Author's Note: Hi! It's Fate here, and this is my third fanfic. It's an idea that I had that popped into my head one night. I will be working on this fanfic in my spare time, along with 'Different,' my other fanfic. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy 'Blessing.'

Summary: 'I pray that by some… miracle, I will be able to go back in time and fix… everything. God help me.' Ask and ye shall receive. Someone answers their prayers, and blesses them with an angel as well.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, or 'Sakura Drops' by Utada Hikaru.

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'Koi wo shite owari wo tsuge,

Chikau koto wa kore ga saigo no heartbreak,

Sakura sae kaze no naka de,

Yurete yagate hana wo sakasu yo.'

-Utada Hikaru, 'Sakura Drops'

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Sakura Haruno, one of the best medics in Konoha Village, was currently kneeling by her bedside in her dimly lit bedroom. Her bubblegum pink hair flowed freely down her shoulders, and her emerald eyes were closed. Her hands were clasped together, for she was saying her nightly prayer.

'God… Please hear me. I thank you for all the good things in my life. My family, I love them so much. Naruto, my best friend who is like a brother to me. My job, because I love helping countless people every single day. But God… there is one person who I keep trying to help… But I can't reach him. He is so far away, and everything has gone so wrong.'

'I pray that by some… miracle, I will be able to go back in time and fix… everything. God help me. Give me one more chance. Give me one more chance to see him… speak to him… Give me one more chance to tell him… I love him.'

'Amen.'

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Naruto Uzumaki sighed as he put his head in his hands, sitting on the edge of his bed. His cerulean eyes couldn't see much in the room, since there was absolutely no light. He sat this way every night; alone in the dark, simply praying.

'I don't know if you're real… but it's still something to do. Honestly, I don't know where everything went wrong. At the beginning, it was great, back in our Genin days. But then… he showed up. That's when it started, our path to destruction, you could call it. Then Sasuke left. It got worse.'

'Not too long after that, Sakura stopped smiling. I tried to make her laugh everyday, and it worked. But the more time passed, the less Sakura listened. The less she listened, the less she laughed.'

'Now she doesn't laugh at all.'

'Man… If only we could go back in time and just… change.'

'We could laugh again.'

'Amen.'

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Sasuke Uchiha lay half against a wall, bloody and panting. It had been a long day of training, and he was practically half dead.

Even so, he still kept his nightly ritual.

You'd think by then, Sasuke would've stopped believing in God a long time ago. It was a wonder he even prayed, if you could call it that. Yet for some reason, he believed there was a God, and for some reason, every night, he prayed.

For freedom.

'I bet you're not even real. If you were, life wouldn't be this way. I wouldn't be in Hell right now. Itachi wouldn't exist.'

'I'd be back in Konoha… Probably happy. Maybe not.'

'I don't think so.'

'But even so… It would be better than this. I wouldn't be alone, as I always am now. I would have my friends. Naruto, Sakura, and even that perverted Kakashi. Sometimes I wonder if they've changed.'

'But It's most likely I'll never get to see them again. Even though I will never admit it aloud, I somewhat thought of them as my family… I guess. It's stupid of me, really. I don't have a family. But back then… it felt like I did.'

'Sometimes… I wonder what it would be like. To have stayed behind in Konoha when… when Sakura begged me to. But… it's pointless to dwell on the past. Nobody can change what's already happened. It's impossible.'

'Even so… Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to right every wrong. I bet that if I did… Never mind.'

'…Amen.'

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I saw all of this. I don't know why… but I was fascinated by their story. You see, I can see a lot of things. After all, I am Hikari. An angel. A Guardian Angel, if you will. And I've been protecting them all their life. Their fate was inevitable, as was everybody else's.

At least… it was supposed to be.

I couldn't stand it! I saw each of them, every night, doing the same thing.

Asking for a miracle.

Then, the pink haired one would weep. The blonde young man would silently let a few tears run down his face. And the raven haired one would simply bury his head in his hands. Only once have I seen his eyes fill with tears. But they were never shed.

When they're asleep, I visit them. I give them all a little something to increase their hope. I give the pink haired one dreams of being reunited with her love. I give the blonde man dreams of seeing his best friend return, and being able to see his pink haired friend laugh once more. And I give the raven haired man dreams of freedom, where his goals have been accomplished, and he is actually happy.

When they wake up, they always have more strength and will to continue on than before.

But this time… it may not be enough. They aren't asking for dreams, or hope… They're asking for a second chance. And so… I will give it to them.

I always wondered about how their lives would be if their fate had been set differently. And sometimes… I can almost hear their laughter. But… I want to hear it.

So now, as I gently give them the dreams that are their sanctuary… I also give them their miracle.

Tomorrow, when they wake up, they will be years in the past; at the beginning. I will make it my duty to help them change the horrid fate that was written for them. They will not recall ever having a life as horrible as the one they are in now.

I will assume the form of a girl, so that I may pass for one of them. And I will stay with them every step of the way, rewriting their destiny.

So now, Sakura Haruno, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha… sleep. Come tomorrow…

You will have your miracle.

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Author's Note: Well, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of, 'Blessing.' In case you didn't get the last part, it is in the point of view of an angel named Hikari. She has been watching over Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura for a long time, and she hears their prayers. In the next chapter, she will give them the miracle they've been hoping for.

Preview:

"Don't worry, you guys!" Hikari exclaimed, grinning widely. "I swear I'll do anything for my team! That's what friends are for, eh?"

The three other people standing beside her had expressions of mixed shock and confusion.

'…Friends?'