Pink smiled at Pearl, as they sat on her bedroom floor studying respectfully and teasing each other. These last few days had been the best she had had in a long time.

"What are you working on Pearl?" Pink asked leaning over trying to look at the text book the lanky girl was balancing on her lap.

"Advanced geography." She muttered her eyebrows scrunching up in concentration as she scribbled out an answer on the notebook resting in front of her. Pink nodded sitting back on her knees as she looked down at her algebra homework.

"Hey Pearl how do I get x in this problem?" Pink asked holding her notebook up.

"Hmmm?" Pearl asked without looking up. Pink huffed throwing her head back dramatically.

"Peaaaaarrrrrrrrllllll" she whined pouting and Pearl smirked her eyes lighting up with amusement as she set her textbook down and took Pink's notebook from her hands.

"Well you first need to find the -" her phone went off and she held up a finger to Pink. "This is Pearl." Her eyes scrunched up and she nodded. "Tonight?" She asked looking down at her watch. "That's like in twenty minutes Amethyst!" She hissed glancing at Pink who was listening intently. "I'm hanging out with a friend." She whispered then scoffed.

"Oh please grow up!" She snapped then shook her head.

"Um Pearl if you have somewhere else to be... I understand..." Pink smiled as she released her gently. She didn't want Pearl to miss something she obviously wanted to do on account of her. Pearl frowned glancing over at her.

"Hey, I'll be there okay." She hung up and turned to her Pink friend.

"I'll see you at school then.." Pink murmured softly as she started from the room. Pearl shook her head grabbing Pink's shoulder.

"Pink you could come with me, I'm just going to my friend Amethyst's house and all of my friends will be there." Her bright blue eyes were glistening with hope. Pink smiled brightly oblivious to the slight blush that colored her friend's cheeks.

"Really you want me to come?" Pink's eyes sparkled brightly and she squealed excitedly. Pearl laughed softly.

"Of course my Diamond, I know everyone will love you!" She exclaimed with such conviction as she gripped Pink's shoulders in excitement.

"Pearl you're the best!" She cried out merrily as Pearl released her and crossed her arms smiling happily. Pink danced in place exuberantly. Then to Pearl's confusion she deflated. "But no way will my mom let me go..." She whispered sadly. Pearl bit her lip, contemplating their options.

"I have a plan...follow me..." Slowly Pearl took Pink's hand and started out of her room, down the hall, past the bathroom, and finally down the stairs. They both stood in front of White's home office, both Ridgid with fear and anticipation. Slowly Pink raised her hand and knocked.

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White's day had been awful, her workers were demanding a pay raise, and margins on the new perfume product were down by fifteen percent. Her design company, the Diamond Design was flailing. She was trying her best to keep it all organized and together.

"Don't fret the small stuff White." Her oldest friend Wendy (white Pearl) reassured her gently. She was her assistant and right hand man. Though she was blind in one eye, she worked exceptionally, if not even better than all of her 20/20 vision workers.

"The profits are down, I don't know what to do!" She grumbled when a knock sounded on the door, just as Wendy began rubbing her shoulders. She sidestepped and made her way towards the door.

"Why hello there Pink, your mother is quite busy right now, perhaps you could come back later." White sat up, straightening her hair and opening her laptop.

"This will be real quick Wendy promise!" Pink exclaimed and then ducked under her arm and ran into her mother's office. Pearl flashed Wendy a hesitant nervous smile and followed after her friend.

"Hello Starlight what is it that you need?" Pink blushed slightly as she glanced at Pearl who hadn't noticed or didn't care about the childish nickname as she took in the very white and gray room.

"CanIgowithPearltoafriend'shousetostudy?prettypleaseiwillbeonmybestbehavioranditwillonlybelikefortwohoursorso" She asked all in one breath as she bounced in place and gave her mom a pleading expression.

"Starlight I didn't understand a word of what you just said. Now take a calming breath and relax." She ordered softly as she continued to shuffle papers and stack notebooks. Glancing her daughter's way every so often. Pink took a deep breath before she started over slightly slower this time.

"Mom please please please please please please please please please please please can...er may I please go with Pearl to a friend of hers house... we'll only be gone for like two hours...I'll text you when I get there and when I get back. Promise." She finished pleadingly as she bounced in place.

This was not what White had been expecting. She of course did not want Pink to go anywhere she hadn't checked out first, but knew Pink would have a tantrum if she outright said no.

"I don't -" she started when Pink started to cry.

"Please mom please, I promise I'll be home on time and ...and I'll be so good ... please let me go please!" She begged sniffing and her little friend gently took her hand in comfort.

"Pink..." She hoped she wouldn't regret this. "You may go." Pink squealed throwing her arms around her friend in excitement. She held up a hand to stop her celebration "But, I want you to text me when you get there and when it's been an hour and then when you are heading home. " she instructed firmly and Pink happily wrapped her mother in a tight hug.

"I promise mom, thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you so much!" She exclaimed going to drag Pearl as far from here as possible before her mom changed her mind when her mom wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her into another hug.

"Your curfew is ten o'clock sharp, Starlight." She whispered softly as she pressed a kiss to her head. Pink smiled, too happy to be embarrassed.

"Okay, thanks mom." She started to pull away when her mom's grip tightened. It was already 7:45 they had to leave if they wanted to get there with enough time to come back.

"I love you so much baby." She kissed her cheek and finally released her with a pat to her cheek. "Drive safely girls." She ordered and Pink nodded and they were gone in a blink of an eye. White sighed heavily.

"I'm going to regret this later aren't I Wendy?" She murmured tiredly as she put her head in her hands.

"Most likely." She deadpanned.

To Be Continued...

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