War

Sparks fly whenever we fight. She flares her nostrils, bares her teeth and stings waspishly.

'You cannot fool me.'
'I am the King of Deception.'

That pisses her off. She glares at me as if that would set me on fire and burn me to ashes.

I chuckle at her, seeing her fight off tenderness from her eyes.
Something about it pleases me.

'Only time will tell.' She says in a deadly whisper.

The fury in her voice and the pain in her eyes don't quite match.

'You are fighting a lost battle here. I always win.' I shout after her when she turns on her heels.

'You will learn what defeat is when you would win against me.' She says quietly.

I always wonder if she quickly wipes her eyes when she turns away.