Steven universe – Tale of the lightning gem
Chapter 9 – A Beautiful world
Rose and yellow diamond had left homeworld central square and returned to the neighboring area of homeworld. Yellow diamond stretches and moves her body around working out the kinks in her body.
"Well what do you think? The meeting went well did it not?" Yellow diamond said rubbing the back of her neck.
"Are you kidding?" Rose said looking at her "I was about to lose it."
"Yes blue diamond is a hot headed one is she?"
Rose stood there for a moment. They were both silent, yellow diamond looked out at the sparking ocean in the sea. The only sound that was made was the splashing water and the wind blowing the swaying trees.
"Yellow diamond," Rose said.
"Yes?" Yellow diamond said turning to Rose.
"Are you actually serious about Orthoclase?" Rose asked.
"Why wouldn't I be?"
Rose looks at her. Yellow diamond looks back at the sea. Rose walked over to Yellow diamond and stood next to her.
"Do you care about him?" Rose asked
Yellow diamond thought for a moment. She didn't know how to answer that question. Her eyes went from the sea to the sand on the ground. Rose looked at her Orange bronze eyes.
"As I said…we don't want him to go on the wrong path. We want him to control his powers…" Yellow diamond said turning around and walks to her palace. "I'll see you around Rose." And she left.
"Yellow diamond…what are you really up too…" Rose thought. She turns around and walks off. She heads down a path that was full of blue vines and purple flowers that were growing out of them. She picks one of them and smiles looking at the flower. The caressed the flower, feeling less irritated at blue diamond and feeling more relaxed.
"Isn't beautiful Orthoclase?"
Rose snapped out of her gaze of the flower after hearing Orthoclase's name. She walked up to the bush and peaked behind it. There she saw Moonstone, lapis and Orthoclase.
"Yes it is." Orthoclase said looking at the garden of purple flowers.
"It's him…" Rose whispered.
Orthoclase stood up. He turned around. Rose quickly went behind the bush hiding from view.
"What is it?" Lapis asked looking up at Orthoclase
"I feel…no. I sense someone behind that bush." Orthoclase said softly.
Rose flinched a bit "he can sense me?!" she thought.
"Who's there?!" Lapis said getting to her feet glaring at the bush "Come out now!"
Rose peaks her head from behind the bush and waves "Hi everyone." She said chuckling a bit. Lapis and moonstone lower their guard and looks at her "Rose?" Moonstone said a bit surprised.
"Yeah…sorry for hiding," Rose said stepping from behind the bush and walking over to the three of them.
"It's ok. We thought you were serpentine or something." Lapis said smiling at her.
"I heard you went to a meeting. How did it go?" Moonstone asked.
"Eh…it was ok. I went by quickly…" Rose said rubbing her arm "nothing too much."
"What was it about?" Lapis asked.
"Uh…" Rose looks at them "I can't really talk about that I'm sorry."
"Nah it's ok." Lapis said turning back to the flowers.
"I see you three found the garden." Rose said smiling.
"Yeah, these flowers are amazing." Moonstone said looking at the flowers and picks one. "Do you want one Orthoclase?"
"Sure I guess." Orthoclase said.
Moonstone hands the flower over to Orthoclase and Orthoclase held it softly.
"Thank you." he said looking at her.
Moonstone tilts her head. "Hey…I've noticed something." She said.
"What?" Lapis said looking at her.
"Have…you ever seen Orthoclase smile before?" Moonstone said looking at lapis.
"Now that you mention it…" Lapis said rubbing her chin. "Me either."
"Smile?" Orthoclase said looking at them
"Yeah, like this!" Lapis said giving a big smile.
Orthoclase stared at her for a moment and blinked. Lapis looks at him and frowns. "Um Ortho…you were suppose to smile." She said crossing her arms.
"Oh I was?" Orthoclase said.
"Ok look…smile like this!" Lapis gives off another big smile showing her teeth.
Orthoclase touches his cheek and rubs it "I don't think I can do It." he said
"OH Come on!" Lapis said grabbing orthoclase's cheeks and stretches them.
"Wha are ya doing?" Orthoclase said through his cheeks getting pulled.
"Trying to fix you're cheeks!" Lapis shouted.
Moonstone and Rose giggled and laughed watching lapis. Lapis sighs and let's go of Orthoclase cheeks. Orthoclase rubs his cheeks and looks at Rose.
"How are you feeling today? You seem better." Orthoclase said.
Rose looked at Orthoclase confused "What do you mean?" she asked.
"Last time I saw you, you were crying." Orthoclase said.
"Oh…" Rose said moving her hair away from her face. "Yes I'm fine, thank you for asking."
"Why were you crying?" Moonstone asked looking up at Rose worried.
"Oh um…It was nothing…I just um."
"It was about that planet." Orthoclase said simply. Rose flinched and covered her face.
"You were crying about a planet? What planet?" Moonstone asked looking at Rose. Rose sighed and removed her hand from her face and looked at the three of them.
"I'm sorry…but I can't…I…" Rose stuttered a bit. She looked at Orthoclase nervously.
"It's alright Rose." Lapis said looking at her. "You don't have to tell us."
Rose rubbed her head and turned around. "I'm sorry um…I'll…I'll see you all later." She said and started walking off.
Moonstone looked at lapis concerned. Orthoclase looked at the direction that Rose went. Orthoclase looked at Moonstone and lapis and said "I had fun…the flowers are beautiful. Thank you for bringing me along." He said looking at them.
Moonstone smiled "I'm glad you had fun." She said happily.
"Thanks for coming!" Lapis said smiling.
Orthoclase nods "I'm going to see if Rose is ok. I'll see you all later." He said.
Moonstone and lapis nods "Bye Ortho!" Lapis said waving.
"Take care." Moonstone said smiling softly.
Orthoclase nods and turns around walking off. Orthoclase walked down sidewalk past the sparking ocean. As he walked down the sidewalk he sees Rose, standing on the blue grass staring up at the sky.
Orthoclase walked up to her. Rose looked at him and looked back at the sky. Orthoclase looked up at her and then at the sky as well.
"I'm sorry." Orthoclase whispered.
"Sorry about what?" Rose asked.
"Telling moonstone and lapis about the planet,"
Rose chuckles "it's ok. It wasn't anything bad." She smiled. They were both quite. The wind whistled as it blew.
"Rose." Orthoclase said.
"Yes?" Rose looked down at him.
"What is that planet?" he asked looking up at Rose. Rose looked at him for a moment. "You see…there were multiple times when…I would doze off. It was like my mind was leaving my body and wandering off…up there." Orthoclase pointed at the sky. "And I would be right there in front of…that planet."
Rose was shocked. She didn't know what to say. He went there, with his mind? How?
"Rose…it's been stuck in my head for awhile…I want to know what it is." Orthoclase said. "Can you please tell me Rose?"
Rose looked away from Orthoclase and stared at the sea. She took a deep breath.
"The planet you see…is called Earth." Rose finally said
"it's called Earth?" Orthoclase repeated
"Yes…Earth is such…a wonderful place…full of wonderful things…wonderful places…Oh Orthoclase it's so beautiful…" Rose said in a shuttering tone.
Orthoclase looked up at her "Is it really…that wonderful?" he asked.
Rose looked at him and smiled "Yes…it's a beautiful world."
Orthoclase looked up at the sky. "A beautiful world…" he thought. "I see…thank you Rose." He said
Rose nods "I'm glad you've taken in interest in it…I'm…glad." Rose smiled turned into a frown and her hair covered her face.
"Rose?" Orthoclase said looking at her "This planet…does it also make you upset?"
"It's…it's not that…i…" Rose clenched her arms and sighed "it's nothing…Orthoclase it was nice talking to you. I have to be on my way."
Orthoclase nods "Ok, it was nice talking to you too."
Rose gives him a wiry smile and said "Bye Orthoclase." And she walked off back home.
Orthoclase gave one last look at the sky. "Earth." he thought. "A beautiful world…sounds nice…" Orthoclase turned around and went back to the palace.
End of chapter 9
A/N I hope you all enjoyed this week's chapter! I haven't been working on EL Tigre the new adventures lately so I will be working on EL Tigre for awhile! Don't worry you will be seeing Tale of the lightning gem! I love working on it! so see you all soon! Stay golden!
