Blue Diamond had told her to be careful with her lightning. "You shocked me," she said, just as their lips separated.
"I don't know if I can help it." Yellow dared to touch her hip, fingers bunching up the fabric of her robes as her prints kneaded together. They stood so close to one another, toes keeping them at the edge of another kiss.
Even days later, Blue's scent stuck to her clothing.
"Well, you had better try." Their lashes partly locked together, and her plump lips caught the left side of Yellow's mouth. Blue held that position a while before releasing her, and her voice lowered with the hush of a secret. "I want to invite you to my bath, but I'm worried you're going to electrocute me."
Yellow paused. "I won't," she said, their gems nearly touching, and her gloved fingers stole a little more fabric.
"Are you shocking me on purpose then, if you control it so well?" Blue connected their lips again and drew out a little more of the other Diamond's electricity. She had her hands upon Yellow's shoulders, with her wrists upon her collarbones.
Occupied tongues took the place of a reply, and they separated shortly after that, duties driving them apart. Yellow currently sat in her private room, fingers laced together as she remained straight up within her chair, facing toward her large window and its colorful patch of space.
That day, a pink cloud of debris and light passed by, looking like spilled glitter with a speckling of stars behind it, like the lights of a vanity. The scene shined brightly enough so that Yellow could sit in the dark, but she herself glowed gently, like a faraway star.
Enough time had passed to put her just a few minutes from leaving to visit Blue. "You can come directly to my bath," she had said, when they were only millimeters apart. "I'll be waiting for you," her voice possessed that quality to it, when it became softer than normal. She spoke so that no one else could hear her, even though they had tucked themselves into a corner, and no one else was even around. Blue had put her own hands on Yellow's narrow hips, which she felt beneath her armor, and like that, she held her steady.
Something itched beneath her gloves, but Yellow did nothing to alleviate it. Nor did she take the single bead of sweat that slid from her temple to her chin. She sat in one place, motionless, until the boundary came between being exactly on time and a few moments late, at which point her Pearl entered the room.
"My Diamond," she stood right outside the door and saluted, "Your appointment with Blue Diamond is very soon," and she moved her curious gaze to the empress, still within her chair.
"Thank you, Pearl." Despite the update, the Diamond remained in her place for several long seconds, keeping her focus upon the cloud and the tip of her index finger between her teeth. Pearl stayed exactly in her place, before Yellow finally turned to her to say, "You're dismissed," at which point, she left and the empress stood.
Yellow warped her way to Blue Diamond's chambers, and appeared alone. No Pearls waited to greet her, and even the machines at certain points in the room remained largely silent, not even daring to hum for her.
Yellow surveyed Blue's main room, with its intricate carpet lounging in the center of the chamber, as well as all of her tapestries and age-old statues of goddesses no one worshipped any longer. Something inside her paused, when her attention caught upon the pink of an old authority crest, hanging in plain sight upon the wall.
Yet, in the absence of her own breath and in the stillness of the machines, the whispering of falling water beckoned to her, so quietly, from the hallway.
Something outside her consciousness moved her feet, despite the bizarre tingling beneath her leggings and the surge conquering the inside of her stomach. Still, Yellow shuffled onward in clothing that was about to come off, reaching the clean tiles and the water that went from whispering to speaking, beneath the gaze of a clear window and the same cloud visible from her own room.
Blue turned to look at her, stare weighty as ever, while her lips turned up at the edges. The whites of her eyes, however, retained a pinkness to them and her brows kept bent before she finally moved her attention back to the window as one of her ships passed by.
Blue sniffled and cleared her throat. "No one can see us here. You don't need to worry, Yellow."
"I assumed as much." She looked into space and even pinched the loose fabric at the wrist of her left glove. "Would you prefer if I—"
But at the sound of the question, Blue hit her with the full force of her melancholy and smeared mascara. The water around her moved in little waves of complaints and Yellow watched as her throat restarted itself to speak.
"No—" She wiped her eyes despite having wet hands. "I'd still like you to stay." Blue gulped and continued. "Are you feeling shy?"
"That may be a part of it," Yellow caught the pink in Blue's eyes again.
"I'm sorry," she swallowed and regarded the water. "I thought I might finally be ready to move on, at least in some way. She used to come here all the time, and I truly wanted you to come here too, but…" Blue cut herself off and hid behind a few locks of hair. "This morning, such pain took over me, and so many memories came back, but I didn't want to let you down. I've been trying to pull myself together…"
The cloud in the window dyed the air, as the water kept whispering. Above all of its tiny words, Yellow's voice echoed around the chamber, "Would you prefer I go?" despite having emerged more quietly than usual.
"No. Don't. I want you to stay, but I'm not sure I can make love with you." The diamonds in their eyes finally met up again. Blue shed a few tears without contorting her face. "When I invited you, I thought I was ready, but now that you're truly here, I don't know how I feel. Aside from the sadness, I've been shaking, a lot like the first time. You must think I'm an idiot."
"I don't think you're an idiot, Blue, even though I wish you wouldn't say such stupid things."
The empress cracked a smile. "Stars, you're such a bitch. Maybe that's what I like about you, Yellow. You don't remind me of her at all."
The golden goddess raised an eyebrow. "And you call me a bitch?"
"I'm sorry." Blue turned a few degrees closer to her direction, and rubbed her eyes again. "Why don't you join me?"
Yellow lingered, until Blue rose from the waters of her bath. She towered with all of her lovely curves, not attempting to hide any part of herself. The guest didn't look away from her, but her cheeks filled with gold as the steam from the bath seemed to cloud over her normally clear eyes.
A gulp passed along her long neck, as she came to admit, "I've never shown another gem my body before."
"I didn't suspect you had." Blue took a few steps closer as Yellow's throat dried. "Should I help you?"
"I think I can handle it."
"Alright." Blue watched Yellow's shy shimmering in the calm lights before turning away and returning to her spot. She moved her focus to the window and its sparkling pink cloud as the steam rolled in waves around her and Yellow removed her clothing. Within a few seconds, her armor had disappeared in a series of lights, as well as her boots, until the warm air surrounded her bare skin and the golden naked goddess approached the water.
Even as the other Diamond submerged herself to the knees, Blue didn't turn to face her. Only when they sat side by side did those sad eyes return to Yellow's face, and her hand slipped atop her guest's.
Slowly, Blue kissed her cheek, lashes brushing lightly across her skin as they so often did, and there was a point where words almost left her mouth. The weight that surrounded her seemed furtive enough to produce something, but Blue held it inside herself instead, coming to brush a few of her fingertips against Yellow's slender neck.
The guest shut her lids as the other's hand slid downward and traced the face of her gem, eventually cupping one of her little breasts.
Finally, Blue spoke, "How is that?"
"It's fine. I thought you said you weren't ready."
"I'm just touching you." Her middle and index finger teased Yellow's nipple, squeezing it in between the first knuckles. Blue accomplished this without looking at the other empress's chest. Rather, she shut her eyes and worked on tasting Yellow's lips, trailing the nails of her other hand between her shoulder blades and along her back.
"Tell me if it gets to be too much." Her teeth ghosted along Yellow's cheek and the golden goddess shuttered. "I don't want you shocking me."
"I'll do my best—" But Blue stole her tongue and sucked upon it, causing her partner to release a gasp that nearly conformed to a sigh. Yellow leaned her head back and furrowed her brows, eventually weaving her fingers inside Blue's hair.
Their kiss deepened while one of those curious hands moved along Yellow's body. It found her other breast and upon rolling its nipple between prints, moved downward to the guest's stomach and eventually came to rest upon her hip.
Their mouths split apart and Blue spoke, "You're so slender," and moved her touch to the top of the other's thigh. Instead of resuming their kiss, she placed their faces side by side and brought their bodies closer, until Blue's curves and heavy breasts overcame Yellow's straight lines.
The golden goddess said nothing and opened her legs. Without waiting for her partner to respond, she took Blue's wrist and moved her palm between her thighs, and with very few seconds having passed, received two fingers between her lips. Yellow pulled her lover's hair, expelling another voiceless breath and then a grunt.
Blue turned to glance beneath the waves as she moved her digits in and out, stroking her prints across the other Diamond's G-spot as Yellow squeezed around her and drew their forms even closer. Their foreheads touched, and each time Yellow's boundaries expanded with a sharp, deep breath, the space between them decreased.
"How does that feel?"
"Don't stop—" Their gems touched, and Yellow released a moan as those fingers sank in again. "Harder—!"
Blue bit her lover's long neck and held on, even as she arched her back, moving her hand with more speed and power, causing another cry to burst from Yellow's lips. They held one another closer, clutching and nearly scratching with deadly nails, until Blue went to add another finger. The moment the third digit pushed inside Yellow, a light burst forth from her gem and her whole body seemed to contract around Blue's hand. She clenched her teeth and clutched the other Diamond, catching her breath after a grunt and a gasp.
The author of her pleasure didn't let her guest go. Instead, Yellow relaxed around her and seemed to lose some fragment of her consciousness, but still held on lest she slip into the water and drown.
Blue didn't speak but left a few slow kisses against Yellow's cheeks, her neck, and her shoulder, supporting her as the other Diamond gained her composure.
"Blue."
The cloud and its tint hadn't gone away, and beneath its glow, Blue Diamond began to quiver. She gasped in a breath and held it, as the scent of saltwater came not from the bath, but from her.
Yellow managed to hold her more tightly. "We got carried away."
"No," with one hand, she wiped her tears. "It's not your fault."
The guest didn't say anything to that, but touched her lover's cheeks with a few kisses. The hand that wove itself into the strands of her hair now caressed the same area and their mouths shortly fell into full contact.
Blue had to stop every few seconds to breathe, but for a few minutes, they made out with swollen tongues and supported one another from sinking deeper into the water.
Though, when they stopped, they separated for good and embraced one another beneath the soft light of space. Eventually, Yellow left Blue with a kiss upon the cheek and a lingering glance at the door, once she had phased off her water and her clothing back on. Blue didn't turn to her as she walked away, and ended up remaining in the same place within the pink air for another hour. Even then, her Pearl had come to fetch her with a message, and she had no choice but to get out.
