Days passed and Lapis still had trouble adjusting herself to her new found popularity. But it was starting to work. None of the people who would bother her and made fun of her dared try to talk to her now. When Lapis entered the classrooms, the students would look at her. The four kids who would always ask her to do their homework never talked to her again, and the three girls who bullied her would look at her with angry faces but not dare say anything to Lapis's face. It was kind of nice, for once being the one intimidating people, even if it was just for being around Jasper and Peridot.
When things where finally being good for Lapis, the universe decided she couldn't have anything going right for her for too long.
It happened at lunch time. Jasper, Peridot and Lapis were hanging around the second floor. Jasper had just come out of a test and the teacher told her she failed. She tried to tell her something had to be wrong, but the teacher had corrected the exams that same moment and Jasper had gotten an F. That didn't sit well with Jasper. She would barely go to class and she didn't care about studying, but Peridot had studied with her this time and told her to take the exam so she could at least get a D and pass the grade. There was nothing that Jasper hated most than losing at something she had actually worked on, and Lapis could feel her anger through the whole hallway.
Lapis jumped as Jasper punched the wall. "Who does that hag think she is? Giving me an F when I'm sure I could at least have gotten a D. For once I study and this is what I get!?" She was shouting but to no one in particular.
Peridot was checking her nails. "Honestly, what do you expect? If you at least did your homework or at least went to class maybe that F wouldn't be your only grade in the class. Now you're going to fail the year, again" She peered up at Jasper.
Jasper's face had a fowl scowl. "Shut. Up. Peridot. I know that. I'm tired of this." Jasper started walking away from them. "I need to take my anger out on some brats."
Lapis was surprised. In the past few days Jasper had been pretty calm, which she wasn't sure if it had to do with her. She wasn't sure if she should stop her, that probably would just anger her more. Jasper left which left a disgruntled Peridot and Lapis.
Peridot made a noise. "Ugh, she always does this. Sometimes I wonder why I even help her because maybe she's just destined to fail." Lapis listened to her rant about Jasper for the time being. She just hoped one of those poor kids Jasper was going to bother wasn't Steven...
Jasper found two younger students trading cards near the lockers. Perfect, she thought. "Hey you two, give me your money."
Both kids turned around and started trembling. "We don't have any money, we swear. Our parents don't give us any." Jasper punched one of the lockers and the kids jumped. "Don't give me that! You wasted money on those stupid cards so you better have some!" Jasper really didn't need the money, she just wanted to scream at someone so she could let out her anger, so no matter the answer she would make them pay. "Pay up. Now." The kids were still shaking, their cards falling do the floor.
"Leave them alone!" Jasper looked to where the voice came. It was a chubby boy with curly hair. "Why do you have to be so mean? They said they didn't have any money"
Jasper laughed. Even better, some kid playing hero she could squash. "Oh yeah." She stood in front of the boy and grabbed his shirt. The boy gulped but still stood his ground. Jasper lifted him up. "And what are you going to do about it?" She smirked. The other students picked up their cards and ran away.
"Steven! Steven, where are you!? Don't ran away like th-" Jasper grunted. Great, another interruption. The distressed voice gasped. "What are you doing to Steven!?"
It was the clique of three girls. The voice had come from Pearl, while beside her stood an angry Amethyst and Garnet with crossed arms. Jasper hated this girls, nothing but a bunch of losers who thought they helped people. She should have known this brat hanged out with those freaks. "I'm just playing with him, see?" She lifted Steven up. The three girls shouted and Steven grunted. "Put Steven down!" Said the usually calm voice of Garnet.
Jasper especially hated Garnet. Garnet was considered the actual strongest person in the whole school, which Jasper would never accept. Unlike Jasper who bragged about her strength, Garnet did not care about what people thought and only used her strength to protect her friends. Jasper threw the boy and Amethyst caught him. "You wanna fight, blockhead?" Jasper snarled at Garnet. "Garnet, don't do it!" said Steven. Pearl looked at Garnet with a worried face, and Garnet put her hand on her shoulder. She nodded at Pearl, indicating she would resolve this. Pearl took her hand and let her. "Fine. But it has to be outside"
Jasper smirked. "Perfect, see you there." This is just what Jasper needed, to finally fight against Garnet and reclaim her title. Steven looked at Pearl and Amethyst with a worried face. "Don't worry, Garnet can handle her." Amethyst reassured Steven.
Peridot and Lapis were still on the second floor when they suddenly saw people running and shouting. "Did you hear? Garnet and Jasper are going to fight!"
"What?" Lapis looked shocked and Peridot grunted. "That idiot. Come on, we better go."
They arrived outside where hundreds of students stood in a circle around Garnet and Jasper. Some were shouting at Jasper and some at Garnet. Lapis couldn't believe this. She knew Jasper was angry but this was just too much, picking a fight with another person.
"We better start before some teachers stop us." Garnet said calmly. Jasper stretched her neck. "Don't worry, this'll end before you know it. With you on the ground!" She roared and the students screamed. Lapis and Peridot stood watching from the bleachers.
Both girls starting walking in circles. "I'll crush you in front of all this spectators and end any ideas of you being able to take me on." Garnet laughed, which shocked everyone. "I think that's not why your angry. I think you're just mad cause you're single"
Jasper launched a punch to Garnet's face which she dodged. The fight had begun and everyone was roaring. Lapis really didn't want to watch those two fighting. She put her head between her legs and tried to calm down. "God, she's such an idiot." Peridot kept on grumbling, but was completely unfazed regarding the fight. They kept punching each other, with Garnet dodging most of Jasper's attack.
The screams started turning into "Garnet! Garnet!" and Lapis looked up. It seemed Garnet was winning since Jasper couldn't hit her. She looked around the crowd and gasped. She saw Steven trying to pass the crowd to reach Garnet. She heard Pearl and Amethyst screaming for him to come back. "Stop!" Shouted Steven getting in front of Garnet. "You two shouldn't fight! That's not the way to resolve things!" Garnet told him to go but Steven wouldn't budge. "No! Why can't you two be friends?"
Jasper was getting angrier and grabbed Steven again. "Steven!" The three girls, including Lapis shouted. "You little brat interrupting my fight! I should have beaten up you up before." Lapis couldn't bear watching Jasper, a monster, hurting the only person who ever helped her. She ran down the bleachers away from a questioning Peridot. "Don't hurt him!" Shouted Pearl, now besides Garnet. "If we have too the three of us will stop you!" Amethyst shouted. Jasper laughed and was about to hit Steven when Lapis came behind her and pushed her down. Steven fell but landed safely in Garnet's arms. About that same time students were leaving because some teachers had found them. "The students who started the fight, stop or be prepared to face the consequences" The principal's voice could be heard through an intercom. The three girls and Steven started making their way out of the field. Garnet looked back at the struggling Jasper and Lapis. "Those two are really bad for each other" She told no one in particular.
"What are you doing, you brat!? Let go of me!" Lapis still held on to Jasper and they struggled for dominance on the ground. "No! You can hurt whoever you want except Steven!" Jasper struggled. Why was Lapis so strong? She was so small but she could hold down Jasper like she was made of paper. Jasper grabbed Lapis's face and looked at her, her eyebrows in a deep scowl and her teeth gritting. "So you're saying you don't care who I hurt unless it's that little brat? You're no better than me!"
Lapis looked at her with shock. She was right. What had happened to Lapis? When had she become so uncaring for other people? Probably when people started treating her so badly, she lost all hope for anyone. Since Steven was the only person who ever helped her, in her eyes he was the only person worth protecting. "You try to act all good but you're just like me! You just hide all your anger and pain cause you're a coward!" Jasper shouted to her face.
The field was empty now, probably because class had started. Peridot seemed to have left with everyone else. Lapis held on to Jasper's wrist trying to make her let go of her face. "I hate you. I hate you so much. I'm nothing like you! I was forced to be like this to protect my self, you're just naturally evil!" She shouted back.
Jasper stared for a long time at Lapis's eyes. This reminded her on when they first talked. When all she wanted was for Lapis to look at her and only her. Now what she wanted was happening, but Jasper felt horrible. This past few days she had been with Lapis were strangely comforting, somehow being around the girl had made her calm down somewhat. She had felt better, happier. Seeing the rare smile of Lapis was a gift to Jasper, and she didn't want to anything more than to see more of it.
But now, she had completly fucked up. Lapis hated her even more now, while she had finally been able to accept the bigger girl a little. Jasper was changing, she didn't want to see those blue eyes looking at her with rage and hate, she wanted to see Lapis smile and look at her with love.
Jasper loosed her grip on her face, and Lapis let her hand go. Instead, Jasper grabbed both of her hands and held Lapis's face. Lapis's face changed from anger to shock and as she stared at those glowing eyes of Jasper, she noticed they had changed to.
"I'm sorry." Jasper kissed her.
Lapis let go of Jasper and pushed her back. She stared in disbelief at the bigger girl, who now freed did not move and just sat staring at Lapis with an apologetic face. Lapis stood up still looking at her. Then she ran.