CHAPTER 3:

Pearl took a deep breath attempting to center herself as her eyes centered on the mischievous grin on the violet one's face. Amethyst's eyes glinted as if made of obsidian, big, round, pupils. Then, Pearl managed to snap out of her moment's lapse "And how exactly are you suggesting to help me Amethyst?"

"Uh-duh, give you what you so obviously want right now." Amethyst answered matter-of-factly. "A good, hard, fuck." She raised her short, thick, hand and flexed its fingers as to give a bit of a visual aid.

Pearl gasped horrified. "Amethyst! Language! Do not refer to the action of human physical passion in such a...a crude and brutal way!"

The defective warrior rolled her eyes at the correction and placed her hands on her hips."Fine, we'll make looooovvve if that makes you less edgy. Can I take you now?"

Pearl squirmed at the mention of the L word. Things were moving a bit too fast. All she'd ever known was unrequited love, and now Amethyst was tossing the word around like nothing. Was this love? Would love happen from physical interaction? And did Amethyst really think she could convince her of this act by just changing its name?

Pearl glared. "You're not taking me anywhere Amethyst, we're not human, we were not designed to do such ...things with each other."

Amethyst laughed placing her hand on her stomach "Wait! wait! Is that what Homeworld tells Pearls to keep them in line!?" she doubled over in a fit of laughter as Pearl just frowned. "P, there's a reason Gems prefer this form! It's so we can enjoy getting laid!"

The alabaster Gems' face blued. " Is that what you do at times like this Amethyst? You- You just use someone for their body to sooth your Urge?!" She barked.

Amethyst looked up hiding her shame in a smirk. "I used too...but not since Steven was born."

Pearls brain made far too many conclusions at that moment. "So...so...YOU AND ROSE!" Her eyes burned deep blue in that moment. Someone had already laid with Amethyst, and it was the Gem she'd been in love with!

Amethyst stood up and held out her hands. "WHAT!? No! No! That's...Bleh! No!"

"Then explain who!" Pearl was nearly losing it. But when Amethyst's cheeky smirk turned into a sad one, she realized that Amethyst really wasn't fond of what she was about to say and she softened.

The younger Gem held the her hand behind her back and looked at the floor. "It was a long time ago P. Back when rock alcohol was still allowed in the house." She took a deep breath. "You see, Quartz know that sex is what The Urge is for. But, I didn't have anyone for that. So, I used to convince Garnet and Rose to let me stay back from missions during that time saying it would cause me to screw up. I would sit around while you guys were on missions and drink to forget. But when I drank, I'd get the feeling like I needed to eat food. I always ordered pizzas. One day, a really hot girl delivered. She had a ginger pixie cut, and piercings,and she was tall and athletic, and she was a graduate student at Beach City U."

Pearl rolled her eyes at that description but Amethyst continued.

"She heard my video games in the background and next thing I knew we were sitting there bondin. It felt so good having someone who actually wanted to spend time with me that I started calling her over more and more while you guys were out. She always brought pizza, and we always laughed way too loud. One night I get absolutely wasted, and..and it just happens. Then the next time it happens again. She'd always leave before you guys got back, and I'd be fine until the next time. Then Steven was born, alcohol was outlawed, and someone was always home incase Greg needed assistance. I found myself missing the drinks and pizza more than the girl. I realized she was just a replacement for someone else."

Amethyst looked up softly hoping Pearl would get the hint, if she did she wasn't letting on. "Anyways, I stopped calling her. And last I heard she got her degree and moved away two years after. Since then, I haven't "used" anyone." the violet Gem shrugged.

Pearl just stared. So Amethyst had been with a human and she had had no clue of it. Had Amethyst really been that lonely?

"P, say something!" Amethyst blushed embarrassed.

"I..I'm sorry Amethyst. But, what do you do about The Urge now if you haven't been physically intimate with anyone for thirteen years? That's close to fifty five cycles." Pearl knew she probably didn't want to know. But she had to ask.

"Well, I don't need anyone to satisfy myself Pearl." Amethyst's guilty smirk was back along with the eye wag. "But let's just say it's better when there is someone."

Pearl stared wide eyed and gulped. "S-so you're saying you….touch yourself?"

Amethyst laughed. "See! There's the smart one! I'm not surprised you obviously don't ."

Pearl turned her head away in disgust. "Amethyst! That is completely unsanitary just like everything else in your room! It's...it's animalistic! How could you even do that to yourself!?"

Amethyst smoothed down her hair and grinned at the taller Gem. "Well don't knock it til you try it P. It's actually really easy, you just think of someone really smokin hot…" she used her hands to outline the alabaster figures' shape. "then you imagine them wanting you, and when you feel yourself getting hotter you just.." Amethyst was slowly inching her hand up her own thigh when Pearl grabbed her wrist and stopped her.

"That's enough Amethyst! I don't need an example!" Pearl was mixed between disgust and embarrassment as she let go and turned around to face the wall trying to process all she just learned.

"Aww, come on P. I've gotten really goooood at this whole sex thing." Amethyst grinned. Pearl was obviously going to need some convincing. The younger Gem knew this was going to be the case, she'd envisioned this scene many times in her dark room. "Why don't you let me show you?"

She walked up behind Pearl arms spread with the intent of hugging her waist but the nimble Gem had heard her and moved out of the way at the last second leaving Amethyst to grasp only air. Amethyst grumbled as Pearl faced her again and sighed.

"Amethyst, I'm not ready for this. I've only just realized my affection for you. Yes I suppose I do instinctively desire you in the that context at this time…. but I wouldn't know how to go about it. Maybe we could try at a time my head and my emotions are on the same page?"

Amethyst sulked momentarily at the rejection. She understood of course, and she didn't want to pressure Pearl. But she just wasn't sure if Pearls affection for her was just her emotions talking or not and all this wouldn't be gone in five days.

"Alright Pearl, I get it. I'll stop bugging you now." She waved over her shoulder and started walking back towards the waterfall.

"I'm sorry Amethyst…" Pearl whispered as she clutched her chest and watched the stocky figure of her almost lover disappear over the falls the way she had came.

AMETHYST:

The defective Quartz hit the shallow water pool of her room with more force than usual and punched the side of the cliff. She did not like being turned away after a kiss as damn wonderful as that. Pearl wanted her, whether it she was ready to act on it or not, but Amethyst was too respectful of the ravaging protector to do anything without permission. Now who knows when something like that would happen again? What if she comes out of that sanctuary in five days and tells Amethyst that she didn't mean a word and it was all the hormones? How it felt when she and Pearl formed Opal was spectacular, Amethyst loved being so close to Pearl again in those moments. But that happened so rarely, maybe this could have been different. A little Pearl was better than none at all. She wouldn't mind being Pearls toy just as the pizza delivery girl had been hers. At least, she thought she wouldn't. Then her beautiful teammate would at least pretend to appreciate her short, inadequate, warrior body for a few minutes. And she had just given up that easy! She removed her fist from the wall and walked over to her couch sinking into it and grabbed her controller.

No sooner had the loading screen passed then her cave door opened.

"Hellooo, Amethyst?" It was Steven. "Oh! There you are Amethyst!"

The violet warrior rolled her eyes behind her screen, looks like it was time to act happy again. "Hey little Stev-o, what's shakin?"

"Well, I-I just came to check on you. You looked pretty upset earlier." The small boy smiled

Amethyst took a deep breath and put on her best wild cat smile "Oh I'm not upset Steven! I just had to retreat to my crib to come up with a plan to get back at you and Pearl for your little stunt earlier!" she gave a throaty chuckle and messed up the half-gems hair.

Steven laughed back completely buying it. "yeah, that was a pretty good stunt wasn't it? I almost couldn't go through with it!"

"Ya, you sure got me. But Imma have to get you back ten times harder now so watch your backside." the tired Amethyst replied slyly

"Oh I know you will" Steven chuckled "But I don't think you'll have to, that chick that hatched refuses to leave my side, I think it thinks I'm its mother…."

Amethyst stifled a real laugh. "What?! If anything it should think Pearl's it's mother with that bird beak and all!"

"I know! It's crazy! See!" Steven pointed to his shoulder and sure enough the chick was standing on it chirping up a storm.

Amethyst nearly rolled off her back laughing "Oh wow! Steven's a momma!" She dug into her snack stash and tossed Steven a bag of gummy bugs. "Here! Shut it up with these, but you gotta chew them up first and then feed them to your little chicklet okay?"

Steven cringed "Alright Amethyst, if you say so. I'll be in my room."

"See you squirt, good luck with the new addition." Amethyst waved until the cave door closed and then face planted into her couch cousins. How was even a little bird getting more affection than her? She should be getting affection from a bird-like Gem instead. Now, she couldn't get the possibilities of what might have happened out of her head. Looks like it was going to be a night of mind numbing.