Pearl let out a soft sigh, as she leaned back until she was laying against the soft grass-covered ground. She then gently tugged the blue-hued Gem down to lay down beside her.
"Hmm, how about Aqua? Or Aquamarine?" Pearl asked softly, as she tilted her head to the side to stare adoringly at the Gem beside her.
"Hmm, I like them...they have a nice ring to them. Do you have any other suggestions?"
"Well, there's also Sky, Melody, Blue, Star, Galaxy, Frost, Ocean Blue, Iris, Indigo, Cerulean, Azure...Skye with an 'e'," Pearl rattled off a list of names in that slightly geeky way she had, when she wanted to impart a lot of knowledge to someone else.
A light giggle filled the air, and Pearl felt a soft smile cross her lips, as she raised her free hand, and gently trailed her fingers down the side of a pale-blue cheek.
"So...do you feel a connection to any of those names I suggested? Every single one of them is beautiful, and I can imagine knowing you by any one of them," Pearl said, as she waited patiently for an answer.
"Hmm...I like Skye...with the 'e'. It's lovely like the wide open expanse above us, and I like the little 'e' at the end. It feels...unique...like I want to be, and never felt like I was back on Homeworld," the newly-named Gem said in a wistful tone, as she gazed up at the cloudless sky she'd just named herself after.
"Perfect," Pearl said with a soft smile as she slowly rose back up to her feet, and gently pulled Skye up with her.
"I suggest we go let the others know what name you've chosen. I know Steven will be especially pleased with it. He always gets so excited over everything," Pearl said with a bright grin, as she quickly began leading Skye back towards the Crystal Gem's home.
Sky let out a light laugh, as she allowed herself to be pulled along to the place that was already beginning to feel like home to her.
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"Hmm, yes, yes, you are indeed correct...Skye is quite an appropriate name for a Gem of your former status. To think that you used to be Blue Diamond's own personal Pearl, and now you're here on Earth slumming it with the rest of us 'Crystal Gems'" Peridot exclaimed with slightly-broken laughter, as she herself was still coming to terms with her own recent defection from Yellow Diamond...and calling her now former boss a clod to her face.
"Be nice, Peri. Living on Earth isn't 'slumming it'. Earth is actually pretty darn great! You'll get used to it, and then you'll love being here as much as me and Steven!" Amethyst exclaimed as she lounged on the couch, before giving Skye a quick wink and a thumbs up, in a show of approval for her new name.
Skye smiled softly at the purple Gem, and lightly squeezed Pearl's hand which she'd never released, to quietly express her pleasure that Amethyst liked the name she'd chosen for herself.
"I love it! It's great! It's like the blue sky with a cool E at the end, and you're blue and cool so it's all perfect!" Steven exclaimed with his usual adorable excitement, which caused Garnet to chuckle softly and affectionately at the youngest Crystal Gem.
The tall gem then turned, knelt down before Skye, gently took the blue gem's free hand into her own, and then slowly removed the shades covering her three eyes with a small smile.
"Welcome to the Crystal Gems, Skye. We're very happy that you're now here with us."
Skye felt tears begin to slowly slip down her face, as they slid out from beneath her tousled locks. She swallowed hard as she tried to talk around the emotion welling up in her chest, which was making it slightly difficult to speak.
"Thank you...thank you Garnet...Steven...Amethyst...Peridot...and especially you, Pearl...thank you. I'm happy and proud to call myself a Crystal Gem!"
Author's Note - Thank you everyone who suggested names, and who read and reviewed. Hope you all enjoyed~ =3