Shino ogled at the blonde boy sitting across from him, having trouble accepting that Naruto was actually an angel sent down from Heaven to serve him. But that was mostly because he had difficulty believing that something like this could ever happen to someone as different and despised as him.

"Is there something wrong, Master Shino?" Naruto asked with his head slightly cocked to the side.

"Ummm. Oh no, I'm fine. But I have a question for you," Shino said, looking at the boy weirdly.

"What is it?"

"Are you going to keep switching between 'Master Shino' and 'Shino-sama'?"

"Well, they both mean the same thing, but I was just trying them out. I wanted to see which one I preferred."

"I see…which one are you going to keep calling me?" Shino asked

"I'll probably stick to calling you 'Shino-sama'," Naruto replied, smiling at the dark haired boy, "Is that okay, Shino-sama?"

"I don't care what you call me…it's not like you'll be staying here for long," Shino said sadly, his head turned down to the floor.

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked, looking confused.

Shino glanced back at Naruto before returning his eyes to the floor. For him, this had to be some sort of dream or cruel joke. Shino just couldn't easily accept this new, seemingly promising reality.

"Look, I don't mean to offend you or anything, but you've made a mistake," Shino answered.

"Made a mistake? But Shino-sama-"

Shino looked Naruto in the eyes and continued, "There's no way I could deserve something like this. You'd be better off finding someone else who is worthy of your servitude."

"You don't understand, Shino-sama. You weren't just randomly picked. You were chosen to receive this blessing," Naruto stated.

"But how could that be?" Shino questioned.

"Once every hundred years or so in Earth time, an angel is sent out to aid the human who truly needs the grace of Heaven the most. It was commissioned long ago for the angel to serve the human until they were no longer needed in the human's life, after which, the angel would return to Heaven. You were chosen to receive Heaven's blessing and I chose to be the one who would serve you," Naruto explained.

"Wait a minute. You chose to serve me?"

"Normally, God chooses the angel that will serve the human, but I asked Him if I could be your servant."

"But why would you do that? Wouldn't you-"

"You sure are full of questions, Shino-sama," Naruto said.

"Who wouldn't be? I'm still trying to wrap my head around all this," Shino replied, scratching the right side of his head.

The blonde looked at Shino as if he was in deep thought.

"Hmmm. I was told that humans would be initially confused, but I didn't realize it would be this bad. Oh this is my first time serving a human so I guess I'll just have to learn along the way," Naruto said, seeing that Shino was about to ask another question.

"I see."

The two boys sat in silence for a few minutes, each observing the other. Shino was mostly trying to determine if this was just a dream he would wake up from eventually while Naruto was really just waiting for Shino to speak. Naruto never liked to break any type of silence, but it was quickly becoming apparent that he might have to because he felt that something was wrong with his new master.

"Shino-sama?" Naruto called out, breaking the uncomfortable stillness.

"Yes, what is it?" Shino asked, a little startled by the blonde's voice.

"You still think that you don't deserve the blessing of Heaven, don't you?" Naruto asked uneasily.

"A little," Shino answered truthfully, "But how did-"

A sad sigh from the blonde angel interrupted Shino's question. Naruto had an expression on his face that said that he didn't understand, but what really caught Shino's attention was the look in the boy's eyes. He looked as if he about to cry.

"Shino-sama. I want you to really think about the way your life has been so far. I've been watching over you your entire life, but then, it wasn't my place to intervene in human existence. But right now, I can help you in any way that you choose and I really want to help. Do you really want your life to remain like it is when you have the chance to make it better? Don't you want to be happy for once?" Naruto asked seriously.

Shino closed his eyes with a sigh. He truly did want his life to turn into something he could remember fondly instead of his life being something he didn't want to remember at all.

"I do," Shino whispered.

"You do what, Shino-sama? You have to say it."

Shino reopened his eyes and locked them with the blonde's.

"I want to be happy."

Naruto smiled at those words. It was a genuine and unique smile, one that Shino had rarely ever seen on anybody's face. He had seen Lady Hinata smile at him dozens of times, but this smile was different from the ones he had received from Hinata. It was more warm and friendly and above all else, it was happy.

"I'm very happy to hear that, Shino-sama," Naruto said happily.

"By the way, how did you know what I thinking?"

"I felt it. When an angel becomes a human's servant, a bond is formed between them. I can't really read your thoughts, but I can sense your emotions. I just guessed based on the uncertainty I felt from you. Angels are very sensitive to human feelings anyway, but our bond is stronger so I can read more from you."

Shino blushed. The explanation was simple enough, but he had never heard anyone speak the way Naruto did and the way his words flowed made it seem as if he was talking to someone he loved. And that made him embarrassed beyond belief.

"Is there something wrong, Shino-sama? You seem uncomfortable," Naruto said.

Shino's blush subsided somewhat and he asked, "Are you really that naïve?"

"What are you talking about?" Naruto asked, confused.

"Nothing, nothing. Just forget I said anything."

"But I really want to know what you were talking about," Naruto whined, unknowingly floating in midair while his face was only inches away from Shino's.

"Uhhh. It's really not that big of a deal. Please just get back on the floor," Shino said.

Obviously puzzled, Naruto looked down to see that he was in fact floating in midair. Naruto chuckled as he returned to his original position on the floor.

"I'm sorry if I startled you, Shino-sama. I do that sometimes. I'll try to keep myself under control in the future."

"That's okay. You didn't do anything wrong," Shino said, scratching the back of his head.

"Would you like for me to heal that for you?" Naruto asked suddenly.

"Huh?"

"That," Naruto answered, pointing at the bandaged cut on his wrist, "I can also heal the other injuries you have, Shino-sama."

"Oh. So you saw all that today, huh?"

"Yes."

Shino thought on the boy's proposal, mostly wondering if Naruto could really heal his current wounds. Though he did accept Naruto's invite to a better existence, he was still somewhat skeptical on the inside. It was hard to convince himself that something good was happening in his life.

"Sure. Go ahead," Shino finally responded after several moments of silence.

"Okay."

Naruto positioned his hands in front of Shino and closed his cerulean eyes. Light surrounded his body in tiny rivulets at first before eclipsing most of his features. The light ebbed and flowed around him like water before suddenly enclosing around Shino's thin frame. After a few moments, the glow faded away. At first, Shino wasn't sure if anything had happened at all, but he slowly realized that all his pain was gone.

"I also took the liberty of getting rid of all those bandages for you," Naruto said after a moment of silence.

Lifting up his tattered shirt, Shino saw that the blonde's words were true. All of the bandages had disappeared and his wounds had vanished as well, leaving his skin without a trace of its previous damage.

"Umm thank you," Shino said, letting his shirt fall down to its original position.

"It's no problem. After all, I would do anything for you, Shino-sama."

Shino's face heated up with embarrassment once again. Naruto's words attacked him in his brain emotionally and they also had him lowering the wall that normally barricaded his feelings.

"It sure is getting late, Shino-sama. You should get some sleep," Naruto said, looking out the window.

Shino looked outside to see the darkness of the sky. He had no idea how long he had been up since Naruto arrived and for that matter, he wasn't sure how long it would be until the sun came up into the sky.

"I will in a minute, but I have another question for you," Shino said unsurely, his blush multiplying in intensity.

"What is it?"

Shino swallowed nervously, surprised at his own actions. He was always cool and calm and he wasn't much for conversation, but for some reason, he couldn't stop himself from speaking to the angel in front of him. Naruto was innocent to a fault and that innocence was strangely appealing to Shino. But there was something else about the blonde that caught him off guard. He just wasn't sure what if was at the moment.

"How do you…how do you feel about me?" Shino asked with his eyes squeezed shut in discomfort.

Naruto deliberated on this question for a moment. He could feel that his master was uncomfortable with the situation at hand and he felt that he had to choose his answer carefully in order to avoid causing any more awkwardness in Shino.

"Well, I have respect for you, Shino-sama. Most people under your circumstance would have given up a long time ago."

Shino reopened his eyes in astonishment, somewhat surprised at Naruto's answer. He was half excepting for the blonde to say he loved him or something else along those lines. His blush receded a little bit, his embarrassment fading away along with it.

"Oh o-okay," Shino replied.

Naruto nodded in return, sensing some of Shino's discomfort leaving him.

Shino then retired to his bed while Naruto sat in the windowsill. Angels didn't really need a lot of sleep to function properly and Naruto was just content on relaxing once in a while. Shino had drifted off few minutes after lying down, the events of the night had tired him more than he realized.

Naruto watched him momentarily before turning his attention to the stars above him. He remembered the conversation he had had with God before he had actually left Heaven.

Five hours earlier

After he had disappeared from God's side at the pool of water, he had gone to the place where he resided in Heaven. He wanted to want until Shino was awake to go introduce himself.

When he got to him home seconds later, he placed his hands on a mirror hanging from a hook on the wall and the image of Shino sleeping on his bed appeared in the reflective glass. A few hours passed while Naruto was waiting, but the angel had plenty of things to occupy his time.

A knock at his door after four hours of waiting snapped him out of his current distraction. Opening the door slightly, Naruto saw Neji, God's personal messenger.

"Naruto, God requests your presence in his chamber immediately," Neji informed before disappearing.

Naruto sighed slightly, wishing that Neji had at least said 'hello' or gave him some sort of greeting. Neji was never one to say more than he needed when it came to delivering messages, especially if it was something important.

Wasting no time, he let out his wings and took flight. Of course he could have just teleported himself to his destination, but flying had developed into a sort of pleasure for him after becoming an angel.

When he finally got to the grand doors of God's chamber, he knocked a few times to signal his arrival.

"You may enter," he heard God's voice say.

Naruto opened the door and shut it behind him before walking to the middle of the spacious room.

He kneeled down to the floor with his head facing downward and asked, "You wished to see me?"

"Yes. We have something very important to discuss."

Naruto raised his head and asked, "What is it?"

"You already know that you have to follow the rules, but since this is your first time as a human's servant, I don't believe that you are aware of your limitations as a vassal."

Naruto shook his head, a worried look on his face.

"It's nothing too serious. Just a power limiter."

"A power limiter?" Naruto questioned, his head turned to the side in confusion.

"Yes. It will hamper your abilities slightly, but its main purpose is to act like a safeguard if you try to break the rules. All angels must wear one when they go to the human world."

Present time

Naruto turned his gaze away from the sky. He pulled the top of his robe down a little and ran his fingers across the golden, jewel-encrusted choker on his neck. It took about two hours of constant spells and chants to put the correct limitation in place. For some reason, Naruto needed a different restriction compared to all the other angels who went to the human world, but he figured it was because this was his first time as a mortal's servant.

But even though he had pieced together his own reason for a special limitation, God didn't let on whether that was the cause or if it was something entirely different. Naruto curled himself up in the windowsill, trying to relax his mind and quell the questions that popped up in his head.

The blessing of the angel has been given. But with an unknown set of rules and a unique limitation in place, will the angel be able to serve accordingly or will the limitation God put in interfere in some way?

Edit 5/12/2014; Removed author notes.