A/N:

Hello, and welcome back to "The Puddle". I hope you all are ready for the second chapter. I know I am, lol. Anyways onto the story ~.

Author's Note

Present

Flashback

Chapter Two: The Puddle

"It all started when I first visited the puddle. In Homeworld, of course. It was a large, fancy bar, made only for blue gems, such as Sapphire, Blue Diamond, and myself. It was like a luxury. When I entered, there were lots of gems from Blue Diamond's court, including myself, even.

"Some held a small grudge, some were usually miserable (like me), but most were friendly. It was sort of like sharing a hotel with blue gems. It was nice. Sapphire went there, but I don't think I actually met with her. I only saw one other Lapis Lazuli. She didn't stay for long.

"Anyways, if you were a gem newly made, or just new to the area, you were given a tour. Newly crafted gems were given a special tour. I'm pretty sure I just wasn't familiar with this base, so I received a tour. If you were lucky, you got to meet Blue Diamond and/or her Pearl. But we'll get into that later.

"There were many floors. It was like a human shelter, like this barn, but just much bigger. The floors were slick and shiny. There was a large fountain so Lapis Lazulis, such as myself, could get some water as a weapon or just to store some extra in our gem, for our wings.

"I never kept much water in my gem. I added more, so when the day came for me to firstly summon my wings, they would be large and great. But when I was younger — I was still an adult gem — I believed that day would never come. I'm great at flying now, though.

"Who toured me was a nice gem. I think she was a blue topaz — oh, yes! She was. Anyways, she gave me a tour. I had never been so inspired before — in a long time — so now you know you're one of my inspirations.

"Blue showed me the water room lastly. It was such a nice sight I just had to walk and stand on those mountains of water. I can walk on water, you know. Anyways, we got to dance around the water. I felt as elegant as Pearl. Pretty much anybody when they grow in interest in their abilities.

"I was trying to summon my wings. I tried squatting on my knees and taking off, with my giant wings flowing behind me, but as soon as I jumped off of the water platform, I fell flat on my face. It was a bit embarrassing.

"That's when I saw a hand sticking out to me from the corner of my eye. And who do you think I saw? Blue Pearl. Blue Pearl helped me up."

A/N:

I hope you guys enjoyed the second chapter. I decided to post two today :P I promise the next two chapters will be very long. The one where Lapis first summons her wings — that one will be VERY long. It will have lots of descriptive words and detail. Stay tuned for the next chapter! When Lapis first cracks her gem, it will be a little long. The next two chapters are Lapis meeting Blue Pearl and describing the war. The next chapter is Lapis cracking her gem for the first time. See you guys then.