Author's Note: I have no idea why it took me so long to continue this ABC challenge. Especially since I've had a few prompts written for ages. Nonetheless. It's study week now, meaning I have nothing to do :D Yay, fanfiction is back in my life! Pretty sure this is not what my mother had in my for a productive summer, but no matter. I really love this prompt, so enjoy.

Prompt Two: Betrayal

It was the showdown of the century—eternity even. Spectators traveled from distant lands just to be able to catch a glimpse of the momentous occasion. Quite simply put, Levi and Lucy were locked in a particularly serious game of Crazy Eights and judging by the massive fan of cards Levi was struggling to keep a hold on, Lucy was winning. Their audience was composed of Gazille and some strange little girl that they were pretty sure had only wandered into the Guild by mistake.

The tension was palpable and the scene riveting. No one could tear their eyes away from the two card players as Lucy rather brashly taunted Levi, who was in the midst of picking cards from the pile in a desperate attempt to unearth a spade.

Just two seconds previously, Lucy had laid down the eight of clubs and demanded that Levi "change it to spades." The command had been somewhat delayed as she had waited for a less than covert single from Gazille who was situated just over Levi's shoulder.

"I can't believe it," Levi muttered darkly. "I can't believe it!"

She was still fervently picking up cards.

"Son of a bitch!"

"Cursing will get you nowhere," Lucy replied snidely.

"Shut it."

Gazille repressed the urge to smile. He happened to think that Levi looked rather cute when she was frustrated.

"I can't believe it!" Levi declared once more like a broken record when she picked the queen of hearts instead of a spade. "Are there no more spades in this deck?"

Truth be told, Gazille had been keeping track while the girls played their game. There were no more spades left. It was getting to be too much to bear. A harsh bark of a laugh escaped him and he quickly clamped his hands over his mouth as if that could undo the deed.

Levi wheeled around and looked at him. Her eyes narrowed and she turned her gaze back to Lucy. "You," she hissed. "Both of you have been cheating!"

"Um," Gazille began.

"You're sleeping on the couch tonight," Levi told him firmly and with little else to say on the matter she stood up and swiftly made her exit.

Lucy grinned at Gazille like an idiot. "You're in trouble," she sang.

Gazille gave her a withering look. "Shut it."