A/N: Hello everyone, I am back with chapter forty-nine of this story. Here, we return to our main plot of helping Lapis.
Disclaimer: I don't own Steven Universe
Monday arrived marking the return of classes for students. Pearl, Garnet and Amethyst all awoke to start the day. They showered, dressed and gathered together at the table for breakfast.
"So...we need to refocus on Lapis, Peridot and Jasper." began Pearl.
"Sounds good to me." shrugged Amethyst.
Garnet nodded her head in agreement.
"So...what do we do?" asked Pearl.
The three women thought.
"We gotta isolate her." said Garnet.
"Yes! That's a good idea!" declared Pearl.
"What about Peridot?" asked Amethyst.
"I believe we should still try and befriend her too." answered Pearl.
"Cool." replied Amethyst.
Garnet again nodded her head in agreement.
"The important thing is getting them away from Jasper." noted Pearl.
"Easier said then done." mused Amethyst flatly.
"Has she always been controlling?" asked Pearl.
"Not really." answered Amethyst.
"Even after she began bullying you?" asked Garnet.
"Nope." answered Amethyst.
Amethyst rubbed her chin.
"Then again I don't know of her relationships before Lapis." admitted Amethyst.
"What do you think Garnet?" asked Amethyst.
Garnet did answer.
"So, what do you think Garnet?" asked Amethyst.
"Jasper's past relationships don't matter." answered Garnet.
Pearl mumbled a bit.
"P." began Amethyst.
Pearl slammed her hands on the table.
"Please talk to me!" demanded Pearl.
Garnet remained silent.
"Please...I can't take this." said Pearl.
Garnet bit her lower lip.
"I'm..." began Garnet.
Garnet looked at Pearl who was uneasy.
"I'm not ready Pearl." said Garnet.
Pearl took a moment to digest this.
"I understand." sighed Pearl.
As she was feeling down, a sudden retaliation suddenly hit her.
"You're talking to me!" exclaimed Pearl surprised.
"I talked to mama while you where talking with mother..." began Garnet.
"I don't know what you're talking about." said Pearl anxiously.
"Don't lie." requested Garnet.
Pearl scratched her cheek.
"You're a shitty liar." noted Amethyst amused.
"Okay, well please continue." requested Pearl.
"I talked with mama and I do want to forgive your." said Garnet.
Pearl smiled hearing this.
"But, I need more time." revealed Garnet.
Pearl winced hearing, but quickly composed herself.
"I understand." said Pearl.
Amethyst looked over and noticed the time.
"We're gonna be late!" exclaimed Amethyst.
The others realized she was right and quickly grabbed their belongings. They made it to university and attended their classes. The three ate lunch together and Garnet did share a few sentences with Pearl. This was much to the delight of the latter. After school, the three gathered and decided to stake out Peridot. Last time they did this, Peridot escaped and they did not want a repeat.
"I'm bored." moaned Amethyst.
"We've done a stake out before." noted Pearl.
"And you moaned then too." added Garnet.
"If this is a stake out then where's my Comida?" asked Amethyst.
Pearl and Garnet both gave her an "are you serious?" look.
"It's a joke." huffed Amethyst.
"Not a good one." stated Garnet.
Amethyst rolled her eyes.
"We cannot allow Peridot to escape again." said Pearl.
"We jumped the gun last time." said Garnet.
"What do you mean?" asked Amethyst.
"We moved too quickly upon seeing her." answered Garnet.
"By doing so we alerted her to our presence." deduced Pearl.
"Exactly." confirmed Garnet.
Amethyst suddenly began undoing her pants.
"What are you doing?!" asked Pearl startled.
"I gotta piss." answered Amethyst.
"Go find somewhere inside!" demanded Pearl.
"We're all pintinhos here." shrugged Amethyst.
"Unbelievable." huffed Pearl.
"You can watch if you want." said Amethyst teasing.
This caused Pearl to ramble incoherently.
"Quiet." whispered Garnet.
Pearl adverted her gave as Amethyst continued.
"Oh yeah. That's much better." moaned Amethyst relieved.
The doors opened and students began exiting.
"Here we go." noted Pearl.
They hid looking for Peridot.
"I don't see here." said Amethyst.
"There she is!" declared Garnet.
The trio saw Peridot walking by.
"Wait for it..." began Pearl.
They waited until Peridot got close then Pearl and Garnet jumped out.
"Ahh!" cried Peridot.
"You're not getting away this time." vowed Pearl.
"Don't you clods have anything better to do than stalk me?!" asked Peridot angrily.
Peridot took a moment to look at the duo.
"Where's Amethyst?" asked Perdiot.
"Just finishing pissing!" answered Amethyst.
"That's disgusting!" declared Peridot.
"You don't have to tell me twice." muttered Pearl.
Pearl shook her head to refocus.
"You aren't changing the subject!" declared Pearl.
"I want nothing to do with you!" snapped Peridot.
"Why are you defending Jasper?" asked Garnet.
"We have an arrangement." answered Peridot.
"What kind of arrangement?" asked Pearl curious.
"None of your business." answered Peridot defiantly.
Peridot thought for a moment before pointing behind the duo.
"Jasper!" cried Peridot.
Pearl and Garnet turned allowing Peridot to run off.
"Oh for Pete's sake!" declared Pearl.
Pearl and Garnet began to run after Peridot.
"Hey wait up!" called Amethyst.
Amethyst got up but, suddenly remembered something.
"Better pull my pants up first." noted Amethyst.
Pearl and Garnet gave chase following Peridot inside the building. Unfortunately, Peridot got ahead of hem. They following her panting to a corridor and spotted the door to the janitor's closet was ajar. Pearl and Garnet crept over to the janitor's closet and swung the door open. However, it was empty. Before they could react, the door to the class across from the closet few open and Peridot charged them with a chair. Peridot knocked Pearl and Garnet into the closet then shut the door. Peridot then wedged the chair under the doorknob trapping Pearl and Garnet.
"That should keep you clods out of my hair!" declared Peridot.
Peridot laughed victoriously then departed.
"No! No! No!" cried Pearl.
Pearl grabbed the doorknob and tried to open the door, but to no avail.
"I can't believe this!" exclaimed Pearl.
"Stay calm." demanded Garnet.
Pearl couldn't look at Garnet.
"Someone should find us." said Garnet.
Pearl slide down and hugged her legs.
"I can't believe I fell for such a stupid trick!" cried Pearl.
"I fell for it too." noted Garnet.
"That's not your fault." replied Pearl.
Garnet raised her eyebrow.
"What do you mean?" asked Pearl.
"I looked first." answered Pearl.
"By a second." replied Garnet.
"I'm such an idiot." sighed Pearl.
"No you aren't." said Garnet.
Pearl laughed sadly.
"It's not just this." muttered Pearl.
The realization suddenly hit Garnet.
"Your ankle." said Garnet.
"I had such a great friendship and I threw it away!" declared Pearl.
Pearl began sobbing.
"Why?" asked Garnet.
"It felt so good to have someone take care of me." answered Pearl.
"You hurt me." stated Garnet.
"I know." moaned Pearl.
"I felt used. I felt hurt." continued Garnet raising her voice.
Garnet took a moment to calm herself down.
"I felt betrayed." said Garnet flatly.
"I'm sorry!" cried Pearl.
"I know you feel terrible." said Garnet stoic.
"I'm such an idiot!" exclaimed Pearl.
"Don't say such things." replied Garnet.
"I hate myself so much." said Pearl sadly.
Garnet thought for a moment.
"Do you have issues with your self-esteem?" asked Garnet.
"My self-esteem is practically nonexistent." answered Pearl.
Garnet knelt down in front of Pearl.
"If felt so good to have someone else in control." noted Pearl sadly.
Garnet placed her hands on Pearl's shoulders.
"I forgive you." said Garnet.
The two embraced as they heard a familiar voice.
"Amethyst!" cried Pearl.
Pearl began banging on the door.
"Amethyst! We're in here!" called Pearl.
The two heard the chair move and Amethyst opened the door.
"What are you doing here?" asked Amethyst.
"Peridot tricked us." answered Pearl.
Garnet put her hand on Pearl's shoulder.
"It's okay." said Garnet.
Amethyst smiled at this.
"Does that mean you're friends again?" asked Amethyst hopeful.
"Yes." answered Garnet.
Meanwhile, Peridot had escaped the two. She left in her green Toyota Avalon bragging to herself about how smart she was. Peridot returned to the residence she shared with Jasper and Lapis. Lapis was watching television and Japser was nowhere to be seen. Lapis gave Peridot a brief gaze before adverting her eyes. Peridot threw herself onto the couch next to Lapis.
"Hello." said Lapis flatly.
"I don't know about you, but I had a great day Lazuli!" declared Peridot.
"What made it so good?" asked Lapis curiously.
"Those three tried to ambush me again, but I outsmarted them.
Little did either know, Jasper reached the top of the stairs.
"You've been seeing those three a lot." mused Lapis.
"All the time." sighed Peridot.
"Jasper wouldn't like that." noted Lapis.
"Especially with Amethyst being her cousin." agreed Peridot.
Jasper tensed up.
"But, Pearl is the driving force." said Peridot.
"Of course there is Garnet." added Lapis.
Peridot got up and headed to the kitchen.
"If I don't see them again it'll be too soon!" declared Peridot.
As Peridot went into the kitchen, Jasper was seething.
"That little traitor." said Jasper furiously.
A/N: That is where we'll end this chapter. So garnet and Pearl have fully made up ending that arc. However, we're about to enter another very crucial one. Next time, a huge development occurs. Please review.
