Chapter 13: Onyx and Lapis
The next day, Steven woke up in his bed, tucked in, and blinded by the morning sun. He yawned, and got out of bed, and smelled something cooking.
"Mm, Onyx's cooking." Onyx, the grey gem, was standing in front of the stove, watching the fluffy, scrambled eggs sizzle. A timer went off, and Onyx stopped it, and opened the oven, and took out a tray of sizzling bacon. "Morning Onyx!" Steven yelled. The grey gem turned and saw Steven at the counter.
"Oh, your just in time." He said, as he loaded Stevens plate with eggs, and bacon. "Would you like some orange juice?"
"Sure." Onyx poured Steven a cup of orange juice out of a pitcher.
"I heard there's gonna be an event happening in Beach city today."
"Really?" Steven asked with a mouthful of food.
"Yeah, and it's gonna have games, food, and best of all fireworks." Stevens eyes lit up like stars. "It starts at seven and ends at twelve so I figured, that since there are no missions, we could all go." Onyx said.
"Go where?" Lapis asked as she was waking up from her long slumber.
"Lapis, there's going to be a big event in beach city, there's gonna be games, food, and fireworks, isn't that amazing?" Lapis looked puzzled, as to what these things Steven said were.
"Games, fire...works?" She asked.
"Oh, yeah." Steven said. "Sorry, I forgot your not used to our customs." Steven said. The gems door suddenly opened, revealing all three gems walking out in unison.
"What customs?" Pearl asked.
"Pearl, Garnet, Amethyst!" Steven yelled in excitement. "Beach City, event, big!" Onyx chuckled, then realized something.
"Oh, I forgot, I have to go the store." He said. He some money off the table and left the temple. "I'll be back In a few." Lapis then followed him out the door.
"Huh, Lapis, where ya goin?" Steven asked.
"I'm gonna go with him." She said.
"Well okay." And with that, Lapis left the temple with the grey and black gem.
"I'm really surprised you wanted to come with me." Onyx said, as he was placing a pack of a dozen grade A eggs on the conveyer belt, along with butter, and milk.
"I just wanted to get time alone with you." Onyx gave her a playful little smirk, and she giggled at him.
"Not like that."
"That'll be eleven twenty-five." The cashier said. Onyx, gave her 15 dollars, took his change and bags, and left the market with Lapis.
The two were walking back to the temple, and were silent the whole way, much to Onyx's dismay.
"Okay, so you wanted to see more of me?" Onyx said. He stopped by a bench, and sat down, leaving a space for Lapis to sit.
"Yes, I...wanted to see...how you were." She said, while blushing, however Onyx could already detect a dark blue shade on her cheeks.
"Well, first, lets start with you." The grey gem said. "So how've you been?"
"Not very good." Lapis lowered her head in a depressed way, and closed her eyes.
"Aw, well, we have time to catch up with each other, so...shoot." Onyx said.
"Shoot what?" Lapis asked.
"Oh sorry, shoot is another way of saying, talk." He explained.
"Oh, well, where do I begin." She said. "You can start with what's going on with your teammates."
"Oh, you mean Peridot and Jasper." She said.
"What're they like?" Onyx asked.
"Oh, what're they like?" She repeated. "Evil, obnoxious, and most of all...annoying."
"Geez, sounds like a tough life, living with them."
"I know." Lapis said. "Peridot is the least of my worries, but Jasper, she just...ugh." Lapis said angrily.
"I see."
"Enough about me, what about you?"
"Well, I've been recovering ever since the war, but when I was awakened, I got a very rude awakening." He said.
"Why what happened?" Lapis asked. He shifted his position and got ready to tell her.
"Well, for starters, Pearl really made it hard for me to be accepted, and with all the drama that's going on right now, it's just amazing I'm still alive." Lapis placed her warm blue hands on top of Onyx's.
"Well, I'm just glad to see you again." Onyx began to blush, as he stared into Lapis Lazuli's blue eyes. She shifted closer to him, and puckered her lips.
"AW!" She opened her eyes, and saw people of beach city watching, and awing. They both blushed.
"I think we should go." Onyx said.
"Good idea." They both stood up, picked up the groceries, and walked back to the temple, blushing heavily.
The day had gone by quickly and the gems and everyone else were already on there way to the pier for the event. Steven was filled with joy, while the gems were highly confused, but fascinated. They stopped at the first game, which read, 'Ball toss.'
"Step right up...knock the bottles down with four balls, win a prize." The man at the counter said. Steven put down a dollar, and obtained the four base balls. He threw the first one, but missed, and the next three completely missed.
"Oh, sorry sport, better luck next time right?" He said sarcastically. Onyx stepped in, and placed a dollar down. He obtained the four, and hit each of the bottles, easily."
"Woah, Onyx." Steven said, and they looked at him.
"I do use rock shuriken." Onyx said. And they agreed. Lapis grinned. Onyx picked out a brown bear for Steven and they left the stand.
Throughout the night, The gang played other games like bumper cars, ring toss, squirt balloons, and rode rides like the teacups, which completely annihilated Pearl, and made Amethyst and Steven laugh. It even made Onyx chuckle, and Lapis grin slightly. All together, it was just a good night for the gems. Now it was almost time for the fireworks, and Onyx and Lapis were on the top of the Ferris wheel together. Everyone else was sitting, eating and laughing. The other gems were down below as well, which made it even more relaxing for Lapis and Onyx.
"Today was a good day." Onyx said. Lapis giggled.
"Yeah." She said, and her smile quickly faded.
"You're thinking about the element four to attack soon aren't you?" Onyx said. She nodded.
"I'm just...worried." Lapis said. "And we still haven't found Peridot, and she could probably form an alliance with them and..." Onyx placed his hand on hers.
"Don't think like that...if you do, then it would assure our inevitable death." He said.
"So...how am I supposed to think?" She asked.
"Well, just...believe that we can come out victorious." He said. "And just...have faith." She blushed.
"You're right, I don't even know why I doubted you all." Lapis said. Onyx picked a piece off of the pink cotton candy we bought to share with him and Lapis, and let it melt in his mouth.
"What is that anyway?" The blue gem asked.
"Cotton candy, try it." Lapis picked a piece off, and ate some of it, then let out a long hmmm, sound. "See."
"The taste is quite nice." She said. The first two flares from the fireworks were launched and exploded in the air with beautiful vibrant colors.
"Wow...there so pretty." Lapis said. Onyx thought to himself, then turned, looked Lapis Lazuli in her blue eyes, and gave her a long kiss. She was confused, but was intrigued by his movement, and actions. He let go then smiled at her.
"I suppose humans call that...a kiss?" She asked.
"You guessed it." He said. Lapis snuggled next to him, rested her head on his broad shoulder and watched the grand finale of the fireworks with Onyx.
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