It had been several months since Peridot joined the Crystal Gems and it was great as she learned many things each day.
It was February, and as she followed Steven to the Big Donut, many people were holding hands, kissing, and giving each other gifts.
"Was there a sacrifice or something?" Peridot asked, scrunching her nose.
"Nope, it is the month of love!" Steven declared, giving jazz hands.
"What?"
"Well, there's all kinds of love. When you love your family, when you care about your friends, when you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody-"
"What's that last one?" Peridot's cheeks turned a dark green.
"Romantic love." Steven told her as they entered the Big Donut.
Sadie was talking to Ronaldo eagerly over the counter, with Lars sulking at the cash register.
"Hey Lars!" Steven greeted him. "Two donuts!"
Peridot starting twiddling her fingers. Romantic love? Was that what was on Camp Pining Hearts with the kissing?
"Peridot? Periiiidot?"
Peridot snapped out of her trance and looked at Steven.
"You gonna pick a donut or...?"
"Oh, the round one." Peridot blurted.
"Just get her the chocolate one." Steven told Lars.
"Peridot? You seem distracted." Steven told Peridot as they headed to the barn.
"Nonsense!"
"You haven't even touch your donut."
"Steven, it's not-AHHH!"
Peridot gasped when she felt a purple snake drop on her shoulder and nudge her cheek.
"You gonna eat that donut Peri?" Peridot recognized it was Amethyst.
"Um, yeah. Help yourself."
"Thanks!" Amethyst gave a smile with her snake lips and ate the donut in one bite before slithering away.
"Peridot, I thought you wanted a donut?" Steven asked her.
"What? AHH! Where's my donut?!" Peridot screamed, looking at her hands.
"You gave it to Amethyst, you didn't even look like you were paying attention." Steven looked quite confused. "Peridot, what's wrong?"
"Your face."
"No, why have you looked like you're figuring out a puzzle?" Steven then realized. "Are you thinking about love?"
"Why should I?"
"Maybe cause you're...in love?"
Peridot flushed. In love?! Hah! What human mush!
Suddenly, an image of Amethyst popped in her head. Peridot usually wasn't surprised as she thought of the purple quartz all the time, but why now?
"Don't be silly, only humans could feel that!"
"Garnet exists." Steven said dryly. "Have you forgotten?"
"Well...uh...LOOK! Cookie cats!" Peridot yelled, pointing in the other direction.
"Where?!" Steven looked away and heard Peridot running away. "Peridot!"
Peridot was in the Temple watching TV, watching a show about romance. She was going to change the channel but couldn't find the remote, she didn't really feel like it anyway.
She felt alien watching it, like it was something only humans could understand. Why were they winking? Why did flirting with other people make others jealous if they weren't together?
"Hello Peri."
Peridot shuddered at that raspy voice she liked and looked up.
"Hey Amethyst." Peridot's smile cracked into a huge grin. I'm such an idiot
"Why're you watching people flirting? Is it cause it's February?" Amethyst asked.
"Steven told me about this weird feeling called love." Peridot answered. "I'm trying to figure it out, do you know what it is?"
"Um, yeah." Amethyst's cheeks turned dark purple and she looked away.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah, course I am!" Amethyst snapped. Peridot flinched and she was shocked when she found herself holding Amethyst's hand.
"What're you doing?"
"I...I don't know." Peridot stammered, pulling away. "I didn't want you to be upset."
Amethyst's eyes softened and Peridot found herself looking at her luscious lips, and noticed donut crumbs. Peridot felt a warm feeling like if Amethyst stood like that any longer, she was going to burst.
"I guess I have nothing else to do." Amethyst gave a small smile as she sat down and stretched her arms. Peridot gave a small gasp when she felt Amethyst's arm around her shoulders.
"Somethin' wrong?"
"Nope, just a cold breeze!" Peridot laughed faintly.
Several minutes later, Amethyst picked up a phone and said she was going to call for pizza. Why Amethyst was calling an inanimate object was beyond her.
"Why would you call a pizza?" Peridot asked confused.
"Oh, I'm actually calling somebody to bring us pizza." Amethyst explained.
"Wait a second...so you can just call anybody on that phone and get food?!"
"Yep."
Peridot was elated when she saw she food that she knew many humans loved, and she had tried it before and liked it.
Amethyst shapeshifted into a huge tiger and ate half the pizza in a few messy bites.
"Amethyst! You're going to get food all over the floor!" Pearl yelled.
Peridot could barely hear her, she loved watching her friend eat like that as she was so happy.
Wait, I loved watching that?
"You gonna eat any, or do I have to eat this all myself as well?" Amethyst asked, although she was spitting sauce out of her jaws at every word.
"Oh! Uh...yeah, I'll have some."
Peridot picked up the pizza and ate it as she watched the humans on the TV screen vigorously making out.
"How is this entertaining?" Peridot remarked while her mouth was full.
"Humans get lonely, so they like to watch happy people to feel bad about themselves." Amethyst explained, now back in her normal form.
"That's so stupid." Peridot huffed. "Um, I'll be right back."
Peridot found a phone on the counter behind the couch and called a dessert place and ordered 15 triple chocolate cakes and saw Steven.
"What do you want?" Peridot asked, narrowing her eyes.
"You are in love!" Steven whispered.
"No I'm not!" Peridot snapped. "Like I'm ever going to feel some pathetic sappy feelings for anyone-"
"You coming back here Peri?" Amethyst laughed. "Look, the people are arguing now!"
"Yes, Amethyst!" Peridot answered cheerfully, she looked at Steven with a dorky smile. "I got us 15 chocolate cakes coming here!"
Steven raised his eyebrows at her and her heart suddenly dropped.
"Oh sweet mother of Diamond I'm in love with Amethyst." Peridot gasped under her breath.
Hours later when everyone else was asleep, Pearl found a note on the counter and read it.
Hey Pearl, Peridot didn't know she had to pay for the 15 cakes she ordered so I put it on your credit card. It was about $700. Oh, and don't open the fridge it's full of cake.
-Amethyst
"AMETHYST!" Pearl yelled.