Suggested by arthur26:

Lapis decides to follow after Steven after he left. Peridot doesn't want her to.

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He said he was ok. But what if it was a lie? She understood that. After all, how long had she felt miserable? She had been trapped for thousands of years, and when she was released from her prison, she never thought anyone could understand her.

How could they? They had been free all that time.

But, she realized that they didn't need to be trapped to empathize with her. And of course, the first one to show her care and love was Steven.

He was leaving though. Everyone seemed to think this was good for him. She didn't think it was such a good idea.

She was the one person who understood that being alone with your thoughts could be very unhealthy.

Lapis sighed, as she watched the sun rise. It had been hours since he left, and she never felt comfortable with it.

Peridot came up to her, and grabbed her arm. "Morning, Lapis! It's a beautiful day, isn't it?"

When she just shrugged, Peridot frowned. "What's wrong? Did you have nightmares again?"

Now, she sighed, and looked to her friend. "Peridot. How can everyone be so happy about Steven leaving? What if he's still upset?"

At that, Peridot hummed slightly, and nodded at her. "I understand how you feel. I miss him too. But he seemed really happy. And Pearl said he was video calling with a human called a 'therapist.' They are humans that specialize in trauma. So he can actually get help from a specialized human for it. If he needs it, that is."

A scowl appeared on Lapis' face. "I don't believe that! How can some human know more than us? We've known him longer than that human has!"

She saw Peridot flinch at her tone. "Lapis, I understand why you're concerned. But Steven can handle himself. And know he really knows he can come to us if he needs anything. He's just traveling, not leaving forever."

Lapis' wings formed from her gem, and she looked out at the horizon. "I'm going after him."

Now, Peridot's grip tightened. "Lapis, you can't! This is Steven's decision. And if we force our way into it, he'll be upset, and stressed. And we saw how that ended."

When she heard that, Lapis frowned deeply. "Well, what am I supposed to do? Just...let him go?"

She folded her arms angrily. "I don't want to."

Peridot sighed slightly. "I know. But we have to. Steven is his own individual. He has to be on his own."

The green gem pulled at her arm slightly. "Come on. Maybe using some of those paints he gave you will help. It helps make you feel connected to him."

When Lapis didn't move, Peridot frowned at her. "Lapis. He'll visit. If it really upsets you, we can video call him later today."

After a few seconds, Lapis sighed, and nodded. "Right. He'll call us if he needs us..."

She turned, and walked down to their room. Bismuth was relaxing, reading a magazine.

When the large gem saw her she gave her a slight nod. "I heard you're little...chat. I get why you're worried about him. But he's strong. He can take on anything. He's Steven Universe, after all. Look at all he's done so far. He uncovered a major secret, changed an entire empire, and basically made peace between two worlds. He'll be fine."

Lapis looked at the art set he got her, and smiled slightly. "You're right. I guess I just miss him."

Peridot hugged her. "We do to. Do you want to make a painting? Maybe one that could remind you of his accomplishments?"

She nodded, and gathered the set, leaving to start her painting.

After a few hours she had finished it. The painting had a star in the center, and around it were swirls of color, representing the diamonds. Each diamond shone slightly. Around the star, she painted a bunch of different gems. They all represented the Crystal Gems, Jasper, some of the Homeworld gems, herself, Lapis, and Bismuth. Finally, there were multiple gems that were originally corrupted. Each gem shone with light.

In the center of the star, a pink diamond shone brighter than the others.

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I honestly think that the gems might visit him on his travels. Like, just quick little pop ins. So this idea was cute. I wanted her to listen to Peridot though because friendship :D