Pargasite's POV:
I stood on front of the front window in Soap's cabin. "I hope Citrine and Ametrine are alright," I thought to myself with a sigh. The Human approached me, so I turned to face him. He was holding a white ceramic cup filled with brown fluid.
"Would ye like some tea fer yer troubles?" He asked me with a soft smile.
"What is tea?" I asked him with a slight tilt of my head.
"Tea is an Earth drink. It's good, I guess. I dinnae drink it much." I looked at the cup, then back at Soap.
"It's not poisoned, is it?"
"Gods, no. But I understand yer hesitation tae drink it. Here." I watched as the Human took a small sip of the so-called tea. He seemed fine, so I thought I'd try it, though I was still a bit hesitant. I took a tiny sip and my eyes widened.
"This is phenomenal," I gasped as I took another, longer sip. Soap just watched me with a fond smile.
"Ye come off as a tea-drinker," he pointed out. I stopped drinking and raised a curious eyebrow.
"How can you tell what someone likes? Do you have abilities like Gems?" I asked.
"Cannae say I do. It's jist a feelin' I get," he replied with a shrug. I hummed. "Are all Humans like him?" I thought.
All of a sudden, we heard a loud banging. I summoned my ninja stars and stood in front of the Human.
"Emerald..." I muttered annoyedly.
"Emerald? Wha's tha'? Another gem?" Soap asked me.
"Trouble," I responded. Suddenly, there was a loud bang. Then the door handle jiggled and I tensed, ready to fight. But Ametrine entered the building, looking like he'd just come out of an explosion.
"Ametrine, are you alright?" I asked him as I rushed up to him.
"M'fine, sir. Just a few scratches."
"Need any healing?"
"No, sir. Thank you, sir." I watched as my colleague shuffled over to the couch and sat down with a long sigh.
"He looks rather pilly-wally t' me, sir," Soap pointed out.
"Pilly-wally? You mean sickly?"
"Sort of. He looks exhausted."
"That, he does. Soap, fix him some tea, please." The look I got from the man made my heart swell. He was a good person. I was right to trust him. An unrelated thing kept nagging me, so I decided to ask Ametrine about it.
I approached my comrade and sat beside him. The faint whistle of the kettle made him flinch, but I placed a calming hand on his lilac skin. I adored his smooth, orange-freckled skin.
"What happened with the Emerald, Gaz?" I asked him. I heard the human make a confused noise after I spoke.
"Gaz? But I thought his name was Ametrine."
"It is. We have nicknames for each other. Callsigns, if you will."
"Oh... Huh." I smiled fondly as Soap brought Gaz his tea.
"Wha's that...?" He mumbled tiredly.
"It's tea. It's really yummy," I responded. Ametrine slowly took the cup into his hands.
"Careful, it's hot," Soap stated. Ametrine only hummed and took a small sip. I watched as his eyes widened and sparkled.
"Oh my gods. This is bloody brilliant!" He exclaimed excitedly.
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Citrine's POV:
After poofing the Zircon, I took his gem with me back to Soap's home. It was late when I returned. I heard chatter coming from inside. 'They trust him so easily,' I thought. I scoffed and sat on the porch. I looked at the Zircon in my hand and started fiddling with it.
"So fuckin' cocky," I muttered. I felt my clothed face. "I bet you're rather proud of yourself for what you did."
"What who did?" Soap said from beside me. I summoned my scythe and aimed it at him.
"Don't fuckin' do that," I snarled.
"Sorry, sorry," he said with his hands raised in surrender. "Who're ye talkin' tae?"
"No one," I scoffed as I put my scythe away.
"Where'd ye get that gem?" He asked me. I sighed.
"I defeated a Zircon, and this is his gem. Happy now?"
"Ye killed him?"
"Temporarily, yes, until he regenerates... unless I shatter his gem completely." I tensed up as the human sat beside me.
"Do ye plan on it?" He asked me.
"It's a tempting thought. He fucked me up." I kept my gaze on the gem in my hand.
"Did he mess up yer face?" Soap slowly asked.
"Yeah, he did," I replied sharply.
"I guess you're not th' only one with a defeated enemy. Gaz took doon an Emerald. He said that they had prosthetics, which made them easy to defeat." That piqued my curiosity.
"Did he give a name?" I asked.
"I dinnae ken," he replied with a shrug.
"English, Soap," I huffed.
"I don't know," he said in an exaggerated American accent. I stood up and entered the house.
"Ametrine, you poofed an Emerald?" I asked my colleague. He took a sip of something and looked at me.
"I did," he answered with a quick nod. I marched up to him.
"And the Emerald had prosthetics?" I questioned.
"Yeah, why?"
"'Yeah, why?' Do you not remember Alex?" I exclaimed.
"Who?" Ametrine and Pargasite asked me. My eye twitched. That's when Soap entered the house.
"What's goin' on?" He asked. I turned around and looked him dead in the eye.
"You're comin' with me," I ordered, before leaving the building.
