He was not wrong, in the least. As his teammate of several years, Tenten should have known better than to tease and set the idea in his head to prove the remark wrong. But there was a part of her that wanted to prod at his pride in hopes of possibly engaging in a game of sorts. Because it had been months, and a little friendly competition was healthy, wasn't it?

"Maybe because I know you can't resist accepting one." And with an artful spin of the knife in her hand, she set about chopping her way through the vegetables, fingers and hands moving at almost lightning speeds just as Lee had finihsed setting up his station.

It would be quite the competition, indeed.