A/N: Hello everyone, I am back with chapter thirty-seven of this story. Here, we begin focusing on Amethyst and what she did during the summer.
Disclaimer: I don't own Steven Universe
It was another beautiful morning in Beach City. Amethyst, Garnet and Pearl awoke to start their day. They showered, dressed and gathered for breakfast. It was nice to be back to this for the three after the summer away. They then sat together for breakfast.
"So, we need to help Lapis." stated Pearl.
The other two nodded their heads in agreement.
"We don't want a repeat of last time." noted Garnet.
Amethyst scoffed at this.
"I'm ready for Jasper this time!" declared Amethyst.
"We cannot be too cocky." warned Pearl.
"I cannot lose this time." vowed Amethyst softly.
"What did you say?" asked Pearl.
"Nothing." answered Amethyst.
Pearl shrugged her shoulders not wanting to lose focus.
"First step is helping Peridot." said Pearl.
Amethyst groaned hearing this.
"She's such a pain in the ass." said Amethyst.
"Yes she is." agreed Pearl.
Amethyst laughed hearing this.
"Damn P., I never thought you'd say something like that." said Amethyst amused.
"Periot is a pain, but even she doesn't deserve to be abused by Jasper." replied Pearl.
"Nobody does." stated Garnet.
The other two agreed with this.
"I can't help but think of the time I spent with my sisters this summer." admitted Pearl.
Garnet swallowed a bite of food.
"I feel the same about my mothers." said Garnet.
The two looked at Amethyst who slouched in her chair.
"Amethyst, what did you do during the summer?" asked Pearl.
Amethyst muttered to herself in Portuguese.
"We didn't get that." noted Garnet.
"I said it doesn't matter." answered Amethyst, with edge to it.
Pearl and Garnet both shared puzzled looks.
"Amethyst is something wrong?" asked Pearl concerned.
"No." answered Amethyst, louder than usual.
"Something is bothering you." noted Garnet.
"No it's not." replied Amethyst forcefully.
"Then why are you being so defensive?" asked Pearl.
"I'm not being defensive!" snapped Amethyst.
Pearl suddenly gasped in horror.
"Did you run into Jasper?" asked Pearl.
Amethyst actually chuckled a bit.
"No." answered Amethyst calmly.
"Oh thank God." sighed Pearl.
Amethyst quickly saw a chance to change the subject.
"Hey Pearl, got any dates?" asked Amethyst.
"No." answered Pearl.
"What about you Garnet?" asked Amethyst.
"The mailman wanted to, but I let him down." answered Garnet.
"Oh yeah. You're not interested in dating." realized Pearl.
"Yup." confirmed Garnet.
"Does that have to do with what's bothering you?" asked Pearl.
"Fuck." cursed Amethyst inwardly.
"You know you can tell us." stated Garnet.
Nothing is wrong!" exclaimed Amethyst.
Amethyst stormed off and left for Beach City University. Pearl and Garnet left soon after and took off toward the university as well. The day went by as normal. Once classes ended, Pearl returned to her job working for Mayor Dewey. She worked for an hour before the Mayor gave Pearl a request for donuts. Pearl shrugged and headed to the Big Donut in town. A blonde girl was behind the counter.
"How can I help you?" asked Sadie.
"A case of jelly donuts." answered Pearl.
"Coming up." replied Sadie.
Sadie began to look for a doughnut case.
"Lars!" called Sadie.
The blonde girl waited a minute without a response.
"Lars!" cried Sadie loudly.
"What?!" asked annoyed reply.
"I need a doughnut case." answered Sadie.
Pearl heard grumbling come from the back.
"Oh boy." thought Pearl, surprised at the situation.
A redheaded boy arrived with a doughnut case.
"Here." said Lars.
"Thanks." replied Sadie.
The blonde blushed a bit which didn't go unnoticed by Pearl.
"Um, can you refill the napkins?" asked Sadie.
"Fine." sighed Lars.
Lars walked off to do this.
"Here we go." said Sadie.
Sadie began to fill the order.
"So, you like him." noted Pearl.
Sadie nearly squeezed the jelly out of a doughnut.
"I don't know what you're talking about." replied Sadie blushing.
"You're face is as red as a tomato." mused Pearl.
Sadie quickly sought to change the situation.
"These are a lot of donuts." noted Sadie.
"It's for the Mayor." replied Pearl.
"Oh, I didn't know you worked for Mayor Dewey." said Sadie.
"I' his trusted Secretary." said Pearl proudly.
"I thought they'd be fore your roommates." said Sadie.
"They might like these. Amethyst definitely would." mused Pearl.
Sadie finished filling out the order.
"Especially since all three of us where gone during the summer." added Pearl.
Sadie and Lars gave each other a confused look.
"Amethyst never left." noted Sadie.
Pearl was surprised by this revelation.
"Of course she was." said Pearl confused.
"Nope. She came here daily." stated Lars matter-of-fact.
"No. She was gone." said Pearl unsure.
"Come here." requested Sadie.
Sadie began to beckon Pearl to the back.
"You can't let people in the back!" exclaimed Lars.
"We have security footage." explained Sadie.
"Oh yeah." replied Lars.
Sadie led Pearl to the back and showed her security footage from the summer proving Amethyst visited the Big Donut daily.
"You where right." gasped Pearl in surprise.
"Told ya." scoffed Lars.
Sadie elbowed Lars in the side for this.
"I don't understand why she lied." muttered Pearl softly.
"Did you say something?" asked Sadie.
"I have to go." answered Pearl.
Pearl left and took the box of doughnuts. Pearl stopped and turned back to pay. She then left and returned to her job at city hall. Once work ended, Pearl left and headed home thinking about what to say. She arrived and was not surprised when the others where already there. Pearl parked and went inside. Amethyst was watching TV while Garnet was on the couch.
"Yo P!" called Amethyst.
"Hello." said Garnet.
Pearl entered and shut the door.
"Amethyst, why did you lie to us?" asked Pearl.
The others gave Pearl their undivided attention.
"I don't know what you're talking about." answered Amethyst uneasy.
"You never left. You stayed in Beach City all summer." answered Pearl.
Amethyst felt her heart drop into her stomach.
"What is she talking about?" asked Garnet firmly.
"I don't know." answered Amethyst sweating.
"I stopped at The Big Donut to pick up an order for the Mayor." began Pearl.
Amethyst muttered under her breath in Portuguese.
"The two workers showed me security footage. You where here all summer and you frequently visited The Big Donut." stated Pearl.
Amethyst gulped nervously.
"Is this true?" asked Garnet.
Amethyst's eyes shifted back and forth.
"I...um...well...you see..." stammered Amethyst.
"Look Amethyst..." began Pearl.
"No!" snapped Amethyst.
Pearl was taken aback by the anger in Amethyst's voice.
"I didn't fuck with your shit when you where hiding being gay and you should fuck around with my personal shit!" declared Amethyst.
Pearl was left speechless.
"I'm going to my room! Leave me alone!" snapped Amethyst.
Amethyst stormed off leaving a stunned Pearl and Garnet behind.
"Well. That did not go well." noted Garnet.
Pearl sat down on the couch.
"Oh great." sighed Pearl.
Pearl rubbed her temples.
"This gets worse and worse." said Pearl worried.
"I believe you." said Garnet.
Pearl smiled a bit.
"Thanks." replied Pearl.
Garnet nodded her head.
"What convinced you?" asked Pearl curious.
"I knew she never left." answered Garnet.
Pearl jumped to her feet in surprise.
"I could tell by the way she talked that Amethyst never intended to leave." explained Garnet.
"But, you didn't say anything." noted Pearl.
"I had no proof." shrugged Garnet.
Pearl bit her lip.
"What do you think is wrong?" asked Pearl.
"I have no clue." admitted Garnet.
Pearl suddenly had a thought which made her queasy.
"It might have to do with Jasper." proposed Pearl uneasy.
"They are cousins." mused Garnet.
Pearl stamped her foot on the ground.
"Why the hell is Jasper such a pain in the butt?!" asked Pearl annoyed.
"We don't know if Jasper is involved." said Garnet.
"She knows about us and our trying to help Lapis. Hell, she hospitalized Amethyst and I." replied Pearl.
"True." admitted Garnet.
Pearl let out a groan.
"This sucks." sighed Pearl.
"Yeah." agreed Garnet.
Pearl thought for a moment.
"What do we do?" asked Pearl.
Garnet now thought for a moment.
"I don't know." answered Garnet.
This answer clearly was not what Pearl wanted to hear.
"It'll be fine." said Garnet.
Pearl began to bit her lower lip.
"If you do that you'll bleed." noted Garnet.
Pearl realized Garnet was correct and stopped.
"Listen to me." began Garnet.
Garnet walked over and placed her hands on Pearl's shoulders.
"You and I will handle this and it'll be fine!" declared Garnet.
Pearl sniffled a bit.
"Thank you." said Pearl.
A/N: That is where we'll end things for now. Next time, we continue with this development. Please review.