerful together.. you and me."