My comfort (Jaspidot oneshot)

My comfort

Here's a Jaspidot fic for my friend CedeK18 on Fanfiction.net :D Hope u like it! The first bit will probably be retconned in the Summer of Steven, but I needed to make a little backstory, y'know? SPOILERS FOR THOSE NOTORIOUS LEAKS IN THE FIRST BIT AVOID IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED Thankyou

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After the long hassle of getting comfortable with a fusion walking around, Rose Quartz's new form, a pearl who could fight, and a tiny amethyst, the Homeworld gems were finally settling in. Each new gem had different problems with assimilating, but eventually, compromises were made and bonds formed. They weren't Crystal Gems (except Peridot), but they weren't hostile enemies (most of the time).

Peridot was the first, being captured by the Crystal gems, and helping them build the drill to stop the cluster. She proved her worth by calling her former boss a clod.

Lapis, the second, being defeated by Alexandrite when she was still with Jasper as Malachite. She protected Steven (the one who freed her) and Peridot (a former ally/enemy) from a Roaming eye, amongst other things.

Jasper, the last, still not wanting to be around the Crystal Gems, but she had no choice. She didn't get along with anyone, especially Garnet and Lapis Lazuli - her former fusion partner. She also had something against Amethyst, which was thought to be because the younger gem was formed late.

This didn't mean that the other two liked everyone – for a time, Peridot thought Garnet was the worst, and that Pearl was still a servant. Lapis didn't trust anybody but Steven, and even after she opened up a little, she still wouldn't even face Jasper. There was a feeling of dread and despair whenever the two were in the same room as each other.

So life in the Crystal Gem Temple was not very comforting for Jasper. She didn't expect it to be anyway, but it didn't make being trapped on Earth any easier. Pearl and Steven (mostly Steven) had said she could come and go anytime. Jasper took the "go" option most of the time. She didn't like being around an enemy she had fought thousands of years ago and LOST to. They were also the gems responsible for stranding her on this miserable planet. The orange gem found that Lapis Lazuli was also the same; she often saw her taking off with her water wings over the ocean; preferring to stay away from the beach house.

It was night time. Jasper trudged up to the Beach house, which she learnt was the new Crystal gem base; well, it was an improvement made to cater to Steven, the "son" of Rose. The orange gem found that word meant "male offspring". Gems could not breed and bare offspring, but humans and other animals on this planet could. And yet, Steven was a half-gem, half-human hybrid; Rose Quartz's collaboration with a human male. It freaked her out to no end, and every time she saw the youngster, she racked her brain for answers as he smiled and tried to talk about nice, meaningless things with her. The only one she was comfortable with asking was Peridot, who said she didn't exactly know who Rose Quartz was, but the Crystal Gems always talked highly of her. In other words, she had even less of an understanding.

The orange quartz saw Peridot sitting on the couch with the amethyst when she entered the house. They both looked up at her and stopped talking; Peridot looked surprised, and Amethyst looked a little annoyed.

"Oh, you're here!" Peridot squeaked excitedly. She turned to Amethyst and said "Can we talk about this later?" with Amethyst replying "Yeah, sure" and trudging to her room.

She quickly padded up to Jasper, craning her small neck to see her face properly "Y-You're hardly here, why are you here?" she asked, although it sounded like she was worried about Jasper, instead of being happy to see her.