Chapter Four
The Idea
Hey all my readers. This is chapter four for Lapis Love.
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"I'm so bored." moaned Amethyst, lying on a reclinable chair in their apartment. Garnet was in the kitchen, reading the newspaper, while Lapis and Pearl were watching TV on the couch. Two weeks of college have gone by, and for all the work and classes, it seems that the gems had found a time for relaxation. Unfortunately, it was quite boring.
"I agree." voiced in Lapis. "We need something to do."
"How about a road trip?" questioned Pearl.
"To expensive." Amethyst replied.
"Movie?" Lapis suggested.
"Nothing good is out."
"Well aren't we picky." Pearl said, annoyed how particular Amethyst could be at times.
"What about a party?" Garnet called out from the kitchen.
"Yes! That's exactly what we need to spice up our day!" Amethyst answered, finally happy with someones idea.
"I don't know Amethyst." Pearl chimed in. "Things could get out of hand. Remember
that party we threw during our senior year?"
Amethyst shrugged. "Oh come on. That wasn't that bad."
"You set three gems on fire." Garnet said, now entering the living room to properly join in on this conversation.
"You also clogged two bathrooms, destroyed a TV, and made Jade retreat into her gem." Pearl added, reminding the party gem just how much shit can go down during her parties. And while the three were talking, Lapis was struggling to breath, she was laughing so hard.
Getting back her composure, Lapis said, "I think it's a great idea. A party like that will make us legendary among campus."
"I'm in." Garnet said, nodding her head in agreement.
"Ugh. Fine Amethyst. We'll have your party. But if our house burns down, I won't be very happy." Pearl added, making sure everyone was aware for things not to get to wild.
"Great! I was thinking starting around eight. Agreed?" Amethyst asked, looking around. Seeing everyone nodding yes, she added "Now everyone is going to have get something. Who wants to get what?"
"I'll get the snacks." volunteered Pearl.
"Drinks!" Lapis cried out.
"I'll set up." Garnet said, knowing everyone else wouldn't.
"And I'll get the word out." Amethyst replied (Since she was a graphic artist, invitations were her thing). She then added, "Lets meet back at five. MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!"
At the SuperMarket
Pearl and Lapis quickly entered the supermarket, and giving each other a quick good luck, they went their separate ways. Pearl to the food section. Lapis to the drinks.
"Hmmm…...what to get?" Pearl hummed to herself. Walking down the cookie/pretzel aisle, she was at a complete lost on what to get. Almost becoming frustrated on what to get, Pearl spotted it. The perfect snack.
"Pretzel cookies." Pearl said, looking at the bag. "'Everyones favorite cookie in a pretzel.'" quoting the snacks logo, she started grabbing bags of the pretzel shaped cookie. "Now where are the chips?"
Drink section
"So much cheap beer! Ladeedadeeda!" Lapis sang, skipping down the drink aisle. Grabbing one more case, she went over to the pop section, since sometimes it's nice not to get totally wasted on alcohol. Finally arriving in the pop section, Lapis got down to buisness, singing "Ladeedadeeda" the entire time.
Arts and crafts store
Pushing a cart around, filled with a treasure trove of party necessities, Garnet slowly made her way back to the store, where the cashiers waited. But, upon seeing her destination, Garnet let out a sigh. The lines were long. Damn. She thought. Sadly dragging her cart over to the nearest line, Garnet got herself prepared to wait. By that just totally zoning out.
This party better be worth it. I'm spending good cash here. Wonder how the others are doing? Hope Pearl is getting good snacks. Lapis better be getting something alcoholic, or I might get a little angry. Not that i'm a drinker. But I could use it. Amethyst better not be inviting that many people. I hate crowds. Wonder who will even be there? Emerald maybe? She is actually a really good fighter. Maybe I should take her up on that sparring offer. Fantastic ass too. And those swaying hips. Wait, hold on, she's a bitch, remember? Nearly killed Pearl. Jeez, can this line move any slower? Ah, finally.
After minutes of waiting, Garnet finally paid for her things. Now all she had to do was set up.
Amethysts' room
Spending hours on a computer for most people would be agonizing, but for Amethyst, as long as she could draw, it was totally worth it. This project, alas, only required fifteen minutes. After the invites were complete, the only task left was to deliver them. Grabbing supplies like a stapler and a sweatshirt, the purple gem set off into campus, to deliver her invites. Needing a few to get there, the party gem started thinking. This better work or I'm ruined. How can one call herself the party gem if no one shows up? You can't. Then I will lose all sense of purpose, of meaning. Nah, who am I kidding? My art will be famous one day.
Arriving a street kiosk, Amethyst went to work, stapling a few of her top notch invitations onto the board. Once finishing that kiosk, she went out in search of others. After passing out some invites to random gems, she found another kiosk. While working though, her mind started to drift again.
There better be some hot gems there. Or decent ones. I'm not picky. If Tanzanite shows up, I think I might die. Oh well. Lets finish this crap up.
Back at the apartment, nearly 8:00
"All right, is everything ready to go?" Amethyst asked to no one in particular.
"I'm done." announced Garnet.
"Ready." Lapis excitedly replied.
"Lets get this mess over with." Pearl said, not really ready for whats to come.
"OK. It's eight now." Amethyst announced, looking at her watch. Ding Dong!
"Someone is here! Alright, everyone play cool when I open that door." Amethyst told the other gems as she went over to the door. Swinging it open, Amethyst looked at her guests and froze.