Peridot growled as she opened her eyes to the bright fluorescent lighting of a kitchen. Her head was roaring with a strong headache. Her arms felt heavier than her computer gear she always carried around. She blinked her eyes once. Twice. What was going on? Why can't her eyes focus? It took her a minute to realize her glasses weren't on her nose. She patted at her shirt collar blindly for them. They weren't there either. She stopped and felt for her shirt pocket. Not even there. Wait, was this even her shirt? She growled again and patted her pockets down. She heard a crinkle when she felt her front pocket. Pulling the paper out she squinted and pulled it as close as she could to her face. It was a receipt for...a shit ton of Cool Ranch Doritoes. Why anyone would need that many chips she didn't know. Did she pay for these? The numbers on the paper was too small for her eyes to read without her glasses. She tossed the paper aside, grumbling to herself and patted the rest of her body down. She found them in her sock of all places! She perched her glasses on her nose, relieved that they weren't scratched or broken. She blinked and checked her surroundings.

To her luck, she knew exactly where she was. She was in her college apartment. More specifically, in her kitchen leaned up against the sink. She had to know how she fell asleep here instead of her bed. She looked down at herself and saw that she was indeed wearing someone else's shirt. Someone a size to small in the bust area. Not wanting to stand just yet she tried recalling past events. She knew she got invited to an end of term celebration party being held by Amethyst. She knew she only went to prove she wasn't a "shut in nerd". And she knew that the party was filled with nothing but frat boys and athletes, just as she expected. What she didn't know was why Garnet, the girls boxing captain, brought enough drugs and alcohol to kill a mammoth to said party. She remembered dodging the drug and alcohol use for a while until Amethyst forced her into a booze chug. Then everything got blurry. And headache-y.

It's a miracle she got home alone in one piece. Unless someone drove her home and stayed the night. At that thought Peridot made a mad dash around her apartment. She checked every room for an unconscious body. She found none to her relief. After that she blinked her eyes heavily. She was tired, sore, and cold. The clock in her living room read "12:42". It was her day off so she should probably catch as much sleep as possible. She dragged herself back to her bedroom and sat at the edge of her bed. She placed her glasses on the drawer beside her and layed her head on the pillow. She was just about to drift off when she heard a low hum from behind her. Her eyes shot open and her suspicions were proven when a tan and warm arm fell around her waist. Peridot knew the best thing to do was to not panic and calmly assess the situation. But when the girl behind her nibbled the back of her neck sleepily, she screamed.

Peridot fell on her backside as a head of wavy blue hair shot up in surprise. She looked to Peridot with concern as the girl on the floor started staring in disbelief.

"What?! Whats wrong?!" She asked quickly looking the green eyed girl up and down.

"Who the hell are you and why are you in my sleeping quarters?!" She yelled. The girl huffed and gave Peridot her glasses. She snatched them out of her hand and placed them on her eyes. The girl was tan with ocean like hair and matching eyes. She had a playful smirk on her face as she looked the confused girl up and down. Peridot felt like she was going to be eaten by this girl.

"This must be your first hangover huh?" She asked with a giggle. Peridot hated the superior tone she carried in her voice. "Don't worry you'll get used to it. Nice place you got here." She said, ignoring her question and searching around the room. She snickered at her poster of Camp Pining Hearts, an old drama romance that Peridot had recently gotten in to. Peridot glared at the girl.

"I demand that you leave my living quarters at once!" She yelled pointing to the door. The girl just outright laughed.

"Can I have my shirt back then? Dunno if you've noticed but I dont really have anything on under this sheet." She smiled as if she had just stated the time. Peridot blushed red and looked at the girl, completely flabbergasted. Then she looked down to the tight shirt around her torso.


It took Peridot an hour just to get the girls name. Which was Lapis. Lapis Lazuli. She was unbearably cocky and just a flat out nuisance. If Peridot had one word to describe the surfer girl it would be mooch. She just took whatever she got her hands on. Even if Peridot told her to, she could at least refuse something! It almost reminded her of Jasper, her strong, thick headed, and tattooed friend. She bet those two could be friends.

Lapis had been so kind as to tell her what the hell happened after she got completely wasted.

"I definitely got there after you did the beer chug because you were laughing and falling all over the damn place." She giggled at the memory. "Then this fucking ripped chick with red tiger tattoos on her arms literally dragged me over to you. Said you needed to get out more."

Peridot was going to kill Jasper when she sees her. Seeing Peridot's fuming look she changed the subject.

"Anyway, since I was the designated driver for my friends I was only allowed to have one beer. And after awhile everyone just kinda disappeared. You were drunk as all hell so I drove you home. I tried getting you to sleep but you kept complaining about how my shirt looked way more comfortable than yours. Soon enough I just gave in and let you have it." She shrugged.

Peridot contemplated on whether she should be thankful or extremely embarrassed. But heck why not both? With blessing cheeks she thanked Lapis.

"Hey don't worry about it! But if you really want to repay me, you could always but me breakfast at that new Mexican restaurant!" She said with a smile. Seeing as how she was indebted to this girl she decided it was best to just do what she said. She mumbled incoherently and pulled her diamond hoodie.

"Where is this restaurant?" She asked. Lapis smiled and grabbed what looked like her shoes from under her coffee table.

"It's just past 5th!" She informed, walking out passed Peridot.


Lapis could not believe her luck! Who would've guessed that being a good person to a drink chick would be able to get you a date? Even if she hadn't been attracted to Peridot when she first met her, when she saw how adorable she actually was she just had to get a date with her! It was kinda like Cinderella! Except Peridot turned from a drunken idiot trying to bed her, into an adorable nerdy girl.

Because who expects someone who uses science pick up lines to be someone of good nature. Lapis chuckled at the pick up line that she remembered Peri telling her.

"What?" Peridot asked still looking at the road. Lapis giggled.

"I just remembered something you told me last night." Even though Peridot didn't turn her head she knew she was listening when she rose her left eyebrow.

"I wish I could be DNA Helicase, because then I would be unzipping your genes." She laughed outright when Peridot swerved a bit at a stop sign. The look on her face was priceless! As she laughed Peridot yelled at her for being a "muddy clod" then tried to explain the pick up line. Lapis hasn't laughed this hard in months! Peri was a riot! She would bet her favorite surf board that she would become great friends with the blonde techno nerd.


Now I know what you're thinking. "What the hell Wolf? You're gone for two months and suddenly return with a Steven Universe story?! What's goin on?" And my answer to that is...I got very occupied over the months. Plus I've just got so obsessed with Steven U. I couldnt help myself. Anyway, leave a review so I can know whether to continue this story l or not. Hope you enjoyed! WolfGal out!

Question for you:

Should I try my hand at more Steven U stories?