Not That I Mind You Here... (Lapidot AU)

Memory

2 Days Later

Friday 

12:00 PM

As students exit their classrooms and pour into the hallways for free time or lunch, Peridot enters the school with her normal casual attire except somethings strange... People stare at her. Tanzan was suspended for assault, one week, that's why he's not present.

"What's up Peri?- Oh my god..." Bismuth comes up to Peridot.

"Is that a collar?!"

"Yes." Peridot replies deadpanned. Peridot is wearing a black collar with a beeping red dot light and her visors are shaded, no one can see her eyes. They head to Peridot's locker. Bismuth leaves quickly to go get Lapis. Lapis rushes to Peridot and hugs her from the back.

"I missed you-" Lapis gets cut off by Peridot hugging back ever so tightly.

"I'm sorry... *sniff* I'm so sorry..." Peridot sobs, her tears stream down her face onto Lapis' clothing.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." As Peridot continues to sob, Lapis holds her, and Peridot releases her half-wolf form which causes the collar to shock Peridot. Lapis jumps and suddenly lets go. Peridot continues to be shocked until she returns to her human form.

"I don't know what's wrong with me..." Peridot slides down to sit and lean against her locker. She covers her face with her hands. Lapis notices the visor is manually on. Meaning the shader is there.

"Peri, what happened to you?" Lapis asks as she crouches down to Peridot's level. Peridot shakes her head 'no'.

"Take off your visor, please. For me." Lapis says convincing Peridot. Peridot takes off her visor slowly, then shuts her eyes. You could see a fresh recent scar across her left eye. Lapis then leans in to kiss Peridot's forehead, she pulls back then strokes Peridot's cheek.

"Peridot, please..." Peridot then reveals her eyes. Lapis, shocked, tears fill her eyes.

"I'm sorry, I disappointed you, Lapis. I don't know what's *sniff* wrong with me." Peridot says, sniffing. Peridot's right eye is green and red, while her left is grey because of the scar.

"What happened? Peri, I was scared when you were taken away in the cage." Lapis asks.

"They hurt me... They thought I was a threat... But, since I help government agencies, they let me be. They left me with this collar, only REAL humans can take it off." Peridot replies. Peridot then is interrupted by a ding from her phone. She checks it, it's a news report.

"What's that?" Lapis asks.

"NEWS FLASH: Peridot Greene spotted with her "friend" in Beach City. Her girlfriend? Or just a friend?" Peridot reads out the notification. Lapis laughs then snorts. Peridot chuckles.

"Well, I think we know the answer to that." Peridot says getting up. Lapis stands up with Peridot then fluffs her hair.

"Heh, yeah we do." Lapis says smiling at Peridot.

"Lapis?" Peridot says.

"Yes?"

"Please don't do that again. Just tell me if you don't want to be in a relationship with me, okay? You don't have to flash that in front of my face." Peridot says, walking away from Lapis. Lapis then looks at her in shock, then goes into deep thinking.