Leonardo glanced down from the twelve story building, trying to empty his mind while twiddling a tanto blade with his right hand. Tired blue eyes staring at the brightness of the headlights of cars, the ninja sighed before stepping down from the ledge and sitting down. He looked at the blade, noticing its sharpness of steal and detailed red and black handle. Leo shook his head prior to placing the weapon back in its sheathe and onto his belt. He tilted to his left to take one last look at the traffic scenery just before going on his way home. He sat stiff when feeling a tickle on the back of his neck. Her sharp jade colored eyes only stared back when he turned his look at her.

Her face fell when he gave her a dejected look. Inching forward, she knelt in front of him.

"Leo?" Placing her hands on his shaped upper thighs, he nudged them away. She gasped at his rejection and only stood up when he rose. "Leonardo?" He glanced at her with cold eyes, still not saying anything. Karai couldn't stand him ignoring at her callings. She reached out to grab his shoulder, "Leo." He sighed, but turned to give his attention.

"What is it, Karai." His tone made her stomach turn, not liking the way he was acting. Removing her hand away, she averted her eyes to the cement ground.

"I'm - I'm," noticing that she was having trouble, he stepped in.

"Karai, I tried to help you," he whispered. "But you didn't listen." She sniffed at his words, trying to hold back the tears that were beginning to build up. Noticing that she wasn't going to apologize, Leo turned to leave, though she grabbed his wrist with both hands.

"Wait!" Karai yelled. "Don't leave, please." Clutching with all her might, her head hanged low, wanting to stop the tears from falling. "Please, I tried, I really did." He bit his lip, before grabbing her hand with his free one, and unlatching himself from her desperate hold. Her widen eyes stared at his carapace as he turned around. "I - I'm," Karai glanced down, watching the fallen tears drop onto the cement ground.

"I have to go, Karai." No, she thought, this could not end in such an unspoken manner; no apology or reconciliation. As he began to walk away, Karai dropped her arms to her side, feeling breathless and frustrated at the way Leonardo made her feel. She tightened her fists while her lips trembled at the thought of never seeing him again. Even to herself, she couldn't deny the fact that she could have easily broken the tie between Shredder's mind and her own. She was strong enough, yet, the temptation of being accepted took hold of her. At the moment, Karai wanted to kick the ledge, to scream, to punch the ground - anything to get rid of the feeling of being left alone.

She quickly ran towards him, ignoring her pride, and wrapped her arms around him with a tight grip, afraid of rejection. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry, Leonardo! I'm sorry!" Letting her tears fall, he turned to hug her back. Lashing out her childish cry, he cradled her when she knelt, still keeping their embrace. The kunoichi didn't care anymore, as long as he was there, she would do anything to keep him by her side. Leo tightened his arms, not wanting to let go. Her face buried against his shoulder, he glanced down at the ground, blinking away his own tears. Rubbing her back, feeling the cold metal of her uniform, he sensed her fingers clench at his bicep.

Karai pulled away once she believed that her knight wouldn't leave her. Leo only gave her a soft tender look before lifting his hand to wipe away the stream of tears that fell on her cheeks.

"I'm sorry," she whispered. He only shushed her, not wanting her to say anything else. They continued to sit on the dusty rooftop, listening to the faltering honks and speeding cars below them. Karai bit her lip prior to grabbing his large hands with her small ones. She lifted them to place a small peck on the back of his hands. "Thank you, for always staying with me." He smiled softly and nodded while scooting forward. His hands rose to cup both sides of her head and leaned forward. His thick fingertips glided to cover her damp swollen eyes.

"Don't look," he whispered before placing a gentle kiss on her lips.