Chapter 4
Stevens P.O.V.
I woke up to the sound of Peridot calling my name.
"Steven, Steven!"
"What Peridot?" Steven groaned.
"You were mumbling in your sleep."
"What was I saying?"
"You were talking about someone called Connie."
"Oh, what was I saying about her?" Steven blushed as he said this.
"You were telling her to get away from somebody. I don't know who." Peridot said.
"Hmm, who could it be?"
Our conversation was rudely interrupted by a boisterous Amethyst. "Hey lovebirds, get up already!"
"What time is it?" I asked.
"It's, like 2 in the afternoon dude!"
"Man I really overslept." I grumbled to myself.
I got up, took a shower,and brushed my teeth along with my hair. There wasn't much to eat besides waffles, so I started to go to the Big Donut. "Hey Peri, want to try a donut?" I asked her.
"What is this, donut?"
"Oh, a donut is a ring of soft bread with flavorings and other sweet toppings put on top." I explained. " They're really good, if you want to try it." She looked a little hesitant at first, but then decided to come along. As we were walking along the beach, I saw a familiar face on the beach. It was Connie!
"Hey Connie!"
"Hey Steven!"
We ran up to each other and gave each other a big hug. "I missed you!"
" Missed you too."
"So how did your family reunion go?"
"Oh, so many people were there. My uncles, aunts, grandparents, cousins, everybody was there. Except my great grandfather. I didn't know it, but he died a few months ago."
"Oh, Connie..."
"It's fine though, I didn't really know my great grandfather, so I can't really feel sad or really relate to him." She paused for a moment. "Who's your friend?"
"Oh, this is Peridot. "
"Hello." Peridot looked noticeably uncomfortable, but it's probably because she's a little shy. "Nice to meet you, Connie."
"Nice to meet you too Peridot." Connie held out her hand for Peridot, but she just looked down in confusion, not knowing what to do.
"Oh, Peri, when somebody holds out their hand, you're supposed to shake it."
Peridot's P.O.V.
As I shook Connie's hand, I looked to Steven to see if I was doing it right. He nodded and I let go.
"Me and Peri were just gonna go get a donut. You want one Connie?" Steven asked.
"I would, but I just ate and I'm pretty full." Connie replied.
"OK." Me and Steven walked inside of the 'Big Donut' and thought about Connie. She seemed nice. Her and Steven seemed to have a relationship known as being 'friends'. My thoughts were interrupted by him asking what donut I wanted. As I looked throughout the display case, I couldn't really decide what I wanted. "I'll have what you're having Steven."
"Sounds good."
"Steven, I forgot to ask, but who's your friend here?"
"Oh, that's Peridot."
"Well, nice to meet you Peridot, i'm Sadie."
"Where's Lars?"
"Oh, he's just slacking off again, as usual." She grumbled. I couldn't help but notice the annoyed look on her face when she mentioned that name.
Sadie gave Steven the donuts and he gave her some human currency. She also returned some to him and we walked ou the of the store.
"Here ya go Peri." He said as he handed me the 'donut'. It has some kind of brown paste on the top of it. As I saw him eating it, I attempted to mimic his actions and took a small bit of the donut. I saw him chewing it, I guess to ease the food going down his throat. I also chewed the donut. It had a sweet taste, and it just felt good. As I swallowed it, Steven asked if I liked it.
"Oh yeah, this is really good." I replied taking another bite of the donut. As me and Steven finished our donuts, he asked Connie,
"So, what do you want to do today Connie?"
"Well, I was thinking about going to Funland."
"Oh... Well if we go we can't go on any of the rollercoasters and stuff since me and Peridot are too short."
"Okay, then why don't we just go to the arcade there?"
"Sounds good."
3rd Person P.O.V.
As the group were walking over there, Peridot realized that she had no idea of what an arcade was.
"Steven, what's an arcade? What purpose does it serve?"She questioned.
"Oh, an arcade is a place to have fun at. It's full of video games."
"What's a video game?"
"You know my gaming system at the house?"
"Yeah."
"Well it's just like that but made so people have to play money each time they want to play it."
Peridot nodded. As they reached the arcade, Connie asked Steven which video game he wanted to play.
Stevens P.O.V.
As I scanned the arcade, I saw a video game I loved to play. It was Super Jumpman 3! The latest release. As the group made their way to the machine, greeted us and told us not destroy anything this time. As he played first and lost all of his lives, he asked Peridot if she wanted to play. Peri seemed suprisingly enthustiactic. When she started playing, she at first died quickly, but when she got used to the controls, she was really good.
"Wow Peri, you're so good at this." I said just as she passed the second boss.
After watching her play for a good twenty minutes, she beat the whole game! I cheered in enthusiam and just as she saved her high score, the game froze and the machine shut off. I looked at Peridot and saw her in confusion at what happened. She then got angry and started fussing how it wasn't fair and how the stupid machine was defective. Then walked over and looked upset. Oh boy, here we go again.
"Steven! Why is it whenever you come here things always break? Hey, Steven's little friend, I had to pay over a thousand dollars for that new machine because it was a new release, because of that, you are going to stay here and work for me to pay off your debt. Do you understand?"
" Yes, human." Peridot said as she walked over to .
" , It isn't her fault tho-" I said as I tried to reason with him before he inturrupted me. "Look Steven, every time you come over here, one of your freinds breaks something and costs this buisness money. Now get out!"
Me and Connie hurried outside.
Peridots P.O.V.
The man turned to me and started at me. "As for you, you are going to stay and come by every day until you pay off your debt. Understood? You can start by fixing up that machine you just broke."
"Could I have a screwdriver at least?"
