How many times have Jasper stood outside of the barn's doors now, the fear making her feet heavy as lead? Three, four? Jasper shook her head and growled at herself. She could do this. She knew how they felt and she as hell knew how she felt. So why couldn't she talk to them?

Jasper was at a loss of answers and almost jumped at the sound of something crashing on the floor coming from within the barn. She didn't know what it was but she doubted it was good. The quartz gem took a deep breath and raised a fist to knock on the wooden door. "I need to speak with you, Lapis." Another crash, this time followed closely by a yelp from Peridot. Did she fall? Was she hurt?

The door creaked open wide enough for a green eye to glare up at Jasper's face but she couldn't meet her eyes. "Lapis doesn't want to speak with you so kindly leave," Peridot said, her voice barely rising above a whisper.

Peridot tried to close the door on Jasper but the quartz gem was too quick. She grabbed the frame and threw it to the side. Luckily, she caught Peridot by surprise or else the technician could have used the nails in the door to slam it shut. Jasper bent down and grabbed Peridot by the nape of her uniform. She ignored the string of yells and punches at her arm and chest. Jasper didn't keep track of the different types of clods she was called. "I need to talk to you too," Jasper said.

Jasper entered the barn and breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of Lapis sitting in front of the fish tank wall, her chin resting on her knees and her arms wrapped securely around her legs. At least she wasn't trying to hide from her, there was no way she didn't hear Peridot's stream of insults. Jasper looked down at the still struggling Peridot and set her gently down on the ground.

The green gem looked up at Jasper and then forward like she didn't know what to do about Jasper's act of gentleness. Once she broke out of her stupor however, Peridot turned and scrambled to Lapis. Peridot opened her mouth to tell the water gem something but closed it as no words came out. She settled on facing Lapis but looking at Jasper.

Jasper gathered her courage, what little she had right now, and marched towards the two gems. She lifted a hand to touch Lapis and saw Lapis's eyes lift up to meet hers in the tank's reflection.

"Go away," Lapis muttered, lowering her eyes again. She jumped in shock when she heard Jasper settle next to her.

"No," Jasper said. She groaned and ran a hand through her hair. "I messed things up and I need to fix it." Because I want to and not because the fusion told me to, she reassured herself.

Lapis's head jerked up to look at Jasper's face. "You messed up?" she asked incredibly. Her shoulders suddenly shook with laughter. Even Peridot looked a little unnerve at the bout of chuckles. Lapis pressed a hand on her forehead and shook her head as if she couldn't believe what Jasper just said. "I'm the one that kissed you!"

"You two kissed!?" Peridot squeaked, her cheeks quickly turning the darkest shade of green Jasper had ever seen on the technician.

Despite herself, Jasper thought that Peridot looked lovely blushing that deep. Jasper felt herself flush at how easily she was distracted by the green gem and nodded. She rubbed the back of her neck and watched the floating alien in the fish tank to stall for a bit and find words to make everything better. When she came up empty, Jasper growled in frustration. "I'm not good at this."

"You're not good at a lot of things," Lapis muttered.

Jasper chuckled and shrugged. "I never claimed to be good at many things. Just fighting and we all know how that ended," she sighed. She looked at Lapis, the gem that held her prisoner for so long under the crushing pressure of the entire ocean. She had abused Jasper, beaten her countless times and even broke something in her, something that might still be broken now. She showed Jasper that was not the strongest gem after all, just a lowly earthling creature that was groomed to fight and fail. Jasper's eyes traveled to Peridot. She was supposed to be her escort, simply watch over her as she checked up on the cluster and ensure earth's destruction. She was the one to poof her, to force a metal rod through her body. But despite all of that, Jasper still wanted them and wanted them to want her too.

After a long minute of silence, Jasper spoke. "I don't know if I can be the gem that the two of you deserve."

Peridot's blush that was just now ebbing away came back in full force. "What do you mean by that?"

"You know exactly what I mean."

Realization caused Peridot's eyes to bulge out and her to shout at Lapis. "You told her!? I thought we agreed that we were both insane for wanting her!"

Lapis winced at the shriek and glance up at Peridot before looking back at the fish. "We are insane but I never promised that I wouldn't tell Jasper. She deserves to know the truth and it's not like she doesn't feel the same way about us."

This time Peridot stared at Jasper. "You do?"

Jasper wanted to growl at the insecurity in Peridot's voice. "Yes, I do," she answered. "I don't know why I do but I know what my feelings are for you two." She looked down at Lapis and laid a hand on her shoulder. "Look at me," she said as gently as she could. Lapis slowly turned her head and did as Jasper asked. "I don't know if this will work forever but I will try if you're willing to." With that, she leaned down and kissed Lapis. She could almost feel Lapis's resolve melting as the water gem kissed back. The quartz gem couldn't keep the possessive growl from leaving her mouth and deepened the kiss when Lapis whimpered. Jasper opened her eyes slightly and saw that Peridot was staring at them slack jawed. The technician met Jasper's eyes and gulped before turning around to walk away. Jasper felt sharp disappointment in her stomach, she didn't want Peridot to leave just because she and Lapis were kissing.

Lapis must have noticed the change in the kiss because she broke it to look at Peridot's retreating form. "Peri, wait."

Jasper could have sworn that Peridot shudder at the nickname. She could feel the primal hunger rage within her at the thought of making Peridot shudder for her.

"Come here," Lapis beckoned, desire obvious in her eyes.

Peridot turned back and walked to Lapis, not able to look at Jasper. She played with her fingers and gave a nervous cough. "Yes?"

Lapis only smirked at the bashfulness and pulled Peridot into a kiss. Peridot shuddered again and practically moaned when Lapis lifted a hand to cup her cheek. Lapis broke this kiss too and smiled up at Peridot. "You don't have to go, you know."

Peridot could only nod, unable to find words like Jasper. She looked at the quartz gem and licked her lips, conflicted if she was allowed to kiss her or not. Luckily, Jasper made the decision for her. Jasper scooped up Peridot and held her close, not bothering to start out slow. She took a quick nip at Peridot's bottom lip and took advantage of the gasp, slipping her tongue into her mouth. Jasper growled at Peridot's whimper and cupped her butt. She could feel her instincts start to kick in. They wanted her, she should show them that she wanted them too. Jasper growled low in her throat as she laid Peridot back down, her hand starting to knead the flesh. Peridot gasped at the sudden escalation but she didn't try to stop the hand wandering down to cup in between her legs. She let out a long, desperate whine as her hips jerked up to grind against the hand. "Jasper, please," she moaned.

Jasper shuddered at the hand touching her back and the blue eyes watching her and Peridot so intently. She should show Lapis how much she liked her too. The quartz gem broke the kiss and pulled Lapis closer so that she could kiss the water gem.

With Peridot's mouth no longer occupied, the technician could finally think. A little. She shook her head to clear it a bit more and watched the two kiss without any shame. Peridot did not know whether she should feel jealous at them kissing but the hand rubbing in between her legs was certainly taking her mind off of it. She let out a whimper and two sets of eyes opened to look at her. The technician blushed but managed to scoot up so Jasper's hand wasn't pressed against her. "Wait, you two." Jasper and Lapis stopped kissing to pay attention to Peridot. "We're doing this wrong."

Lapis narrowed her eyes in confusion. "Isn't there no right way to do this?" She did pull away from Jasper to stop herself from getting distracted again. "I mean, three different gems being together like this is already so strange."

Peridot nodded and tried to look as serious as she could, while ignoring the heat in between her legs. "Yes, but we need to have a proper date."

"Proper date?" Jasper didn't really want to stop what they were doing but if it made Peridot more comfortable then she would at least listen to what she had to say.

"Yes, Jasper. Humans court one another through dates before," Peridot's cheeks burned and she left the rest unsaid. "Anyway, we live on earth now so we should abide to its customs." Her eyes became bright with excitement. "We'll have an entire day for this proper date! First we can go to the Big Donut for the coffee date, then to Funland for a fun afternoon date outside, and then have a romantic dinner at Fishstew pizza!"

Jasper was not sure if humans were supposed to have three consecutive dates all in one day but she did not want to dim the light in Peridot's eyes. She glanced at Lapis and saw that the water gem had reached to the same conclusion. "Fine," she grunted. They better continue this activity once they came back from Fishstew pizza. Another glance and Jasper saw Lapis was thinking the same thing. Jasper got up on her feet, knowing that if she spent too much time here, she wouldn't be able to stop herself from at least trying to touch the two. "I suppose I will see you tomorrow." Lapis and Peridot nodded and watched Jasper take a few steps towards the doors before walking back to them. Jasper bent down and gave the two a swift kiss, smirking at Peridot's mewl, before finally heading back to the temple.

She had a date! Or rather three dates. Jasper didn't really understand what a date was but it meant spending time with the two gems which was enough for her. Jasper could see the temple and frowned at the sight of Garnet leaning against the rail, apparently waiting for the quartz gem to return. She went up the steps, not giving her the satisfaction of acknowledging her. Jasper opened the door and was about to go inside to take a nap when Garnet spoke up.

"Remember to bring the money tomorrow," Garnet said with a smirk.

"Shut up, fusion" Jasper growled but there was no real anger behind the words.