Ocean Waves

New Chapter! I bet none of you guessed who kidnapped Lapis! …You have? Well… shut up! Anyway, let's see what happens to her!

Also, half way through the chapter I'm going to switch to Steven's view point. Just so you know.

Chapter 4 – Act Out of Hate and Fear

I was dragged through the trees and bushes to a place I had never seen before. I tried to struggle and escape, but whoever had me had such a tight grip on me that I was in danger of passing out. A strange cave opened up in the ground and I was forced inside. The cave was some sort of blue crystal cave, and it looked like someone had been making use of the space recently. There were shackles, like a torture dungeon, chained to the walls. Just when I was wondering why I was brought here, I was forcibly turned around and I finally saw my attacker. I gasped in utter horror.

It was Jasper. I backed away in fear as she grinned sadistically at me. She took a step forward and grabbed me.

"I finally found you," she hissed at me, "You are not easy to track down. But who knew you would be hiding in some run-down shack with that traitor, Peridot?"

"I'm not hiding from anyone!" I countered, "And how did you find me? Why did you

find me?" I shivered. "You want me to fuse with you again, don't you?"

Jasper threw back her head and let out a horrible laugh. "I don't want to fuse with you, Lapis," she sneered, "I want something else from you…"

I tried to back away from her, but she still had me. Before I could react, Jasper slammed me into the ground, nearly cracking my gem. Then she hovered over me, leaned down and, to my great surprise, kissed me. I couldn't move at all as I felt her rough lips pressed against my own. What was going on here? Why was she doing this?

She sat up and grinned down at me. I stared back in fear.

"Do you get it?" she asked, "I want you! That feeling of power I get from you… I crave it! You're mine now, Lapis! I'm never letting you go!"

I felt myself trembling underneath her grasp. She had my arms pinned to the ground, and one of her knees was digging into my stomach. She was practically crushing me with her size and power.

"Let me go!" I gasped, trying to break free, "You can't keep me here!"

Again, Jasper grinned. "Oh, can't I?" she sneered. She seized my wrists and dragged me over to where the chains were. Then she shackled my neck and arms to the wall. I tried to struggle, but the chains were too strong. Jasper laughed as I tried to fight.

"Struggle all you want," she growled, "You have no hope of escaping."

Laughing again, she crouched down in front of me. I tried press myself against the wall, to make myself smaller, but it didn't matter to Jasper. She leaned in and kissed me again. I shuddered as she pressed hard against me. This was torture! Was she really going to keep me here? I tried to pull back, but she pressed forward.

When she finally pulled away, I was shivering. I hated her laugh; as she had thrown her head back in laughter again.

"Aw, what's the matter?" she sneered, "Getting a little cold down here for you? You want me to keep you warm?"

"Stay away from me!" I hissed at her, "Steven will come and find me! Then he'll get me out of this horrible place!"

Jasper grinned at me. "That's not very likely," she said, "No one will ever find you here." She cracked her knuckles. "I'll make sure of that."

She gave me another horrible kiss before stalking out of the cave. As soon as she was gone, I tried in vain to break free of my bonds. But it was just no use. There was no water around, so I couldn't use that to free myself. All I had were my wings, and those weren't going to help much. My only hope was that somehow Steven or Peridot would find me.

I curled up, hugging my legs, wondering what Steven was doing right now…

...

When I woke that morning, stretching and yawning, I felt something was different. I quickly got dressed and looked around. Peridot was just leaving the barn. Where was Lapis? She usually greeted me in the morning. Concerned, I followed Peridot out of the barn.

"Oh! Good morning, Steven!" she greeted me as I walked over to her.

"Morning, Peridot," I greeted back, "Have you seen Lapis? She usually greets me when I wake up, but she didn't this morning."

Peridot stopped and thought for a moment. "Come to think of it, I haven't seen her since last night," she replied, "I watched as she walked out of the barn as if looking for something. And I haven't seen her since." She suddenly looked very worried. "You don't think she's in trouble, do you?"

I didn't before, but now I did. I felt panic starting to rise within me. "Maybe not," I said, "Maybe she just went for a walk and she hasn't come back yet. I'm going to go look for her. You stay here in case she comes back."

"Sure thing, captain," Peridot responded, saluting to me.

I chuckled a little before setting off. First I scouted the perimeter of the barn in case I could spot her. When I got to the back of the barn, I saw some bent grass and what looked like foot prints. Was this the way Lapis went? I had to be sure, so I followed them.

The footprints lead to a small grove that I had never seen before. I wondered if Peridot knew this was here. I walked into the middle of the grove and suddenly spotted much larger footprints. Those were definitely not Lapis'. But they did look sort of familiar. I only knew one person who could make footprints that big, and if she really was wandering around the area, then I was going to need back up.

I quickly ran back to the barn, glancing back once to make sure I wasn't followed. I found Peridot exactly where I had left her. She seemed surprised to see me.

"Back so soon?" she questioned, "Did you find Lapis?"

"No," I replied, out of breath, "And I think she's in trouble!"

...

It was several hours before Jasper returned. I wanted to know where she went, I wanted to make sure she hadn't gone after Steven, but I was afraid to ask. When she came in, she sat down next to me and put an arm around me, pressing me against her. I felt helpless as she gently tipped my head back and began kissing my neck. I shuddered. Why was she doing this to me?

When she was done, she took my wrists and inspected them. She frowned at me.

"You've been trying to escape, haven't you?" she growled.

"Of course I have!" I countered angrily, "I don't want to stay here! You have to let me go at some point!"

Jasper laughed. "Is that what you think?" she sneered, "I don't have to do anything! You're helpless! You have no power over me! I can do whatever I want with you!"

To prove her point, she pulled me closer and kissed me. This time she was much more rough about it, as if she was trying to hurt me. I pushed against her, trying to push her away, but it was no use. She was way too strong for me. If only I had some water.

She kissed me a lot longer than she had before, and I wondered if she was trying to forcefully fuse with me or something. The silence that filled the minutes as Jasper kissed me was unbearable. She finally stopped and pulled away, grinning at me. I hated her grin, and her laugh. At that moment, I wanted nothing more than to wipe that grin off her face.

"It's starting to get late, Lapis," Jasper said to me, "Still think 'Steven' is coming to rescue you? Maybe he doesn't even know you're gone!"

"Steven's coming," I muttered, "I know he is. And he'll make you pay for keeping me here!"

I wanted to punch her as she laughed again. "Ooh, I'm so scared!" she sneered, "I don't care how powerful you think Rose is, she's reformed herself. She's weak and puny now! And she'll never save you!"

I could feel anger boiling up inside me. "That's not Rose!" I yelled at her, "His name is Steven, and he's far more powerful than you could ever know! And I know he'll save me because…" I paused, not wanting to say it out loud.

Jasper raised an eyebrow at me. "Hm? Because why?" she asked, skeptically.

I looked down and said nothing. I was taken by surprise when Jasper suddenly slapped me across the face. I gasped with pain and brought a hand up to where she had struck me. Looking back at her, Jasper was glaring angrily at me.

"What were you going to say, brat?" she hissed, "Tell me!"

Shaking, I got to my feet to look Jasper straight in the eye. Again, I felt rage building inside me as I faced her.

"I know he'll save me," I repeated in a shout, "Because I love him!"

"LAPIS!" a familiar voice called out, his voice echoing through the cave. I gasped.

"Steven!" I exclaimed, "I'm in here!" I let out moan as Jasper punched me in the side, and I collapsed to the ground.

"How did he find this place?" Jasper growled, "I kept this place well hidden!"

A moment later, Steven and Peridot came rushing in. Upon seeing me on the ground, Steven gasped and Peridot glared at Jasper.

"Lapis, are you okay?" Steven asked. He took a step towards me, but Jasper blocked his path, growling angrily.

"I don't think so," Jasper hissed, "I'm not going to let you take something else from me!"

Steven took another step forward. "Lapis isn't yours!" he argued, "She's supposed to be free! Let her go!"

"Never!" Jasper snapped. She summoned her crash helmet and rushed towards the two. I closed my eyes and heard a loud crash. When I opened my eyes again, Steven and Peridot had been thrust away, and Jasper had crashed into the wall. Steven had landed very close to me.

"Steven!" I called to him. He struggled to his feet and ran over to me. He threw his arms around me, and I embraced him back.

"Lapis, are you okay?" he asked me, wrapping me tight in his arms.

"I am now that you're here," I answered quietly. I leaned in, but a roar from Jasper interrupted us.

"Get away from her!" she snarled. I cringed as Jasper stomped towards us. "She belongs to me now!"

"No," I hissed, pressing Steven closer to me, "You don't own me. You can't control me anymore! I won't let you!"

Jasper sneered at us. She stomped towards us, and I clung to Steven even tighter. He gently hugged me back.

"Steven," I whispered, "You need to get out of here. I'll take care of Jasper and make sure she doesn't come after you."

"No, Lapis," Steven objected, "I'm not going to let you sacrifice yourself again. I'm staying by your side and nothing you do will make me leave."

I didn't want him to get hurt, but I was touched. I looked Steven straight in the eye. "Ok, Steven," I said quietly, "If you insist. We'll do this together."

Steven nodded with a determined look on his face. "Together," he repeated. He hugged me again, and suddenly I felt strange. My gem started glowing, and I saw a horrified look cross Jasper's face.

"NO!" she cried, "You can't do this! I won't let you!"

I didn't know what she was talking about, but I felt strange. I had only felt like this once before. Jasper ran towards us, as Steven and I started glowing brightly. Could it possibly be? Was this really happening? Was it really…?

Just as Steven and I started to merge, both of us staring in surprise at each other, Jasper tackled us.

YES! Another cliff hanger! I'm quite pleased with how this chapter turned out. Sorry it took so long to get this up, but I've been busy with school and working on other stories.

Also, I just want to let you know that we're getting close to the end of this story, but don't despair! I'm already planning a sequel, so be excited for that! Because there can never be too many Lapis x Steven stories.

Anyway, leave a review leaving your thoughts about everything. I would love to know what you think will happen!