"Your clothes are soaking wet, I'll go see if I can find something for you," Lapis uttered as she stood up and headed towards the closet. Peridot was left sitting in the center of the wood floor, dumbfounded.
Lapis opened the closest door under the stairs and began to dig through all of Steven's possessions, gingerly placing a couple of items aside to make more room. While Lapis was searching for a clean set of clothes Peridot was staring at her, her face twitched as she couldn't believe Lapis of all gems was acting so kindly towards her.
"I hope this is okay, it's all I could find," Lapis turned to Peridot holding up one of Steven's spare t-shirts and a pair of jean shorts. "Sorry, it's a bit small, but I couldn't find anything bigger," the blue gem chuckled quietly while Peridot just stared at her with an almost surprised look on her face. "Um, here," Lapis flustered nervously as she placed the clothes in front of the other gem.
How am I supposed to wear that? Peridot grumbled while she examined the set of clothes. She glanced up at Lapis who was staring off to the side, obviously embarrassed. Wow, she looks so cute when she looks like that. Wait, what? She shook her head before picking up the tee and shorts.
Peridot grunted as she pulled the top half of her bodysuit down, unaware of Lapis' stare and the deep blue blush that spread across her entire face. The shirt was very short, leaving most of her midsection exposed, but it was loose on what it did cover. Peridot pushed the top half of her bodysuit as far down as her hips before she grabbed the pair of jean shorts.
Lapis began to play with her fingers, desperately trying to distract herself while Peridot changed right in front of her. She heard Peridot struggle a couple time with her clothes, but dare not look up from her hands.
"Uh, is this okay?" Peridot flustered as she stood up, her cheeks a dark green. Lapis glanced up from her fingers to see the green gem wearing a pink tee, jean shorts, her dark green gloves, and her boots. The pink shirt only covered her chest, leaving her midsection exposed. The pair of jean shorts fit her okay, although they were a little looser once they were above her hips.
"Yeah, you look great," Lapis gave Peridot a bashful smile. Wow, she has a nice smile. Peridot shook the thought from her. What is wrong with me? I'm not thinking right.
Peridot went to rub the smooth gem on her forehead, feeling a large split down the middle. No, this is really bad. How did this even happen? What is going to happen to me? Will my gem ever get fixed? Her mind was bombarded with questions she hadn't had time to think about before.
A look of distress came upon Peridot's face causing Lapis to worry. The blue gem sat down next to Peridot and gingerly placed a hand on her arm to comfort her. A dark green blush came upon her face. Peridot hadn't felt a touch as soft as Lapis', she hardly felt any physical contact since she left the Homeworld a long time ago.
"Are you okay?" Lapis' words were filled with worry. Is she really that worried about me? She wondered why Lapis suddenly cared so much about her. The last time Peridot saw Lapis Jasper had imprisoned her on the ship. "I-I'm okay, just thinking," Peridot replied quietly.
Lapis helped Peridot onto her feet and guided her to the white sofa, gingerly sitting her down on the soft cushions as to not hurt her then sit herself next to the green gem.
"Hey, Lapis?" Peridot started as the blue gem turned to face her. "Why are you being so nice to me? The last time I saw you Jasper kept you held in one of the ships cells," she started to fumble with her detached fingers.
Lapis let out a quiet sigh before answering. "To be honest I was mad at you for a while, but I had time to think about it and I remember Jasper was the one that hauled me into the ship and used me to find the Crystal Gems," Lapis admitted. "After the ship crashed Jasper and I fused into Malachite and I dragged us into the ocean to stop her from attacking the Earth, but we broke apart and I drifted off in different directions. I washed up on the beach and no one has seen Jasper since," she added.
Peridot stared at the blue gem with a curious look on her face before she realized something she had forgotten before. "What are the Crystal Gems going to do to me?" Her heartbeat began to speed up as panic raced in her mind. They destroyed my ship and defeated Jasper, they could have any type of punishment for me.
Lapis saw the other gems panic and tried to comfort her by placing a soft hand on her arm. "Hey, I'm sure you will be okay," she cooed quietly to the green gem. Peridot's cheeks flushed dark green as she began to relaxed.
The two sat in a comfortable silence for a while with only the sound of water dripping off of Peridot's wet bodysuit in the beach house. Lapis stared out the large glass window to see the setting sun and purple sky before she felt a weight on her shoulder. Peridot had leaned onto the blue gems side, still exhausted from the past couple days. Lapis smiled to herself before shifting a little on the couch so that the other gem could have a more comfortable sleep.
Thank you so much for all the support. Sorry this chapter is late, I lost the first half of it and had to rewrite it when my computer died. I hope you enjoyed reading this!