Blaze finally seemed to notice, but she didn't say anything.

Kale was silent for awhile before sighing, "Let me guess..." he muttered, "In order to think, you have to fight."

Blaze didn't say anything, still looking at her book.

"When you feel the need to fight... Could you please not fight Wolfe when he's already worked into a state?" he asked, fighting to keep his voice level.

Blaze continued to give Kale the silent treatment.

Kale sighed, a little irritation showing through for a moment before he squashed it. "Look, I'm sorry... I..." he paused for a moment, "overreacted. I didn't mean what I said but how is a guy supposed to react when you tell him something like that?" he defended but the question was a serious one..

Blaze seemed a little less focused on the book now, but she still didn't say anything.

"I'm not... your average guy," he muttered before falling silent. After a long moment starting talking again but his tone was different, all trace of annoyance was gone, "Everything you do seems to make me feel more inferior. Is that normal in a relationship?"

Blaze was silent for a long time before replying quietly, "Everything you say seems to make me feel like dirt."

Kale was silent for awhile before sighing, "I'm not good with people," he reminded her in a mutter.

"... I don't have long to live," Blaze reminded Kale quietly.

"Well, I'm sorry," Kale suddenly snapped, "But I'm not going to treat you differently just because of that. When you do something stupid, I'm going to tell you it's stupid."

"You don't have to make me feel stupid to do that," Blaze snapped a little back.

"I already said I'm not good with people!" Kale retorted.

"You're using that as an excuse to hide behind?" Blaze snorted.

"Look, I'd never even had an argument with someone before I meet you!" he retorted.