Chapter Four

Easy Come, Easy Go.

I rushed up to the temple and, as predicted, Pearl sped to the door.

'Oh my gosh! Tourmaline! It's a Rapier! Your weapon is a Rapier!' Exclaimed Pearl staring at it, entranced.

'I'm going to need to wear a V-neck sweater in battle from now on if I'm going to need my gem.' I said looking down at its position on my chest.

'I haven't been this excited since Connie and I fused!' Steven yelled.

I frowned. 'What if I won't be able to do this again? If I unsummon it, maybe it won't be as easy.'

Garnet took a step toward me (if you aren't aware of her height, one step is about a meter and a half) and put her right hand on me.

'Don't worry about the future, only focus on what matters now.'

I snickered. 'Is that Sapphire talking?' Garnet chuckled.

Later, my weapon did fade. But I knew that couldn't be the last time I could see it. Steven let me use his video games in his room to help me forget about things that upset me, but I just use it because I'm bored. I look outside and notice the calm waves, the fluorescent moonlight and the windmills calmly spinning in the distance. There was a very cold, but cosy breeze too. I wondered how lucky Steven must be to have a window with such a picturesque view.

'Whoa, I must have been playing "Golf Quest" for hours!' I thought to myself. I walked to my room-I mean, the couch and grabbed my clothes, my towel and my MP3 Player (what? I like listening to music while I'm relaxing) and I headed to the shower.

'Damn, the tiles are freezing cold!' I thought to myself as I sped across the room. I placed my towel and my clothes on the drying rack.

'Wait, what happened to the shower curtain? Steven must have accidentally broken it. None of the gems take showers. Now that I think about it... ew.'

The brief moment I turn my back; a green figure caught my eye.

'EAUGH!' squealed the green gem.

I jumped backwards-in shock and fall into the bathtub. The door burst open.

'Peridot? What happened?' Steven asked. Though Peridot didn't respond. Trembling in fear, she pointed at the bath.

'Th-that! What's that?' she stuttered.

I poked my head out of the shower curtain.

'Peridot? Is that... you?' I asked slowly advancing towards her, despite the numbingly cold floor.

'No, I'm just the purple one painted green! What do you think?' She spat.

It's definitely Peridot.

'But how? Wait. She was much bigger before! What happened?' I asked.

'It was the Steven and the Crystal Clods! Well, from what he tells me, it was the curvy one who dropped all my limb enhancers, my logs, my special floaty fingers!' She cries.

'Curvy?' Steven repeated. 'Oh, she must be talking about Amethyst again.'

'But, Peridot. How? Why? Wait, you have actual fingers?' I asked her. "Why do you look so...' Steven gave me a gesture not to say any more, '...cute?'

She stared at me intensely, and then set off like a rocket around the room, until she hit a wall and leaped into the shower. I step in.

'Peridot, I'm sorry, but could you please get out? I need to wash.'

'No! Never! Why should I do anything for you? You're just like the rest of them!'

'Okay, but it will be extremely awkward.' I said, lifting off my shirt. Steven left the room and Peridot took it as a bad sign.

Fine. But I won't leave the room.' She muttered hopping out and sitting on the opposite end of the basin. Arms crossed and hunched over.

'There is something about her, she's... different...' I wondered, closing what's left of the curtain.