CHAPTER 5: SHE'S ACTUALLY PRETTY COOL

"I don't know if you noticed Lapis… but… this isn't really the kind of environment I'm used to frequent…" Peridot said staring at the ground.

"Mine neither… but… Steven gave me my freedom… I don't know what would have happened to me if he didn't help me and I'm glad about the choices I made in order to protect him… even if it meant to go against what it used to be my home…" Lapis said giving the green gem a sad smile.

"I… I'm glad too… about what I have done…" Peridot said looking at her scratched robotic limbs.

"Steven is truly someone unique… he fights in order to protect the ones he loves and he doesn't care if his enemy seems unbeatable... before meeting him I always saw life like something cruel and meaningless… but… now… thanks to him… I know that this life can also be wonderful… now Earth is our new home… and if it's the place Steven fights for… it can't be so bad… don't you think?" Lapis said staring at the sky.

"I… I think that too… it's… it's nice to live in a place where you don't have to be afraid of everything and everyone around you…" Peridot said cracking a little smile.

"Ok guys… we are here! The roller coaster!" Steven beamed happily as they entered the line of people waiting for having their turn on the amusement ride.

"Ehm… Steven… what should we do now?" Peridot asked as they reached the train of cars.

"Just take your seat in one of the cars, I'll sit in this one with Connie, just sit in the one behind us with Lapis." Steven said as he took his seat in the car.

"W-wait! St-" Peridot tried to object but was interrupted by Lapis, who dragged her in the car laughing slightly.

"Come on Peri… it'll be funny!" Lapis said as Peridot took her seat next to her.

"I don't… wait how did you call me?!" Peridot almost yelled as Lapis covered her mouth, trying not to burst into laughter.

"Ok, now pull that bar in front of you and just enjoy the ride!" Steven said as Lapis and Peridot pulled down the bar and waited for the ride to start.

"From how you have described it… I thought it would have been… ehm… funnier?" Peridot said as Steven and Connie began to snicker and the car kept moving upwards.

"Why are you laugh-" Peridot tried to speak but as the car reached the top of the binary, she remained speechless.

"Here comes the fun!" Steven and Connie shouted together as the car fell down.

Several minutes later the ride was over and Steven, Connie and the two gems got off the car. The two kids were still laughing when they turned around and noticed that Lapis was supporting Peridot, who had her arms wrapped around her waist.

"Oh come on Peri… it was funny!" Lapis said giggling as the green gem snorted.

"Hu-huma-n-ni-ty a-and I… ha-have diff-different i-ideas a-about w-w-what can be c-considered e-enjoyable…" Peridot muttered trying not to stumble.

"Look! A new stand!" Steven said as he and Connie ran towards the new attraction.

"P-please… n-not another… ride of desperation…" Peridot whispered as she reached the stand, she sighed in relief when she noticed that there weren't any kind of cars or binaries.

"Hey Lars!" Steven said as he noticed who was standing behind the counter.

"Oh boy… hi Steven… oh… more weird ladies… great…" Lars grunted as Lapis and Peridot frowned, surely, this human was not at all like Steven.

"Soooo… what kind of game is this?" Lapis asked coming near to the counter.

"Where have you lived until now Smurfette?" Lars answered tittering.

"That's not my name…" Lapis replied coldly.

"Well… you just have to take that gun and if you manage to hit the little spaceship behind me… well you win a prize… come on Steven… why don't you try to win something for your little girlfriend…" Lars said snickering as Connie and Steven blushed furiously.

"W-what prize do you like?" Steven asked turning towards Connie.

"Uhm… t-that little pink lion plush looks nice…" Connie answered pointing at the plush toy.

Steven took the gun and waited for the game to start. As soon as the spaceship began to move, Steven pointed at it and shoot, trying to hit it. Just before the game was going to end, one of Steven's shots hit the spaceship.

"I did it!" Steven yelled happily, but his happiness faded away as he heard Lars laughing at him.

"I don't think so…" Lars said as Peridot came near to him.

"Hey! What happened?! Steven managed to hit the spaceship! Why did he lose?!" Peridot protested as Lars shock his head.

"Let me tell you something Dorito… you see that little ship over there? Do you see that it didn't fall down? This means that… he… didn't… win… oh what a pity!" Lars said as he continued to laugh.

"I see… mind if I try?" Peridot asked stoically.

"Why not… let's see if you can actually hold something with those weird fingers of yours…" Lars snickered.

But as soon as he saw Peridot walking away from the stand he stopped and assumed a perplexed expression, and that expression, from a perplexed one, changed into a terrified one as he saw the gem holding her arm towards the stand, her hand morphing into a cannon, which, in a matter of seconds, shoot an energy sphere towards it. The entire back of the stand, including the little spaceship, blow off.

"I win… is it correct?" Peridot asked cracking a little, malicious smile as Lars gave Steven the little toy, still trembling.

"That… was actually pretty cool…" Connie said turning towards Peridot.

"Thank you…" The green gem replied as she blushed a little.

"Why was that human so evil?" Lapis asked, slightly frowning.

"Oh… well… you know… it's Lars… everyone have flaws and… from time to time… he can be a little nasty… but in the end he is a really good guy…" Steven said smiling.

"If you say so…" Peridot said, crossing her arms.

"Oh… I have to go… my mom asked me to come home… Steven, do you think your dad could give me a lift?" Connie said as she looked at her phone.

"Of course! Ehm… there is only one problem…" Steven said, scratching the back of his head.

"Oh my… your dad… he… he doesn't know about Lapis and Peridot?!" Connie shouted in disbelief.

"No… I mean… uhm… yes…" Steven said staring at the ground.

"Steven!" Connie shouted.

"I- I didn't know how to tell him! When I told him about the time when Jasper knocked me off, he freaked out..." Steven said as Connie sighed.

"Well… I think this time you'll have to tell him… don't worry… I'll help you… we'll show him that Lapis and Peridot have changed…" Connie said smiling slightly.

"Thank you…" Steven said as they approached Greg's carwash.

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