"I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery," -Thomas Jefferson

No Gods, No Masters

TheOneAndOnly1993

She was such a tiny thing when White Diamond first set eyes on her. She barely came up to her boot! And Pink expected this thing to serve her?

White Diamond pursed her lips. "I don't see the appeal."

The little Gem before her did not waver in her smile, nor did she drop her wrists, frozen in the tradition Authority Greeting, or let her eyes darken with disappointment at her intended's immediate dismissal.

She's certainly willing, White Diamond noticed right off the bat.

Towering above the creation was Pink Diamond, wherein she plummeted to a squat behind her, gesturing with both hands in obvious excitement as she proclaimed, "It's a Pearl! They're pseudo-Gems designed to serve their masters with any menial task, and besides, they look nice!"

White Diamond sighed. With little patience she told her ever-enthusiastic sister, "I'm aware of what a Pearl is. Stars know Yellow and Blue flaunted theirs in front of me more times than I wish to remember." Pink giggled at her sister's exasperation, to which White spared a humored grunt in response.

She did have to admit though, this one was rather cute. Her peach-colored pixie cut was blown back, thinly resembling her intended master's, as did the gemstone on her forehead. As was the standard dress code for Pearls, she wore a cream-colored body suit that covered where it counted and left little to the imagination, complete with a diamond-shaped keyhole neckline, dancing shoes, and a sheer skirt that stopped midway down her thighs.

But her eyes were the brightest things White had ever seen, and they told her this Pearl was ready to serve.

White Diamond broke eye contact with the tiny thing, and dragged her gaze back up to meet Pink's, whom waited expectantly. White couldn't help but notice Pink was bouncing on the backs of her heels.

Stars, she's excited.

White leaned into her chair, crossing her legs. "I appreciate the gift, Pink Diamond. But I have Homeworld's army to take care of, and that includes military occupation in hundreds of blossoming colonies. I don't have the time or energy to sit for a useless trinket, especially one that no one is going to see."

White Diamond left her base once every turn of the century, and only if she was in a good mood at that.

Her dismissal, somehow, only strengthened Pink Diamond's smile. "That's what I was getting at! Pearls are completely self-sufficient, they can take care of all your busywork and make your job easier, and you'll have someone to keep you company!"

White dropped her hand. "You're defective."

"Come on, what harm will there be in giving her a shot? And if you don't like her, you can just throw her in a storage unit or something! Please, Whitey? Pretty please, with asteroids on top?" Pink Diamond fluttered her big, curly eyelashes.

White Diamond gave her sister a long, narrow stare, before slowly dragging it back down to her gift. The Pearl was still standing, poised and awaiting her answer with some amount of expectancy.

She certainly was cute.

And Pink did have her made especially for her sister. The sentiment alone was worth considering.

Finally, after a period of thought, White relented with a short sigh. "Okay, very well. I will try her out, at the very least."

Pink Diamond whooped, pumping a fist in the air. "I promise, you won't be disappointed, Whitey! She's gonna become your best friend, I know it!"

"I can hardly wait."

"Permission to speak, my Diamond?" came a small, polite voice down below. It was the Pearl.

White Diamond rose a brow. She never heard of a Pearl speaking without being spoken to, but then again she'd only ever met Yellow's and Blue's. "Granted," she allowed.

Pearl's eyes lit up. "I'm so very eager to serve!" She caught herself, a dainty cyan blush tinted her cheeks then. "Ahem, my Diamond."

She was definitely Pinkie's creation. And for that, White Diamond graced her servant with one of her rare smiles. "Time will tell, my Pearl."

An update a day for the next week, detailing snippets of White Diamond's and Pearl's relationship from when White first met Pearl, until the last time, at the end of the Second Battle for Earth.

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