Jasper took deep, slow breaths. She took in a breath for two seconds, held it for another two, and let it go for three seconds. The quartz gem repeated her breathing exercise for at least ten minutes now, a hand rubbing her stomach gently to calm it. Jasper kept her eyes closed lest the room spin around her again. Spin.

The quartz gem's eyes wrenched open as a now familiar feeling churned her stomach. She grabbed the toilet in front of her with both hands and emptied her stomach for the fifth time that day. Jasper spat out the taste of vomit and heaved. A shaky hand pressed down the lever and the toilet flushed. Once again, Jasper's hand rubbed her stomach in lazy circles as she breathed slowly and deeply.

It was all Amethyst's fault. The damnable runt challenged her to a charred marshmallow eating contest. Jasper was going to decline but the pearl tried to forbid her from accepting which of course forced the quartz gem's hand into entering the contest. She lost count of how many bags of marshmallows she alone went through, only that they were all coming back up.

Jasper groaned as she vomited again, cursing both Amethyst for her ridiculous challenge and Pearl for her incessant need to try to control everything. A part of her was impressed that she managed not to crush the toilet or dig her claws into the porcelain surface. Jasper flushed the toilet and slumped against the tub.

"I don't care if I go into a coma again," Jasper whimpered to herself, her eyes shutting in defeat, "I'm never eating again."

"Ah, don't be like that."

Jasper growled at the words and the voice that they belonged to. An eye peaked open just so it can glare at the cause of all this pain. Amethyst walked into the bathroom and the look of sympathy on her face tore another growl from Jasper.

Amethyst was unfazed by Jasper's hostility and jumped up to sit on the sink's counter. "Don't worry about the overeating thing, it took Steven a few tries to figure out what his limit is." The purple gem flashed Jasper a smug smirk. "Me on the other hand, I have no limit." She leaned back against the mirror, resting the back of her head on her arms. "I can eat anything at any time. Seriously; I once had a foot-long sandwich made of a couple weeks old cheese, some meat that I don't even think PETA would know about, and the bread wasn't even bread, it was chocolate cake! The best part was that I drowned that bad boy in cooking oil." Amethyst patted her stomach happily, remembering that amazing sandwich.

Jasper, however, was anything but happy. As Amethyst described her creation, her stomach twisted more and more. Finally, Jasper dove to the toilet and made it just in time. When she was done, she turned her head to snarl threats at Amethyst but had to hug the toilet once more. She heard Amethyst hop off her seat and walk over to her. For a moment, Jasper thought that the purple gem was going to make fun of her for having a weak stomach but Amethyst pulled back her wild hair and rubbed her back as Jasper dry heaved. The quartz gem spat and her body shivered with her weak chuckles.

"This is salt in my wounds," Jasper gasped. "I beat you to a pulp twice and now you're helping me like I'm some whelp." The quartz gem was going to say more but she became preoccupied.

Once she was done, Amethyst smacked her lightly on the head. "I just don't want to tell Pearl about any mess you could have made."

"I am more than capable of throwing my guts up cleanly without any help," Jasper tried to growl. She whined and flushed the toilet, resting her head against the tank cover, the cool surface helping a little bit.

Amethyst hummed at the snide remark but her hand didn't stop rubbing soothing circles into Jasper's back. "Maybe, but it's always best to make sure." Her shoulders shook as she laughed. "If you did make a mess and I could have prevented it, Pearl would make me pay. She might force me to clean my room if she was really pissed."

"Clean your room?" Jasper asked, leaning back to look at Amethyst. "How is that a severe punishment?"

Laughter filled the room as Amethyst's whole body quaked. "Oh man, I forgot I never showed you my room." She calmed down and gestured to the living room. "Okay, so you know how messy it got when you dumped all your crap onto the living room table when you thought you lost your leaf thing last night?"

Jasper's eyes narrowed at the poor analogy but she nodded.

"Now take that mess, multiply it by like ten thousand and put it in a room about five times the size of the beach house."

A shudder passed through Jasper at the thought of having to clean that mess.

Amethyst grinned and nodded in approval at the look of disgust on Jasper's face. "Yep! I try but Pearl always wants me to clean up my junk." Her cheeks turned a shade darker as she scratched the back of her head. "But I mean, like Pearl would probably end up helping me with it since I'm not good at organizing and she is. I mean, she's like, really organized and can go through everything in like only a few hours." Amethyst's eyes widened and her cheeks became a deep lavender when she realized she was rambling. "Are you uh done? With puking your guts up?"

Jasper glanced back at the toilet but this time her stomach didn't squeeze at the sight of it. "I think I'm done." She stood up and walked to the sink. Jasper turned it on to splash some cold water on her face, sighing in relief when the liquid hit her clammy skin.

"Oh, try taking a quick shower!" Amethyst said suddenly, already turning on the water for the shower before Jasper could reject the suggestion. She hurried out of the bathroom and came back with a clean cup. "And drink lots of water!"

It was then that Jasper noticed that Amethyst's blush hadn't left her face and the purple gem was doing everything she could not to meet Jasper's eyes. Amethyst placed the cup on the sink's counter and without another word left the bathroom and closed the door a little too hard. The cup nearly crashed onto the floor but Jasper was able to catch it before it fell off the counter.

Jasper stared at the closed door for a little bit, the cup still in her hand. Shaking her head and muttering about strange amethysts, Jasper filled the cup with cold water and downed it in seconds. She was starting to feel better and drank another glass before placing it on the counter. Jasper closed her eyes and willed her uniform to disappear. When she opened them again, she shivered at the sudden cold biting her bare skin. Jasper entered the shower and immediately exited with a yelp. Amethyst had set it to boiling! Jasper reached in the shower and turned the nob until the water was refreshingly warm instead of scorching. She once again entered the shower and could already feel the water work out the knots Jasper acquired from sitting in front of the toilet for too long. Jasper wondered if humans had to go through this a lot. She really hoped not because she wasn't leaving the shower for quite a while and there was only one bathroom in the beach house.

As the warm water washed over Jasper's body, she couldn't help but start thinking about Lapis. Especially the way she laughed when the quartz gem had to wrestle a marshmallow bag from Amethyst and it ended up flying into the fire. Pearl had ended the contest after that. Jasper groaned and pushed her wild hair out of her face. Ever since she came back the water gem had always been on her mind, perhaps not at the forefront but always lurking. She took a bottle of shampoo and started to wash her hair, doing her best to forget about Lapis if only for a few minutes. Jasper lathered her hair, a tedious process. She considered having it cut several times now but she didn't trust any of the gems to do it without hurting her. When her hair was full of suds, Jasper stepped back under the spray, closing her eyes so that the shampoo didn't get into them, a lesson she had to learn the hard way the first time she tried to shampoo her hair. As the suds washed away, Jasper tilted her head up so she could feel the spray of warm water on her face. An errant thought of Lapis's power having the same ability took root in Jasper's mind. Jasper felt the tip of her tentacle poke out and she let out a soft whine.

"Don't think about her," she growled to herself. Think about someone else, perhaps Peridot. The quartz warrior did her best to think about the small green gem but it had the opposite effect she desired. She started imagining what it would be like for her to take a shower with the technician, having to lean down in order to touch her body. Jasper whimpered as her tentacle unsheathed even more. She bet Peridot would call her a clod but do nothing to stop Jasper from cleaning her body and playing with it afterwards. She could see it clearly in her mind, Peridot shuddering with every stroke of her fingers, her hand covering Jasper's in an unnecessary precaution to make sure Jasper wouldn't stop. She could practically hear Peridot quiet but insistent moans and whimpers as she begged her to go harder and faster.

Jasper grunted and glanced down, her tentacle fully unsheathed and lightly pulsing with her need. She reached over and turned the knob so that the water that cascaded over her body was now cold. Jasper shivered and glanced down, grimacing at how her tentacle was still exposed, the water having no effect on her. The quartz gem grumbled and turned the water's temperature to its coldest setting. Jasper trembled and continued to wash her body, making sure that she wouldn't touch her tentacle and get it more aroused.

Once her body was clean, Jasper got out of the shower, grabbing the orange towel from the towel rack. She dried herself off and glanced down, growling at how her tentacle was still on full display. "Fucking perfect," she grumbled, wiping the mirror free of the fog from the shower. The mirror was several weeks old, the crystal gems having to buy a new one to replace the one that Jasper had destroyed. The quartz gem sighed in disdain at the memory. She had just gotten out of the shower and glanced at the mirror and thinking it was the corrupted form of herself, rammed her horns into it. Only Steven and Garnet didn't mention the mirror incident to her ever. Jasper's eyes spied the price tag sticker on the bottom right of the looking glass. She knew that Pearl had deliberately left it there as a silent reminder for Jasper not to break things. At least now the writing was distorted enough that Jasper could no longer read the actual price.

Jasper's eyes went back to the image of the mirror. It was rare for the quartz gem to look at herself once she was freed from her bubble. Her eyes trailed from the horns peaking up from her beige hair, more visible now that her hair was weighed down from the water, to her luminescent orange eyes and extended claws. Jasper's lips lifted into a sneer so that her sharp canines were exposed. She still had her physical figure, tall and muscular, even for a quartz gem. Her eyes finally fell down to her pubic hair and the tentacle.

"I wonder how Peridot would react?" Jasper chuckled weakly. She imagined that the technician would be disgusted but maybe she would be intrigued. It was strange for Jasper that the thought of the small gem didn't fill her with loathing. Jasper shook her head, "Stop dreaming." But the thought wouldn't leave her be. Peridot would probably want to run a series of experiments on her or try to get Jasper to explain how it worked. Jasper would be all too eager to show the green gem exactly how it worked. Perhaps even Lapis would show Peridot how to play with it.

Jasper whimpered as her tentacle twitched, becoming fully erect and almost too painful to ignore. The quartz gem sighed and wrapped her hand around the shaft, finally giving into her needs. She gave it an experimental stroke, feeling the ridges that went up her shaft bump against the palm of her hand. A whimper forced itself out of Jasper's throat, her body unused to feeling pleasure. Her hand started an even pace as she brushed away her hair from her face with her free hand. Jasper groaned and panted, imagining Lapis and Peridot in the bathroom with her, both of their hands stroking her tentacle.

"Fuck," Jasper grunted, her hips rocking to the rhythm of her stroking. She could already feel herself getting closer and sped up her pace. Jasper gripped at the bathroom's counter as her knees threatened to buckle out from under her and sweat bead on her body. It had been far too long since she last gave into her needs. The quartz gem imagined Peridot under her, lapping at the tip of her tentacle while Lapis stroked her up and down from behind. Jasper covered her mouth with her hand to try and stifle the moans fighting to come out of her. Jasper rested her head on the mirror, opening one eye to watch what she was doing. Precum dripped out of the tip and made it easier for Jasper to stroke her tentacle.

The quartz gem growled weakly as she felt herself rise higher and higher. Jasper trembled, her hand working on her shaft. Drool started to come out of her mouth as her eyes squeezed shut. "So close, so close," Jasper whimpered, imagining Peridot and Lapis smirking at each other before redoubling both their efforts to make the quartz gem come undone.

At the last moment, Jasper grabbed her towel and wrapped it around her tentacle, humping it until she fell over the edge. "Peridot, Lapis," Jasper moaned as she emptied herself into the towel. When her tentacle twitched and sheathed itself, the quartz gem threw away the towel in disgust, feeling guilt start to claw at her.

"I just fucked myself to Peridot and Lapis," Jasper whispered to herself, disbelief in her voice that she allowed her primal instincts to take over her body. She really was weak. Jasper banished the thought and tried to phase on her clothing to no avail. After a few attempts, she realized that her mind was too hazy to complete the task. She glared at the dirty towel, blaming it for her lack of self-control.

She took a deep breath, immediately regretting it when she smelled her own arousal. Jasper tried once more to phase on her clothes before huffing in annoyance. Jasper grabbed a new towel and wrapped it around her body. She opened the door enough to glance outside. Jasper didn't hear anything move but slammed the door shut when she heard the temple door open. "Shit," she growled.

Jasper tightened the towel around herself, trying to formulate a plan. How was she going to get dressed now? She couldn't phase her clothes on and she couldn't leave. Maybe if she stayed in the bathroom for an hour, she would be level-headed enough to phase on her clothes.

"Do you need help?"

The quartz gem almost yelped in shock at Garnet's voice. How did she know she was in here? A deep blush spread across her cheeks as she realized that Garnet might know what her predicament was. Jasper gulped and rubbed the back of her neck. She opened the door slightly, just enough to see Garnet smiling knowingly at her. Damn the fusion. "Yeah, I do," Jasper admitted with a grumbled.

"Did you throw up on the floor?" Garnet asked.

Jasper hissed at the other gem. "You know damn well what I need help with!" She opened the door a little bit more so Garnet could see the blue towel she was using. Jasper felt her chest rumble with a growl at the way Garnet chuckled at her. "I can't phase my uniform on."

This time Garnet did not try to act as if she didn't know exactly what Jasper was doing. Her grin lowered into a conflicted frown. "Should we tell her?" Jasper's eyes narrowed when she noticed that the voice was slightly deeper than what Garnet's usually was. Ruby was talking. Garnet smiled again and shook her head. "No, Jasper will find out sooner or later." Jasper didn't even need to notice the soother pitch to know that Sapphire was now talking. Garnet refocused on the quartz gem in front of her. "I hope its sooner." The voice belonged to Garnet. "Wait here, I'll grab you some clothes."

Jasper waited a few moments after Garnet left to close the door. "Freaky fusion," she whispered to herself. Jasper wondered if the other gems had to deal with her bizarre behavior often.

"I heard that!" Garnet said to Jasper on the other side of the door, however the quartz gem could hear the humor in her voice.

Not even a minute later a knock was heard on the door and Jasper opened it to grab the clothing Garnet held out to her. The quartz gem was tempted to slam the door shut on the fusion's smug face but she didn't want to alert the rest of the gems. So, Jasper settled for a strained thank you that sounded more like a growl than words and the door clicking shut softly. Jasper grumbled at the faint laughter that slipped under the door as Garnet walked away. The quartz gem let her towel fall to the floor and was about to put on the shirt when her nose twitched at the scent. Jasper buried her face into the shirt and breathed deeply, grimacing when she realized whose clothing Garnet had offered to her. She tugged on the white tank top and pink boxers and grey sweatpants, which on Jasper looked more like a crop top and shorts, feeling humiliated that she was forced to wear Greg's clothes. No wonder the fusion was laughing but to Jasper all of this was a very poor joke.

Jasper left the bathroom, vowing to phase on her uniform and burn the clothes when her mind wasn't so fuzzy. She sat down on her couch and picked up Fangs of Love, frowning at the book. Jasper opened on the page she left off and tried to read it but she now knew every word that it became useless to try and lose herself in the story. She tossed the book back on the coffee table and the leaf she had been using as a bookmark fell out. Jasper reached out to grab it but a gasp made her lift her head with her arm stretched out.

Steven had woken up and was currently staring down at Jasper with stars in his eyes. He rushed out of his bed and ran down the stairs three at a time. "You're wearing human clothes!" His smile faltered as he tilted his head to one side. "Why are you wearing Dad's clothes?"

Jasper's face felt like it was on fire now and she scrambled to give an answer without telling the whole truth.

"When gems can't phase on their own uniform, it usually means they have a lot on their mind," Garnet called out. Jasper turned her head and saw that the fusion was finishing cooking something in the kitchen. Garnet turned off the stove and walked over to them with two plates stacked with pancakes. She placed both of them in front of the two and Jasper scowled at the food. The fusion was getting on her nerves.

Jasper pushed her plate towards Steven and the boy didn't waste a second before moving the pancakes onto his own plate. Jasper got up from her couch to make her own breakfast. She started to make her smoothie, having seen Pearl do it enough times that she could do it on her own if she wished. It was just easier to let the pearl do it. Jasper added a banana to her smoothie and sipped at it from one of the stools.

Garnet watched Steven devour the food for a few minutes from her spot on Jasper's couch. She didn't have to fear that the quartz gem would try and challenge her, the gem wouldn't dare as long as she never told the others about what transpired in the bathroom. The knowledge that she had leverage over Jasper made Garnet's day all the better. "Oh, Steven." Steven looked up from his quickly disappearing mountain of food. "I won't be able to take you to the arcade today."

As Garnet had saw in her future vision, the boy pouted and crossed his arms. "Why not?" Steven all but whined, giving the gem his best doggy eyes.

Usually, Garnet would have conceded and do whatever Steven wanted but she had to stay strong today. "There has been a disturbance at the Galaxy Warp and Pearl, Amethyst, and I are going to investigate." Garnet didn't technically have to go, Pearl and Amethyst would do just fine if they didn't start to bicker at one another, but she saw a possible future that was too good to pass up. She turned her head to look at Jasper who was now cleaning her cup and blender container. "You will take Steven to the arcade."

"Why?" Jasper asked, setting up the dishes to dry. When she looked back, Garnet had lowered her visors so she could see all three of her eyes. The quartz gem wanted to hiss at the smirk on the fusion's face, knowing full well that she needed to keep Garnet happy lest she had to deal with a prying amethyst and a disgusted pearl. "Fine," Jasper grumbled, "but only for an hour!"

Garnet nodded and gestured to the microwave, "There's money in there for the two of you and if you don't spend it all, you can use it later." She got up from the couch and ruffled Steven's hair before heading over to the warp pad. Light shot up from the device but before Garnet vanished, she smiled at Jasper. "Perhaps you can buy some clothes for the next time your brain gets too full." She was gone before Jasper could roar at her to mind her own business.

Steven finished his pancakes and placed the dirty dishes into the sink before smiling up at the quartz gem. "Garnet knows something," he whispered as if talking too loudly would ruin the moment.

"She knows nothing," Jasper said carefully. She opened the microwave and frowned at the wad of money there. She didn't think that arcade games were so expensive. Jasper pocketed the money in Greg's sweatpants. Steven was already bouncing up and down from his excitement, telling Jasper all sorts of games that the arcade had and which ones she would love. Today was going to be a very long day.