makes her smile

chapter four

Peridot threw open the door of the house she and Bonnibel lived in, running off the energy from the two Monsters she drank while she was downtown. "Bonnibel, I just want you to know that I am twice as gay as I was this morning!"

Bonnibel was reading on their big blue couch. She always sat in the corner, so Peridot wasted no time in slinging off her backpack, kicking off her sandals, and climbing over the back of the couch to sit down, rocking back and forth excitedly. Bonnie raised an eyebrow, inserted her bookmark, and sat her paperback down on the coffee table. (The letters on the front were shiny and raised, and Peridot wondered what they felt like.) "Did you get a number or something?"

Peridot answered immediately, pulling out her phone. "No, but I got her Instagram handle! She's named Lapis, and she has the prettiest hair, and she's gonna be a teacher, someday, but right now, she's a musician!" While she talked, Peridot was turning her phone on and going to Lapis's Instagram page. She held it up triumphantly to show Bonnie- It was full of selfies, videos, and a few memes and drawings. There were also a few fliers for performances she planned on doing with her friend- Mary, or something. Peridot didn't know if she cared about Lapis's friends yet. She hoped she would have a reason to care about them soon, though.

"Wow, such a perfect match for you." It took Peridot a second to figure out, but Bonnibel actually had some sarcasm in her voice. She was smiling, though, so it was definitely friendly.

Peridot stuck her tongue out at her roommate and then tried to talk. When she failed to talk around her tongue, she went back to a normal mouth position before protesting, "She doesn't have to be a perfect match for me, but- I mean, I swear, there was chemistry!"

Bonnibel laughs and says, "I'm sure there was, and I think she looks very pleasant."

Satisfied, Peridot curls into an almost-proper sitting position and started scrolling through her Instagram feed. Fandom drama (nothing new), political idiocy (she wished it were new), and gardening tips started feeling a bit boring, so she refreshed the page. At the very top was a new post from Lapis about a performance she would be giving in a bar with her friend. Only, this bar let minors in, which meant Peridot would actually be able to attend!

"Hey, Bonnibel!"

Peridot's roommate looked up from her book again, adjusting her reading glasses. "What is it now?" She didn't actually sound peeved, and smiled a bit when Peridot replied.

"Wanna go to a concert?"

((okay so it took a bit of work to finish this up, and im still not totally happy with it. however, this is the best yr getting for now. i just really want to be able to start on the next few chapters, but i might come back and edit this later. also, speaking of editing, i went and changed a few things in chapter 3, and im a lot happier with it now. anyways, my birthday was on sunday, so that means im a year closer to being Old™! also, sorry for going so long without an update. ive been a little busy working on music stuff and rereading homestuck. ill try to do more writing, though!))