Fandom: Steven Universe
A/N: As much as I want to finish this now, we still don't know a lot about Homeworld or Yellow Diamond. I would like to come back to this, probably when the show ends. It would be interesting.
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The mosaic tiles are smooth under Lapis's bare feet. The designs are intricate, the colours blur like watercolours, depicting scenes of past wars. Yellow Diamond stands proud in the center, her enemies ground into fine, sparkling dust. The story continues on the ceiling, there are auras around White Diamond and Blue Diamond's heads, their eyes closed in serene sleep. Underneath their relief is Rose Quartz, her body wrapped in her own thorns, screaming in agony.
The servant class gems- two Pearls lead the way in front of her. Lapis is quiet and anxious. She landed half an hour ago, and the happiness that carried her on the trip home left her. It evaporated when she was surrounded, spears pointed at her from all sides.
"Where did you come from?" They said.
And Lapis made a mistake, she told the truth, caught off guard. "Earth."
Yellow Diamond immediately summoned her as soon as she heard of her return, which puzzled Lapis. Her alliance was with Blue Diamond. Lapis couldn't imagine what Yellow Diamond would need from her.
Yellow Diamond's quarters was surprisingly plainer than the hallways Lapis crossed but no less extravagant. It was garishly bright, the light of both suns shining straight through the lemon coloured stained glass walls. The ceiling was tall and dome shaped. If Lapis squinted she could see the faint etchings of a mural in progress.
The room was as expansive like a ballroom, and Lapis was grateful for that. She didn't like tight spaces. Yellow Diamond sat in the far center of the room, chin up, her eyes slightly downward, yet faraway, making it impossible for Lapis to tell if Yellow Diamond was watching her or not. Lapis didn't have a doubt in her mind that Yellow Diamond was focusing her whole attention on her- she could feel it, her backside was bristling.