Ruby's POV

Sapphire didn't speak to Ruby after the scene with Lapis. Ruby wanted to explain herself but Sapphire wouldn't give her the chance.

Sapphire drifted aimlessly around taking different paths then Ruby trying to avoid her as much as possible.

Eventually Ruby gave up trying to catch up to her. Sapphire always seemed as if she was two steps ahead. Whenever Ruby thought she had gotten closer it always turned out to where she was actually farther away then when she had started.

Ruby decided to go visit Lapis at the home world warp and give Sapphire some space. Maybe after some time Sapphire would be open to listening to her as least Ruby hoped she would be.

It took Ruby a couple of tries in the warp pad streams to get to the home world warp. Earth was smaller then Home World but she still didn't know her way around very well.

Ruby arrived on one of the many small warps. She saw both Lapis and Pearl standing on either side of the largest warp there. Ruby had rarely seen warp pads and never one so large that it needed steps.

Ruby took a couple of steps off the warp pad and waved her arms trying to draw only Lapis' attention. Her effort was all for nothing because as soon as Lapis spotted Ruby she shouted out her name.

"Ruby!" It took but mere seconds for Lapis to get to her side.

"Excuse me but you need to stay standing in the spot I assigned you." Pearl spoke in a strong firm voice. Lapis gave Ruby a look that suggested she was fed up with Pearl.

"And you, you don't have clearance to be here. You can't leave your station." Pearl spoke in a rush.

"Relax Pearl I just need to have a quick word with Lapis then I'll be right back to the kindergarten."

"Just because you can walk all over us on home world doesn't mean you can here. This is Earth and on Earth I am your superior so I suggest you return to your station before I report this to Rose." Ruby was shocked at the way she was spoken to. She was used to it coming from other gems but she would have never expected a Pearl to have such an attitude.

"Pearl relax I just need to have a quick word with Lapis to set the record straight." Ruby spoke back not fearing Rose who had showed her such kindness when lettering her pick the kindergarten as her station.

"Set the record straight?" Lapis questioned her with a puzzled look on her face.

"Fine then you leave me no choice." Pearl interjected. She began walking to one of the many warp pads but stopped half way through. She looked to where Ruby and Lapis were standing and turned back around.

"Rose will just have to hear about this tonight." Pearl stated as she walked back to her position she was in before by the largest warp pad there.

"Tonight? Why tonight?" Ruby asked.

"Rose comes to speak with Pearl every night." Lapis replied. They both suspiciously looked over at Pearl. She held a straight face and stared straight ahead. Ruby was sure Pearl could hear and was listening to there conversation but she made no move as to suggest that she was.

"She doesn't come talk to Sapphire every night." Ruby and Lapis shared a look that suggested they both were thinking the same thing.

"Anyway I need to tell you something." Ruby said finally speaking to Lapis about what she had came there for.

"Okay." Lapis said cautiously.

"Well when I told you that Rose had assigned me to the kindergarten and I had no say in it that was a bit of a lie. I asked for the kindergarten to be my station." Ruby let out the rest of her breath relieved to be freed from her lie.

"Oh.."

"Yeah." The two gems stood there in a long stretch of awkward silence.

"Can I just ask you why? Why the kindergarten and not here with me?" Lapis questioned. Ruby hesitated with her reply.

"Well..you see..I just..." Ruby trailed off losing what she was trying to say.

"Yes?" Lapis crossed her arms over her chest waiting for an answer. Ruby took a deep breath and spit it out.

"I like Sapphire okay!" The shock on Lapis' face only increased when the very warp pad she had been guarding activated. Pearl stepped back and readied her spear.

When the warp stream dissipated Ruby was horrified at the gem she saw.

"Jasper."

A/N: Hold onto your hats everybody only a few more chapters left.