AN: Hiya! So. Yeah. This is going to be a (hopefully) light hearted romantic story between a stoic ex Guardian and a young woman struggling to make her ends meet.

Prologue

The Punishment

The rebelling Guardian – though it seems ironic to call him any of the like, as he completely failed at rebelling, hence him getting caught – glared viciously at the Goddess of Rebuke as she chattered on about what an idiot he was. "You can't exactly escape from me, you know. A Guardian is a Guardian, and that's the end of it. You don't have a say in it. All Gods and Goddesses need their Guardians to keep up the balance between them all and make sure no one gets out of hand. Do you actually understand how grave your sin truly is?"

"Hn."

"I know you do. But you just don't care, huh? You know that a God missing one of his Guardians would be in extreme danger from his rivals. And if something were to happen to this one God, nature's balance would be completely unhinged? Geez, I'll never get to like you, Uchiha Sasuke. No one in your family is very likeable, to be honest. All of you thinking you have the right to decide what to do with your lives. You're all born selfish, I tell you."

Sasuke continued to glare at her, unconsciously tugging at the invisible bounds keeping his hands tied behind his back. He was positive of the fact that her never ending one-sided conversations were part of his punishment.

"Yes, that is a good theory," she said, reading his mind. "But I've got a much more fun punishment waiting for you.

"Since you Uchihas hate serving the Gods so much, how about you go and try serving human beings instead, hm?"

The sadistic glint in the Goddesses gaze caused Sasuke's eyes to narrow.

"You seem to not think very much of this idea, neither good nor bad. But I'll tell you, Uchiha; humans are troublesome creatures. And you have one human hour to find yourself a suitable master. And you shall show your choice through a kiss. Once this kiss is placed on the humans lips, you will serve him or her until the human dies."

It still didn't sound all that bad to Sasuke. He didn't understand how these circumstances were punishment enough for his sinful acts. He'd been expecting to be sent to the Devil and being tortured, but this was nothing of the like. Not that he'd ever been to the human world for a long enough time to completely get an idea of how human nature worked, but a human only lived for approximately ninety years, give or take. That was nothing compared to the eternity of life he had waiting for him.

The only detail in this scheme of punishment that he revolted against was the kiss. Guardians weren't allowed to show any form of attraction towards each other, let alone kiss. Sasuke had heard of Gods who demanded sexual pleasure of their Guardians and no other consequence than rumor of it being spread occurred as it wasn't against the law. Gods using their Guardians was one thing. Guardians falling in love with each other was a completely different one.

There was a story of two Guardians who fell in love with each other. It had been told so many times that Sasuke had heard plenty different versions of it. But something they all had in common was that the punishment was outstandingly brutal; they'd been ripped of their powers and they had been thrown in opposite corners of hell. Rumor had it that it was the Gods' way of warning Guardians not to get distracted from their responsibilities.

He supposed the kiss was an evil little detail interlaced just for the heck of it.

"Ah, yes," the Goddess of Rebuke exclaimed. "Speaking of those two lovebirds. Their punishment actually does have a little something in common with yours." And with that, a wicked grin took place on her face, spreading from one ear to the other.

With speed that defied time, her face was inches from his, and soon her hand was spread across his forehead. She giggled, and the sound of it turned all blood inside the already cold-hearted Guardian into ice. "You're powers are to be taken from you."

The words hit him like the curse they were. Powers to a Guardian, and every other spiritual creature for that matter, were like their life essence. Without their powers, they would cease to exist.

The Goddess snorted. "Of course they don't cease to exist. That's just a silly belief you lesser creatures have. If you died, what good would your punishment do, hm? If we wanted you to die, you would've joined the dead a long time ago. No, it's your immortality that's keeping you alive and existing, not your powers. And I won't touch your immortality."

There were suddenly a few yards between them again, which lessened Sasuke's discomfort vastly.

Yet, Sasuke's most immense troubles lay with his punishment. No matter what the Goddess claimed, he just couldn't imagine himself existing without his powers. It felt surreal down to the bottom of his core, and he was honestly pissed off for getting caught. Somehow he'd always known that he'd be caught in the end. There was simply no running from Gods.

And he had suspected a horrible punishment, but this was just… pissy.

The world surrounding him and the Goddess turned blurry for a moment, and then started outlining the shapes of buildings and sidewalks, benches, cars, trees.

Neither he nor the Goddess found it interesting enough to break away from their locked gazes. It was just magic, after all.

The Goddess smiled briskly and turned, the world around them still forming. As she walked away, she tuned out as the world tuned in. Just in time before she vanished, she looked at him over her shoulder and exclaimed, "Oh, and if you don't kiss a human on the lips within an hour, we'll send you to the devil instead. Now then, have a nice punishment. I'm off to see how the other Gods decide to solve your absence in heaven. Ta-ta, Uchiha."

AN: So, the first chapter is pretty much finished so I'll be uploading it soon enough. In a couple of days, probably.

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