A/N: Hello everyone, I am back with chapter twenty-six of this story. Here, we deal with the aftermath of last time.
Disclaimer: I don't own Steven Universe
Shock overtook the room. Steven, Garnet and Amethyst where left frozen in place over what Pearl had revealed. Doctor Trudeau looked around uncertain.
"What did you just say?!" asked Amethyst.
Pearl, second guessing herself, gulped.
"Rose Quartz...was actually Pink Diamond." answered Pearl.
"So this whole time she lied to us." said Amethyst stunned.
"I had promised not to tell anyone." noted Pearl.
"I might not fully understand, but it seems like this was eating away at you for a long time." mused Doctor Trudeau.
"Many, many years." confirmed Pearl.
"This is just great." groaned Steven.
"Since I am out of the loop, does anyone please want to fill me in." requested Doctor Trudeau.
"Rose was actually one of the people we where fighting against." said Amethyst.
"It was a very difficult decision." said Pearl.
"Too difficult for her to tell us?!" asked Amethyst angrily.
"By becoming Rose she betrayed her own sisters. That was something that troubled her the rest of her life." said Pearl.
This caused Amethyst to back down a bit.
"This sucks." sighed Amethyst.
"She tried talking to them, but they never listened to her." said Pearl.
Steven rubbed his face with his hands.
"How are you?" asked Doctor Trudeau.
Steven needed a moment.
"I...don't know." answered Steven.
Pearl hugged herself.
"I didn't mean to hurt you." said Pearl.
Steven nodded his head.
"I know that." said Steven.
They then looked over at Garnet who was shaking.
"Garnet, are you okay?" asked Pearl.
Garnet suddenly split to the extreme confusion of Doctor Trudeau.
"I don't believe her!" exclaimed Sapphire.
"Calm down!" begged Ruby.
"No!" snapped Sapphire.
"What's going on?" asked Doctor Trudeau confused.
Doctor Trudeau suddenly felt himself get very cold very quickly.
"And who lowered the thermostat?" asked Doctor Trudeau.
"That's Sapphire." noted Amethyst.
Sure enough, the floor around Sapphire was getting covered over in ice.
"Steven, please tell me what's going on?" asked Doctor Trudeau freaked out.
"Garnet is a fusion of the gems Ruby and Sapphire." answered Steven.
"We can get through this." said Ruby softly.
"No we cannot!' declared Sapphire.
"But, they're having trouble right now." noted Steven.
Sapphire suddenly turned to Pearl.
"You hide this from us too!" exclaimed Sapphire.
"I was following an order from my Diamond." said Pearl.
"So, that is more important than us?" asked Sapphire hurting.
"It's no like that." answered Pearl distressed.
Ruby took the right hand of Sapphire into left.
"Please calm down." requested Ruby.
Sapphire pulled her hand away.
"How can I when we're based on a lie?!" asked Sapphire.
"What do you mean?" asked Ruby confused.
The ice Sapphire was creating began climbing up the office walls.
"Do you remember when we first fused?" asked Sapphire.
"Of course." answered Ruby.
"She held our hands and lied right to us." said Sapphire.
Sapphire was shaking with rage.
"She told us to never question why we became Garnet! She told us to never question her!" exclaimed Sapphire.
Sapphire began to cry.
"And I never saw it coming." said Sapphire weakly.
Sapphire raced out of the room.
"Sapphire! Wait!" cried Steven.
Pearl jumped to her feet.
"I need to go." said Pearl.
Pearl went after Sapphire.
"Well..." began Doctor Trudeau.
The good doctor was still clearly trying to process what had just happened.
"Welcome to my life." sighed Steven.
Meanwhile, Amethyst sat next to Ruby.
"Hey Ruby, how are you?" asked Amethyst concerned.
Ruby sat unsure.
"She's right." said Ruby flatly.
"Who's right?" asked Amethyst.
"Sapphire. Garnet is based on a lie." said Ruby.
Ruby balled her fists.
"Fine! If she doesn't want to be Garnet anymore that's fine by me!" declared Ruby hurting.
"Hey! Think this through!" begged Steven.
"I've been with her for five thousand years. It's time I go solo." said Ruby somberly.
'You can't mean that!" cried Steven horrified.
Amethyst turned to Doctor Trudeau.
"Can ya help us doc?" asked Amethyst.
Doctor Trudeau took a deep breath.
"I'm no marriage councilor, but I can try." answered Doctor Trudeau.
Doctor Trudeau cancelled his next meeting as "something urgent" had come up.
"Let's begin." said Doctor Trudeau.
"I've been with Sapphire for five thousand years." began Ruby.
"That's a lot of time." mused Doctor Trudeau.
"Exactly! I haven't been own gems in the last five thousand years and it's time I change that!" declared Ruby.
The seat under Ruby began smoking.
"Careful or you're gonna set the couch on fire." warned Ruby.
"Please don't." requested Doctor Trudeau.
"Sorry." said Ruby softly.
"Moments ago you where begging Sapphire not to go." noted Doctor Trudeau.
"And she left anyway." said Ruby hurt.
"Have you two fought before?" asked Doctor Trudeau.
"Sometimes." answered Ruby flatly.
"And when was the last time you fought?" asked Doctor Trudeau.
"Keystone Motel." answered Steven.
"Please tell me about that." requested Doctor Trudeau.
"Pearl tricked us into forming Sardonyx and we split over how to react. Sapphire bottled her feelings up while I was overcome by anger." explained Ruby.
"And how was that resolved?" asked Doctor Trudeau.
"Steven get us straight." answered Ruby.
"I'm kinda used to it." shrugged Steven.
"Maybe you should be the therapist." joked Doctor Trudeau.
"He's got a knack for helping people." noted Amethyst.
Doctor Trudeau rubbed his chin.
"Ruby, I want you to do something for me." said the Doctor.
"What?" asked Ruby curious.
"Describe Sapphire for me. Not her physical appearance, but what she's like as a person...or gem." answered Doctor Trudeau.
Ruby couldn't help but grin as she thought of Sapphire.
"She's smart. She's kind. She's caring. She's wonderful." said Ruby.
"I don't think you're going to leave Sapphire." said Doctor Trudeau.
Ruby shook her head and recalled she was supposed to be angry.
"And why's that?" asked Ruby.
"The way you described her made it clear you still have feelings for her." answered Doctor Trudeau.
Ruby blushed.
"Plus, you've been with her for five thousand years so I think it will take more than this to break you up." added Doctor Trudeau.
On cue, Pearl and Sapphire returned.
'Ruby..." began Sapphire.
"Sapphire..." began Ruby.
Both stopped to let the other speak.
"I'm sorry for the way I acted." said Sapphire.
"I'm sorry for saying I would leave you." said Ruby.
"We where both hurt and had knee jerk reactions." said Sapphire.
"I love you." said Ruby.
"I love you as well." replied Sapphire.
Sapphire leaned in for a kiss, but Ruby shook her head.
"Not yet." said Ruby.
"What do you mean?" asked Sapphire confused.
"I want to reform Garnet on our terms." answered Ruby.
Ruby turned to Steven.
"What's that ceremony where humans commit to being together?" asked Ruby.
"A wedding." answered Steven.
"Yeah! Let's have a wedding! We'll be together for us." said Ruby.
"That sounds perfect." agreed Sapphire.
"Thanks for everything doctor." said Steven grateful.
"No problem." replied Doctor Trudeau.
The group and headed outside. Waiting in his van, Greg was surprised they where late. Then they came out and he was even more surprised to see Garnet separated. On the way home, Steven told him what happened including Rose being Pink Diamond. Greg was (again) surprised, but took it well. They returned to find Connie waiting for Steve. Connie, Peridot, Lapis and Bismuth where filled in on the new revelation.
"So the whole time, Rose Quartz was exactly the person who you rebelled against in the first place." said Connie stunned.
"That's amazing!" cried Peridot.
"That really puts a new spin on things." admitted Lapis.
"Actually, some stuff really makes sense now." noted Steven.
"Like what?" asked Peridot.
"Pearl's devotion. The fact Eyeball claimed Rose shattered Pink Diamond even though her sword couldn't shatter." answered Steven.
Steven then turned to Bismuth.
"Hey, you're being really quiet." said Steven concerned.
"It makes sense." said Bismuth.
"What makes sense?" asked Amethyst confused.
"Why she didn't want to shatter the Diamonds. She was a Diamond." answered Bismuth.
"While he did rebel against them, she never hated the other Diamonds. There was still love for them." revealed Pearl.
Bismuth laughed.
"It's kinda funny in a way." said Bismuth.
'We'll get through this together." promised Sapphire.
"Topaz, you've been quiet as well." said Ruby.
"This...is not the story I heard on Homeworld." said Topaz.
"The other Diamonds don't know." said Pearl.
Peridot couldn't help notice Lapis seemed off.
"You okay Lapis?" asked Peridot worried.
"The war was the whole reason I was stuck in that mirror. Now, I find out this. It's...a lot to take it." answered Lapis distantly.
"Hey, you've got us if you need it." said Peridot softly.
Lapis nodded her head.
"I know." replied Lapis.
"Right now, let's focus on the wedding." suggested Steven.
"I can't say I much knowledge on this." confessed Peridot.
"Aside from that stuff we learned when we first met Andy." added Lapis.
"For one, apparently, humans frown on multiple beings getting married at once." noted Pearl.
"Connie, didn't you go to a wedding recently?" asked Steven.
"My aunt's." answered Connie.
"So you'll be in charge of things." said Steven.
"Can do!" declared Steven.
The others quickly got into wedding fever.
"I hope everything goes okay." thought Steven anxiously.
A/N: That's where we'll end things for now. So, things where patched up with Ruby and Sapphire after they split. I didn't know how to make it longer without copying the episodes directly and Pearl calmed down Sapphire by telling her the same story she did in the show. I want to note this occurs earlier than in the show so the Diamonds won't crash the wedding. Also, I will be putting this on hold as I return to my other Steven Universe story. I'm going to go back and forth to finish them. Please review.