Chapter Eight: Love Runs its True Course

-In the Land of Dreams-

Hyperia woke up in what felt like a pit of darkness, no light was around except what Hyperia thought was her own chakra.

"Where am I?" murmured Hyperia as she slowly got to her feet. All Hyperia could remember was asking Lee if she had managed to beat Kaori before passing out.

"You are in what some may call the Land of dreams, though we call this…a way of finally saying a true goodbye…or perhaps an intervention…" Spoke an unfamiliar feminine voice.

Hyperia quickly turned around and saw two adults standing in front of her. Both had almost recognizable blue eyes and messy red hair, in the case of the male standing beside the adult woman. Both were dressed in dark grey kimonos, with blue trim on the sleeves, the Iwagakure hitai-ate headbands on both of their foreheads.

"Are you…are you…no it can't be…" whimpered Hyperia, tears began to spring to her eyes.

"Yes child, it's us…your Okaa-san (Mother) and Otou-san (Father)…" Spoke the woman, the woman had a kind smile on her face.

"OKAA-SAN! OTOU-SAN?!" shouted Hyperia and the red haired midget woman quickly ran over to the two 'spirits' hugging them both. Tears began falling down her cheeks like waterfalls.

Both her parents smiled at their daughter as they attempted to hug back. Hyperia sniffled.

"Why…why…why are you here? Okaa-San, Otou-san…" Whispered Hyperia, as gobs of tears continued to spill down her cheeks.

"We've come to say our final goodbyes, seeing we never got the chance too, when you were 3 years old, Hyperia, our death has already been avenged…by our Village's people. We also came to give you some final parental advice…" spoke the man who was her father.

The woman that was supposed to be her mother spoke up first.

"Don't do the same mistake that your Uncle did, Hyperia…never ever give up on your dreams…of becoming the Tsuchikage. We have always expected you to do great things when you were all grown up…our people can be very forgiving…also…don't give up any sort of chance on love…being a Ninja and being in love with someone you hold precious to you…go hand in hand…remember this daughter…as you begin your real journey in life…"

Hyperia nodded her head and sniffled, trying to wipe the tears that continued to fall and would not stop.

"H-Hai…Okaa-San…" spoke Hyperia in a meek voice.

Her father smiled at her and spoke as he reached over to touch her cheek with a hand.

"We are proud of you Hyperia, you've become such a great kunoichi, and now someone has finally come to appreciate your talent…this is the advice we can only give you…we will always keep watching over you from above…daughter, we will also see you again on the other side…goodbye Hyperia…"

Hyperia watched as her parents began to fade away, Hyperia cried out.

"Okaa-San! Otou-San…I won't ever forget this…arigatou!"

Hyperia was then alone, the darkness had surrounded her. Hyperia sniffled, she felt so alone now, her parents had come to her to say their goodbyes.

Suddenly she heard someone's voice, loudly calling her name.

"HYPERIA-SAN! WAKE UP!"

"Lee-San…" She murmured; Hyperia tried to find the voice.

-END DREAM EXPERIENCE-


Hyperia had been asleep in the hospital for what had felt like a few days. Slowly deep blue eyes began to open, and then focus on the source of the voice. Hyperia murmured softly as she saw not one, but three people standing next to her bed.

"Lee-San, Tenten-San, Neji-San…where am I?"

"Your in Konohagakure's Ninja Hospital…Hyperia-Chan, you gave Lee and everyone quite a scare…Sakura-Chan managed to fix up your arm but its going to be in a cast for awhile…" Spoke up Tenten, while Lee was bouncing all over Hyperia's hospital room, having been the most worried it would seem.

Hyperia smiled softly and turned to look outside through her hospital window. She then whispered something.

"I saw my Okaa-San and Otou-San…one last time…"

"What was that Hyperia-Chan?" spoke up Tenten,

Hyperia began to blush and quickly said.

"I'll tell you one day Tenten-San, so I guess the village has pardoned me from the accusations?"

Neji was the one to speak about this subject.

"Hai, after Lee brought you back to the village, and asked Naruto-Sama to have ANBU bring back the real culprit, he immediately ordered the entire village to give you a full pardon, and an apology whenever they see you…" "Lee calm the hell down won't you?"

Neji was getting a little bit annoyed that Lee was continuing to be his usual, well being Lee as always at a moment.

Lee dodged getting swatted by Tenten and Neji both and immediately said.

"I'm just so happy! That Hyperia-San got a full pardon, and she's alright now…" "Now we can get back to our own lives!"

Hyperia giggled tiredly at Lee and shook her head.

"Now that's the man I love…always so hyper, just like me…" She said; this just made Tenten laugh and a small smirk appear the stoic Hyuuga's face. Lee rewarded him with one of his silly grins and thumbs up.

"Neji we better get going, Naruto-Sama needs us at the Hokage tower for a mission…" spoke up Tenten. "We'll see you two later."

The Hyuuga and Tenten then walked out of the hospital room, leaving the two Shinobi 'Beasts' alone.

"Lee-San…" murmured Hyperia.

"Hai Hyperia-Koi?" Spoke Lee as he came to stand beside her hospital bed.

"Aishiteru…" murmured Hyperia, she then pulled Lee down by the scruff of his shirt with her good hand and began kissing him passionately on the mouth.

Lee was a little off balanced but managed to return the kiss just as passionately back to his Stone Blossom, pulling back just briefly to say, before continuing with the make out session.

"Aishiteru…"


Neji had left something in Hyperia's hospital room, well not really, it was more or less Tenten's item, and being the gentleman that he was, he decided to go and retrieve the item.

What he wasn't expecting was to see his team mate, and his new girlfriend actually making out in the room. Just as he was about to walk in he heard Hyperia moan Lee's name.

Neji froze right in his step at the door and began having a slight nosebleed at the sight of the two of them making out like that. Quickly he grabbed the item that Tenten had forgotten and pretty much ran down the hallway, rushing passed a startled Tenten.

"Neji? What the hell is wrong with you?" shouted Tenten as she attempted to catch up the now scandalized Hyuuga, who probably wouldn't be able to look at his team mate or even Hyperia the same way again.


"Lee-San? Was that Neji-San that just ran in and out of the room?" spoke Hyperia as she pulled away from their make out session, trying to bring air into her lungs.

Lee quirked a brow at Hyperia and began laughing.

"Hai…I think that was indeed him Hyperia-San…I will have to speak to him about knocking on the door next time…"

Hyperia bursted out laughing and continued to laugh with Lee until both of their sides were hurting, and they were totally out of breath.

Hyperia felt so loved by the man standing by her bedside, for once she felt belonged. And she would never let Lee go out of her sight again.

A new team was born, the Shinobi Beast Team that is, a formidable team of taijutsu experts that was made of only two people. Two people that loved each other so much, that their bond could not be broken, only until the shadows of death took them, could that bond be truly broken.

The Stone Beast and the Green Beast names would be perhaps feared through out the Shinobi world for years to come.