Summary: A Warriors Human one shot; Berrynose fails at poker, Foxleap is a chip-lover.
Pairings: Cinderheart/Lionblaze, Cinderheart/Lionblaze/Berrynose/Jayfeather/Hollyleaf/Honeyfern/Poppyfrost/Icecloud/Foxleap friendship
Author Note: Thank you for 15 reviews already! I LOVE your ideas! AND I don't know poker very well. Bear with me
Lionblaze was thrilled.
He had arranged his apartment for that exact moment, when everyone would come over and they would play his favourite game of all time; poker.
Eagerly, the golden-haired boy threw his poker set on the coffee table and set out the cards and poker chips. Grabbing some BBQ chips and some Salt & Vinegar chips, Lionblaze plunked them down on a nearby table with three two litter bottles of pop- one Coca Cola, one Sprite, and one Pepsi (because his girlfriend had an addiction to Pepsi).
Jumping up and down like a boy on Christmas Day, the 19 year old man sat down on his couch, happily awaiting the arrival of his guests. Checking his watch, it was 7:58. Two minutes until they would arrive!
Two minutes passed. Lionblaze grew fidgety.
Four minutes passed. Lionblaze grew anxious.
Ten minutes passed. Lionblaze was sweating nervously.
Don't tell me they ditched me! He thought worriedly, pacing his apartment. No, maybe-
There was a huge bang at the door that made Lionblaze jump. Cautiously, he crept to the door and threw it open.
Everyone he had invited was there. His blind brother, Jayfeather, stood in the door way, his seeing-eye dog sitting in front of the door way with him. His sister, Hollyleaf, waved at him and popped a piece of bubblegum into her mouth. Berrynose, one of his best friends, was carrying a bag or pretzels in one hand and a pink sweater in the other, looking extremely irritated. Honeyfern and Poppyfrost, the two sisters, were giggling at Berrynose, but took the time to wave to the host. Foxleap, another one of Lionblaze's friends, was carrying a flash light in one hand, and had his ginger hair sticking up in clumps around his head. Icecloud, Foxleap's sister, was there too, but she was busy slapping Foxleap's hands as he tried to snatch a bag of gummy worms from a waiting Cinderheart's hands. Ah, Cinderheart. She beamed at Lionblaze and wrapped him in a bear hug before stepping into the apartment.
And thus, the game started.
When everyone had a small bowls of chips (or, in Berrynose's case, pretzels [he's a pretzel addict. Don't ask] ) and a cup of pop, they all crowded around the small table and began to play.
It became very clear of two things.
One, Berrynose did not have a poker face.
Two, Foxleap knew absolutely nothing of poker.
Berrynose's eyes lit up at every good hand of cards he got. He even once had the nerve to cheer, "two aces!" and when everyone stared at him weirdly he ducked his head and muttered something nobody could hear, although Honeyfern swore she heard him curse multiple times.
Foxleap knew nothing. And I mean, nothing.
In the middle of the game, Lionblaze tossed two poker chips onto the table. "I bet two."
"I bet four!" Icecloud tossed in four of her own poker chips.
Berrynose's eyebrows raised and he cackled evilly. "I bet six!" He tossed in more chips, and
They continued around the circle and finally, they came to Foxleap. Poppyfrost, who had gone before him, had donated thirteen chips to the pile. Foxleap furrowed his brow and stared at the cards in his hands. Then he declared, "I shall bet one hundred!"
Jaws dropped around the table. Hollyleaf sighed in annoyance. "Foxleap, you don't even have one hundred chips, let alone fifty." Jayfeather chuckled from his spot at the table. His seeing-eye dog barked and wagged its tail, sensing the energy the group emitted.
"I have one hundred!" Foxleap protested. He grabbed the nearby bag of Salt & Vinegar chips and poured them onto the table to the gasps of his friends. He crumpled up the now-empty bag and tossed it into a trash bin. "I think that's at least one hundred."
The group burst into uncontrollable fits of laughter. The only one not laughing was the host. Lionblaze face-palmed. "Foxleap, we have something we should talk about."
