Hierarchy

Naruto’s blue eyes were open wider than he could ever remember them being before, his lips still parted in disbelief, facial expression still too shocked to turn to disgust.

Standing there, pressed against the tree was Sasuke. The very same Sasuke that he’d been thinking about only a few moments before. The same Sasuke that he’d been thinking about spending time with… the same Sasuke he’d been practically stalking for almost a year. But there he was, pressed flush against a tree, arms pinned above his head, cheeks flushed bright as a tall, pale, dark-haired man kissed against his jaw.

Blue eyes locked on dark ones, and Sasuke let out a soft sound of surprise, wriggling slightly against the hold of the man pressed against him. The older man pulled back slowly, golden tinted eyes narrowing a little as he turned around, catching sight of the surprised blond boy. A pale chin lifted, and Orochimaru glanced between the two, a perfectly arched brow rising as he stepped slowly away from Sasuke. He definitely needed to not be caught with another under aged boy. “I’ll see you both in class,” He said in a soft hiss, tuning away, dark hair moving elegantly behind him as he headed towards the school once more.

Sasuke pushed back from the tree, a completely stoic, unimpressed expression on his face, “What are you doing here, lameass?” He asked blankly.

Naruto stared at Sasuke, glancing once over his shoulder towards where their chemistry teacher had gone, “…Ew…” He said slowly.

“….EW.” He repeated, expression quickly turning to disbelieving disgust.

Sasuke rolled his eyes, crossing his arms, and leaning against the tree, “What the hell is wrong with you?” He asked, staring at the other boy in obvious irritation.

“You were… you… and Orochimaru-sensei… you were… what were you doing?” He asked, shuddering a little.

Sasuke stood there looking almost infuriatingly amused by Naruto’s words, “Don’t pretend like you have no idea what I’ve talking about. You dated Sakura, too.” He reminded the other almost condescendingly.

Naruto flushed a little at that, and shook his head, “Yeah but… I haven’t heard any kinds of rumours about you… doing whatever you’re doing with teachers before! And I know everything! Everyone talks to me!”

Sasuke shook his head, brows drawing together slightly, “What do you want?” He asked, his tone curt and almost… professional.

Naruto stared at Sasuke, “Huh?” He asked, blinking a little confused.

Sasuke rolled his eyes again, exasperated by the idiocy of the blond boy, “What do you want?” He repeated, “To stay quite.”

Naruto continued to stare at Sasuke, before nodding slowly, pretending that he understood what the other was talking about it, knowing he’d have to ask Kiba as soon as he went back around the tree. “Oh! Yeah. I’ll have to think about it.” He said, nodding several times quickly despite how dizzy it made him feel.

Sasuke stared almost disbelieving at Naruto, wondering how many times the other had been hit with a football… “All right. Meet me here tomorrow at lunch. Make sure no one sees you or they’ll know something is going on.” He said reluctantly.

Naruto nodded, beaming quickly, as he stood from where he’d fallen on the grass, and brushed off the slight dirt stuck to him, “Okay, tomorrow then!” He agreed, trying to sound as professional as Sasuke did.

Grinning brightly he watched as Sasuke shook his head disapprovingly, walking away from him in that stride that always drove him crazy, “Bye!” He called, waving towards the other. It wasn’t until Sasuke was out of sight that Naruto smacked himself in the head and shook his head, walking back around the tree to plop down next to Kiba again. The other was still talking about something or another that Naruto didn’t understand until he interrupted the other, “Oi! Kiba!” He said loudly.

Kiba’s gaze turned back towards Naruto, and he made a bit of a face, “What?” He asked impatiently.

Naruto grinned cheekily at him, “What does it mean when someone asks you what you want to stay quiet?”

There was silence for a moment while Naruto stared at his dark-haired best friend with open, honest curiosity, and Kiba stared right back with disbelief.

“…Man, how the hell did you make it to the eleventh grade?” He asked seriously.

Naruto blinked a little, “I… dunno. But… but what does it mean?” He urged. He didn’t want to look stupid in front of Sasuke tomorrow.

Kiba rolled his eyes in a way that seemed so much unlike how Sasuke did it, and sat back on his hands, “It means that… they’ll give you something, or do something for you for you to keep their secret.” He explained with very little patience.

Naruto nodded slowly, understanding dawning on him, “…Oh!” He said, grinning wider, “I think I get it!”

Kiba sighed, shaking his head, “Who are you blackmailing?” He asked curiously. It was hard to believe that Naruto could hold any kind of secret over… well, anyone.

Naruto shrugged a little, “Sasuke.” He said with a nod, “I know his secret.” It was then that another bit of understanding dawned on him.

Sasuke had been making out with Orochimaru-sensei! Orochimaru-sensei was a man! Well… he was sorta a man, but it was close! That meant that Sasuke at least sort of liked boys! Or… girly looking boys! So maybe… if Naruto could get past this whole thing where he was supposed to pretend Sasuke didn’t exist… he could be pretty enough for Sasuke to like!

Kiba stared blankly at Naruto, “Sasuke?” He asked, obviously disbelieving, “You caught Sasuke at something?”

Naruto nodded, obviously proud of himself, “Yup! I can’t tell you what it was, ‘cause then I can’t get something from him.” He explained.

Kiba frowned a little, almost pouting before he nodded, “All right, all right. Anyways, you should ask him to do your homework. Then you’ll not be at the very bottom of the grades list.”

Naruto flushed a little at the reminder, frowning a little. What he really wanted was not to be at the bottom of the list, that was true, but he also kinda wanted… not to be called stupid all the time. He was a really good football player, and he wasn’t dense enough not to know that he was pushed along because of that. But he didn’t want to be so far behind the rest of his class. Orochimaru-sensei was smart. Maybe Sasuke liked smart people, too…

“Yeah!” He said, rising with a bright grin, “Let’s go to class!” He said, excited that he now had a plan in his mind. He knew what he was going to ask for, and it made him a genius!