Guy's Secret

Riku sat with her hands resting in her lap. She raised her eyes and looked around at her friends. Lee was sitting on the couch on Riku's right side, while Pakkun was laying on the couch on her left side. Neji was sitting in a chair with his arms crossed and his eyes closed. Tenten was sitting in another chair, her arms crossed as well and she had a slightly annoyed look on her face. At the beginning of practice, Guy told them he wanted to meet with them at his house after practice for the day was over then he left. They hadn't seen him sense then.

Riku looked back down at her hands. She was shaking and had no idea why she was so nervous. Lee reached over and placed his hands over hers, giving her a comforting squeeze. "It is alright, Riku. There is nothing to be nervous about."

"I'm…not so sure about that," Riku replied.

"What do you…" Tenten was cut off when the door to Guy's place opened up. Guy walked in with a distressed look in his eyes, following behind him was Kakashi and Tsunade. "L-Lady Tsunade? What are you doing here?"

"This is too important for me not to be here," Tsunade replied as she sat down. "Neji, Tenten, Lee…what you three are about to hear shall not leave this room. I will tell the others about this, but in private."

"In private?" Neji asked.

"As you already know, Riku is being stalked by someone," Tsunade said and they nodded. "And the reason is because Riku is the holder of a wind kekkei genkai."

Riku balled her hands up as Tenten and Neji gasped at the new information. They looked at her. Tsunade also looked at her and felt bad for revealing Riku's secret. Tenten was the first to speak up. "Lee, did you know about this?"

"Oh…Well, I…That is…um," Lee stumbled. He promised Riku he wouldn't tell anyone. He glanced at her.

"Don't blame Lee. I asked him not to tell anyone," Riku said quietly. "I didn't want anyone to know about it because…well…"

"You were afraid of being attacked again," Guy suddenly said. Riku's eye shot up at him with fear in her eyes.

"You remember the attack, Riku?" Kakashi asked.

"A little," Riku nodded.

"Attacked?" Lee asked. "What do you mean?"

"That's why I asked you all to come here," Guy clenched his fists at his side. He dropped to his knees. "It…It's my fault your parents are dead! I-I killed them."

A wave of shock filled the room. Kakashi sighed. "Stop it, Guy. You didn't kill them. It wasn't your fault."

"Yes! It was! I should have been faster! I-I could have saved them if I was faster!" Guy shouted.

"W-What are you talking about?" Riku asked. "What do you mean you killed them?"

"Riku," Riku turned her eyes to Tsunade. "First of all, Guy did not kill your parents. Riku, the second you were born it was obvious that you were a powerful little girl. You immediately had your kekkei genkai at your full disposal, despite only being born. Your instincts at controlling it was just amazing. It's beyond words."

"I don't understand. It's just wind control. It's nothing special at all," Riku said.

"It may seem that way to you because you've never use it to it's full potential at an age that you could remember. Riku, your abilities go far beyond making wind. You can create storms, tornadoes, hurricanes. Your power is almost unlimited. You could literally blow villages off the map with just a wave of your hand. It wasn't long before a lot of people came to know about your gift and wanted to claim it as their own. That's when the Third Hokage invited your family to live here in the Leaf Village."

"So, Riku is not a native of the Leaf?" Tenten asked. "And how is it possible for her to have lived here without the other villages thinking we'd use her as a weapon of war?"

"Riku and her parents did not live here in the Leaf in the beginning. They lived in a small village a few hours from here," Tsunade replied then continued. "The Third Hokage invited them to live here and be under the protection of the Leaf ninja. They refused at first. They wanted to stay at their home and raise their daughter there. As for your second question, as Riku began to grow up it became clear that she had some kind of medical condition that would not allow her to be a ninja. It also caused her kekkei genkai to…hibernate, if you will. It was almost as if her kekkei genkai knew she wouldn't be able to control it and reduced itself down to just creating wind. Once word of this spread, no one saw her as a threat and didn't really care where she lived. However, that didn't detour others that were still interested in her abilities. So, when Riku turned four years old a small group of rogue ninjas attacked her home…Guy, Kakashi and Asuma were deployed to save them. Riku was the only survivor."

"So…" Everyone turned their attention to Riku when she spoke up. She was staring down at her lap then raised her eyes to Guy. "That's why you look so familiar. I thought it was because of Lee."

"No. It's because we have met before," Guy said. "You didn't seem to remember me much so I never said anything to you. And I wasn't going to say anything, but with the attacks on you…"

"We thought it would be best to have you remember," Kakashi said. "We were wanting to know if you remember anything else from that day. Something that might help us figure out who's stalking you. All four of the men that attacked you back then are dead. So we are sure that it's none of them. We're thinking it might be a family member of one of them seeking revenge."

"Four?" Riku asked quietly. "That's not right."

"What do you mean?" Tsunade asked.

"There were five," Riku replied.

"Five?" Kakashi asked. "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure. There was…," Riku touched her finger tips to her forehead. "A boy. I think he was about thirteen…maybe fifteen? I'm not sure really. I just remember there were five and one of them was way younger than the rest."

"Is there anything else you remember?" Tsunade asked.

"His eyes. His eyes were so black and hallow. He seemed so lonely," Riku said. "It was like he was looking for something that was unreachable…unattainable. I remember feeling really sad when looking at him."

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry," Riku looked back over at Guy. He was crying. Riku smiled lightly. He was such an emotional man. She could clearly see that this secret he held had ate at his soul for quite some time now. She stood up and walked over to him. She place her hands on his shoulders and pushed him up so he'd look at her. She shook her head.

"It's ok, Guy. It wasn't your fault they died. I don't blame you at all," Riku smiled. "I know you did everything you could and I'm grateful for that. Please, don't feel bad. You're much more pleasant to be around when you're smiling."

"Uh…," Guy looked at her then rubbed the tears out of his eyes. "Alright. Thank you, Riku."

…..

Lee, Riku and Pakkun walked silently through the village. None of them really knew what to say. "Kinda crazy, huh?"

"Indeed. I had no idea that Guy sensei held such a secret," Lee said.

"I kinda wish he had told me sooner. I hate that he was in so much pain because of me," Riku said.

"At least it is now out in the open," Lee said but his voice cracked. Riku looked up at him. He refused to return her gaze. Instead he kept his eyes glued on the ground, his facial features revealing something was weighing heavily on his mind.

"Lee? Are you alright?" Riku asked as she reached for his arm.

"Yes!" He jumped away from her, like static shock hit him. He laughed nervously as Riku looked at him with pure confusion. "Pakkun?! How about you scout ahead?"

"Um…ok," Pakkun was also confused at Lee's actions. But he jumped up onto the rooftops and moved on ahead of them.

"Lee…are you sure you're…" Riku started talking again but was interrupted as Lee whipped around to face her with a bright red blush on his cheek.

"Riku! May I kiss you?!"

"Huh?!" Riku blinked and blushed at his outburst. Two girls were walking by at the time he said this. They giggled and whispered to each other, but continued walking.

"I am so sorry! I did not mean to put you in such a situation," Lee bowed to Riku then turned to walk away from her. He stopped and looked back over his shoulder when Riku grabbed the back of his jumpsuit. She slightly nodded. He turned around when she released him. Stepping closer to her, Lee took a hold of her shoulders. Both were clearly nervous. Lee leaned down and place a tight lipped, lightning kiss on her lips. The two stared at each other for a few seconds before laughing. "I…guess we both were kind of nervous."

"Yeah," Riku nodded. "Maybe some other time?"

"Maybe," Lee smiled and they continued walking. Lee glanced over at Riku and slowly reached for her hand. He lightly touched her skin. She looked at him with a sweet smile. He blushed as he laced their fingers together. The two slowed their walking pace. They wanted to enjoy each others company for as long as they could.

"Well, thanks for walking me home," Riku said once they reached her front door.

"Yeah. I guess I will see you tomorrow then?"

"Of course," Riku nodded. Lee turned to leave. As he did Riku's face turned a bit sad. Suddenly Lee turned back around and he place a sweet, but quick, kiss on Riku's lips.

"I think that one was a little better," Lee said as all Riku could to was nod dumbly. Lee smiled and placed his hands on her shoulders once again. He leaned back down and gave a more bold kiss. He continued place kisses on her lips. With each one he became more confident and bold, but still held back. He was waiting for Riku. He wanted to take it slow and not cause her discomfort or anything that would cause her to pass out on him. He placed one more kiss on her lips, this time Riku reached up and touched his arm with her left hand, she kissed him back. That was what he was waiting for. Lee broke the kiss and smiled at her. She smiled back and put her arms around his neck as he lean back down to kiss her again. He put on hand on the small of her back as he placed his other on the back of her head, gently holding her as close to him as he could. She put her arms around his neck, the fingers of her right hand were lightly brushing the back of his neck. Lee's hold and kiss were gentle and yet comforting. It was a secure embrace that made Riku knew she would always be safe when with him.

Both were light headed when they finally broke away from each others lips. Lee placed his forehead against hers. His voice was low. "Sleep well, Riku."

"You too, Lee," Riku whispered. Lee gave her one more quick kiss before leaving. Riku watched him go before turning to head into the house. She closed the door and pressed her back against it.

"Well, about time."

Riku face flushed bright red at the little pug sitting there on the floor. She had completely forgotten about him.

"What's about time?" Riku blushed even harder when Niwa and Daichi appeared. It was Daichi who spoke.

"Oh…um…n-nothing," Riku stuttered.

"Why are you red? Are you feeling ok?" Niwa asked as he stepped forward and placed his hand on her forehead. "Do you have a fever?"

"I-I'm fine! R-Really, uncle," Riku chuckled nervously as she removed her uncle's hand from her forehead. She quickly stepped around him and went up to her bedroom, with Pakkun right on her heels. The little dog barely made it through the door before Riku slammed it closed. She leaned against it and sighed heavily. "You're gonna get me into trouble!"

"What?" Pakkun looked at her with fake innocence. "They're gonna find out soon anyway. Might as well get it over with."

Riku sighed but smiled.

"Girl, you are so in love," Pakkun said and Riku giggled.

As Riku started to push away from her door to get ready for bed, the sound of a window breaking and shards of glass came flying into her room. The shrieking sound of a male's voice rang out with pure hate. "You will not be allowed to kiss that child! You belong to me!"