◇One Wish◇ Jasper x reader

✦ Chapter 6 ✧

"PEARL?!" I gasped, eyes wider than saucers. "RUBEL!" pearl was in tears as she ran up to hug me, wrapping her thin arms arround my frozen form. "Oh, its been so long!" The gem screeched, squeezing the life out of me.

Being the taller one between us i felt a blush crawl up my cheeks for not being able to process the situation first. "Wait, you guys know each other?" Amethyst was also surprised to see pearl acting the way she was, since she never just hugs people out of the blue.

"Amethyst! Rubellite and me go wayyy back, she and i served together back in homeworld! Right rubel?" Pearl lets go of me to exclaim happily. though i was indifferent to everything in the situation, caught up in my own jumbled train of thoughts. "Rubel..?" Pearl calls out to me again but all i could do was bring my head further down.

"Pearl was THAT really you...?" I began, my face downcast and gripping the hem of my top so tightly it would've ripped if i'd apply anymore pressure. "What? of course this is me," pearl said confused, she was about to bring a hand down to touch me but i waved her off. Missiing memories from thousands of years ago suddenly came crashing down to me, i was unable to comprehend them quickly enough to control my shock and....anger

"No, thats not what i ment! YOU were the pearl who fought alongside the rebellion weren't you?!" I shouted so loudly for a moment i thought the whole city heard me all the way from the other side of the mountain. "Rul! calm down..!" Amethyst tried to stop me, i back away from her, "I-i--" pearl stuttered but i cut her off "I saw you in the forest that day, i saw everything! Why pearl? Why?!" Fragments of that day came to me as i raged. How pearl tried to fuse with a rose quartz, how she and the quartz found a confused fusion deep in the woods and befriending them, I saw it all...

How she became a rebellion...

"Rubel i- can explain!" Pearl yelped, the realization must've hit her when she heard my accusatory tone because of how desperate she was to 'explain' to me.
"And whats there to explain after you shattered OUR diamond? After i went all the way back here to find YOU...only to see you with that rebel..! Oh stars! Its all so clear to me!" I laughed, covering my face up from the overwhelming emotions that invaded my entire being, tears streaming from my oddly colored eyes. I felt my legs shake violently before failing to carry me as i fell onto the cold, wood floor.

"I thought i was your friend but i-in the end i guess not.." i hastily wiped the tears to no avail, the tears continueing to fall endlessly. How could it not? i could still feel the betrayal from that horrible day, i even forced myself to believe that pearl shattering our diamond was just a part of some sick joke. I eliminated those negative feelings and refused to see what was right in front of me... because i wanted to believe that pearl wouldn't do such acts....

But in the end, it was all true after all..

"Rubel...i didn't know..." i could feel pearls presence as she crouched down infront of me, holding out a hesitant hand to touch me. When her fingertips brushed my shoulder, i flinch but didn't move away instead more tears flooded my vision. Surrounding it in clear yet blurry liquid.

"Our diamond wasn't shattered... we both planned to leave homeworld to live here in earth...with our new identity.."  pearl began to explain, eyes sadly staring into my soul though i refused her gaze. Amethyst just stood where i last saw her, unsure of what to say or do. "Then why didn't you tell me? I was right THERE! with you...with her..." i choked out, i then felt a hand graze my tear stained cheeks, gently bringing my face up to meet with pearl's own wet gaze.

"It wasn't like that, it was never like that! W-we just wanted..." pearls voice quivered, forcing up a sad smile "we knew that we'd never be able to go back after the war, only hardship from then on.."

"We didnt want to force you to go and we didnt want to take you away--! and at the time...keeping it a secret was the best way to...look i...im very sorry...rubel.." pearl confessed whole-heartedly, and now i knew for sure she ment every word. I looked into her blue eyes and thought 'She did it...pearl finally apologized and yet why do i still feel queezy?' I ignored the strange sensation and embraced pearl tightly. Amethyst had already left to give us some space as me and pearl chatted through the night.

As we chatted i couldn't help but feel guilty, guilty for something i couldn't find out what... 'why do i feel this way?' I should be happy to have reunited with an old friend but something keeps snatching my attention away from it.

"Is something wrong?" Pearl asked noticing my change of attitude, i smiled and said,

"no its nothing important..."