Jealousy

Steven Universe fanfic

"Steven, where's Connie? She was supposed to be here for sword training 5 minutes ago!" Pearl said, tapping her foot lightly on the floor by the warp pad.

"Uh, I don't know," Steven replied. Peridot lifted her head and said,

"Connie? Is that another gem?"

"No, Connie is one of my human friends," Steven said. "Hey, there she is now!" He said as a girl about Steven's age runs up the stairs.

"Hi, Steven!" she called as she opened the door. Peridot narrowed her eyes just slightly at the high amount of friendliness in her voice. "Sorry I'm late," she said. "My mom was holding me up a little bit!"

"It doesn't matter, Connie. You're here now." Pearl said, then she turned to Steven. "We'll be back in an hour or two. Garnet and Amethyst are still here." With that, they both stepped up onto the warp pad to start sword training.

"So…" Peridot said, trying to sound as casual as possible. "How long have you known this 'Connie'? She seems to know you really well." Steven blushed slightly and said,

"Yeah. It was kind of weird how we became friends actually…" Steven started a long story on how he accidentally got them both trapped in a bubble at the bottom of the ocean, and as the story progressed, Peridot had to try not to clench her fists. That human should not have been in such close proximity with Steven, she thought.

"How often does she come over here?" Peridot asked.

"I think every Saturday," he said, though he didn't sound to sure.

"Saturday? What is this 'Saturday'?" The green gem was very confused.

"Saturday's one of the seven days in a week. It's kind of hard to explain," He said, blushing in embarrassment when he couldn't define it.

"Oh, okay," Peridot said. "So, she comes for sword training with the Pearl?"

"Yeah, she's gotten really good at it. She even beats Pearl sometimes!" He exclaimed. Apparently, beating the Pearl is a 'special thing'. Normal humans must be very weak if they can barely beat a Pearl! Peridot thought.

"I'm gonna go get some Fry Bits and maybe talk to PeeDee for a while. See you later, alligator!" He laughed a bit at his own joke, then walked out the door.

I'm gonna go see this 'sword training' for myself, Peridot thought coldly.

"Good job, Connie!" Pearl panted as she kneeled with Connie's sword point at her neck. Connie drew back her sword, and helped Pearl off the ground. "You did a wonderful trip maneuver, I never expected it!"

"Thanks," Connie said.

"I need to go back to the Temple for a few minutes, so you can ta- Oh, hello Peridot!" The Pearl turned around and gave Peridot a friendly smile. "Well, as I was saying, you can practice with Holo-Pearl for a while." From her gem, a light shone out like a projector, and a holographic copy of Pearl was standing there.

"LEVEL: 17. ADVANCED. DO YOU WISH TO ENGAGE IN COMBAT?"

"Bring it," Connie challenged. Then, the two started fighting.

It looked more like dancing than anything else. Connie jumped and twisted with such beautiful precision, it hurt Peridot just to look at it. The hologram twisted in the air, about to strike down on Connie, but right before she leaped out of the way and thrust her sword upwards. The hologram shattered before it knew its target was gone.

"That was... to easy," Connie panted, smiling. She glanced around wondering if Pearl was back yet, when her eyes stumbled upon Peridot. "Do you wanna try sword fighting?"

Peridot stood up from the sidelines. "Sure, why not?" She picked up the sword that had belonged to Holo-Pearl and studied it. Heavier than I expected, she noted, but aerodynamic and sharp. A very good weapon.

"I'll go easy on you, because you've never fought before," Connie said kindly.

"Oh, there won't be a need for that," Peridot muttered.

"Your choice." Then they were off. The two warriors clashed swords, moving slightly each time. Peridot noticed Connie glance at her feet for a second, and she leaped right before Connie's leg whipped out to try and trip Peridot. She landed softly on her feet behind Connie and whipped her sword around, but she didn't compensate for the force and got thrown of balance. Connie took advantage of this, and kicked Peridot's sword out of her hand. It slid a few yards away, but before Peridot could go get it, Connie put her foot on Peridot's chest, pinning her.

"Good fight," she said triumphantly.

"Yeah, I guess it was!" Peridot yelled as she kicked both of Connie's shins. She howled in pain, and Peridot ran on all fours towards the sword. However, her hands were sweaty and she couldn't quite grab it. While she was floundering about, Connie ran up behind her and kicked the sword hilt, hard. The weapon went flying off the battlefield. Peridot knew she was beat, but she still wasn't giving up. Suddenly, something clicked. She stood up slowly and took off her visor. The sun gleamed a little too brightly for a second, but the gem's eyes quickly adjusted.

"Stay" Peridot's gem began to glow.

"Away." The gem shone brightly, and it hurt to look at it.

"From." A gleaming shape arose from the gem.

"My." The shape split into two green light disks.

"STEVEN!" The lightdisks went flying from Peridot's hands, and Connie barely avoided them. Connie immediately realized this was no longer just a recreational fight. Her whole demeanor changed as she drew back her sword again and charged.

"Your Steven?!" Connie challenged with a deadly warning in her voice. Peridot answered with a battle cry, and threw another pair of lightdisks at her throat. They both missed slightly, but one cut off a lock of her hair.

"This ends now." Connie moved like lightning[, easily avoiding every lightdisk. Her leg whipped out in a nanosecond and Peridot was suddenly on the ground. Connie had her sword up, positioned right above Peridot's gem. She lifted the blade, and prepared to strike.

'CONNIE!" Pearl's startled scream echoed through the stadium. Her eyes flicked from Peridot's visor, the sword laying at the edge of the stadium, then at a lock of Connie's hair, all forgotten on the stadium floor.. She looked at the light disks clutched in Peridot's hands, then at Connie's blade, poised to shatter Peridot's gem.

"Pearl, I- uh…" Connie couldn't find the words to justify herself, because she couldn't justify herself.

"Connie…" Red started to show on Pearl's pure-white face. Connie, not needing to hear what was coming next, hung her head and walked slowly away.

"Is your gem cracked?" Pearl flew over to see if the gem was cracked in any way, shape or form.

"I'm fine!" She pushed Pearl away. "Stupid Pearl," she muttered under her breath.

"I have to go deal with Connie now," Pearl growled. She quickly turned her head and walked briskly towards the stadium seating where Connie awaited her punishment.

As the scolding commenced behind her, Peridot stopped to realize what had just happened. She had gotten in a death fight with a human and was nearly killed, all for Steven. And what's more, she had summoned her weapon! Just wait 'till Steven finds out about this! Oh, he'll be so psyched! Peridot bounced over to the warp pad, bubbling with adrenaline and excitement with what had just happened.