Three Man Team
Ch.1
"No Steven, it's not possible to spontaneously explode, let alone exploding twice," I reassured him. Steven still looked unsure.
"Are you sure Pearl? Amethyst told me it was possible," Steven retorted.
"And you believed her?" I asked. "Surely I've told you Steven, Amethyst says these things just to scare you," I assured. He still was unconvinced. I sighed, "Fine, I'll go to talk to Amethyst myself, will that make you happy?"
He nodded furiously.
"Good, now run along, I'll get right on it," he went out the door looking much happier than he did when he walked in. At least that problem was fixed. Now came the real challenge.
"I just don't understand why you would even think of telling him such a thing as exploding twice!"
"Hey! Back off! I just was teasing him!"
"He walked in his room with tears in his eyes shouting 'Pearl! I don't want to take a bath with baboons!'" Amethyst chuckled. "Honestly, what goes on in your brain telling you that's a good idea? What does bathing with baboons have anything to do with exploding?"
"It's the cure, duh," Amethyst responded simply. "And excuse me if I can't help having a little fun with him! What's the last fun thing you did with Steven? And organizing your sword collection is not fun!"
"That's just not true at all! I'll have you know-"
"Okay, that's enough from you two," a voice interjected.
"Garnet! W-w-what are you doing here?" I asked trying (and failing) to hide my nervousness.
"You two need to pull it together. You're arguing has become a serious problem to the team," Garnet replied.
"Exactly! I tried telling that to Amethyst but-"
"You are choosing to argue with her, Pearl. You are just as much of the problem as Amethyst. You both need to work together and stop arguing as much."
Being successfully shut down, I was going to walk off until Garnet grabbed my arm.
"Now," she said while turning me back to face Amethyst.
"You don't expect us to fix this problem right now!" Amethyst and I shouted in unison.
"No, but I got all the time in the world, literally," she cracked a smile and leaned on a wall staring us. Amethyst and I quickly started blushing. Knowing Garnet, it was entirely possible for her to stand there all day and night waiting for us to make up. Especially since, being gems, the three of us didn't need sleep. I knew I had to say sorry to at least get Garnet to leave.
"Amethyst, I'm so-"
"Yeah, whatever," Amethyst shouted and stormed off to her room. Garnet looked upset.
"All you guys do is argue! How can you live with it? There hasn't been a single day without the two of you arguing about something or another. Why can't you two just get along like Ruby and Sapphire?" Amethyst turned around with fiery rage upon her face.
"You want me to fall in love that stuck up know-it-all? No way! She doesn't even like me!" Amethyst yelled and then stormed off to her room.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean that." Garnet said, realizing what she said. But Amethyst's door had already closed. Garnet then turned to me, "I really didn't mean that Pearl, but sometimes I become blind to how hard relationships, even friendships, can be since I am the product of one," Garnet apologized.
"You know, I have always been jealous of you Garnet," I replied. My anger starting to bubble up inside of me.
"Pearl I-"
"You are always so strong and you are barely ever mad or upset because how could you be? You are comprised of neverending love! Do you realize how much I want to be something even close to that? But I can't! I couldn't with Rose, and I can't with Amethyst!" I yelled at her.
She took off her glasses, pity filled in all three of her eyes. She quickly wiped away a tear from my face.
"Pearl, I really am sorry. I shouldn't have said something so insensitive. But this arguing has got to stop. You and I both know that if Steven wasn't there on our last mission with his shield, both of you would have been recuperating in your gem forms."
She was right, I didn't realize it until she pointed it out but we would have been completely useless on that last mission.
"B-b-but, surely Steven would do a better a better job at bonding with her than me. Besides, Amethyst's and my definitions of fun tend to differ from each other and you heard her, she thinks that I don't even like her."
"Well do you like her?" She asked with a mischievous grin on her face.
She had me there, "W-w-well of course I like her! Just like I like you and Steven. You are all my friends." I threw out, knowing that Garnet wouldn't take it.
She raised her right and middle eyebrow, "Really?" She asked.
I sighed, "Fine. Yes, I like Amethyst more than a friend. Are you happy?"
"Yes," she said with a huge grin on her face.
"It's not like it matters anyway, I will always be a stuck up know-everything to her."
"You mean know-it-all. Besides, owning to your feelings is the first step to becoming in a relationship like me. Don't worry about it Pearl, everything will work out. I just know it," she finished with a wink
That did make me feel better, and I was determined to tell Amethyst my feelings when the time was right. Unbeknownst to me, she already knew. I should have been more alert when pouring my heart out like that. I should have noticed the small purple fly on the wall.