"Yellow you take her." White says the first to voice her opinion her obsidian nodding in agreement.
"And why should I take her? You've been lacking in gems to train." Yellow shoots back White glaring at her.
"Because she can learn more from you then from me or do you think you're not longer fit to command home worlds armies?" White taunts; gee if you didn't know any better someone would call that sisterly bickering Yellow being the oldest, Blue the quiet middle one and White being the semi bratty youngest; I smirk at the thought of the diamonds playing house it was almost too easy to see yellow fighting with her sister over who gets the last of what.
"Something funny?" Jade asks casting a glance at me.
"No" I shake my head she looks back to the bickering two before blue speaks up silencing the others.
"I think she will do best under my command; both of you are to blinded by recent events to lead properly." she says the other diamonds shooting a death glare at her; Yellow sighs rubbing the bridge of her nose slumping back in her chair.
"You're right… but I don't feel Jade is the right gem to teach her all she would need to know on how to run a faction let alone a colony" white nods still fuming.
"Then why do we not all train her? Our second in commands they would know how to properly care for a up and coming diamond." Blue suggests
"I AM NOT TAKING CARE OF THAT!" Obsidian yells slamming her fist on the table pointing at me.
"Hey! I'm not that bad." I chime in; instantly all eyes are on me making me sink into the chair when white's words rung in my head 'Not much a diamond if she's this flighty' bolstering courage I stand up in my chair slamming my hand down on the table swearing I cracked my own bones if I had any and glare at obsidian. "You don't have to like me and I don't have to like you but if I'm going to be the next diamond leader you'd BETTER treat me with respect." I growl.
"What did you say to me?" Obsidian narrowing her eyes at me "Why would I treat YOU of all gems with respect?!"
"Because if you don't I'll attach you to the bottom of a kindergarten drill for the rest of your worthless life!" I spit back.
"Why I- " she's stopped by white who pushes her back down into her chair both clearly none too pleased with my sudden growth of a spine.
"She has potential." White admits almost begrudgingly.
"She's fucking cracked is what I say." Obsidian mumbles.
"You have some strange ways of evaluating gems, White" Yellow says the other scoffing at her remark.
"Let's just go with Blue's idea and stick her under all our commanders" White says.
"Are we all in agreement, then?" Blue asks the others nod their commanders look at me sizing me up not like I was much to look at to being with but I guess it's time to own up to the spine I just showed.
"Agate, Obsidian, Jade you three will watch over Silver until she is ready to become a full fledged diamond" yellow says the salute her as every gets up I have to hop down from the chair much too tall for me as the pearls happily reunite with their diamonds going their separate ways leaving me with their second in command.
"Guess you're with us pebble." Agate says ruffling my hair.
"We should get to the training grounds" obsidian says "I want to see her in action"a malicious grin spreading across her face.
"Don't throw a gem into things just because you want your petty revenge dark" Jade scolds.
"I told you not to call me that." Obsidian pouts.
"Um. . . .should I leave? You all seem fairly wrapped up in your own stuff." I say looking at the three larger gems.
"You're fine you'll just have to get used to dark she's all bark and no bite- OW"Agate rubs her arm.
"Who's all what now?" Obsidian glares at the stripped gem.
"Guess I'll stay out of her line of fire." I mumble to myself.
"Best you follow the rules and our teachings if you want to become the next diamond leader." Jade says patting my shoulder.
"Yeah, about that. . . . I'll be honest. .well can I be honest?" I ask sheepishly.
"Spit it out already" Obsidian prods as she grabs me by the collar dragging me down the hall as I struggle to keep up with their large strides.
"Am I really a diamond?" I question as we pass two guards who nod to us as we pass by.
"What, was all that talk in the war room just bravado?" Dark taunts.
"Possibly, but I just didn't like you picking on me" She pulls me up and over her shoulder so she's carrying me like a sack of flour.
"Dark – "
"Don't you start green." She says; Jade huffing in annoyance.
"Look we all know you're just mad because you weren't allowed to go on that mission to earth recently but you don't have to take it out on the little one" Green says.
"Stripes, Green you both know we need new planets for material and sending some lowly earth jasper and a subpar peridot wasn't a good idea" Dark argues.
"If the diamonds say it's a good idea we should listen." Stripes says chiming in.
"Should. . .I be hearing this? Or should I plug my ears?" I question, dark shooting me a glare.
"You were going to find out eventually so listen well." Green shrugs; we finally arrive at a large pearl colored door; the room insite pure almost blinding white. Dark throws me inside summoning her sickle and ball chain; Stripes has a morning star and Green two double swords.
'Shit'. I scramble to try and put distance between us as Dark charges me.
"Show us what you're made of short stuff!" she says laughing maniacally.
