Ch.14: Memories Rose Quartz and Onyx

"Yeah…should of made a run for it." muttered Onyx, arms back on the grass as his legs dangling off the cliff near the lighthouse, watching the hundreds of stars up above. He was an hour or so early for his meeting with the other Crystal Gems...well more like persecution if felt like.

After his talk with Garnet this morning, he mostly spent most of his time by the side cave stretching and thinking. Only had three visitors the whole day. First was Amethyst, smirking and asking what did he and Garnet done last night. Onyx just put her in a headlock and rubbed her head, which she laughed and did the same when she got out. Both just joked around for and hour or so, before Amethyst got up wanting to go prank someone, possibly Pearl. As much Onyx wanted to do so, he told her he would help her out next time when he was not "in trouble with the warden" as he put it, which the shorter gem knew what he meant, laughing how he was so whipped, and left. Much later, Pearl came by, a bit wet and miffed, probably due to Amethyst's prank succeeding, and listen to the cream color gem vent a bit. After a few minutes, and recommending meditation together, both gems went for an hour or so sitting quietly, enjoying each others presence until Pearl felt so much better and thank the black gem, before leaving to go find Steven.

He knew both were testing if he was a liar or not. Sure he may have one eye, but he was not completely blind.

When the sun was setting, Steven finally came down to ask him for dinner, which he said no but thanks, not wanting to go inside. When Steven asked if Onyx was in trouble again, he just smiled and patted the boy's head, stating he will see him in the morning.

Now here he was, just staring out of space waiting for his trail in a way. He gave a big sighed. "Wish you were here, Rosie. Whenever I got in trouble, you never did this to me." he muttered to the night sky.

While Pearl was his confidant, Amethyst was his little sister, and Garnet was…..complicated, Rose Quartz and Onyx had almost sibling relationship of a big sister to little brother. He always went out of his way to make her proud of him, trying to show that she was right picking him to join her and the others when they first started out, though he was the second person she asked, first being Garnet. She always knew what to say. Even when they got stuck here on Earth, Rose reassures them it was perhaps for the best, and that they will do great living on this planet. Though skeptic the others agreed with her, and thus how they became Earth protectors. She was the glue to their team, breaking who ever was fighting one another with just a smile. But now she was gone.

Onyx sighed again and leaned back onto the grass, his head hitting ground. He looked up to the sky, remembering every starts true name and where they all have been in the past. "I remember you would always find me up here when I was annoyed, especially after I got into a fight with three-eyes." he whispered, with a chuckle. He then gave out another small sigh and closed his eyes. "I'm sorry for what I did….and never getting a chance to say goodbye, that is my only regret….."

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"There you are. I thought you be up here." said an angelic voice to his ears, Onyx open his eye, and leaning up.

They have just come back on a mission helping out Queen Liz, as Onyx called her, and England out from a terrible gem monster. It was a bit of a distance to get there since their home was at the moment hidden away, but they knew one day their home will be inhabited by people. As Onyx straighten his dark green Balmoral bonnet on his head, he dusted off the bottom of his great kilt, or belted plaid, which consisted the colors of black, red, and green, then went all over him, also covering up his white long sleeve shirt he wore, with some black star-shaped patterns on his shoulders. His hair covering his eyes, and stopping right below his nose.

He then turned around to see a woman that if he stood up, would still over shadow him due to her being so tall. Her hair was pink, as well as long and curly, pink lips, and eyes fully closed. She wore a white Elizabethan-dress that made her look royalty. However, instead of fancy jewels on it, it was more simplistic, which suited her, with a lot of star shapes appearing on it. In addition to this change, her stomach area was showing in a cut out of a star as well. She wore nothing on her feet, like he did, as she smiled at him and sat down next to him, arms resting on her lap, feel as well dangling off.

"So, how come you left after we got back? I thought everything went well?" she asked him, turning to face him, her smile growing bigger and brighter, eyes still closed.

Onyx started at her, knowing fully well though she was not in a literary sense looking at him, he knew she was "looking" at him. He then sighed, folding his arms together by his chest, and shrugging. "I don't want to talk about it." muttered Onyx, looking away.

The pink hair woman sighed. "Onyx….she didn't mean to say those things. You know how she is when she believes she does not need anyone's help."

"I know I know, but she should care that I do. She means a lot to me." replied the black gem. "After all, I thought I was her…well you know."

"I know." giggled the giant woman, as she smiled to the smaller gem. "But you do know what you said to her afterwards was not right as well."

"How is 'you are a paunchy doghearted harpy' is more wrong then when she just called me a 'puny dizzy-eyed moldwarp'?" shouted Onyx, with his hands in the air, causing his leader to laugh sweetly.

"True you two sometimes say…bad things to each other, but in the end you will make up."

"Yeah yeah." muttered the black gem, crossing his arms with a pout, before looking up at the night sky again.

"There is something else bothering you, isn't there?"

"No nothing, its just…." Onyx then sighed. "Its just I missed being up out there sometimes you know. I mean sure humanity is nice and all, without the weird stare and not being called 'monstrous demons' always brightens my day, but I just think we should try to get out there again, you know? See the universe like we use to do. I hear Trenzalore is a nice place to visit, and so is Vulcan. Oh and we use to have fun on that moon near Endor remember?"

"I also remember catching you and Garnet doing something on that forest moon." said the pink hair gem, giggling causing the black gem to blush purple.

"Yeah….but still don't you want to try to? I mean we been stuck here for like what, almost two hundred years? Give or take a few hundred."

The woman kept on giggling throughout the male's rant, until he finally stop, and both gave out a sigh. "Onyx…you know we couldn't if we tried. No warp pad can take us anywhere…even back home."

"I know I know just….ugh! Why be stuck on this planet full of hairless apes!"

She gave a light sympathetic chuckle and reached for the male's head as she took of his hat and patted a hand to her lap, suggesting he put his head on it, which he did, sideways.

"Onyx." she started to say, as she played with his hair, lifting it a bit to show his eye and gem. "This world is beautiful."

"You say that about everything." muttered Onyx, getting a small giggle.

"True, but I picked Earth for us to protect because not only did I see beauty, I saw something all creatures on this planet have."

"The ability to make more of them?"

"No, silly…hope. I see hope in everything in the universe, but here there is so much hope. Even after all the bad and horrible things that has happen or will happen to this planet, people's will never give it up."

"Hm, probably just…I don't know, I think we are not appreciated about it. Like most of that court in that castle gave us horrific stares, even after we saved that city, even that circular theater. Course, I think that place will eventually burn down to the ground one of these days."

She gave a sigh. "You got to see the good in people, Onyx. They just do not understand our powers. They just do not know the things we do is to protect them. You need to put your faith in them, like they put their fate in us."

"I guess."

"Sometimes I do worry about you."

"What you mean?" asked the male, turning his head and looking up at the closed eyes woman, who was facing down to him.

"That you do not trust anyone."

"I trust you and the others on this team."

"But you must trust others than us." She then "looked" out towards the ocean. "One day, I want you to see the world."

"We do, like all the time. We were somewhere today, and another place the other direction a few days ago."

She smiled and chuckled. "No, I mean really go see the world one day. See its beauty. See its wonder. Everything it has to offer, and you will see what I mean one day."

Onyx's face turned out to the water again and sighed. "Maybe I will….one day…."

"And as for you and Garnet…I think you two be fine, just go apologize for what you said."

"Yes mom." replied Onyx, sarcastically calling her mom, rolling his eye, as she chuckled, but both looked at each other and smiled. "Thanks Rosie.

"You are welcome, Onyx." responded Rose Quartz, as he got his head off her lap and sat straight back up again. She stood up and gave him back his hat. "Now if you excuse me, I think I need to go back to make sure Amethyst and Pearl are not fighting as well."

"Yeah…now that is messy." chuckled Onyx, looking at her.

"Onyx? Rose?" came a new voice. Both turned their head to see a woman in dark red and black Maximilian armor, neck to toe, with a star pattern on her chest. Her hands wore fingerless gloves. She was dark red skin and had a cube afro, and on her face she wore spectacles. However, these were different for they were shaded and there were free glasses to the frames, one for either side of the eyes, with one attached above it, making it look like she was wearing a small triangle.

Rose looked at the newcomer and then back at Onyx, and smiled. "I'll leave you two be. Take as long as you want." she said, and walked away.

Onyx stared at the dark red female long after the largest one of the three left them a few minutes ago, and she was looking right back at him. He then smiled and patted a seat where Rose sat. "Care to sit?"

Garnet smiled and nodded. "Of course." She said and walked over and sat down, both legs dangling off the edge. Both sat in silence looking out towards the water when…

"I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry."

Both looked at each other the moment they finished saying their thing at the exact same time, and gave each other a small smirk.

"Yeah…sorry for calling you a harpy and those other things." he said, reaching out to her hand.

"I am sorry for the name calling too…and calling you childish." she replied, grabbing his, fingers intertwine.

"Yeah, well I guess I was a bit so, but you know I only get angry at you because I care for you."

"Of course." agreed Garnet, with a nod. "After all, you do wear the dress in our relationship."

"IT'S A KILT!" shouted Onyx, letting go of her hand and raising his arms towards the sky. "HOW MANY TIMES WE GOING TO GO OVER THIS!"

"Till you stop over reacting over it." she replied with a chuckle at the purple spreading to his cheeks. She then grabbed his hand and returned to their finger lacing together. She then put her lips to his ear. "Besides, it does look good on you." She whispered, causing the black gem's eye to widen as big as a saucer plate.

"Well…you look nice too, in that armor." he said, with a shark-like smile, turning to face her. "Make you feel like a force to not to mess with."

"Cute." muttered Garnet, as both looked at each other, lips only less than half a foot apart. "Now…truce?"

"Truce." he smiled, as both lean in and he could taste….hair?

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Onyx opened his eyes to see light purple hair in his mouth. He looked up to see a small purple face woman smiling back at him, with a wide grin.

"Had a nice dream, didn't we?" Amethyst said with a laugh, pulling her head back as Onyx spat out her hair.

"More like a memory, honestly." chuckled Onyx, getting up and dusting off any dirt. He then saw Pearl and Garnet coming up the hill right. Onyx sighed, "Ugh, guess its time for my trail uh?"

"Yeah." said Amethyst, but gave him a light punch to the shoulder. "But don't worry, as long as you come clean on everything, it won't be so bad."

"Says you, you guys are the ones questioning me."

"Hm, yeah you're right." shrugged the purple gem, as she gave a small snort. "Just don't worry we will not attack you."

"Gee thanks. That makes me feel a bit better." muttered Onyx, rolling his eye but giving a smile.

"Hello Onyx." said Pearl.

"Are you ready?" asked a strict Garnet.

"No." replied the black gem. "But what the heck, let's get this over with and finally under the bridge." The three female gems nodded in agreement as all four gems sat down. Onyx sighed. Yeah, this was going to be a looooong night.

TBC…

So just in case anyone is curious the conversation of Rose and Onyx was part of his memories back when he was on the team and around the late 16th century, way before he was exiled. Anyways hope you all enjoy and please review. Comments help me go faster haha