David blinked. [i]"Oh boy, this isn't going to end well, is it?"[/i] he thought. Of all the things you could choose to do, you had to make things worse. [i]"That water might as well be oil, which you are graciously pouring all over the fire . . .[/i] literally.[i]"[/i]

The tall boy cleared his throat and stepped in front of Cinia. Facing down the small(er) girl, David grinned weakly. "Now, let's not do anything rash here, right? Come one, the year just started, let's not ruin it with petty fighting, yeah?"

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