Hey everybody, welcome to Chapter 4! Nothing really to announce at the beginning, so read on!

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Bold = Text message
Bold Italics = Authors Note

(Stevens POV)
Lapis was probably the best thing that ever happened to me.

I had just been rejected by Connie Maheswaran, the girl I'd been crushing on since middle school. She said that she wanted to keep our strong friendship, but I was sure it was for some other reason.
Needless to say, I was depressed. A few days later, as I sat by myself outside at lunch, she sat next to me. I didn't notice her for a few minutes, so eventually she just spoke up.

"Hi, I'm Lapis. Lapis Lazuli. What's your name?" I looked up, surprised.

"Oh, uh, Steven. Steven Universe."

"That's a funny name." She said, sweetly

"My dad is a rock star. I don't know if that's his actual last name or not, but that's what I was named." She just smiled.

"Well, I'm named after a Gemstone, and so is pretty much everyone in Beach City, for that matter, so your name is probably the least crazy."

"Makes sense." I said bluntly. After a moment of pause, we started laughing. It was probably the first time I'd laughed like that in a while.

"Well, Mr. Universe, the bell is about to ring, so I'll see you around!"

And with that, she walked off.

A few weeks later, I ran into her once again. This time literally. I had just gotten my lunch and was about to go outside since I was still avoiding Connie at the time, when I bumped into her.

"Hey! Watch were you're goin- Oh, hey Steven!" She smiled brightly, wiping the look of anger off her face instantly.

"Hey Lapis, how are you!"

"I'm good. My friends and I are sitting together. I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you were to sit with us..." She said, waving her hand toward the tables.

"Sure!" She led me to a table with a bunch of obviously athletic and talented people. "These are my friends, Jasper," She pointed to a orange and red stripe jacketed woman, who looked stronger than anyone I had ever seen. "Aquamarine," A blue-hooded guy with dark brown hair. "Yellow," A very intimidating girl with an odd hair style. "And Citrine!" A girl with Amber hair and an obviously too large hoodie to match.
"Aqua and I are on the Swim Team, Jasper is a Football player, Yellow is the Daughter of the schools owners, Blue and White Diamond. There's a rumor that she has a sister, Pink, but we don't really know, and Citrine… I don't really know what she does, but she hangs out with us a lot. You'd have to ask Jasper."
It was a lot of information to take in, but I sat down anyway.
"Hey man, what's up?" Aquamarine asked me, holding out his fist for a fist bump. I took it.

"Nothing much."

She wasn't going to talk to me. I should've realized that by now.
I was a jerk, blaming everything that happened on Connie. I know it was my fault too; I didn't resist her. I knew it was coming. I let it happen. I begged and pleaded with Lapis, but of course, she wasn't having any of it.
Bzzt. A call. I look down at my phone.
Incoming call from: (435)-135-7609
the number was unfamiliar to me, so I just let it ring. It rung again. And again. And again. My voice was extremely hoarse, so I kept a bit dull when I answered.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Hello, Mr. Universe. My name is Peridot Diamond, and I am calling on behalf of my best friend and roommate, Lapis Lazuli." I was laughing. This girl's voice sounded like she had a bad cold half the time, and the other half she was being strangely technical. I was laughing, until I heard the name Lapis. I stopped cold. Just how upset WAS Lapis that she is having her weird friend call me?

I answered as dead as I could. "What about her."

"She has been severely depressed ever since you called her on August 21, at around 8:00 PM. I want to know what you said."
She said the exact date. Why? It's been two months, so how did she even remember that? I couldn't think of a good response, so I just asked the first thing that came to mind.

"Why are you speaking so technically?"

"I'm strictly business right now." The girl said.

I sighed. I really didn't want to talk about it. This whole thing has made me as upset as Lapis, even if she didn't realize it. I tried my best to keep my pride as I said this.

"Well if you must know, I called to tell her I was sorry.
"I told her that what happened with me and Connie was just an accident and that she just walked in at the wrong time. I told her that she was the best thing that ever happened to me and I still wanted to be with her."

Of course, the girl had some sense or something, because she knew I wasn't saying something. Honestly, I kept it from her because it didn't really fit, and, well, what's the point?

"That couldn't be all of it. She was too upset."

"I know. She started saying that I was lying and that I'd rather have Connie instead of her. She just wouldn't listen to me, so I hung up."

I was about ready to stop talking to this girl. Luckily she seemed to know it.

"Ok. Thank you for the information." And with that, she hung up. I laid back in my bed, my eyes starting to water. I missed Lapis. I missed her more than anything. If I were given the choice to talk to either Lapis or my mom, I'd choose Lapis.

It was 2 AM. I still hadn't gotten any sleep. I had class the next day, and staying up until 5 on Twitter was never the best idea. I went to turn off my phone when I got a text message.
From Jasper.

Jasper: Hey Steven.
Steven: Its 2 AM. What r u doing up?
Jasper: I could ask u the same
Steven: Good point. So wats up?
Jasper: What did u do to Lazuli
Steven: Nothing?
Jasper: Then y is she crying cuz of u
Steven: I don't wanna talk about it
Jasper: I will find Ur dorm and kill u
"Over-reacting much?" I thought
Steven: she broke up with me cuz of something Connie did
Jasper: Wat did she do
Steven: She kissed me
Jasper: …
"What, can she not believe that? Sure, Connie rejected me in high school but people change…"
Jasper: I thot Connie didn't like u?
Steven: idk
Jasper: k. nice talking 2 u

And with that, Jasper stopped texting.
It was now 3 AM. I needed to sleep.

I don't have writers block any more if you hadn't noticed. I originally intended for this to be Chapter 3, but I couldn't find a way to make it work properly. After uploading Chapter 2 (Which I might revise and reupload), I found this file in a random folder. I decided to continue writing it (Everything past the fist bump was written today). I also think I've reposed this chapter about 3 times because of little edits. It is killing me. Remember to leave a review, follow, favorite, and PM me if you have anything else to say to me or about my other fanfics.

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~Portalfan4351