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Run. That's all Amethyst could think while she dodged garbage cans and stray cats as she ran down the alley ways of Beach City. Not that she didn't enjoy the chase, it was just the consequences of getting caught she did not like. Of course messing with the Homeworld Gang was worth it to Amethyst. To her they deserved it. All they ever did was beat down on her friends. So when she had the chance to wreak some havoc on them she took the opportunity. It's what she was doing when the whole chase started. She had wandered into Homeworld's half of Beach City and began to tag her gang's, the Crystal Gems, sign all over the walls of different buildings. She had just finished filling in the fifth point on the golden star when Jasper, one of the Homeworld gang's members, stumbled upon Amethyst. It had taken less than a second for her to charge at the purple haired girl. Lucky for Amethyst, she had quick reflexes and was easily able to dodge the muscular girl's attack. She then quickly took off heading for her own territory.
She could see the boardwalk which marked the invisible border that seperated her gang's territory from Homeworld's. The Crystal Gem's territory stretched over the beach and large hill that was home to the lighthouse. In the side of the hill was an opening just large enough to fit the Crystal Gems' house in. It was small and slightly run down but it was still cozy and was perfect for all the members to abide in. Homeworld's territory consisted of the houses and small shops located around the other side of Beach City. Their members owned a slightly larger house compared to the Crystal Gems' house located deep in the heart of their territory. However, both gang's decided that the boardwalk would be neutral territory. It housed all the best restaurants, shops, and even Funland.
While both gang's could enjoy the bardwalk it didn't mean the rivalry was off limits there. Actually, the boardwalk proved to be one of the most popular areas to hold fights and rumbles. The boardwalk had been the arena for countless fist fights and chases and it had even seen some full out brawls with weapons. It's why Amethyst picked up the speed when she began to cross the boardwalk. If she ran into any Homeworld members it would mean a fight where she was out numbered, and that was never good. As she passed Fish Stew Pizza she slowed her pace a bit and finally made it over the border. She turned around to see Jasper come to a stop. She would never cross the border so close to the house of the Crystal Gems alone. It would only take a minute for other members to notice the commotion and soon Amethyst would have a full fighting force to back her up.
"Next time I see you on our territory I'll kick your puny ass to the ground," Jasper said her face turning red from rage as it became obvious she had lost the chase.
Amethyst let out a loud chuckle at the threat, "I'd love to see you try!"
With that she turned around and jogged back to the house leaving Jasper seething behind her. When she opened the screen door she was met with usual evening commotion as dinner was prepared and tasks were done to prepare for the next morning.
"Evening Amethyst," Garnet said from one of the stools surrounding the island.
"Sup G," she responded as she made a turn for the refrigerator to grab a water bottle.
"Trying to finish this history homework," she said as she turned her attention back to the paper she was working on.
"Booooring. Where's Rose," She asked looking around the room.
"She's changing Steven's diaper," Pearl responded as she walked into the kitchen to start dinner.
"Cool what's for dinner I'm starving?" Amethyst asked as she took a seat next to Garnet.
"Pasta and meatballs," Pearl responded, "It's all we have, we will have to take a trip to the grocery store tomorrow."
"I'm down for it," Amethyst said, "I could use a good fight with one of those Homeworld assholes."
"The idea is not to get in a fight in the grocery store since it's on their territory and we will be out of our league," Garnet said cooly not looking up from her homework.
"I know it would still be fun though," Amethyst said taking a large gulp from her drink of water.
"You can come with Garnet and I after school then," Pearl said as she placed a pot of water on the stove, "We will need the back up just in case."
"Yes!" Amethyst said throwing her arms up in the air.
"What's all the excitment about," Rose asked as she carried a squirming Steven in her arms.
"Amethyst was just happy that she would be able to go grocery shopping with us tomorrow," Pearl said as she walked over and took Steven from Rose's arms.
Rose was caretaker to the three girls. She took them in a long time ago when they were each left to fend for themselves at a young age (which are three very long stories). She had fallen in love with a guy named Greg but she had pushed him away out of fear that the Homeworld members would come after him. A month later she had found out she was pregnant with their son. So she and the four girls had since been raising Steven. They all cared for him greatly and one day he would make an excellent Crystal Gem or he could even fall into his mother's footsteps and become leader.
"I hope you're not going to start any trouble," Rose said as she quickly took over cooking.
"No, when have I ever started trouble for just the heck of it?" Amethyst responded.
Garnet scoffed and Pearl let out a soft chuckle at her remark. "Well judging by your sweaty appearance and the amount of dirt and leaves in your hair it's clear not too long ago." Rose said placing a hand on her hip.
Amethsyt just let out a sheepish grin. "So what were you up to?" Rose asked.
"I may or may not have been tagging our star all over Homeworld's territory and I may or may not have been caught by Jasper and chased across town," Amethyst responded guiltily.
"Amethyst your lucky you didn't get caught, Jasper is strong." Rose said.
"Plus you shouldn't be on their territory alone what if it hadn't been just Jasper?" Pearl said pointedly.
"If you want to cause trouble just ask one of us to come with you," Rose added.
"Yeah don't hog all the fun," Garnet said to change the mood.
Pearl let out a small laugh, "True," she said as she put steven down in his playpen.
Rose just sighed, "The three of you love to cause problems," she said as she went back to cooking.
"Yeah but you love us," Amethsyt said which resulted in laughs all around.
"Yeah I do which means I say this with love, go do your homework," Rose said smirking.
Amethyst frowned, "Ugh fine," she said as she walked to her room to get her backpack.
She returned moments later with her books and sat down on the island to start her English essay. Eventually Pearl joined them to add the finishing touches to her science project. By time they were all done dinner was ready to be served. Garnet got up to get plates while Amethyst ran to the fridge to pick out the beverages. Pearl removed Steven from his playpen and placed him in a high chair and moved to the cabinets to grab him some baby food. Once dinner was all served, the three girls sat down to eat while Rose fed Steven his food. As soon as dinner was cleaned up, everyone was allowed to spend the next couple hours doing whatever they wished before it was time for bed. Once everyone returned back from their freetime they were quickly ushered to their rooms by Rose.
Each girl had their own room in the same hall as Rose. Steven however had a room that was built in above the living room when his arrival was expectant. He was not far from the four so all of his night time fussing was heard by all of them, and anyone could quickly reach him to calm him down. Within the next ten minutes everyone was in bed and Rose made her nightly rounds to make sure all lights were off and everyone was tucked in cozily. When Rose had reached her room she sat down and got comfortable.
"Goodnight everyone," she called from her room.
"Goodnight," Garnet and Amethyst and Pearl responded.
Soon the only sounds that could be heard were the rhythmic breathing of peaceful sleepers and the loud snores coming from Amethsyts room.
So to quickly explain some thing, the hall wear the girl's rooms are would be where the warp pad and temple are located. If you have any questions please ask and Review please! I love hearing your thoughts. Thanks for reading!