I tried to fix Chapter 8, and fix the basketball shit, since it wasn't accurate to how to it works. Had to google deets. So, sorry, it should be better I hope. ~

A chapter about when you and the squad start fucking up. Enjoy. :3

It has been one week since Ruby has been bed-ridden. She was able to wear shorts and a dirty white shirt for pajamas. Jasper has been bringing her schoolwork to her and she works on it in bed. They were only Sophomores, but goddamn they were the FUCKING MOST FUN SOPHOMORES.

Ruby, resting on her stomach, has been working on her Chemistry work. She tapped and chewed on the eraser of the pencil. Her parents have gone to work and—

"FUCK, I DON'T FUCKING KNOW THIS SHIT! HOW DO I DO THIS?! FUUUUUUUUUUUU—

Her phone then rings.

It was Jasper. She had to be calm now.

"Hello?" Ruby was confused. She checked the time. Oh, after school. OH, it's Friday.

"Yooooooooooooo," Jasper greeted through the phone. "I got your shit, but we're staying over."
"You're going to make me get up from bed?" Ruby was slowly feelING EVEN MORE FUCKED as Jasper spoke.

"Nah, I know where your key is." Jasper then hangs up.

Ruby slams her forehead into her book.

The phone in her hand vibrates. It was a text.

Ruby sighs, dreamily. Sapphire.

It has only been selfies, but Ruby loved all of them.

She loved seeing her outfit of the day; she's like, fucking fashionable as shit.

Sapphire wore red today. Short-sleeved, but they were rolled up just a bit. The breast pocket was black. Her hair was put up into a bun. But it looked messy now, must've had it all day. Her earphones more visible. Her tongue stuck out.

Ruby stared at it for a good ten more minutes until she heard someone knock.

FUCKING HELL.

"Come in!" Ruby yelled.

It was slammed open, "WHAT IS UP, RUBES?!"

That was definitely Jasper.

"Hey, Hugh Jas!" Ruby greeted.

"What up?!" Amethyst jumps onto the bed. Ruby was lucky she had a bed big enough for two.
"Yo," Peridot's voice greets not as obnoxious.

"Doing homework, of course," Ruby simply said, "I can't wait to turn in all this shit when I get back.
Sarcasm is sO FUCKING REAL.

"Dude, whater you lookin' at?" Amethyst was poking her head closer to Ruby's phone. She turned off the screen.

"It's nothing," Ruby said calmly, but she hit the purple girl with a pillow, "DON'T BE A NOSY BITCH, BITCH!"
"Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude," Amethyst had a weird smile on her face, "Jasper, she got nudes and she hiding them."
"WHAT?!" Jasper got up. She was smiling widely; all teeth showing. Ruby knew what was going on in that orange head of hers.

"NO!" Ruby couldn't move, she hid her phone under her pillow, "It's only selfies of her! I haven't answered!"

Jasper was confused, "Why don't you answer her?"
"She's been doing it all week." Ruby was resting her chin on her pillow, hands under it.

"I didn't think it was necessary."

"Dude, you're like in looooooooooooooove," Amethyst teased.

Ruby couldn't see them, but those three definitely had smiles.

"Here's the fucking plan!" Jasper said aloud.

Ruby cursed to herself. Amethyst got off the bed and went to where Ruby assumed Jasper was standing. Ruby used her strength to turn around. The homework can wait.
The three were in a huddle, whispering to each other.
"Maybe we can set up a date—

"But Ruby is never good at dates."
"How do you know?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh…"

Ruby rolled her eyes, "I can hear you guys."
They got out of the huddle. Wow, all of them are still wearing black-and-white? FUCKING—

"Ruby, we're going to set you two up!" Jasper said, loudly.

"We'll try to help." Peridot added.

"Without being third, fourth, and fifth wheels!" Amethyst exclaimed.

Ruby sighed. The ice bags on her leg were melting.

"NO!" Ruby bursts. "I already promised a date with her once my leg is stable enough to walk."
"EVEN BETTER!" Amethyst raised her hands up.
"YOU CAN'T BE THERE!" Ruby complained.

"Yes, we are!" Jasper rubbed her hand into Ruby's head. "Because we see how you look at her! You even called her cutie! So you know what, we're going to be your wingmen!"
Ruby groaned.

"I'll let you help me if you guys help me finish my homework first." Ruby added, admitting defeat.

"No problem," Jasper pushed Peridot, "You're smart. You help her."
"She said all of us to help her," Peridot reminded.

Jasper and Amethyst groaned.

After replacing the ice bags, thanks to Jasper, they started to do the homework.

Ruby and Jasper had pretty much the same schedule, so she should know something. FUCKING ANYTHING.

Peridot helped with the Chemistry. Amethyst had the US history, since that's what those too have together.

"You're lucky we love you, Rubes." Jasper said, "Or else we'll not do this."
"This is hard, okay?" Ruby grumbled.

The group heard a vibration from under the pillow.

… BITCH, WHAT?

Ruby was unable to get it, but Amethyst was able.

She gave it to Ruby. Not even being nosy and try to break into her phone.

More texts from Sapphire? Oh, more pictures.

The picture was of her, Rose, Pearl, and Lapis at the mall. They were sitting in the food court.

"Those girls are shopping." Ruby said out loud. The least she can do is show the group one.

"Dude, take a picture of us!" Amethyst suggested.
"I would if I can move." Ruby said.

"Uh, you did move?"
"Yeah, but that was hard enough."

"Let me do it." Amethyst had her hand out.

Ruby changed the app to the camera and gave it to her.

Amethyst changed it to the front-facing camera.

"Guys! Say CHEESE!" Amethyst said. Everybody in the picture was able to fit.

Amethyst stuck her tongue, Jasper just had a shit-eating grin, Peridot did the "akanbe face"[1], and Ruby just smiled, but she looked tired and really fucking shitty.

"Here you go, send it to her, lover girl!" Amethyst teased more.

Ruby ignored the girl and sent it to Sapphire. She placed the phone next to her.

By the time it was sundown, the homework was now done.
Ruby wrote everything down and everything was hopefully accurate, since it was these little shits helping.

"Dude, are your parents home yet?" Amethyst asked, with a yawn at the end.

"It's Friday, so it's most likely a late day." Ruby said, feeling water trickle on her leg.

"Are they ever home at all?" Jasper added.

"Of course, but that's the problem with working in a food place. You take every chance you get for more hours and more pay." Ruby explained. "They hate how I'm just stuck in bed, but at least they know I have good friends."

"Wow… That's fucking deep." Jasper said.

"Yeah." Ruby said, until her phone decides to vibrate again.

Are you feeling better?

At least her mom knows that she hates phone calls. Well, with her at least.

Yeah, mom, my friends are staying here though. For the night.

Sapphire had sent something too, right when she was done sending the other text. That made Ruby a little excited.

It was still a picture, but there was a message attached.

The picture is somewhat dark, except from the corner of the picture. A table lamp? She was wearing a white tank top, kind of lifted up, her belly button exposed. She wore white shorts; her legs looked just as smooth in pictures as they do in real life. Her mouth was covered by her hand. Her hair was not in the bun; it was surrounding her neck and fanned out on what seems to be her pillow. Both her eyes exposed, except her left eye was closed. Ruby guessed it was supposed to be a wink. Hmm, no earphones in sight.
Hello Ruby.

"Wow!" Amethyst exclaimed, "She's really into you, Rube!"
"GAH!" Ruby hid the phone, "AME!"
"You are! We tried to talk to you, but you were zoned out into that phone!" Amethyst used a bunch of hand gestures and her loUD ASS VOICE.

"GOD, FUCK, OKAY! I'M SORRY!" Ruby yelled back.

Ruby text back, an angry look on her face.

Hey Sapph.

"I didn't even know she had eyes at all." Amethyst rested her head on her head.

"I imagined one eye, you know?" Ruby brought up.
"RIGHT?!" Jasper jumped into the conversation, "That's what I thought!"

"I thought she was seeing through noises," Peridot joined it.

The group when on about what theories they had about Sapphire's eyes.

Ruby once in a while checked her messages and text the girl back.

It was Saturday morning. Ruby was still groggy and she had new bags of ice on her leg.

She looked around and saw Jasper already awake and on her phone.

"Oh, hey, Jasper." Ruby rubbed her eyes.

"Yo," Jasper put down her phone. "I hope you don't mind, I changed your ice."
"Not at all," Ruby rested on her arms.

Amethyst was still asleep next to her and Peridot was against the wall. How the fuck hasn't she fallen over yet?

Ruby checked her phone, one more text.

Another picture from Sapphire.
It was her pretending to be asleep. Both of her eyes closed, laying on her side, and resting on her arm. The blanket not seen in-picture. And the earphones were in.

Ruby smiled. There was something she liked about this picture.

"Whatcha' grinnin' 'bout?" Jasper asked.
"Nothing," Ruby said, "It's for me."

[1] It's what Steven and Peridot did in "Friend Ship."

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