Author's Note: My first fanfiction! I've actually never written anything like this and to be honest english isn't my native language. So if you see any mistakes or something I could do better please let me know it! I still have a lot to learn :)

Distance

"Pearl..." Carefully, almost hestitantly Amethyst reached for the other Gem that walked past her. Her Fingers closed around the other's thin, white wrist forcing her to stop and turn around. A long, uncomfortable silence lingered between them. Pearl didn't even look her in the eyes. She just gazed down to the ground.

The sun was about to set, casting a beautiful, warm light that filled the whole room. The silence was now almost tangible. Steven and Garnet had been out of the house for a few hours , visiting the Beach City Festival together after Steven urgently tried to convince at least one of them to go with him. So they were all alone. Everything went well so far. The whole day has been nice and calm and they didn't even argue...

Actually they didn't even talk at all. Amethyst just lay on the couch in the main room, realxing, napping and letting her thoughts run freely. Pearl on the other hand has been locked up in her room all day. Amethyst could occassionally catch a short glimpse of her when she walked around the house but, she didn't dare to disrupt her. Not until this very moment.

"Pearl... Are you avoiding me?" She didn't want to blurt out that question so directly it just happened before she could even do anything against it. She hated to admit but she heard her voice was shaking and her heart beating wildly in her chest. But why? Why did her heart race like that? Why did it feel like it was about to break? She knew she couldn't take this pain anymore though. She just had to talk to her friend. She really missed her and this question burned way too long inside her. It was driving her almost up the wall. It wasn't always like that though. Since Rose gave up her physical form their relationship changed for the worse. Rose's loss had left a deep scar in all of them but she couldn't understand what exactly had changed between Pearl and herself.

Pearl had closed herself off emotionally.

The white Gem tilted her head slightly and sighed .

"No... I'm not avoiding you. I think...Ugh. It's just...", she stopped, finally looking at the smaller Gem. Their eyes met and Pearl saw a hurted look on Amethyst's face. She suddenly backed away squirming her wrist out of the now tightening grip.

"I have to go..." she murmured, turning around and leaving Amethyst behind.

"FINE!" Amethyst cried. "GO AWAY AND KEEP IGNORING ME!"

She let out a frustrated groan and stomped out of the house passing a perplexed looking Steven and Garnet.

"Amethyst! HEY AMETHYST!" Steven shouted gleefully after the purple Gem but she just kept going without even noticing them. Garnet softly placed her hand on Steven's shoulder who looked up in confusion.

"It's okay, Steven. She just needs some time."