Pearl was surprised at how easy the two of them clicked after a few days. They had some shared interests and despite Pearl finding out Jasper was all about sports and the captain of the lacrosse team, the jock still spent a lot of time studying. Pearl especially liked it when they would study together.

They were currently lounging on Jasper's bed with their books spread out.

"Did you figure out number two yet?" Jasper asked, keeping her eyes on her paper.

"Mmm," Pearl murmured as she checked and then stated, "It was osmosis."

"Oh, right…I should have known that," she sighed, frustrated.

"We could stop now, if you're tired."

"Yeah, I'm not too focused, right now."

"Oh?" Pearl questioned in concern.

Jasper started to clean up as she replied, "The first game of the season is tomorrow."

"I'm sure you'll do fine."

Pearl had seen the other during practice and was sure their team would put up a good fight.

Jasper sighed, "But it's an away game…I'm never…good when it comes to that."

Pearl sat there in thought for a moment then awkwardly placed a hand on the other's and spoke as enthusiastic as she could manage, "Just imagine that you have your own personal cheering squad there."

"Well, I wouldn't have to imagine," she paused and bit her lip, "…if you came."

Pearl blushed and moved away from Jasper, "I have a test tomorrow, Jasper."

"Oh, right," Jasper flushed at her faux pas.

"You'll do fine," Pearl repeated as she collected her things and got up.

Jasper already knew that Pearl would be busy on the day of her first game, but she had just kind of blocked it out because she had always pictured Pearl being there. I mean, after you watch so many shows and movies about sports and the romantic endgame that would play out, Jasper would always have a sweet spot for thinking that if Pearl came, they would both get swept up in the excitement and romance and end up being a couple.

But it wasn't like Pearl seemed interested in being together anyway. They never talked about anything too personal and if they did, Jasper would be talking ninety percent of the time. She could tell that Pearl was the private sort, but the fact that she would sometimes be very open made Jasper think that maybe she had a chance.

It was late. Pearl was sitting at her desk absentmindedly playing with a pen. It had been the day of Jasper's away game and the girl had said that she would probably be very late coming home, especially if they won. And they had, as prove from the text Jasper had sent earlier, "WE WON!" followed by a plethora of emojis.

Pearl really wished she had gone. She could have taken the test earlier, even if she wasn't ready. It would only be one bad grade. Then, she would have been free to go cheer on her new friend.

She was not only feeling sad because she hadn't seen the game, but because this was the first day they had fully spent apart since they had met. If their schedules were packed on certain days, they would have still spent at least spent an hour or two together, even if they were exhausted and half asleep. Pearl missed Jasper horribly by now and she wanted nothing more than the giant woman to walk in here and give her one of those death grip hugs of hers.

Sighing, Pearl got up and dressed herself for bed. As she grabbed onto one of rungs of the bunk bed ladder, she paused and stared at Jasper's bed. The bed was as unkempt as ever. This was usually something that grossed Pearl out, but today the bed was a reminder of how alone she was right now.

She let go of the ladder and moved to sit down on the other's bed which eventually lead to her laying down. The sheets smelled deeply of Jasper and it was inviting to her. She took a moment to brush away some food crumbs before cradling up against one of the pillows. Pearl didn't expect to fall asleep, but she did.

Jasper got back to the dorms around three in the morning. Her teammates and her had spent the whole night celebrating and she was one of the few with a car, so she had to drive around for everyone which made her stay out much later than she had wanted to. If she hadn't been swayed by everyone's opinion, she probably would have raced back to the dorm right after the game.

As she entered the darkness of her room, Jasper put her duffel bag down quietly and unconsciously looked up at the top bunk for Pearl. She wasn't there, but as Jasper brought her gaze down she nearly choked. Pearl was cuddled up on Jasper's bed and she looked absolutely adorable.

Jasper held down a squeal as she snuck over to get a better view. Pearl's body was tucked up into a loose fetal position and her face peaked out from under the covers. It was a beautiful sight to Jasper, who stood there hunched over for quite some time just admiring.

But, of course, Jasper couldn't stay there forever, especially with how tired she was, so she got ready for bed. After a few minutes of mental debate, Jasper thought it would be best to move Pearl up to her bed because her fussy roommate would probably dislike Jasper's second choice of sleeping on the floor.

Pearl barely stirred as she was picked up and carried up the ladder. Jasper pulled the blanket up over the other's body and softly whispered good night.

Jasper immediately drifted off the second she hit her mattress, the physical struggle of the day finally getting to her. It was only an hour later that she was roused from her sleep by the sounds of Pearl getting out of bed. She didn't bother opening her eyes until she heard Pearl speak in a very hushed and quick manner.

"Gotta pee…" Pearl murmured to herself as she rushed to the toilet.

Jasper blinked in pain as the bathroom light snapped on, but she continued to watch with a lazy smile as the other clumsily waddle into the bathroom. She was surprised when Pearl didn't even bother to close the door, but even more so when she saw her roommate reach down and lift up the rim seat of the toilet.

Sitting up in complete awe, Jasper watched as Pearl pulled down her pants slightly in the front and, despite not having a good angle to see, it was obvious to her that Pearl was emptying her bladder with the help of penis.

Pearl finished and pulled up her pants with a relieved sigh. She flushed and washed her hands before she headed off to bed. But as she reached to turn off the light, she was met with a shocked face looking at her.

Jasper couldn't find it in herself to lay back down before Pearl came back in. How could she ignore something like this?

"…You saw," Pearl stated morbidly.

Jasper could only nod.

Pearl's eyes visibly welled up with tears and quickly turned off the bathroom light. She, then, nervously scurried up into her bed without a word.

Not knowing what to say Jasper picked herself up and peered at the other. She was wrapped up tightly in her blanket and from the soft trembling, Jasper could tell she was crying.

Jasper felt absolutely awful, but she couldn't think of what to say. She didn't know how to deal with this situation at all. The only thing she could think of was to get out of here. To give Pearl space.

Not bothering to change out of her old t-shirt and sweats, Jasper threw on a jacket and grabbed her purse. She tried to form a sentence to explain to Pearl she wasn't leaving because she thought her roommate was disgusting, but the correct words didn't make it out of her mouth.

"I-It's okay if you have a dick!"

Jasper's face turned red and she ran out of the room in embarrassment.

Turning the key in the ignition, Jasper pulled out onto the road to get some cool air to calm herself. It was still early in the morning, but the sun was heading on its way up. Jasper involuntarily pulled into a drugstore since it was the only business around here open this early.

The only thing Jasper could think to do was to get Pearl an "I'm sorry present" or some chocolates to binge on or something; literally anything because Jasper was horrible with words.

She found herself standing in front of an aisle of sweets. Did Pearl even like chocolate? Maybe ice cream? The only thing she had ever seen Pearl eat were salads and healthier foods. Jasper quickly changed her mind and got out of the food section.

After an hour, Jasper got herself to buy some things, even though she was sure it might just make the other more upset.

Pearl blinked her eyes awake and her mind immediately raced back to the events of last night. Jasper had found out and now she probably thought Pearl was disgusting.

It took all her strength to sit up and look out from her covers. She almost expected all of Jasper's things to be gone and moved out, but everything was still there. Along with something else as well.

On her desk was a big vase full of dozens of different flowers. Placed in front of her desk was one of those ridiculously huge teddy bears and Pearl couldn't help but smile widely. What kind of person didn't secretly want one of these stuffed monstrosities?

Pearl clamored down see the gifts better. She felt a million times better now knowing that Jasper felt sorry and obviously really guilty. I mean, who would buy such a large amount of flowers like this? As she looked over the bouquet, she spotted a small note card attached. She opened it and inside it read, "I'm totally cool with you having a dick."

She stood there looking at the paper, dumbfounded. Jasper really was horrible with words, but Pearl liked her anyway.