A ring was heard along the night stand next to the alarm clock with red lights showing 12:38. With a slow reaching arm slowly bringing the phone to her face. "Pearl" was the name imprinted a number that hasn't called in several months for what it's felt like.

"Hello," a rarity the blue haired girl had picked up her phone. She had been lying in bed for hours thanks to a bad dream earlier making it uncomfortable to move.

"Wow you actually picked up," her voice sounded utterly shocked as it moved past the fact. "Well I wanted to call and ask you if you were coming to the bar again tonight."

Confusion was running amuck in Lapis' head as she pondered what to say back to the girl. She planned on going to the club with her day off on which she could actually stay up late. "Yeah I think."

"Well we just wanted to inform you that we will only go too if you want us." Her words felt official, Lazuli wasn't quite sure why but they just seemed prepared.

"I don't care."

"Hey Lapis," her voice dropped almost as if she was talking to herself. "I'm sorry about what I said to you, I just thought. I don't know what I thought I'm sorry it wasn't my place to step in." like each sentence they dragged on dug the trenches of their past only deeper and neither of them could get over it.

"You were right, that's why I left." This morning was perfect, two different pasts she couldn't get over interacting with her within a few hours of each other.

"I still shouldn't have spoken to you that way, I shouldn't have made you leave." Another embrace of awkward silence was given after those words.

"Whatever I'll see you tonight," quickly hanging up the phone thrusting her body back into bed. Pearl was probably irritated she hated getting hung up on and Lapis knew that but she hated having that conversation over phone so Lazuli continued to think they were even there.

After a few moments of relishing in the sweet warmth of bed she finally pushed herself out as noises could be heard downstairs. Quickly trampling down with plenty of rest and a killer mood as in killing her to stay within it she checked into the kitchen. It was adorable.

On a tiny step stool Peridot was standing with a pan hanging over the burners full of something. Each time the small stool would wobble small shrieks or squeaks would escape her, she wore shorts that hugged her figure slightly. Her top was just a plain T-shirt and she was actually slightly kept up today no mountain of hair. Along the side of the creation of food was a whole new amalgamation of supplies on the left like plenty of seasonings and greens.

After a few more moments of appreciation it was finally time for the big reveal that another person was present. "Hey whatchya making," Lapis idly said letting her gaze rest upon the turning body just ahead of her. They locked eyes for a few moments before the blonde planted her hands along her hips proudly before she began.

"I've decided that for once I could perform the cooking ritual," she said drenching her words in sarcasm. "I cooked a few too many eggs and a bit too much salad would you like to join me for breakfast." A genuine smile was planted on her face as wove the words through the nice smelling aroma of the kitchen. She looked almost dead, like a happy dead. Someone that wore a smile but had huge black bags under their eyes and actions falling under clumsy for separate reasons than their regular stability.

"You cooked the salad I'm impressed," matching the sarcastic tone that set their conversation. "I'd appreciate that, thanks."

"How about a few episodes while we eat," Peridot calmly threw back the words while she finished cooking up the food ahead of her.

"Sure, also I didn't know you cooked," Lapis said knowing well that anyone could cook just that not everyone was taught while they were younger. Or needed it to survive while they were younger. Breads have decent calories.

"Well, I cook some things… it'll be done in a minute. Could I ask you one more thing…" the last sentences volume derailed to a low whisper just barely over the sound of the stove. The room was warm with not quite as sunny as it should be but clouded skies just out laid gray layers across the room.

"Yeah," questioning the sudden drop in voice.

"Are you alright." The room seemed a bit darker than grey after the words pierced her ears. Only for a moment though, like blinking eyes while tired it lasted a few moments before the gray interior might as well have been layered with oranges of the sun.

"Yeah, sorry about that," with the disc sliding in since they finished the last one recently. "How about you, you look pretty tired though." Steps drawn in behind as a two small plates were set along the small table just in front of the television. A small hand gestures to sit down beside her, lifting herself away from the ground she listened and went to the couch.

"Yeah I'll be fine just a little tired. Works done for now though, I have to wait for a client to get back to me before I can actually continue and they're away on vacation so I guess I have two days off." Scrapes along the plate accompany each of the words as they salvage for the food along the plate.

"Um you might be a little too tired but," hesitation flooding her words as she thought about how to word it. "The others want to meet you, do you want to go out with us tonight?" she found herself abandoning her fork for a quizzical expression of holding her chin while looking at the one beside her. A null response as the blonde didn't seem to move at all from the words.

"I guess that'd be okay," as if imitating the emotions earlier they were confused. A few moments of incomplete silence went by as the attention drawing TV continued going along with the scrapes of forks. The eggs tasted wonderful surprisingly, bits of black pepper sprinkled in were noticeable. The salad was nothing special and felt as if just mostly cabbage and spinach drenched in ranch but that was okay. Ranch is pretty good at least.

"Oh yeah nice alien," Now that she could fully see the front of her while they sat she noticed the blondes "Plain" shirt had a huge stereotypical green alien face along the center. Looking at the blonde a hiccup ran through the small ones body at the words mentioned to her.

"It just so happens this T-shirt was on clearance," she declared back almost believably.

"Yeah I bet," peace emitted from the words, a nice show and a nice meal and a nice friend. "These eggs are really damn good why do you never make them," Asking while planting her eyes along the light screen ahead of her.

"I hate cooking," said quite plainly drawing the blue haired girl to look at her. Tired expression and a slow yawn before continuing. "When I have things I could be doing it feels like it takes up too much time."

"Do you like home cooked meals though," questioning if the girl beside her also happened to have bad tastes as well.

"Yeah."

"Hell you pay for the food then I'll cook it up," Lapis said gleefully introducing more life into her speech.

"That could work out." Peridots statement seemed as if she didn't fully get that it wasn't completely serious which only made Lazuli enjoy the conversation more.

"I'm kind of joking, I need to pay for food too but if you do help pay for a meal I'll definitely make enough for both of us." Even though when she did end up cooking she would share as long as Peridot accepted them.

"Well I already steal enough of your food, I guess I can chip in." Peridot said casually emitting a bit of a weird tension. What was going on through her head, Lapis was nearly dying to know with how little she could actually see.

"Hey I offer it, also penny for your thoughts," maybe this was prying a bit deep but it seemed to get the blonds attention. Away from the show the eyes were stolen to a runaway conversation that could mean nothing to either of them other than idle chatter.

"I'm thinking about how you spent over thirty dollars on greens." It was said so plainly it took a few moments to notice the small smirk covering the far corner of her face.

"I'm sorry Mrs. Cup o noodle, maybe I like more than fake noodles," now it was as if they mirrored each other with smiles bordering their faces.

"I'll have you know those fake noodles cover a variety of flavors and needs," promptly said with a finger raised.

"Needs," drawing her head back questioning the proud one ahead of her.

"For something quick, easy and filling before a long night of work," she said now baring a full smile before a kid falling off a canoe stole back the tension.

They returned to the show finishing off a few episodes before stopping. The two plates now empty besides a few greens spread out among the veggie haters plate. Looking across the time it was getting close to two which would only leave four hours before Steven would be over to pick them up.

"Hey I'm going to go take a shower and stuff to get ready for the day." Slowly pushing off the couch the bright green eyes trailed her before releasing few words.

"Okay," those eyes were drifting off, as if they were weighed down her head moved and bobbed up as if to reawaken.

"I'll wake you up an hour before we go so you can get ready," Peridot gave a thumbs up before it slowly fell back down beside her side.

A quick sprint upstairs to pick out nice attire of a blue dress barely ever worn with the current days of work. A towel was also shoveled over her shoulder before sprinting off to the restroom cranking up the heat. The fan on and the water put nearly as hot as it could go, it would be great. After undressing and before stepping in she took a quick look in the mirror.

It'd been a short time since Peridot had moved in still so of course the past months would still be evident on her skin along with the scars along her stomach, neck and arms but those would probably never fade. Ribs were a light color change showing the incline along her stomach from her chest, it was steep between her ribs and stomach. Dark blue eyes weren't nearly as attractive if they couldn't stand out and they don't stand out with dark black circles under her eyes.

Finally planting a small foot in with a burn lingering on her skin, the heat seared across her entire body with each moment gaining courage to put more of herself underneath. Light breaths of the steam rising was soothing, this was a remedy to anxiety, restful and thoughtful. Thoughts that ranged from the girl laying on the couch to the situation bestowed upon tonight. That was a talk that definitely should get resolved but now was not the time to think of that.

Instead more thoughts of the small squeaks and small shakes of a girl on a tiny stool. Was she reaching for something, she can reach the burners just fine without that. Is she going to go out in that same outfit, well she'll have the green hoody at least. Is my dress going to show too much of my body, maybe I should keep avoiding it. Scars are just worry some anyways. How much am I going to drink tonight, last night I was just tired didn't really drink enough if it's on Steven. I'll owe him so much more, maybe free doughnuts for a month.

A small break from thoughts as more than just water drenched her head, layering up some soap on her hair and body. Quickly washing off the soap while digging her fingers through her hair with shampoo. They're going to be there and Peridot's going to get to meet them for the first time. What if she feels uncomfortable, what if they tell her about the past. Go for it, it doesn't matter anyways. Peridot asleep on the couch still…

The waters heat was so high that even the course of the shower it still had a slight burning feeling as it ran along her. Rolling her shoulders as if trying to relax even more, she needed this more than anything at this moment and maybe a little more. Just thirty more seconds and then I'll get out. 12, 11 , 10, 9 oh yeah what if Steven tells them some weird lie about us. He'd do that, he's been acting quite strange lately.

After going back through thirty seconds several times she finally left her hands along the plastic nob. Jarring it off to the right until the water ceased with once last caress of searing water and draining a bit of the energy from her. The mirror now had fogged up fully even with the fan going it didn't exactly help that much, but that was alright the fog was nice it was a curtain. A patient towel waiting to be used just outside the shower laying across the sink.

Cloth rummaging through her hair was a wonderful feeling like a soft hand running along her head. It was comforting the feeling of ruffled hair even if in the end she was by herself, with a quick shake of her head to finish it off. Slinging the towel around her body before neatly tucking it into itself with the decision not to wear her dress. A quick look over herself to make sure that no important part is exposed before the quick walk to her room. With another nob pulled down she began to exit the bathroom.

Two feet ahead of her Peridot with her eyes gazing at the body right in front of her and eyebrows furrowed masking her face in confusion. "Uhm hi," Lapis quickly spoke with the girl unmoving in front of her.

"Hello," the blonde forces out of her mouth clearly choked up. "I was just going to spend the rest of my nap in a uh real bed." Her eyes had shifted down to her feet and hands retained by the small pockets along the shorts.

"Okay," And like that all the earlier presence of close friendship was gone and instead replaced with an awkward shuffle to the room beside her and a slow walk away. Was she embarrassed seeing me like that? I mean I had a towel on and everything, a bikini exposes more… Lapis kept trying to rationalize in her head what the other girl had seen. Slowly walking up the stairs to reach her room and pick out another similar set of Black jeans and cut off sleeve T-shirt.

A guitar and paint supplies had found their way into her eyes as she changed upstairs. Now that she thinks about it if she stood too close to the edge where she walks up, the living room would be able to see her change… Awkward. This was a great workspace for Rose and Greg when they lived here with room for their bed and then plenty of other space in the house. Before the bakery they used the bottom floor as rooms too and would often let strangers stay the night. Tourists.

After plucking the fifth fret of the A string and slowly checking if everything was in tune her mind continued to reminisce the past set up of the house, actual stairs that lead to the second floor. Not some ratty metal fire escape that had threaten to fall off from time to time if it weren't for repairs. The roof was also like a square block on top of them with an even scarier way to get to it from her window. Lapis had only been at the top of the house a few times with Greg since Rose deemed it reckless.

One night Greg nearly fell off the ledge trying to climb back into the window and that's when Rose banned it from use. Before that though you could see the ocean quite well from it and with night it was as if the ocean fused with the stars for a beautiful deep blue fading into the black of space. The void above would have specks of light, uncountable but reliable and often brought along whispers along the wind. Stories traveling from all the lands around, if Steven was with them it didn't matter his age but he wanted to hear stories from his old man. When they first starting Lapis in, she cried, Stories of anything at all they ran so well.

That man never failed to deliver a good story and often would also retain something to life that could be used later or before. Advice from someone that cared, someone that was still there for her despite the life she lived Greg was important. If Steven wasn't there it didn't matter Greg would still shed a story for her or just small talk keeping the stars awake with their voices. No matter how late memories were still made like when she first started opening up to him about all the horrible mistakes she made and how she paid for them.

Just like the stories that he had told her full of emotion, the regrets she spoke up made him cry. He didn't think she was a monster but instead they cried together with apology of what had happened and with fear of not understanding why it happened. He had become something important over those nights not just a voice but a family member someone dear and that made two people.

The guitar was now in tune and maybe being a little out of it was nice, the thoughts pacing through her head were dearly missed. A reliable hand to hold her up, to guide her and help her learn many things with just a shout above. It was over a month of living here before Lapis dared yell to get Greg's attention at the time she was still not approaching them. Rose's food was amazing and eating it at the table was mandatory, feeling as if intruding on the family was a daily occurrence.

Steven would always drag her into the conversations but when silence is your answer to most things it doesn't really help. Rose would always hug her if she helped with food, a guilty pleasure when convenient. She joined the circle close to Lapis last.

Rose liked to fake being stern, she would say a rule and huff and puff and then laugh about it not even ten minutes later. It was probably over two months when she had gotten Irritated Lapis hadn't really done any chores and just mostly spent her time in her room drawing. Rose decided that she would need to join the chore list and start helping prepare one meal a day and do the dishes from two meals a day. Dishes could be done in silence at any time whereas cooking had to be done alongside Rose.

They started casually talking and she taught Lapis so many tricks on how to cook that she didn't even know even though she did a little bit of cooking before she moved. Dinner was always the big meal, always the one she put the most effort in whereas lunch could just be a PB and J. It was an afternoon during the winter quite the opposite of now.

Snow had piled up and made it quite hard to leave, Steven was off at a friend's house while Greg was trying to make sure the shop would be closed up well. Rose had called for help with dishes as one of her chore points, there was only two cups. Neither of them were in the sink but instead standing with hot cocoa on the table. The couch at the time had faced the window too even if buildings were pretty close you could still see the snow falling. She instructed Lapis to sit down beside her.

Maybe it was ten minutes of silence but none of it was bad, Rose then shared how her and Greg had met. Like Greg she could captivate with her stories but there was something different about her stories and that was a genuine feeling to them. They were all real and she was telling the truth to Lapis selling a little bit of herself out just for even a nibble. While only few words left the child's mouth at the time it sure meant a lot, leaving the sweet taste of cocoa in her mouth.

Over an hour passed and they had drifted to TV with constant questions on what to watch and it not really mattering. All that mattered was the presence and regardless of knowing that or not Lapis needed it. When she got up to go back to her room when they were done watching Rose hugged her, it was soft, it was comfort and unforgettable. Rose then took the cups and washed them letting Lapis have the rest of her day back. They began actually talking during cooking and each time slipping a small word or two past each other's guard moving on their friendship.

Strumming along the strings all the basic open chords she had learned occasionally switching it up to a song she knew for a few moments before changing it again. Reminding herself of the present situation over the only safe part of her past. If you look too far back you can remember why other parts hurt. Lapis played for a little over twenty minutes before her hands began to remind her of the calluses she had lost to wasted time. Drifting between strumming out a few notes here and there and looking back over her art she paced about her room waiting for the time to come.

When it finally did hit five she ran down the stairs to rattle the door with loud pounds. A familiar voice just squeezed underneath the door till it finally met the blue haired girls' ears causing a grin along her face.

"What," groggily sent from the blonde.

"It's five now just thought I'd wake you, we leave in 45 minutes," Lapis quickly responded with a light voice. As if it could be lifted away, it was joy for the moment.

"Okay," and with that Lapis had once again left to give the blonde some space while tidying up the kitchen. Usually she would do dishes twice a day if it was a day off, once in the morning and then once more before she went to bed it was soothing. Little pitter patter of footsteps could be heard it sounded almost lively, a different feeling a nice feeling not a phantom on the couch but a person.

Time flew with grey clouds staining the sky outside with threats of rain. Living along the ocean they were prone to quite a bit of storms regardless of the time of year. The temperature today had been warm but was dropping a bit as in it had quite a bit of wind making it seem a bit colder or so the wind could be heard. Each hit of wind howled through the house as if each crevice shown a bit of noise. During storms it was quite annoying to deal with in the shop due to poor insulation.

The blonde had also walked into the kitchen stealing Lapis eyes away from the window to the short girl ahead of her. The light green hoody matching her vibrant eyes was worn along with the shorts she was previously wearing with slightly damp hair and glasses perched on her nose. Black bags hung underneath her eyes with pale skin maybe slightly more pale than usual. For the first time noticing small earrings with a bright green gem shining in them.

"When's Steven going to be here," Peridot asked plainly.

"We're walking," stated back before ushering other words out of her mouth. "Also you have your ears pierced I never noticed," dumbfounded she asked.

"Walking," Peridot cried out loudly, ignoring the second part of their conversation.

"Yeah that way Steven can drink tonight too, this isn't just a night off for us but also a night off for him you know." Slowly easing the door open for her, it seemed easier to get Peridot down the stairs if someone was behind her forcing her to move at a good pace. The blonde just grumbled as she dragged her feet out and then dragging her head to the sky.

"Hey is it going to rain," questioning while standing motionless.

"Maybe it's been acting a little stormy lately," Lapis said also shifting her attention to the greying sky.

"Ugh I hate storms they always mess up power and then I can't work well."

"Sounds like a good excuse to get out of work," Lapis said playfully while tapping her on the shoulder as if to usher her forward to the stairs.

Once again the blonde stopped at the stairway, probably mustering up courage to go down the rickety thing, I wonder if it's all stairs or just these.

"So what was it like before you moved in with Steven," Lapis asked genuinely curious.

"It was a small apartment I got accepted to live in, a nice group of friends most of them I don't talk to anymore though."

"Well if you move out you better continue talking to me," Lapis kindly said to the person just leaving the stair case. Tapping the girls shoulder ahead of her reassuringly, "hey you made it down the stairs in one piece yet again."

"Hey I usually make it down them in one piece," Peridot mimicked Lazuli's theatrical approach to the words jokingly. The walk to the club was pretty uneventful besides the fact that it started to rain, it had interrupted their conversation and made Peridot pull her head into her sweater.

"I hate the rain, I hate it." Peridot had been grumpy the rest of the way cursing at the sky every now and again leaving the girl beside her amused. Their thoughts were lifted as if they were the same as the music in the club, set to max.

Over at the same table fairly far off to the right was Steven with the others, all of them seemed relatively the same besides Jasper burying her face in her hands. As they approached one thing missing appeared and it was the two love birds that constantly ate each other's face with affection.

"Where's Ruby and Sapphire," Lazuli questioned the group as they drew close.

"Since Sapphire couldn't make it tonight Ruby didn't want to come," Steven said with sad smirk and lowered eyes. As if the news caused the clouds outside themselve.

"Alright then also where is Connie?"

"You di-," Peridot was quickly interjected as Steven cut her off with the answer.

"Another late night at work you know how it is," He said loud enough for everyone at the table to hear and with the music blaring so loud it was quite impressive.

"Yo lil P and Lazuli wus up," Amethyst joined in the conversation leaving Pearl alone in the tangent she was going on about.

"Call me Lapis," with a stern voice and a face that matched it looking dead serious nearly making Amethyst back up. Wait did she just call Peridot lil P, they know each other?

"Lil P," Peridot questioned scrunching up her face trying to think of a response to it. "Well I've been fine thank you Amethyst."

"You guys know each other," shocked Lapis asked looking around to check if anyone else was surprised but they all just seemed the exact same.

"Well yeah, I've known about them far longer than I've known about you," Peridot stated pulling her arms up with hands facing out confused on the confusion. "They'd come over and hang out with Steven all the time."

"Steven do you just collect friends with weird names," Lapis questioned as she thought about everyone around her. They all had gem names besides Steven and he was how they had all known each other.

"You found me out, that's the whole reason we became friends to begin with, I read about you and just couldn't stop till I caught them all. At first it was just you but then I slowly found others Lapis and I, I just couldn't help myself do you forgive me," Steven said pulling both his hands together as he begged for forgiveness.

No one could hold it back anymore everyone at the table erupted into laughter at the strange realization of all their names except Jasper. She still remained silent as her friend had sat next to her.

"Hey Jasper what's wrong," the blue haired girl asked hoping to at least see the face to the hulking body beneath it. After a few moments Jaspers head finally lifted with the long mane of white hair, it was so pure almost like snow at some times.

"I really screwed up my chances with this girl Lapis and she was amazing," Jasper looked as if she fell off the planet, she was lost.

Instead of giving into the urge to laugh, Lapis persuaded her body to look concerned, it was funny but it was also concerning to see her friend hurt. "What happened," She asked taking each moment to try and keep herself fully into the conversation. Ah Pearl hasn't tried to speak with me yet this is great.

"Well when I was first coming over to your house to have you meet Peridot I ran into this girl asking for directions and man was she beautiful. She gave me her number and I invited her here tonight but she wouldn't come, I don't think she likes me."

"Jasper you realize it probably was just a bad night or maybe clubs aren't exactly her scene right," genuinely it would most likely be one of those situations if they were willing to get Jasper their number.

"You're probably right, so Peridot what's it like living with Lapis."

"Better than Steven, his room is always so messy and our couch is superior to theirs," Peridot said as she looked over at Lapis sitting beside her.

"You hear that Steven our couch is better than yours," Lapis said while sticking out her tongue at Steven. The boy was just sitting there drink in hand seeming to enjoy the conversations around him rather than joining in until a Lapis prodded his side. "You hear that Steven."

"Yeah, yeah, I get it our couch isn't that comfortable you've said that enough to me. Especially when you lived with us, you guys should have heard her she acted like it was killing her as a person. Ohhh it's breaking my back to sleep on that." Steven mocked Lapis while every one's eyes began to fall on him.

"It made fun of me, it called me fat with its rickety ass springs. Well screw this guys' I came here to dance I'm going to dance whose coming along, Peridot?" Part of her just wanted to steal her regardless of what she said, slowly reaching her hand over to her shoulder. The blonde looked back wide eyed frantically looking from the bright lights then to the blue eyes looking at her. Deep blue eyes that mirrored a sky fading into space, a place lost to others but only found in her.

"It's alright I'm not really a dancer." Peridot casually said while turning back and looking down at the table ahead of her. With the chance of Peridot not watching Lapis took it sliding her other arm along the girls shoulder too until she had a firm grip and with one quick pull the blonde tumbled. A quick shriek as the dance floor got closer and some swear words of protest quickly over looked.

"I'll dance too guys," Steven yelled after them quickly removing himself from the group. Amethyst and Pearl followed going to the other side of the dance floor to distance themselves from Lazuli a little bit.

They formed a triangle as Lazuli continued to do a less concentrated dance as she kept watching the blonde that was less than two feet away. Steven did his mindless fun moves but Peridot awkwardly spun herself around half matching the beat and half fumbling over her own feet. When she would turn the other way Lazuli could see where the shorts were the tightest. Her facial expression was frantic despite being dragged out here against her own will she stayed that was appealing.

Taking a brave step forward Lazuli pulled her hand forward once again to draw the gaze on her from just one person. Light greens looking back easing all tension with those curious eyes, a slightly open mouth with heavy breaths. The blue haired girl started a simple dance of moving her arms up and down causing the blonde to slowly follow her lead. Together they did a simple childish dance that was a blast with each of them wide smiles not caring of others. While Lapis was genuinely enjoying Peridot was focusing back on her.

Grabbing the small hands and pulling the small girl toward her Lapis used her other arm to push her back. Lifting her first hand causing an arch above both their heads then pushing Peridot into a spin underneath it. The confusion into a laughing fit at the move they just did was beautiful, the pureness of her laughter the innocence, Lapis couldn't get enough of it. Once again pulling her close to allow herself to guide the inexperienced one how she wanted her to be.

Forcing Peridot to spin every which way with ease allowing it all to feel natural and beginning to beat to the same tune above them. Soft. Sweaty. Two traits of Peridots hands tonight but two traits of her tonight that aren't her hands are joy and a damn smile that could steal the show. The beat was contagious and maybe it's what was leading the bravery but each second daring to stay closer to her. Until a moment Peridot grabbed Stevens hand too, then all three of them were spinning across the place at a more uncontrolled rate.

As Steven was quite a bit of a better dancer compared to Peridot he could at least improvise with each of his twirls. They were beginning to steal eyes like regular nights Lapis could do that but it was more than just her, it was the inner mingling of all three of them. An out reaching hand of Stevens spawned a new idea that only he would be crazy enough to Start. A stranger fell for the bait as Steven pulled in a stranger to the group first it was just a tall guy with blonde hair next it was more.

Everyone was beginning to get pulled into the black hole that was their group. Within moments the whole club had people spinning each other grabbing every ones hands running and circles and grabbing more people. It was like a mosh pit turning into snowflakes as they grabbed onto everyone and mixed and threw and spun.

A slender hand reached out and was quickly grabbed by the blue haired girl to see Pearl. Her lips were pursed into a slender smirk along with open eyes and her body dripping of slight intoxication.

"Fancy seeing you here," Lazuli said with a few ounces of joy remaining from the event slowly calming down. Just at the end of it she could see Steven, Jasper and Peridot all getting drinks together, she was beginning to breathe fairly hea-

"What a wonderful event you've caused," Pearl said cutting off the thoughts in her head forcing her to actually respond. Slowly she brought her hands up like previously with a difference of an elegant spin underneath from pearl, she was a great dancer too.

"Blame Steven or Peridot, I never had intentions of it reaching this." Finally letting go of each other's hands to split off into their own free styles. Pearls was a bit more elegant from formal training for ballet and other things whereas Lazuli was just freely moving her body to her own rhythm.

"You started the spinning with Peridot so you are partial to blame too," Pearl said almost excited it seemed from her voice. Clearly gazing over Lapis as if to assess the situation.

"She has to have fun too, so you were stalking us eh," quickly yelling back to reach to ears ahead of her. It seemed to shock Pearl from the sudden voice hike as she jolted up and nearly failed her cute little spin she was in the middle of.

"Hey it wasn't stalking you guys just happen to be in front of us."

"Yeah sure." Lapis and Pearl kept talking a bit and dancing as the only two with a good amount of endurance. The spinning really took a lot out of her though and forced her to start and follow Stevens' method of simple things that didn't require excessive leg movements. By the point that her legs were starting to feel as if any movement was horrible it was about time to call it quits.

Slowly drawing herself back to the bar area which only Steven and Peridot remained at their table with Amethyst actually sitting next to the bar tender for quicker drinks. The closer she got to the Burnette boy the more apparent he was wasted with his body bubbly and wobbling from the left to the right. Peridot sitting across from him seemed alright but maybe slightly tipsy by the fact she was hunched over on her hands.

Words were finally starting to be within ear shot with the temptation to scare Steven, an easy goal and tempting. She decided against it with the fear of genuinely scaring him out of his seat. Steven had suddenly hunched over and drew his hands up to his face just ahead of her.

"Why did she break up with me, I love her so much," Steven yelled stifling a few short sobs afterwards clearly visible with the shakes rattling through his body.

"What Steven…."