"I’m all for spicing thing’s up, but isn’t this a bit much?”
[ ”I’m all up for spicing things up, but isn’t this a bit much?” ]
”Shush!” She swatted at his hand the moment that he spoke, a frown etched onto delicate features, before turning away to return her attention back to what she was doing. They had been slaving away in Joe’s kitchen for, what felt like, an eternity and it seemed as if they would never make any real progress. Maybe it was the fact that they still didn’t know one another well and hadn’t had the chance to develop a sense of comfort between them. Who knew, really? In any case, to Melanie, this was the perfect way to change their circumstances; it all but shoved them into a new setting, a new sense of adventure, and she was happy to go along for the ride, no matter where it took them.
The words echoed in her mind, almost as if the male next to her were a broken record, of sorts, and she snorted, her hands working diligently to properly prepare the items in front of her.
”I’m all for spicing things up, but isn’t this a bit much?”
”You’re speaking nonsense,” Melanie mumbled under breath, all while adding more ingredients that would be sure to add even more intensity to their creation than there already was. All the while, she bounced childishly on her toes, making mental note to grab the nearest carton of milk for them to inhale once the fire set in. Of course, he was quick to argue with her, declaring that there was a such thing as a limit, somewhere out there; but, being the stubborn mule she was, she refused to believe that there was a such thing as something edible being too spicy to eat. Either she was right or her stomach was made of steel; whichever reason it was, she was going to make this unbearably hot.
Or, rather, unbearable for him.
”Chicken can never be too spicy, Appa,” she teased happily while sticking out her tongue, a laugh breaking free from her lips as he simply ruffled her hair in response before grabbing the prepared meat to fry it, leaving her to follow along with anticipation on her heels.
















