Hikari glared at the scroll that was left behind by one of the Hyuga messenger's she did not dare touch it as it lay on the ground in front of their apartment. 

Hikari stood in fear as Itachi held back her arms. They had forcefully removed a hysterical Ino from the room. She had to face them alone. Yamanaka clan members stood watching as the Hokage prepared the scroll

"Itachi, please," She begged him, who for the first time that evening was not making an effort to meet her gaze to trap her in a genjistu. She craned her neck to try to meet his gaze, but her efforts were met by his closed eyes, they shut so tightly that he was frowning, this was difficult for him,

"It can't be helped Hikari-san, you know too much, you must be removed from this situation. We are doing this so that you can live," The Hokage said, not turning to look at her,

"I do not care about that, please spare them," she said, everyone in the room gasped at her request,  

"Do not do it, please," She cried, her tears seemed never-ending, 

"Hikari, worry about yourself, you are about to be sealed away," Itachi said, 

"Not everyone is in on it and you know, you would be killing innocent people," Hikari tried, looking at Itachi who refused to look at her,  

"What about Sasuke?" Itachi's eyes widened at her comment, she felt his grip falter, 

"You know he knows nothing of it," she continued, 

"Will you k-kill him as well?" she asked, her voice stern as the tears continued, she could hear Itachi's breath pick up,

"Sasuke loves you too much, even if he could he would not fight back, would you kill him when he won't even fight back," She asked, the Hokage was ready, holding up the scroll to her, it glowed, she craned her neck to look at Itachi more, panic starting to settle in her. The thought of Sasuke dying and suffering was too much for her, 

"At least let me die with him. Please don't do this, do not seal me away. Let me die with them please!" she said a bit louder, her words rattled the would of whoever heard her, Itachi's hands were shaking, 

"No. Please no. Don't make Sasuke die alone, he will never find peace if I am not next to him. Please I won't fight...Please let us die together." she sobbed, still fighting with all her might, worried about Sasuke's afterlife, she could not save him in this life, but she would at least ensure that he would find peace,  

"You beg to die for his sake when we are sealing you away to prevent a clan war. You are the heiress of the Hyuga clan, do you think so little of your life? This is a matter concerning the Uchihas. " The Hokage said, bringing it closer, 

"This village was built on the back of the Hashiramas, my ancestors, and Uchihas, to turn a blind eye to that is to turn a blind eye to the very foundation that this village was built on. We have allowed you, neighboring clans, and families to be a part of this village because it was meant to flourish. This is how you repay us. Using the Uchiha heir to do it no less. Disgusting. Making him kill everyone that looks up to him and loves him. Damning him to live with that regret. Damning him to be alone.  Should I be unsealed and you go through with this farce, mark my words, upon Sasuke's life, I will finish what the Uchihas started. " Hikari said, her Byakugan glowed, and she could hear Itachi's breathing was erratic from her words, she was not blaming him, she was blaming the village, he never would have expected any form of understanding from anyone on his part,

"Watch your tongue girl, you are getting the better part of this deal. You will live," one of the Yamanaka men said, 

"Live? Without Sasuke? Do not make me laugh. I will avenge him thereafter, I will die, I will not live in any reality where Sasuke does not," she whispered, her legs gave out, she was exhausted and broken,

"Hikari, please stop," Itachi begged, his voice cracked, this was hurting him,  

"When you kill him, give him a genjitsu, give him exactly what you are taking away from him, give him his life, let him and I marry. Give us five beautiful children and a big house, a traditional one, surrounded by wisteria. Let us grow old and die together," she sobbed as the scroll touched her skin, she felt her shoulder get wet, she looked over her shoulder and saw Itachi's face, his eyes were closed, tears were running down his face, brows were furrowed, his body shook from his silent sobs, 

"You worry about him until the very end, your last wishes for him, your last breath for him?" Itachi whispered, 

"I will do it again, he is worth it all, the only regret I have is not actually giving that to him," she said,  the glow started to spread all over her body,

"You think that this genjistu will ease the pain?" Itachi asked, his eyes seemed to be somewhere else, 

"I will give them peace," Hikari nodded, knowing of someone who could use that kind of genjitsu too, 

"P-Peace?" Itachi's voice failed him as tears made its way down his face, 

"And when I come to take your life to avenge his, please put me into the same genjitsu, so that I could know what it feels like to live a life with his love. This is my last wish," Hikari cried, finally meeting Itachi's eyes, Itachi was at a loss for words, he had always known that she loved his brother, but he never understood the extent. 

This love that she had for his brother was supposed to be unfathomable at her age, even if she was a clan heiress and even if she was a prodigy, like himself, this self-less, endless, relentless love was not something that she was supposed to able to feel, not yet. She spoke only of his brother and his clan, not once mentioning her own life, at a stressful and traumatic moment like this, one does not have the time to fabricate any lie in these conditions. She would go to the ends of the Earth for his brother, he could tell. His brother had a crush on her, he could tell how they interacted, and he could not blame the boy, Hikari was a lovely girl, she was elegant, wise, and beautiful in the eyes of all who saw her. He had no doubt that she would have many suitors. Which was unfortunate for them because he could already tell that none of that would matter, she only had eyes for Sasuke. 

Itachi was not oblivious to the fact that her current life made her unhappy, the title of the Hyuuga clan heiress, was a heavy one to bare. Her pairing with Sasuke would surely cause a lot of commotion in the village, an Uchiha as the Patriarch of the Hyuuga clan, sounded almost laughable...Patriarch, the title that he was groomed for... the title that would never become his... what a waste... she was a perfect Matriarch, he had heard and seen it for himself her talent and wisdom, she would carry that mantle with ease...but she already stated that she would forsake it, the moment she is unsealed... what a waste. They both shared this fate. Forsaking the mantles they were destined for,  Hikari's would fall to her twin sister, Hinata... fall to her younger... it could fall to Sasuke, the Uchiha does not need to end here... Hikari, she was already caring for the Uchiha and behaving as if ...her own clan...was about to get massacred. Itachi almost laughed at fate's irony. Destiny was a fickle thing and people like Hikari was more likely to wield it and become its master. Her title and place in her clan would not stop her from being at Sasuke's side. Especially if she looked into the eyes of death and challenged it to keep her away from Sasuke.

Sasuke, I pray that you become a man deserving of this woman. A man deserving to be with the Uchiha Matriarch. For I have a feeling that I am not the only one who has recognized and accepted that destiny has chosen her as the next Mother of all Uchihas. 

"Please Oni-san, I am begging you, promise me that you will let me know it. Promise me," she begged, bringing him back to reality,  Itachi looked at her and how sincere her words worked, his heart broke at her words, he was no longer restraining her hands, and was now holding them instead,

"You will know a life with his love, I promise," Itachi said, his voice was hoarse and Sharingan was activated from having let his emotions get to him,  

She nodded and gave him the most sad smile he had ever seen.

She gasped as the scroll started sucking her in, it felt like her skin was being ripped apart and her bones crushed to dust, as the glow blinded her. 

...it hurts...

"Who was it?" Sasuke asked, pulling her back to reality.