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A day passed since Amethyst was incarcerated.

Christmas day.

No family.

A cold bed.

This was just the life.

She was positive that Rose and the others were worried about her, but they shouldn't be.

They should just focus on having fun with their other friends and family.

Steven was probably playing with his new airplane by now.

"Amethyst.. you have a visitor."

Garnet said this outside the door to the holding cells before letting herself in.

"What, is it Rose?" Amethyst asked as she sat up from her bed.

The prostitute's hair was a mess. She's never gone so long without brushing it before. And her mouth just felt.. dirty. She could deal without a shower as long as she has the sink, but still..

"Nah.. it's a new friend of yours. Your last client, she called herself."

"Oh.." It was Peridot.

Amethyst sighed, throwing her blankets off herself and standing from the bed. She was just in her tank top and her boxer shorts.

"You can let her in."

"Alright." Garnet turned her head to speak outside the door. "You're clear to go."

Garnet left the room, closing the door. Just a few seconds later, Peridot entered, carrying a white plastic bag. She was also wearing a purple sweater that was two sizes too large for her.

"That's one of my sweaters." Amethyst stated.

Peridot stayed quiet for a moment. It was so odd.. seeing her friend behind bars. She also noticed that her friend was in her underwear.

"W-well.." The rich girl finally spoke, rubbing the back of her head with a blush. "I didn't wanna bother Jasper and Lapis just to get them to bring me some clothes, so.. I borrowed yours. Hope you don't mind."

"You look great."

Peridot sighed. The compliment got to her more than it should have. She could already feel her eyes burning with tears.

"Do you.. know who I am?"

This is where Amethyst was left speechless for once. The question was so sudden.

But it confirmed what Amethyst had been feeling.

She took her seat at her bed again, crossing her arms.

"I feel like I should.. but I don't. You're just a girl that wanted to lose her virginity to a hooker."

"At least you're honest.." Peridot walked to the bars and slipped the white bag between them. She set the bag on the floor before backing away again.

"Some fresh clothes and some bathroom stuff is in there.. Toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, hair brush. I would have brought shampoo, but I didn't know if you had a shower in here. Doesn't look like it."

Peridot blushed again, averting her eyes from Amethyst.

"If you.. wanna change into new clothes, I can take the ones you're wearing and wash them. I can visit every day, switch them out for you."

Amethyst chuckled, uncrossing her arms as she leaned her back against the wall her bed was against.

"Is that an excuse to get me naked, Peri? Bad girl. I'm a convict, you know."

"Just take the fucking clothes!" Peridot shouted, turning her back on the silver haired girl. She was absolutely fuming.. but Amethyst was right. The rich girl would love to see her friend nude.

"Alright.. just no peeking."

Wait, what?

"You're not really stripping, are you?" Peridot didn't dare turn around.

"Well I'm not gonna sleep in dirty underwear."

Peridot could hear the ruffling of clothes behind her. Amethyst really was getting changed..

"And could you bring some pads next time? My period starts in a few days."

"Y-yeah.. yeah, sure."

The ruffling of clothes stopped.

"Alright, I'm decent. You can turn around now, Miss Priss."

Peridot took Amethyst's word for it and turned. True to her word, the prostitute was fully clothed.

Though she was brought fresh clothing, it was as if they never changed. The only difference was that the boxer shorts were a lighter shade of grey. The purple sweater and pants that Peridot had brought were sitting on the bed.

Amethyst had put the rest of her dirty clothes in the bag after taking the bathroom supplied from it and laying them on the sink.

She handed the bag to Peridot through the bars of her cell.

"Here ya go.."

Peridot took the bag. Their fingers grazed against each other for just a second.

Amethyst quickly grabbed on to Peridot's hand, startling the rich girl.

With soft, wondering eyes, Amethyst whispered.

"You'll tell me who you are when I get out of here.. right?"

"I.." Peridot paused. What would the best choice be?

On one hand, Amethyst wouldn't remember, no matter how hard she tried. On the other hand, she could remember everything. She would remember that Peridot was her best friend, but.. would she accept her feelings?

"I dunno.." That was what seemed right, at the moment. She pulled her hand away from Amethyst's grasp.

She turned and made her way to the door to the rest of the police station. Before she left, she turned back. Her voice was soft, barely a whisper.

"I'll think about it.. okay?"

And then she was gone.

"Yeah.." Amethyst went to sit on her bed again. Her eyes wandered to the sink, to the stuff that Peridot brought for her.

She didn't feel like brushing her hair anymore.

December 31st, New Year's Eve. 2:24 PM.

Peridot has gotten a little more acquainted with Amethyst's friends in these days.

She found out that Greg used to be homeless. He played a guitar he found in the dumps on the streets to get some living money. He always went to a soup kitchen, but he paid for his meals. He never just took.

Rose took a liking to him right off the bat, and they fell in love almost immediately. A couple years later, Steven was born. They all lived comfortably, and Greg became popular for his street performances. He was offered a contract to make it big, but he refused. He's comfortable where he is, with his family.

Peridot learned from Vidalia that Amethyst and her were really good friends. Vidalia was Amethyst's first female client, and they became best friends through that. Their personalities were incredibly similar, all fun, no work. But of course, Vidalia admired her friend for what she did. For what she's done for this city.

Pearl grew up in a well off home. She was comfortable, going to ballet classes every other day and even performing on stage. That was, until her parents were killed by a couple of muggers when they were walking to watch one of their daughter's performances. She never danced again.

Instead, she got a job as a convenience store clerk, working at the soup kitchen on her free time. She kept a pistol with her at all times. She would never see any of her friends get hurt again.

"Peridot.. are you awake?" Rose knocked on the rich girl's bedroom door.. rather, Amethyst's bedroom door that Peridot was occupying.

Peridot let out a groan, indicating that she was indeed awake, but she didn't like it.

Without Lapis, she had gotten used to waking up later in the day.

Peridot had informed her maid and Jasper that she was going to be staying at Amethyst's house for a couple months. They didn't question why. They just understood.

The employees promised Peridot that they would inform her mother when she returned from her trip to Italy. Peridot didn't care, though.

The girl in green sat up in her bed, her eyes red as she searched for her glasses on the nightstand. Finding them, she placed them on her face and took a look around the room.

It was so.. barren. The walls were white, there was just a box television in the corner of the room, and the bed was rather small compared to Peridot's.

She smiled. It felt like home. Always did when she woke up here.

She stepped out of the bed, deciding to go ahead and get dressed. The day wasn't going to last forever, and she needed to be with Amethyst for the New Years.. Would the police station allow so many visitors? She's sure that they would. Amethyst deserved at least that.

Peridot picked up her sweatpants from the floor, stepping into them to pull them over her pink panties. She's sure that if Amethyst saw those, she'd make a fuss.

She was already in a tee shirt, but she wanted to wear something warmer. Peridot picked out one of Amethyst's sweaters again.. they were so comfortable.

She put on her shoes and walked out of the room.

In the living room of the apartment were all of Amethyst's friends. They were decorating the room. It looks like they're going to have a little party before they go to visit Amethyst.

Pearl and Vidalia were hanging little signs around the place, all reading 'Happy New Years!'

Greg was sitting in a corner, blowing up balloons by himself, but Rose quickly went over to help him after making sure that Peridot was awake.

Steven was here as well. He was running around the room, playing with his new airplane.

It warmed Peridot's heart to see this.. Amethyst would be so happy to hear that Steven loved his gift.

The boy stopped running around when he noticed Peridot come out of Amethyst's room. This was the second time he's seen the rich girl.

He smiled, running towards her excitedly.

"Hi. You're Peridot, right?"

Peridot wasn't used to dealing with children.. She's never had the need to.

"Y-yeah.. that's me." God, that sounded so stupid.

"I heard that Ame went to jail because of you."

Peridot froze, staring down at the young boy. She had never even considered the idea that she was the cause of Amethyst's arrest.

Did the police find out that the rich girl had hired the prostitute? Was this why Amethyst was taken away? She brought a hand to her mouth, tears brimming her eyes.

"Steven.." Rose spoke sternly. The boy didn't mind his mother.

"It's okay though." Steven smiled widely at the girl he barely even knew. "I can tell you're a good person. And.. I feel like Ame is happy because of you."

"How can you think that..?" Peridot let out in a dry sob. She couldn't cry.. not here, not now. How could Steven possibly know how Amethyst is feeling? The boy shrugged his shoulders.

"It's just a feeling.." Then he went back to playing with his plane, as if nothing had ever happened.

It was hard for Peridot to breathe. She had just woken up, and she's already riding on a roller coaster of emotions.

Sadness for being the cause of Amethyst's arrest.

Happiness for Steven being so forgiving.

Pride in herself for gaining the approval of this child.

"I'm.. gonna go out for a bit."

Before anyone could stop her, Peridot left the building.

Rose sighed, walking to her son. She was going to give him the talk of a lifetime.