Don't Swing That Way

"You son of a bachelor! What are you doing?" Ru crouched down before him as she glared at him.

"I'm sorry! Not for what I did today but for what I did the last time." Ye Jie spoke softly.

"Eh? That doesn't sound right. Aren't you suppose to say sorry for tonight?" Ru asked him curiously. "Since I can't forgive you for the last time."

"Why not?" Ye Jie asked hastily.

"You jerk! I already got over it. I overreacted a bit because of my trigger word, 'barbarian'," she emphasized with the air quotation and Ye Jie found it quite funny. "So, where's the apology for tonight?"

"I can't even look at you for what I said tonight in anger. You were right, people should really stay quite when they are angry."

"Did you just realized that?" Ru asked as she sat down cross-legged before his kneeling figure. "Anyway, now you're making it seem like you're the bad guy."

"Aren't I? I really chose the words that would hit you where it hurts."