Disclaimer: Unfortunately, We do not own Naruto. We do not own Gaara or his siblings, or Sunagakure. Even sadder, we do not own the title of Kazekage. We wish we did. All these thing things belong to Masashi Kishimoto, the author and artist of the all mighty Naruto manga! We do own Riku Miyori though….ngh.
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Chapter One: The Dragon Wakes
All was dark, but within a few seconds the room was flooded with light from the window. A young sable-haired girl sat up in her bed, sleep still making her groggy. Her lime green eyes scanned the room to check if anything had moved from its resting place. The room was empty besides the bed by the window, a bedside table and a large cabinet opposite the bed. She slid her feet across the mattress and over the side of the bed. Her bare feet touched the freezing cold hard-wood floor. She sat up, letting her hair fall down her back. She brushed her bangs out of her face. The way her hair parted, her bangs hung in front of her left eye like a curtain. When she realized that her bangs wouldn't stay put, she tucked them behind her ear. Her left ear had one hoop at the top of the ear, a stud further down on the inside, three studs in her earlobe, and one more hoop at the bottom. Her right ear had two studs in the earlobe, then a hoop a little higher up. Below the last stud hung a beaded earring, with a detailed silver cross hanging half way to her shoulder. She stood up, allowing her white nightgown to fall into place. It was sleeveless and hung right down to just above her knees. She was making her way to the large wooden cabinet when she heard knocking at the door. She switched directions and walked towards the door. She unlocked the nine locks and seals on the door, and opened it to find the Kazekage himself standing there in his usual attire. When he saw her, his face grew somewhat red and he averted his gaze, suddenly finding the floor quite interesting.
"I would like you to accompany me to the meeting being held. Dress appropriately, for you will be in front of the council of Suna. You have ten minutes." With that, he turned around and started walking down the hall and around the corner. She watched him until he disappeared. What did he say? She shrugged and closed the door. She relocked it and walked back to her wooden cabinet. She pulled a dress off of a hanger and changed into it. It was a dark red, nearly blood red, and went just above her knees. It tied around her neck with a small red rope, and showed off her black dragon tattoo on her back. The area were her abdomen was, was made up of red fish-net, showing off her muscular abs. The dress was made of the finest silk in all of Suna, and was gift from the previous Kazekage. She grabbed a pair of shoes from the drawer beneath the hangers. They were shiny black leather and went to her knees, with inch high heels. She tied her hair up, fully exposing her tattoo. It was a black dragon, stretching from her left shoulder to her right hip. It was the silhouette of a dragon, not the actual dragon. Many people believed it to be an old scar, for if you stared at it long enough, the shape seemed to change. It was in fact a black dragon, the strongest of all dragon clans.
Once she was dressed, she unlocked the doors and stepped out into the hall. The door clicked shut behind her. She inhaled and exhaled. I hate meetings. Why do I have to go? A masculine voice echoed through her mind. Because you swore to protect him, through thick and thin. She jumped at the voice. "Yeah, yeah. I know Ryuu." She started walking through the hallways, listening to the dragon's random comments. As she reached the huge double doors, she smirked as she imagined the Kazekage's reaction. The council's as well. She pushed open the doors and stepped inside.
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Gaara sighed. These people are hopeless. He rubbed his temples to ward off a growing headache. The double doors that led to the hall, suddenly opened, sending the papers flying across the room. He was about to yell at the person to get out, when he realized who it was. His eyes widened and his jaw opened slightly. The two perverts in the room stared at Riku, while the other woman glared at her. Gaara gave the perverts his famous death-glare. He turned around to address her, but he couldn't keep his eyes of her curves. She walked over to him and kneeled beside him. Gaara blushed and tried not look down her dress. "Thank you for coming…Riku." Gaara motioned for her to sit next to him. She stood and walked to his other side. As she kneeled down, conversation started up again. They discussed the state of the village, taxes, and the decreasing amount of missions. "So who's your little girlfriend, my lord?" Gaara narrowed his eyes. "She is not my girlfriend. She is my appointed bodyguard." The woman gave a high pitched giggle. "The Kazekage, in need of a bodyguard? Preposterous. Besides, she's so…so…under-developed." Riku's hands fisted in her lap, and she gritted her teeth painfully. "Come on Ivy, she isn't that bad. Besides, who are you to boast?" Ivy flushed and turned her head from the two laughing men. One man motioned for Riku to come over to him. She glanced at Gaara. He was trying to glare a hole into the table, and she could have sworn it was working. She reached over and touched his arm. He flinched and looked at her. "May I?" He looked at the man asking for her presence. His name was Rufus, and he was an A class pervert. He was looking at Riku with a mischievous look in his eye, and Gaara felt like killing him right there. He leaned down and whispered in her ear. "Be careful…Rii." She smiled and nodded.
She got up and sat down in between the two men. One of them put his arm around her shoulders. "You're a pretty one aren't you?" Rufus chuckled. "Stop hogging her Lukas." Lukas childishly stuck his tongue out. Riku giggled. Gaara meanwhile was sulking, quietly. The conversation about the threat of Sound began, and Riku started to space out again. She was soon brought out of her thoughts by Rufus' hand on her thigh. It was very high up, and was quite an uncomfortable situation. She squeezed her eyes shut and grit her teeth. Do you want me tell Gaara? The truth was, Riku desperately wanted to tell him, but was afraid to. She didn't want him to be angry with her. But what if…? She heard a growl in her mind. I'm telling him. Riku widened her eyes and looked at Gaara from the corner of her eye. He seemed to be listening to something. His eyes suddenly narrowed and his teeth sharpened. She closed her eyes. Oh no…
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The guard outside of the room yawned. It had been a very boring day, and the only exciting thing had been seeing Riku again. The people only ever saw her when she accompanied the Kazekage to meetings or events. He yawned again. The sound of feet echoed and he immediately snapped to attention. Temari, Kankorou, and Baki walked up to him. They were personal advisors to the Kazekage himself, and deserved the utmost respect. Baki opened his mouth to ask a question, but instead of words…BANG! CRASH! BOOM! Everyone looked at him. "Wasn't me." The door creaked, and a crack appeared. Sand began trickling out. Temari and Kankorou glanced at each other, right before the doors exploded. A wave of sand went right by them, the council member's bodies with it. They glanced inside to see Gaara standing in front of Riku, breathing heavily. Riku was sitting down and waved at them. "Eheh. Hi." Baki smacked his forehead with his hand. "Ugh." Temari walked over to Riku and hugged her. "What did those bad men do to you?" Riku sweat dropped. Kankorou cautiously walked over to Gaara. He patted his shoulder. "Uh…are you okay?" Gaara brushed his hand off. "I'm. Fine." He walked quickly out of the room and down the hall. Riku giggled from within Temari's death grip. She seemed to be the only one to notice that Gaara had been blushing.
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Kila: Well. I think I wrote about 3 written pages. How about you?
Ryu: Um…I wrote 1…sweat drop
Kila: *sigh* I'm seeing a pattern here.
Ryu: Eheheh.
Kila: Tune in next time to see how Riku calms down Gaara! Will things get physical?
Ryu: Bow-chicka-bow-wow!
Naruto: Why aren't I in this fanfic?
Ryu: Maybe you will…maybe
Naruto: Yay!