Summary: In a time of peace and love, an angel of the highest order, Sasuke Uchiha, finds out a dark secret of the society he lives in. His actions have consequences, a war begins, and he is cast out of Heaven. His life from then on was one of darkness. Where was his light? Angel AU. Mainly SasuSaku, including NaruHina and NejTen. Rated M.
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Falling
Down
Down
Down.
His world from that day on was nothing but a slow burning inferno, and there was no way to escape. His only salvation was her, and she was nowhere to be found.
Part One:
-CHILDHOOD
Sasuke Uchiha was a boy of simple things. He enjoyed lounging in the grass, listening to the lull of the babbling stream. He also enjoyed being alone. His family, the only Thrones in all of Heaven,known for their raven locks and stoic nature, revered the quietness of solitude. Those two things the young Uchiha angel enjoyed were extremely difficult to do, when one was discovered in their attempt at hiding away. Most times it was his boisterous companion, Naruto. Naruto seemed to carry light within his smile. It was common of the Cherubim angels to glow, for they protected the Tree of Life, and the light of that tree was sure to affect those closest. Most were witty and sharp, but alas, that was not the case for the Cherubim boy who became one of Sasuke's closest friends. On other occasions, it was the annoying girl of their ragtag group of kids, Team 7, who decided to bother him, whether it was to ask if he wanted to take a walk with her, or to bother him while they waited for their next training session. Sakura came from the Second Sphere of angels, a group called the Virtues. She was the exact opposite of the ideals and poise most Virtues followed. She was not strong, illuminating, or divine. She did not cause miracles, and she did not bring peace and grace with her. She was weak, talkative, clumsy, and most of all, annoyingly focused on her appearance. The Virtues did not produce any distinct and powerful clans, they were angels with moderate power, and in some rare cases, the lead Virtue, Tsunade, who was also a Seraphim, would grant a Virtue with her even more alluring and otherworldly powers of healing, regeneration, and extreme strength and control of power. Sakura would never be one of those exceptional angels. She was kind, for the most part, though, Sasuke thought to himself.
On the occasions when he was bothered, he suffered their intrusions with little to no emotion.
Most days, they were forced to wait minutes, sometimes even hours past their meeting time for their Sensei, Kakashi. He was a lazy, smart ass instructor. Although, he was one of the most powerful angels in all of they didn't always try to get on his bad side. That didn't mean, though, that the three didn't often play pranks on their beloved, pervy, Sensei. Kakashi was an angel from the Third Sphere, a principalities angel. Most importantly, though, he was one of the Seven Archangels. The Archangels were a group of angels who were the first rank in power, they were the highest order of protectors, and they stood beside the throne of God. They were protectors of nations and men, avenging and serving divine justice. Kakashi taught the young rookies of Team 7 all they needed to know from comradery to ferocious battle skill, for they and their other classmates were to be the next protectors of Heaven.
Luckily, though, Kakashi was usually able to make it within a half hour of their meeting time, but that's only if Sasuke manages to sneak into Kakashi's home and change all his clocks. On the unlucky days, like today, they had to wait just a few hours longer than normal.
"Oi Sakura, Sasuke-teme, if Kakashi-sensei isn't here in five more minutes, we're leaving to get ramen, dattebayo!" exclaimed Naruto.
"Dobe, we're not leaving, he'll show." droned Sasuke.
"Quite honestly, we should go and look for him, perhaps he's simply forgotten we planned on training togeth-" mused Sakura as Sasuke started talking. She stopped abruptly, noticing that Sasuke was saying they should stay and wait.
"Sasuke-kun is right, Naruto" she quickly intoned, "we should stay put."
"Hn, all you do is agree." Sasuke breathed quietly to himself.
As soon as the Uchiha boy stopped talking, said Sensei decided to appear in a puff of smoke, leaning against a tree, reading his god awful porn book. "Yo, sorry I'm late. Well, I'm not really sorry, you see, Guy was attempting to save a cat from a tree and he himself got stuck so naturally, I had to stop and watch his stupid ass fall from the branches. He acts like he doesn't know how to focus chakra... Speaking of focusing chakra, that's what we're working on today. In battle, you will not always be able to fly out of a situation, so you'll need to work on new ways to evade and enhance your fighting skills. You have five minutes to meet me at the Valley of The End, there is a lovely waterfall on which we can work upon."
With that, the aloof sensei disappeared in a similar manner as he arrived, leaning against a tree, reading his lewd excuse of a book. Two of the three rookies groaned in unison, the third scoffed at his two lazy excuses of teammates. How can they sit here and try to become protectors of Heaven when they don't even want to learn, for God's sake?! Sasuke fumed.
"Dobe, how are you going to sit here and say you're stronger than me if you aren't even willing to do this training. You really are dead last." Sasuke taunted. "
OI TEME YOU ABSOLUTE BASTARD I AM STRONGER THAN YOU AND I'LL PROVE IT DATTEBAYOOOOOO!"
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The team of young angels, along with their Sensei were sent on missions of peace to other worlds, disputing political disagreements amongst other, lesser Gods and assisting their followers. Usually though, they were sent down to Earth to assist in mankind's growth as forming societies, help with their relations to one another, try to perform miracles, and ultimately, protect each other. Although, in Sasuke's opinion, it was usually him protecting Sakura because Naruto got them into extremely stupid situations. He begrudgingly learned the power of teamwork, and learned how he could become more powerful and successful in his endeavors if he worked with others. During these long trips to the world in which humans resided, Sasuke scarcely found time to himself. He became irritable on some instances, afterall, one can only take so much of two, very loud and annoying teammates, and one, extremely pervy sensei.
Sasuke was sitting quietly next to a dim fire, the team decided to spend the night in a shrine dedicated to his family, the Uchiha, and their greatness. He was lost in thought of the last interaction he had with his older brother, Itachi. What did Itachi mean when he said it wasn't safe to speak on their property? All I asked was if he wanted to train when I got back from this mission. Suddenly, his wandering was interrupted by a small, unsure voice.
"So, Sasuke, I was thinking, when we get back, would you be able to show me that new taijutsu sequence you were lear-"
What an annoying girl! Sasuke thought bitterly. The one damn time I am able to have some peace and quiet on this trip she has to show up.
"...and then maybe we can go to that really cool pond that Ino found with the rest of our classmates...? Naruto and Hinata already said yes."
"Sakura, shut up. I do not want to show you. I don't want to spend time with you unless I have to. You don't want to learn, you just want to flirt. Talk to me when you're serious about being a protector of heaven. I don't have time for trips to some pond that serves no purpose other than inane entertainment. Sasuke snapped coldly.
"Oh..okay, Sasuke-kun…" Sakura said shakily, while holding back a sob.
Sakura left quietly, running away and far up a tree with ease, afterall, she ended up having the best chakra control of the threesome. Good riddance, Sasuke thought, I really can't afford such nuances. Father expects me to become as strong as Itachi, and if everyone around me does nothing but frolic, I'll never exceed Itachi. I'll never be important to Father. Itachi will never recognize me as his equal. Sasuke pondered and marinated in his irritation and self-loathing until he heard a bored voice deadpan his way.
"You know, Sasuke, you should maybe, just slightly sugarcoat things for her. You know how emotional she can get...and quite honestly, I think she sounded earnest in her want to learn the sequence from you. Now, now, before you say anything, I know she isn't the most skilled in anything, really, but that doesn't mean you should let your teammate stay at their level of current mediocre-ness. She came to you because you are are a prodigy."
"Kakashi, I don't need a guilt trip from you. It is your job as our "Sensei" to teach, and if she isn't accelling, not only is it her fault, but it is also yours. Maybe you're not as great as they say you are…?" Sasuke jokes, albeit very mildly and in a condescending manner.
"Sasuke, I suggest you shut the fuck up, because I can leave you here right now and make you find your own way to the stairway, if thats what you'd like?" Kakashi replied, with a short chuckle and a glint in his singular, steel grey eye.
Sasuke shuts up. Damn, he thinks, maybe I should go see if Sakura is okay…
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And so, the rookie protectors grow, Sasuke learns to care more, Sakura learns to care less, to work harder for herself, and Naruto learns when he should keep his mouth shut. The Uchiha's companionship with Team Seven, as well as his other classmates, grows, even if it's just a little bit, and slowly but surely, he becomes almost as powerful as his beloved older brother. That is all he's ever wanted.
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AN: Hello! My name is Paige, but I like to go by Peach. I'm new to this whole fanfiction thing, and I was never really fantastic at creative writing. I'm not sure where this is exactly going, but i have a rough draft and I'm just working out the details as I go. There will be flashbacks, there will be more in depth characterization, there will be more inner monologue with more points of view, and there will be more detailed descriptions. I just needed to get a good basis for the background and plot line, which will further be discovered in Part One. There are some things I'd like to clear up right away though. I really am trying to keep characters in canon characterization, but with all the AU elements. Currently, the gang is around 12, which is like, mega babies in angel years. They won't reach adulthood until they're at least 100 years old (in human years). When it comes to religion, I am trying to portray a world in which there are multiple religions and gods, and one overseeing God, which the angels are directly affiliated with. The overseeing God, Hashirama, will be explained more as the story goes on. I myself, am not very religious, but I have always thought of angels and their role in religion to be very interesting, and this is my take on this This is mainly a Sasusaku/Team 7 fic with some other character interaction. Please please pleeeease leave your comments, questions, and any criticisms you have for me! Much love! -Peach