"What do you mean, 'you lost them?" Peridot fumed. "I don't know where they went, I lost track of them!" Lapis said, worried. "But, I thought you went to go follow them!" Peridot huffed.
"I couldn't find them." Lapis answered.
"Why are gemlings so hard to take care of?" Peridot grumbled.
Cyan squeezed the pink gem's hand. "Something wrong, little one?" She asked. Cyan sensed something peculiar with her tone. But she ignored it anyways. "No." Cyan answered, nervously. The pink gem chuckled.
"Hey, miss, where are we going?" Dootzie inquired. "Don't worry, you'll have found out." The yellow gem said, patting Dootzie's head. "What's your name?" Dootzie asked again.
"No need for more questions, dear." The yellow gem softly said. Cyan bubbled up with more questions. These gems seemed really mysterious, which made Cyan feel a little worried.
Lapis hooked her arm with Peridot's, biting her lip. "Everything is gonna be okay. We just gotta be extra careful of taking care of them." Peridot reassured her. Lapis' expression saddened. "What's wrong, Lapis?"
"Are... are we bad parents?" Lapis whispered, making Peridot widen her eyes.
"O-of course not." Peridot stammered. "What makes you think that?"
"They're always getting in trouble or in danger. It's like we don't even know what we're doing." Lapi explained. "True, but gemlings are hard to take care of, Lapis." Peridot said. "How do you know? This is barely our first batch, how do you know gemlings are hard to look after. They could be easy, maybe it's just our parenting skills." Lapis sighed.
"Face it, Peri, we just don't know how to take care of gemlings."
Peridot fumbled for words. She was right. None of them really didn't know of how to take care of them. Peridot didn't say anything, except tightening her grip around Lapis' arm.
"Everything will be okay," Peridot said. "I promise."
The two gems ended up taking Cyan and Dootzie by a tree. They sat down, as the gemlings gathered flowers that were left around the tree.
"Who do you think they belong to?" The pink gem asked her mate. "I don't know. Though, one has a peridot gem on their forehead. Kinda reminds me of someone." She responded. The pink gem nodded in agreement.
"Do you think their parents might be worried?" The pink gem questioned. "I don't know, Pink." The yellow gem said.
Cyan and Dootzie finally collected all the flowers, then sat down with the two gems. "Can I please know what your names are?" Dootzie asked again. The pink gem chuckled, "Sure kiddo. My name is Pink Topaz, my lover here is named Citrine." Pink answered.
"What's your name?" Citrine asked, a warm smile. "My name is Dootzie, and my sister's name is Cyan." The gemling answered.
"I never heard of a gem like that." Pink raised her eyebrow. "Our moms decided to call us that since it fitted with our color, I guess." Cyan shrugged. "And who are they?" Citrine inquired.
"Who? Our parents?" Cyan questioned. Citrine nodded, "Don't you think they might be worried?"
"Maybe... yeah." Dootzie pouted. "But I wanna learn more about you two." Pink Topaz giggled. "There's really nothing excited about us. Though, it is fun talking to you two." She smiled.
"Anyways, who are your parents?" Pink asked. "Lapis and Peridot." Cyan said.
"Oh." Pink widened her eyes, Citrine chuckled at her lover's response. "I never knew they tied the knot again, after what happened the last time they were here." Citrine hummed.
"What happened the last time?" Cyan narrowed her eyes. "Maybe it's good to keep it a secret for now." Pink cleared her throat. Citrine nodded.
Dootzie shrugged at Cyan. The gemling stared at the two gems with curious eyes. What did happen the last time?