"Amethyst, could you just-" The purple gem turned to face Pearl, and at that Pearl looked away quickly, looking very flustered. Pearl hadn't spoken to her in days, but it was easy for Amethyst to guess why that had now changed.
Amethyst turns away, grimacing. She knows what this is about. But Pearl has to work up the nerve to tell her. Every time it's the same thing. Pearl walks slowly, she doesn't make eye contact, she rubs her hands together. Yes, it only means one thing, but Amethyst is going to make her say it.
"Could you..." She bites her lip, she runs a hand through her hair, she rubs the back of her neck, she finds something in the room to get distracted by. Amethyst ignores her, waiting for her to muster up the nerve to actually make the request she already knows is coming.
"Could you be Rose again today?" There it was. The same thing she'd been asking intermittently for weeks. It was like Amethyst was some play thing. Like some circus animal. 'Okay Amethyst, time to perform your one trick! Time to shapeshift!'
It was really unbelievable how inconsiderate Pearl was. For days, Amethst indulged her, and still Pearl couldn't see the reason why. Did Pearl really think that Amethyst was just here at her disposal, to please her and not ask for anything in return?
But she hadn't asked for anything in return, and she wouldn't. Any moment of time she could get to spend with Pearl was indescribable, and she'd continue to play games with Pearl if it meant being together. Even if Pearl was selfish. Even if the pale gem was only in it for herself. For Amethyst, being near her was enough. Oh yes, she'd be a one trick pony, as long as it took.
Amethyst slapped a smile on her face like she always did in these situations, which seemed to be occurring more and more frequently. "Sure P. Whatever you need." Couldn't Pearl see that there was nothing more Amethyst wanted than to please her? She was willing to give up time and energy to make Pearl happy, but all Pearl cared about was trying to bring her precious Rose back to life.
Pearl gave a sigh of relief. She shouldn't have been surprised that Amethyst agreed to portray their former leader. Amethyst had never said "no" before, and she wasn't intending to in the future. For once, Pearl was finally asking to spend time with her. The circumstances were not ideal, but Amethyst was used to disappointment in her life.
For Pearl, she'd do anything to make her happy. Yes, they fought a lot, and Amethyst was often the cause. She didn't like making Pearl upset, and yet, if Pearl wasn't speaking to her, it made it all the easier to ignore the nagging feeling inside of her, the feeling that she might actually like Pearl more than a friend.
It was frustrating to have such feelings for someone she had thought she disliked so much. There was so much they disagreed on, and yet Amethyst knew that if Pearl really truly asked her, she'd give up her bad habits and annoying ways. She would change for Pearl, be better for her. She could do it, if she really tried.