Peridot hadn't exactly thought of a reason for why she wanted to go see Jaune, and she hadn't necessarily thought out an excuse for her arrival either, being too caught up in her angry thoughts and mumbled cursing. Therefore, when she found herself standing on Jaune's doorstep, staring up at confused yellow eyes, she ended up stumped, speechless and without an explanation for the older woman.
"Yes, Peridot?" Jaune asked hesitantly, still seeming to be a little thrown off at her student's unexpected arrival.
Peridot looked up at Jaune nervously, wringing her hands together in some sort of desperate attempt at a creating a distraction for her panicking mind. ". . . Could . . . Could I come in?" Peridot managed to ask, and after another moment of silence, asides the noisy crickets chirping in the yard behind them, Jaune nodded, moving out of the way for Peridot to come inside.
Jaune shut the front door behind them, and before she could even open her mouth to ask, Peridot broke off into a rant.
"Look, i'm sorry i'm here and i'm sorry it's kinda late, but I just got into a fight with a friend and I do not want to go back to the dorms right now. My roommate's probably gonna chew my ear off if I do because she thinks the exact same thing my friend does and I just don't wanna hear about it right now! I'm sorry I came over but the fight was kind of about you. They think that I can't hang out around you and that you're just being nice and don't actually like me! They think you're manipulating me or something and I don't want to hear it anymore! They don't know anything! We have a good relationship and I mean, yeah we've only really talked a few times, but I know about your past with your sister and you know a little bit about me! We're fine and everything's fine but they don't think it is aND SHIT-"
Peridot yelled, tripping over the living room's coffee table mid rant, having been too focused on what she was saying to realize where she was going.
Jaune stared at Peridot with a dumbfounded expression, unsure of how to handle the scenario. Her student had shown up on her doorstep at almost 8 o'clock at night just to apologize for even being there in the first place, yell, wander around her house, and fall over her coffee table.
Jaune's eyebrows furrowed as she took in the situation, letting out a quiet sigh as she watched Peridot awkwardly fumble her legs out from under the table. What in the hell had she gotten herself into with this student?
Nevertheless, Jaune wiped the annoyed look off her face, made her way over to Peridot, and extended a hand to help her up with. Peridot let a blush sweep over her face as she stared at the hand, gingerly taking it in her own before she was pulled up to her feet, staring at Jaune with a look of embarrassment.
"Um, thanks . . . Sorry." Peridot mumbled.
Jaune simply nodded and flicked her eyes up and down the girl's body. "You're not hurt, are you?"
Peridot shook her head.
"Good."
The two stood there for a moment before Peridot awkwardly gripped her arm, rubbing it a little with her thumb as she focused her eyes at the ground. "I should . . . probably go then?" she asked in a defeated manner, unsure of how to take the conversation from there.
Jaune put on a frown. "You don't have to leave so soon, Peri. Why don't you sit down, I'll get you something to drink and you can talk to me more about this little situation you're in." Peridot couldn't help but let a little grin form on her face. She accepted Jaune's offer and took a seat on her couch, waiting as Jaune went into the kitchen.
Peridot tapped her fingers mindlessly against her knee as she waited. It was a dumb and pointless observation, but this was the second time that Peridot waited in Jaune's living room while she was in the kitchen. The thought sparked something in Peridot's mind, and beckoned her to glance over at the end table with the picture frame on it.
It was propped up on it's stand again, facing out towards the living room with the two bright smiles in it. Peridot squinted her eyes and leaned a little closer to examine it. A small, faint crack in the corner of the glass caught her eye, and made her wonder if Jaune set the frame down too roughly last time she was here. No, probably not. She put that frame down pretty carefully from what she remembered.
"Still curious about her?" Jaune asked, causing Peridot to nearly jump out of her seat, yelping in surprise. Jaune let an amused smile grow on her face as she watched Peridot stare at her, hunched over and genuinely startled from the comment.
"You're a fairly easy person to scare. Your roommate must like to toy with you a lot." Jaune teased. Peridot sighed and rested her arms on her legs, hunched over and glaring at the carpet with frustrated expression.
"Tell me about it." Peridot huffed.
Jaune took a seat next to her and placed a small tea cup on the table in front of her. Peridot looked at it in a bit of surprise, straightening her back up a little more. "Tea?" she asked skeptically, having expected something simpler, like a glass of water.
"I was going to get you a water, but I was in the middle of making some for myself and thought it might help you to calm down." Jaune explained.
Peridot's face reddened in embarrassment at realizing Jaune was referring to her outburst. She hesitantly picked up the tea cup and let the scent reach her nose. It was strong, and Peridot almost found herself setting the cup back down before she even bothered to take a sip, but she stopped herself. Jaune make this for her, and she was going to drink it.
It wasn't as if she'd never had tea before anyways. She could recall her dad making it for her once or twice when she was little and got sick, but that had been years ago, and Peridot had basically lived off coffee and soda ever since starting college.
Peridot looked down at the cup. The scent alone made Peridot reconsider if she ever even liked the drink her dad made to begin with.
"You don't have to drink it if you don't like it." Jaune stated. Peridot flinched a bit at this, realizing she must've been staring at the drink for a bit longer than she was comfortable with.
"No, no! I'll drink it. I just . . . haven't had tea in a while." she admitted dumbly, earning herself another small smile from Jaune.
"I like it to drink it most afternoons. It helps me relax and enjoy the evening before I go to bed." Peridot nodded, taking a small sip and wincing as it stung her tongue. It was hot. Really hot. Peridot couldn't exactly describe the taste, but the closest thing she could compare it to was a flower. It tasted like a cup full of hot, bitter flower water, with just a touch of sweetness that hit her tongue a moment after the shock from the heat. Peridot shivered at the sudden warmth that spread over her body.
"I didn't know if you liked it sweet or not, so I decided to add a little honey to it for you." Jaune explained.
Peridot stared at the cup for a moment in surprise, eventually feeling a warm smile growing on her face. Somehow, that touch of sweetness Jaune added to the cup became the most comforting thing she'd felt in a while. She added it in for her. Just for her. She made this tea for her.
Peridot relaxed a little into the couch and took another sip, welcoming the warmth to spread over her again.
"It's really good." she stated softly and simply. It wasn't so much the taste that was good, but the feeling it gave her was amazing. She could bare through the bitter-sweet plant taste for it. For Jaune. Because Jaune made it for her, and Peridot couldn't get over that.
Jaune smiled as she watched Peridot slowly relaxing, taking another sip from the small cup. "I'm glad you like it." she said, taking a sip from her own before placing it on the coffee table, leaning back against the couch and looking over at her student. "So, what's your situation exactly? Your friends aren't too fond of us spending time together?" she asked. Peridot frowned and nodded, her arms snuggled up to her sides and her cup resting against her stomach, the heat absorbing into her hoodie and warming her skin underneath it's material.
"Yeah, they think it's bad that we ate dinner together and that you made a nickname for me. They're just being stupid and overreacting." Peridot explained again, this time in a much more slow, calming tone. Jaune nodded with an understanding expression on her face. "I see. Well, they have every right to be concerned about you, Peri."
"Doesn't mean they should." Peridot mumbled bitterly. "They're overdoing it."
Jaune frowned. "Would you like me to talk with them?"
Peridot shook her head. "Nah. They'll get over it eventually. They just need to see that we're good and that we- . . ." Peridot stalled for a moment, a wandering thought invading her mind, causing her to furrow her eyebrows and frown down at her cup.
". . . Are we good?" Peridot asked, suddenly sounding a little unsure of herself.
Jaune placed her hand onto Peridot's shoulder. "Of course we are, Peri. I enjoy spending time with you. That's all that matters, isn't it?" she asked.
Peridot relaxed at her touch, nodding and letting a smile slowly slip onto her face again, and the intruding thought slip from her mind. Peridot looked up from her drink to meet eyes with Jaune. "Right. They'll figure it out eventually. They'll just . . . realize that we're friends and quit with all the 'i'm worried about you' drama." Peridot concluded.
Jaune nodded, removing her hand from Peridot's shoulder to pick her cup up again. "Exactly." she agreed.
Jaune picked up the television remote from the table, gently clicking it on with a glossy, painted fingernail. "Would you like to watch a movie?" she asked, looking over at her student.
Half of Peridot's mind jumped at the thought, ecstatic that she would be able to spend more time with Jaune. Another part of her mind was hesitant, a little worried that Jasper or Lapis might chew her out if she didn't come back at a reasonable time. The first half of her brain ruled out the other, and Peridot figured that she would just have to sneak back into the dorm later tonight. She'd deal with the two of them in the morning. For now, she was going to enjoy herself with Jaune.
"Sure!" she agreed, a little bit too eager for her liking. She was glad that she felt mellowed out enough from the tea to avoid sounding even more enthusiastic.
Jaune nodded and clicked through the channels on the screen, eventually getting herself to the movies section on the menu. She asked about which type of movies Peridot liked, and the two made a bit of small talk as Peridot and her figured out the one they wanted to watch together.
The next two hours were spent in the dark of Jaune's living room, finishing off their drinks and watching one of those cheesy sci-fi cliches about artificial intelligence. Peridot heard the movie mentioned somewhere online before, and explained to Jaune that there was supposed to be some sort of 'amazing plot twist' that made it stand out from the other movies similar to it.
Around mid-movie, Peridot found herself chuckling at the television as the movie's situation took a comedic turn. She felt her face grow hot as she listened to Jaune's laughter beside her. Her laugh was deep, controlled and fairly quiet, and Peridot found it to be absolutely mesmerizing. She sucked in a small breath and let out a shaky exhale, trying to calm down the butterflies welling up in her stomach.
A few more moments passed by before Peridot couldn't help herself, glancing away from the movie to see how far away her hand was from Jaune's. The professor's hand was sitting gently on the cushion and resting besides her hip, and Peridot bit her lip at the thought of holding it. It had been on her mind ever since her walk on the beach with Jasper and Lapis, and now, this was her opportunity to do just that. Peridot's eyes flicked up to Jaune's illuminated face, confirming that she was still minding the movie. Peridot looked back down at her hand and tensed, running the thought through her head again and slowly building confidence.
Her fingers barely had the chance to lift off the cushions before an explosion filled her ears. The sound of cars screeching and metal scraping jolted her out of her thoughts, causing her to look back at the T.V., where a scene of a broken apart city engulfed in chaos was shown. Peridot stared at the screen, finding herself transfixed, and even a little paralyzed from the sudden shock. A few different thoughts filled her up mind. Angry, sad, frustrated, but overall, defeated. The interruption had managed to knock out whatever confidence she had managed to build up, pulling her from her daydream back into reality. She sighed, ultimately deciding to just give up on the idea. She went to pull her hand back onto her lap, but stopped abruptly as she felt pressure on top of it, gently pinning it down onto the cushion.
Peridot's breath hitched in her throat as she looked up at Jaune, who stared back at her with curiosity in her expression.
"Did that startle you?" She asked. Peridot stared, mouth slightly agape and blank space filling up her mind. She couldn't find the words to respond with. She couldn't remember what words were. She could only register one thing.
Jaune was holding her hand.
Peridot blinked, mindlessly shaking her head at the question that she couldn't even remember.
Jaune was holding her hand.
Jaune smiled, nodding and giving Peridot's hand a small, reassuring squeeze before releasing it, turning her head back in the direction of the television.
"Let me know if it gets too scary for you." Jaune joked, flashing Peridot a playful smile before turning her eyes back to the screen as well.
Peridot watched as Jaune turned her attention back to the movie. She stared for at her for a little while before looking down at her hand, still unable to process what she should be doing with herself at the moment, because Jaune just held her hand.
With a little bit of hesitation, Peridot let her fingers spread out, moving freely for a moment to reassure her that the event had just happened. Peridot brought her hand back up to her lap, setting it on her legs and simply staring down at it for a while, quickly covering her mouth with her other hand once she realised just how big of a smile she had on her face. She grinned under her fingers, gently balling her hand up into a fist and slipping it in her hoodie pocket, as if to preserve the feeling left on it from Jaune's touch.
Peridot didn't pay much attention to the rest of the movie, even though she had tried to make an effort to do so. Her head flooded with little thoughts and fantasies and small things about the woman sitting next to her. Her wayward thoughts pulling her from reality, and leading her eyes to grow heavier. Peridot soon found herself struggling to stay awake.
It would be fine if she fell asleep here, right? She thought, as she slowly drifted into unconsciousness. The last thing Peridot remembered seeing was the T.V. The scene where the big plot twist was going to be revealed. The big plot twist that Peridot wouldn't remember when she woke up. The big plot twist that Peridot didn't care about, because Peridot had Jaune, and that was all that she wanted right now.
Around twenty minutes later, and the credits rolled slowly up the screen. Jaune lazily let her eyes wander over to the back door, staring out the glass at the inky black sky outside. A few tiny stars had popped up, aiding the moon in providing a little bit of gentle light in the backyard.
Jaune looked back at Peridot, beginning to ask her if she had enjoyed the movie, but stopping herself once she realized the girl wasn't awake.
Peridot laid against the arm rest, her head resting on her shoulder and one of her arms dangling off the edge, while the other was still shoved inside of her hoodie's pouch. Her tea cup sat on her stomach, empty, tipped over and set in place by the wrinkles in her hoodie. She snored lightly with her mouth open, her glasses crooked on her face and resting on the tip on her nose.
Jaune stared at her for a moment before exhaling, making a decision between her options before she took off Peridot's glasses, closing them and gently placing them down on the table. She picked up both their cups and took them back to the kitchen, returning a few moments later with a blanket from a hallway closet. She spread the blanket out over Peridot and clicked off the television, allowing the light from outside to provide her guidance back to her own room.
Peridot could spend the night here, she decided, clicking on a few lights upstairs as she walked. She let out a bit of a sigh as she entered her room, sleepily making her way into her bathroom to get ready for bed.
It would all be worth it. And besides, spending time with the student hadn't proven to be too bad so far.
The computer case in the back of Peridot's car gently vibrated. A soft, blue-white light emitted from it's front pouch.
2 missed calls from Lapis
6 missed calls from Jasper
Notes: I'M NOT DEAD I PROMISE
I'm so, so sorry that I haven't updated in a while. School started up again for me a few weeks ago, so it's been hard to get some time and motivation to actually write. Unfortunately, this means that there will continue to be some long pauses between updates, but don't worry! I have every intention in the world on finishing this story, no matter how long it takes.
Unfortunately, this chapter is a little fluffy and uneventful, but it's YellowDot. :)
Sorry for this. I was really hoping that I could upload another chapter with this one to make it a bit more interesting (since the next chapter is going to focus on Jasper), but I didn't want to wait another week to finally get something posted again, and I really wanted to make sure no one thought I was dead on this fanfic.
So, I hope you like it! :)
Comments
Guest : So cuteeee literally check every day if there's a new chapter out god I love this story so muchhhh 3 3 3
Oh goodness gracious, every day!? I'm so glad you like it that much! Thank you so much for reading! :)
Guest : Oh mygosh I LOVE this! I soooooo ship Yellowdot:-D
I'm so glad you like it! I love YellowDot too!. :)
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Thank you so much! Here's a new chapter! I hope it's alright. :)
Guest : Ohh! This is great I really like how you wrote about Yellow Diamond :-DUpdate soon B-)
Thank you so much! I'll try to post updates as soon as I can. :)
Guest : Love it! :-D please update soon ! :-D ( as I can see your last update was on August 10th it's been over 20 days) Can't wait for a new chapter :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D 3
I'm really glad you like it! Here's an update for you! :)
I'm so, so sorry about the wait. School takes up most of my time now unfortunatly. :(
ShadowFighter2 : .God. "falls off chair" This story is incredible
Oh geez, thank you so much! Don't hurt yourself falling off those chairs! :)
I don't know about incredible, but i'm really, really glad that you think so! Thank you!
Guest : Ahhh! I love this I need a new chapter soon pleaseeee
I'm so glad that you like it! I'll get some new ones up as soon as I can. :)
SandySquirell : ohmigosh! i first found this fic on ao3 and now i found it here eyy gonna follow :') i am so inlove with this story omg, you really must finish it. i check daily for new updates, like srsly i really like it XD hope to see more because i actually ship yellowdot too! X'D
Oh goodness gracious, thank you so much! I'm planning on finishing the story so no worries, even if it takes a while, i'll get new chapters up. And that's awesome! :) I love yellowdot!
Guest : I loveeeeeeeeeeeeee this story please new chapter soon :-)
Thank you! :) I'll get another one up soon. Hopefully sooner than this one took, oh geez.
FlameShadow12 : This story is really good! I hope there will be another chapter soon! :D
Thank you so much! :) Here's a chapter! Sorry if it's just fluff, but I'll start writing the next one soon.
Guest : Wow amazing story I'm surprisingly very interested in it. I really like it. :-) Update as soon as you can pleaseee.
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you're interested! :) I'll try and update soon. School sucks right now.
Mary : This is amazing! I love this so much! Please update soon!
Oh geez, thank you! I'm so glad you like it! The next update will hopefully be faster than this one was.
Jasper's Sister : Omg love it
I'm so happy you like it! :)
Jasper's Sister : Love it!
Thank you! I'm glad you like it! :)
ReallyLikingThis : Nooooo, another cliffhanger ;A; I knew something like this would happen, I'm really curious to see how the next scene is going to play out. I can't wait till you update again.
Yes! Cliffhangers! :) As you saw in this chapter, it's turns out very fluffy. Too bad Jasper doesn't do fluffy too. Yikes.