Me, Myself, and Him

Chapter 9: Come fly with me

Lapis POV

I woke up the next morning, still curled up in a ball, when I noticed that Peridot was nowhere to be found. I got up and started looking around for her, when I noticed a note from Peri:

Lapis,

I went out with Steven to look for supplies for a machine that could help your condition. It may be a while before I come back, so try to stay in the barn so your condition doesn't worsen. If you get bored, your books are over by the mattress you slept on. Also, I want you to tell me about whoever you keep talking to when I get back. I have a feeling that it might be a side effect of your infection.

From

Peri :)

I laughed at the little smiley face. Even when she wasn't here, Peri still managed to stay cute.

Ah well, every horrible person shows a sweet side to hide their true selves.

Shut up, horrible thoughts. I'm not gonna let you get to me. Not after what happened last night.

I got up and did a quick stretch. I climbed down from where I was sleeping and went outside the barn to get some sunlight. Surprisingly, I actually felt pretty refreshed despite last nights events. I was about to go back inside, when I heard a familiar voice call out to me.

Good morning, Lapis! Did you sleep well?

"Yeah, I actually slept pretty well, considering..." I stopped myself before I could say any more. I wanted to try and forget as much of last night as I could.

Well, I figured that, with what happened last night, we start to work on figuring out what's wrong with me right away, so I can figure out what's wrong with you.

"Oh, right. That's fine. What do we have to do to get started?"

I overheard that your little green friend was going out to get some supplies for machinery, so I figured we head out and do a little "shopping" ourselves. 

"Oh... Peridot doesn't have the stuff you need here to work?"

Well, she does have most of the stuff I might need, but I still need chemicals and a portable nuclear fusion generator to keep the Ion particles from destabilizing.

"... I feel like you're making this stuff up."

N-no...

I raised my eyebrows.

Okay, fine! Look, these past few days have been nothing but boring and horrible. I just want to get out of this barn and have a look around this part of the world. I want to see things again, you know? After that, I could work in peace with my curiosity satisfied. 

"Then why didn't you say that?"

I didn't want you to think I wasn't worried about your condition or that I was blowing off work...

I looked at him for a second. I kinda never thought of that before. He had never left the barn the entire time because he was trying to talk to me and Peridot. Plus, he had no memory of who he was before, so he couldn't have any memories of what the world looks like. I bet he felt... trapped.

"Hey... how about this: You and I go to Beach City. We spend some time there, and you can get any supplies you ACTUALLY need to work. Then, we head back home. At that point, Peridot should be home, so we can all work together to figure out both our problems, deal?"

Gray's eyes widened in excitement.

R-Really!?! Dude, that's like the best plan ever!!! Thank you so much.