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Remember Me Chapter 10- I loathe myself.

"Let me dance!!!!"

The three of them widened their eyes in horror at the drunken blond. How did a small dinner turn out this way?

Sasuke glared at his so called twin. "It's all your fault for buying beer."

Sai pulled on his usual smile. "I never knew his level of endurance towards alcohol is this low and besides, tomorrow is a day off for you all. So why not?" That was a total lie if you know him.

Gaara rolled his eyes and look away as Sasuke sighed with his hands holding his head, indicating a headache.

"Well…think of the bright side. Now he is completely vulnerable." Sai smirked.

The two other boys narrowed their eyes at Sai's sentence.

Sai frowned and waved his hand dismissively. "What are you both thinking? I meant that he is completely vulnerable to our interrogation. Maybe we could try asking what has been hounding him these days."

They nodded at his explanation.

"Besides, I'm not a pervert like you both. How could you both be thinking such things towards poor innocent Naruto?" He said dramatically.

Instantly, the two boys widened their eyes in surprise. "What the hell is this idiot spewing?"

Sai turned around and smirked. "Fun."

"So what are we going to do now?" Gaara muttered as he stared at Naruto, who was wobbly dancing. He wrinkled his brow and shook his head slightly at the blonde's antics.

"Sit him down, I guess." Sai answered.

Gaara wanted to walk over to Naruto, but Sasuke had already gotten to him.

"I… still –hic- want to dance!!" His speech was slurred. Sasuke frowned at that. "Do I have to take care of him tonight? …"

Naruto accidentally smacked Sasuke's head with his hand while he tried to struggle out of Sasuke's grip.

A twitch formed on Sasuke head. He pushed Naruto down onto the couch. "Sit there and no dancing!" "I'll never let him touch alcohol again!"

The drunken child like boy pouted and stuck his tongue out. Sasuke rolled his eyes and sighed in frustration. He turned to Sai. "Now?"

Sai took a sit beside the pouting boy while Gaara sat on the other couch after a while. Naruto turned his head and stared at Sai with a confused look.

"Naruto…" Sai muttered softly.

Narutohis head left and right with his gaze still on Sai, suddenly he smiled, "Yeah…?"

Sai smiled at the boy. "How are you feeling?"

The boy pulled on a bright smile. "Naru naru feeling hyper!"

Sasuke and Gaara kept quiet, observing them.

"That's good. How about these days? You seemed disturbed and sad."

Naruto pouted sadly. "Yeah… Nightmares… Weird things.. I can't stop it."

"St-." When Sasuke opened his mouth, Sai held up his hand as a gesture for the raven to keep quiet.

"Poor you. When did this start?"

Now the floor seemed more interesting than Sai as Naruto stared at it with a childlike expression. He slumped back into the couch with his gaze still lingering on the same spot.

"Liars.. Bat man…" Slowly, his eyelids covered his blue eyes. "Weird scenes…." He whispered as he fell into a deep slumber.

"Naruto?" Sai called out softly. Then he looked up to Sasuke and Gaara. "He fell asleep."

They groaned.

"Just when something is coming out from his mouth," Sasuke growled.

Gaara sighed, "What did he mean by liars and bat man?"

Sai put on his poker face. "I don't know about liars… But bat man.. Did he mean bad man? I suspect that someone is harassing him."

"He said weird scenes. Does that mean his memories are returning?" Sasuke added.

"We can't ignore that probability." Gaara answered.

Then they quiet down for a moment.

Sai stood up and bent down to carry Naruto.

"I'll carry him up." Without waiting for a reply or anything, he went up the stairs with Naruto in his embrace but he could hear Sasuke sniffing in disdain.

Sai smirked silently. He went into the blonde's room and placed him down before covering the boy with a layer of blanket.

However, he did not leave immediately. He sat at the bedside and gently swept the hair away from Naruto's face.

"They are liars… You don't have to believe or trust them, Naruto. You just need to stay with me." He bent down and kissed the blonde's forehead softly before leaving the room.

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He hated himself.

"I'm no different than the man that has been harassing him…" He closed his eyes and leaned his head against the door as he slowly slid down.

Everything around him was dark, as he did not bother to switch on the lights when he entered the room after coming out from Naruto's room.

He felt disgusted with himself. Yet he really did love him, just as much as Sasuke loved Naruto.

After all, this obsession started many years ago.

XXX

He stoned and wondered, "Why does my head hurt so much?"

His eyes wandered around the room before realization hit him. He was drunk the night before.

XXX

Hands hit the table hard.

"WHO BOUGHT THE BEER?"

Sasuke, Gaara and Sai stared at him.

Slowly Sai held up his hand with a smile. "Err.. Me?"

Naruto narrowed his eyes. "For what purpose?"

"Making you drunk." The raven head replied without hesitation.

Sasuke's and Gaara's jaw dropped in their inner mind. They knew that Sai seldom lied to Naruto but they thought he would probably lie his way through this to stay out of trouble with the boy.

Naruto widened his eyes in horror. "And you can admit it so happily?! He sighed, "I thought you knew how badly my tolerance against alcohol is, Sai. So, why did you even secretly add beer into my drink? Now you cost me a headache. Yeowch.."

"So I can know what I want to know." Sai replied, this time in a more serious tone.

Naruto frowned, "What do you want to know?"

"What is wrong with you these days? Who is harassing you? Are your memories returning?" Sai demanded everything in a one breath.

Silence then filled the atmosphere. "What?" Naruto shot back.

"Something is wrong with you, Naruto. I can see that." Sai added.

"It's none of your business, Sai!" Naruto shouted in anger.

Sai grabbed Naruto's shoulders forcing the boy to face him. "It's none of our business? Do you know how much we care for you? Why do you insist on keep everything to yourself!? You'll only get hurt this way!"

Then they stopped. Sai just stared into Naruto's eyes with determination while Naruto tried to break away.

"Sai…" Sasuke whispered with concern. His eyes were on Naruto who looked as if he was having a hard time. "Let go of him."

Everything around Sai seemed to be non-existent. He still held onto Naruto hard until Gaara touched his hand, then only did he break out from his staring.

"You are hurting him this way too." Gaara muttered.

Sai looked down a little sadly. When his grip on Naruto loosened, Naruto pushed him away and ran out of the house. Without thinking twice, Sasuke chased after him.

Sai slumped down onto the chair beside him with a sigh while Gaara leaned against the wall.

It was only after a while only that Gaara opened his mouth, "What made you lose your composure?"

"…It's unnerving… I thought I had everything under control; I really did… However, anything that concerns him, I seem to lose control. Maybe you all won't believe this, but he really is the one most important to me. I could let go of everything just for him."

Sai paused in silence that remained uninterrupted by Gaara.

"So when he got angry over the alcohol, I just lost control. I don't know why. Nothing seems to have connection with all these but yet… Maybe my desire to protect is slowly getting to me. I'm losing all patience." He stared at the floor with a sad smile.

"I know you and Sasuke must have wondered why I care so much for a boy who was used by my so-called father, right?"

It hit the point. Sasuke and Gaara have discussed about this question before but it ended in futile silence since they knew nothing about it.

"I have always hated my father." He smiled bitterly before he stood up. "He only cared about my brother because he saw him as a potential heir: a potential heir to his filthy company. However he didn't notice that his oldest son was about to break down from pressure. All he ever wanted was just to be a normal artist leading a simple life."

The raven gaze at the beautiful painting that adorned his living room. It was of a prairie under a sunny day that gave out a serene emotion.

"My brother painted this."

Gaara took a look at the painting before returning his gaze to Sai.

"It's beautiful isn't it? It was the first and last present I ever got from my brother. Only recently I found out that he left a letter in it for me. It was actually a suicide letter. He wasn't murdered… He committed suicide and made it look as if he was murdered." Sai paused for a moment to calm down before continuing, "If only I had noticed it…"

"But this is also the reason as to why I'm still living. It's because brother died, that father saved me from the fire. A fire caused by his enemies that took my mother's life, the only person who ever paid any attention to me. In fact, I still have the same nightmare where he kicked my mother away when she pleaded him to save her. That cruel man…"

Then he slowly he walked to the place where Naruto and his pictures were displayed.

"I started hating my father more than ever and vowed to destroy him but those were just words. I never really had the guts to do it - not till I meet Naruto."

He stared at the picture intently. "I met Naruto when he was working for my father but I never paid much attention to him. To me, he was just like a zombie because his eyes looked dead but one day when I was outside, I saw him with you." Coal black eyes locked into Gaara's.

"He looked so carefree though I know it was just a mask; like the one I wore but I was captivated by that ocean like eyes. At least, it looked more alive that the one I saw when he was in my father's company. Then I started to call for him."

Rage filled Gaara's eyes. "Then you are no different than those guys out there!"

Sai laughed, "I know. I'm no different than those guys out there. I am disgusted with myself… But yet I'm different because I was able save him"

"So you are telling me now you are his savior?" Gaara snapped angrily.

"Yes."

Without much hesitation, Gaara went over to Sai and punched him squarely on his face. The photo frame dropped down the floor, shattering the glass into pieces.

"If only you and your father never existed, he wouldn't have suffered!" Gaara shouted in fury as he gripped Sai's shirt roughly.

The boy only stared at him without much emotion. "It's useless. His father would still sell him off somewhere else."

Emerald eyes widened. He knew it was true. Naruto's father would still sell him off even if it were not to Orochimaru. Reluctantly, he let go of Sai's shirt and turned around.

"Tch…"

Sai bent down the floor and wipe the shards of glass off the picture before he continued, "Maybe what I did was wrong… But I only wanted to protect him. I guess that's where we are the same..."

Then he stood up and stared at Gaara coldly, "So, why don't you listen to me and leave us alone. I doubt he will trust you both anymore."

Gaara narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean by that?"

Sai placed on a cruel smile. "He overheard you both about your lies on the day you first arrived. Everything."

His eyes widened in shock. "He overheard us?"

"If not, do you know what he meant by 'liars'?" Sai sneered.

Gaara was shocked. He could not comprehend what he was hearing now. He had just realized this: he had betrayed Naruto's trust. The red head backed away a little before leaving the house to calm down.

Now all alone, Sai slumped against the short cupboard and stared up at the ceiling sadly.

"I'm getting more like who I loathe…"

-End of Remember Me Chapter 10- I loathe myself.-

Ohohoho… I'm done!!! I hope you all are satisfied with this.. I'm pretty sick now. Stupid weather. (sighs) Oh ya.. Sorry for any mistakes in spelling and grammar. Hmm.. I kinda notice a thing.. Why are the reviews getting less…? (pout) It's my source of energy!! So.. Please review ne! but if you don't want I can't force you but still..

P/S: Currently I have a story co joined with Ayamekashi posted up under Gravitation under the join acc of Aya Ryen called 'Just an Android.'. Feel free to read and drop a review too!

Err... Sorry to one of the reviewer just now. It hasn't ended. I forgot to add the chapter 10 there. Thanks for pointing out!