A/N: So Here's a bit of a more detailed summary. This story was inspired by the idea I had for an OC with a gambling themed quirk. I haven't really seen it done before so hopefully I can do it justice. Once we get past the first arc of his origin story all the other canon characters we already know and love will play a huge role in this story, often taking center stage. I won't be following canon to the letter. We've already seen how the event's play out in canon and dozens of rehashes on this site. I'll be visiting the most exciting bits like the Sports festival and such, but I'll change things up to keep it interesting. Rating is M mostly due to language, just in case.

Disclaimer: I don't own My Hero Academia obviously. This is just a fan work for fun and not profit.

Chapter 1: Little Lady Luck

"Hate to break it to you Johnny, but it looks like I win again" Chance's father chuckled as he flipped over his cards to reveal a pair of Jacks.

"You've gotta be kiddin' me Katsuro! You had an overpair there? I just can't catch a break tonight can I?" Johnny groaned before pushing his chips across the table and slumping over in exaggerated anguish. His brown hair covered most of his face as he laid with his head down on the table.

"Bad call uncle Johnny!" Chance Kojima giggled at the man's silly behavior. It was Wednesday evening, his favorite night of the week, because that was the night his father's friends and fellow poker pros would often come over to play cards. He loved to watch and learn what his father did at his "work" all day, and thought the house felt much more lively when they were all there as well.

This week, however, it was only Chance's father and his best friend Johnny playing some heads up together. One might think that would mean it would be more quiet and relaxed, but Johnny was always the most animated of the bunch. He was easily able to cause as much of a commotion as a whole group, all by himself, to young Chance's great amusement. The boy had climbed up onto a chair at the table with his father and Johnny. He was standing up and leaning over the table trying to get the best view of the game.

"Yeah, yeah, laugh it up kiddo. Is that any way to treat your favorite uncle?" Johnny reached over and ruffled Chance's already messy purple hair.

"He's only laughing because even he could see what a terrible play that one was. Isn't that right Chance?" His father said affectionately.

"Yeah!" The youngster cheered.

"Are you trying to say that a four year old knows how to play better than me Katsuro? That's a bit harsh don't you think?" Johnny sighed and pulled out a cigarette that he lit by flicking his thumbnail against the inside of his index finger. His quirk, "Matchstick", allowed his thumb to ignite with a small flame. It wasn't particularly useful except as a minor convenience, but Chance still watched with great interest. He hadn't figured out what his quirk was yet, but he loved to see other people use their unique powers.

"He's not just any four year old. That's my son! He's got a knack for games like this, why do you think he always likes to hang around and watch us play when we have our home games? He's a regular chip off the old block. Takes after his old man." Katsuro boasted, glowing with pride, before he turned his attention back to Johnny. "Oh come on Johnny, put that thing away. You know how much Alice hates it when you smoke in the house." He groaned.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let me just have one smoke. You've been taking my money all night. It's the least you could do. Besides I'll be done before she even notices" Johnny brushed him off.

"Before she even notices what?" As if on queue Chance's mother walked into the room, noticed Johnny smoking, and huffed in disgust. "Johnny!" She ran a hand back through her long blonde hair in exasperation, then pulled out a rolled up newspaper seemingly out of nowhere. She used it to swat Johnny playfully. "How many times do I have to tell you not to smoke those disgusting things in my house. I swear, you're more trouble than a toddler. Speaking of which. Chance don't stand on the chair! You could fall."

"Hey!" Johnny yelped in surprise. "Jeeze Alice you just walked in and already you're on a warpath." He grumbled as he put out his cigarette and threw it away.

"Sorry Mama. I couldn't see good." Chance apologized sheepishly and sat down.

"Well someone has to keep all you boys in line." Alice smirked. "Otherwise who knows what sorts of trouble you'd get into. Besides, you ought to be more grateful to the person who comes bearing snacks!" With a flourish of her hand a large plate full of cheesy garlic breadsticks appeared, as if by magic. She placed the platter down on the table then walked over to her son.

"As for you mister, how about you sit on mama's lap so that you can see better. How's that sound?" Chance's mother asked with a warm smile before she picked him up and sat down on the seat, setting him down in her lap.

Meanwhile Johnny had already scarfed down a whole breadstick and was reaching for a second. "I take everything back. Alice you're an angel and these breadsticks are magical! Almost as magical as that crazy pocket dimension quirk of yours." He exclaimed.

Alice pulled a napkin out of the aforementioned pocket dimension, or her "Magic Compartment" as she had named her quirk, and handed it to Johnny. "I thought you'd change your tune quickly enough when I brought out the food. Just don't make a mess." She admonished genially. "And if you think my quirk is so magical, why is it that you still haven't come to see my new magic act, huh?"

"You know I'll come around and see it eventually. I saw all your other shows after all. I've just had a lot going on lately. I'm a busy man you know." Johnny casually deflected as he finished eating. He reached for the cards to start shuffling the deck for their next hand.

Chance's father, Katsuro, took that opportunity to sneak in another joke at his best friend's expense. "Yeah. He's busy losing all his money that is. How much did you lose last week? Two grand? What did I tell you about bankroll management Johnny?"

"Katsuro is right Johnny. You should be more careful. You won't be getting a loan from me if you go broke, you know." Alice teased.

"Man, the two of you nag me more than my parents." Johnny whined childishly. "What's a guy gotta do to catch a break around here. I'm just trying to live my life, and here you two are, acting like old worrywarts. I thought you'd just turned 30 last month Alice. Are you too old to have fun already?" He joked.

"Didn't your parents ever teach you that it's rude to talk about a woman's age?" Chance's mother glowered. "Besides, you're only a couple years younger than me and Katsuro. Maybe if you started acting your age we wouldn't have to "nag" you like your parents as you so put it."

"You're just jealous of my youthful vigor! Call me a child all you want. That just means I get to have more fun than you boring adults, ain't that right Chance?" Johnny said with exuberance and offered the young boy a high five. Chance returned it cheerfully. Johnny was always like this. He might be childish, but it was that playful attitude that made him Chance's favorite of all his parents friends.

"Speaking of boring, enough chit chat. Let's get back to the game." Johnny declared, earning a nod of approval from Katsuro. "Should I deal you in Alice?"

"No I'll just watch." Chance's mother declined. "But I can deal for you two. How does that sound Chance? Do you want to help deal for Dad's game?"

"That sounds fun!" The young boy agreed happily. He reached over for the cards and tried to shuffle them. He wasn't particularly good at it because of his small hands and lack of coordination at his young age, but he still enjoys trying to imitate all the cool card tricks he'd seen his parents do in the past.

"Alright Kiddo. I don't want you to help your dad win against me alright?" Johnny said with faux suspicion.

"I'd never cheat." Chance assured him seriously. Earning a chuckle from his mother, who took the cards from him and finished shuffling to speed things along.

"Of course not sweetie. Now let's get the game started. What game are your dad and Johnny playing?" She asked, already knowing the answer, but humoring the youngster to let him feel more involved.

"Texas Poker!" Chance replied eagerly. This earned a bit of a laugh from all the adults at the table. Normally kids his age didn't really understand or appreciate card games as complicated as Poker but Chance loved it. His father let him be included as much as possible, and tried to teach what he could to a child so young. So far, Chance had been impressively quick to pick up and understand how the game worked and even some of the strategy involved.

"That's Texas Hold Em , but yes you're right son. So how many cards are you going to deal to me and Johnny?" His father prompted in an instructional tone.

"Two!" The excitable boy proceeded to slide two cards face down to his dad and his friend.

Chance watched intently as the two adults examined their cards. He couldn't see what they held, but that only increased his anticipation to see how the hand would turn out. You never knew what would happen in a game of poker. It was easy for Chance to understand why his dad loved the game so much. He hoped when he was older he could have a job just as fun.

After a moment of inspecting his cards Johnny winked at Chance and flicked a red 5 dollar chip into the pot. "I knew you were on your old uncle Johnny's side kid. I raise."

While Johnny was often very expressive and talkative at the table, Chance's father preferred the more common tactic of putting on a stoic "poker face". With his dark eyes and dark hair he would normally be seen as a quite average looking man, but at the poker table his indomitable expression made him quite the imposing presence. He revealed nothing with his expression and simply pushed forward a red chip of his own. "I call"

Without his parent's prompting Chance knew that this was the time where he was supposed to deal out the next three cards face up. The "flop", as it was called, turned out to be a 4 of hearts, 7 of diamonds and a Queen of spades.

"Man kid I didn't realize you wanted your old man to lose so badly! With a flop like that how can I lose? I bet another 10 bucks." Johnny laughed and slid another 2 red chips to the center of the table with a confident grin.

Chance noticed a smile spread across his father's face, which was uncharacteristic for him at the poker table. "I'm pretty sure you've got it all wrong Johnny boy. I'm getting the feeling that Chance is going to deal exactly the cards his old man needs. I raise to 25." His father declared.

"And what makes you say that?" Johnny asked, lazily flipping a poker chip along his knuckles, giving off an air of total confidence.

"Let's just call it my 'Lucky Intuition'." Chance's dad said simply.

Johnny laughed dismissively. "You're not gonna bluff me with that old nonsense Katsuro. You've been talking about that whimsical supposed 'quirk' of yours for years, but I don't buy it. We all know the truth. Those are merely the words of a man who knows he's got the worse hand." He joked amicably. "I'm all in." With a predatory grin he slid his whole stack of chips to the center of the table.

This was shaping up to be, potentially, the biggest pot of the night so far, and Chance was nearly bouncing in his mother's lap with anticipation. She ran her fingers through his hair to calm him down, but that did nothing to mute the feeling that was building up in his chest. He was excited to see how this hand would turn out, but there was also something else causing the strange sensation. This wasn't the first time he'd seen a poker hand with big bets thrown around, after all. There was something different about this time, but he couldn't describe or understand what it was exactly. All he knew for sure was that something big was about to happen, and he couldn't wait to see it unfold.

With hardly a moment's hesitation Katsuro eyed Johnny's chip stack deliberately. "How much you got left there? 250? Easy. I call." He pushed his own chips into the center with even more confidence than Johnny had displayed.

"Hah! I finally got you! I knew it was about time I got a break tonight!" Johnny shouted in delight, standing up at the table and flipping over his hand to reveal a pair of queens. "A set of Queens! Read em and weep Katsuro, and get ready to pay up. You never give me credit for having anything. It's finally time you get punished for that."

Chance's father seemed unconcerned despite the strong hand Johnny had shown. "It's not that I don't give you credit for having strong hands Johnny. In fact I thought you had at least a two pair here. I just think that I'll win all the same." Katsuro turned over his own hand to reveal an Ace and King of spades, to the surprise of everyone at the table.

Even Alice, who wasn't nearly as interested in poker as the others, knew enough to see her husband's call made no sense. "Katsuro, why in the world would you call there? He has you crushed. Maybe if you had gone all in before the flop... but calling like this? I don't understand." She looked to him in confusion.

Johnny was in shock as well, even though he was now greatly favored to win the hand. "Yeah man. What gives? I figured you had a pair of kings or aces at least. All you've got is Ace high. This isn't like you at all."

In spite of the seemingly terrible turn of events, Chance's father was still calm as ever. "I told you it was my lucky intuition. I've never had it this strong before. I wasn't joking when said I felt like this hand was going to go my way. So I just went with my gut. All that's left is to do is deal the last two cards and see how it plays out now." He shrugged and looked to Chance expectantly, waiting for him to finish the hand.

Throughout all this discussion Chance had been unusually quiet considering his father's strange play. Normally he'd be bombarding his dad with questions, but at the moment he could only stare at the cards on the table. From the moment his father's hand had been revealed the strange feeling he couldn't quite describe had amplified. At this point it was almost buzzing in his chest. Chance let out a big breath he'd begun holding at some point. "Dad's right. He's gonna win" He stated quietly.

"What do you mean kid?" Johnny turned his attention back to Chance and asked in an oddly serious tone. "You realize he's got less than five percent chance to win from this position right?"

Chance knew that. Perhaps not the exact percentages, but he did know that Johnny had a huge advantage. At the same time, that weird feeling kept pulsing inside him. He hadn't even thought about what he was saying before, but now he somehow knew it to be true. Even though he should of been saying the opposite, he just knew that his father would come out on top. "I dunno. I just feel like he's gonna win." The strange feeling seemed to thrum louder in agreement.

Johnny's eyes widened in what seemed like understanding. "Come on kid. I know you like to do everything your old man does, but you don't have to pretend to have the same make believe quirk as him too. I bet you'll get a cool quirk just like your mom soon enough." He reassured the young boy.

"Oh hush you." Alice chided. "I know you're just joking around, but I don't want Chance to worry about what his quirk will be. He's getting to that age where it will awaken soon." She leaned down kissed the top of her son's head. "You know that whether you're like your dad or like me, or even if you have a completely different quirk, we'll all love you no matter what. Right son?" She said encouragingly.

Johnny raised his hands up in mock surrender. "I didn't mean any harm. I just wanted to say that he shouldn't worry about being quirkless like his dad. I remember what it was like when I was his age. How excited I was to discover what my quirk would be. These days nearly every kid develops a quirk. I was just trying to help."

At this point Katsuro decided to speak up again. "Yes, we know. Don't worry about it Johnny. I don't mind. I know my 'lucky intuition' isn't proven or anything, and it never showed up on any quirk assessment tests. So I don't begrudge you for not believing me. How about we finish the hand now? I think once we see the results you might have a change of heart though." He chuckled softly.

Chance was glad when his dad brought everyone's attention back to the game. He felt like if he didn't see how the rest of the hand played out soon his chest would burst from all the energy humming around inside. He flipped over the next card to reveal a 10 of spades, bringing a wide grin to his father's face.

"Aw come on!" Johnny complained. "Why can't I just have a nice relaxing win like I deserve. Just my luck that the turn gives you a flush draw. I swear, this game wants me to sweat it out every hand."

The feeling in Chance's chest had somehow grown even stronger than moment's ago. His dad had a much better chance to win now than before, but he was still by far the underdog. Any spade would give his dad the flush he needed to win. Otherwise Johnny's set of three Queens would earn him the pot. It would all come down to the river card now. Unable to wait any longer with the insistent pulsing in his chest, Chance turned over the last card to reveal the winner.

Jack of spades. His dad's completed hand was 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of Spades. A Royal Flush. The best hand in the game.

The table was silent for a second as what felt like a roar of approval erupted in Chance's chest. Then his dad and Johnny finally reacted.

"You've got to be shitting me!" Johnny shouted in disbelief.

"Hah! I told you! How many times are you going to doubt my intuition after this, huh?" Katsuro cheered in celebration. He had risen to his feet now as well, excited by his victory. "No wonder the feeling was so strong, I've never had that happen befo-"

"Johnny watch your language! Chance is sitting right here!" Alice scolded, covering her son's ears before looking down and gasping in shock.

The other two adults turned to look at Chance, who hadn't made a sound since the hand's surprising finish, and saw what had startled Alice.

Since the last card came down the pulsing in Chance's chest had reached a point he could no longer ignore. He looked down and saw that it wasn't just a strange feeling anymore. In fact, his chest was literally pulsing with a light purple glow. It had begun slowly, and was now racing up to a rapid pulsing speed that had everyone concerned and confused. Suddenly the light shot out of his chest, in the shape of a tennis ball sized orb, and proceeded to ricochet off the walls and furniture all around the room.

In response to the strange ball of light's surprise entrance chaos erupted around the table. Johnny leapt away from the table in shock, shouting, "What the hell is that thing?", right before it bounced off his head like a large marshmallow and continued its erratic journey, bouncing back and forth across every corner of the room.

Chance felt his mother's arms wrap around him protectively as his eyes stayed locked onto the strange glowing sphere. Despite the strangeness of the situation, he felt a sense of familiarity when he looked at it and was not as startled as his mother.

"Well we were just talking about how his quirk would probably show up soon right? That must be what it is." Alice tried to reassure herself. "Are you controlling the purple ball sweetie?"

Chance shook his head. "Nah, mama. It's just bouncin' around."

Chance's father didn't seem too worried either. He was as calm and collected as usual. "You're probably right Alice. It must be Chance's quirk. It doesn't seem dangerous or anything so far. Look it seems to be almost done." The ball gradually slowed down its random bouncing around the room.

Finally the thing settled down above the table, circling around the cards and chips. Now that it wasn't moving so much it was easier to see that it was pulsing soft purple light, like Chance's chest had been just before it's arrival. Alice calmed down more as she took in it's cute and non-threatening appearance.

Then a new voice entered the fray, apparently coming from the orb itself, shocking everyone once again. "Wowie! A Royal Flush!" The excited voice sounded like it belonged to a young girl. The sphere seemed to buzz and shine brighter as it shouted its joy over Katsuro's insanely lucky hand. It circled around his head enthusiastically several times before darting over to settle around Chance's shoulder.

Johnny finally found his voice again after he'd been shocked into silence by the strange little intruder. "That thing talks too?! I'd say I must be drunk, but Alice doesn't let us drink on poker night" He pouted, quickly regaining his normal playful attitude.

Chance's mother huffed impatiently at Johnny. "Can't you be serious for one moment here?" She turned to the strange little ball of light inquisitively, reaching out a finger to poke it gently. "Uhm, Hello?"

"Hiya!" The orb chirped. It giggled when Alice's finger touched it, before fluttering up to her face and bouncing off her nose "That tickles!"

Chance laughed at the strange little ball's antics before reaching out to grab hold of it in his palms. He brought it up to his face to get a better look. "What are you little ball thing? Are you my quirk?"

The sphere hummed for a moment before offering a cheery reply. "What am I? Hmmm… I dunno! I was watching the game with everyone, and then Dad got that Royal Flush! It was so exciting! I had to come out to see better!"

"So you were inside of Chance all this time?" Katsuro questioned the strange little being.

"Uh huh! Watch!" It chirped before darting forwards to disappear inside of Chance's chest for a moment, then quickly re-appeared atop his head amongst his messy hair.

Alice noticed the little thing's aura matched the same color as her son's hair and hummed in realization. "Well I suppose now we know why Chance's hair isn't blonde like mine or black like yours, Katsuro. The doctor said it was probably related to his quirk, and now we see how. That's one mystery solved, but I get the feeling we've got at least a dozen more to figure out now."

While his mother was musing about his hair color Chance could feel the little ball, that was apparently his quirk, rustling around on top of his head. It's movement messing his hair up even more than usual. "Hey! You're tickling me!" He squawked, reaching up to try and shoo it away. The orb let out a girly little giggle as it darted out of his reach.

"Hah! See kid I knew you'd have a cool quirk." Johnny congratulated. "The way it can appear and disappear from inside you is a bit like your mom's Magic Compartment quirk. I guess that makes some sense. Though that ball thing is pretty strange. What does it even do?" He wondered.

Throughout his pondering the "ball thing" in question buzzed angrily before bouncing harmlessly off of Johnny's face again. "I'm not an it! I'm a girl!" She squeaked fiercely, earning a laugh from the whole table.

Alice seemed to find this especially amusing. "Yes Johnny. Don't be rude to the little lady! I for one am glad that I finally have someone to help me keep you boys in line now." The little orb seemed to appreciate this sentiment as she floated over to nuzzle Alice's cheek gently. Then it turned back to Johnny and blew a raspberry to everyone's shock and amusement.

"Just what I need, another little brat sassing me. Stop laughing over there Katsuro. It's not that funny!" Johnny groused to himself while the rest of the table laughed at his annoyance.

Chance's dad ignored him and continued to laugh at his expense. "I don't know about that Johnny. I kind of like our little newcomer. She showed up right when I got a Royal Flush. She's like a little lady luck."

The little sphere seemed to approve of that statement. "Yeah! Lady Luck!" She chirped like a happy child, zooming over to circle Katsuro's head again.

Chance thought she acted like she was very young, probably only as old as he was. That would make a lot of sense actually, since she was his quirk after all.

"Well this has certainly been an eventful evening." Katsuro settled back into his seat. "You know in all my years of playing poker, that was the first Royal Flush I've ever had. Then little Chance's quirk manifested as well, and it was somehow even more incredible. I had heard of sentient quirks before on the news and other TV shows, but I never thought I'd ever see one for myself."

"What does sentient mean mama?" Chance questioned his mother, clearly confused.

"It means she can think for herself, which she certainly seems to. You said you weren't controlling her earlier. Right?" She answered patiently.

"Right" Chance nodded, beginning to understand. "So my quirk's like a separate person?"

"Sort of sweetie. At least from what we can see so far. I'm sure we'll learn more about how your quirk works as you get older okay?" His mom pat him on the head reassuringly.

"Okay" Chance agreed easily. "What should we call her mama?" He looked over to his quirk inquisitively. "Do you have a name?"

"Nuh uh." The orb floated back and forth as if shaking its head.

"Well that won't do, will it?" Alice said with a kind smile towards her son's new quirk. "If we're going to have a new little lady in the household she's going to need a name that suits her!"

"She's my lady luck dad said." Chance added cheerfully. He hadn't really thought too much about what his quirk would be before today. He assumed he'd have something like his mom's quirk, but after seeing what his quirk turned out to be he thought he got something way better. How many people's quirks could actually talk? His quirk was like a friend that would always be around to play with. As an only child, it was everything he never quite knew he wanted before today.

Katsuro smiled warmly seeing the joy on his son's face. "Well since you're our little lady luck, how does the name Fortuna sound? Would you like that?"

Chance himself decided pipe up "I like it!" while his quirk zoomed across the table again to nuzzle his father. "Fortuna!" She cheered, then returned back to floating close by Chance's shoulder. "It's perfect! Talking to everyone has been so exciting!"

"Perhaps a bit too exciting even." Alice remarked as she stood up, shifting Chance to her hip to carry him with her. "I think it's about time for this little boy to get his bath and go to bed. Don't you think?"

"Awww, but Mama I only got to deal one hand!" Chance whined. "And what about Fortuna? She wanted to see too!"

"I wanna play!" Fortuna zoomed around, making several circles around his mother's head.

Alice rubbed her forehead in exasperation. "Now I've got two of you little troublemakers to deal with, huh?" She grabbed hold of Fortuna gently and pushed her into Chance's hands to keep her still. "You've been watching for an hour already Chance and you know your bedtime is coming up. Fortuna isn't going away. You two can watch again later. Besides, you already saw the best hand that'll happen all night. I wouldn't be surprised if that one crushed poor Johnny's spirits so much he won't want to play again for a week!"

"What was that?" Johnny huffed. "If that's what you think then you're sorely mistaken! I've got to win my money back from this lucky scrub before I'm done!" He sat back down, eagerly reshuffling the deck.

Chance's dad let out a long suffering sigh. "Son listen to your mother and go take your bath. I've got to show Johnny boy here that he's tilted. This is exactly how he ended up losing that two grand last week. What did I say about bankroll management?"

Undeterred, Johnny pointed at Katsuro. "I'll make you eat those words old man!"

"He's funny when he loses Mama." Chance and Fortuna laughed at Johnny's antics as his mother carried him out of the room towards the bath. Once they reached it he yawned loudly.

"See Mama always knows best. I told you it was nearly bedtime." Alice chided gently. "Let's get you washed up so you and Fortuna can get a good night's rest okay?"

After an uneventful bath Chance's mother tucked him into bed. Fortuna decided that was her queue to lazily drift back into his chest and disappear. "Where's Fortuna?" He called, slightly worried. His new friend just got here! He didn't want his quirk to go away so soon.

Chance had nothing to worry about, however, as he heard Fortuna's voice respond right away. "I'm right here silly. Like always!" She reassured him cheerily.

After Alice watched the little exchange she leaned down and gave her son a kiss on the forehead. "Sweetie I know we said earlier that Fortuna is a bit like a separate person, but she's still your quirk. She's a part of you, and while she might have a mind of her own, you and her will always be connected."

She sat down on the edge of his bed and began stroking his hair gently. "I remember the day when I first discovered my quirk you know. It was like I finally found that last part of me I had been missing. I kept putting all my toys into the Magic Compartment and pulling them back out, trying to see how much I could fit." She chuckled softly, thinking back fondly on the memories. "I'm sure you feel the same way about your quirk as I did back then, don't you?"

Chance closed his eyes as he enjoyed his mother's affection. Exhaustion from the eventful day began to catch up to him. "Yeah. Fortuna's awesome." He mumbled sleepily.

"Of course I am!" She laughed. "Don't forget it!".

"Yes she is. But awesome or not it's time for you to sleep Chance, so I don't want you talking to your quirk all night okay? Good night sweetheart." His mother smoothed his hair one last time and then got up, turning his light off on the way out.

"Night mama"

Despite how tired he was, Chance couldn't fall asleep right away. The events of the night kept swirling around in his head. He had a quirk now! He wanted to get up and see what she could do. He wanted to talk to Fortuna more, but he didn't want to make his mom angry either, so he stayed silent.

"You don't have to make noise for me to hear silly." Fortuna's voice appeared right alongside his own thoughts, much to his surprise.

"You can hear what I'm thinking?" Chance thought hesitantly.

"Of course. I'm part of you, like mama said. I've always been here." She hummed softly "That poker game was so much fun. It made me so happy I just couldn't stay quiet anymore."

"I'm happy you can talk now." Chance's parents didn't have any friends with children, so he didn't get to spend a lot of time with other kids his age, except when he had to go to daycare on occasion. His parents preferred to try to take care of him themselves as much as they could.

He loved his mom and dad, and was happy they spent so much time with him, but sometimes he wished he got to play with other kids more often. Now, with Fortuna around, it was like he had a real friend.

"Of course! I'm your best friend silly. I can't wait to play together tomorrow!" Fortuna assured him in response to his unvoiced thoughts. That would take some getting used to, but the thought of getting used to it made him happy all the same.

"Me neither Fortuna. First thing in the morning!" Chance thought happily as he finally drifted off to sleep.

A/N: Well there you have it. We got to meet little Fortuna, my inspiration for finally deciding to write a fanfiction of my own after years of reading on this website.

This is my first attempt at writing a story of my own, and while when most people say that they ask for people to go easy on them I'm going to go ahead and do the opposite. I want to know what you all think, and while it would be nice to hear what I've done well and continue that, it would be even more helpful for me if you tell me what you felt didn't work and why so that I know where to focus my efforts to improve! The most important thing for me is to make this story the best that it can be, and constructive criticism will be the only way I can do that.

With that said I hope you enjoyed the chapter and have a Merry Christmas Eve! I'll be posting another chapter every day this week to celebrate.

Next Chapter: We'll learn a lot more about Chance's quirk. Let's see what little Fortuna can do.