I remember when I started to feel again.

I learned that the hot feeling in my stomach when I thought of Sasuke was anger, and then I learned that the tensing of my muscles when my comrades were in danger was fear.

Then I learned that the warm tingling in my chest when I thought of Naruto was love.

I was unsure of my feelings at first. None of my books told me what this feeling meant. I tried looking at Kakashi's books, but they only talked about kinds of warm tingling in places other than my chest. I decided to do what I been advised to do other times I was unsure of my feelings. I decided to ask for help.

First I went to Sakura.

"Sakura, may I ask your advice on something?" I asked one day after training.

"Huh? Oh, sure Sai, what is it?"

"I believe I may have a medical condition."

Her eyes widened. "Are you okay? Do you want me to take a look at you? Let's go back to my place."

"Alright." I replied. I was glad. I hoped she could cure me of this, before it interfered with my duties.

Once at her apartment, she made tea and we sat at the kitchen table.

"So what seems to be wrong?" She asked, sipping her tea.

"I often feel slight warmth and tingling in my chest, and find myself distracted often."

She quirked one eyebrow up and smiled slightly.

"I see. Well, let me take a look." She said, walking over. Green medical chakra gathered in her palm, and she pressed her hand to my chest. She chuckled softly.

"I can't help but feel you are not taking this very seriously." I said.

She smiled a little wider. "Oh no, Sai. I'm taking this completely seriously." She withdrew her hand.

"Sai, do you tend to get these feelings when thinking of a certain person?"

I thought for a moment. A certain blond shinobi flashed across my mind and I nodded.

She smiled again and sipped at her tea. "I see. Well, this is a very serious case. Very serious indeed. "

"Is it fatal?" I may not have understood emotions too well, but I had begun to value my existence.

"No. Not fatal, but hard to handle."

"What is it?"

She looked me in the eyes. "Sai, you seem to have a very serious case of falling in love."

I cocked my head, confused. "I do not know anything about love. Is there something I should do to deal with it?"

She nodded. "The best thing to do is make your feelings known to the person you care about. Do something nice for them, like sending them flowers or a card."

I nod. "I see. I believe I will have to be more direct then that. The person is rather hard headed."

She smirked. "Alright. You might want to get going on that, then."

I stood up. "Thank you, Sakura. I will rid myself of this illness as soon as possible. I have heard lip to lip connection is a good way to express emotions, as well as embraces. I checked some of Kakashi's books, but I do not believe it is polite to attempt those things in public. I'm not even sure if I could bend my body that way."

Her palm suddenly hit her face. "Sai, don't read Kakashi's books anymore, okay? One pervert in Konoha is enough. "

"Understood." I bow slightly. Not respecting Sakura's wishes often results in pain. "Thank you." I walk out the door, and start on my way.

I find Naruto at Ichiraku, sitting next to a large pile of ramen. He looks over at me.

"Oh, hey, Sai. What's up? Gonna have some ramen? I'll treat you." He says, somehow speaking clearly and slurping noodles at the same time.

I shake my head. "No thank you. Actually Naruto, I was hoping to talk to you about something."

"Huh? What is it?"

"Well, I asked Sakura, and she said the best thing to do was to…."

I reach out and grab the front of his jacket, and press my lips into Naruto's. He is still for a moment, then he starts twisting and wiggling and making strange noises.

This doesn't seem to be going well….

He finally pulls away, panting and rubbing at his mouth.

"WHAT THE HELL SAI?!" He shouts, "WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!"

"Well, I had been feeling strange lately, so I went to talk to Sakura. She asked if I felt that way around a certain person, and I said yes. She said I was in love, and seeing as I feel that way around you, I decided to act on my feelings. Book always say to act on your feelings." I say, hoping my explanation will be accepted.

He stares at me before putting a hand on my shoulder and saying "Sai, I think you are confused. Maybe you feel that way for Sakura, or Ino. We are both GUYS. It guys don't fall in love with guys, okay?"

I cock my head to the side. "But you are obviously in love with Sasuke, and you're both guys, however small your dick may be."

"I-wuh-tha- I AM NOT IN LOVE WITH SASUKE!"

"Really? There seemed to be quite a bit of sexual tension between you two."

This causes even more sputtering and yelling from Naruto, so I decided to kiss him again.

"I may not know much about emotions, but I think that if someone feels a good emotion like love, it doesn't matter if the person the love is a boy or girl, right?"

He just stands there, opening and closing his mouth, so I lean in and kiss him again.

Maybe if I do it enough it will sink in.