Chapter 4
Pearl
Pearl paused in utter confusion as she took at her classmate. "Dewey?"
The sweaty teen had shrieked and covered his face in terror when Pearl had startled him. He was a scary cat in general with the biggest crush on Pearl. How he was even still alive baffled her. Dewey couldn't walk or even talk without sounding looking like an idiot. There class president must of found some good hole to hide in when everything went down.
"Pearl! Your alive!" Dewey said jumping to his feet. He took a step forward to hug Pearl, who took a step back in disgust, as a big hand grabbed him by the shirt. He screeched again as Jasper picked him up off the ground. "A-And J-J-Jasper! I-It's nice to see y-you both alive and well."
"Well well, if it isn't Dewey the dunce." Lapis said as the others came over to them. "Still trying to assault Pearl are we?"
"That's Mayor Dewey to you miss Lazuli." Dewey said crossing his arms. "A-And I wasn't-"
"Don't push it William." Lapis said.
"Nice to see you still can't keep your hands off my girl." Jasper said with a dark smile. "Apocalypse or not I will still beat you into the ground."
"Jasper." Pearl said leaning around a shaking Dewey to look at her girlfriend. "As much as we would all enjoy that, please put him down. He didn't actually touch me."
Pearl watched the conflict if her girlfriends face. Through high school Dewey had made it clear that he fancied Pearl. Pearl had made it clear in return that she wasn't interested in him but he was persistent. He would make a fool of himself on a daily bases with bad flirting and date proposals to the slender fencer. Pearl would turn him down again and again but he never got the hint. When Jasper and her were first flirting Dewey took it bad. He tried to scare Jasper away and when he got scared instead he turned his attention back to Pearl. He tried a multitude of ways to corner her and pressure her into going out with him. When he finally learned that Jasper and Pearl were an item he crossed the line. He had cornered Pearl in the library and put his hands on her, trying to get in her pants and kiss her. He was so desperate that he didn't realize that Pearl didn't come to the library alone. Her and Jasper were there to work on a project and when Pearl didn't come back to the table after a while Jasper went looking for her. When Jasper found them she beat Dewey into the ground and told him she would do more then cave his face in if he ever touched Pearl again. Now with the end of the world going on, he seems to of forgotten Jasper's threat and Jasper was more then happy to remind him.
"Y-Yes please put me down." Dewey said crossing his arms trying to look tough "My convoy will not be happy if I d-don't come back."
"Convoy?" Peridot said confused "How did you manage to get into a convoy, or even survive for that matter?"
"W-W-Well you see my dad thinks I have a girlfriend and let me c-come out here to find her." Dewey stammered as a low rumble was heard "S-So-"
"William." Pearl said cutting him off as the rumbling got louder. The others, minus Garnet and the loving couple, turned to the sound but Pearl's eyes stayed locked on the trembling idiot for a class president in front of her "Who did you say-"
"Uh guys." Bismuth said catching the rest of there attention "We got company."
Jasper and Pearl felt there jaws drop as two armored trucks came rolling down the road and stopped near them. Jasper dropped Dewey on his ass as they all turned to the man who hung out the window smiling at them.
"There you are boy!" The guy said as Dewey stood and brushed himself off "Where the heck have you been?"
"Looking for my girlfriend." Dewey said plastering a smile on his face as he grabbed Pearl's hand and yanked her off balance, causing her to fall into his side. "Told you she would be here."
"Girlfriend?" Pearl and Jasper both questioned.
"Well I'll be damned. You weren't lying at all!" They guy laughed "She's a looker too."
Pearl was so speechless that she couldn't form the words to snap at the guy saying provocative things at her or the ability to move her hand to Dewey's neck and strangle him. Was he that bent on being with her that he convinced people to come and find her in the zombie apocalypse? He was nuts!
Out of the corner of her eye she saw that Jasper was just a dumb founded. Her jaw was hanging open and her eye was twitching. She could see the wheels slowly turning in her head as his words sunk in. She could tell Jasper was trying to think about how to kill Dewey.
Kill me, Pearl thought as Dewey leaned close to her, Let the monster come back and just kill me.
"So are all your friends here coming with us?" The guy asked "Or are we only picking up your squeeze?"
"Play along or I'll have them all killed before we leave." Dewey said so softly that only Pearl, Jasper, and Garnet could hear him. "Your in my hands now."
Pearl's brain worked faster then her girlfriends. For this she was thankful. She weighed the options in her head. If she told Dewey off then there whole group would be killed in front of her eyes. If she agreed to play along with Dewey they would all be taken some where safe but she didn't know where. She had no clue were there base of survival was or if it was even safe enough for the kids. She feared for Steven and Jasper's safety along with the others. They just lost Amethyst... she didn't want to loose anyone else. She just hoped Jasper could keep her cool long enough to have them all get to where they were going to be taken.
I'm cutting off my hands after this and burning these cloths, Pearl thought as she plastered the best stage smile she could muster on her face, Please forgive me Jasper. She turned and threw her arms around Dewey's arm. She leaned close to him and acted happier then she ever did on stage. Dewey looked started at first but a big happy smile crossed his face making Pearl wanna puke.
"I'm just happy you are ok." Pearl said. Her voice was a few octaves higher as she lied her way through the facade. "How did you know to look for me here sweetie?"
"W-Well I knew you listened to me when I told you to hide and that I would be back for you." He said "I can't leave you behind my sweet."
"I'm so happy you came back for all of us." Pearl said swallowing past the acid in her throat "My best friend kept me and my sister safe like you asked her too."
"Yea." Jasper said landing a heavy hand on Dewey's shoulder and pressing down hard as she matched her girlfriends fake smile "I told you they would be safe, just like you asked."
"Of course." Dewey said shuttering at Pearl's closeness. He was enjoying Pearl all over him more then he should, almost forgetting Jasper's giant hand pressing into his shoulder, leaving a nice bruise.
"Were all so excited to get out of here." Pearl said digging her nails into Dewey's arm. Dewey looked at Pearl as her nails started to turn his arm red and make him twitch in pain. He could see the anger in Pearl's eyes and the threatening glare from Jasper over her shoulder. Pearl knew she was pushing it, not giving Dewey a chance to say no but she also knew he would do anything for her. Making her angry was not something he wanted to do.
"Well c'mon boy, help your cute friends and that hot peace of ass into the back of the jumper and lets get going." The guy hanging out the window said. "We haven't seen any dead around and I don't want to run into a hoard out here."
"Lets go." Pearl said letting go of Dewey's arm and taking his hand. "You can ride with us. We have so much to catch up on."
"N-No that's ok." Dewey stammered as he was dragged forward by Pearl. "I-I-I need to ride with the guys, to keep you safe my sweet."
"Nonsense." Bismuth said as she placed her hand on his other shoulder, stopping him from escaping. "We have so much to talk to you about."
"Yea Willy." Jasper said with a wicked dark look "Lets talk."
Dewey stammered but couldn't form any words as they all loaded into the back of the far truck. Bismuth and Jasper sat right at the entrance to the truck. Pearl and Dewey sat next to Bismuth with Blue. Garnet sat next to Jasper with Peridot and Lapis. The kids were in the back of the truck sitting on the floor with all there stuff. Once they were ready they gave the other truck the thumbs up before dropping the curtain and shutting the half door. The second they were out of sight Jasper reached across the truck and grabbed the front of Dewey's shirt. She yanked him across the truck to her face.
"Give me one damn good reason why I shouldn't throw you under the truck tires for touching my girlfriend." She growled as Pearl sighed in relief of Dewey no longer next to her. "Talk fast."
"I-It's the only way I can get you all back to our compound." Dewey stammered. "I-I come back without a girlfriend it won't end well."
"Bullshit." Jasper snapped tightening her grip on Dewey's shirt.
"H-H-Hurt me and you'll regret it." Dewey said. As he spoke his voice became more steady with each passing word. "My d-dad is one of the two people running our compound. He will let me do anything I want and throw anyone I want out to the hoards. Hurt me and not do what I want I will have them hurt " He pointed to the kids "And you all thrown out."
Jasper growled as Garnet placed a hand on her arm.
"Now this is how things are going to work. Pearl is now my girlfriend and if I see you near her again when we reach Empire City then I'll do more then throw you out." Dewey said smacking Jasper's hands away and sitting down. "And besides, there's always the second option next to her."
Pearls blood ran cold as Dewey got cocky with Jasper. She was leaning as much as she could into Blue. When Dewey sat back fully he wrapped his arm around Pearl's shoulder and pulled her right up against him. Oh stars, Pearl thought as her stomach rolled. She raised her hand and held the back of it to her lips, trying to calm her need to heaved.
"Do more then hold her hand and I don't care how many bullets you put in me. I will kill you." Jasper said through a clenched jaw.
"Will see." Dewey said. When he leaned over and kissed Pearl cheek she up chucked everything in her stomach and onto his lap. The others let out a mixture of snorts and disgusted sounds as Dewey squealed like a little girl and let Pearl go. Pearl leaned into her sister and felt embarrassed. She didn't want to throw up what little she ate today but even being next to Dewey mad her stomach turn. Just touching him made her gag. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Jasper giving Dewey a knowing smirk before pulling a shirt out of her bag and offering it to Pearl. Pearl blushed as she took the shirt and wiped her face off on it.
"C-Could I see-" Pearl shoved the shirt in Dewey's face gracelessly before he could finish his sentence. She hit him hard enough with her fisted hand through the shirt that it was sure to leave a bruise on his smug face.
"I wouldn't worry about Jasper being the one to murder you." Bismuth commented about Pearl's pissed off face.
Dewey grunted when he got hit and it made Pearl feel a little better. She looked at Jasper and earned a wink from her. A small smile painted her face for a moment as she leaned back on her sister. She placed her head on Blue's shoulder. Pearl then pinched one of Dewey's fingers when he tried to wrap it back around Pearl's shoulders, and threw it away.
"I'll bite you next." Pearl said turning her face into her sister.
"I-I-I mite like t-that." Dewey stammered trying to be seductive but only earned a drive heave from Pearl, earning another round of snickering.
Faint in the distance they heard a single sound that sent a chill through all there spines. Reminding them that the monster was out there and coming.
0
The drive to Empire city took longer then Pearl would of hoped. They had come across four hours and had to back track to avoid them. There was no need to waist bullets when they could just run away. Dewey cried every time a zombie was heard or got hit by there convoy. It was so pathetic that the kids made it a game to see how loud he would scream each time. They all found it amusing but it quickly lost its charm when Dewey would cling to Pearl every time. Eventually Pearl just put her hand up and let Dewey face plant into it before standing and sitting on Jasper's lap. Dewey tried to be threatening again but Pearl shot him down with a glare that could cripple a man. They weren't to the compound yet so she didn't have to play along to his threat yet. Pearl also made a bit of a show bout curling up tightly in Jasper's arms and kissing her. She wasn't going for a full make-out session, though she really wanted too, she did kiss her girlfriend every time Dewey screamed and even after he stopped.
"Are you going to be ok?" Jasper murmured into Pearl's ear as she rubbed circles into her back.
"I don't have a choice." Pearl said back resting her head on Jasper's shoulder.
"You always have a choice." Jasper grumbled.
"Jasper."
"I could throw him under the tires."
"No."
"It will be funny as hell."
"No."
Pearl felt Jasper voice rumble in her chest as she grumbled in annoyance. Pearl couldn't help but smile and press a kiss to her neck, making her shutter. She then curled up more into Jasper's arms, enjoying how warm she was. It helped her relax her muscles until she found herself nodding off. Pearl grumbled a bit trying to stay awake but Jasper put a quick end to that.
"Get some sleep." Her girlfriend said a bit louder then there hushed words before, noting to the point that Dewey was probably staring at them "Your safe in my arms babe."
Pearl couldn't help but breath out a slight laugh knowing they Jasper was giving Dewey a smug look. Jasper would always make it a point to show Dewey that Pearl was hers in school. She would always hold her bit closer or kiss her a bit longer when she knew he was looking. Even given the current situation, old habits die hard, Jasper had no problem rubbing it in Dewey's face. It was more a dominant thing right now and to drive home the point that Pearl was hers no matter what situation he was forcing them all into. A kiss on Pearl's head was the last thing she felt before she drifted off to sleep.
After a while Pearl felt tapping on her shoulder. She took a deep breath as she came back to the waking world. The sound of gun fire came to her ears and screeching. In seconds she was alert. Pearl looked up to Jasper to see her peaking out of the curtain.
"Go sit with the kids." Jasper said planting a quick kiss to Pearl's head.
Pearl didn't argue as she moved to the back of the truck. Peridot and Blue were sitting with the kids on the floor. Steven was clinging to Blue as Ruby and Sapphire held onto Peridot. Lapis and Pearl knelt in front of them as Garnet, Jasper, and Bismuth were right at the cover. This left Dewey to, unfortunately, come right over to Pearl.
"Don't worry I-"
"Get in my way and I will throw you to the first zombie that makes it back here." Pearl cut him off so fast she watched him recoil like he was hit. "Now sit down and shut up."
"P-Pearl?" Pearl looked over her shoulder to see Steven shaking with tears in his eyes. "A-Are we going to die?"
"No." Pearl said turning and cupping his face in her hands "No, no, no Steven. Were going to be just fine. Were going somewhere safe." Pearl wiped the tears from his eyes with a smile "Were the zombies can't get us."
The zombies roar became less and less as bright lights passed over head. The truck bounced over what felt like metal grates as gun fire filled the air. Pearl turned back around and held her sword ready as the truck bounced along. They could hear shouting that mixed with... Is that music? pearl thought as the truck traveled for a bit longer before coming to a sudden stop. The stop made everyone fly forward. the kids were thrown into Lapis and Pearl who fell into Dewey. Garnet fell into Bismuth and Jasper which sent all three of them tumbling out of the truck.
Pearl literally shoved Dewey off of her as he tried to get to his face, his hands wondering down her back. She would of stabbed him if the kids weren't in the truck.
"Let me help." Dewey said as Pearl and Lapis helped the kids, Blue, and Peridot to there feet.
"We go this." Pearl said as she brushed Steven off.
"No really-"
"She can't hit you." Lapis hissed grabbing the front of Dewey's shirt and yanking him close. "But I can. So go be a good little boy and get out of this truck before I throw you out myself."
Dewey stammered but made no argument as Lapis shoved him back. Pearl smiled to herself as Dewey scrambled out of the truck. After getting all there stuff together Pearl had Lapis and Blue go first.
"Are you going to be able to do this?" Peridot asked as the cover was pulled back.
"I won't let you guys die because of me." Pearl said looking at her best friend before picking Steven up and holding him close. "I don't want to lose anyone else. Not if I can help it."
Peridot snorted as they helped the kids out of the back of the truck with several people. "I'd like to see someone try-"
"Infected!"
Pearl and Peridot were suddenly yanked from the back of the truck and roughly shoved apart. Pearl held onto Steven as they were shoved into there friends, Peridot being yanked the other way. There was shouting and people screaming infected infected over and over. Pearl felt her blood run cold. She knew what they were yelling about.
"S-Stop!" Pearl yelled "She's not bitten! She's ok!"
Her yelling caused the rest of there group to lash out. The whole compound was full of shouting and arguing. One of the guards had seen the bite mark on Peridot's leg and mistaken it for an actual bite. They were yelling at them to let her go and bring Peridot back over to them. That she was ok. That she had a prosthetic. That she wasn't infected.
They didn't listen.
"Peridot!" Lapis yelled as Pearl shoved Steven into Jasper's arms. "Hit them Peri! Dammit fight back!" Her and Lapis managed to shove there way to the front of the group. Just as Pearl reached out for Peridot's hand she was grabbed from behind and yanked back.
"No!" Pearl screamed as her fingers just grazed Peridot's. She fought to no avail as they all watched the gates open once again. Three guards dragged Peridot over to them kicking and screaming. They yanked her bag from her back and roughly shoved her out of the compound. She watched through wet eyes as Peridot started to cry.
"Run!" Pearl yelled as they could hear zombies screaming, making Peridot's head snap to the side. "Peridot run!"
Peridot cried out and got to her feet as fast as she could. As the gates were being closed the last thing Pearl could see was Peridot running off behind some cars, several zombies shuffling after her with a runner. Her screams were drowned out by the dead.
"How could you do that!" Pearl screamed as she finally got out of the arms holding her back. She stormed forward towards the guards who threw her best friend out. One pulled a gun and aimed it at Pearl's head when she got too close for his liking. "She wasn't infected!"
"Get back." The man said calmly shoving Peridot's bag into her arms.
"She has a prosthetic." Pearl choked out "That bite was in her fake leg."
"Don't bullshit me with your excuses."
"You just killed her!" Pearl screamed. "Asshole!"
Before anyone could separate them Pearl nocked the gun out of her face and slugged the guy clean in the face. She hit him so hard he dropped like a sack of rocks. There was some more shouting and Pearl was quickly grabbed from behind. The two guards with there now dropped friend tried to come forward but several other guards got in there way as Pearl was pulled back.
"Stop." Jasper said grabbing her girlfriend by her wrists. She crossed Pearl's arms across her chest and held her tight.
"Jasper." Pearl cried "She's going to die."
"...I know..."
"They killed her."
Jasper said nothing as she pulled Pearl back to there group. Through her tears she could see that Lapis was still fighting. It was taking both Bismuth and Garnet to hold her back. She was crying just as hard as Pearl was. Ruby and Sapphire were clinging to each other where Steven was hugging Blue tight. jasper let Pearl go just enough to let her shove Peridot's bag into Lapis arms, efficiently stopping her struggle, and causing her to just hold it tight and cry.
"P-Pearl?" Stevens hurt voice broke Pearl more. "Why did they make Peridot go away?"
"Steven-"
"What is Infected mean? Is Peridot getting sick like Ame and Connie?" Steven wiped the tears from his face with little sucess causing Pearl and Blue to brush them away "I-Is she going to be ok?"
"Steven." Pearl said brushing her thumbs across his eyes "We are going to be ok."
"But-"
"Were going to be ok." Pearl's voice cracked as she pulled her sister and god son into her arms. She held them tightly and did her best to slow her tears. Why her, Pearl thought as she calmed herself down the best she could, Why wouldn't they listen?
"P-Pearl my sweet." Dewey's voice drifted to Pearl's ears and made her angry "W-We should go inside and get you all set up. My father would like to speak with us right away."
Pearl pulled away from her family and wiped the tears from her eyes. She felt Jasper's hand brush her elbow for a second before it was replaced by boney fingers. Pearl went to pull her arm away but Dewey had a good grip on her. With great irritation she looked up at him and smiled.
"I'm sorry." Pearl said pulling on her act again. "It just hurts to know that the guards you have here are so incompetent that they wouldn't even look to see if she was truly bitten or not." Pearl grabbed her bag and yanked Dewey's hand off her elbow and opted to death grip it instead. "But I can't fault you dear, for the incomitance of the ones meant to protect us."
"Pearl." Garnet cautioned in a hushed voice but the fencer was beyond caring right now.
"Lets go." Pearl said yanking Dewey along behind her "I'm exhausted and wish to clean up and get some sleep."
0
The meeting with Dewey's dad was a nightmare. After faking her way into his heart and favor, unfortunately, Pearl now found herself in a private room for her and Dewey. The sweaty teen was trying to talk to her and be all over her the second they got in the room but Pearl was having non of it. She quickly dropped her stuff and shoved him away. To her utter surprise he shoved back. Dewey pinned Pearl to the wall by her shoulders and his lips came to her ear.
"Enough." Dewey snapped with authority that stunned Pearl into silence. "I'm tired of you acting like a bitch. Now I got you and your group in and now I get what I want." Dewey's hand started to wonder down the front of Pearl's shirt and she shivered "Fight me on this and your god son will be the first to go."
"Fucking monster." Pearl choked out. She slammed her eyes shut and turned her face away as Dewey licked Pearl's neck and then bit down hard.
"You'll learn to love me. I promise."
Jasper
Jasper was biting her tounge hard as Dewey and Pearl headed off in a different direction from the rest of them, leaving them to be guided around by some dude way past his prime and slower then a snail. The whole trip around there camp here took at least an hour. There compound consisted of a five star hotel, where they all will be staying, and several surrounding shops. They had built walls out of cars and dumpsters and anything else they could find. One of the buildings they clamed was being worked on so the scaffolding was put to good use as well. They had enough walls and barricades that nothing was getting in or out of here without great effort. It all looked put together with great care which was going to be a future problem for them if they want to leave.
Jasper was only half listening and paying attention to the guy showing them around that she bumped into Bismuth when they stopped walking.
"You need to hand your weapons over." The guy said. "Before you get settled into your rooms. Its a safety thing Mr. Dewey wants for all new comers. If not then i will have to take them from you all."
None of them made a move and when he asked again Jasper spoke up. "You can try."
Jasper rested her bat on her shoulder as she stared the man down. He was shorter then her and made it easier to be intimidating. After a few moments of having a staring contest the guy backed down but not before commenting about how he liked tough girls. Jasper in turn said she fucks chicks point blank and disappeared into the closest room, shouldering him so hard that he fell over. The others followed suit, the kids snickering at the man. The girls split up so Jasper was rooming with Bismuth and Garnet while Blue and the others were in the connecting room to the left with Lapis. The moment they were all in they shut and locked both doors.
"This is bullshit." Jasper growled as Garnet opened the door to the adjoining room "I'm going to tear those animals apart."
"Breath." Garnet said as the others filtered into the room "We need to be cautious."
"Fusion there is right." Bismuth said placing a hand on Jasper's shoulder that quickly got shrugged off "We are on there home turf. We need to watch our step."
"Why are we even here?" Ruby asked.
"I thought we were going to the carwash and then the docks." Sapphire added.
"That sack of shit got us cornered into coming here." Jasper growled "When I see him again I'm gonna-"
"Jasper?" Steven tugging on the giants leg had her words stop in her throat. "Where's Pearl?"
Jasper's blood boiled in her veins as Blue picked Steven up and held him close to answer his question "She has to go do a lot of things to keep us safe here."
"Will I get to see her soon?" Steven asked hopeful.
"I hope so bud." Jasper said ruffling his hair. "Ruby, Sapphire, go play with Steven in the other room."
The girls nodded and quickly took Steven away. After they went to the other room Blue shut the door. Jasper rolled her neck and cracked her knuckles. It was taking a great deal of restraint for her to not burst out of the room and storm off to find her girlfriend. Or more importantly, not to storm off and throw Dewey off the top of the building. She knew he could of stopped them from throwing Peridot out of here but he stayed quiet and let it happen. He knew she was Pearl's best friend and by doing that it left Pearl upset. She was easy to be talked into anything when she was upset and it was painful how Dewey knew that. He knew how to push the right buttons and he got Pearl right where he wanted her, tying the rest of there hands behind there backs and forcing them to watch. Only thing she hoped for now was that Pearl was more angry then anything about what they did so she could at least beat the hell out of Dewey.
"What's the plan now?" Bismuth asked leaning on the wall "It wasn't to come here."
"It wasn't." Garnet said.
"We need to find a way out of here." Lapis spat from her spot on the bed, still holding Peridot's bag tight in her arms "Before they throw more of us out."
"Then we do what we have to. We play along." Garnet said after a minute of silence. "He holds all the cards but we can play his game better then he can."
"What are you thinking?" Jasper asked.
"We get on his good side." Garnet said. "He is going to keep Pearl from us as much as he can, though mainly from you." She pointed at Jasper "But he won't fight her on seeing Steven or her sister."
"So we use them to get to her." Bismuth said "Like sending spy's into the enemy camp."
"A camp that were staying in." Lapis added bitterly. "That doesn't solve our problem of getting out."
"We fall into there ranks." Jasper said. "We learn about there defenses and weak points. Take them out at the knees and in the chaos we make our escape."
"Were going to need a car." Blue said softly coming to Jasper's side and leaning into her "Its too far of a walk to get back home. Its not safe."
"Its not safe anywhere." Lapis said "We were fucked the second she didn't kill that dunce."
"Lets get cleaned up and such." Garnet said placing a hand on Lapis shoulder "Then find something to eat. We need to-"
A sudden rapping at the door made them fall silent. They sat there frozen before Jasper moved. She motioned for Blue to sit with Lapis as Bismuth went to the door. The knocking came a bit harder and faster as they all grabbed there weapons. Given the situation it could be anyone on the other side of the door. More importantly, anyone who Dewey could of sent to put them more into a box then they already were. They stood there ready to fight when an annoyed voice came from the other side.
"I swear to GOD, if you guys don't open this door." Pearl's voice spat from the other side "I'll personally-"
"Ok, ok, ok." Bismuth said as she started unlocking the door "No need for the threats P."
The moment the door was unlocked Pearl barged into the room. She said nothing as she b-lined for her girlfriend, wrapping her arms around her tight. Jasper relaxed as she held Pearl close while Bismuth shut and locked the door again. It made Jasper a bit smudge to know that the first chance Pearl got, she came right to her.
"You look like crap." Lapis said as Pearl adjusted in Jasper's arms so she was tucked under her arm. "What happened?"
"Garnet." Pearl said turning to there silent friend and holding out her hand "Give me your gun."
"Why?" Blue asked.
"Don't question. Just give it." Pearl said.
"I need a reason Pearl." Garnet said. "You don't even know how to use it."
"I'll figure it out." Pearl growled surprising all of them.
"Babe." Jasper said. She placed her bat down against the wall before turning and putting her hands on Pearl's shoulders. "What happened? Did Dewey hurt you?"
Jasper looked her girlfriend over as she wrapped her arms around her small frame. Pearl wouldn't look her in the eyes. Jasper could see that she was slightly red. Her hair was a bit wet and she was shaking ever so slightly under Jasper's firm hands.
"The fucks on your neck?" Lapis asked coming over to them.
Pearl's hand shot up but Jasper grabbed it before she could hide what Lapis saw. Jasper felt Pearl tremble more as her other hand left her girlfriends shoulder and went to her chin. Slightly tilting Pearl's head to the right Jasper growled. For all to see sat a dark hickey on the bottom of Pearl's neck with teeth indents in her skin.
"Good god he is an animal." Lapis said pulling Pearl into a hug. "Did he do more then that?"
Jasper watched as her girlfriend shed a few tears and she clung onto Lapis "H-He said he would hurt Steven i-if I didn't do it."
"Do what?" Jasper asked. When Pearl locked eyes with her she knew "Garnet. Give me your gun."
"No." Garnet said.
"No way?" Bismuth said "He forced you to sleep with him?"
"I'll kill him." Lapis snapped.
"Gun." Jasper growled.
"No." Garnet said just as hard. "I know your upset. We all are but-"
"Open up." Dewey's voice came from the other side of there door with hard pounding. "I know Pearl's in there. Open. Now."
Jasper watched as the color drained from Pearl's face. She quickly detangled herself from Lapis' arms as Dewey bounded on the door again. They all looked at her surprised as she dropped to the floor. In one motion Pearl laid flat on the floor and pulled herself under the bed, disappearing from sight. Jasper blinked a bit before looking to Bismuth and nodding. As there friend unlocked the door Jasper moved Lapis to stand where Pearl went under the bed and sit down. Jasper herself moved to lean on the wall, crossing her arms and trying not to go rip the door off its hinges.
The second the door was open Dewey came bursting in. He was frowning but had a dopey smile on him the next second. Jasper frowned deeper as Dewey looked around, putting his hands on his hips. She wanted nothing more then to smash his smug face into the wall for what he did to Pearl. For marking what was hers. He had some big balls and Jasper couldn't wait to kill him herself. Make it nice and slow.
"Where is she?" Dewey said looking not at Jasper but Pearl's sister.
"She passed by earlier looking for something to eat." Blue said softly "But she looked upset. Did something happen?"
"She looked upset?" Dewey aske looking a bit shocked.
"Yea she did." Lapis said as Bismuth slowly closed the door, leaning on it. "Wanna tell us why?"
"W-W-Well." Dewey stammered as he turned around to see the door closed and blocked. "W-We had a talk."
"A talk?" Jasper said frowning deeper as the trembling idiot in front of her "Dose a talk involve leaving hickeys on her skin?"
Dewey looked like he was going to cry. He couldn't back up fast enough before Jasper's hands were on him. The others were telling her to stop and put him down but she didn't listen. She picked Dewey up by the front of his shirt and slammed him into the wall. Dewey kicked his feet in the air uselessly as Jasper got inches from his face. Bismuth and Garnet were yanking on her arms but they couldn't move her if there lives depended on it.
"What part of 'do more then hold her hand and ill do more then kill you' did not get through that think skull of yours?" Jasper growled.
"P-Put me down or I'll-"
"Or you'll what?" Jasper cut him off faster then her fist could fly "Force me to sleep with you too?" Dewey swallowed hard as Jasper continued "Do you think threatening Steven against her was a smart thing? Hurt her like that to do anything you want? Unlike Pearl I will beat the hell out of my problems before considering giving into them. You got what you wanted and made her cry. Where do you get off?"
"Well this last time was in Pearl." Dewey said with a smile "And it was great."
Jasper saw red. She growled so loud the windows rattled. Jasper pulled Dewey off the wall and slammed him back into it. Her fist hit his chest so hard that his body cracked the wall. The others were trying to pull Jasper off Dewey but there was nothing they could do to stop her. Jasper brought her fist back and slammed it into the Dewey's face. The others went from telling her to put him down to stop hitting him. They weren't too enthusiastic about stopping Jasper until Dewey started to bleed. Jasper beat the hell out of the skinny boy until his face was covered in blood.
Jasper wasn't going to be satisfied until Dewey was dead but she had enough sense to know she got her point across. She dragged Dewey's half conscious body through the room and to the door.
"Do it again Dewey, make Pearl cry." Jasper said as she threw him out of the room and conveniently at his fathers feet who was passing bye "Next time you decide to rape her ill do to you what you do to her and you better hope a hoard gets to you before I do."
Jasper slammed the door so hard that it raddled in its frame. Her breath was coming hard and her hands were shaking. "We need to be alone." Jasper growled. "Please."
"I hope that was worth it." Lapis said "If we get kicked out over this I'm going to be pissed you didn't just kill him."
Jasper turned and watched the others shuffle into the next room. None of them were upset. hey all looked quite pleased with Jasper's handy work. The last thing she saw was Garnet giving her a thumbs up before shutting the door. Jasper waisted no time in locking the doors and then kneeling next to the bed.
"Pearl?" Jasper said bending down and looking under the bed "Its ok to come out now."
Jasper was a bit confused when she didn't see Pearl under the bed anymore. Her confusion went away when she felt slender arms around her shoulders. Jasper sat back on her legs and Pearl moved to be in front of her. She waisted no time in pulling the slender girl into her arms and holding her close. Pearl in turn pressed her face into Jasper's neck and sighed.
"You didn't-"
"No." Jasper said cutting Pearl off as she rubbed small circles on her back "I wanted to kill him but scarring the hell out of him with my fists felt much better to do."
Pearl let out a small laugh as she pressed a kiss to Jasper's neck before pulling back. She placed her forehead on Jasper's and the giants eyes slid closed.
"Thank you." Pearl said softly. "Next time, rip his dick off."
Jasper let out a laugh before scooping Pearl up into her arms and pecking kisses across her face. Pearl laughed and tried to get away but wasn't really trying too hard. After a bit she managed to push Jasper's face away enough to give her an actual kiss. "Now, would you mind fixing this abomination on my skin?"
"It would be my pleasure." Jasper's voice purred.
Note: I felt like this was a bit of filler but necessary filler. I got the next two chapters planed out on my head and more people to die! I'm really liking where this is going. More characters to come and this isn't the last of Peridot!