Beauty in Everything

Chapter 16

^Friday December 30th 2016^
Her mother had gotten her a lovely little blue dress from the house. Though it hung loose on her now even smaller frame it still made her eyes shine. She'd also taken Pearls makeup from her room in case she'd wanted any of that. Her Aunt Blue had gotten her a new headscarf to match her dress, from some shop where she liked to get her own hijab's, where they sell exclusively different types of scarves.
"Do you want me to move the mirror closer so you can do you're makeup?" Blanche asked, moving some things around on Pearls bed to make room. They'd already gotten her into the dress and Blue was currently wrapping the scarf around her bald head so that the loose ends would hang over her shoulders.
"Can you do it for me?" Pearl asked, "I always liked when I was little and you would do my makeup for me, when we went to those fancy party's. Oh and those dance competitions where they make you do all your makeup yourself!" Pearl laughed, Blanche laughed at the memory as well, glad to be feeling so lighthearted.
She nodded and started setting up the makeup.
A light pink eye shadow, and a lip gloss, making her face appear simplistic, showing off her own natural beauty.
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Garnet arrived at precisely four o'clock on the dot. A wheel chair instead of a car and a paper lily instead of a real one. She knocked on the door lightly and Blanche pulled it open almost immediately.
"Is Pearl home?" She asked with a small smirk, trying and failing to be the considerate first date.
Blanche laughed and let Garnet wheel the wheelchair into the room.
"Hello." She said sweetly when she saw Pearl sitting on the edge on her bed waiting.
"Hey." The smaller girl said back, sticking out her hand for Garnet to grab. She led her to the wheel chair gently.
Garnet wore a pair of dark high waisted jeans and a striped black and white tank top with a black leather jacket. Her hair was out in big curls and pulled tight on one side. Her usual black shades had been replaced with rainbow circular ones.
"Be back by curfew!" Blanche called after them sarcastically. Pearl laughed at her mother and shook her head.
"So where are you taking me?" She asked looking up at Garnet.
"It's a surprise" Garnet said cryptically. Pearl hummed but didn't ask again. Garnet led her through the Peds wing and into the nursery section.
"What are we doing here?" Pearl whisper as she watched the baby's through the window.
"This is our first stop." Garnet pulled Pearl to a standing position and led her into the room. "We get to look at all the baby's. Don't worry I got permission."
They spend the next half an hour watching and holding all the small children and Pearls smile never left her face.
Next Garnet led her into an empty room which had been transformed into a paper flower covered romantic restaurant. Fake candles lit the room and a table with a white tablecloth sat in the center.
"You did all this for me?" Pearl asked, astounded, the room was beautiful, the soft light of the 'candles' giving it a nice glow.
"Well I had some help," Garnet admitted. "Sky and Amethyst helped with the decorations. My mom got it so we could see the baby's, and Opal told me what food was good to have."
They sat and ate the food, talking for hours. Learning all about each other. How Pearl honestly hated eating, she did it, of course, but the whole process repulsed her. How Garnet has had Photophobia and Heterochromia since she was born and that's why she is always wearing her shades. Pearl asked to see her eyes, but worried the light would bother them.
"It's very dim, it wouldn't hurt, but I don't want you to try and... wheel? Away." She laughed gesturing for the wheelchair Pearl was still sitting in.
Pearl laughed, "Rude! I could... walk, slowly... but I wouldn't." She smiled and Garnet pulled the shades from her eyes.
One eye was a beautiful crystal blue while the other a deep sparkling brown.
"Beautiful." Pearl whispered wistfully.
"It's... weird." Garnet mumbled, closing her eyes and turning her head away. Pearl grabbed her cheeks to stop her. "It's magnificent, I love it"
After they finished eating Garnet pulled Pearl from her wheel chair and wrapped her large arms around the small girl, lifting her off the ground.
"What are you doing?" Pearl laughed as Garnet carried her.
"We're dancing, I don't want you to get tired." She pulled Pearl close to her, grabbing the small girls hand in her own and having her other arm holding Pearls weight off the ground.
They twirled with just the soft hum of music in the background.
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"This has been wonderful Garnet," Pearl said after they danced and were seated again.
"Well it's not over yet." She said, mysteriously. Garnet smirked before walking out of the room without another word. Pearl watched her confused.
She returned a few minutes later with a rolling tray filled with little containers of something.
"What's this?" She asked, looking at the small cylinders. She counted at least ten different ones and they all were covered in a light dusting of ice.
"We are going to have an ice cream tasting." Garnet explained as she took the tops off all the small containers and handed pearl a spoon.
"Am I allowed?" Pearl asked cautiously.
"I spoke to Dr. M and she said as long as it was in moderation, hence the small amounts." She smirked and handed Pearl the mint ice cream.
They ate the ice cream each flavor at a time, slowly, and sharing the ones each other liked more.
"Thank you for tonight Garnet." Pearl said as Garnet pushed her back down the hall.
"Did you have a good time?" She asked, looking down at Pearl.
"I had an amazing time." She answered sweetly.
"Would you like to do it again?"
"I would love to"
Garnet leaned down then, and softly cupped Pearls cheeks. Pearl moved closer and shut her eyes softly.
They weren't sure who it was that made the final connection of lips but they didn't care either.