The Survivors

Chapter 5

It was after dinner and everyone had finished eating. So Steven was still teaching Jasper on how to summon her weapon. Of course, they weren't making it very far. Occasionally Lapis cheered on gentle words to her friend. It still didn't help. With a frown, Jasper slumped onto the bed and she sniffled softly. "I'll never summon my weapon.." She chirped, pointing to Lapis. "She's able to summon her's but.. I can't summon mine." The cub murmured and she laid down as the bell on her collar jingled.

"Maybe you'll summon it when you're older. I summoned mine when I got older! Plus, I'm getting the hang of it now." Steven cooed and he reached out to stroke Jasper's hair in which she scratched his finger and hissed at him. He looked slightly upset but didn't say anything. Lapis was at Steven's side to reach out and kiss his finger better. Although Jasper was jealous, she didn't get in the way. She just simply reached back to grab ahold of her blanket and then pull it close. The cub held her blanket to her face, sighing gently into it as she whiffed in the very faint scent of her mother. She could barely smell her mother anymore. It made Jasper sad that she was no longer with her mother. She could barely remember what it felt like to be held and cuddled by her mother. Jasper could barely remember her mother's loving embrace and warmness. She could barely remember anything about her mother and her home. Although the one thing she remembered was how her mother looked. Pale orange skin coated with many blood orange stripes. A thick beige mane pinned back in a ponytail with two large strands flowing across her shoulders. Her white uniform along with her white boots with black rims. Her gentle welcoming smile... oh how Jasper missed her mother.

It's been two years since her mother had died. When she and Lapis decided to sneak out one day, she realized her mother was gone. She wasn't in the same place. Of course Lapis felt bad so she just said her mother was gone for a walk so they had to go back. Then Jasper's mother would come back again. Another day Lapis and Jasper decided to sneak out. Once again, Jasper's mother was gone. Lapis said that she was gone hunting for food. She would be back later. Another day had passed and they went out. Jasper's mother was still gone. Lapis said that she was gone out to pick pretty flowers for Jasper. Another they didn't escape to see Jasper's mother. That was the day they rushed to the warp pad. All of these thoughts upset Jasper and made her cry. The cub buried her face against the piece of her mother's uniform that she called her blanket.

The noises caught Steven and Lapis' attention in which they turned to Jasper. The two frowned and they leaned closer to Jasper.

"What's wrong Jasper?"
"Yeah, what's wrong.. Jasper?" The boy cooed and he watched the cub.

With a gentle sob, Jasper pulled the blanket away from her face and she gently sobbed. "I-I miss my mama!" She cried, hiccuping softly. Of course, this broke Lapis' tiny little heart. She knew what happened to Jasper's mother.

Steven was about to comfort the cub until Lapis did. "Aww, don't worry! She's still picking very pretty flowers. She's getting a lot for you and herself. Then when she comes back, she'll decorate your hair with them. There'll be blue, purple, and red flowers. Just for you and her." The blue cub explained to her friend in which she quieted down and stopped crying.

"R-Really? Why is she gone so long? Is she picking the entire field of flowers?"
"Yep! The entire field! Then she's gonna decorate her hair first. Then she'll decorate your's!"

With that, Jasper sat up and she leaned onto Lapis with a gentle sigh. "Wow... I can't wait till she gets back! I'll make something for her!" The cub then shot up, crawling off of the bed and hopping down the stairs as she glanced around the house, trying to find something for her mother.

That even upset Lapis further. Especially due to the fact that Jasper's mother was dead and Jasper didn't know it. The blue cub leaned over and she whispered something to the boy as he listened. Lapis told him not to tell Jasper. He defiantly wouldn't.