yay the next chapter!
I stayed out there with Lapis all night long. We talked about the past and what happened after the destruction of the orphanage. But now it was morning and Steven was going to get up soon and I thought it would be a great idea to make it for him. We started to walking to the beach-house "so what are we doing again?" Lapis asked as she caught up to me. "were going to cook Steven breakfast as a surprise" I replied slowing down to her speed. She stopped dead in her tracks " I don't know how to cook!" she shouted at me. I looked at her with a smile "Don't worry. Pancakes aren't that hard" I said trying not to laugh at her unneeded worry. We got up the stairs and crept inside so we wouldn't wake him "Alright, I'll get out what we need so sit there for a moment" I said pointing at one of the bar stools. I started grabbing out everything we would need and some of the leftover berries from the fridge "Geez did nobody get groceries since I was gone? I was only gone for a few days too! How did we get this low?" I asked myself. Eventually I found everything we would need to make breakfast "Alright Lapis come here" I said motioning her to come over. I handed her the mixing bowl and a whisk "see that pancake mix?" I asked pointing at the just add water mix on that counter. "Yeah" she said grabbing it. "turn it to the back and there should be a little grid on the back" I said making a turning motion with my hand. She flipped it around and began to read it "which one are we doing?" she asked "there's four different ones" . "No Lapis those are just amounts to make a certain number of pancakes. The top one makes the least and the bottom one makes the most. See?" I said showing her the yield of each section. "We're making the one just below the top one" I pointed at the section "Can you measure that out and mix it together?" I asked. "Of course I can" she stated confidently. I got the pan ready in no time but it seemed Lapis was having trouble with measurements "Umm ...do you need any help?" I asked smiling. "No!" she stated blushing hard from embarrassment. "Here, the measuring cup is right here" I said handing her the tool. She snatched it from my hand "I-I knew that!" she stuttered. "Look, I got it go sit down on the stool and watch so you can learn how to do this" I said putting my hand on her shoulder. She walked away with her head down "Sorry I wasn't any help" she said sitting down and putting her head down on the counter defeated.
"Hey how are you going to learn if your head is down like that? Its okay if you mess up, especially since home-world wasn't particularly known for there food" I said smiling still. I started to measure the mix in to the bowl with the water "i was the same way when I first arrived on this planet. I landed in France and blended in with society and in doing so I met chefs and cooks all the time" I whisked the berries into mix "Eventually I was able to learn under a world renowned chef and he taught all there was to cook their type of food" I pour some of the mix into the pan " how ever he also told me there was tons of different types of food all over the world, so I set off and traveled to world learning to cook different foods" I fliped a pancake "Eventually I came to America even though they don't really have their own type of food, its a place where all other cultures food come" I finished and sliding the pancake onto a plate. "why did you do all of that?" Lapis asked with her head cocked a little. I smiled " well I had just escaped home-world and I also had nothing better to do so I decided to do it, there isn't any real answer on why I kind of just did" I shrugged finishing the next pancake. "Your right that really isn't much of an answer" Lapis said giggling a little. I finished the next pancake and heard a door open "hey guys what are you doin?" Steven asked from his room. "Oh Steven! Your just in time! We made something you like!" I said pointing at the pancakes. "Really? Thank you so much!" he came running down the stairs as fast as he could. He jumped up on a stool next to Lapis and I place a plate with the delicious pancakes in front of him and he started to devour them instantly "Geez Steven slow down they're not going any where!" I said laughing. I turned to Lapis and she was staring at the food Steven was eating "Would like some? I've got plenty left" I asked her smiling. She looked at me for a moment and then nervously nodded "good, now most of it wont go to Amethyst" I said with a small grin. I fried up a couple more pancakes and slid the plate in-front of her "here, now pancakes are usually eaten with syrup and some people put butter on it as well" I said handing her said items. She looked at me like she had no idea what I was talking about and I face palmed "I forgot you don't really know all of these things" I said from behind my hand. I turned and went into the cabinet to grab a ramekin out and set it next to her filling it with syrup "Just tear off a piece with the fork and dip it in the syrup, its sweet though so don't use too much" I explained. She nodded nervously and picked up the fork tearing off a small piece and dipping it into the auburn colored sweetness. She then slowly popped it in her mouth and as soon as she closed it a huge smile formed on her face and she began to devour them like Steven was earlier "Don't eat them so fast!" I said laughing and Steven was as well. She didn't stop until they were gone "Were they really that good?" I asked looking at her. She nodded with a huge smile looking very satisfied "Its the first time I've tasted something so good" she stated. The temple door opened and Amethyst came out "aww did I miss the pan-" she saw me and sprinted over "i didn't know you were back! When did you get here?" she said tackling me down. "who else did you think was making the food?" I said chuckling a little. "Umm... I don't know I guess I wasn't thinking" she said shrugging. "Any way do you want some pancakes? I still have plenty left" I asked her. "make me some too while your at it" a voice said from where Steven was sitting. I stood up and saw Garnet with a tear coming down her face "sure they'll be done in a minute" I said going back the stove and back to cooking.
After a while Pearl came out as well but she doesn't eat so I didn't offer. Eventually we ran out of mix so I had to stop making them but looking around the room I can see that everyone is satisfied. I cleaned up the mess and decided that I'd have some tea that Sadie's mother gave me and she told me that it wouldn't have the same effect as what she gave me before, however I'm slightly reluctant to drink it. I grabbed a packet and looked at the title "Earl Grey? What a strange name" I mused. I read the directions and brewed a single mug of it "Here goes nothing" I took a sip and set the cup back down on the counter "Geez that's strong! Whats in this stuff anyway?" I asked myself as I grabbed the package. It had a little gauge that showed how much caffeine it had compared to coffee. I took another sip "Its not bad but it really strong" I said putting it back down again. "What you drinking?" Steven asked from the bar. "Just some stuff Sadie's mom gave me" I answered. Then it popped in my head "Hey Garnet!" I said kind of loudly. "what?" she asked sounding slightly annoyed. "Where's Peridot?" I asked seriously. She stood up at this question "why do you want to know?" . "I thought I'd speak to her" I replied nonchalantly sipping my tea. She walked towards the temple door "She's in a bubble in my room. Here I'll let you in" she said as two gems glowed from the door and it opened to a room with a shade of red. "Thanks" I said as I walked through the doorway. I waited for Garnet and let her show me the way to where Peridot was located "through here" she said pointing towards another opening. "Thank again" I said with a smile. I started to walk away but Garnet grabbed my shoulder and turned me around "I know what your going to try and do and I just wanted to say good luck" she hugged me hard and then waved goodbye. "Thanks I'm probably going to need it" I said to myself as I walked in the room. When I entered the room was practically empty besides a bubble that contained Peridot and a chair in-front of it "Well at least I have something to sit on" I mused. I heard her saying something so I crept over and sat down quietly in the chair and listened. "Connect to home-world!" she shouted to her screen. The screen beeped a few times "connection unavailable, please amplify signal" a robot voice replied. "Great! Just great!" she shouted in frustration. I cleared my throat and she popped her head up from her screen "Hello there! we need to talk"
whew Mondays am I right? And finally I get to start on Peridot's journey to redemption so wish me good luck so I don't screw it up and make everyone mad or something. Remember if you have some advice or some criticism about the story please don't hesitate to comment. Thanks in advance and see ya next time.
-Joe