Chapter 4
Peridot P.O.V
"So, as expected, we have some things to discuss regarding your future." my mother voiced, setting herself down across from me at the large dining table. She placed a large folder, filled to the brim with an assortment of papers in between us.
"What are your concerns?" I asked nervously, wringing my hands in my lap. I had always felt extremely nervous under the unwavering glare of Yellow Diamond. That was her alias anyways, only she and a few select individuals knew her true name. How she even refused to tell me, her own daughter, it was beyond my knowledge.
"As I know that you are well informed, under no circumstances are you to be inheriting my company. That honour belongs to your older sister, Emerald." she stated in a monotone voice, opening up the folder and beginning to go through the papers.
"I know." the unpleasant truth is that I had heard this a million times, yet every new opportunity it came up, it felt as if my dreams had been crushed under her heeled boot.
Diamond Incorporated was one of the biggest tech supplying companies there was. It was almost to a fault that every person had one if not multiple Diamond products in their house.
From a young age, I had always had the newest Diamond laptop. My mother expected that I would use it solely for the purpose of school work, but not long after my twelfth birthday, I had begun to learn the basics of Python.
By the time I was sixteen, I had programmed multiple plugins for my favorite games, yet another thing I had to keep secret from her. Video games did capture my heart sometime in my early adolescence, my favorite genres being first person shooters and RPG's.
Little to her knowledge, I had been planning something much bigger. Something, in fact, that might give me a major leg in up in my plan to eventually acquire the company.
"But, the reason I am here to talk to you is marriage." I coiled back in surprise. It was true that my twenty first birthday was coming quite quickly, but I had never expected her to be marrying me off so young.
"The folder in front of me is some information on the companies and CEOs who all have sons who are eligible and have contacted me on the subject." My mother had no clue what my preference was and frankly, I didn't think she cared in the least. I had never been skilled with acknowledging my feelings for others, let alone acting on them. The christmas party being a rare exception, as I had quickly panicked and asked the DJ on a date in our last few interactions of the evening.
Honestly, I had wanted to bring up the fact that I was homosexual with my mother for quite some time, but I didn't think she'd be accepting. I took a deep breath, in a sorry attempt to release my anxiety with a sigh.
"Okay." was all I responded with.
"Now, I am willing to give you a final chance." she offered, intensely intriguing me.
"If you are to find someone on your own volition before your twenty second birthday, then you are allowed to marry them, all expenses covered."
"Wait, are you being serious?" I exclaimed, my voice raising several decibels.
"Yes. Do not waste your opportunity." I didn't think that my mother would ever offer me this much freedom, but I had to make sure her terms were broad enough to include someone of the same sex.
"Anyone?" I confirmed.
"Now hold on, I'm getting to that. My one condition is that I must meet them and decide if they are a good partner for you." there it was, the twisted catch.
"You have a year and a half. Good luck." and that was all, gathering her papers into a neat stack, Yellow Diamond left the table.
I really couldn't afford to mess this date up
A/N : Here's the Friday Upload! Finally you all get a bit more info on Peri's life in this AU, what are your thoughts? Let us know!
Anyways, hope to see you all for the Monday upload or maybe even sooner;)
Happy Reading!
- G