It was almost lunch time, and Lapis was trying raise her confidence. She had decided to do this, and she had a plan. She wouldn't let things go wrongly for her. She just had to watch out for whatever Jasper wanted to do with her.
Lapis was nearing the cafeteria and she could see students entering. In a corner stood Jasper and Peridot; Jasper making faces at the younger students and Peridot listening to music. When they noticed her approaching, they both stopped. 'Well here goes nothing...' Lapis thought.
"Good thing you came. Ready to become part of the team?" Jasper smirked showing her full teeth.
'Ready as I'll ever be' Lapis thought. "Yes"
The three of them entered the cafeteria. It's like everyone in this school could sense Jasper's presence, as everyone quickly looked at her and stopped talking. Lapis gulped and Peridot pushed her to get in the line. "I'll get some seats. You two get some food." Peridot said. "What about your food?" Lapis asked. "Gross, you think I eat that garbage. No" Peridot answered making a face then left. That left Lapis and Jasper. Well, really Lapis.
Jasper was busy cutting in line and getting her food. The cafeteria ladies gave her the grub, mashed potatoes with some strange meat; with applesauce for dessert. "You know the drill" Jasper said to some kid in line. The kid was shaking and gave Jasper her applesauce. "Your donations are well received" She said going to her seat.
Lapis raised an eyebrow. She rarely ate here which means she had never seen that. She, like a good person, waited in line for her food. Jasper noticed and went back to her. "Don't wait in line, cut" Jasper told her. "I'm not going to" Lapis snapped back. The other students behind her where whispering to each other.
"Who's Jasper talking to? Why does she get to cut line when I can't?"
Lapis stood her ground and Jasper rolled her eyes. "Hey, people in front, if you don't get out right now-"
Before she could finish the other students moved, making Lapis first in line. She looked at Jasper with disgust and grabbed her food. Jasper smirked. "Your part of our crew now, which means you don't need to wait in line" Lapis wasn't happy about that.
They walked to their seats. Lapis could notice some of the students looking at her. She even saw some of her bullies making angry faces and whispering. Lapis could guess what they were saying. She sat on the table next to Peridot and Jasper sat in front of her. It was empty except for them, probably cause Peridot made the people leave. Lapis started eating and tried not to look at Jasper, who stared at her uncomfortably. Well everybody did. How could Jasper eat with all this people looking at her? Jasper ate fast and chugged down her applesauce. Lapis looked at her with disgust. Probably because she didn't care what people thought...
"Eat fast. We don't like to spend a lot of time here" Peridot told her. Lapis tried to eat as fast as she could.
They left the cafeteria in less than a minute. Lapis thought she was going to be sick, she had never eaten so quickly. Jasper burped. "So now that we got free time, we're going to bother some nerds."
Lapis stared at her. "Really? Can't we just hang around like you said?"
Jasper was about to say no then she thought about what Peridot told her. Maybe for once she should listen to Lapis, at least to make her like her more. "Fine, just for today. Let's go outside."
Lapis sighed. At least she listened to her this time. Peridot shrugged.
They walked the hallway with everyone looking at them. Everyone was wondering who Lapis was, and why she was with Jasper and Peridot. Lapis really didn't want this attention, but she had to to reach her goal.
Lapis spend lunch time in the library or in the roof. She never went out into the field, except when she was obligated to take physical education and couldn't come up with an excuse.
"Lapis!" Lapis turned around, hearing the familiar voice of a chubby boy.
"Steven?" Steven Universe was running up to her. The other two girls seemed to not have noticed her stopping. "I'm sorry that I haven't talked to you. What are you doing with those two girls?"
Lapis didn't want to involve Steven, but she decided to tell him. "They're my friends." Steven looked shocked. "Your friends? But...they're mean!" Lapis sighed. "It's none of your business, Steven." Lapis was about to catch up with them, when Steven grabbed her skirt.
"I'm sorry, Lapis! I...just don't want you to get hurt. I know you get bullied a lot, and I'm sorry for not always being there for you, if they're really your friends that's fine, I just hope they're not treating you badly. Always now that...I'm your friend too." Steven smiled.
'And you still are. My only true friend.' Lapis thought sadly. "I'll see you around Steven" and with that she left the young boy.
She found Peridot and Jasper lounging around the bleachers. They seemed to be fighting. "I hate being outside! Why of all places outside? We can hang out anywhere!" Peridot shouted.
"Stop yelling! You were the one who told me I should listen to her! And I did! And now we're here!" Jasper shouted back.
Lapis stood back a little so they couldn't see her to hear their conversation.
"Ok fine, but I hate this. Being outside hurts my eyes and there's no Wi-Fi here. I hope this is worth it and that girl starts liking you."
"Lower your voice! What if she's coming here now?"
Lapis eyes opened widely. Did Peridot say...like?
'Oh my god' Lapis thought. 'Jasper likes me?' Lapis lowered down and shook her head. 'No impossible, she probably means like as in like as a person, not as a...crush.' But then everything made sense. Why she would want Lapis to hang out with them. Jasper, the big mean jock girl who likes to push people around and laugh at people's misery, had a crush on Lapis.
Lapis, truly, hated her life.