Title: Challenge
Timeline: Sometime after Brainiac.
Rating: T, slight language.
Challenge
She knew from the look on his face that he'd spotted her the second she'd walked inside.
"Maxie!"
She suppressed a groan and ignored him.
"Aw, come on, Max."
She turned then, and their eyes met. Her entire body stiffened and froze, and a tiny tremor of anticipation skittered through her. She knew he was experiencing much of the same thing; his eyes had grown large, pitch-black drowning out deep green as the seconds ticked away.
Then she pounced. Figuratively, of course.
"You are such an idiot."
"Least I'm not stubborn to the point of idiocy."
"Sarcastic jackass."
"Hard-headed bitch."