Pearl felt relieved and disappointed at the same time. Garnet had come in to stop her, and Pearl didn't know if hat was a good thing or a bad thing.

Right now, it felt like a bad thing. Her head was dunked under water, while Garnet was scrubbing the living hell out of her gem to get the vinegar out. She was going to get yelled at for sure. Garnet would scream, shout, lose her temper, and ground Pearl.

Pearl was wondering when Garnet would stop. She'd been holding Pearl underwater and rinsing her gem for a solid half hour now, and it was starting to hurt. She felt a hand lift her head out of the water, and to have a towel thrown over her shoulders. Garnet was looking at her gem, seeing if the vinegar was gone.

Pearl realized Garnet was crying, which was odd for her to see. Pearl looked at Garnets 3 eyes, which were red from tears. She pulled Pearl against her chest, clinging to her.

"Don't scare me like that again!" Garnet sobbed, holding Pearl for dear life, sitting on the bathroom floor. Pearl was taken aback by Garnets response, and wasn't sure how to handle it. Garnet squeezed tighter, and Pearl felt Garnets tears on the back of her neck.

She felt her eyes water up as well, and found herself hugging Garnet back. "I'm sorry..." She breathed, holding onto Garnet. "I shouldn't have caused you this trouble..."

"I don't care!" Garnet said, still crying. "You're ok, you're safe, you're alive. That's all that matters!"

To anyone who would've walked in, it would've been a strange sight. 2 gems, hugging and crying on the washroom floor, puddles of water all over that it e floor, vinegar spilled in a corner.

The door slowly creaked open, and a worried looking Amethyst peeked in. Relief washed over her face when she saw Pearl, and ran in for a hug.

Now, to anyone who would've walked in, there would've been 3 gems sitting on the washroom floor, crying and hugging.

The crying and hugging continued for a good hour, with Steven and Peridot coming in too, until somebody pointed out that the floors were going to be ruined if they didn't clean the vinegar up.

Pearl sat on the couch, the other gems insisting she didn't have to clean. Looking toward the washroom, she could see silhouettes of gems, mopping the floors and drying up the water with towels. At this point, she felt ashamed for everything. Ashamed for things that she'd only done in her head.

Maybe things would get better. Maybe they wouldn't.

If could be an eternity of bullshit.

It could not.

But it had seemed that through all the bullshit,

That there might not be bullshit.

A sliver of hope could be seen.


Authors Note:

Small chapter, oh well. Hope you guys liked it! If you liked this story, check out some of my other ones!