A/N: Hello everyone, I am back with chapter fourteen of this chapter. Here, we pick up with where we left off last time then focus on Garnet and Amethyst.
Disclaimer: I don't own Steven Universe
The rise of the sun and the chirping of birds signaled morning had come. Pearl, Garnet and Amethyst had returned home and gone straight to bed following their discovery the night prior. Now, they gathered for breakfast the morning after.
"Good Morning." said Pearl awkwardly.
"Morning." replied Amethyst awkwardly.
"Morning." said Garnet in her usual tone.
Pearl let out a deep sigh.
"We cannot avoid this forever." said Pearl.
"Pearl is right. We have to talk." agreed Garnet.
"I told ya she had someone helping her." shrugged Amethyst.
"Jasper told Peridot she was keeping her safe." noted Garnet.
"I wonder what that means." mused Pearl.
Amethyst blew a raspberry.
"Peridot is a puny little shit. She's be somebody's bitch if it weren't for Jasper." shrugged Amethyst.
"Language." reprimanded Pearl.
Amethyst rolled her eyes at this.
"She does have a point." said Garnet.
Amethyst grinned proudly.
"You told us she is in your classes." stated Garnet.
"Amethyst, is there anything you can tell us about Peridot?" asked Pearl.
"She's a nerd." answered Amethyst.
Pearl groaned a bit at this.
"I remember her saying she's Filipino." said Amethyst.
Amethyst thought for a moment.
"I've heard her say some tech and sci-fi babble." added Amethyst.
Amethyst continued thinking, but shrugged her shoulders.
"That's all I got." shrugged Amethyst.
Pearl rubbed her temples.
"Okay, we can work with that." said Pearl, trying to be optimistic.
"How?" asked Amethyst.
"I don't know." answered Pearl.
"Well this sucks." sighed Amethyst.
"At least Lapis wasn't there." sighed Pearl.
"Geez, I saw she gets you wet." chuckled Amethyst.
"I don't understand." said Pearl.
Amethyst rolled her eyes at this.
"So dense." murmured Amethyst.
Amethyst pointed to her groin causing Pearl's face t become as red as a tomato.
"That's obscene!" cried Pearl.
Amethyst laughed while Pearl calmed herself down.
"I'm screw with ya." noted Amethyst.
"You can do it without being so obscene." replied Pearl.
"Homosexuality is a joke to her." thought Pearl.
"Amethyst, have tried talking to Peridot?" asked Garnet.
"She's a total nerd." answered Amethyst.
"Be that as it may...you can still talk to her." said Pearl.
"I guess." mused Amethyst, scratching the back of her head.
"Can you try talking to her tomorrow." requested Pearl.
"Sure." shrugged Amethyst.
"Thank you." said Pearl, breathing a sigh of relief.
"Be careful what you say." noted Garnet.
"Right. Don't tell us you know her. This is very important." added Pearl.
"Gotcha." relied Amethyst.
The girls went to bed and slept through the night. The next day they awoke, got ready and went to school like normal. Pearl then went to work and focused as best she could. Pearl raced home after work ended and found Garnet, but no Amethyst. They wanted and waited but, Amethyst hadn't come home. Finally, after more than two hours Amethyst finally came home.
"Yo!" called Amethyst.
Pearl sighed in relief.
"I was worried you wouldn't come home." noted Pearl.
"No need to be." shrugged Amethyst.
Amethyst opened the fridge and began to rummage through it.
"So..." began Pearl.
"So what?" asked Amethyst confused.
Amethyst pulled out sliced ham and began to devour it.
"How did it go with Peridot?" asked Pearl.
Amethyst blinked and slapped her forehead.
"Fuck! I totally forgot!" cried Amethyst.
"I told you this was important." noted Pearl.
"Chill." replied Amethyst dismissively.
"Amethyst, I cannot help but notice you lackadaisical attitude." said Garnet.
"Eh. I don't take shit seriously." shrugged Amethyst.
"There are somethings you need to take serious." noted Pearl.
"Like your classes." added Garnet.
"Amethyst, are you struggling in your classes?" asked Pearl.
"I'm fine." answered Amethyst.
"I heard your professor warn you about failing." noted Garnet.
"Oh my stars!" gasped Pearl.
"So what! I'm not the best in class! Big freaking deal!" cried Amethyst.
"You cannot fail your class." warned Garnet.
Amethyst winced at this.
"I don't need this shit! Fuck both of you!" screamed Amethyst.
Amethyst turned and stormed off.
"Wait!" cried Pearl.
Pearl turned around.
"What in the world was that about?" asked Pearl.
Garnet answered with an uncertain shrug.
"She'll come back when she calms down." said Pearl.
"Probably." agreed Garnet.
Pearl sat down and looked at Garnet.
"Garnet, can I ask you a question?" asked Pearl cautiously.
"Yes." answered Garnet.
"Why do you always wear sunglasses?" asked Pearl.
Garnet chuckled a bit and removed her sunglasses.
"I have glaucoma. That is why I wear sunglasses all the time." answered Garnet.
"I see." mused Pearl.
Garnet put her sunglasses back on.
"I have Anirida." explained Garnet.
"Oh. I'm so sorry." said Pearl.
"There is nothing to feel sorry about." shrugged Garnet.
"But..." began Pearl.
"I have lived with this my entire life. I'm used to it." said Garnet.
"Do...you use medication?" asked Pearl.
"Latanoprost." answered Garnet.
A moment of silence followed.
"Amethyst will be back." mused Garnet.
"Probably." agreed Pearl.
Garnet turned and began walking away.
"Wait." requested Pearl.
Garnet stopped and turned around.
"Thank you for telling me that." said Pearl.
Garnet gave her a thumbs up.
Hours past and t was pitch black outside. Amethyst still had not come home and pearl began to worry. Unable to wait, Pearl left and began looking for Amethyst. After an hour, Mr. Smiley pointed her to a canyon a few miles away. After a long drive, she arrived and began wandering the eerie canyon. Pearl felt her skin crawl as she wandered through the canyon, but finally found Amethyst on a rock.
"There you are!" called Pearl.
"Hey." said Amethyst flatly.
Pearl walked over to Amethyst.
"I was so worried. Let's go home now." said Pearl.
Amethyst let out a little chuckle.
"I don't want to go back." huffed Amethyst.
"Why?" asked Pearl.
"I'm a failure." answered Amethyst.
"What makes you say that?" asked Pearl surprised.
"It was stated earlier." answered Amethyst bitterly.
"We didn't mean it like that." replied Pearl.
"Yeah right." scoffed Amethyst.
Pearl put her hand on Amethyst's shoulder.
"We are not belittling you." said Pearl.
Amethyst angrily slapped Pearl's hand away.
"Don't give me that shit!" cried Amethyst.
Pearl was taken aback by this.
"What makes you say that?" asked Pearl concerned.
Amethyst jumped off the rock.
"Because I've dealt with this shit all my fucking life!" answered Amethyst.
Pearl could see tears welling up in Amethyst's eyes.
"I never asked to be born!" declared Amethyst.
Silence followed as Amethyst began to shake.
"Amethyst, I -" began Pearl
"I'm...a mistake." said Amethyst, quivering.
Amethyst sank to her knees and began sobbing.
"Oh God." said Pearl shaken.
Pearl bent down and embraced Amethyst.
"No you are not." said Pearl.
"I'm just a shriveled runt." sobbed Amethyst.
"Wrong! You are great!" declared Pearl.
"You tell me my flaws. I'm just in the way." sobbed Amethyst.
Pearl winced as guilt hit her.
"I know. You are not perfect, but neither am I. I am a Plain Jane and your live life to the fullest. I envy that." said Pearl.
Amethyst calmed down.
"Really?" asked Amethyst.
"Yes." answered earl.
Amethyst cleared her eyes.
"Much better." sad Pearl.
"Yeah. Yeah." laughed Amethyst.
"Amethyst, where does this come from?" asked Pearl.
"I got bullied most of my life." answered Amethyst.
"Can't you tell your family?" asked Pearl.
"No." answered Amethyst.
"Is something wrong with your family?" asked Pearl.
"No. I've got a big ass family and we're close." answered Amethyst proudly.
"That's great." said Pearl.
"I've got a bunch of sisters and also cousins." replied Amethyst.
"That's nice." said Pearl.
A minute passed with nothing being said.
"Pearl, did you really mean what you said?" asked Amethyst.
"Yes." answered Pearl.
"I...think I'm ready to go home." said Amethyst.
The two left and headed home. Neither woman said a word on the entire trip home. They arrived and headed up the stairs. Opening the door, they Garnet waiting for them. Garnet was relieved to see Amethyst. They walked inside and Pearl closed the door behind her. The three of them sat down on the couch.
"Are things okay?" asked Garnet.
"Yes." answered Pearl.
Pearl stopped for a moment.
"I can't continue without Amethyst's permission." said Pearl.
"Go ahead." replied Amethyst.
Pearl quickly caught Garnet up on what happened.
"Are you going to be okay?" asked Garnet.
"Yeah." answered Amethyst.
Amethyst let out a sighed.
"I'm sorry for freaking out on you." said Amethyst.
"It's okay." said Garnet.
A/N: That is where we'll end this chapter. I won't lie, the latter of this chapter was a bit harder to write than I thought. Next time, Pearl visits her family for the Christmas season. Please review.