Peridot slowly woke up, still sweating immensely from the heat of the cramped closet she rested in. Suddenly, she heard footsteps, and the door opened.
There she was.
Lapis Lazuli.
Peridot looked up at the standing gem from the corner.
"Hi," an embarrassed Peridot whispered.
Lapis closed the door and sat down next to Peridot. "Hello, Peri," the blue one whispered softly.
Peridot blushed brightly and looked deeply into Lapis' eyes, her heart pulsating and pushing in and out violently. Lapis closed her eyes before suddenly squeezing Peridot silently. She buried her head under Peridot's neck, staying in a firm position of embrace.
"Peri, can you just... not run away... please? I feel like I need you right now..."
Peridot's eyes widened in shock before she returned the hug, her fingers once again ever so slightly brushing against Lapis' gem, trying her hardest to speak.
"I-I-I... I love you..."
Lapis clung to Peridot, her face reddened. "I love you too," she said softly.
As the duo hugged tightly, their gems started glowing in the darkness.
Jasper stomped left and right downstairs, mumbling about Crying Breakfast Friends. She tried to keep her mind off of Peridot by constantly forcing herself to think about Pear x Apple.
Amethyst rather loudly ate a cheeseburger, trying to make the most sound out of every crunch simply to annoy everyone.
Steven sat on the couch, looking back and forth at Jasper, who obviously wasn't in the best mood. Pearl attempted to calm her down, stepping in front of the large gem.
"Uhh, Jasper! What's up? Want to talk about Crying Breakfast Fri-"
Jasper huffed and tried to punch Pearl, aiming for her gem. Pearl quickly jumped away, steering clear of Jasper's path. Jasper screeched and formed her helmet, rapidly running into Pearl, clearly trying to puncture her.
"Jasper, I really don't want to do this..."
Jasper attempted to crush Pearl's gem, punching hard as she swiftly avoided each attack. Pearl formed her spear, using it to dodge against Jasper's hits.
"Jasper!" Steven ran towards the orange one, grabbing onto one of her arms.
"I DON'T WANT YOU HERE, STEVEN. GO UPSTAIRS," Jasper yelled.
"But-but-"
"NOW!"
To avoid getting hurt by Jasper, Steven ran upstairs, covering his eyes and ears.
Jasper and Pearl battled in the room, each clearly aiming for each other's gems. Suddenly, Jasper got a hold of Pearl's weapon, throwing it at the wall. She got a tight grasp of Pearl, and hovered her helmet slightly above Pearl's gem, ready to smash into it.
"You really don't understand, do you? I have my secret exposed, and then everyone just lets me crumble alone. You just think I can talk about Crying Breakfast Friends and just FORGET about something like THIS?!"
Pearl's tears began to build up, unable to speak as one of Jasper's hands covered her mouth.
"Disgusting. I've had enough of you, Pearl.
Goodbye."
As she was just about to destroy Pearl forever, she unexpectedly felt something grab her leg, then her neck.
"Huh?"
She suddenly got pulled away by a black whip with amethyst spines, being grappled and torn. She flew around in the air before smashing against the hard floor.
With Jasper wrapped in her whip, Amethyst slowly walked up to her.
"Amethyst! You're my friend! Why did you keep me from-"
Amethyst shushed Jasper. "Don't. EVER. Attempt to DESTROY Pearl."
Jasper gasped at Amethyst's words. "But doesn't actually care about anyone in the Crystal Gems!"
Amethyst's eyes became slits. "She was trying to help you. She was trying to get the incident off of your mind. She wasn't trying to hurt you. I really thought you were better than this."
"But she's such a weak, naggy creature!"
Amethyst sighed. "She's my weak, naggy creature."
Abruptly, Jasper retreated to her gem. The pointy orange gem hit the ground.
Garnet walked besides Amethyst, picking up Jasper's gem. "That was something. Don't do anything, just let her regenerate on her own."
She put Jasper on the desk, the gem's side collecting light.
Pearl tried to recollect what just happened. She got up and walked towards Amethyst.
"Amethyst, you really didn't have to save me..."
Amethyst pushed up Pearl's head slightly, locking eyes. Her face slightly lit up. "Well, uh, you mean a lot to me."
Pearl smiled and sat back down on the couch, trying to relax.
Steven sat upstairs, feeling that he finally could uncover his eyes and ears. He turned on the TV, seeing that Dogcopter: The Show was on. He felt a hand on his shoulder. He gasped and looked around.
"Hello there, Steven!"
A tall, blue and green gem was standing behind him. It had two arms, two legs, and four eyes. One gem was on the head, and the other was on its back.
This... This must have been the fusion of Lapis and Peridot!
"This is... Zircon!"
