Disclaimer: Me no own, you no sue!

Warnings: Slash/Yaoi (boyxboy) There are non-yaoi pairings as well though, so if one of your favourite couples is here you could just skip those parts if you don't like them. Please don't bother flaming though after you've been warned.

Couples:

SasukeNaruto
NejiGaara
ShikamaruIno
KankuroShino
KibaHinata

Please review and let me know what you think! It's the first time I'm trying a multi-chapter Naruto fic! Hope you enjoy!!!

Tempt Me

"Well class, it is my privilege to announce the parts a lucky few of you will be acting in our class play this year."
The class groaned in anticipation. It was the same thing every year. Their sensei always volunteered their class to put on a play for the school's end of year festival. They admitted though, somewhat begrudgingly, that this years play didn't sound as bad as the others had. This year they were putting on a play about the seven deadly Sins trying to seduce people into committing a particular sin. When the people start to give in, Hope appears and drives the Sins back. The class had all voted who should play what yesterday, and now Kakashi-sensei was going to tell them who got the parts.

"I'm going to write the parts up on the board and I want no complaints. The decision is final!"

With that Kakashi turned and began writing names on the board. The class held their breath, each hoping their name wouldn't appear on the black surface. Kakashi stepped to one side and grinned at them, (at least they assumed he did as they couldn't see the bottom half of his face under his scarf).

Greed----Shino
Lust------Sasuke
Gluttony--Choji
Sloth------Shikamaru
Wrath-----Gaara
Pride------Lee
Envy------Hinata

Hope-----Sakura

On seeing this, there were cries of happiness and wails of despair echoing around the classroom. Kakashi took out a copy of Icha Icha Paradise and proceeded to ignore the pleas for reconsideration. When they had quietened down Kakashi informed them that he was now going to write up who would play the people seduced by the Sins.

Greed----Temari
Lust------Naruto
Gluttony--Ino
Wrath-----Neji
Pride------Kankuro
Envy------Kiba

"Hey, sensei. Why isn't there anyone being seduced by Sloth?"

"What's wrong Shikamaru? Disappointed you don't get to seduce anyone?"
When Kakashi received no answer, he explained.

"Sloth is too lazy to try and seduce anyone, that's why you don't have a huge part in the play!"

Shikamaru shrugged, unbothered by this. Secretly he was pleased he didn't have to do much this year. He and Sakura were the only ones pleased with their parts. Sakura was delighted she got to play the Good Guy this year. In last year's production she'd had to play an ugly step-sister. She did want to know something though.

"Sensei, when you say the Sins seduce people, what do you mean exactly?"
The rest of the play's performers waited with bated breath.

"I'm glad you asked Sakura, I was just coming to that. Greed will make someone want everything they see, making them steal and cheat to get it. This means Shino will be trying to convince Temari to rob from people, or spend all her money on things she doesn't need."

Temari and Shino nodded. That didn't sound too bad.

"Lust will try to seduce an innocent. It will make the person become consumed by passion and lust until he/she gives themselves over to It. This means that Sasuke will be trying to seduce Naruto into giving himself up to him."
Sasuke and Naruto looked horrified. That sounded terrible, a fate worse than death!

"Gluttony fills a person with an incredible hunger. It makes them want to eat and drink constantly, even until they die. Choji will be trying to convince Ino to eat and drink everything she can lay her hands on."
Ino grimaced. There went her diet.

"Sloth will lay around sleeping all the time, too lazy to bother with anything."
They all turned to look at Shikamaru sleeping on his desk. Kakashi rolled his eyes. Ah, how life could imitate art.

"Wrath consumes a person with rage and hatred, bringing out the worst in a person. Wrath can overcome a person with an urge to hurt and kill. In this case Gaara will be attempting to force Neji to hurt people and maybe even kill them."
Neji glared and Gaara ignored. His eyes landing on Gaara, Kakashi couldn't help but mentally reiterate his previous statement about life and art.

"Pride is the most popular Sin. It's very easy to be consumed by it without even realising it. It makes a person proud of themselves and what they do, making them sneer and look down on those that they feel are inferior to them. Lee will be trying to make Kankuro look down on others and care only for himself."
Lee nodded over-enthusiastically while Kankuro tried to come up with a reason why he shouldn't kill him.

"The last Sin, Envy, is very destructive. It can turn people against family and friends as unfounded jealousy eats away at them. They care little for what they have and covet the belongings of others. Hinata will be trying to convince Kiba to want what others have, and to make him push away those closest to him."
As Kakashi looked at Hinata's increasing blush he thought that sometimes life and art blended together perfectly, and sometimes they were waaaay off.

"Oh, and not forgetting Hope. Hope is the force of good that saves the victims of Sin. You could say it's the light that drives back the dark. Sakura's part will be to come in when each victim has reached the peak of their sin and drive it out again."

Everyone complained that Sakura got the best part and Shikamaru got the easiest one. Kakashi told them it was their own fault, they were the ones who'd voted for the parts. He informed them that they were all to meet in the Drama Hall after classes finished so they could be given their scripts. The rest of the class were going to be helping with the sets and props, so they had to be there too. A bell rang and they all made their way to the next subject.

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At lunch Naruto, Kiba, Sakura, Hinata and Sasuke sat together complaining about their parts in this years class production. Sakura was attempting to comfort Naruto, saying she was sure there wouldn't be anything really bad he'd have to do. They had to put on the play for their parents after all!

"And you think I actually want to have to seduce you dobe? Let's just hope I'm a really good actor."

Naruto growled and would have lunged for him if Sakura hadn't caught hold of the back of his shirt. Sasuke smirked as he went back to eating his lunch. Kiba was lying on his back, with his hands behind his head, laughing in Hinata's general direction.

"Guess I should wish you good luck or something, Hinata. Because you have no chance of tempting me with envy, I have everything I want, and nobody has anything else of any interest to me."

Hinata just sat on the ground, twiddling her thumbs, saying she'd try her best not to let Kakashi-sensei down. Sakura threw him a look.

"Oh, are you sure there's nothing you want? Something you can't have? Nothing at all?"

Kiba looked at her suspiciously, asking her what she was talking about.

"Nothing really. I just assumed everyone wanted something they couldn't have. So you're positive there's nothing you want?"

"Yeah, I'm sure!"

"There's nothing any of us have that you want? None of us?"

Kiba shook his head, wondering what she was angling at.

"Really, none of us? Not even Naruto?"

Now he shot her a wary look.

"Maybe there's something Naruto doesn't realise he has that you want?"

Kiba was beginning to enter a state somewhere around the area of panic.

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

"No idea? Okay then, I'll clear things up for you. It's smaller than average, has short hair, blushes easily, is very shy----"

Kiba hissed at her.

"Shut up!"

"Oh come on! Naruto doesn't even know she has a crush on him! You're seriously going to look me in the eye and tell me you don't want her?"

Kiba avoided making eye contact with her and her face lit up with a triumphant expression. Kiba turned to join in the conversation the other three were having, effectively putting an end to Sakura's questions.

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After school had ended for the day, the class arrived in the Drama Hall and were split into two groups. A) The group who were acting and B) the Creative/Backstage group. Group A were with Kakashi and group B were with the other drama teacher, Gai-sensei (may a higher power have mercy on their souls). When group B had headed backstage drowning in inspirational phrases about youth, the remaining students received their scripts. They were put into pairs and told to spread out around the hall, two on the stage and the other four in various other places. Shikamaru and Sakura were told to look over their scripts by themselves and, after a short grumble from Shikamaru about 'how troublesome' it all was, they went their separate ways.
Naruto and Sasuke, and Lee and Kankuro were on opposite sides of the stage reading through their scripts. Kakashi figured he needed them where he could see them. He started going around to each of the groups, seeing what they could do and what they needed to work on. The latter was a much longer list. Shino and Temari, and Choji and Ino were the only ones not having a problem with the material. Kakashi took in the 'acting' around him; from the murderous look in Kankuro's eyes as Lee ran around the stage shouting about pride and youthfulness (which was not in the script), to Gaara's indifferent 'I don't give a damn' in response to Neji's 'That's not what you're supposed to say', and Sasuke's attempt at seducing Naruto (patting him briefly on the shoulder with a pained expression on his face). After two hours of this abysmal viewing Kakashi made an announcement. The pair who put on the most convincing performance the night of the play would win two tickets to see Dir En Grey in concert *. Everyone's eyes lit up and Kakashi could see the resolution creeping across their faces. He told everyone but the Sins that they could go home.
When the others had all left Kakashi addressed the remaining group.

"I want you all to practice your parts in real life."

Seeing the confused expressions he explained further.

"I want you to try and get your partner to commit the sin you're playing. It'll help you get into the part better in rehearsals!"

"Wait, you want us to do what?"

"Okay, an example then. Shino I want you to try get Temari to buy something recklessly, Choji get Ino to break her diet, and so on. Remember, it could help you win those tickets."

When he knew they understood, he told them they could go. He gave them one more quick instruction before they left.

"Don't let the others know what you're up to. It'll be more convincing that way!"

They all nodded and filed out of the Hall.

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*They're the first band to pop into my head!

I know it's kind of short, but the chapters do get longer the further into the story it gets. Scouts honour! (Well, I'm not actually a scout, but you get the idea!)

Anyhoo, onwards to chapter two!!