Prompt: "pearlrose and 6. things you said under the stars and in the grass". (Which we did previously with Rupphire, but I'm not gonna argue. It's cute).
under and in
There was running, and there was laughter, giddy laughter, which bubbled up like water from one of this planet's many stream, flowing, light and bright and cheerful.
Finally, the pair fell in an exhausted heap on the grass. Rose, with all her limbs splayed out, her white dress stained green. Pearl, half-buried in Rose's pink hair, not caring at all.
The sky above them was dark. Partly because it was night, partly because of the heavy cover of clouds. Occasionally, though, they'd part, and they could catch a brief glimpse of the stars through them.
"We did it," Pearl said. Her face was flushed. "We really did it. We got out– we're free!"
Rose kept her eyes trained on the sky, on the starlight just peeking through the cloud cover. A sharp reminder. Homeworld was still there, even if it was still out of sight.
"Not quite," Rose said, pulling Pearl close. "But it's a good start."