Steven universe – Tale of the lightning gem

Chapter 11 – you are…

Orthoclase had left the forest and had arrived back into populated area. He had a lot of on his mind. Questions were flooding his head, questions about this existence. Another thing that Orthoclase remembered was amethyst, saying something about a kindergarten. What was this kindergarten? Is that where he came from? Where is this kindergarten?

"AH!" Orthoclase groaned holding his head. Orthoclase's head was starting to throb. He rubbed his head and contoured walking.

"Ow…" Orthoclase said rubbing his head more. Orthoclase knew he was thinking too much. He tired calming his thoughts. He wasn't thinking about the questions but it didn't stop his head from hurting. The pain he was feeling was increasing. Why was the pain so immense? Wh-

"Ortho?"

Orthoclase looked up. It was lapis.

"Oh…hi Lapis," Orthoclase whispered.

"Are you ok?"

"My head…it hurts so much."

Lapis got closer to him "You're head is hurting?" she said worried. Orthoclase slowly nods.

Lapis didn't know what to do. She looked around and looked back at Orthoclase. "I I need to rest…that's all." Orthoclase said looking at her

"Right…come over here." Lapis said gently taking his hand. She took Orthoclase down to the beach. They both sat down near the water that was going back and forth on land.

"You must be stressed about something?" Lapis asked.

Orthoclase looked at the ocean "somewhat…" he responded.

"Lapis looked at him "what are you stressed about?"

Orthoclase was debating on which he should tell her his thoughts. Maybe she knew. Orthoclase looked at her.

"Lapis…" Orthoclase said.

"Yeah?" Lapis said fully listening.

Orthoclase turned his eyes away from her. "Nothing…just forget it." He said sadly

Lapis looked down at her fingers. She twirled then around. She looked over at Orthoclase. He looked so depressed. It was eating at her. She couldn't stand seeing him like this. She wanted to help him anyway she could.

"Orthoclase," Lapis said looking at him.

Orthoclase looked at her "Yes?"

"You can trust me…you know." Lapis said feeling a lump appear in her throat. She was a little embarrassed.

Orthoclase stared at Lapis. Lapis took her eyes away from her hands and stared at Orthoclase.

"What am I?" Orthoclase asked.

Lapis looked at him and blinked a few times "What do you mean?"

"Where did I come from?"

Lapis rubbed her arm. She was starting to worry more. Why was orthoclase suddenly thinking these things?

Orthoclase puts both his hands on his head. "It hurts so much…" he said painfully.

Lapis scoots over to Orthoclase and sits closer to him. She lifts her hands, hesitating a bit. She places it on his shoulder. Orthoclase removed his hands from his face and looks at Lapis. Lapis took her other hand and placed it on his cheek. Then glides her hand up to his hair and rubs his head.

"Ortho…I can really tell you where you are from. But I can say this. You are your own gem. You are who you want to be. And don't let anyone tell you wrong." Lapis said softly.

"Be….who I want to be?" Orthoclase repeated. Lapis smiled and nods.

"I see…" Orthoclase nods. Orthoclase rubs his head. "My headaches gone,"

"You just had too much on your mind. That and you over worried."

Orthoclase got to his feet. He looked at lapis. "Thank you…lapis." he said softly.

"Heh…no problem."

"I'll see you later lapis…I really tired myself out today..."

"Ok, rest easy Ortho." Lapis said waving at him.

Orthoclase turned around and walked off. Heading back to Yellow diamonds palace.

…

Orthoclase walked through the palace doors. He let out a sigh of relief as he was glad that the strain around his mind and was lifted and his head was clear. He still had plenty of questions that he wanted answered. But as he headed down the hallways back to his room he decided that he was going to hold off on his questions for another time.

"Yo." Said onyx who stopped Orthoclase in the hallway.

"It's you again." Orthoclase said looking up at Onyx.

"Where have you been?" Onyx asked. He sounded as though he was distrust and his voice was horse.

"Well…you can say I was training."

"I see…" Onyx leaned off the wall "Yellow diamond wanted to see you. She wanted to talk to you about something." He then walked off.

Orthoclase looked at Onyx as he walked off. He then turned down the direction to Yellow diamonds office. He stood In front of the large Yellow door with her diamond symbol on it.

"Come in Orthoclase," Yellow diamond said.

The slide door opened. Yellow diamond sat at her desk. She looked at Orthoclase with a soft smile on her face.

"Hello Yellow diamond," Orthoclase said

"Hello Orthoclase." Yellow diamond said happily. "I wanted to speak to you for a moment."

"Ok." Orthoclase said nodding.

"Do you think you have a dull grasp of your powers?" Yellow diamond asked

Orthoclase looked at the floor. It wasn't too long before he was tapping into an ability to see into very far distances. And he was floating.

"To be very honest…no," Orthoclase said

"I see. I haven't really been having enough time to assist you Orthoclase, I apologize."

"Oh no. I have been practicing."

"You have?"

Orthoclase nods. "Yes…I actually discovered something about me...well about my powers actually."

Yellow diamond looked at Orthoclase with full interest

"You discovered something…new about your powers?" Yellow diamond said slowly.

"Yes…you see it's been happening for a while now. When I would doze off I would feel like I'm leaving my body, and I would go up far into the stars, and I can go to far places." Orthoclase explained

Yellow diamonds mouth was opened slightly in shock.

"I tried it earlier today. I did it, I passed so many planets. And I reached Earth."

Yellow diamonds eyes widen "He went that far?" she thought.

Orthoclase stared at Yellow diamond. "For some reason I couldn't go any further." He said.

"I see…" Yellow diamond said nodding "is there anything else that happened Orthoclase?"

Orthoclase nods "I flew for a bit." He responded

"You flew?" Yellow diamond said surprised.

"Yes, well more like floating then flying."

Yellow diamond smiled "This is very interesting Orthoclase. There is more to your powers then it seems." She said getting up from her seat and walking over to Orthoclase.

Orthoclase looks up at yellow diamond.

"But, how come you've waited so late to tell me?" She asked.

"Well…I wanted to wait and see what was going on with me. If it was something serious…I would have told you right away." Orthoclase said looking into Yellow diamonds eyes.

Yellow diamond smiled softly. She places her hand on Orthoclase head and rubs it.

"Thank you Orthoclase." Yellow diamond said smiling "You should go lay down, you must be awfully tired."

Orthoclase nods. "Goodnight Yellow diamond," Orthoclase turned around and left the office. Yellow diamond went back to her seat and sat down. She buried her face in her hands and sighed.

"What was that?" Yellow diamond said holding her chest.

"That feeling…."

End of chapter 11

A/N Oh my god. It feels like a long time since I updated TOTLG (Tale of the lightning gem) sorry for not updating fast. I've been doing a lot of rough drafts for EL Tigre while also doing rough drafts for SU. Chapter 12 is already being worked on. I just had to type out chapter 11. Anyway see you all later! And stay golden!