In the end, it was Pearl who found her note, and would find her still living. She was standing on top of the lighthouse on top of the cliff overlooking the temple.
"Pearl?! What are you doing here?" she yelled at the woman standing opposite her.
"What am I doing here? What are you doing here, Amethyst!? You can't leave us!" the pale gem yelled.
Amethyst replied, "Yes I can Pearl, and I will. Goodbye Pearl," the purple gem held out her arms, and leaned forward on the railing- only to find herself rolling on the floor wrapped in her beloveds' arms.
Pearl was sobbing,"Why?! Why can't you talk to us? We will always be there for you! We will always listen!
I will always listen and be there for you!" Amethyst didn't know what to say.
She wasn't looking at pearl, her attention drawn to the lines she had made on her arm. They stung where Pearl was holding her wrist down. Pearl noticed. She was horrified, worried, confused, hurt, and so many other things, but above all, she was concerned.
"A-Amethyst, are t-those what I-I think they a-are?" she asked as she stumbled over her words. "Yes."
"Why? Why would you do that?" she whispered to her, tears once more falling. Amethyst was crying as well. "Because I was numb. I was numb for so long that pain was my only outlet to feeling. Are you mad at me?" she confessed.
Pearl couldn't take her eyes off of Amethyst's wrist but she knew the answer. She could never be angry or mad at Amethyst. Frustrated yes, worried for, fearful for and of, and jealous even, but never mad or angry.
"No, no, I never could be mad at you, Amethyst. I-I love you too much." Pearl had a deep blush as she spoke but Amethyst wasn't paying any attention to that. She…loves me? She loves me! She actually loves me! Amethysts eyes welled with tears until they flowed down her plump cheeks. She threw her arms over the thin woman and held her tight as she sobbed into her shoulder.
"Shhh, shh it'll be alright. We'll get through this. It'll be okay. You'll be okay, I promise."
"I'm so-so sorry P-Pearl! Please don't let me go!" Pearl just held on tighter.