CHAPTER 3: PANIC

"I can do it, I can do it." Pearl kept repeating as she walked back and forth on the porch.

"When do you think she'll come in?" Amethyst asked Steven, as the both looked at the white gem from inside the house.

"I don't know, one hour?" Steven said as they both began to laugh, even if Steven didn't want to admit it, the whole situation was pretty funny.

"I can-" Pearl was interrupted by the sound of someone approaching her from behind.

"Do what?" Peridot asked as she approached the gem alongside Lapis, both of them had a confused look on their faces.

"O-oh Peridot, Lapis! H-hello! Oh ehm, d-do, do the, the laundry! For Steven!" Pearl said giving the two a nervous laugh.

"Why do you need self encouragement before doing such simple task?" Peridot asked raising an eyebrow.

"B-because… I-" Pearl's cheeks were now completely blue, this was way too embarrassing for her, too bad it was going to become even worse.

"Peeeeeeearl! Come on! Do us a favor and call that girl!" Amethyst yelled from inside the house.

"Girl? A human girl? Why would you, oh… my… stars! You've initiated a romantic relationship with another living being?!" Peridot yelled as she finally understood what was going on, she may have been on the earth for just a small period of time, but she watched enough tv programs and read enough staff on the internet to understand the situation.

"What?! N-no!" Pearl quickly opened the door but was blocked by Amethyst, who grabbed her wrists and pulled her on the couch.

"No escaping P!" Amethyst said crossing her arms, Lapis and Peridot joining the group.

"What's happening here?" Garnet asked as she entered the living room, a cup of coffee in her hand.

"Pearl is going to call her Garnet!" Steven said, a huge grin on his face.

"Okay, everyone, calm down." Garnet said approaching the group.

"T-thank you Garnet…" Pearl said, raising her flushed face only to see her leader grinning at her.

"Well, now that I'm here too you can begin." Garnet said smirking as Pearl hid her face between her hands.

"Oh my gosh this is exactly like in Camp Pining Hearts! How did you meet her? How is she? Have you already connected your vocal emitters?" Peridot asked quickly, fists closed tight in excitement, she never had the chance to document a real relationship, after her last question Pearl's entire face went blue.

"Please someone just poof me right now…" Pearl quietly whispered.

"Okay, easy with the questions, let's just remain silent as Pearl calls this mysterious girl." Garnet declared as Peridot recomposed herself.

"I apologize, I ehm, lost my temper, I wasn't ready to handle such a situation." Peridot said as Pearl read the number and began tapping the numbers on Steven phone's display.

"Okay, now I just have to, to press, the call button…" Pearl said as she hesitated.

"Oh my gosh just do it!" Amethyst said pressing the button before Pearl could react.

"Amethyst!" Pearl shrieked as the call started.

"Let's put her on the speaker! I want to hear how she sounds like!" Amethyst said as she activated the speaker.

"Amethyst I swear if you don't stop this immediately I'll-" Pearl was cut off by a familiar voice coming from Steven's phone.

"Hello?" The voice of the mysterious girl was just as Pearl remembered it, deep but also sweet, that gave the idea of a strong, secure, passionate woman.

Just the simple hello made Steven smile hugely, Amethyst had to hold a snicker as she looked at Pearl's face, completely blue with wide eyes. Peridot was slowly raising and lowering her closed fists in the air while Lapis simply stared, her arms crossed. Garnet on the other hand, touched Pearl's shoulder giving her a reassuring smile and a thumb up.

"O-oh, ehm, h-hi! I don't know if y-you remember m-me, we met at t-the, ehm, concert and-" Pearl was abruptly cut off by the girl from the other side of the phone.

"Oh yes! I remember you, Pearl isn't it?" The girl asked as a small grin appeared on her face, she did remember her.

"Y-yes! I mean, that's me!" Pearl answered giving a small, nervous laugh.

"Smooth." Amethyst whispered to Steven as they both quietly snorted.

"So the cops didn't manage to catch you in the end?" The girl said as Pearl remained silent for a second, it was strange for her, but the girl's joke, or at least she thought it was a joke, gave her a boast of confidence, despite Amethyst covering her mouth to hush her snickers.

"Haha, w-well I'd like to see them try!" Pearl said with pride as Amethyst and Steven rolled their eyes, they were still smiling though.

"Oh so you're a bad girl? Didn't think so when you presented yourself to me with a handshake…" The girl said tittering.

"Ehm… I-I-" Pearl muttered.

"Although if you saved my planet and my entire species you can't be such a good girl can you?" The girl asked as Pearl gave her a nervous laugh.

"So, what did you want?" She asked as suddenly Pearl's smirk disappeared.

"I-I… uhm, I just wanted t-to, know why y-you gave me your number?" Pearl asked as Garnet covered her mouth to stifle a chuckle and Amethyst, Steven and even Peridot slapped their foreheads. The girl on the other side remain silent for some moments before bursting out laughing, it sent shivers down Pearl's spine, it was even too similar to Rose's one.

"Oh my God, I'm starting to think you really are not from this planet!" The girl said as she kept laughing, Pearl now didn't even dare to look at her friends, this was the most embarrassing thing that had happened to her in the last six thousand years.

"I gave you my number because you looked like a funny, smart girl, plus you're pretty hot, so I asked myself, why don't give her my number to get to know each other better, what do you think? Are you free this evening?" The girl asked as Pearl's eyes became wide as dinner plates.

"I, uhm… I-" Pearl began to stutter, she raised her eyes and saw Garnet giving her a thumb up, Steven nodding quickly and Amethyst pretending to be kissing someone.

"Y-yes, of course, this evening would be delightful!" Pearl said quickly.

"Okay Ms. Delightful, so let's say at the Big Donut at half past nine?" The girl asked in mocking tone.

"O-okay, see you there then?" Pearl asked.

"Of course, see you there, bye." The girl closed the call with one last quiet laugh, everyone remained silent until the call was closed for sure.

"Oh my gosh! She even sounds cool!" Steven nearly yelled as everyone released the laughter they held during the entire call.

"Way out of your league P!" Amethyst added laughing.

"Now now, let's leave Pearl alone for some hours, she needs to prepare herself…" Garnet said smiling slightly.

"Oh my stars! You have to keep me documented on the development of your romantic relationship status!" Peridot said as Lapis finally gave a quiet snort.

"Oh, Peridot, Lapis, sorry if to make you wait, but this was really important! So what did you want?" Steven said starting to reach the two.

"I wanted to ask if you could accompany us to buy the new season of Camp Pining Hearts, it came out yesterday and it's imperative to obtain it now!" Peridot said smiling widely.

"Last time she tried to take something without 'paying' as the human in the store called it, we both got kicked out…" Lapis said as the trio reached the door.

"Alright, let's go! Bye Pearl!" Steven said cheerfully as they went out, Amethyst went to her room leaving Garnet and Pearl alone.

"I'm very proud of you." Garnet said before leaving Pearl to her thoughts.

"Oh my stars… am I going on a date… with a human?!" Pearl thought, although a small smile appeared on her face.

Hello! I'm back with another chapter, hope you like how the story is proceeding, thanks for the reviews, favs and follows but guys I need more! So PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW! It would make me happy and it's not something hard to do, I'll publish soon chapter four, for advices or requests write them in the comments, so finally Pearl is going on her first date, is she going to freak out? Is she going to be calm and cool? Yeah probably not, so, to the next chapter!