AN: The current date is still October 9th. Warning for not only verbal abuse but also self-harm.

PERIDOT5XG: HELLO EVERYONE, I HAD A LOT OF WORK TO DO TODAY, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MY ABSENCE.

HappyCat: It's fine, I just finished with homework too, I so regret taking music again...

keepittogether: god I am so fucking tired, I feel like I could sleep for three days

purple_PUMA: we're having a small party over here and GUESS WHO JOINED US?

don't_lapiss_me_off: hey guys. Yeah I joined them. We're eating candy this is fuckin great

Big_Buff_Cheeto_Puff: please come to the hospital my baby sister's hurt

keepittogether: On my way.

Absolutely-Pearl-fect: Oh my god! Same here!

don't_lapiss_me_off: I'm coming with them what happened?

Big_Buff_Cheeto_Puff: she fell off her gymnastics stuff and something cracked and she was laying so still I called 911

HappyCat: Aqua and I live near the hospital we'll be there soon okay? We'll bring some food because if it could be a while

Big_Buff_Cheeto_Puff: ok

PERIDOT5XG: I'M ON MY WAY! MY MOM LET ME GO I JUST HAVE TO WALK.

keepittogether: I'm here, where are you?

Big_Buff_Cheeto_Puff: just down the hall I see you

POV SHIFT- Jasper Redimido- Beach City Hospital

Ever since she had dialled 911 into her phone, the white haired girl couldn't stop shaking. The image of her sister laying deathly still on the floor, pale from shock, barely making a whimper, Biggs sniffing her twisted leg as Jasper fell to her knees and took out her cellphone...

Her dad was still working, he always was. Jasper had tried calling but he hadn't picked up, she'd called Bismuth's house, and her crush had quietly agreed to hurry over. That was when she had messaged the others, she may not have got along with all of them, but they were the closest thing she had to family.

Alexandrite ran down the hall, frightening a few people who weren't used to seeing a 6'9 teal haired teenager run down the hall of the hospital. "Where is she?" The tall girl asked when she came up to Jasper, the white haired teen pointed to a closed door before burying her face in her hands. She couldn't shake the feeling that this was all her fault. "Oh god... Jasper it'll be okay, I can feel it."

"I just wish I hadn't have yelled, then we wouldn't be here... Hell we can't pay her bills as it is..." She murmured, Alexandrite put a gentle hand on her back and patted her. "Malachite's all I've got."

Alex nodded and leaned back with a long, shaky sigh. It was currently 7:50 and there was still no sign of anything happening. This was going to be a long night.

Lapis was the second to arrive. She and the blue haired girl didn't get along at all. Their personalities clashed too harshly, and they loved the feeling of arguing with one another. However there was one thing they agreed on.

They both loved Malachite.

Quickly behind her was Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl. And Rose. They all chattered nervously and looked at the door while Lapis just slid down the wall to sit on the floor, her hands were shaking. "What's the matter ass? Had to go into a car?" Jasper teased, she knew the blue haired girl freaked out pretty much every time she had to go into a vehicle, even more-so at night. Jasper could still remember Lapis screeching to not go into her car.

"Fuck off." She muttered, and more teens started to join them. Soon enough almost everyone in there group sat huddled in the hallway, making sure to stay out of people's way and keeping quiet.

She heard Ruby's voice from just a little ways away, she was sitting a couple of seats from the Fijian girl. "Hey Jasper?" She asked, "What... Happened?" The white haired girl turned to her friend and sighed.

"So you guys all know how Mala does gymnastics, right?" She started, Rainbow nodded.

"Where there any mats under her?" The Canadian teen asked, her bright blue eyes wide. Jasper nodded and chuckled softly.

"Yeah there were mats, we're teenagers but we're not stupid. So we were going to have dinner, I was upstairs and she was just... Y'know, doing her thing. All we had for dinner tonight was leftovers, either that or we order a pizza. S-so I called to her, to ask what she wanted, she didn't respond to me though. So I raised my voice and... I guess I scared her, because she fell from her highest bar... There was a crack..." Jasper's voice trailed off and she felt a hand on her knee.

Lapis was looking up at her. "She'll be okay. Was anything noticeably..." She averted her eyes and ran a hand through her hair. "B-broken?"

Jasper shrugged, "Her leg was twisted..." The tall girl wanted to scream, to ask why this had to happen to her sister. It wasn't fair, Malachite hadn't done anything to deserve this... The worst part is that Jasper hadn't even bothered telling their father, it wouldn't have made much of a difference anyway. They didn't have the money for Malachite's hospital bill, they were already hard pressed for money.

After another 15 minutes Peridot joined them. The young blonde looked terrified as she quickly made her way over to them, she was shivering badly in her hoodie, shorts and long socks. "Oh goodness Peridot you look chilled to the bone!" Sardonyx cried, but the tiny girl shook her head.

POV SHIFT- Lapis Lazuli

The blue haired girl looked at her crush, shaking and looking around as if looking for an exit. "I don't like hospitals..." Peridot murmured, "And I really don't like doctors..."

Lapis outstretched her arms. Peridot saw her and immediately hugged her. "Oh Lapis I'm so sorry... I wanted to message you today but I had way too much work, and I'm really sorry if I missed anything today." She heard the Greek girl try to speak through her shirt, since her face was partially buried in Lapis' shoulder.

Jasper spoke up from where she sat. "Easy there, we know you're part of the 'I'm so gay it hurts' council." Lapis gave her the finger and patted her crush's back.

"It's fine Per-bear, you didn't miss anything. I was just worried that's all." She swore she became so soft whenever the younger girl was around! "We're just waiting for some news on Malachite."

Peridot nodded and looked up (very up, god she was tiny) at Jasper. "I'm really sorry about what happened. Are you okay?" She asked. Cat, who'd held her word and brought food, handed her a small donut, the blonde took it and scarfed it down. Guess she was pretty hungry.

"Me? Yeah I'm... Oh god..." Jasper ran a hand through her long hair and sighed. "I'm worried." She admitted. Bismuth was right beside her, patting her arm, Lapis knew the two buff girls liked each other a lot.

All the teens turned around upon hearing hearing a male voice clearing his throat. Peridot wiggled around in the blue haired girl's lap though, as Lapis had only turned her head. "Can't see! I'm too short!" She wiggled up from her half-sitting half-laying down position.

A very rightfully bewildered man was standing near them, clipboard in hand with a very startled look in his blue-green eyes. Lapis smiled and snickered. "What's the matter? Never seen a flock of gay girls and one straight guy?" She asked jokingly, and the doctor started to laugh a tiny bit.

"No, can't say I have. Um, which one of you is Jasper?" He asked, searching through the group. Said white haired girl stood up and walked up to him. "Your sister is going to be just fine, however her right leg is broken, her right wrist is cracked and so is one of her ribs." He spoke quietly, and Jasper let out a long sigh. "She's okay right now, just tired. I suggest since it's getting late maybe you could stay the night? Would that be okay with your parents?"

It took them all a few seconds to realize that the doctor was talking to all of them. "Well I know Rainbow and I can stay." Smoky spoke up from the back. "And I mean c'mon, it's Saturday, who's gonna need a bunch of teenagers on Sunday? It's not like we have anywhere to be."

They all started to nod. Lapis watched as Alexandrite stood up from her spot, and gasped when the teal haired girl walked up to the doctor. Alex was 6'8, this man was as tall as her. If there was a time Lapis felt tiny this was it. "Can we see Malachite?" Alexandrite asked, and the brown haired man nodded.

The teenagers all started to get up from where they sat. Lapis handed Opal the box of donuts they had all been passing around. Only a few had been eaten, they were waiting to see if Malachite was going to be okay. The Hawaiian girl also bounced her leg a little bit to try to keep a very sleepy Peridot awake.

"Wake up Hoaloha, no sleeping yet. It's only 8:30, don't tell me you have a bedtime." The swimmer teased, and Peridot's face turned a dark shade of red.

"I do not, I'm just... Lulled to sleep more easily than most people." She huffed, and after getting up stretched with an adorable cat-like yawn. She scrunched up her face upon hearing Lapis snort. "Shush, I'm not cute."

She was adorable.

POV SHIFT- Malachite Tossico

She watched with wide eyes as her friends entered her room. Jasper came straight up to her bed, eyeing the cast on her leg as well as the sling her arm was in. "You okay sis?"

Malachite nodded. "Yeah I'm fine. Side hurts like a bitch, and I think they kinda had to put my shoulder back in its socket, but yeah..." She gave her older sister a crooked smile. "I'm okay." She told her, before adding in a very quick, "Please don't hug me."

Her older sister laughed, and she could see the relief in those amber eyes. "Thank god. If you're hungry we uh... We brought donuts and some cookies." Jasper told her, and Malachite blushed when her stomach growled.

The white haired girl glared at her friends, who were snickering. "Oh shut it, I haven't eaten dinner." She hissed, and watched them all shuffle around to try and figure out which one of them had food. Malachite swore her heart stopped upon seeing who had worked her way to the front after taking the box from Opal.

Alex Andrite. "Hey Mala, I'm glad to see you're okay. Here." She had a patient smile and her sunglasses were hanging on her shirt, her white eyes filled with not only exhaustion, but a touch of happiness.

The tall girl grabbed two cookies and ate them quickly. "Lot better than the food they tried to give me. I hate hospital food." She grumbled, all too aware of the fact that she was blushing quite a bit. Alexandrite nodded.

"Me too."

Now Malachite looked around the room. All of her friends were here, and so late too, all just to make sure she was okay... She was not going to cry, but she supposed she must have looked rather pitiful when she lowered her head and asked in a very shaky voice, "Guys? C-could you... Stay the night? Please?" She asked her friends shyly.

"Hang on." Jasper told her, and stepped closer. "Mala," She spoke softly, "We can't afford this..."

"Um, actually?" Lapis spoke up, Malachite immediately brightened up upon hearing the voice of her tutor. "I know someone who can help us." She walked out of the room, and the teens started to look amongst each other.

"Uh, isn't Lapis like, super poor?" Smoky raised their voice, "I mean good for her if she's got extra saved up or something like that, but that's kinda weird."

Before the conversation could continue, the doctor came back into the room. Malachite liked him, he was rather nice to her. She made sure to look at the tag on his coat. Dr. J. Redfox. He showed her a refilled bottle of pills, since her last one had been used up. "Here you are Miss Tossico." He said and placed into her bag, the bag that Jasper had brought in with a few things.

"Thanks." She replied, and Lapis came back into the room. "Lapis what's going-"

"No need to worry Mala, I've got it all covered." She was grinning excitedly, Lapis pulled a chair up to sit with the others, who were crowding around her bed, and began to have her share of treats with them.

POV SHIFT- Peridot Diamond

She sat with her friends, who were happily chatting around her, as the doctor wrote something in his clipboard. Peridot had no love for doctors, she hated them and everything about a hospital in general. She glanced over at her crush, her fingers were covered in the powder and she was smiling at some joke Sugilite had told that Peridot... Didn't quite get.

Amethyst had just shrugged and said, "You'll get it when you're older." Prompting a hiss from the blonde.

The sound of heels came up the hallway, her heart felt like it had frozen over. She hated the sound of heels, because the person who often came with them had forever carved scars into the young girl's mind, along with her back. "Azul, stay close please." A soft voice could be heard from the hallway.

Aunt Azura?

Peridot turned around in her seat, confused beyond belief. Her aunt was standing in the doorway, little Azul by her side (although Peridot also like to call her Bella) with her long dark blue coat hanging over her arm and her classic blue dress that went down to her ankles and fluttered with every quick step she took. "Hello?"

The doctor looked over at her, "I'm sorry miss, do you um... D-do you need something?" He looked at her, watching intently as she walked in, still holding Azul's hand, Peridot had to admit her aunt was rather pretty.

Azura let go of Azul, who went to Peridot and signed a very quick 'Hello.'

"Lapis called me here, she asked if I could help with Malachite, I hear the poor thing's medical bill is rather high and... I want to help." She explained, and her nodded nervously. "I have the money in cash you know, I could just pay it right now, if that's okay?"

The brunette smiled at her, "Yes that's fine. I'll just hand it over to..." He yawned a bit, "Sorry, I've had to work for a while now... Anyway, it's just fine."

Peridot watched her aunt, cast a sympathy filled glance over at Malachite, and hand over quite a bit of money. "Is she alright?" The blue haired woman asked.

"She'll be okay, a broken leg, cracked wrist and rib, but okay." He told her, "I did most of the work, and I can assure you she'll be just fine sooner than you think."

Azura stared at him, "She seems happy. I heard from the front desk that you specialize in children... And would it be out of line to ask if, should anything happen to these children, would you be able to help? I would pay for everything, every time." She promised. The hospital wasn't very big, Peridot had seen this doctor running around everywhere.

"Oh um... That seems fine, I guess." He mumbled, and the blonde watched Azura write something down on a small piece of paper she had taken out of her coat pocket.

"Here." She said, "My business number, call me should any of these children need help."

The doctor blushed as the teens started nudging each other and giggling like 12 year olds who'd heard the word 'butt'. Even Azul was smiling, actually... Maybe Peridot shouldn't have made the analogy, Azul was 12. Oops.

Her aunt said a goodbye, took Azul's hand and walked out, murmuring to her daughter that it was about time she got to bed. Peridot grimaced at how late it was getting, Miss Diamond would be expecting a call soon, or at least something.

"I'll be right back." She told her friends, a few of them stood up, Lapis included.

"Same, I gotta wash my hands, and face." She explained, and Peridot gave a breathy laugh seeing that her crush had gotten powder all over herself.

The Greek-Canadian girl walked down the hall and out the front door, she had no clue if calling her mother inside the hospital was a good idea, so she'd do it out here. She dialled the number and waited.

"What the hell do you want?" Her mother's voice hissed. Peridot shivered, and not from the cold.

"My friend wants me t-to-"

"Stop with that fucking stutter!" Yella shouted at her through the phone, and the tiny girl had to fight to not flinch. Her adopted mother did not like her flaws.

"Yes Miss Diamond." She made sure to keep her voice from quivering. "I'm still at the hospital, and I was wondering if I could stay the night."

There was a long sigh. "Just get the fuck away from me, you ungrateful little bitch." Click.

Peridot felt tears start to well up in her eyes. Why was she so hated? It wasn't her fault... Was it? She sniffled and choked back a sob. The blonde quickly made her way back into the hospital, avoiding the prying eyes that stared at the little blonde about to cry.

She headed straight into the bathroom, where Lapis had gone in.

Peridot, for as long as she lived, would never forget what she saw. She had stopped tearing up at the sight, but the image would be burned into her forever. Lapis was standing there at the sinks, face now washed with her bright blue eyes wide, because her sleeves had been rolled up to wash her hands, and Peridot could see her bare arms for the first time.

Lapis' left arm was covered in scars.

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