A/N: I thought I'd write about what was going on behind the scenes during a previous drabble, "Domestic Violence". I think it's like the sixth one...
Background: Tai has fire abilities. Nicole has psychic abilities. Nicole really likes to mess with people.
Nicole was in shock. She stared at Tai, her eyes wide open and her jaw dropped, one hand still holding onto the frying pan.
Tai realized that he had just gone slightly too far with his teasing.
"You just insulted my mother!"
"Uh... so I did...?"
A blue glow surrounded the quesadilla sitting in the frying pan, lifting it up and placing the food onto a nearby plate. Then Nicole lifted the frying pan into what was unmistakably an offensive sword stance.
... oh crap.
Tai panicked and ran.
A few minutes later, they were outside in the yard, Nicole still wielding the frying pan and Tai dodging and throwing the occasional fireball at her in an attempt to stop her from coming after him. She was countering with her own abilities though, and Tai knew that unless he could grab something to protect himself, she would be on him.
For some reason, he burst out screaming at her.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was just teasing, I didn't really mean it!" he shouted as he dodged a ball of psychic energy flying at him.
And to his complete surprise, Nicole stopped.
"Finally," she grinned, placing her free hand on her hip and shaking her head. "I was waiting for you to apologize."
Tai blinked. "That's all?"
She shrugged. "Yeah. I wouldn't have chased you out here if you'd just said sorry back in the kitchen."
Tai grimaced slightly. He guessed that he had panicked without saying anything. "Well, I was thinking it," he answered defensively.
"I know. But you didn't say it out loud, did you?" Nicole pointed out with a wry smile. "That's the part I was waiting for. And besides, your reaction to my frying pan fu was hilarious. I can't believe you thought I was so much of a threat that you began throwing fire at me."
"Eh heh heh... overreaction?"
She giggled. "Very much so. Come on, let's get back to dinner."