WARNING – BOY X BOY – NARUSASU/SASUNARU PAIRNG – ! HARD YAOI 18++++++

NaruSasu which turns into SasuNaru - HIGHSCHOOL FIC! NON NINJA WORLD

DISCLAIMER - I don't own the characters introduced all rights belong to Masashi Kishimoto.

SEXUAL THEMES – BAD LANGUAGE – DRUG ABUSE - FLUFF AND LEMON AND ABS OH MY!

EXPLICIT. 18+ YAOI.

He watched as Naruto entered his tiny attached house. He thought to himself about how he might have over stepped the mark. Who was he to tell Naruto what to do? He had only known him for a day and he was trying to act like an agony aunt. Although he still wanted to help him, he just had to get to know him better and earn his trust. He was his only friend after all.

A Raven's Guide to Seducing a Blonde

Chapter 5: What is he? The Panic Attack Whisperer?

Naruto shut the door behind him gently and slid to the floor leaning against the front door. It was only the second day of senior year and he was already feeling the pressure. His phone buzzed in his pocket. He pulled it out to notice that the battery had died. He was surprised it lasted so long. Then he remembered that he didn't return home last night and wondered why his mother hadn't got on his back at the first sound of the door opening.

He stood up from the floor lazily dropping his backpack in the middle of the floor and peered into the living room. He saw Nagato sitting with his younger sisters, Misa, Kairi and Jessi.

"Where mom?" Naruto asked cautiously.

Nagato didn't take his eyes off the TV screen as he answered his troublesome younger brother. "She's working at the diner tonight; she won't be home until late"

Naruto took a seat next to Jessi. "You get stuck babysitting tonight?" He said as he ruffled his 2 year old sister's hair.

"Well who else is going to do it?"

"You could've asked me…" Naruto said scratching the back of his head.

"Why would I ask you? You can barely look after yourself never mind 3 younger ones and 2 teenagers"

"Why are you such a bastard Nagato?!" Naruto said storming off into the kitchen.

Nagato reassured his younger siblings after seeing and hearing that display of anger from their brother before following him into the kitchen. "You know Naruto; you've honestly put this family through hell. You're actually lucky mom hasn't thrown you out when you turned 18"

"I wouldn't give a shit anyways"

"You honestly wouldn't? Perhaps you are just like your father-"

Naruto pushed Nagato into the wall at the sound of those words, "I am NOTHING like that son-of-a-bitch! How dare you compare me to that scum!"

"He also did shit like this to mom, didn't he?" Nagato said not impressed by his burst of abuse.

Naruto let go of Nagato and let out a sigh. He sat down on the tiny kitchen table and put his head in his arms.

"Look Naruto… I know we have all been through some fucked up shit and we all deal with it differently but you seriously need to start making changes. Mom doesn't need you going off the rails again. She's already got her hands full with the twins".

"Where are Yahiko and Konan anyways?" Naruto asked head still on the table.

"I have no idea. They disappear after school and don't come home till late"

Naruto perked his head up, "And mom doesn't say anything?"

"Naruto… mom has the girls to look after plus 3 jobs to keep us all going. You honestly think she has the time and patience to deal with rebellious teenagers who want to follow in their cooler older brother's footsteps?"

"Are you referring to me?" Nagato didn't respond. The blonde had a look of guilt and sadness. He didn't want to be a bad influence on his siblings. He knew he did fucked up shit and he thought his brothers and sisters were cleverer and had more sense than him. He never knew he was heavily influencing the twins.

"I'm going out." Naruto stormed through the living room passing his younger siblings.

"N-Naruto?" His 12 year old sister, Misa stood up from the couch causing Naruto to stop in his tracks.

"What is it?"

Misa didn't say anything but just stood there silently. She nervously played with the hem of her t-shirt unable to bring herself to say what she wanted to.

"Look I have somewhere to be, did you want something?" Naruto said in the calmest way he was capable of.

Misa still didn't say anything but just looked to the floor and then took a seat back down next to her sisters. Naruto stood there confused.

"I'll be back later alright" Naruto said as he exited the room.

Misa stared down at the carpet. She missed her brother being around as Naruto was barely ever home. She had brief memories of him playing with her as a child and those memories blocked out the frequent arguments between the blonde and her mom. She held onto the times where he wasn't so absent, even though he wasn't very well behaved, she still wanted him to be around because he took notice of her. She continued to stare to the floor, wishing she could just hug Naruto. "I… love you, brother".

Sasuke sat at his desk unable to concentrate. His mother had told him to study after dinner since his father wasn't particularly happy with last night's events. He didn't care about studying. He didn't care about high school. He didn't care about graduating. All he wanted to do was to disappear and live in a secluded place and not have to talk to anyone. But he promised his mother he would try and get through the year without making it difficult for them. He had texted Naruto to see if he was alright but he hadn't replied to him. He wondered if the novelty of the new kid had worn off and he lost interest in Sasuke. He wouldn't be surprised. It was always difficult for him to make friends and when he did, he was very possessive and clingy and always ended up scaring them off.

He resisted the urge to double text the blonde and decided to go to bed early. He wasn't in the mood for socialising anyways.

It was almost midnight and Naruto was hanging out at Kiba's place where yet again, the place was full of people drinking, fucking and doing all sorts.

"Hey blondie" Kiba said shaking his hands in front of his face. "You've been spaced out the past hour and you've hardly drank anything, what's up?"

"Fuck off, Kiba" Naruto snapped not in the mood to talk about anything.

Kiba was about to snap back when something caught his eye. There was more commotion going on in is backyard than usual. "What the fuck are they doing out there?"

"Hm?" Naruto's eyes followed to where Kiba was staring at. "Looks like they are stripping or something" eyeing up the amount of people in their underwear.

"They'll get me arrested doing shit like this, fuck sake. Come help me break it up will yah"

"Nahh this is your problem" the blonde said, slouched on the sofa.

Kiba walked over to the glass sliding door which led into the backyard. "Actually… I think is your problem too…"

"Huh?"

"I think you better come take a look, Naruto"

The blonde got up from the sofa to take a look out of the window. There was a crowd of people, both guys and girls from the neighbourhood and school. They were standing in a circle egging on some people in the middle to take off their clothes. "I don't get it Kiba, what has this got to do with me?"

"Take a look at the people in the middle"

Naruto opened the glass sliding door and took a step into the backyard patio. He glanced over to the people who were stripping in the middle and chanting to get naked. His eyes widened as he recognised one of the girls.

Naruto raced over in panic and anger. "HEY! MOVE OUT MY FUCKING WAY!" he pushed passed the crowd of people who happily obliged to moving out of the angry blonde's way. Naruto reached the middle and he grabbed a girls arms. "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?" she said struggling to get out of Naruto's grasp.

"Hey man, cool off it's just a bit of fun"

"What the fuck did you just say to be you son-of-a-bitch?"

The guy put his hands up in protest to indicate he meant no harm. "She was just getting to the good bit, why are you such a prude?"

Naruto bit his lip not wanting to get into a fight. "Where are your clothes?"

"She's not done stripping yet! A bets a bet!" another guy shouted from the back. Naruto stalked like a predator towards the guy who made the comment, dragging the half-naked girl with him. The guy went a sheepish white knowing it was a mistake to provoke him.

"Say that again and I'll break your neck"

"W-we were just having a bit of fun-"

"-SHES MY SISTER YOU FUCKING PERVERT, SHES 15!" he proceeded to knock the guy clean out as he fell backwards onto the floor with a bloody nose.

"I-i-I'm sorry! I didn't know Naruto! Please!"

The whole garden went silent. The only sound was the bass music coming from the house. Most people backed away and Sakura emerged handing over the lost clothing which had been dumped on the floor. He snatched them from her hand and glared at the pink-haired girl.

"Sorry, Naruto-"

"Save it Sakura. You knew who she was you should've stopped it. You're a fucking bitch; get out of my face before I do something I regret"

Naruto dragged his sister into the house and stuffed the clothes into her arms. "What the fuck are you doing here Konan?! Where is Yahiko?"

"You're such a buzz kill Naruto; I can't believe you embarrassed me like that"

"I think it's the other way around don't you! Mom is going to fucking kill me"

"Fuck you Naruto you're such a hypocrite!"

Naruto sighed as he helped her get into her clothes. "Konan… how much did you drink?"

"N-not enough!" She stuttered.

"Kiba, what time is it?"

Kiba took a look at his phone and indicated that it had just gone midnight. He showed him the screen.

"Shit. Mom will be home by now"

"I'm not going home yet Naruto"

"Yes you fucking are! And put your pants on for chirst sake"

Konan laughed not having a care in the world, taking her time getting dressed and loving every minute of making it difficult for her brother.

Shikamaru emerged from the other room hearing all the commotion. "What's going on? Why is Konan here… and half naked"

"I have no idea Shika, but if I take her home like this mom is going to kill me. I don't know what to do"

"Well first of all, you need to calm the fuck down. You having a bad temper and getting angry aren't helping the situation at all"

"But-"

"No buts! Calm down"

Naruto sighed and turned around to see if his sister had finally put on her clothes but when he did, she had gone. "Where the fuck did she go!"

"She said she went home…" Sakura said, daring to enter Naruto's company.

"Sakura if you don't get out of my face I'm going to teach you another meaning to the word pounding, you fucking slut I swear-"

"That's enough Naruto!" Shikamaru pulled him back. "Stop being a bastard and calm down"

"Naruto… I just wanted to apologise…"

"Hah! Since when do you apologise"

Sakura turned around admitting defeat. "Look I'm sorry I told everyone about your little… incident… but I was angry and I'm sorry. I'm also sorry for letting your sister pounce around like that…"

Naruto's eyes narrowed. He was so angry he was exhausting himself that he couldn't bring up the energy to argue back. "Did anyone touch her?"

Sakura spun round and waved her hands in the air in rejection, "Oh no, no nothing like that"

"Because if one of those bastards touched my sister, I'll kill them"

"Don't worry they didn't" Sakura said forcing a smile.

Naruto nodded and then sighed as he watched Sakura return to the garden.

Shika noticed the way his face scrunched up and his fists clenched. Naruto then proceeded to punch the wall in front of him repeatedly until his knuckled bled and bruised.

"Fucking! Useless! Son-of-a! BITCH!" Naruto screamed through each punch.

Kiba didn't know how to calm the blonde down in these situations. He hadn't seen him in such a state for a long time. "Shika do something!"

Shikamaru quickly wrapped his arms around his waist from behind, pulling him forcefully away from the wall. "Hey… Hey! It's alright, stop that"

Naruto proceeded to punch the air determined to reach the wall but instead of shouting he whimpered instead, feeling tears stream from each eye hitting the hardwood floor.

Shikamaru clung to the blonde wishing he could help him. He kept tight a hold until he calmed down and stopped struggling. "What do you need Naruto"

Kiba went into the backyard. He was tired of all the noise and wasn't in the party mood anymore. "Right you fuckwits! Party is over! Get the fuck out of my house before I set the blonde onto you!" Kiba teased, knowing that it was the best threat to get people to leave. 10 minutes later, Kiba returned to the kitchen after clearing his house of people so it was just the 3 of them.

Shikamaru was still stood behind Naruto holding on tight to him.

"Is he alright?" Kiba asked cautiously.

"Could you call Sasuke? Ask him to come?"

"Sasuke? As in the new kid? Why?"

"Naruto is having an episode and he's whispering his name. It might help calm him. I can't get in touch with Nagato and he's the only one who can bring him round"

"It's happening again isn't it?" Kiba looked worried. After Naruto got out of the detention centre when he was in trouble with the law, he suffered a lot of episodes of anger which caused him to spiral out of control. He was never conscious to what he was doing and it was hard to snap him out of it. He thought he gotten past it.

Sasuke lay half asleep as he heard his phone buzz. He peered at the brightness of his phone which illuminated the dark room. He squinted twice as it was a call from a number he didn't recognise. He sighed before answering. "What?"

"Well that's surely a friendly greeting to a phone call" Kiba said sarcastically on the other end.

"Who is this?"

"It's Kiba, Is this Sasuke?"

"What is it? Why are you calling me so late?"

"Sorry, it's just… look can you come to mine?"

"Why?"

"It's complicated to explain, but we need your help regarding Naruto"

"Naruto? Did something happen?"

"Can you get here or not?"

"I'm on my way" Sasuke hung up and quickly changed into black sweatpants and a black t-shirt. He grabbed his car keys and left his room as quietly as he could. He checked the time on his phone and it read half 12. He wondered what on earth could be happening this time of night for them to call him. He felt worry in his gut but also a tiny bit of happiness at the fact someone actually needed him.

Nobody in the Uchiha house seemed to be awake but he honestly didn't care if he got caught. He was needed somewhere and he wasn't going to let people down. He started his engine and made his way to Kiba's.

15 minutes had passed since Kiba had called Sasuke and both he and Shikamaru couldn't snap the blonde out of his episode. Naruto had occasionally screamed the odd insult and abuse at the both and was upset and confused about the situation. He felt, out of it. He wasn't drunk, he was just… angry. He wanted to hit things; he wanted to hurt himself, but why? Why couldn't he think straight? His sister… it was all his fault. Things could have got a lot worse if he wasn't here to stop it. Nagato had told him the twins were highly influenced by his actions, but he never believed it until tonight when he saw his 15 year old sister, partying with seniors and dancing half naked in his friend's backyard.

Naruto was shifting back and forth from and against the wall, breathing quickly and crying.

"Naruto… everything is going to be okay alright?" Shikamaru tried to reassure him. He looked over to Kiba who was looking towards the front door waiting for Sasuke. "Did he say how long he'd be?"

"No he just said he was on his way… Listen Shika…"

"Hm?"

"Why do you think he was calling for Sasuke? I mean, he's only known him for a day"

Shikamaru didn't want to let it slip to Kiba about the blonde's sexuality. Although he didn't know why he would call out for him even if he just had a crush on the raven after one day of meeting him. Is that really enough to call out for someone during a panic attack?

"I don't know Kiba, maybe he's the first person he thought of?"

"I would've thought he would call out for Sakura or something…" Kiba stated confused.

"Yeah well after the way she treated him, I doubt she's the one he'd seek comfort from"

Kiba heard a car pull up to the front of the house as he saw the lights of the headlights shine through the window next to the front door. "I'll get it" Kiba said feeling uncomfortable at the situation. He opened the front door meeting Sasuke locking his car.

"What's going on?" The raven asked.

"Naruto's having an episode and we can't bring him out of it"

"An episode?" He followed Kiba in where he led to the kitchen with Naruto and Shikamaru.

"He was calling out for you so Shika thought you might be able to snap him out of it"

Sasuke looked at the blonde before him. He was shaking, unable to stand still. His hands were all bruised and bloody and Sasuke's attention drew to the wall behind him which was dented and covered in blood. "An episode you say?"

Shikamaru looked at him with concern. "He hasn't got like this for a while. I can't get in touch with Nagato and he's the only one who can bring him out"

"Nagato?"

"Yeah, Naruto's older brother"

Sasuke walked over the blonde. "Hey… what's all the tears for hn?"

Kiba and Shikamaru watched as Sasuke attempted to talk to him.

Sasuke reached both his hands to touch the blonde but Shikamaru called out to warn him not to. "Sasuke I wouldn't touch him just yet-"

But when Sasuke pulled the blonde gently towards him into a light hug, he didn't resist. In fact the blonde proceeded to wrap his arms around the raven and put his head to his chest, listening to that steady heart beat which soothed him to sleep the night before. The blonde smiled recognising the warmth and the scent of the man. "Sasuke."

Kiba looked at Shikamaru. "What is he? The panic attack whisperer?" Shika rolled his eyes at the comment. He was thinking the same thing though. All the raven did was hug him and he stopped shaking.

The raven proceeded to rub one hand over the top of Naruto's back, relaxing him until his breathing evened out. The blonde raised his head coming face to face with Sasuke. He slowly lifted his hand and stroked his cheek, causing the Uchiha to blush slightly. "Hey you" The raven replied to the gesture. Naruto looked at him curiously. He didn't know why Sasuke was there, but he was happy that he was. He thought that he had magical powers for a moment since one minute he was thinking of him, the next he was here, holding him.

"Why is this weird Shika…" Kiba said nudging him.

"Shut up Kiba, its helping"

Sasuke placed his hand on top of Naruto's which was still resting on his cheek. "You're making a habit out of this aren't you dobe?" the raven teased receiving a smile. Without thinking Naruto leaned in and kissed him. It was a light tender kiss, full of gratitude and lust.

"The fuck?!-" Kiba snapped out but was stopped by Shikamaru putting his hand over his mouth. Shikamaru dragged him into the other room.

"Kiba for fuck sake!"

"What the hell was that! Why did he kiss Sasuke?!"

"Look this is not the time, I'll explain later"

"Naruto isn't fucking gay Shika, what is going on!"

"Kiba! I said it's not the time!" with that he left a very confused Kiba in the room alone with his thoughts.

Naruto stepped back and snapped back to reality realising what he was doing. "I-I'm sorry…"

"It's alright, are you okay?"

"I think so… How'd you get here?"

"I have a thing called a car. You start it with a key and as if by magic it moves if I press peddles and steer a-"

"Alright, alright you sarcastic bastard" Naruto snickered.

"I see someone is feeling better" Shikamaru stated as he re-entered the kitchen.

"My head hurts a bit… did I hurt anyone?"

"Just yourself" he said pointing at the bloody wall and his knuckles.

"Fuck."

Sasuke's eyes narrowed. He reached out and held both the blonde's hands and stroked the scraped knuckles. Naruto flushed and pulled his hands back. "H-hey. Don't fuss!"

Shikamaru just laughed at the blonde's embarrassment. "Hey give the guy a break, if it wasn't for him you'd be in for a very uncomfortable night"

"Can I take you home?" The raven asked him.

Naruto nodded, feeling embarrassed. Sasuke noticed there was tension in the room. "I'll wait in the car, when you're ready come join me".

Once they were alone Shikamaru walked over to Naruto. "What happened…"

"Well you had one of your episodes. I guess seeing your sister like that was too much huh?"

"It's my fault…"

"Naruto, of course it's not"

"Shika you don't understand. After school I had an argument with Nagato"

"What about this time?"

"He told me Konan and Yahiko are going off the rails… apparently following in my footsteps. Looking up to me as if to be the cooler older brother and that they're influenced by me"

"Hey, the twins are teenagers, it's not exactly your fault now is it?"

"Yeah but-"

"Naruto go home… Sleep it off. Ignore any confrontations and just lay low alright?"

Naruto nodded.

"Oh and there's one more thing I need to tell you"

The blonde tilted his head in confusion.

"You kissed Sasuke."

"And?"

"In front of Kiba"

"Shit. Fuck!" Naruto could feel his anger swirling up again.

"Hey! Don't, it'll be okay" he said putting his hands on the blonde's shoulders. "I'll talk to him and make sure he keeps it to himself"

"Why the fuck did I have to do something so fucking stupid"

"You were seeking comfort, there's nothing stupid about that"

Naruto smiled and started for the door.

"Oh and Naruto?" the blonde turned his head.

"Be nicer to Sasuke would ya? He came all this way just to help you" Shikamaru smiled.

The blonde opened up the door the passenger seat where Sasuke was waiting for him in the car. He sat looking down onto his lap. "Thank you, Sasuke"

"What for?" the raven asked trying to hide his smile.

"Shikamaru told me you came all this way to help me"

"It was nothing"

"No you don't understand."

Sasuke looked at the blonde in confusion.

"Those episodes I have… they never end well and the only person who can bring me out of them is my brother, Nagato" Naruto smiled. "And I guess you…"

"It's my pleasure" Sasuke felt giddy inside. Of course it didn't make him happy that Naruto had episodes like that but the fact that he was one of the only people who could help him, it made him feel rather special.

"Take me home?"

"Sure, dobe"

Naruto's house was only a couple of houses up from Kiba's. And the blonde had noticed he was driving particularly slowly.

"You know Sasuke, you'll end up reversing if you go any slower" he teased.

Before Sasuke could respond he noticed someone sitting against a wall on the pavement. "She looks out of it"

"Hm?"

"Is this a common thing to see in your neighbourhood?"

"What?" Naruto said confused as to what he was referring to.

Sasuke slowed down to the point of stopping and pointed, "There, that girl passed out on the pavement, she looks like she had a good night"

Naruto glanced towards the girl and then darted his head back as Sasuke and slapped him, hard across the face.

"WHAT THE FUCK NARUTO?"

"Say that again bastard and ill castrate you!" Naruto said snapping his seatbelt off and leaving the car frantically.

"What the fuck is your problem?" the raven snapped rubbing his now sore face. He followed Naruto out of the car where he saw the blonde crying and trying to pick her up.

"Do you know her?"

"She's my sister, Sasuke"

"Oh shit." Sasuke hurried to help him get her into the car. He felt guilty after the words he exchanged. They lay her on the back seat. "Sorry dobe, I didn't know…"

"No, I'm the one who is sorry. I shouldn't have slapped you"

"You had every right its fine"

They got back into the car. Naruto turned around to see his passed out sister. "I'm sorry Konan… it's all my fault"

"How old is she?"

"15… She's only 15. Her twin Yahiko was supposed to look after her whenever they went out"

"How many siblings do you have again?"

"6, not including me"

"Wow, that's a handful"

"Yeah well, it's me who is the handful"

"Come on, I'll get you two home" Sasuke continued to slowly drive and stopped when they reached Naruto's house.

"Will you help me get her inside?"

"Sure"

Sasuke carried Konan to the door whilst Naruto unlocked it. There seemed to be nobody awake so he quietly guided Konan up to the room where she shared with her 12 year old sister, Misa. Sasuke lay her on the bed whilst Naruto tucked her in. He sat on the floor against her bed and stroked Konan's hair until she was sleeping peacefully. Sasuke watched the scene before him. He never showed this side to him in school. He could tell he loved his family. He heard Naruto whisper the word sorry about 20 times before he planted a kiss on her forehead. Sasuke glanced to the other side of the room. It was dim but there was a nightlight plugged in the side of the other bed, where Misa was awake watching. Sasuke smiled to her not wanting to her to be frightened at the fact there was an unfamiliar face in her room.

"Uh, Naruto" Sasuke whispered. "You're other sister is awake"

"Hm?" Naruto turned to face Misa. "Hey it's alright, grump, go back to sleep" Naruto smiled and with it Misa returned the smile with the sound of the familiar nickname. Naruto used to call her 'grump' when she was younger because he used to always take a huff whenever Naruto won a game of hide and seek. It stuck ever since but she hadn't heard it in a while.

They closed the door quietly. Sasuke stood in the tiny upstairs hallway as he watched Naruto peer into the rooms checking to see if everyone was home.

"Well everyone including Yahiko is accounted for, so I think that's enough drama for one night" Naruto said. He walked towards Sasuke as he felt his legs suddenly become limp. He collapsed forward with Sasuke catching him.

"H-hey" Sasuke whispered, feeling worried for the blonde's welfare. "Are you okay?!"

"Is he drunk?" A voice whispered from behind them startling Sasuke.

"Uh, no he's not I-"

"Fuck off asshole" Naruto said as he held onto Sasuke to stand up straight.

"Naruto, you're exhausted" Sasuke said whilst sweeping a piece of white blonde hair out the way of his eyes.

"Yeah… My rooms in there can you help me?"

"Sure, dobe"

Nagato watched as the stranger helped Naruto to their room. He followed them in and sat on the edge of the bed.

Naruto, with the help of Sasuke, ripped off his shirt and pulled off his jeans and boxers, not caring that Sasuke was there, and then crawled into bed fully nude. Trying to hide his blush Sasuke bent down and pulled the covers over the blonde. He stroked his fingers through his icy locks soothing him to sleep. When Sasuke was content he stood up to leave but was met with curious eyes at the other end of the room.

"Who are you?" Nagato whispered, not wanting to wake up Yahiko in the bunk above Naruto.

"I'm Sasuke, a friend from school"

"Are you and Naruto dating?" Sasuke didn't know how to answer that. He knew he wasn't out as gay and he wasn't sure if he had told anyone about it and he certainly didn't want to be the one to be responsible for outing him to his brother. Although Nagato knew that Naruto was gay. Even though he hadn't told him, the blonde wasn't very good at hiding things from him. Especially his porn magazines.

"N-no… I'm just a friend"

Nagato smiled. "I'll see you out"

Nagato stood at the door as he watched Sasuke get into his car.

"Oh Sasuke?"

"Hm?"

"Thank you for taking care of him. He needs a friend like you"

When Sasuke got home it had gone 1:30am. He wasn't used to all these late nights. Even though he was exhausted, the minute his head hit the pillow he found himself wide awake and lost in his thoughts. He thought of Naruto and his siblings. How his own life was so much more privileged. Did he take everything for granted? He thought to himself how he would prefer to live in a small crowed house full of family rather than a mansion with only 3 people living in it who only see each other at meal times. He closed his eyes, and hoped for a better day.

But he had no idea what was in store for him tomorrow.

To be continued.