I Think I Need A Little (Amethyst x Reader)

Chapter 3: Se Busca

The usual week had passed by since you last met up with Amethyst, her absence being most noticed when you looked at your watch and realized thirty minutes had already passed by since closing time.

During your wait, you ended up organizing the storage room and emptying the cash register, making sure to count the money thrice to avoid making any mistakes.

As time continued to pass on — eventually reaching an hour since closing time — you began to worry, yet you convinced yourself it was finally time for you to wrap things up and leave, seeing as you'd already gone through your usual post-work routine and there wasn't much else to do afterwards.

You eventually left the premises, revising your actions to certify you hadn't left anything behind.

Worry still resided persistently on the back of your mind, though you tried focusing on heading back home.

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Halfway through your walk back home, you began to hear some footsteps quickly approaching your side, followed by Steven's voice calling out your name and asking you to stop for a moment. You did as told, your eyes quickly resorting to inspecting the look on his face, wanting to see if he was just as worried as you were, or if he simply came here for a chat.

Unfortunately, the latter was immediately discarded from your assumptions. The look on his face was one of bewilderment and panic, his eyes jumping from your figure to everywhere else as he tried to calm the faint trembling in his voice.

All-in-all, he seemed on the verge of passing out, his usually happy and determined expression replaced with lamentation and uncertainty.

Slowly, he approached your side, composing himself before speaking up.

"Have you seen Amethyst?" He asked, his frown being replaced with a straight line. "I haven't seen her since last night, so I figured she'd be back by now, but. . ."

He'd trailed off, letting out the deep breath he'd taken in earlier ago.

"But she's not home yet. I'm. . . I'm worried something happened to her!"

Wanting to offer the teenager some support, you placed a hand over his shoulder, similar to how the purple woman had done when seeing your gloom. The feeling of your hand making contact with him made him freeze and eventually look up to meet with you, his tense posture loosening when seeing the smile you were offering him, accompanied by an encouraging squeeze and pat.

"We'll look for her." You declared, causing him to nod in a rather decisive manner, his usual self resurfacing and matching your own eagerness to learn over Amethyst's well-being.

The two of you began your search around Beach City, not once stopping to take in the area around you, the responsibility of finding her before sundown burning on the back of your head as your eyes darted from corner to corner in search for any of the purple woman's distinctive features.

You ended up walking together with Steven for what seemed to be centuries, having to stop your search with him due to the late hour and the darkness of your surroundings.