Welcome to the first chapter of "Lil' Lappy"! This is inspired by "Alone at Sea", which I saw about a month ago or more… I give credits in my profile now and I also update my profile status, so please check it from time to time. I also am hoping Lauren Zuke feels better 3. Onto the story ~.
Chapter 1 – Talking with Gems:
Lapis Lazuli stood in the field while her skirt was whipping in the wind. She had witnessed the same scene for a long time and it felt as if she was stuck in a time-traveling loop. She decided to go to the Temple – Peridot had visited but Lapis refused to join her. It was not too late to change minds, right?
She summoned her wings and flew the way to the Temple. The breeze and the beautiful sight of the beach comforted her, but the still swollen lump feeling was still sitting, unbothered, in her throat. She must do something to get rid of this feeling, but how? As she landed and removed the watery wings, she thought about how to fix this feeling. Of course, she could maybe have a little fun…but the feeling would never completely fade away.
Ever since Malachite, Lapis had been fully broken. There was also a shallow hole in Lapis that could never fill up. Being in Malachite's body had been traumatizing, unforgettable, and horrifying. It had also been described as wet and bleak and suffocating. Water was the tomb she lived in for those months…
Lapis knocked at the door. Of course, the one who answered was Peridot. "I never thought you'd come!" she said. "Come on in!" Lapis reluctantly stepped inside the small house, and she had seen a mix of things happening. She saw Steven trying to make "homemade bubble mix", Lion trying to get this human attired hat off of his head, and Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl cheering him on. Peridot, as seen by the abandoned tablet laid across the couch cushion, was live CHEEPING. Of course – nobody could break the bond between Peridot and her loving tablet….
Lapis Lazuli smiled at everybody, but it felt more like an awkward, forced smile than a smile by choice. Luckily nobody noticed, because Steven had spilled some of the gunk and they had cleaned it up. "Wow," Peridot said, smiling widely. "Steven is making such a mess!" she started to laugh to attempt to get Lapis in a cheery mood. It only worked a little bit, but it was worth trying.
Lapis couldn't bear to see the gems laughing – their laughing soon resembled Jasper's laughing when she pulled Lapis underwater. She began to tense up thinking about that scenario, so she started to blush dark blue and sweat. "I need to go outside for a bit," she quickly lied, and headed outside. She quickly closed the door. When she summoned her wings and flew to shore, she removed them and got on her feet. The waves rolling and crashing eventually made her anxiety die down. It was such a pretty sight to look at the ocean…maybe she would be doing it for a while.
She stepped in the water. The rolling waves crashing to shore tickled her bare feet, and it made her laugh a bit. One of her favorite parts about the ocean was the sea foam it made. It was quite beautiful, and it had reminded her about a book she had read. It was a hand-me-down MANGA book Steven had given her, and it was about a girl who had emerged from the foam of the sea.
Lapis had always dreamed about being a free gem. She knew she was finally free now, but she still had the feeling somebody would trap her eventually. It was such a dreadful feeling, and that is one of the reasons why she had been sad for the past few days. She knew she would need someone really special to heal the broken, shallow hole inside of her…
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