"For your human Polydiamonds, Pink Diamond gets hurt? Doing a stupid stunt or something? And White stays with her because Blue is Yellow's plus one, 'date' for this award they were all supposed to go to, but Pink, being pink ruined that." - Tumblr anon
(YD =Zarina, BD = Afina, WD = Ginevra, PD = Linnea)
Zarina took one step outside in her new suit before turning around and heading straight to Ginevra's office. She muttered under her breath as she stormed down the hallway. Afina watched her go before walking outside to see what had set Zarina off.
Zarina's car sat on the front lawn with most of the engine take apart and scattered around it. Linnea sat in the middle of the mess, staring intently at one particular piece of machinery.
Adina walked down the drive way, getting as close to Linnea as she could without stepping on the grass. She didn't want her heels to sink into the dirt. If she tripped on the uneven ground she'd have to change and then they'd definitely end up late to the gala. While Zarina could pull off being fashionably late, it just seemed rude to be late to a gala dinner that was dedicated to you getting a medal.
"Oh dear. Any particular reason you've destroyed Zarina's car?"
"It's not destroyed." Linnea grunted as she stood and moved to the car, leaning over and fiddling with something in the engine.
"I think Zarina might disagree."
"Zarina doesn't have a degree in mechanical engineering."
"Maybe not, but she does have a gala dinner to get to, tonight."
Linnea's head jerked back, making a loud thud when she hit it on the bonnet of the car.
"Shit!" She rubbed an oily hand on the back of her head, undoubtedly smearing oil everywhere. "I mean, shit."
Linnea looked up at the sky. It was just starting to darken. "I didn't realise how late it had gotten. I thought I'd have it done by now."
She turned to Afina. "You look beautiful, by the way. I'd come over there but…"
Linnea waved her oily fingers in Afina's direction.
"Thank you, dear. Enjoy your night of putting the car back together again."
"You guys can always borrow my car, you know." Linnea said, turning back to the car.
"That's okay. I believe Zarina is already getting Ginevra's keys."
True to Afina's words, Zarina stormed out of the house with Ginevra's car keys in her hand.
"My car better be in one piece when I get home or we're getting a divorce." Zarina said hotly before offering an arm to Afina and starting to escort her down the drive way to Ginevra's car.
"Car are never in one piece, that's not how they work. Also we're not married. You're living a life of sin!" Linnea called out, getting the last line in before Zarina slammed the car door shut.
With both of them gone, Linnea turned back to the car. She had only gotten back to working for a little while before something soft hit her back. She turned around to find one of her old hoodies crumpled on the ground and Ginevra leaning against the front door.
They had good lighting outside, which was probably why Linnea hadn't noticed the sun start to set. But it also meant she could work on projects well into the night.
"I don't think Zarina is very happy with you."
Linnea shrugged her shoulders. "I meant to have it done before her and Afina needed to leave but I just kept finding small problems."
She nodded towards the car. "It was making weird noises when Zarina and I went to get the groceries earlier. I didn't want her driving it until I'd made sure it was safe."
"I'm starting dinner, how much longer will you be?"
Linnea looked at all the parts around her. "I'm just putting it all back together now. Shouldn't take too long. I've still got that stack of tests to mark."
"Good. Get finished and then we can have dinner and do our paperwork together. After you have a shower."
"Oh boy!" Linnea said with a roll of her eyes. "Zarina takes Afina to a gala dinner and I get paperwork. You sure know how to treat a girl, Ginny."
Ginevra just smiled and made her way across the lawn she pressed a kiss to Linnea's cheek.
"Play your cards right and I'll join you for that shower."