Hey Dark Gothic Lolita here!

So I see that everyone is enjoying their time with this story! I'n glad you're all loving it so much! Thank you for the support everyone, I really appreciate it!

So, as you all know, I have the contest of people trying to guess the next chapter. No one guessed B correct, but one lucky soul guessed C correct! Apitatoor shall be getting her prize of a oneshot after the whole story is over! I was actually impressed the the guess!

So, I realised, I don't like doing the disclaimers anymore, we all get it lol. We all know that my name is not the one on the cover of every Fairy Tail chapter and we all know my grammar and spelling can be atrocious at times and I constantly apologize.

ENJOY!

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C is for can

"Juvia's can't do it."

It was poker night and Juvia was still to get a hang of the game that she really really hates right now. She had tried to partner up with Gray to get him to teach her, but he had grunted and sent a glare in her direction that made her stop and shrink back in her seat. What was a flush? Why were those circles called chips? What is she betting and raising for?!

No one had even heard of her complaining and she pouted, feeling left out. She was the fifth wheel in the team and she didn't really understand why she had been allowed to come. Lucy invited her along and she saw it as a perfect opportunity to get close to Gray, but right now, just looking at Gray wasn't even making her better! This game sucks!

Erza slammed down her cards, sure of herself in which made Lucy moan and Gray grunt. They had ignored Juvia and the girl shrank even lower in her seat. She peered at Erza's cards and it was like she was reading in another language because she had no idea what it meant. She glanced back down at her own cards and blinked blankly. Why was this game so popular yet so bloody hard?

She looked at everyone else who was staring at Erza as she watched Gray's, Lucy's and Natsu's expression. It was almost as though they had actually forgotten that Juvia was right there with them. Juvia sighed and when she looked around the table once more, Natsu's eyes caught hers. He grinned at her and it made her smile shyly. At least there was someone who hadn't forgotten her, even if that person was Natsu.

Turns out Lucy's hand was weak from the beginning as she only had one high card and she had at least tried to bluff once to act like she had better. Gray was apparently a bit better, as he had a straight. Juvia listened up for that and when she looked at his cards, she understood what that was. It was just numbers in order. That was easy. Her eyes caught Natsu's once more as he smirked. It didn't look like he was bothered with Erza's set of cards. She had a high flush, but she hadn't checked the cards of everyone else. Gray only raised his eyebrows, knowing she hadn't won.

"Come on flame brain, it's your turn. Seems like you're still in for some strange reason." That was more than enough to start a fight, but weirdly enough, Natsu didn't react. He still held Juvia's eyes as he placed his own cards down, making Erza growl in annoyance. Gray whistled and Lucy sighed at how lucky he was.

"Looks like Natsu won. Again. Nice full house there." The three of them tried to let him take their chips, but Natsu shook his head, his eyes not once leaving Juvia's She didn't know why he was knocking the breath right out of her that way. She never thought it would have happened. He was looking at her so intently, his eyes were fierce with an emotion she had never received from anyone. Maybe he was just really passionate about poker?

"Not really, there's still one person who's left in the game."

He was still staring into Juvia's eyes and the other three suddenly remembered that she was still there as well. Lucy and Erza blushed at how rude they were being and Gray quickly diverted his eyes from the water mage's, not wanting her to catch him looking at her. She might get the wrong message.

"Sorry about that Juvia," Erza managed to mutter.

"It's fine, Juvia doesn't know what she's doing anyway. Juvia will just show her cards now." She placed them down and their jaws hit the ground. All except for Natsu and Juvia anyway. A girl who didn't even know how to play poker had a stroke of beginner's luck. A royal flush. He smirked and then winked at her.

"And you were saying you can't do it right? Bullshit."

Juvia blushed as she felt her heart speed up a bit. Hmm, maybe she should have less faith in herself if it was going to get Natsu's attention.

So yes, C was for can and the whole poker idea is actually based on me in a way. Not the whole romance thing, but the fact that I don't get poker and I never will I don't think. If the rules are all wrong and stuff, then good, that's what I was going for. It's TECHNICALLY Juvia-centric but from a 3rd POV and it shows the fact that I don't know poker through her. I just about knew what I was typing.

No but seriously, I have no clue about poker lol, so don't murder me please! This chapter was also pretty short again, but not as short as the first!

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Lolita-chan