Howdy howdy everyone. I've kept this little fickery do tucked away for a while now, I knew it needed some love and polishing. So tadddaaaa. Hope you all enjoy this new story. Thank you to everyone for all of your kind words on my previous works, y'all got no idea how much your support means to me. 3
This one is for you Varg.
Jasper rolled her head atop her broad shoulders. "And you called me here for what exactly? You can't handle a little Techie?" She chided, nudging Lapis aside.
"Sir, she keeps shooting at us. With her...gun hand things." Lapis bellyached, crossing her arms defiantly.
Oh Gods, not one of those plasma armed wenches. Jasper loathed battle with them, even the meekest could bog you down in form searing molten energy. Pesky things to spar, but easy enough to exterminate.
Though, Jasper liked to give intruders the benefit of the doubt. She rapped her knuckles against the door, clearing her throat before calling out. " You best have those guns tucked away, I'm coming inside." She announced, motioning for Lapis to stay put. Can't have her getting hurt any further. "Go see the medic, Lazuli. That gash is going to take its toll soon."
She covered her gaping wound, turning away with a reluctant nod. "Yes, Sir."
Jasper turned her attentions back to the task at hand. She found the latch to be broken and the door already ajar. She swept it open and peered around at the disheveled pantry. Wheat that had been hung up to dry was now scattered in all directions, smoking char that was once their curing meats was now popping into cinders. Many things were left unharmed, but a bulk of their harvest had been decimated or spilled across the packed dirt floor.
Jasper's ire for this unknown Techie was reaching insurmountable heights. This Gem had, through action, took food out of their babes' mouths. They'd have to work harder this season to recoup what was lost here. Her jaw ticked in her growing irritation. Things had just started to calm round here.
She placed her hand on a busted cabinet, ducking low to scan the floor for the other Gem's feet. "If you come out right now, we'll see you home." She swore. Jasper hadn't the time to deal with this sort of thing not while Rose-
Wooden crates toppled over in the corner, plump gourds fell to the floor and burst in a pulpy mess. Yet another helping for the Banquet, wasted. Wasted on this Gem's foolish hiding. Jasper stood up at once, growling as she hurled a large washing basin on its side.
The other Gem shrieked from her place in hiding.
More crates scattered about, thankfully they were empty. Her hiding spot was revealed. She was trapped against the corner, tucked behind a large cupboard. Her feet peeked out just enough. Jasper shoved the cupboard aside, bottles of spices skittered across the floor.
"I'll shoot-I'll shoot!" The other Gem threatened. Jasper was met with the nasty end of a charging plasma canon. It whirred in her face and Jasper could see the matter inside congealing together to form a perfect sphere. "Don't move. Don't even breath." Her combatant bit out.
Jasper snatched her wrist, aiming it past her shoulder. "Don't think you have the upper hand here, Techie. You're on our land." Jasper used her other hand to pluck the Gem's chin, she turned her head from side to side. Her breath hitched.
What a lovely face.
The Gem snapped her teeth, a little growl rumbled in her throat. "Don't touch me."
Jasper released her with a chuckle. " A lot of savagery for one so small. " She teased, coming to a stand. The Gem below her was...exquisite. Her form was lithe and curvaceous at the same time. Jasper must be twice her size. Her cloudy hair was disheveled and twiggy. Literal twigs protruded from her tangled tresses. The thing looked an absolute mess. But so did their pantry.
Jasper caught the decadent scent wafting from the Gem beneath her. She leant closer to her for a deeper telling. That aroma...
They were almost face to face. Just a breath apart. "What's your name?" Jasper inquired.
The Gem's eyes shifted from side to side. That question had caught her off guard. Her defenses rose. "...Peridot. " She drawled out, cocking her head as if unsure of Jasper's intent.
"Peridot..." Jasper murmured back. What a pretty name for such a pretty Gem. She was so small, so delicate. What was she doing in The Wilds? Her clear skin and faceted gem bespoke high class. She had to be lost. Tiny thing. Jasper extended a hand to her.
Peridot hissed and smacked her away. "I said don't touch me." She bleated, flashing her teeth in a display of ferocity. Her rumbling snarl was almost endearing. It was practically a purr. She looked to Jasper's hand with a moment's concern. She was bleeding from the Techie's sharp claws. Odd hands. "That was...accidental." She bit out. In fear?
Jasper's hulking size clearly embodied the ideal of pack leader. Surely the gemling knew Jasper's status just from looking at her. She thought Jasper would hurt her? The idea was still lingering. The runt had broken into one of their food bunkers. To feed her gaunt belly... Crumbs still littered her cheeks and her stubborn chin. She hid a bread log behind her. Afraid it'd be snatched from her fingers.
"Why are you here?" Jasper boomed. Inwardly cursing when the female jumped. "If you were hungry, you needed to ask. We don't steal here." In fact, the penalty for stealing from your clan was steep. A few days without food or perhaps a couple of nights in the Well.
"How was I to know you wouldn't try to kill me? I'm not exactly...kin." Peridot eyed her precariously. Sizing her up, scanning for signs of weakness. Maybe a bad joint, or scar tissue matted in the muscle. Seeing none, she eyed the open door behind her.
Jasper snagged her chin again, dusting crumbs away. That intoxicating smell was nigh overwhelming now. She resisted the urge to lean closer, to take her flaxen hair and bury her face in it. There was no denying it now.
Peridot gave a hammering kick to Jasper's gut, knocking the air from her lungs. She bolted for the exit. Jasper grasped uselessly for her, catching her breath and taking off.
That little green imp is my mate.
Heavens, how long had she waited for her mate? Centuries! She's spent endless hours daydreaming just what she would look like. She'd always envisioned a towering female Bruiser like herself. Not a fang snapping Techie! What a pleasant surprise.
And her new mate was strong! Had knocked the air from her lungs! She wanted to roar to the skies with pride.
Peridot proved to be quick, Jasper almost lost sight of her, but caught her running into the forest line, not looking back. Her blood started really pumping. She loved a chase.
Jasper pounced after her, running on all fours. The distance between them was swallowed up by her steady bounds. She could scent her even now, a sweet little trail calling for her mate.
"You needn't run!" Jasper yelled out. I'd catch you anyways. "No harm will come to that pretty head!"
Her ears twitched as the brush ahead quaked. She could smell the fear on the other Gem, and it made her stomach roll. She didn't want her scared. Well, maybe a little.
"Come out of hiding wee one, I'm going to find you." Jasper assured, listening intently to the thicket around her. She tried hearing for her mate's fluttering heart, but heard nothing. "Save us both the time. Just come here, we have things to-"
THWACK!
Hot plasma seared the leathers across her chest. The scent overpowered Peridot's completely. Jasper snarled, swatting the molten liquid away, burning her hands.
"Leave me alone! Don't take another step or I will shoot!" Peridot yelled from seemingly nowhere.
Jasper whirled on her heels, eyeing the tops of the trees. That shot had come from up high. Clever gemling. "That was a good shot. Now why don't you come down, little one?" Jasper was tickled. How interesting her mate was. A shy tiny bird hiding in the leaves. But not for long.
"Leave me! I don't want anything to do with your kin, or your land!"
"That's already been decided for you." Jasper called back. Fate had paired the two of them together, it had been decided before the stars they were made of first burst. "Now, come down little bird. I'm not going to bite you." Not on the first night, at least.
Peridot snorted. "I'll pass!"
Surely she felt the pull of matehood as well? Jasper could hardly think over the haze. Yet Tech Gems were of a different mind. They thought logically, denying even their most basic instincts, and for what? Only fucking to co create. Jasper shivered at the thought.
She regained her composure and made her way to a thick tree just ahead. She gave it a vigorous shake, planning to wiggle Peridot loose. Something like this didn't exactly call for reinforcements. And at the moment, Jasper wanted no one else laying eyes on her new mate.
"What the hell are you doing?" The Techie cried from the brush above. Jasper could better pinpoint her this time. There.
Tucked away behind a thick branch. Her boots peeked out, dooming her once again. Jasper grinned, and made a bound for her. But Peridot was having none of it. She swatted at her, kicking her feet, aiming for Jasper's head.
Jasper avoided her flailing, and snatched her by the ankle. She wrenched her from he tree tops. Peridot's fingers scrapped along the bark for purchase as she fought uselessly.
"Let's-go!" She howled, cracking her fist atop Jasper's skull more than once. She grew frustrated when Jasper gave nothing more than a flinch. She narrowed her gaze, her temper growing short. Why was she fighting her so hard? All the pieces had simply clicked into place for her, but for Peridot...
"Stop your struggling, beastie. I won't hurt you."
"Don't know that yet." She bleated, clawing at Jasper's fore arms, raking along her flesh. Her tiny claws made for deep wounds. Blood pooled in the seams and spilt over. The scent of it seemed to call Peridot from her raging. She glanced down at the fresh wounds, agast at her own actions.
Jasper followed her gaze. "I've hurt you none, but look what you've done to me." She scorned, gripping Peridot's wrist tight. "I'm just asking for your time, Peridot."
Oh Gods, she loved the way her name tasted on her tongue. She could say it for hours.
The Techie's face expressed conflict. She looked to the forest floor, refusing to meet her eyes. Jasper tilted her head, beseeching her to look at her.
"Eyes on me, Green." She asserted.
Peridot sneered, meeting her face to face. "I'll have more than my eyes on you." She growled.
"That's what I'm hoping for." She replied with a grin. "Though we should at least introduce ourselves first."
Peridot swished a reply from side to side in her mouth. Opening and closing, but saying nothing. She simmered in her obvious anger for a few moments before it bubbled it too high.
"I just want to go home." She worked out, sounding breathless. Sounding exhausted.
"There's always room in my home for you." Jasper spoke softly. Her heart was tender for her mate. If she'd needed a home, she had one now.
Peridot's face twisted at Jasper's words. "Do not go there with me right now." She warned.
Jasper was taken aback, reeling as if struck. "I can understand your trepidation. This is new for both of us-"
Peridot shook her head vigorously. "Do not. Do not!" She cried, almost pleading.
Jasper gave her a rattle, a new confusion rolling over her. Did Peridot find her unappealing? Maybe she preferred tiny Gems like herself. Jasper's face burned in embarrassment.
"What is wrong? You can tell me that, we're ma-"
"Stop!" Peridot whined. "Please just don't. Of all the hell I've been through, I most assuredly don't need you confusing me for your mate."
"Confuse? No, no, no. There's no denying it. I can feel it. Can't you?" Jasper implored. She had to feel it. Just had to. She took her wrist, and layed her fingers across her beating chest. Her heart beat sure and strong. Stronger than before. "We're mated."
But still, she shook her head, closing her eyes as if the thought was truly unfathomable.
Jasper's eyes fell to the diamond buckle at the center of Peridot's attire. If she undid that, surely her pretty clothes would pool at her feet. She'd take in that etheral form and be inside of her in seconds.
"That changes nothing. Look, I'm denying you now. Wouldn't your mate be rutting her backside against you by now? Begging you to take her? I'm hardly the picture of a fawning mate, now aren't I? Don't you find that strange?" She asked.
Jasper flitted her head from side to side. "Not so. Matehood affects all Gems differently. No doubt a Techie like you would have a hard time giving in."
"If I have to 'give in' to something, I don't want it." She hissed, pulling her hand away from Jasper's chest. She clutched her floating fingers tight, keeping any part of herself from Jasper.
It was disheartening to see her recoil in such a way. As if she was disgusted with her. Why wasn't this unbearable for her? Peridot should be all but crying for Jasper to take her. She had to remind herself though, her new mate was of a different mind set. She'd been raised in an entirely disparate way.
Maybe this would...take time? She could be slow. Real slow. She'd waited centuries for her, a few more days shouldn't be a challenge. Jasper peered over her. Peridot's plump hips bumped into the trunk of the tree. Her eyes were intense. Full of fear and a touch of something else she couldn't place.
"Something has you shaken." Jasper extended an open palm to her. Showing her she would do her no harm. "Let me take you home then. " She offered sincerely.
Peridot's lips parted on a gasp and Jasper all but took them with her own. She tilted her head closer. Could a creature ever be more alluring? Her features were giving, her curves were daintily sloped. Her entire form existed lovingly. Like the heavens took pride in creating her. The universe had given Jasper a most divine mate.
"Take me home?" She asked skeptically. She thought over Jasper's offer. She looked down at the far below ground once more, and then off into the distance. "Yeah. Yeah okay." She agreed, nodding absently. "Thank you."
Jasper breathed a sigh of relief. Step one complete.
Peridot laid her hand in Jasper's palm, attempting a hand shake. She snagged the Techie by the waist and hauled her in close. The feel of their bodies press together would never be forgotten. They fit seamlessly.
Jasper clutched her tight. "The clan is going to love you." She promised. Peridot opened her mouth but any words were drowned out by a shriek. Jasper leapt from the tall branches. Giddy to have her mate home. Her home.