I quietly watched her as she held her knees up to her chest staring out to the open abyss of the ocean while walls of water formed around her like barriers on a castle but she seemed untouched by a single speck of water. I often pondered whether she'd ever get used to life here on Earth, trapped forever, like me, but more or so a repeating pattern for her, which i can barely fathom. Considering the way she's been toyed around with and used, it'd all make sense for her to hate us, hate Me. I guess i do deserve all the hate she's given me, but I wonder how it'd be different if things did change but even in my most wildest fantasies that wouldn't ever happen.
"It's impossible Pearl, stop day dreaming of an alternate world" i muttered to myself mindlessly unaware of Steven's presence in the distance.
"What's impossible Pearl?" he asked slowly looking up to meet my eyes.
I hesitated for a second wondering if i should tell him, but i decided now was not the time
"Nothing Steven, it was just something else" i responded.
"She look's so lonely out there don't you think?" he said as if he were reading my mind,
"Well yes she-"
"Shouldn't we do something though? She can't hate us forever can she? Please go talk to her Pearl" He begged with puppy eyes nearly to perfect to resist.
I stared long and hard at him and asked him
"Why do you think I'd be the one to talk to her?"
"Because you two have so much in common, I know you long to befriend her but you aren't sure how to without irritating her" He spoke at last.
"You're funny you know, you're smart, you're loveable and everything that she'd need in someone, I mean what do i have so much that's considered common Steven? She's been trapped for thousands of years in that mirror, She sacrificed herself to form malachite, she's done so much but yet she's still trapped here Steven, so please tell me why do you think we're alike?" I inquired still wondering what he had in mind.
"Well for starters Pearl, you fought for the Rebellion and ever since then you've been trapped here on Earth just like her, and if you went back to Homeworld you'd both would've been severely punished/ shattered." he paused for a second "You're both incredible fighters, you both would do anything to protect me, honestly Pearl just go talk to her, you might find out there's more to her, more than anyone else has seen" another short pause before he sighed "You'd both be perfect for each other, like a sword to it's scabbard" he finished and dashed off.
Sighing deeply, i slowly padded up to her although silent, i was only a few feet behind her, I wondered what'd i gotten myself into.
She turned her head slightly with an annoyed look to see who came up to her, her Captivator, Pearl.
"What do you want?" She growled with gritted teeth.
"I uhh um,--" I stuttered
"Oh look you came up to say you're sorry for those thousands of years i spent in your damn mirror as if a fucking apology can easily make up for this-" she started hastily with a murderous look in her eyes
"I just wanted to bury the hatchet" I tried mustering out
"What was that?"
"I said i just wanted to bury the hatchet" i repeated
"Hmph, took you long enough, but i really don't need this" She said looking me hard coldly in the eyes
Fear pulsed through my veins as I peered back with a fear strucken face. Until she finally spoke up, it startled me at first.
"You know after all these years, no matter where I go i'm trapped, always have been, and always will be, And don't you dare fucking say I will eventually become freed, because if you do i'll crush with you with the flick of a finger. Got that?" Lapis scoffed pointing a threatening finger at me.
"Look, I don't really know how to go about this, but I guess Steven was right" breaking the silence with my quiet voice.
Barely hearing me she replied " About?"
"We're both alike" I spoke
"We're nothing alike Pearl, but i do admire your courage to try talking to me" she said with malice in her voice as sharp as a blade, burning as bright as fire, but sinks to the deepened depths of the oceans.
"Yes we are, we're both fiercely determined to protect Steven,we've both sacrificed a lot, and hell we're both even stuck on this miserable planet"
"Heh, you hate this planet too, sounds like a contradiction in your logic Pearl, here you are talking about how we're alike but yet you started the War, The Rebellion, and now that it's over Homeworld's coming to crush Earth once again as revenge letting the old wound reopen and burst without ever healing. But if you hate Earth so much, why'd you stay?" She asked with an amused look.
"I guess it's for the same reason as you've stayed, I know you and I are very different people but in a sense deep down we're the same, but wait, don't go yet, please just stay" i pleaded to her.
She was about ready to take off but as she was getting ready, i tugged her down. Grabbing her wrist and begging her to stay.
"You know since you've made such the effort to make me stay i think i will just to hear you out for once" pausing for a moment "But if you blow this whole damn thing i swear i'll crush you"
I nodded as an understanding, so i spoke.
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Waiting, and Waiting
Fanfiction"Just wait, wait just a little longer" she said to be before it all happened.
