'You are a dick. '

It was hardly the first time she had said such a thing to him. In point of fact, it was probably the second most common thing she said to him, right behind 'I love you', and it was plain to see that he saw no difference in the meaning behind both statements.

Sai twisted his face in to a smile that was just a little too big, a sincere one that he consciously augmented for fear that it wouldn 't look right. Even after so many years he was still uncertain whether he was wearing the correct facial expression at any given time. ROOT training ran deep, after all.

'Yes, dear, ' was all he said in return. It was true and he certainly couldn 't deny it.