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

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.

A Raven's Guide to Seducing a Blonde

They failed to notice the man who was watching them through the door outside of the stairs.

Click. Snap. Click. The man was snapping photos of Naruto and Sasuke making out and touching each other intimately. He took a few more photos until he was satisfied with what he got.

"Very interesting" the man said as he left quietly.

Chapter 8: The Art of War

Sasuke pulled up to the Uchiha mansion. He noticed his father's car was missing from the driveway. He felt glad that he wasn't home right now because he probably wouldn't approve of taking the blonde in. It was easier to ask for such favours from his mother. Naruto still hadn't explained why he was squatting at school. He didn't want to push him but he really wanted to help.

"Sasuke can I ask you a question?" Naruto asked whilst staring up the driveway through the window.

"What is it?"

"Am I really your first friend?"

Why was he asking him that all of a sudden? "Um, yeah… I guess you are. Why are you asking?"

"No reason" the blonde stepped out of the car with Sasuke following. "You know I can carry my own stuff" he said trying to take his bag for him.

The raven walked faster up the driveway away from him.

"Sasuke!"

"You're a guest so ill carry your bags"

"Tsk. I bet this is totally a hotel and you just work here"

"Yeah totally, gotta earn my keep right?"

He led the blonde into the house. The place was as usual very quiet and empty. For some reason Sasuke started to feel a bit down. He suddenly had a memory of when his brother was here. The place was always surrounded by people and family. They would regularly throw dinner parties with all of his father's important clients and elite friends. But ever since Itachi left, refusing to be a part of it, everything fell apart. His father turned cold and shut everyone out. He always felt silly for living in such a big house when there's only him and his mom in there most of the time.

"Sasuke?"

He stared at the staircase that was in front of him. All of the time's he was excited to see his brother walk down those every time he came home from school. Itachi was his idol and he really looked up to him. He wished he could see him just one last time.

"Um… are you alright? If it's too much trouble I can just go-"

"-Please don't go Naruto. Please don't leave me…"

Naruto looked at Sasuke who was still staring at the staircase. He wondered why he looked so sad.

"Alright, I won't okay?"

"Thank you"

"Sasuke, you're home late" his mother came out of the living room.

"Sorry mom, I got held up"

"It's nice to see you again Naruto! Are you staying for dinner?"

"Actually mom there's something I want to talk to you about"

"Oh? Is everything alright?"

Naruto shifted on his feet uncomfortably. He hated this. Nothing about this situation is what he wanted to get into. He didn't want anyone taking pity on him and he certainly didn't want anyone to make a fuss. He was starting to regret taking Sasuke up on his offer and honestly hoped Sasuke's mother would not be okay with him staying.

"Naruto needs a place to stay. I said he could crash here for a while until he…" Sasuke wasn't sure how to explain it to his mother. He himself didn't know the reason why Naruto couldn't go home.

"Did something happen, Naruto dear?"

"I don't really get along with my father. Things at home are a bit… um…"

Sasuke watched as the blonde started to shift more uncomfortably unable to make eye contact with anyone. He felt bad putting him in this position but there was no way he was going to let him sleep with no food or warmth in school.

Mikoto walked towards the blonde and leaned forward in front of him. "It's alright, you don't have to explain. You can stay here as long as you like" she smiled at him. All Sasuke's mother wanted for her son's was for them to be happy and she knew Sasuke never really made any true friends during his lifetime. She could tell he really cared for Naruto and it made her happy knowing how much he was looking out for his new friend. She knew it was important to him and she wouldn't do anything to get in the way of that.

"What about father?" Sasuke asked coldly.

She didn't answer him and began to leave. "I hope you like apple pie Naruto. I made enough to feed 10 people!" She said as she laughed.

"Sorry about her"

"You don't need to apologise for your mother, Sasuke. She's kind. I can see where you get it from"

"Thanks Naruto. Come on we'll put your stuff upstairs"

Sasuke opened the door to his room and led the blonde in. Naruto remembered the first night he stayed here. And what had happened on that very bed. It made Naruto blush hard.

"This is okay isn't it?" Sasuke asked as he watched the blonde hesitate to enter.

"Uhh… yes…"

"Are you sure? I remember you said you didn't like to sleep in a room on your own. I can make up the guest room if you want?"

"It was actually torture sleeping at school on my own"

"Why didn't you come to me? You know, we haven't actually hung out since that day on the rooftop"

"I just… felt a bit embarrassed"

"About what we did?"

"Oh, no no" he said shaking his hands in front of his face dramatically. "I meant the whole, ya know, living situation…"

Sasuke sat on the edge of the bed motioning for Naruto to follow.

"3 weeks you were there?"

"Yeah…"

"Hasn't your mom been worried?"

"She calls a lot but I never answer. I just, told her I was crashing with a friend for a while. She probably assumed it was with Kiba or Shikamaru"

"How come you didn't at least tell Shikamaru, I mean aren't you two best friends?"

"I felt like I had put him through enough throughout the years. I didn't want to bring all of this drama to his door or anyone's door for that matter. Everyone has their own problems to deal with; I didn't want people to feel sorry for me"

"So… how come you had to leave?"

"That day we went to the rooftop, when I waited outside of school for you"

"Yeah, I remember"

"I didn't come to school that day. The night before at the party when Konan was there and my mom found out, she got really mad and blamed me"

"You told me all of this. Did it get worse when I dropped you off?"

"Nobody was actually home"

"Oh?"

"Nagato, my older brother was getting ready to leave. He actually moved in with some girl he was seeing"

"Where was everyone else? Your mom? Younger siblings?"

"Out to dinner"

Sasuke looked at the blonde and tried to read his every facial expression. He didn't quite understand what the problem was.

"I'm sorry I don't mean to sound insensitive but, what was the reason you left?"

"My father came home"

"Your father?"

"Yeah. We don't exactly get along"

"What happened?"

"Nothing happened, Sasuke. I left before anything could. I didn't know if I could handle seeing him after all this time. After everything that happened. He was already shutting me out so, I made it easier for everyone"

Sasuke could sense the seriousness in the blonde's voice. He didn't want to pry into his personal life but he really wanted to know.

"Sasuke, you really don't have to sit here and listen to me. I'm fine really"

"Come on now, Naruto you're my friend. I'll listen no matter what"

The blonde smiled. He felt comfortable around this man and felt as though he could tell him anything. He sort of had this feeling when he was around Shikamaru but for some reason it was a little different with Sasuke. He could trust his best friend with his life but there were just some things that Shikamaru wasn't good at and that was being patient with him and understanding his actions.

"My father used to beat my mom, when I was younger. Around 13 or 14 years old I witnessed it. He was very discrete about it and never abused her in front of me or my siblings but, I was sent home from school one day for setting off the fire alarm as a prank"

Sasuke shifted closer next to Naruto so that their legs toughed slightly. "What happened next?"

"Well I saw him beat my mom when I got home. I tried to stop it but then he beat me too. After that day something inside me just snapped. I hated him for what he was doing and I would purposely spy on them to make sure he wouldn't touch her. But I was only young and could really defend against him or protect my mom"

"I'm sorry…"

"It's alright. After a while I tried to do things that would distract him from my mom, like get in trouble at school. But it only made things worse"

"How come?"

"Well I started drinking, smoking, and getting in with the wrong crowd. I stopped caring. I didn't understand why my mother didn't kick him out or leave him"

"Sometimes domestic abuse isn't that easy to get out of" Sasuke reassured him.

"I know that now. But back then I was a brat and just wanted to cause trouble. Until one day where I went a little too far"

"What happened?"

"I… um… got in trouble with the law"

Sasuke could sense that he didn't want to tell him exactly what he had done. He decided not to push for it and let him tell him in his own time.

"To be honest at the time I was happy with what had happened because it made my father leave. He went to live with another woman who he was having an affair with anyways and left me and my siblings behind"

"Did you go to prison?"

"I went to a detention centre for a year. Then when I got out I spent the summer laying low with Kiba and Shikamaru. We never really talked about it; not at all. Then the school gave me a chance to finish my senior year and graduate on the condition that I stay out of trouble"

"And how's that going for you?"

Naruto laughed. He felt a bit better being able to talk to someone about everything that he was feeling. He felt like he could trust Sasuke and he never judged him. "To be honest Sasuke, I don't want to graduate High School"

"But you're so clever, dobe"

"That nickname kind of contradicts your compliment don't you think?" Naruto laughed.

"Yeah well, I kind of like it"

"Bastard"

"I want you to know that anything you need, I'm here for you"

"Thank you, Sasuke"

"Come on, it'll be a shame to let my mom's food go to waste"

Naruto spend the evening eating and talking with Sasuke and his mother. He felt sort of at home here and Sasuke's mother had made him feel incredibly welcome. He started to think about what it would be like to grow up in a place like this. He'd never seen a house so big.

It had gone 11pm and they headed up to the room.

"You still alright to be sleeping in here?"

"Yeah, thanks"

Sasuke pulled out the mattress from under his bed and began to put on some clean sheets. Naruto watched him as he lay out the bed. He walked over to him and pushed him down onto the mattress.

"W-what was that for?!" Sasuke snapped.

Naruto leaned over him and smiled. "I just wanted to thank you properly for putting me up, teme"

"What, by pushing me over?"

"No. By doing this" the blonde leaned down and kissed the Uchiha on the lips. He fisted one hand through his soft raven locks and the other rested on Sasuke's cheek.

They lay like that for about half an hour just making out. Sasuke thought that he could not feel any happier than he did right now.

"Sasuke… I'm glad you moved here"

"Dobe, I've lived in this house all my life" Sasuke teased with Naruto still hovering over him.

"OH! So you commuted to private school all the way from this place?"

Sasuke put his arms behind his head. "Well my father had someone take me every morning and bring me home after school so it wasn't much of a commute"

"Man, is that why you didn't have much of a social life?"

"My father was very particular in which he wanted us to live. But I didn't make any real friends anyway so it wasn't much of a big deal back then"

"And he doesn't mind now?"

"Oh he minds. He's just a bit cold ever since… uh… well let's say he wasn't exactly fond of me when I told my parents I was gay"

"He doesn't approve?"

"Not one bit. He thought me going to an all-boys school was the reason for it"

"Oh my god did he seriously believe that?"

"Oh yeah; my father is an intelligent man but the things he says makes me doubt otherwise"

"Wow… I'm sorry he doesn't approve"

"Yeah so moving me to a public school, where in his words, exposes me to more girls than boys, it outta straighten me out. Pun intended too"

"What an ass"

"Mhm. That's why he wasn't particularly fond of me having you over to stay that time"

"I'm sorry I don't want to cause any issues within your family…" Naruto said feeling even more guilty than before about staying over.

"It's alright, like my mom said, you can stay as long as you like"

Sasuke pulled the blonde back down on top of him and kissed him again feeling smiling lips against his own as they kissed slowly but passionately.

The next day Naruto and Sasuke were sitting in the school cafeteria during lunch time. Naruto hadn't made up with Kiba since they had their fight the other day and he hadn't really talked to most of his other friends for a good few weeks now.

"Hey Sasuke, I've been thinking"

"Whoa, are you alright? He teased.

"Bastard! Can I ask you something?"

"Go ahead"

"What was your plan when you got here?"

"My plan?"

Naruto nodded his head.

"Well let's see… in my head I did have a plan in which I wanted to spend my senior year"

Naruto leaned forward over the table feeling very intrigued. "Tell me" he smiled.

"Well I wasn't planning on staying this long. I wanted to get kicked out eventually. And do the same with every other school my father sent me to"

"But you're so well behaved teme" the blonde laughed at the thought of Sasuke causing disruptions during classes.

"I know… but like I said this was what I wanted in my head"

"So what was your plan?"

"I was going to try and befriend the school's bad boy"

"The school's bad boy?"

"Yeah, and in this case that would be you"

"How many times do I have to tell you-"

"-I know, I know. You're not the school's bad-boy" the raven laughed.

"So… you were going to befriend this so called bad boy and do what exactly?"

"Yeah I didn't say it was a well thought out plan"

"Clearly"

"What made you ask about it anyways?"

"Oh! Well like I said I've been thinking…-" before Naruto could finish they were interrupted by a book being slammed onto the table.

"Hey! Do you fucking mind?" Naruto snapped. He looked up to see Sora standing there with a patronising smile on his face.

"The Art of War"

"Excuse me?"

"The book in front of you, The Art of War"

Naruto glanced at said book on the table. "Riiiiiight. Someone hit you over the head this morning Sora?"

"Take a look inside. It's an interesting read" Sora walked away without saying anything else leaving behind a rather confused Naruto and Sasuke.

"Well that was strange" Sasuke reaching over to take the book. Naruto grabbed his arm to stop him. "Ow, what is it?"

"Don't touch it"

"Why not?"

"That guy is weird. He's had it out for me ever since our run in a few weeks ago. I bet there's a bomb inside or something"

"A bomb?"

"Yeah! The choice of title seems very fitting to my theory"

"Dobe, you're very melodramatic did you know that?" Sasuke pulled his arm out of the blonde's grasp and pulled the book closer. He opened the first page. "I wonder why he gave you this"

"Beats me. That guy is strange"

Sora was sitting at the other end of the cafeteria watching Naruto and Sasuke from a distance.

"Did you give them it?" Kiba said taking a seat next to Sora.

"Yes"

"They don't look very surprised"

"I hid them in the centre of the book. They haven't seen it yet"

Kiba felt like he was going to throw up. What on earth was he doing? Was it really worth it to blackmail his former friend because of some stupid fight?

"Are you sure this is a good idea Sora?"

"That Uchiha kid is loaded. There's nothing I can get from outing Naruto but since they are connected then this is the only way"

"What do you need the money for anyways?"

"Does it matter? Besides, the fact that I get to take Naruto down like this is just a bonus. The asshole is always acting like he's superior"

"You know he doesn't actually think that right?" Kiba defended.

"Oh?"

"He's actually… a decent enough guy. Goes through more shit than he deserves"

"So why are you helping me?"

"I was angry… I guess. Sora this was a terrible idea, I'm going to get the book back"

"You know I have copies right?"

"You do what you like but I'm out. This was a mistake" Kiba stood up and hurried towards Naruto and Sasuke's table but it was too late.

"Sasuke what's wrong? Is it a bomb?"

Sasuke examined the images which were taped on this inside of the book. "Oh shit"

"What?! TEME SHOW ME" Naruto said snatching the book out of his hands. Naruto's eyes widened in shock and his face blushed a hard red.

"T-this is…"

"In the gymnasium…"

"Fuck I'm too late" Kiba said feeling guilty.

"Naruto…" Sasuke said as he put his hand on his shoulder.

"Don't fucking touch me, Sasuke"

"It's not that big of a deal"

"Not that big of a deal?! There are pictures of me fiercely making out with you and rubbing your fucking cock through your trousers very hard judging by these damn images, fuck!"

"I'm aware"

"Did someone follow you into the gym?!"

"Not that I was aware of-"

"-well get aware Sasuke! Because if this gets out-"

"-what? What will happen Naruto, people will know you're gay?"

Naruto ripped out the images from the book and stuffed them into his empty soda bottle.

"Calm down Naruto"

"I'm going to kill that Sora the stupid son-of-a-bitch"

Naruto looked up to see Kiba standing in front of them.

"What do you want Kiba?"

"I'm sorry…"

"What for?"

"Everything Naruto… I… don't mind that you're gay. That's not why I was mad"

"Hey! Keep your fucking voice down" Naruto stood up snatching his bag from the back of the chair and stormed past Kiba. "Didn't stop you from being a homophobic jerk" He finished as he stormed out of the cafeteria.

"Sasuke…"

"Just give him time, he's not in a very good mood right now"

"I didn't mean for those photo's to get out like this"

"You had something to with this?"

"I didn't take the photos but… I kind of helped Sora"

"Helped him how?"

Kiba sighed and took a seat in front of Sasuke. "I'll tell you everything"

Naruto leaned against the bathroom sinks in the restroom. He wondered why someone would even want to mess with him like that. He got that he probably had a lot of people who didn't like him but he never really did much wrong to people. He stayed out of everyone's way and the only people he'd ever hurt are those that try to hurt him or the people he loved. That's what most people would do.

He heard the restroom door open and saw Sora enter with still grin on his face.

"So, that book might have been second edition" he laughed feeling quite superior on the queen bee.

"This is all sort of high school movie shit isn't Sora? A little bit dramatic for your taste"

"You really don't know me at all Naruto so don't try and analyse shit"

"Is this because I tried to punch you? As I recall I didn't start shit; that was all you"

"All me?"

"Yeah! You made that snarky comment about the rumour with Sakura and I didn't do shit to you until you decided to open your big fat mouth!"

"Yes! That's right you didn't do shit"

"Exactly! Wait… what?"

"Every time I try to talk to you… you snub me"

Naruto looked at Sora who's expression had turned from smug to sad.

"I thought you were cool… not because you were popular or getting into trouble I just… wanted to be your friend for years. But after the new kid came in and the very next day I see you both acting like pals it got me annoyed. Like, you can befriend a complete stranger so easily and not me?"

"I never said I didn't want you to be my friend. Sora I'm sorry I didn't know you felt like that"

"But I guess I just wasn't good enough to be in your gang huh? Because I'm the weird quiet kid who is too shy to make friends and dresses weirdly"

"Sora…"

"It's too late. I don't want to be your fucking friend anymore and I doubt you'll be the most popular guy in school after everyone reads my favourite chapter of The Art of War"

"So you're going to out me just because I wouldn't be your friend? Which by the way I wasn't aware of and I'm sorry! I'm sorry I ignored you but I swear it wasn't intentional"

"Give me a break…"

Naruto sighed. This was all just too much. "Look you know what it's like. Do you remember what happened to Shikamaru?"

"Yes… I was there"

"The jocks beat the crap out of him. They humiliated him in front of the whole school and it took him months to recover from it. Even though they were disciplined for the hate crime, Shika still doesn't go to and from school on his own"

"I'm sorry that happened to him. But I'm sure you can hold your own in a fight"

"That's not the point. Just because I can hold my own doesn't mean I'll be any better off"

"Well that's not my problem"

"Sora please… don't show anyone those photos"

Sora smiled. "Well my how the tables have turned"

"What?"

"Now you want a favour off me?"

"Fuck! What do you get out of this? Revenge? Is that it?"

"Your boyfriend, the Uchiha"

"What about him…"

"He's got money right?"

"You want to steal his lunch money?"

"No you fucking moron I mean his family, he's wealthy right?"

"Well yeah… what has that got to do with anything?"

"Get me 5 grand, and ill destroy the photos"

"5 grand are you fucking insane?! I haven't got that kind of money"

"From what I gathered, you're on cock-touching basis with the Uchiha. I'm sure you are acquainted enough to ask him for a favour"

"And what if he says no?"

"Then The Art of War will be republished"

Sora began to walk out of the restroom giving Naruto one last look. "You have one week" he said before leaving.

Naruto stood there looking at the space which Sora was standing at. There was no way Sasuke would give him 5 grand and there was no way he could afford to have those photo's all over school. Saying that… would it honestly be that big of a deal? He already came out to Shikamaru and to Sasuke and he honestly would rather be able to kiss and fuck whoever he damn wanted to but… did he really want his reputation to be like this? What should I do?

To be continued.