Anything but Love

Chapter 7: Friday

The sweet smell of crispy bacon along with multiple other nice smelling fragrances filled the red girl's house greatly. The aroma even managed to drift upstairs into the bedroom where Ruby was slowly opening her eyes; soft red ireses trying to focus themselves.

Ruby stretched her well defined arms and sat up to lean against the backboard of her queen sized bed. She grabbed her phone which resided on the short dresser beside her and turned it on, immediately scrolling through the dozens of text messages from her friends, coaches and her mother.

At the moment it didn't stike her as strange that clothes were thrown all over her floor because she tended to do that, or how her blankets were tussled and crinkled either because she was a wild sleeper and this was an everyday process. As for the smell of breakfast, she just figured her mother had gotten home early and was feeling generous.

Ruby did find it strange that she was naked when she emerged from her sheets. "…what the…?" Her eyes moved to her muscled stomach where she was marked with dark burgundy hickies that traveled down to her thigh and in between the thick fat that resided there.

"You're finally up," The red girl jumped from her spot on the bed, quickly pulling the sheets up to cover herself when she saw Sapphire leaning on the door way.

She was wearing what appeared to be one of Ruby's baggy hockey jersey's with probably nothing on underneath as it dropped above her knees. Her usually manageable hair was messily pulled back into a low ponytail, but her bangs looked as nice as ever.

Sapphire smiled softly. "I thought you'd never wake up,"

Ruby flushed; memories of the previous night and the early morning before hitting her mind full on. The reason for the marks on her thighs making her blush even darker.

It was two o'clock in the morning when Ruby and Sapphire awoke on their own accord. At least, Ruby was still sleeping when Sapphire not too gently nudged her in the stomach and started complaining about the couch hurting her back. None the less the red girl was more than willing to move upstairs into the comfortable bed to keep her company and spend the rest of the night talking.

"Jasper and Amethyst are going to be looking for details tomorrow, you know that right?" Sapphire mumbled, running her fingers through dark curls.

Ruby nodded from where she nuzzled supple soft breasts, they made a great pillow. "I wasn't really planning on telling them," She trailed her right hand up to softly brush against the bottom of Sapphire's breast, causing the girl beneath her to shift. "…were you expecting me to?"

Sapphire shook her head, smiling softly. "No, but I know they'll ask you about it," She slapped a rough hand away when two fingers pinched her nipple. "S-stop that before you get me started again,"

Ruby smirked, rubbing her cheek against Sapphire's now hard nipple. "Wouldn't want to do that," She presses a soft kiss on the skin.

Sapphire sighed, briefly enjoying the soft kisses before managing to speak. "I want to try something,"

"…what?" Ruby frowned as she was gently pushed to lie on her back. "Sapph what are you—"

Sapphire shushed her, planting butterfly kisses down her stomach. "Just relax, I've been thinking about doing this for a while,"

Her head disappeared under the sheets but Ruby could defiantly still feel her plump lips pressing into her thigh. Ruby groaned at the feeling of a moist tongue brushing up along the inside of her thigh and slowly moving up into her once again heated core.

"Sapph," Ruby gasped, jumping at the first soft flick of a wet tongue on her nether lips.

Her hands immediately went to reside in long blue hair as the flicks came faster and harder, soon turning into sucks and nibbles.

Ruby chuckled softly, her blush slowly disappearing as the memories were pushed to the back of her mind; she allowed the blanket to drop, revealing her naked body in the process. "Sorry, when you weren't in bed I treated this like a normal day,"

Sapphire shamelessly let her eyes travel lower. "I made you breakfast while you were sleep, too bad for you I already took my shower so you couldn't join me," She was only half joking.

"Darn," Ruby joked teasingly, jumping out of bed and picking up the first shirt she could find with a pair of baggy sweats. "We're going to class late right?" She asked, looking at her phone where it displayed eight o'clock in white letters.

Sapphire hummed, pulling her in by her shirt until their fronts were pressed together. "The food is getting cold, come on," She pulled her girlfriend out of the room and down the stairs into the kitchen where two plates sat on the island.

They sat across from each other, Ruby used one hand to fork up some eggs and scoop them into her mouth. "Mine tastes better,"

"Oh I see," Sapphire smirked. "You finally got what you wanted so now you don't have to be nice to me anymore, mission achieved,"

Ruby nodded; a soft grin on her face. "Yep, all part of my evil plan to get in your pants," She wiggled her eyebrows before she felt a sharp kick on her leg. "Kidding," She mumbled, scrolling through her messages.

There were two from Jasper:

1) Yo, where are you I actually need a ride today and I'm not trying to ride with Pearl and Amethyst. If I'm your friend then you won't make me go through this!

2) You dick : (

Ruby chuckled. "…sorry Jasper," She swallowed the grits that she mixed with her eggs, scrolling to Amethyst's messages.

1) You ruined my morning lay! Why couldn't you drive Jasper to school, do you know how weird it was in the car; the sexual tension could be cut with a knife

2) Plus you know Pearl is still pissed at Jasper for what she did!

3) Dude, where are you? It's like third period and Jasper and I have to do this anatomy lab by ourselves and you know we don't know shit

4) Are you dead?

5) Pearl texted me that Sapphire isn't here either; is she with you?

Ruby laughed softly, looking up at Sapphire who was typing something into her phone. "Amethyst and Jasper are going crazy wondering where I am,"

Sapphire spoke after she finally put her phone down. "Pearl and Rose have been worried about me too, we should probably get going before it gets worse,"

Ruby nodded. "Yeah, did Lapis say anything to you or Peridot maybe?"

"Neither of them, why?"

Ruby cleared her plate, grabbing her girlfriend's and walking to the sink. "Jasper asked me for a ride, so I guess that means she and Lapis aren't really on good terms right now," She shrugged. "I'll talk to her about it after basketball practice,"

Sapphire hummed. "And I'll try and contact Lapis after my ballet meeting,"

Ruby smiled brightly, turning around to face the older girl. "Oh cool, ballet is starting up again?"

"Yeah," Sapphire couldn't contain her excitement. "I'm looking to get scouted for colleges, it would be great if I could make a career out of this, you know?"

Ruby did. "Yeah, that's how I feel about my sports; my main favorite is baseball though," She grinned, clapping her hands together softly. "So, after school we each do our own things until we go and we see each other later…tonight?"

Sapphire bit her lip. "Hmm, I like the sound of that,"

Ruby rolled her eyes. "Jasper, I told you a million times; I'm sorry alright,"

It was a quarter to five when Ruby was getting dressed in the locker room after a vigorous basketball practice. Most of the girls had already left so they were probably the only ones in there.

Jasper crossed her arms. "You better be sorry, that car ride was so brutal, why did you ignore my texts?"

Amethyst jumped in from where she was leaning against the lockers. "And why were you late this morning?"

Ruby huffed, finishing pulling her sweatshirt on. "I just over slept guys," She adjusted the strap on her duffle bag and rested it on her left shoulder. "And I'm still pretty tired so I'm going to drive home and get some sleep if you don't mind, excuse—"

Jasper pulled her by her arm just as she was walking away. "No way, you owe me for standing me up. I'm staying at your place tonight," She stated, not really asking for permission.

Ruby gaped. "Seriously?" She had wanted to spend some time with Sapphire, not have a girl's night.

Amethyst nodded. "Seriously. Something is going on with you so we're having a mandatory confession," She motioned to Jasper. "Aren't you curious about what went down with her and Lapis, or at least how it happened because I know I am,"

Ruby sighed. "…fine, girl's night at my place,"

Jasper and Amethyst cheered loudly. Ruby rolled her eyes and pulled out her phone; Sapphire wouldn't like this.

Sapphire sat down on the living room couch, dropping her ballet duffle bag. "Thanks for the ride Rose," She sighed. "…and for giving me a place to stay the night,"

Her pink friend smiled softly. "Anything for my bestfriend,"

Pearl nodded, she was sitting on the single chair diagonal from them. "We are here for you, whatever you need." She frowned. "I just can't believe your mother reacted that way,"

After going to ballet Sapphire quickly realized that she couldn't exactly go home. Her mother was probably still furious and she knew her father would be home; she couldn't even imagine how he could react. There were dozens of texts and calls from each of her parents but she ignored them all. She didn't tell Ruby about it because she didn't want her to worry, the red girl was already involved in her cousin problems and she didn't want her to think that she had too much drama going on in her life.

Who would want to date a girl with so much in her bag, right?

"I'm too afraid of how they will react to go home," Sapphire confessed. "I texted them that I was fine but besides that I haven't checked my messages, I mean…what if they make us move or something? So I'm far from Ruby,"

Rose placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Don't say that, maybe they will understand. Everything takes time and right now they are probably just shocked,"

Pearl nodded. "And you're graduating soon anyway, you can soon move anywhere you want. This isn't going to last forever,"

"My mother didn't react well to my cousin Emerald," Sapphire sniffed. "…what makes me any different?"

Rose spoke softly, almost at a whisper. "…you're her daughter and she would do anything to make you happy, no matter how much it hurts her," She smiled. "And nothing you do or say could stop her from loving you, even if you think it can,"

Sapphire leaned her head on Rose's shoulder. "You live with your parents your whole life and you're still afraid to tell them things, it's like all those years of trusting them were useless because there are still going to be secretes you keep from them,"

"It's like, you know they'll always love you unconditionally but sometimes the things you keep hidden will break their hearts if you tell them…so you don't" Sapphire mumbled, looking down at her white cotton socks that moved across the brown carpet.

Rose placed a hand on her swelling belly; it was almost noticeable. "Yeah, I know what you mean,"

Pearl nodded, her chin resting on her knees that were drawn in close. "…same," She bit her lip.

Sapphire and Rose looked at the skinny girl who kept her gaze pointed at the floor.

"Amethyst and I walk around like we have such a great relationship but we still fight, we always make up though. I'm not saying things are bad, I'm just saying it's not perfect," Pearl sighed. "My mother has accepted my sexuality but she hasn't accepted Amethyst yet; she thinks that she will never amount to anything and is always making snarky remarks whenever Amethyst comes over,"

Pearl laughs softly. "Amethyst always gives me a look, but she's my mom you know?" She looked up at her friends who held sympathy in their eyes. "I tell Amethyst, what am I supposed to say…she doesn't say anything, the next day I have to push her to speak to me but when I do she starts yelling and when she yells I yell. Somehow I shut her up with a kiss and I sleep with her without actually addressing the situation and it's over until my mother says something snarky again,"

"…it sort of just replays like that; nothing is ever solved."

Pearl looked at Sapphire with sullen eyes. "I honestly respect you for the courage you had to stand up to your mother; I wish I could do the same,"

Sapphire smiled weakly.

"My mother was pregnant around my age," Rose said, drawing attention to herself. "She always, always, told me how she wanted better for me but I guess it never stuck…I know that they'll be there to help me through it but I'm just not ready to see the look of disappointment on their faces,"

Pearl handed the box of caramel chocolate over to Rose. The pink girl smiled softly and happily reached for one.

Sapphire sighed. "I think we all could use at least a day away from our parents so, here is what I suggest; Ruby is driving me to see Emerald tomorrow for Thanksgiving, how about we make this a group trip? Just to get away from it all,"

Rose perked up, that spark finally showing itself in her eyes again. "Ooo, road trip! I'm am so in,"

Pearl smiled. "Same here,"

Sapphire grinned at the less sober expressions on her friends faces. "Road trip it is,"

Ruby shifted nervously on her spot where she sat on the edge of her now made up bed. Jasper and Amethyst were scooping out the scenes which meant; they were snooping. Looking for anything that seemed suspicious.

"G-guys, come on nothing is here," Ruby cursed the way her voice cracked, she cleared her throat. "I have nothing to confess,"

She silently hoped that Sapphire hadn't accidentally left anything behind. They were very thorough in their cleaning a few hours ago; picking up all their clothes, spraying the room multiple times and washing the sheets.

They made sure to turn over the couch cushions.

Amethyst dropped onto her sleeping bag that was near the door on the floor. "I'm starting to believe her, this room is clean," She tossed away an Oreo rapper that rested at her feet. "…at least as clean as Ruby's room could be,"

Ruby huffed. "Amethyst that was yours, you brought a whole pack remember?"

"…oh," Her purple friend mumbled.

Jasper crossed her arms, standing to tower over the red girl. "Are you sure there is nothing at all to confess?"

Ruby wiped her sweaty palms on her black sweatpants leg. She had to think fast, there had to be something interesting to tell them besides the obvious.

"...Sapphire told her mother that we are dating," Ruby tried.

That seemed to be enough as Amethyst and Jasper widened their eyes, she sighed. They were so easily amused.

"How, when and where?" Jasper asked, sitting at her mini computer desk across the room. "I thought Sapphire said she wasn't ready,"

Ruby huffed. "She wasn't, but her mom must have said something upsetting because all of a sudden Sapphire snaps and just goes off. It was crazy," And hot. "Her mother was totally not for it but she seemed as shocked as a parent should be,"

Ruby bit her lip. "I wanted to punch her mother in the face for what she said but I knew I had to be the reasonable one or else Sapphire would do something crazy," She smiled softly, not noticing Jasper give her a strange look. "Then in the middle of Sapphire's rampage, she points at me and without knowing it she says that she's in love with me,"

Ruby scratched the back of her neck. "I couldn't believe it, someone like her actually in love with a goof ball like me but she is."

Jasper spoke. "Then what happened, after her confession,"

"She pretty much dismissed herself, told her mom she was staying at my place and didn't say a word until we got back to my place," Ruby shrugged. "We overslept and she was pretty shaken up so that's why were came to school late,"

Amethyst hummed. "I wonder what her parents are going to say; I hope they take it well,"

Jasper nodded. "…so, she loves you?"

Ruby nodded.

"And you love her?" Amethyst asked, a grin on her face.

Ruby flushed, lying on her back in her bed. "Shut up,"

Jasper sighed, leaning an elbow on her leg. "Love is over rated, Lapis was using me for her own needs when Peridot was right there,"

Ruby rose again. "But you knew it was wrong and could have stopped it,"

"She would have found someone else," Amethyst mumbled. "So there are only two reasons why you kept it going; one, you felt like it or two,"

Ruby concluded, a soft sigh leaving her mouth. "You actually care about her,"

"Bingo," Amethyst snapped her fingers. "So which is it?"

Jasper shrugged. "I mean, I respect her to some extent but she is probably still focused on Peridot and I think I already caused enough trouble. My first mistake was agreeing to be her sex doll but I knew if I didn't do it then she would find someone else and the thought of it makes me sick,"

"I think I'm going to let her cool off before I confront her again," Jasper confessed.

Amethyst patted her on the back. "At least the sex was nice, right?"

Ruby shook her head.

"Hell yeah it was," Jasper grinned, some things never changed. "Lapis has the most stamina, she could go for hours and she has the biggest ass underneath those stupid dresses,"

Ruby shrugged, mumbling to herself. "I'm more of a breasts girl myself,"

Except she didn't whisper to herself and her friends had heard her loud and clear. Jasper and Amethyst seemed shocked at first, sweet little Ruby never talked about such distasteful things, but the wide grins spreading on their faces were enough to show where they stood.

Ruby cursed.

Rose broke the comfortable silence. "You seem different,"

Sapphire looked up from the magazine in her hands, she frowned. "Me?"

Rose nodded. "You seem happier, did something happen?"

"…other than me confessing my love to Ruby, then no," Sapphire said slowly, turning her attention back to her readings.

Pearl smiled. "You two are so cute together, I bet Ruby was a mess when she admitted it; anyone with eyes can tell that she is head over heels for y—"

"You're glowing," Rose interrupted her skinny friend. "I didn't notice at first when we were having such a serious conversation but I know it's true, right Pearl? Look at her,"

Sapphire shifted in her spot. "There isn't—"

"She did seem extra happy when Ruby walked her to class," Pearl frowned, as if trying to solve a difficult puzzle. "And they did seem more affectionate than usual,"

Rose nodded. "What happened t—"

Sapphire sat up, her long purple shirt sliding off at her right shoulder. "Nothing happened guys, okay?"

Pearl gaped. "S-sapphire—"

"I'm not glowing, or smiling more than usual—" Sapphire said, talking over her friend. "And we aren't acting different we ar—"

Rose spoke louder. "Sapphire, y-your shirt,"

"What about it—" The blue girl frowned, looking down at her purple silk shirt.

It wasn't until she moved to fix it that she saw something that made her want to crawl under a rock and die.

A large purple mark, shaped from a certain curly haired girl's mouth, was peeking out from her shirt. The hickey had obviously been made the night before as it was starting to heal but it was still very much there.

Sapphire covered her eyes and leaned into the seat. "…don't—"

Rose's loud female squeal filled the living room. "Yes! You're finally not abstinent anymore!"

"I was never—"

Pearl smiled despite the blush on her face. "It's certainly about time, when did it happen?"

"…" Sapphire sighed. "Last night after the whole thing with my mother." She winced. "I sort of jumped her at the door and we ending up doing it on the couch and then a few hours later upstairs in her bed,"

Rose was bouncing in her seat. "So, how was she?"

"Perfect," Sapphire blushed. "She took her time and wasn't rough unless I asked her to be,"

Rose grinned. "Six months, she better have been good,"

Sapphire flushed.

Pearl smiled. "Look at the bright side, at least now Lapis can't tease you about it,"

Sapphire smiled softly, that did make her feel a little bit better.

Rose snapped her fingers. "Lapis won't be too happy, that means she lost the bet…I think Amethyst won now,"

"You guys bet on when we would have sex!" Sapphire shouted, face flushed in anger and embarrassment.

Pearl held her hands up. "It wasn't us! It was Lapis, Amethyst and Jasper," She whispered to herself after. "…I lost on the first day,"

Rose smiled. "It's not that bad, they bet on me and Greg so many times I can't even count; it's just what friends do,"

Sapphire sighed, but she couldn't stop the smile spreading on her face.

"Yeah, it's what friends do I suppose,"

"I mean, I'm just guessing," Ruby stuttered. "It's not like I would know or—"

Jasper whistled. "You two slept together, fucking finally! What happened, when did it happen, is she a freak? She looks like a freak!"

Ruby frowned. "She isn't a freak an—why am I telling you this? It's between me and Sapphire,"

"Bullshit," Amethyst said. "Last year we all promised to tell each other about all our lays, you swore under the sister code. You can't just pick and choose what you want to tell when we confess everything to you—"

Ruby rebuffed. "Oh yeah, Jasper didn't tell us about Lapis! We had to find out at the birthday party with the other b-listers," She crossed her arms.

Jasper frowned. "That's different,"

"No it isn't," Ruby scoffed. "You can't just pick and choose when you want to tell us things,"

Jasper huffed. "Yeah but—I was—just tell us about it! You don't have to give us a lot of detail but just tell us was she good?"

Amethyst nodded. "Be faithful to the code Ruby,"

"…it was fine," Ruby mumbled.

"Just fine?" Amethyst raised an eyebrow. "You had sex with the love of your life and it was, fine? We need more details, like; was she good, is she a screamer,"

Ruby sighed, she couldn't disagree and say she didn't want to talk about it. "She was perfect, okay? Not too pushy, she let me take control and sometimes she took control," She looked back. "She was pretty loud and scratched the shit out of my back,"

Jasper grinned. "That means you were good, what else? Where did you do it?"

"On the couch at first—"

Amethyst gasped. "How many times did you guys do it?"

Ruby scratched her neck, blushing. "The first time was on the couch, then she…did me a little favor in the middle of the night upstairs in my bed,"

Jasper gaped. "…she, went down?" She raised an eyebrow.

Ruby nodded, looking anywhere but her friends.

Amethyst cheered. "She's bad, how was it for her first time?"

"I mean, it was great for each of us," Ruby smiled. "After we were finished she played with my hair and we just talked, it was nice," She added. "I'm taking her to visit her cousin Emerald for Thanksgiving tomorrow so we probably won't do it anytime soon; we were trying to do it today but then you guys," She trailed off.

Jasper winched. "Sorry for the cock block,"

"It's fine, we were running late for school anyway," Ruby shrugged.

Jasper grinned. "I'm just happy you're not a virgin anymore, means we can't tease you about it," She huffed. "Who are we going to make fun of now?"

A loud gasp filled the room, they looked up to see Amethyst grinning.

Ruby frowned. "What's wrong with you?"

"I won the bet!" Amethyst cheered.

Quick update before I head out. The next chapters might be late since they are a Thanksgiving special or I might just make two parts. To the reader who asked me to contact them on kik: I like to keep my writing life separated from my private life so if you want to talk PM me on FF and I'll get back to you or leave a review and I'll answer in another update.

Hope you guys liked this chapter and I'll see you soon.