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Author Note: This cuteness quickie is in preparation for another AU horrorfest except replace horror with angst. Enjoy it. Splicers is coming soon as is more Meltdown. You have been warned.

Sugar, Sugar Coffee:

Take it black!

My family recommended going of the coffee. I drink about six cups a day. In my line of work you have to stay awake as long as possible otherwise someone could get the jump on you. Drinking coffee is better than ending up with a throat slashed by a common thug. So I'm still going to drink it, but I'll do it black. Can't have sugar anymore. Apparently no one though it that important to tell me my family has a history of diabetes. I pull up to a small café. My family thinks I only like Starbucks, morons. Heh, they'll never find me here. Maybe I should pretend I'm not a cop. Wait a minute that's a terrible idea. I wear a uniform. This is what I'm like without coffee. The barista's kind of hot. Engage. Kay coffee-less brain.

"Hey." I smile.

I make sure to give her a smoldering look. The red eyes always get em. If not then my smile, or so I've heard.

"Hello!" She smiles and waves at me.

The waving prompts her to drop a tray of coffee. Oops. Not my fault! I mean, taking responsibility.

"Ugh, I'm so sorry. Lemme help you get this up." I offer.

"Thank you, man I'm such a klutz." She whimpers.

OH GOD SO FREAKING PRECIOUS! I mean, serious.

"You're not a klutz, you are just balanced challenged."

That totally came out wrong. Damn.

"Sweet! But really I am a klutz." She grins.

I'm good.

"Not that much of a klutz, Carly's more of one." I smile.

She frowns at Carly. Okay bad move.

"But she's nowhere near as cute." I smirk.

Wait... no lost it.

"What's your name? Mine's Stephanie."

"Mine's Kazama."

"Kazama huh? Like that man Jack keeps chatting about."

"Exactly. Oh here you go."

I place the shattered plate fragments back on the tray. I give her another smoldering smile.

"I think this is my new favorite coffee place."

"Really? Well I think you are my new favorite customer. Even though you haven't bought anything. Come back again and buy something next time kay?" She asks.

I smile at her again and wave goodbye before stepping out. Ow! The hell?

"Kazama what were you doing at that café?" My mother asks.

Lie. Lie. Lie. Lie.

"Getting a coffee." I tell her.

Oh for the king's sake. Lie. Lie. Lie, no wait tell the-

"For my friend Ushio."

I'm an idiot.

"Uh-huh." She questions. "No more coming here, we will tell the staff not to serve you."

Lie. Lie. Lie. Lie.

"But I like a woman that serves me in there." I inform her.

"So that's why. Alright you can come but no caffine. Only decaf."

Decaf? That abomination of the pureness of coffee! Uh, fine.

"Uh, fine."

"Great! Be back for dinner."

Yeah yeah.

"Yep."

Well I guess I'll be drinking decaf from now on but as soon as I can drink again I'll be taking it black!