Amethyst wasn't sure what to make of her new companions, or the situation she'd found herself in. Just a few days ago she'd been blissfully playing on her climbing rock and now she was surrounded by three different gems, one of which seemed extra spastic that she was there.
Rose was really sweet. And really fun. She found the young Gem's antics funny. She was warm and understanding and bright. So much different than her time in Kindergarten. Compared to her dull grey and lifeless old home, Rose was a breath of fresh air and incredibly vibrant curiosity. Amethyst wasn't used to this. She wasn't used to being around someone and having them smile at her and think she was fascinating.
Garnet was interesting. She didn't say much, and she was often the one that enabled Amethyst's mischievous nature. Well, it wasn't enabling, per se. The second tallest Gem was the one that spent the most time babysitting her, allowing her to do a multitude of "dangerous" things like climbing the giant statue they called home and running around in the woods "unsupervised." Garnet always seemed to know where to find her and when she was about to get into real trouble. She also spent the most time out of all the older Gems actually talking to her. Well, the conversation was usually very one-sided but she always listened. Garnet was cool. And she was also very fun to climb.
Pearl was a different story. She seemed to be the most nervous around their newest addition. She also seemed to reprimand Amethyst the most. She was constantly on edge, as of waiting for the purple child-like Gem to do something bad. It got worse when they found out that Amethyst knew how to summon her weapon, a midnight black whip encrusted with deep purple gems, like the thorns of an earth rose. Ame couldn't figure out why the bird nosed Gem was so fidgety around her.
"You seem to be thinking awfully hard."
Amethyst looked down from her spot atop Rose's hair. "Hmm?"
"You're too quiet," Rose elaborated, smiling as she felt the small Gem shift and huff. "You want to tell me what's wrong?"
"There's nothing wrong. I'm just really bored."
Rose hummed as she continued along the beach. "You don't have to be here with me. I'm sure Garnet or Pearl would be more than happy to do something a little more interesting."
It was one of the things that fascinated the lavender haired runt. Rose never took offense to anything. And she also seemed eternally oblivious to how Pearl felt about the newcomer, even though Amethyst knew Pearl had talked to her leader about it plenty of times. She'd heard it.
"Eh. Your hair is really soft and comfy,"she replied with a shrug, curling further in on herself, allowing the way she rocked rhythmically, the sound of the waves, to comfort her.
Rose laughed. The Kindergarten Gem had some habits that reminded her of those small earth mammals that appeared in the woods from time to time. A mix of those feline and wolf creatures.
There was another moment of silence. "Pearl doesn't like me."
Rose's smile softened.
"She doesn't want me around."
The leader of the Crystal Gems came to a stop with a heavy sigh. A sigh that said she'd known this was coming, that this conversation had been inevitable. Despite Amethyst's beliefs, she was very aware of Pearl's distrust of the tiny Gem. And she realized that the borderline fear wasn't unfounded. Amethysts on Homeworld were giant war machines, bred to do nothing but follow the orders of the Diamonds and destroy all those who opposed them. For a pearl, that was no doubt a hard conditioned response to overcome.
Oh, my Pearl, you need to give her a chance. "Pearl takes a while to warm up to strangers," she stated aloud. "You should have seen her when Garnet first joined us." The memory made her smile fondly.
"So..." Amethyst started, her voice rather small. "It's not me?"
Reaching up, Rose grabbed the Gem around the middle, holding her out in front so that she could look her in the eye. Soft and caring black staring into tiny, uncertain indigo. "You are wonderful. You're special. Don't let anyone, not me, not Pearl, not even yourself, make you believe that you're not amazing." She brought the little Gem to her chest, holding her close, hand running through short lavender locks. "Pearl will come around. Just give her time."
Amethyst's eyes closed momentarily and she nuzzled into Rose's neck slightly. "Okay."
So I recently watched all of the current episodes of Steven Universe and after some debate I've decided to try my hand at a fic. Amethyst is my favorite character, which from what I've gathered is a very rare thing. I know the ending is pretty quick and rushed but I think baby Amethyst is adorable.
I'll probably end up writing more for this, most likely just one-shots. But we'll have to see.
Well, I'm out. Peace.