I had fallen for his trick, I cursed myself mentally.

Even though time seemed to move in a normal pace I knew better.
Seventy-two hours of torture was ahead of me and there was little I could do about it.
Glaring down at him from my position I snarled.

"If you think this will stop me you better think again"

He just stared at me with the same void look on his face, raising his hand with which he was holding the sword he stabbed me.
Illusion or not the pain felt freaking real, I thought as my face contorted in pain.
Refusing to make a sound I bit down on my lip, I would not give him the pleasure.

"I will admit I am surprised you are alive" His voice just as void as his face.

Gasping when he withdrew the sword I refused to speak, I just glared without holding back any anger I held towards him.
Again his sword pierced through me without me making a sound.
Slowly I closed my eyes.

"Physically alive maybe, but that is pretty much all that's left" I spoke in a soft voice.

Another stabbing sensation had me grunting out in pain and once more I found myself biting my lip.
I felt mortified, was this how it was supposed to be, him always winning, always killing me.
A tremor of fear passed through me as I realized how much he scared me, my memories now tainted with lies.
What was real and what wasn't?

A dry sob escaped from my lungs without me wanting it to.
Opening my eyes which had returned to their former blue state I searched his face for even a fraction of an emotion but found no such thing.
Tears spilled from my eyes also unwillingly, the boy whom I had loved may never have existed and now he was going to become the death of me.
Everyone had been proven wrong by me, I was not weak never had been…
Until now.

He never ceased his torture, not for a minute, nor did he speak again he just stood there an empty shell, a mere ghost, as he stabbed me again and again.
Hanging my head I face the truth, I would never be able to stop him, he was and always had been too far ahead of me.
I realized I watched his back for too long and never realized how he disappeared into darkness.
Screaming as he stabbed me again I felt myself losing, falling, until I heard a familiar voice say my name, saw a familiar face smile at me, I knew it wasn't real, I knew it was a memory but it did not feel like it.

It felt real, gosh so real, my own voice reminded me how I pledged to not just myself but to Itachi and Shisui as well that no matter what I would not fall behind, and that if I did I would fight to catch up.
They had just smiled and Shisui had promised he wouldn't let me fall behind to which Itachi had merely nodded in agreement.

My tears stopped flowing as I once more renewed my resolve.
Snapping my head up I glared at him again.

"I refuse to lose to you" I spoke as I reactivated my sharingan.

He looked up at me to meet my eyes which I believed he thought was a save move..wrong.
Being an Uchiha myself I was more capable of ending his Tsukuyomi then others would have been.
Although even at this point he might have already done enough damage to incapacitate me I refused to let him do as he please.

Slowly and with effort the genjutsu fell apart.
Falling to my knees and gasping for breath I fell to floor barely conscious.
He walked passed me as though I had not been there and advanced on Sasuke.
Grunting I raised myself upwards and onto my knees.

"If you know what is good for you Hotaru you will stay down" His flat voice reached my ears.

"I won't let you lay a single finger on him" I grunted as I rose in to a standing position and turning towards him.

"You have hurt enough people as it is , let's not make it worse" I took a step toward him even though I was out of balance.

Without reconsidering I charged flinging my last kunai at him before speeding up and slinging my fist to his face, he dodge easily of course and simply lifted his knee hitting me in the gut making me stumble back.
My mind was working fast, I was not in the condition to fight his Tsukuyomi had taken a toll on me, but it should have on him to.
I froze he should not be able to see clearly with his left eye right now, taking a new stance I took a deep breath.

Last time I tried to pull this off I failed…miserably, but no better time than the present to try again, then again Shisui was the only one of us to master it and the boy had been a prodigy.
Cursing out loud I charged again but right before I was in his line of defence I disappeared and reappeared on his left sight although not exactly where I wanted, I lunged forward anyway taking hold of the arm he had extended to grab me and lifted my leg in a direct connection to his stomach.

He doubled over but not for long, I threw punch after punch altering with a swift kick but I did not land anything.
One swift move from his side and his fist connected to the side of my face and his foot dug into my stomach as he kicked me into the wall.
The force knocked my head back and a blinding white light spread and overtook my vision, the last thing I felt before I felt unconscious was something warm and flesh like appearing, but I didn't found out what it was.

(Okay I know she seems like awfully weak like this, but she really is scared of him.

She will appear stronger later on.

Don't hesitate to tell me what you think, and sorry for the late update ;) )