Chapter 7: Me and You Against the World

The next morning, Lapis awoke from her slumber; feeling much better than yesterday and ready to see Peridot again. She walked into the kitchen to get her daily dose of Holy Nectar and there was Rose, stirring a big pot of it.

"Good morning, Rose." she greeted her guardian.

"Good morning, Lapis." Rose replied. "What's your plan for the day?"

"I'm going back down to Earth." the young angel answered.

"By yourself?" the older angel said, feeling a little nervous.

"Yeah, I'm going to go meet someone there." Lapis explained.

"But, the last time you went down to Earth; you were surprise attacked by a group of demons." her guardian told her. "I'm merely bringing it up because I am deeply concerned about your safety."

"Don't worry." the young arrival assured her. "I promise I'll be careful."

"Alright." said Rose. "But, I want you to take an extra supplement of Holy Nectar in addition to your daily dose. Understand?"

Lapis nodded as the motherly angel fed her two spoonfuls of the golden liquid.

Later, the young angel flew down to the terrestrial realm to the same place where she and Peridot meet last time. However, it seemed like the charming creature was nowhere to be found. Just when she felt like giving up hope, she was a familiar figure coming into view.

"There you are!" she called out and waved, catching the green demon's attention.

"You came!" Peridot exclaimed with joy as the beautiful angel flew in and wrapped her arms around him. He wrapped his arms around her in return.

"Of course I came." Lapis said. "I just couldn't stop thinking about you."

The two of them wanted to find a private place to talk. So, Peridot suggested that they take shelter under the leaves of a nearby weeping willow. Lapis watched as the green demon peeked through the curtain of leaves to keep an eye out for any spies. All the while, the timid angel leaned against the tree trunk as she hugged her knees to her chest.

"Are you sure no one else will find us here?" she asked restlessly.

"Absolutely." Peridot promised. "The other demons probably think I'm terrorizing humans as far as they know."

He gave a chuckle and turned to the young angel, expecting to laugh with him. But, she just gave him a small frown instead.

The nervous demon cleared his throat and changed the subject. "So, are demons everything the other angels told you?"

"Well, the other demons act the same as each other; but you're so much different from them." Lapis answered. "What about you? What do you think about angels?"

"I'll admit, I think all angels are pretty, but I don't feel the same about them as I do about you." Peridot confessed. "You're the best thing that's ever happened to me."

"Same with you, but the other angels and demons." the young angel said. "They'll never let us be together."

"I know." the green demon agreed. "The other demons will try to take you away from me. Not to mention Yellow Diamond will exile me from Tartarus."

"And if the other angels caught wind of our relationship, they'll become overprotective of me." Lapis told him. "I may never be able to leave Heaven again. Is it really so bad for us to be together just because we're of different beings?"

"I know." Peridot nodded. "It sounds very discriminatory if you ask me."

"Well, there's no doubt that our love for each other is meant to be secret." the young angel said.

"How long will this have to be a secret?" the demon asked.

"Forever, I guess." answered Lapis. "I don't anything in these three realms to separate us. I... I love you."

"I love you too." Peridot replied as he caressed her supple cheek.

The angel and demon looked longingly into each other's eyes. Their faces heated up as they drew closer to each other. They felt their eyes blink shut and before they knew it, the lips of angel and demon connected and the two beings shared in a very powerful kiss. Peridot's hands roamed down Lapis' skinny body and began to gently stroke her little waist, his lips refusing to pull away from the beautiful angel's own lips.

At first, Lapis feared that her and Peridot's kiss would cause an upset in the balance between angels and demons. But, that thought was well thrown into the wind as she indulged in the magic of in this act of romance.

But as much as neither of them wanted the kiss to end, Lapis and Peridot had to pull apart so that they could both breathe. The angel was panting a lot harder and faster than her partner. This concerned him.

"Are you okay?" he inquired worriedly.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Lapis heaved. "That was just really intense."

"I think you should rest for a bit." the demon advised, bringing the hyperventilating angel into his lap.

Lapis brought her face to Peridot's warm, bare chest and listened to the demon's steady heartbeat as he wrapped his arms around the lovely angel. Gradually, Lapis felt a soothing wave of sleep rush over her as her eyes began to droop closed.

"Feel cozy?" Peridot asked.

The only responses that he got from the little angel were soft snores, indicating that she was sound asleep.

"It doesn't take too much for you to fall asleep, does it?" the green demon chuckled softly.

He pushed Lapis' blue bangs out of the way and kissed her on her forehead.

The demon continued to hold and watch the peaceful angel sleep for some time until he saw that the colors of twilight were starting to paint the sky.

"Hey, wake up." he said as he lightly shook his partner awake. "You better head home. It's getting late."

"No!" Lapis whined, half-asleep. "I don't wanna go! I wanna stay with you!"

"I know, but the other angels will be worried about you if you're not home by sundown." Peridot tried to reason. "And if you go back to sleep, I won't be able to take you back to Heaven because the barriers will keep me out."

Finally, the young angel gave in as arose, stretched, yawned, and rubbed the sleepiness from her eyes. The two beings emerged from the weeping willow and hugged each other goodbye.

"I hope we'll be able to see each other again." Lapis said to her lover.

"I'm sure we will." Peridot replied with confidence. "Goodnight Lapis Lazuli."

"Goodnight, Peridot." the young angel smiled as she flew into the twilight sky.

To Peridot, watching Lapis fly was as breath-taking as the beautiful angel herself. Being in love with her was wonderful and exhilarating, regardless of it being taboo in angelic and demonic cultures.