Pearl opened the door to her room, stepping outside into the beach house. Garnet was making Steven breakfast, while Amethyst was still passed out on the couch.
"You're up late." Garnet says, looking at her with 3 eyes.
It was a casual Sunday, not much to do. Garnet sat on one of the stools by the counter, wearing an oversized t-shirt and some shorts. No glasses, no armour. It was both calming and odd to see Garnet like that.
"It's only 9." Pearl said back, sitting on a stool. "My point exactly." Garnet said, taking a bite out of a piece of toast in front of her. "3 hours later than you normally get up."
Pearl was stumped for something to say, so just shrugged instead. "Do we have anything to do today? Any missions?" She asked, hoping to change the subject. Garnet shook her head, taking another bite from her toast. "Nope." Pearl nodded, wondering what she could do for the day. She could go outside, go to Roses battlefield and look for more relics, or spend the day lazing around and watching Camp Love Hearts with Peridot. She settled on the third option.
Amethyst yawned, breaking from her snoring. "Do I smell food?" She said, climbing up off the couch. Garnet nodded, motioning to the toaster. "You even get to make it yourself."
Steven laughed, and Garnet smiled. Amethyst slumped over to the kitchen, sliding 2 pieces of toast in the toaster, and pressing the button on the side down.
"What happened to eggs and sausages, or smoothies and stuff?" Amethyst complained, almost mad about not having her usual breakfast. "The chef overslept." Garnet said, whilst Pearl rolled her eyes. "Pearl overslept?" Amethyst remarked sarcaticslly. "Never thought this day would come."
"I still got up before you." Pearl snapped. Amethyst was about to say something, but shut her mouth. Pearl smiled her superior smile, and went over to the warp.
"And where are you going?" Garnet asked, swivelling around in her chair. "The barn." Pearl said, before warping herself out.
The cool breeze and bright lights engulfed Pearl as she warped, feeling everything almost pull on her. She landed on the barn warp, her feet gracefully touching the ground. She walked over toward the barn, looking for Peridot.
"Peridot?" She called out, nervously, only to find the barn empty. She smiled, happy to have it to herself. She kicked back on the couch, and flicked a movie on.
Hours went by, with Pearl just doing nothing. She rather liked doing nothing, as nothing required very small amounts of effort. Although she liked being alone, her thought had other plans. Her thought would accompany her like a sad movie.
She just sat there, on that couch, with the TV on in the background, questioning life. Couldn't tell you why, it just happened. Thinking of how much she actually did. Thinking of everything she's done wrong. Thinking of if people would care if she disappeared. There was no doubt she was crying now.
Even when she stopped thinking, she was still just plain sad. She kept crying, and just generally being a blob for about 2 hours, until she heard the warp from outside and a thud as someone got off.
Ugh. Other people. Pearl thought.
"PEARL!" She heard a familiar voice yell, one whose she instantly recognized. Garnet.
Garnet walked into the barn, to see the shadow of Pearl huddled under a pile of blankets. "Well haven't you been producti-" Garnet stopped mid sentence, Pearl seeing the look of shock on her face, which was unusual. "We're you crying?" She stuttered.
Pearl took a hand up to her face, to feel that tears were still running down her face. "Oh I didn't even notice." She said, knowing Garnet wouldn't believe her.
Shit. I sounded like a robot.
Pearl awkwardly smiled, to Garnet who had a mixed look of sadness and disappointment.
"Ok..." Garnet said, though not very surely. "I just wanted to check up on you..." Garnet walked back out of the barn, and back toward the warp.
Damnit.
