Spoiler: This chapter is based somewhat off of a Single Pale Rose. Small warning if you haven't watched the new episodes yet
It had been days since they returned Jasper back to the Temple. Nephele hadn't showed up since that night. Pearl had been plagued by Nephele's words and she couldn't stop thinking about them but she had been burdened for so long. Part of her wondered why Steven was so trusting of her so quickly as well and she wondered if he would feel the same way.
"Steven?"
"Yes Pearl?" he asked giving her a smile.
"I um... lost my phone inside my pearl. Can you go inside and get it for me?"
"Oh... are you ok?"
"I'm fine. I have been thinking a lot. I have been out of sorts some and I lost my phone."
Steven stared at her.
"Um, ok? I will be happy to get it for you."
"Thank you Steven."
Pearl closed her eyes and Steven disappeared into Pearl's pearl.
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Pearl waited nervously at the kitchen island. Amethyst had been looking at her weirdly for a while now but she never said anything. She got up and walked around some. She was ready to lose it when she heard Steven's phone ding. She took in a deep breath and brought him back through just as Garnet walked inside the beach house.
"Pearl."
She hung her head.
"Is it true?" he asked.
"I wanted to tell you for so long..."
"Mom was Pink Diamond."
"Whhaaaattt-
"Ugh!" Garnet breathed out and she unfused throwing Ruby and Sapphire onto the floor.
"HOW!"
"It's ok!" Ruby cried, "Don't worry! Everything will be fine-
"SHE LIED TO US! EVERYTHING SHE SAID WAS A LIE!"
Amethyst looked over at Pearl who looked hurt and destroyed.
"Pearl are you ok?" Steven asked.
Sapphire looked at Pearl again and stepped onto the warp pad, "I can't believe you."
She was gone, leaving Ruby behind for the first time in thousands of years.
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"Pearl... can we talk?" Steven asked.
"If you want too."
"I'm not mad at you."
Pearl looked up and stared at the small boy before her.
"You aren't?"
"Mom asked you to stay quiet and you did it because you really care about her. I understand that."
"Thank you Steven."
"Hey um... Steven can you give us a few minutes?"
They looked up to see Amethyst standing there.
"Y-yeah."
Steven went to the screen door and looked back at them. Amethyst gave him a smile and waved. He opened the door and went outside. The two of them sat on the couch for a little while. It seemed to make Pearl more nervous because Amethyst was hardly ever quiet.
"Hey, P..."
"Hello Amethyst."
"I'm sorry."
Pearl looked confused, "Why are you sorry?"
"It has to be hard... To keep that to yourself. I always thought you were jealous of Greg for no reason or that you were upset that you weren't getting any attention. I see now why you acted the way you did. Did you love her a lot?"
Pearl nodded, "Not even as her pearl but because I wanted her to be happy."
"I think she would be happy."
"You really think so?"
Amethyst nodded, "I do. Steven told me some of what you showed him. I can tell you really cared about her."
"I still do. I stick by Steven because I want her to know even though I didn't support her choice but because I love him because he is part of her. Steven is his own person and I see that. He is just like her, he's so caring. I hope she can see that."
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It was the middle of the night. Sapphire hadn't returned. Ruby was out by the shore and Amethyst was in her room. Pearl walked up to the Temple door and it opened to her room. She stepped in and stared around.
It's so strange... Everything had fallen apart because of that human appearing. Yet I feel so much better than I have in years.
Pearl made her way to Garnet's room. Even with them separated, the room still existed thanks to her being fused constantly. She entered Garnet's room and looked around seeing the white bubble with Jasper's gem inside. She couldn't believe she was going to take the advice of someone she didn't even know.
She grabbed the bubble and headed out of the Temple into the house. She looked around and sat on the couch. She stared at the small bubble in her hands. She closed her eyes and popped it. After a few minutes, her gem began to glow.
Soon Jasper reformed and she landed on the floor with a look of bewilderment on her face. She stared at Pearl like she was confused as to why she was there. She looked around the house seeing that she had no idea where she was at. Pearl's body glowed brightly.
After it faded away, she was in her dress that she wore when she served as Pink Diamond's Pearl. Jasper couldn't even bring herself to talk as they stared at each other, Jasper knew what Pearl looked liked but many pearls almost had the same appearance. Pearl stood up first to break the silence.
"Jasper."
"It's you. This whole time."
"Yes."
Pearl knelt down and helped her up.
"I know you love your Diamond but she was never really gone."
"What do you mean? I saw-
"What you saw was an illusion. Our Diamond wanted out. She wanted to protect this planet. You and I both know she was nothing like the other three."
"Where is she?" Jasper whispered.
"She gave up herself to have a child because she fell in love with a human being."
"What?"
"Our Diamond did things that aren't understood by others and she did for herself which might make her look selfish but she wanted to be free. She gave up her Diamond form to become a rose quartz."
Pearl looked up at the painting of Rose.
"That's impossible-
"It's not."
Jasper stared down at the ground.
"It was a lot easier telling you than I thought."
"Eritque Arcus told me that Pink Diamond wasn't someone I knew at all."
"I can tell you all about her if you want to listen."
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Steven woke up the next morning to Amethyst and Ruby staring at the couch. He walked down the stairs to see what they were staring at. Pearl and Jasper were passed out on the couch together. Steven looked back at them opening and closing his mouth but no words came out. He looked at Ruby who had an unreadable look on her face and Amethyst seemed rather amused than anything.
The three of them walked outside and stood on the front porch with weird looks on their faces. They stood there without saying a word for about ten minutes because no one could summon any words to say about what they just saw. Steven raised his hand and opened his mouth but he was interrupted.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Peridot can running out of the house and slammed into the railing.
"Peridot what's wrong?!" Steven asked seeing the panicked look on her face.
"J-a-jasper!"
"We know."
"Why is she cuddling with Pearl?!" Peridot screamed.
Heavy footsteps came closer to the door and the screen door opened up slowly. Jasper stared down at Peridot with a weird look.
"Why are you screaming?" Jasper asked.
"Because of you! How did you get back?"
Jasper looked over at Steven and knelt down before him.
"I'm sorry my Diamond. I had no right to question the peridot."
Steven's face turned bright red, "Jasper you don't have to call me that. Just call me Steven."
Pearl came out next to see Jasper kneeling before Steven.
"What is going on?" Peridot asked, "Why is she referring to you as a Diamond?"
Pearl looked away. She still couldn't say anything even if everyone knew.
"Mom was Pink Diamond, no Rose Quartz," Steven said feeling embarrassed.
Peridot stared at Steven then at Jasper.
"You... you're kidding me?! She was a Diamond! How could she... Why would she...?"
"She loved Earth so much that she was willing to take a new identity to protect it."
Peridot sat down on the ground and looked over at Ruby.
"Why are you separated?"
"Sapphire is upset. I was actually going to go look for her but I was surprised by Jasper's presence here."
"I see."
Peridot looked back at Jasper, "Lapis isn't here anymore."
Jasper looked at Steven.
"I know fusion is against Homeworld but-
Steven smiled and shook his head, "Jasper, it's Earth. You can be with whoever you want. You can fuse with whoever you want."
She nodded quietly.
"I guess we can go find Sapphire now?"
They all nodded in agreement.
I didn't want to go through the whole episode of a Single Pale Rose. Not that I am lazy, I know everyone probably watched it more than a few times and they more than likely didn't want to read it.