"I should be the one to calm her down! I have read every manual to human infant care I could find and memorized them!"
"What good are methods if you're too weak to even hold her? Connie said babies need support when you hold them. If these arms don't fit the word "support" to a "T", then none will!"
"I am more than capable of holding her, you clod! Supportive you may be, but at least I'm not capable of accidentally crushing her!"
"Why you little-"
Lapis sighed and her eye twitched as she watched them. They had been bickering like this all morning. Not over this particular topic, but over what it was relating to. When Connie had to go to work and the Crystal Gems plus Steven had a mission to go on, the three of them had been left to care for Sunni. Usually when this happened, Lapis and Peridot would trade off every hour, giving them an even amount of time with the child. Now that Jasper had grown some affection for the child, their system had been thrown into chaos. It didn't help that she wasn't exactly a fan of group work, so putting together a new schedule was almost impossible.
While Jasper generally did not try an argue with Lapis(for a very good reason), that didn't stop her from butting heads with Peridot. They argued over playtime with the child, who would put her down for a nap, and who would change her diaper(though this was more of trying to push the job on one another). Lapis was begining to wonder who was really the child here. The only time they had stopped was when Sunni was asleep.
Now they were arguing over who would calm her down after she accidentally woke up from her nap early. They had been arguing for the past five minutes, all the while Sunni was still crying. Lapis rubbed her temples and let out a sigh before deciding enough was enough.
"I also don't loose my temper with things at the drop of a hat!"
"That's a lie and you-" Jasper's words were cut off as she was suddenly engulfed in a bubble of water. Peridot was with her. They both looked down to see themselves floating in midair and Lapis calmly walking past them to the child crying in her cradle.
As she looked down at her, Lapis's annoyed expression was replaced with a much softer one."Hey, little Sunshine!" she cooed to the child as she picked her up, "Aw, what's the matter? Did something wake you up?" The child continued to scream but she was now looking up at Lapis. "Shhh. Shhh. It's ok...Oh look! Something's here to see you!" Lapis continued. Suddenly, something began floating in the baby's line of sight. It was a small bubble of water manipulated to look like a dolphin. "It's here to cheer you up! Isn't that nice?" she continued. Sunni slowly calmed down as she watched the dolphin swim around in the air. Her sobs dissipated as more joined it.
"Aw isn't that better?" Lapis soothed. "Hey," she whispered into Sunni's ear like a secret, "Wanna see something that'll make you smile?" She brought a hand to her mouth and blew a raspberry against it. The baby giggled at the resulting noise. "There's our Little Sunshine!" Lapis said.
"Come on," Lapis continued, "Let's go out and play. Does that sound good to you?" The baby babbled back to her as she stepped out the door, leaving the two other gems floating in midair.
Sorry If Lapis is a bit OOC. This is my first time writing for her. If she is, please let me know. Thank you!
