Secrets

"Are you ready to go?" Lee asked. Riku bit her bottom lip and cast a look at her uncle. Niwa was standing by the stove, cooking up a storm with a very agitated look on his face.

"Yes," Riku nodded.

"Hey, take it easy, Riku. Start off slow. Don't push yourself," Daichi said as he followed his cousin outside. "If you feel sleepy, stop and lay down."

"I will, Daichi," Riku nodded to her ranting cousin.

"Do not worry, Daichi! I will not allow her to over do it!" Lee declared. "She is safe in the hands of the Handsome Devil of the Leave Village!"

"Right, Lee," Daichi smiled. "See you later then."

The walk through the village was a rather quiet one for the two teens. Lee was just happily walking along as Riku peered nervously over her shoulder. She had been on edge since the intruder was in her house last night. It got her thinking about something, a secret, that her uncle and cousin didn't know about.

"Nervous, are we?" Lee suddenly asked.

"What? Oh, uh, yeah. A little," Riku looked at the boy walking beside her. She took a moment to notice that he didn't seem has hyperactive today as he usually was.

"Do not worry. Everything will be fine. I promise you this," Lee gave her a cute innocent smile as he leaped in front of her. He kneeled down and looked over his should. "Hop on!"

"Huh?"

"Come on! Trust me!" Lee's eyes shined at her. "You do trust me, right?"

Riku never really thought about it, but she did indeed trust him. Entirely. While staring at this goofy teenager before her, Riku wondered when exactly she started to trust him. She stepped closer to him and placed her hands on his shoulders. When she did this, Lee reached back and slipped his arms around her thighs and stood up. A startled gasp left her lips. "Sorry. I did not mean to startle you."

"It's fine. It's just…," Riku felt her cheek flush. She remembered his embrace last night. "I knew you were strong, but I didn't know you were this strong."

"I do train hard. Hold on, now," Lee warned. "We are going to travel a little faster now."

"O-Ok," Riku wrapped her arms around Lee's neck and held on tight, but not enough to choke him. Riku gasped again when Lee took off. Lee chuckled a bit as Riku tightened her hold on him. He slowed down a bit, but they still made it to the training grounds in only a few minutes. Riku was still holding on tight, with her eyes closed when they arrived. She didn't opened her eyes until she heard Tenten's voice.

"Geez, Lee! You looked like you've scared her half to death and back!" Riku looked at the female friend of Lee. She was shaking her head.

"Sorry," Lee chuckled.

"You can put her down now," Tenten pointed out.

"Of course," Lee said as he bent down to let Riku slid off his back. Riku stumbled a bit and Lee put his arm around her waist to steady her. "Are you alright, Riku?"

"Yes. I'm just a little shocked at how fast you were going," Riku replied honestly.

"You should see him when he really gets moving," Tenten smiled.

"What do you mean?" Riku asked.

"Lee wasn't even moving a fourth of his normal speed," Neji replied.

"What?!" Riku's eyes widened as she looked at the black haired boy. Lee slightly blushed and scratched the back of his head.

"Yeah…Well, I…"

"Alrighty!" Everyone turned to Guy when he arrived. "Is my team ready for…uh?"

Guy's usually perky self disappeared when he saw Riku standing with Lee's arm around her waist. Neji immediately noticed something off in Guy's eyes. Lee's voice broke the silence as he pulled Riku over to Guy. "Guy sensei! This is Riku! Riku this is the wonderful Guy sensei!"

"H-Hello," Riku gave Guy a timid smile as she raised her hand to him. "It's nice to meet you. Lee has told me a lot about you."

Guy just stood there, staring at Riku. Riku gave him a confused look and wondered if it was a problem with her being here after all. Lee raised an eye brow at Guy. "Guy sensei? Is something wrong?"

"Oh, um, no! Not at all," Guy came back to his senses and when back to his normal self. "It's just…I was a bit surprised is all! Lee told me you were a very beautiful girl, but his description doesn't do you justice."

Riku blushed, as did Lee. Guy finally took her hand. "It's is very nice to see you again."

"Again?" Riku asked.

"Oh! I mean…Lee has talked to much about you I feel like we've already met before," Guy chuckled nervously.

"Are you alright, Guy sensei? You're acting kind of weird," Tenten said. "And I mean more than usual."

"Of course I am alright! Now, lets get to training!" Guy said as his eyes flared up.

"He is so weird," Tenten mumbled. The group started their training. Neji and Tenten branched off to battle one on one while Lee went to the side with Riku. They discussed her training schedule that Tsunade had discussed with her when she as in the hospital. She started slow with a few sit ups and push ups that Lee joined her in. After about an hour she started to feel sleepy, so she stopped for some water and watched the group go through their regular training routine. Occasionally she would look over at Guy. She wasn't sure, but there was something about him that was nagging at the back of her mind. She brushed if off as him looking so similar to Lee and turned her attention back to Lee.

Lee was engaged in battle. Neji and Tenten were throwing everything they had at him. Riku watched with her interest at it's full peek. These three were beyond good. Riku couldn't help but noticed the different techniques and fighting styles these three had. They were so different from each other, yet they worked so well together.

A wave of sleepiness washed over Riku and she laid down on the ground. Her vision blurred as she fell asleep. When she woke up she found that someone had repositioned her, she was now on her back and under her head was on someone's flak jacket. Riku sat up and looked around. Neji, Tenten and Guy were no where to be seen, but Lee was still there training. He wasn't wearing his flak so it was his that she was using as a pillow.

"You are awake now," Lee said when he noticed her sitting up.

"Sorry. How long was I out?" Riku asked as Lee walked over to her and sat down.

"A couple hours. I guess we kind of over did it a bit with your exercise. I am sorry about that," Lee replied a bit remorsefully.

"Don't be sorry, Lee. This is kind of a trial and error thing. We'll figure it out," Riku said. Lee nodded, but it was clear that he was unsure. "So, where did everyone go?"

"Neji had to go home for a few minutes, Tenten said she was going to go pick us up some lunch and I'm not sure where Guy sensei disappeared too," Lee stretched out his legs and leaned back on his hands.

"Hey…Lee?"

"Hai?"

"C-Can I tell you something?"

"Of course. You can tell me anything," Lee sat quietly waiting for Riku to say something. The started to blow as he waited. He was about to ask her what she wanted when he noticed a strange glow coming from the palm of her hands. "R-Riku?"

As Riku slowly turned her hands over, the wind began to pick up and seemed to be coming from her hands. Lee's eyes widened when Riku showed him the palm of her hands. On both of them were glowing blue swirls. He leaned in closer and reached over to touch one of the swirls. When he did the wind pick up even harder. The wind was coming from her hands. He watched as a couple of leaves began to float around her hands. The leaves were torn apart and shaped into a variety of shapes, a dog, house, shoes, a figure of Lee.

Lee raised his eyes to Riku. "Kekkei genkai?"

Riku didn't look at him, but nodded slowly.

"I do not understand," Lee said.

"My family's bloodline holds a kekkei genkai of wind. There has been very few ninjas in my family history, but we've always had this kekkei genkai. My parents never wielded it, but I do," The glow disappeared as did the wind when Riku closed her hands and placed them in her lap. She took a deep breath and sighed. "My uncle and cousin don't know that I have it. They would totally freak out if they knew I did."

"Have you used it?"

"A little," Riku replied honestly. "Though I haven't used it all that much. You know…with my condition. I didn't want to hurt anyone with it. Please don't tell anyone about this."

"It is alright, Riku. Your secret is save with me," Lee put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her to his side. "You know you can trust me."

"I know," Riku whispered as she relaxed into Lee's embrace. "I do trust you."

…..

"So, she's all grown up now," Kakashi said as he and Guy stood several yards from Lee and Riku. They were some what hidden by trees and bushes and have been watching the two teens for about half an hour now.

"And she still has the use of her kekkei genkai, even without training," Guy looked down with a bit of a distressed look on his face.

"You're still punishing yourself, aren't you?" Kakashi asked. Guy clenched his fists. "That wasn't your fault, you know?"

"Yes it was. I should have…I should have been faster," Guy raised his fist. He was trembling from past memories.

"Then tell her," Kakashi said.

"I…I can't. I don't want to interfere with her relationship with Lee. I don't want to cause her anymore suffering."

"This isn't something you should keep from her. She'll eventually remember…"

"Maybe…but Lee is precious to me and Riku is precious to Lee. So now she is also precious to me. I will not do anything to hurt them," Guy said as he stuck his hands in his pockets and walked off from his rival. Kakashi watched him go before turning his eyes back to Lee and Riku. Tenten and Neji had returned to the training ground. Tenten was holding a basket of food in her hand as Neji trudged along behind her. Kakashi watched them for a few more minutes before leaving.

Notes: Well? What do you think of that? Guy knows her. Shocking huh? I didn't even know that until this chapter. ^.^ Hee Hee! Just to be clear, Lee is 17 in this story just like he is in Shippuden. Thanks for reading and reviewing! Keep it up!