Not So Secret Admirer / Originalshipping

Chapter 7: Poker

Today is Saturday, and I don't have to work. Sometimes we have to come in for a few hours on a Saturday, but luckily we don't have to today. Crystal sent me a text the other day asking if I wanted to go to Gold and Silver's and play cards with them. She also said that they have nights like that often. I'm not very good at playing cards. They most I have done is play on the slots at the casino in Celadon. Also, Crystal and I have gotten really close. We eat lunch together at work everyday and talk about our similar interests. I've also been to her house and hung out with her, Blue, and Yellow. Blue hardly talks about her boyfriend. I've seen Green plenty of times though. I've seen him at the pool and he continues to flirt with me, the elevator, and the store. I run into him literally everywhere. The music continues to play from that woman's room. I've learned how to solve the problem of me not getting any sleep from it playing. I let a tv show play from my iPad to distract me from it and I fall asleep easily. I'm still bothered that Green cheated on Blue with her, and then he didn't look the slightest bit afraid when I saw him come out after her. I should probably tell Blue.

I was eating a bowl of cereal and watching Catdog when I heard a knock on my door. I set my bowl down on the coffee table and answered the door.

"Hey Red, do you have a can opener?" Blue asked while walking into my apartment.
"Yeah."
"May I borrow it? I can't get this can open." She said while showing me the can of peaches she wanted to open.
"Yeah sure." I said while walking into the kitchen.
"I'm making peach cobbler for poker night. It's Green's favorite." I felt a little sad when she mentioned Green. She's making a dessert for tonight just because he likes it! I need to tell her what I saw.
"Hey Blue, I need to tell you something." I said while handing her the can opener.
"Yeah, but can you tell it to me at my place?" She asked. I nodded my head and she ushered me towards her apartment.

"So, what are you wanting to talk about?" She said while getting out the ingredients for the cobbler.
"It's about Green." I started.
She stopped what she was doing and jerked her head towards me.
"What did he do now?" She asked with a scowl. Crap, she's gonna be really hurt by this.
"Um, I saw him come out of another woman's apartment the other day." I said, hoping that she wouldn't get upset.
"Green? Who's apartment was it?" She asked with a confused expression.
"The one across from me. A woman with brown hair came out right before him." I explained. Blue's scowl faded away, and she sort of smiled.
"Oh, don't get too upset about that. Him and Daisy are very very close." She said.
"Oh." I said. She laughed right after.
"Come on, help me make this cobbler." She said while handing me a spoon.

As I was helping Blue make the dessert, I could help but replay our conversation in my head. She looked surprised when I said that Green came out of another woman's place. She must really trust him or something and it's not like him to do stuff like that. I was expecting a meltdown from her. What did she mean by that I shouldn't get too upset? It doesn't have anything to do with me though. I asked Blue if I should make something to bring tonight, but she said it's fine since I helped with the cobbler.

At around six, Blue and I left her place and headed downstairs to Gold and Silver's apartment. They live directly under me with the same layout and everything.

"You're here! We can finally play!" Gold exclaimed while opening the door for us.
"Hi Goldy!" Blue said as she hugged him. I was led into the kitchen and was told to put the cobbler on the counter.
"Where is Beans?" Blue asked.
"He's with Silver looking at his paintings. They will be back when I call for them." He explained. We went into the living room and Crystal and Yellow were talking and drinking on the couch.
"Are you ready to play cards?!" Crystal asked with a grin.
"I guess." I said.
"Gold is amazing at poker! I always lose to him!" Yellow said.
"I'm pretty good too, I can sometimes beat him, but not often." Blue explained.
"I suck haha!" Crystal said with a laugh.
"Let's play!" Gold said while leading Green and Silver to the kitchen table.

We all gathered around the table and played cards. I was totally shocked when Gold called his Togepi in and it was the dealer. It was mad fast too and had a scowl on his face the entire time. What the hell has Gold dome to corrupt this poor baby Pokemon?! It was even smoking a cigar!!

"I won!" Crystal said as she laid out her hand on the table.
"Shit, you did win." Silver said.
"Noooo!!!!" Gold shouted with a frown. Gold put in his gas money for the week in the pot.
"I guess that you will have to be taking the bus huh?" Blue said with a smirk.
"Piss off." Gold said as he crossed his arms and looked away.

We played a few more rounds and I won only one of them. When I did win, Green put his hand on my arm. I liked the feeling of his hand in me, I didn't want him to move it. Snap out of it Red!! He's got a girlfriend! I'm a terrible person for even letting myself like it for a moment.

"Alright guys, I gotta leave, I need to feed Pika." I said as I stood up from the table.
"Awe, bye Red!" Crystal said.
"I wanna see your Pikachu!" Green said.
"Alright, I guess." I said.