After about twenty minutes of Pearl crying and explaining what happened and Jasper awkwardly yet kindly comforting her, Pearl realized she was missing class and begin to panic again. Luckily, Jasper convinced her to contact her mom and ask to be picked up because she wasn't feeling well, which Pearl agreed to, frowning because she was reluctant to miss out on learning. Jasper found this cute.
The bigger girl skipped class recreationally, usually to smoke and think about "life and shit" as she phrased it. Occasionally Jasper skipped to get high with the Cool Kids, as they were known around the school. Sour Cream, Jenny and Buck were actually pretty chill, Jasper thought, they were all dating like Pearl, Amethyst and Garnet, plus they always had weed so that was a plus. Jasper thought it was a miracle someone as uptight and studious as Pearl was friends with a lost cause like herself, but somehow, the two girls' friendship just worked.
Pearl's mom picked her up and once they got home, Pearl immediately retreated to her bedroom and closed the door, curling up under her blankets and worrying intensely. What if she lost Amethyst? Pearl didn't think she could ever be happy if she didn't have one or both of her girlfriends in her life. Garnet was wonderful, but the three of them were like a machine that functioned amazingly, but only if all the parts were there. Pearl was so lost in her anxious thoughts she didn't even notice her door gently swing open until her visitor cleared their throat.
"Pearl," Garnet's low, almost melodic voice gently resonated in the room, Garnet was prodding the other girl calmly with her voice, asking her wordlessly what she wanted.
Pearl looked up at her girlfriend, face streaked with tears, and held out her arms.
Garnet tossed the leather jacket she had been wearing to the floor, and walked over to the bed. She got on the other side, and quickly cuddled up to the other girl, always the big spoon, which she preferred. Pearl grabbed Garnet's muscular arm and wrapped it around her thin body, and Garnet pressed a small kiss to her miserable girlfriend's temple and despite her dismal mood, Pearl couldn't help but smile just a bit. Garnet grinned. Victory.
"Aren't you sad, Garnet?" Pearl whispered, her voice cracking slightly.
"Why would I be?" Garnet inquired, sounding just as calm and pleasant as always.
"Our...our fucking girlfriend might never be able to talk to us again!" Pearl shouted, looking as shocked as Garnet by the usually extremely polite girl's swearing.
"Pearl, listen to me," Garnet said softly. Pearl rolled over, so that she was facing the taller girl. Garnet's heart felt as if it was cracking in half as she looked at the pure hurt in Pearl's wide blue eyes, welling with tears. Garnet touched Pearl's face with one hand, and reached for Pearl's small palm with the other.
"Tiny hands...my only weakness," Garnet chuckled.
"What is it, Garnet?" Pearl was in no mood to laugh, "Why shouldn't I be sad? Amethyst could be gone from our lives forever!"
"Honey, she's not going to leave us. She's not going to stop being our girlfriend. I won't let it happen. In fact, I came over here to tell you exactly how I'm going to rescue our Amethyst."
"H-how?" Pearl mumbled, pulling her hand away to wipe away the tears staining her pale cheeks.
Garnet smiled, an expression settling among her beautiful features that Pearl could only describe as daring. "Pearl, love, we're gonna break her out of that house. Ain't nothing standing in the way of us and our girl."