"A little better," Blaze retorted.

Kale let out a grunt as he put his hands on his head, "I've had more headaches since I met you..." he muttered quietly, "People can be so irritating."

Blaze didn't say anything, letting Kale blow off some more steam if he wanted to.

Kale didn't. He sat there quietly.

"Keep trying," Blaze encouraged. "Keep fishing and you might find a decent excuse."

"And you're so faultless," Kale spat back.

"And now we're back to insults," Blaze sighed.

"Stop it!" Kale exclaimed, "It's hard enough without all the snide commentary!"

"What do you want me to say?" Blaze asked.

Kale was silent again.

So Blaze remained silent.

Kale was silent for a long, "I really like you, Blaze," he whispered.

"... You keep saying a lot of contradictory things," Blaze said quietly with a sigh.

Kale looked away, "Isn't... that love?" he asked quietly.

"No," Blaze replied blandly.

"When you really love someone... you know them. And you get annoyed with them and snap at them but you... still love each other... right?" he asked quietly.