"Debbie, I'm writing a song."
The ginger woman blinked at her friend and sat back in the dirt, removing her gardening gloves. "Really now?"
"Yeah, Steven showed me his keys and Fa ti da's and do's." Peridot grinned and Debbie struggled to contain her laughter, "He sang with me and now I'm gonna write a song."
"That's great! Do you want some paper and a pencil? Your spelling and writing are coming along great, it wouldn't be too hard." Debbie smiled.
"Sure. It's just. How do you write the...these songs?" Peridot slumped a bit, looking mildly sheepish.
The ginger smiled, "well, what do you have so far?"
"Um, well," Peridot straightened and cleared her throat, "we sang this together so you can't laugh."
"Promise."
"Okay."
Life and death and love and birth,
And peace and war on the planet earth.
Is there anything that's worth more,
Than peace and love on the planet earth?
"That's pretty great actually. It's got a simple tune. So just follow that."
"Okay, but what do I say? What words are song words?!"
Debbie patted the ground beside her and Peridot quickly took a seat.
"Any words can be song words. What matters is how you feel and how those feelings form your words."
"My words?"
"Yup, your words. My, uh, aunt told me that when people sing -if the words are their true feelings- then they're also their words...something that speaks about them…"
"I...don't get it."
Debbie gave Perina sheepish smile. "Eh, I guess an easy way to put it would be...just, how do you feel about the crystal gems and the earth?"
"That's all?"
"Pretty much."
"But that's so easy."
"Yeah, but that's what's fun about it."
I guess we're already here.
I guess we already know.
We've all got something to fear,
We've all got nowhere to go.
I think you're all INSANE,
But I guess I am too...
Anybody would be if they were stuck on earth with you.
Debbie laughed right alongside the crystal gems, Steven laughing the hardest and cheering for Peridot as she blushed on her small wooden podium.
"O-Okay, since I sung you have too!" Peri pointed a finger at Debbie.
"What?" The woman blushed, flustered.
"Come on. It's so easy! Get up here!" Peridot demanded.
"Go on," Garnet smiled slightly, "Show us what you got?"
"Better make it good music woman!" Amethyst bared her teeth in a teasing grin.
"Come on, please?" Steven begged and Pearl merely offered a small encouraging smile.
"Ah..okay then."
Getting up with a very prominent blush, Debbie stood next to Peridot. The woman couldn't help but roll her eyes at the sharp toothy grin on the small Gem's face.
"Oh jeeze…"
"Come on," Peri grinned. "Show them."
"Okay, okay...ahem."
I've been making some good friends.
It's been quite a ride.
They're unlike anything out beyond all space and time.
All different shapes and sizes.
Saving humanity from its demises.
Oh where would the earth be without all you guys?
Debbie blushed as Steven and Amethyst grinned widely, even Garnet and Pearl visibly brightened.
"Wow! That's awesome!" Amethyst whooped, "that's was pretty rad girl!"
"Amethyst is right, you sing very well." Pearl smiled.
"The lyrics were pretty great too." Garnet said with her little half-grin.
"I told you they'd like it." Peridot puffed up proudly.
"Yeah, you did. You were right." Debbie blushed, offering a grin.
"I know. Aren't I always?" Peridot beamed smugly.
"Uh, no. Not at all." Debbie smirked and gave the gem a playful tug on the nose.
"Hey!"
Steven and the other gems burst out laughing as Peridot shouted at Debbie, though it was all in good fun that lasted well into the night.