"Neji!" She shouted as she reached the top of the memorial, breathing heavily. Neji turned and looked at her with a small smile on his lips. "What's going on?" She asked as she stepped closer, being cautious not to spook him into jumping.

"I can't get over you." He admitted as he looked her in the eye. "I saw you and Ibiki. I can't compete with him." He added, looking back down at the drop.

"Neji, please." She tried to get his attention back on her. "Please don't do this." She pleaded with him.

"Does your shoulder still hurt?" He asked when he noticed her one arm wasn't in the sleeve of her jacket. She nodded and let him step closer to her. "Do you need some help?" She nodded again and let him help her put her arm in the jacket.

She quickly grabbed onto him with her other arm.

"Please, don't do this." She begged, looking into his eyes. "What about all the people that care about you?" She asked, trying to get him to see reason.

"My life was about you, now I can't have you. Ibiki was right." She looked at him confused. "I am a coward." He clarified for her. She shook her head and pulled him closer.

"No, you're not. You stare death in the face every time you go on a mission. You are not a coward." She told him but Neji shook his head and looked back at the drop.

"I couldn't even talk to you without breaking into your home when you were alone. I didn't dare run in and stop Sasuke when I saw what he was doing to you. I just ran to someone else to deal with it." He explained and took a deep breath before hitting her in her injured shoulder, making her let go of him. "Goodbye." He whispered as he kissed her. He stepped back and started to fall.

His fall was suddenly stopped, he looked up to see she had managed to grab ahold of his arm. She cried out in pain; she was holding him by her injured arm. She was lying on the ground trying to pull him up. "Let me go." He told her.

"No!" She shouted at him, tears starting to fall. "I can't let my friend die!" She screamed at him. The pull on her arm was pulling her stitches out, causing her arm to bleed.

"You need to let go." He told as he saw the blood through the jacket. She shook her head and manage to grab his arm with her other hand as well.

Rock Lee had run forward and was trying to reach down to grab him. He cursed himself for his lack of chakra control. If he just mastered walking up trees, he could climb down and pull Neji up.

"I'm not letting you go!"

"Why!?" Neji finally shouted at her. She didn't love him so why would she want him to live? She had turned him down; he couldn't live without her.

"Because, you're my friend, my comrade and you have many more who would save you right now." She told him but he shook his head. "I can't let you do this; I know what it's like. This isn't the answer Neji." He and Rock Lee looked at her in shock. Neji had been on a mission when she had almost killed herself. Kakashi had kept the whole situation quiet, she had made him promise not to tell anyone unless it was necessary. "I tried to kill myself when I first left Sasuke and he came back from his mission." She told him. "It wasn't the answer then and it isn't the answer now, for you." Neji stared at her. "Please, Neji, please." She pleaded with him.

Neji thought for a moment before placing his feet on the cliff face and using his chakra. He helped her pull him up. Katsumi rolled onto her back, crying in fear and pain. Rock Lee held onto Neji, just in case he changed his mind. Neji lay down next to her.

"I'm sorry." He whispered and pull her on top of him. She cried into his shirt as he gently stroked her hair while his other hand applied pressure to her shoulder. She's didn't have the energy to stop him.

Ibiki, Kakashi and a team of medics turned up moments later. Kenzo arrived soon after, obviously struggling to keep up with his small legs. Ibiki rushed over as soon as he saw the blood. Ripping her free of Neji's grip.

"What did you do to her?!" He hissed at Neji who looked away from him.

"Easy there, Ibiki." Kakashi warned him from behind. "What happened?" He then asked Neji and Lee while Ibiki tried to calm Katsumi down.

"She saved me." Neji answered simply.

"He stepped back to fall and she grabbed him!" Lee started to explain. "She grabbed him with her injured arm first and then managed to grab him with the other! She convinced him to stop!" He kept shouting in detail.

"I'm taking her to the hospital." Ibiki snapped, glaring at Neji and Kakashi nodded. Ibiki gently picked her up bridal style.

"Wait." She spoke softly. Ibiki looked down at her confused. "You forgot someone." She added and Ibiki looked down at Kenzo, who was whimpering and standing on his hind legs. He was begging and even Ibiki had admit it looked adorable. He sighed and kneeled down with her still in his arms. Kenzo barked happily as he jumped up on Katsumi. She smiled and wrapped her arm around Ibiki's neck while Kenzo settled himself on her breasts.

As they walked away, Ibiki looked down and grumbled.

"I wish I was that lucky." Katsumi giggled and gently slapped the side of his head.

"Don't be so jealous." She whispered.