Peridot was using her finger propeller to keep her head dry as she ran down the street. She has been hiding from the crystal gems for some time and given up on going home. She came upon a house with a nice blue door in the middle of no where, at first hesitation, then sprinting towards it and knocking.
Yes to her humans sucked but, maybe it was time to throw in the towel, ever since she started to hide from the crystal gems, humans had been nothing but nice to her, animals helping her out, life was... some what wonderful.
Was this what rose quarts fought so hard to protect?
The door slowly opened revealing lapis lazuli. Peridot gasped stepping back a bit as they said their names at the same time in shock.
Lapis furrowed her brow and pointed a knife at her "If you're here to take me back to home world forget it! I won't go or help you harm the people of this world or steven!"
Peridot put her hands up a bit trying to calm her down "N-no! that's not..." she looked down and rubbed the back of her neck "I can't... go home... if I did I would be called traitor or punished horribly by yellow diamond..." she turned around "I'm sorry, I'll just-"
Lapis slowly lowered the knife, then grabbed her hand "no wait-!"
Peridots cheeks turned a darker green as she blushed, she had never had her hand grabbed gently by another's before "Wh-what?"
Lapis looked down then back up at her, a little twinkle in her eyes "I-I can't let you go out there... It's raining really badly!"
Peridot looked a little guilty "But- after what I did- why would you-?"
Lapis held peidots hand tighter, no longer making eye contact, and tears streamed as much as the rain "Cuz we're both stuck here... the crystal gems trapped jasper... and... I don't wanna see another gem lost ever again... I... i don't wanna be alone anymore peri!"
Peridot slowly turned as lapis clung onto her crying, had lapis really been alone all this time, what happened after I had left?
peridit cleared her tears away "hey... If you want me to stay I will. Gems gotta stick together and protect each other right?"
Lapis looked up and smiled, she had really needed to her that, her eyes twinkled again "oh... peridot thank you."
The two went inside and before peridot could sit in a chair lapis grabbed her "Wait! you're all wet let me get a towel for you!"
Peridot blushed "w-well I... You don't have to do that but-"
Lapis rushed off then came back, starting to dry peri off, this caused peridot's eyes to widden and face to turn a bright green with blush "L-lapis-!?"
Lapis looked up "yeah...?" she tilted her head innocently before standing up finished drying off her new friend.
Peridot rubbed her own cheek with her finger a bit embarrassed then sat down "th-thank you..."
Lapis smiled and shut her eyes tight "you're welcome peri!~ if that's ok for me to call you."
Peridot's heart fluttered at that, she hadn't felt that way before, was she was humans called sick?
No no. that was impossible. "th-thats uh, yeah it's fine."
Lapis sat next to her "Wan't something to drink? I've got some cola."
Peridot smiled, it had been awhile since she had what humans called 'soda' and was rather addicted to it "yes please!"