Peridot, Amethyst, Rose, and Greg sat in Amethyst's apartment living room. They had moved from Amethyst's bedroom to give them all a little more elbow room. Even so, Amethyst and Peridot still sat as closely on the couch as they could. Rose and Greg didn't blame them. The two girls deserved their love, especially after all the stuff they went through. Rose had just finished telling a tale of how she had Greg run around town, buying her a multitude of different foods. Rose wasn't allowed to eat while in labor, so as soon as Steven was born, she ate whatever she could get her hands on. After food, Rose demanded Greg take care of Steven while she rested. Then when she awoke, she demanded to hold Steven until she had to rest again.
"I was so mean!" Rose finished, laughing. She sat on the couch next to Amethyst and Peridot while Greg stood beside her, leaning on the arm of the couch. "I still feel bad about it."
"And I told you not to worry about it." Greg said, placing a hand on Rose's shoulder. "I was happy to do that much for you. I really couldn't do anything else besides that, anyway."
"I still wanna make it up to you."
"Maybe you could make it up to him when Steven gets old enough to move out of the house." Amethyst suggested, then added a nudge to Rose's side. "You know, if ya catch my drift."
"Oh, I don't know.." Rose said with a slightly sultry voice, turning to look at her husband. Greg's face was already heated up in a blush. "I haven't been dirty in so long..~"
Amethyst laughed. "I'd give you pointers, but I haven't been around a dick in months."
"Okay, I think I wanna go home now." Peridot said, standing from the couch. She fished in her pockets, searching for her phone so that she could call Jasper to pick her up. But she had forgotten that she took a shower, and left her phone in her other pants. She turned to Amethyst. "Hey, are those clothes from earlier still in the bathroom?"
"Yeah. You sure you wanna leave, though?" Amethyst stood from the couch and gently took Peridot's hand in her own, almost desperately. "We were just messing around, you know?"
"I need to tell Jasper and Lapis what happened, anyway." Peridot said, forcing a small smile. Of course, she really didn't want to relive that moment. But Peridot thought that her closest friends deserved to know.
"Can.." Amethyst started, but paused. She bit her lip, seeming to be in thought before she continued speaking. "Can I come with you?"
The smile on Peridot's face shifted from being a forced grimace to a genuine curl of her lips. "I was gonna ask you to come with me anyway. We still have a lot of catching up to do."
Rose stood from the couch to stand with Amethyst and Peridot, and Greg stood beside his wife, arm wrapped around her waist. "What about your mother?"
"Oh.." Peridot hadn't thought of that. How was she going to tell her mother that she murdered someone in cold blood? Well, of course that wasn't the case, but Peridot still had a feeling that that's what she did. A couple of weeks ago, Peridot would have been terrified at the thought of what Yellow Diamond would do to her. Peridot has taken a life, and that version of her mother would have brought righteous justice down upon Peridot's very being. But that was only Peridot's imagination.
After her conversations with her mother this past week, Peridot had no doubt in her mind that Yellow Diamond would be supportive, but that seemed to be just as bad in Peridot's mind. Peridot knew she'd be coddled like a child, maybe even taken from Amethyst for "protection." Yellow Diamond would see Amethyst as a bad influence, a luck begone whore of New York that brought her child into the dregs of humanity, forcing Peridot to have to defend herself against a man hell bent on survival. Well, that's how Peridot imagined her mother would react now.
But even despite Peridot's imagination, despite her fear, she knew that she couldn't lie to her mother. Not when they had just started to become closer to each other. "I'll tell her when she gets home. I don't want her to have to worry about me while she's on the other side of the planet."
Rose smiled and shook her head. "Trust me. Coming from a mother, I think she'd rather you tell her as soon as possible. In a week or so, when she returns and finds out that you've kept this from her? She won't be happy."
"I don't really care." Peridot said. "She's living it up in Italy right now. She can kick my ass later, I just want her to have a good time."
"Your mom won't be saying the same thing." Greg added.
Peridot just shrugged. It was pretty clear that her mind was made up. Rose sighed, and sat back down on the couch, a clear sign that she had given up trying to convince Peridot otherwise. Greg went to follow suit, but stopped himself short.
"You know.." He started, addressing Peridot. "I can take you girls to your house if you give me directions. I can pick Steven up from Jenny on the way back, anyway, maybe save your driver a trip."
"I'd appreciate that." Peridot was quick to accept the offer. It was clear that she was excited. Peridot's eyes practically danced, even if she herself tried to stay stoic. "It's been a long time since I've ridden in a regular car."
Greg laughed, putting his hands on his hips. Amethyst and Peridot couldn't help but compare Greg's jollyness to that of Saint Nick. "Well it's a van, but it's definitely regular." He then turned to his wife. "I'll be back in bit. Might be a while, with traffic picking back up."
"Of course." Rose stood from the couch again and took Greg's hands in hers, giving him a quick kiss. "Just be careful, alright? You know how uncomfortable I am with you driving that old thing."
"Never let me down before." Greg replied with an almost cocky smile. He then pursed his lips in thought. "Well, except for that little flood we had a couple years ago. Or when I was caught in that earthquake when I was sneaking in the van to sleep."
"You snuck into your own van?" Amethyst asked.
"Hey, I used to be homeless, remember? Wasn't my van at the time." Greg reminded her, looking over his shoulder. "If you wanna go grab some clothes before we head out, go ahead and do that."
"Yeah, alright." Amethyst grabbed Peridot's hand and lead her back to her room. "Come on, you can help me pack."
As the couple left to room, Greg looked to Rose again, his eyebrow raised. "So.. were you serious about the whole "dirty" thing?"
"Oh, sweety.." Rose cupped Greg's cheek in her hand, her whisper low, seductive. "You'll find out when Steven moves out."
"Can't blame a guy for askin'." Greg said, even though he'd be perfectly fine if Rose never did any of that stuff for him. Her love and compassion was the reason he fell in love with her in the first place. The sex just happened to be a surprise bonus, when Rose had told him she wanted to have a baby. And Rose knew this as well, that Greg would never do such a thing as ask her to pleasure him. This, among literally hundreds of other things, is a reason why she loves this man so.
"No.." Rose whispered, normally. Romantically. "No I can't." Then she was pulled into an embracing kiss, allowing themselves a few moments of bliss before returning to their daily lives. Even though Rose and Greg weren't directly involved with what had happened to Peridot, the news certainly took some sort of toll on them.
Amethyst and Peridot now sat in the back seat of Greg's van as he drove them from the slums of New York to Peridot's mansion. Peridot sat in the middle seat so that she could be close to her girlfriend. They held each other as if they wouldn't see each other again for years, and, given the circumstance, that just might be a possibility.
The girls weren't stupid. They knew that Garnet's word as a police woman didn't mean anything to the higher ups. Even if it was self defence, or if it was to protect someone in an emotional and spontaneous outburst, Peridot still killed a man.
When Peridot had followed Amethyst and Greg out of the apartment, she saw the body in the streets. Garnet had not yet call an ambulance, or a hearse for that matter. In that time, Peridot couldn't help but stare at the cold corpse. Her grip in Amethyst's hand had tightened to the point where Amethyst looked at Peridot and followed her gaze. When Amethyst realized what was going on, she rushed the group to Greg's van, which was sitting behind the apartments. When they sat themselves in the vehicle, Greg tried to rush passed the body, Amethyst kept Peridot away from the windows, and that was that.
The rest of the ride was spent in silence, aside from the occasional cough or sneeze, and Peridot giving directions to Greg. The sun was already setting. It was odd to think that everything that had happened only just occurred today. Only when they reached the more ritzy parts of New York did Greg start asking questions.
"So which of these lovely homes is yours?" Greg felt a little uncomfortable, driving his run down van through such a contrasting neighborhood. His van was decorated with planets and the moon, as well as the name he liked to call himself whenever he sang for people on the streets, Mr. Universe. It was ironic that his last name happened to be coincide with his musician alias.
Compared to the van, all of the cars in these fancy driveways were far more dignified. Black, red, and yellow sports cars, aerodynamic and probably more expensive than Rose's entire apartment complex.
"You'll know when you see it." Peridot responded, a hint of pride to her voice. "It'll be the one at the end of the street, up a little bit of a hill. It looks like it should be landing strip for thieves."
"Oh.. I think I see it." Peridot and Amethyst exchanged knowing grins at Greg's words. Even from where they were in the van, just a bit over half way down the rich people street, Greg could already see the house. Just like Amethyst when she had first witnessed its glory, Greg was impressed. But he was also even more uncomfortable than ever. Just the sheer size of the mansion he drove up to was intimidating. Really, Greg would consider it a palace fit for kings.
Greg pulled up to the gate of the mansion and set his van to park, turning in his seat to look back at Peridot. "So what now? Is there an intercom or something?"
"No, no intercoms." Peridot replied, stepping out of the vehicle. She walked up to the side of the gate and began to do her thing with the security system.
"I guess it's a family and employee only access." Amethyst said to Greg when he continued to give her an inquisitive look. "They figured it's safer to have an actual tenant of the house bring the guest in themselves, if they have any, I guess."
"That's uh... pretty secure." Greg said turning back in his seat to face the front. "I can only imagine how much it cost."
"Didn't cost a thing." Amethyst stated. She leaned back and put her feet up on the passenger's seat in front of her. "Peri made and installed all of this."
Greg couldn't help but let out an incredulous laugh. "I don't believe you."
"My girl's a smart one, Gregory." Amethyst used Greg's real name to sound more fancy. Greg could practically hear the pride Amethyst had for Peridot. "You know, when we were in the orphanage, Peri turned our box T.V into an H.D screen just by using our caretaker's phone."
"Considering you only just got your memory of her back, forgive me if even that's a little hard to believe."
"Eh, it doesn't matter." Amethyst looked out the car window and saw Peridot walking back to the car. She smiled. "As long as I know, it doesn't matter.."
The rest of the drive up to the actual door of the mansion took about a minute and a half. Amethyst had never really judged the distance until now. Back then, she didn't really care. All she wanted to do was give her client an orgasm, get paid, maybe spend a little time gaining a new friend. Hell, before Amethyst regained her memories, before she realized she even had amnesia, she was fully prepared to let Jasper, Lapis, and whoever else hire her services. But now, as she stepped out of Greg's van, leading Peridot by the hand, she had no doubt in her mind that her childhood friend was the one for her.
"Thanks for the lift, Greg." Amethyst said, fingers to her head in a false scout's salute. She made her way to the back of Greg's van to collect her one Wal-Mart bag of clothes. Peridot smiled.
"Yeah, I'm sure Jasper will appreciate it."
"No problem. Really, I'm happy to help any time." Greg responded, setting the gear to reverse. He waited until Amethyst was in the clear before turning around to make his way back to pick up Steven and return to his wife.
Amethyst and Peridot turned and walked up to the giant door of the house. Peridot reached out to open the door, but Amethyst stopped her hand.
"You gonna be okay? You haven't really talked a lot today."
Peridot sighed. "I've just.. been thinking. About what I'm going to say to them. To my mom."
"It's eating you that badly, huh?" Amethyst asked, and Peridot nodded with a small smile.
"Yeah. I mean, what am I supposed to say? "Hey Lapis, Jasper, while you guys were busy fucking your brains out, I shot a man dead"? Or how about, "Mom, good news! I learned how to shoot a gun while you were away by shooting homeless people"?"
"You know that's not how it happened, babe." Amethyst tried to reassure, rubbing her thumb on the back of Peridot's hand. "It wasn't so easy as that. I mean, you must have been pretty freaked."
"I know, but.." Peridot paused, sighing once more. "How do I tell someone something like that? I killed someone."
"Well you don't have to tell them alone, you know. I mean, I wasn't there to get a play by play, but I'm with you now. I'll stay with you too. From now on."
"You're such a romantic." Peridot said with a chuckle. She turned to Amethyst and kissed her, getting herself a little encouragement before walking to her own personal Hell. Then she pulled away. "I'm glad you're with me, though. I love you so much."
Amethyst felt her face heat up. No matter how many times Peridot said those words, she would never get used to them. "I love you too, you dork." Amethyst said while turning Peridot to pat her back. "Now let's get in there and get this over with. We'll make it quick, like a band aid."
"Oh yeah." Peridot replied with sarcasm, opening the door and leading Amethyst into the house. "As soon as I see them I'll say I killed a man, then we'll go to my room and start playing video games like nothing happened."
Amethyst stuck out her tongue at Peridot. "You know what I mean." She then took a look around the giant entrance hall. She never really appreciated the intricate designs of the wallpaper until now, when she had time to. "Yup.. Still as big as last time."
"Corrosion isn't going to make it smaller for another couple hundred years, Ame."
Amethyst scoffed, following Peridot up the stairs. "Pfft, smartass."
"Yeah, but I'm your smartass." Peridot retorted, shaking her butt in Amethyst's face as she climbed the stairs. "And if I recall, you said it's a great ass too."
Amethyst practically ate Peridot's ass up with her eyes. "Oh yeah. It's a damn shame I'm bleeding this week.."
"That just means I can't really touch you if I don't want my hands to get dirty." Peridot stated. When they reached the top of the stairs, they started walking to Peridot's room. Her words became stuttered, and shy. "Y-you know.. you can still play with my body. I-If you want.."
"Mm, well in that case.." Amethyst grabbed Peridot's hand, letting go of her bag of clothes. Amethyst pushed Peridot against the wall, placing her lips dangerously close to Peridot's neck. "How about I take you here and now..?"
Peridot's initial surprise was quickly followed by what she could only assume to be was arousal. Amethyst's breath on her neck was hot. Peridot's arms were being gripped so tightly as she was pinned to the wall. She could feel her legs shaking, and this all happened so quickly!
"Oh my god.." Peridot groaned, arching her back. Amethyst smiled, pleased with herself. She could feel Peridot's breasts pressed against hers, and that was almost enough to make Amethyst actually ravage her girlfriend in this hallway. Almost.
"Sorry, Peri." Amethyst said as she pulled away from Peridot, grinning. Amethyst grabbed her bag from the floor. "Maybe after you actually tell your friends what's up."
"Ugh, you bitch.." Peridot whined, fixing her glasses as she tried to regain her composure. Being pushed against the wall, handled so forcefully.. If Amethyst knew what was happening between Peridot's legs at this moment, she might change her mind. Peridot was definitely going to have to change underwear.
"Don't you "bitch" me, you know I'm right." Amethyst said with a laugh. "Come, you can't put it off forever."
"Put what off?"
Amethyst and Peridot turned to see Lapis exiting one of the many rooms that she was paid to clean. Lapis was dressed in her usual maid outfit now, complete with a feather duster. Amethyst could swear she was in some sort of sit com or drama show.
"Oh, Lapis!" Peridot greeted, her face heating into more of a blush than when Amethyst had her against the wall. It was clear she was incredibly nervous. "You're almost done with cleaning?"
"Yeah.." Lapis answered, raising an eyebrow. "I just have to sweep all the dust down to the entry hall and vacuum. But how'd you get back home? Jasper's asleep."
"We got a ride." Amethyst answered for Peridot. "A friend of mine."
Lapis crossed her arms judgingly. "Well alright, but what about you? Aren't you supposed to be in jail?"
"A lot happened today, Lapis." Peridot cut in with a sigh. She knew that she couldn't let Amethyst say everything. Fixing her glasses again, Peridot prepared herself for the worst. Mentally, at least. "You need to get Jasper. We have a lot to talk about."
Author's Note:
It feels good to get another chapter for this story out. Honestly, this is probably my favorite story to work on. It's so much more in depth than anything else I've written so far, aside from Hell Hath no Fury.
Speaking of which, that's gonna be the next story to have a chapter come out, so be on the lookout for it.
Also, I've been thinking of making a different sort of story, at least for my style. Tell Tale Game's The Walking Dead, except with the characters from Steven Universe. Of course I don't plan on making it exactly to scale with the game with just different characters, but let me know what you guys think.
As always, so long for now.