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Amethyst was laying in her bed. Normally, she'd be barely dressed, in her underwear and tank top, but she was told by Garnet that the police woman's sister was coming in today to watch over Amethyst.

So the prostitute was dressed in her purple sweater and blue jeans, black socks on her feet. She wondered who this girl would be.. Well, if she was related to Garnet, she must be a looker.

In her thoughts, she failed to notice that Garnet had walked into the holding cells.

"Amethyst.. my sister's here."

Amethyst sat up from her bed to look through her bars at Garnet. The police woman made a gesture toward the door, and a girl walked in.

Her hair was dyed a light blue, which would be weird, under normal circumstances, but it fit her lightly tanned skin.

She wore a blue blouse and a skirt, though she wore rather tight blue jeans under it. The only thing she had to wear for warmth was a red beanie on top of her head.

But the most interesting feature to Amethyst about the girl was that her right eyelid was closed, a scar across the skin.

"This is Rebecca." Garnet said, introducing the girl. She waved to Amethyst, a small smile on her face.

"Nice to meet you."

"I wish I could say the same, girl." Amethyst joked, gesturing at the bars between them.

Rebecca laughed, and Garnet chuckled.

"Well, I'll let you two get acquainted. And Rebecca.." Garnet spoke with a smirk. "She is a prostitute. Don't let her seduce you."

"You know Sarah's the only one for me.." Rebecca retorted.

The sisters shared a laugh as Garnet left, and Amethyst was left to wrack her brain during. Where has she heard those names before?

"So.." Rebecca started, taking a seat at a desk facing the holding cell. "I know why you're in here, but.. why are you in here?"

"Don't you think that question's a bit personal to ask of a stranger?"

Rebecca was asking Amethyst why she was a prostitute. It was subtle, but easy for Amethyst to catch onto.

"My girlfriend always says being blunt is the best choice."

"Well she's not wrong."

"So what's your answer?"

Rebecca seemed intent on knowing why Amethyst took this path rather than get an actual job.

Amethyst hesitated to speak.. She thought for a moment, her eyes wandering up and down Rebecca's torso.

She had a pretty face, certainly. Her lips were full, definitely kissable. Her breasts weren't too much to look at, but Amethyst preferred the smaller side anyway.

Still, what drew the prostitute most about Rebecca was her eye.

"If I tell you why I'm a whore, will you tell me why your eye's jacked up?"

Rebecca smiled, nodding.

"That's fair."

"Well.. it's because I'm free."

Rebecca didn't expect such an answer.. Usually it would be something like 'I just like sex' or 'it's easy money.'

Amethyst began to tell Rebecca all about herself. How she travelled by herself for the past few years, doing a few chores for people in exchange for a roof over her head for the night.

She mentioned that when she got into New York, she was picked up by a pimp named Marty, but she left him after certain circumstances.

"It just.. feels right to me." Amethyst finished. "I don't do it for the money."

"You seem like a good person.." Rebecca commented, having listened to every single word the prostitute uttered.

Amethyst chuckled, leaning against the wall.

"Yeah.. I get that a lot. So what's with the eye?"

"It's not as epic a tale as yours, I'm sure."

"I'm a whore. You lost an eye. I'm pretty sure your story is better."

Rebecca chuckled, leaning back in her seat, relaxing her posture.

"Well, my girlfriend's kite got stuck in a tree when we were ten.."

Amethyst's expression turned from curiosity to understanding.. in that instant, she knew.

No wonder this girl was so familiar.

"You're fucking me.."

"No, seriously." Rebecca assumed that Amethyst didn't believe this story. It was a pretty lame way to lose an eye. "I slipped and my head banged on a small branch poking out of the tree. My eye just happened to catch a twig."

"Not that, you little shit, I know how you lost your eye!" Amethyst was on her feet, grasping at the bars of her cell with a wide smile on her face. Rebecca started to get a little scared, sitting as far back in her chair as she could, though her expression was still calm.

What Amethyst said next, however, threw Rebecca completely off guard.

"I thought I was never gonna see you again, Sapphire.."

Rebecca, or Sapphire now, didn't speak. She only stared at Amethyst in a stunned silence, her good eye opened wide.

"How do you..?"

"Didn't Garnet tell you my name?"

Sapphire shook her head. Amethyst laughed, banging her head against the cell bar in a mix of frustration and pure joy. She sighed, staring at Sapphire with tears brimming her eyes.

"Figures.. No need to tell you the name of a hooker, right?"

"Who are you?" Sapphire asked, a little irritated for the first time today. She wanted to know how this woman knew her nickname.

"Aw man, it's been so long, where do I even start?!" Amethyst let go of her bars, pacing back and forth in her cell as she spoke.

"I-I mean, what do I even say after so many years? I thought I was never gonna see you again, I didn't even prepare myself for this. Oh!" Amethyst ran up to the bars again, causing Sapphire to flinch.

"How's Ruby? You said your girlfriend is named Sarah. That was her real name, right? I knew you guys were gonna get together, I just knew it!"

Sapphire could feel her skin crawl. How did this woman know so much about her.. about her girlfriend? Unless..

"You were at the orphanage.."

"Damn right, I was!" Amethyst laughed, glad that she was finally getting somewhere with the other girl.

"Holy shit.." Sapphire whispered, bringing a hand to her mouth. She could feel the world around her crumble, only to be built back up again.

"Amethyst?"

Peridot walked down the street. She didn't really feel like going to the party at the apartment.. She'd rather wait until tonight, when everyone would be able to spend time with Amethyst. It would be between bars, but hey.. it was something.

Maybe she should go see Amethyst anyway.. hang out with her until then.

Peridot smiled at the thought. That would be nice.

The walk to the police station was long and arduous. People were attempting to prepare for the new year, and even some fights were breaking out here and there.

It was nothing too serious, really. Just some drunkards having fun the only way they know how to. Peridot envied them, really.

It was so easy for them to just.. enjoy life. To not have a care in the world. Sure, they're drunk, but still.

It's not like Peridot's life wasn't easy. It was actually incredibly simple to her. Since she was adopted, everything's been handed to her on a silver platter, in exchange for her obedience.

It wasn't hard. The different languages were the hardest parts of Peridot's lessons. She loved technology, so installing the security system that her foster mother requested was like a walk in the park.

That's what Peridot hated, though.. It was all too easy. She never got a challenge, never actually got to fend for herself. She was never praised anymore.

In the orphanage, when she would fix a broken radio, she would get pats on her back and congratulations.

When she learned to play the entirety of Beethoven's Fifth on a grand piano, all she got was "It's to be expected." That's what you get for being the adoptive daughter of one of the most influential people in the world.

Peridot wanted to feel useful again.. She didn't want the easy life.

She wanted Amethyst's life.

Amethyst was so compassionate, so kind, working for the world around her at her own expense.

In every meaning of the word, Peridot considered Amethyst a Goddess, walking among the Earth.

It was cheesy, but she dared anyone to come up with a better analogy.

Peridot shook her head from her thoughts. Looking around, she found that she had actually walked passed the police station. She had never been so off track before..

She turned around and made her way in the correct direction.

Sapphire had just told Amethyst the story about how she came to live in New York.

It turns out that Ruby and Sapphire started having a secret relationship when they were fourteen. It didn't take long for their secret to be found out.

The woman that adopted Ruby and Sapphire was incredibly religious. Of course, she was very kind to the girls for the years that they stayed with her.. that was, until she walked into the laundry room to see their lips pressed against each other.

It wasn't anything too lewd. They were just fourteen at the time. But to the woman, it was as if Satan himself had stepped into her home.

She immediately separated them.

Ruby was forced to sleep in Garnet's room, and the older girl was given the task of keeping the tomboy from leaving. She hated the job, but.. she couldn't disobey her mother.

It was pure agony to the couple. They weren't even allowed to eat in the same room, and were forced to go to school on separate days. Their grades dwindled, their stress emerged, and when Ruby got into an argument with Garnet's mother, the woman slapped the girl across the face.

Garnet stayed quiet during this scene, but something inside of her snapped. She quietly made her way to her room and began to pack. Just the essentials. Clothing, bathroom supplies, money.

When she finished, she walked back to the living room and told Ruby and Sapphire that they were leaving.

"And we just.. left the house."

Amethyst was listening intently from her bed, her legs crossed under her.

"Your mom just let you leave? Without a fight, or anything?"

"Oh, there was a fight.. if you could call it that." Sapphire chuckled at the memory. "She grabbed Garnet's arm, and well.. she woke up a few hours later."

Amethyst let out a low whistle, a wide smile across her face afterwards.

"Damn.. Garnet's hardcore."

"Yeah, she is." Sapphire paused, taking a sip from the coffee that she had gotten from the police station earlier.

"When mom woke up, Garnet had a little talk with her. Said that hitting Ruby was child abuse, no matter the reason, and how that voided the adoption papers. So Garnet took us into legal custody and we left."

"What happened to your mom after all that?"

"Oh we still keep in touch.." Sapphire smiled, almost sadly. "She apologized for everything, admitted that her religious beliefs got the best of her. She asked if we were coming back, but we obviously refused. We're happy where we are."

"Well, I'm glad you guys haven't completely pushed her out of your lives."

"Oh I wanted to." The icy haired girl's sad smile turned into a cold scowl. It was as if the room itself got colder. Amethyst actually felt a chill down her spine as Sapphire spoke.

"I wanted to completely shun her. There was a phase I went through where I would have certain dreams.. my hands would be found around her throat, I would be shoving a knife in her stomach. Of course, they were just dreams. But no one hurts my Ruby."

"Heh.. yeah." Amethyst couldn't help but be a little frightened. Well, jokingly frightened. She knows that she'd never do anything to upset her friend.

"I went to a therapist and got over it though.." Sapphire smiled again, taking another sip of her coffee.

"Anyway, what about you? You told me what you did when you left the orphanage, but what about after Ruby and I left? How'd Alex hold up?"

"Oh, she was really nice to me for those years." Amethyst was relieved to have a change of subject. She laid down on her bed, making herself comfortable.

"After you guys left, it was just us, so we were able to get out more. Funding was easier, we were able to go out to eat more, watch a few movies.. It was nice. I don't know how she's doing now, though."

"Well I'm glad you three had fun."

Amethyst sat up again, chuckling.

"Did that accident mess up your math, girl? It was just me and Alex."

Sapphire gave the prostitute a confused look. Before she could leave, Garnet opened the door.

"Amethyst, your friend is here to visit you."

Amethyst smiled even more widely at this information. She would be able to introduce Peridot to an old orphanage friend.

"Cool, let her in."

Garnet closed the door once more, going to retrieve Peridot.

"A friend of yours?" Sapphire asked, temporarily distracted from her thoughts.

"Oh, yeah, you'll love her." Amethyst practically gushed over the rich girl. "She's a super nerd, great to tease, but she can be really fun. She's actually my last customer."

Before Sapphire could ask any more questions, the door to the holding cells was opened once more.

In Peridot came, wearing one of Amethyst's purple sweaters and her green sweatpants. The rich girl didn't notice Sapphire, at first. She just smiled at Amethyst, who waved.

"Hey Peri, what's up?"

"Oh, just thought I'd visit my favorite inmate. Drop the soap yet?"

"Been lucky so far." The two girls laughed before Peridot noticed Sapphire.

The icy haired girl had her mouth agape, staring at the blonde.

"Oh, sorry.. am I interrupting an interrogation or something?" Peridot asked, looking between Amethyst and Sapphire.

"Oh, Peri, this is a girl from my orphanage.."

Peridot felt her blood run cold. She did a double take over Sapphire's face, and she put two and two together almost instantly. The scar across the right eye is what gave it away.. that and the fact that the only girl to ever be in the orphanage with an eye injury was-

"Sapphire?"

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