A/N: Yes, I have returned in case no one has read my profile; I won't go into the details here, they will be at the bottom. Anyways, this was a little story I wrote awhile back but never posted but of course now I have. Before anyone comments, it is a head-canon of mine that Mikage & Kazama are siblings with Kaz being older than her by two years. You can ask why if you're curious enough. Now enjoy~

"You're going to make yourself sick if you keep chugging down coffee, Mikage." Kaz commented from his spot across the room where he stood smoking. A window had been opened so the smoke could filter out and not engulf the woman's office. Mikage shot a glare over at the officer, pouring herself another cup of coffee, her fifth one that morning.

Taking a sip, she moved her gaze to the steam flowing from the brown liquid. "And what about you, Soichi?" Mikage waited for a response, and she received from the window being shut harshly. Footsteps echoed throughout her office before they stopped to her left.

Kaz drummed his fingers against Mikage's desk. His brows furrowed in annoyance as he blew out a puff of smoke from his lips. Mikage smiled lightly at the noise yet her smile vanished instantly. "Soichi. I have warned you many times about smoking in my office."

"Relax; I had the window open so no smoke got into your office...Well except that one puff but I'll just open a window." Kaz grinned at a sour Mikage, he jogged over to the window and opened it then he started coughing. Covering his mouth with a closed fist, Kaz tried to drown out the noise. He jumped however when he felt a gentle touch against his shoulder. He tossed a quick look over his shoulder then quickly looked away when he saw the sad look in the woman's eyes. "Wish, you didn't look at me like that. Make me feel guilty..."

"Kaz..." Mikage began, using his nickname rather than his last. "I'm worried for you...I wish you would quit. I don't want to lose you." She fought back the hot tears forming in her eyes. "Can't you at least try again?"

A solemn sigh left Kaz's lips, he rubbed his eyes tiredly. "Sis, you know I tried. But I can't...this job is too stressful. Why do you think I smoke and you drown yourself in coffee?"

Silence filled the room at Kaz's comment that held a lot of truth.

Mikage's hand had fallen from Kaz's shoulder, joining the other hand to wring themselves together. "I don't know what we're going to do... We're going to make ourselves sick."

Chuckling, Kaz reached an arm around Mikage's shoulders to pull her into a side hug. Mikage returned the gesture though she still held an aura of sadness. "We'll figure out sis...We always do."

A/N: I needed a long break from the site among becoming frustrated and self-conscious about my own writing; it was going on for a year but I thought nothing of it until recently when I realized I never wrote anything new save for a story that has long been trashed. Despite this, I am going to still be working on that novel but that will be at a later time as of right now I'm writing to get back into the swing of things and I enjoy it too much because I still have many things I want to write or get inspiration for. So be prepared for new stories from me, and no I will not take down that experiment story; read my profile for why.