"So!" Steven said, stars in his eyes.
"Do you like Amethyst?".
"Shh! Someone will hear you! Let's go to another place and maybe I will give an answer to your question, just maybe". Peridot replied in a quiet voice, almost whispering, with strong green shadows on her cheeks.
"All right, let's go over there!". Steven took Peridot's hand and led her running after him, stopping ocasionally when she tripped over a incidental stone. Until they reached a place a little away from the barn, under a big old tree.
"Well, Peri, you can tell me now." Steven said, still shaken by the brisk walk.
Peridot raised her left hand motioning 'stop', while her right hand was still on her knee, trying to catch her breath.
"Ahhh." She sighed after a while.
"Well, no".
"No what?". Asked confused the practically-now-adolescent.
"I do not plan to answer your earlier question.".
"But, Peridot, why not? You said if we came to a place away from the barn you would tell me." He answered, an expression of combined sadness-deception could be seen in his face.
"I said 'maybe'. I never claimed I would. Besides, what does that have of relevant? I was already forgetting it, I never should have created that table and you never should have seen it. I'm sorry Steven".
"But, Peridot ...". He looked at her directly into her eyes.
"That's what friends are for, to tell each other things, their problems, to help them! And I think you need help to accept your real feelings about Amethyst. I can help you, I'm your friend." With this last sentence a smile formed on his face. Which undoubtedly convinced Peridot.
"Aaahh, well, I, um, I think, you have ...the reason. Maybe I do need some help ...". She said blushing as she turned her gaze down, right, left, anywhere that was not the eyes of his friend in front of her. Then she continued, "I, I'll tell you Steven, from the beginning".
"Thank you Peridot! I knew you would trust me -again stars in his eyes- I promise I'll help you in any way I can."
"All right, well, it all started a month ago, I was in the barn, on my couch, watching Camp Pining Hearts, it was the last episode of the sixth season and I was too excited to even realize that someone had entered the barn and was climbing the stairs to where I was. "
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"What's up Dotti?". Amethyst asked in his usual relaxed tone as it only could be seen her head, climbing to the second floor.
"Aaaahhh! Ah, Amethyst, you scared me, um, hello -Quickly she take the control of the tape recorder, previously positioned to her side to take and use quick in such an unexpectedly situation, and pause the tape- I'm watching the last episode of the sixth season of Camp Pining Hearts and preparing me for my usual analysis of the episode; recorded and written, also annexing compatibility charts between campers and other subjects, adapting it to the changes that occurred in the episode. You, um, do you want to join me? ".