Sorry, I'm bad at this. (NSFW AND MATURE CONTENT WARNING) (Lapidot Human AU)

Chapter 37

-The next day-

I sat up slowly and yawned loudly. Pumpkin approached me excitedly, licking my hand as I pet her head. "Hey Pumpkin..." I muttered, smiling a bit. I had just woken up from a nap, and I checked the time – which read 6:43 PM. I looked over to my left, and Lapis was laying on her bed lazily, texting on her phone. "When did I doze off?" I asked, scratching my neck. "About two hours ago..." she replied, not looking up from her phone. I sat there staring at her for a long moment, feeling quite tired still. However, I decided to suck it up, and get up. 

I swung my legs over the edge of my bed, and hopped off with a grunt. "Did you feed Pumpkin this morning?" I asked, looking down at the puppy food bag in the corner. "Yeah, I did. She's prob'ly hungry again though..." Lapis explained, still not looking up from her phone. I nodded, and looked down at the puppy, who was now at my feet. I took the scoop that was previously on the floor, and reached it into the puppy food bag. I emptied enough scoops into the dog bowl, and dropped the scoop back down on the floor. "I'll be back later, Peridot. Make sure she gets water too." Lapis stated, climbing off of her bed and standing up straight. 

I cocked my head to look over at her, and she was reaching for her varsity jacket draped over the desk chair. "Where you going?" I asked, now standing straight up once again. "Just running a quick errand, Peridot. Chill." Lapis said in an almost harsh tone, and I arched an eyebrow. She slipped her jacket on, and stuffed her feet into her converse. "That didn't answer my question, Lapis." I said, squinting my eyes. 

Lapis turned her head to look at me, and her eyes were cold. "I'll be back in a couple hours..." she muttered, turning her back to me once again. She stuffed her phone in her back pocket, and grabbed her keys. And with that, she left. What is her deal? Where was she going?! Why was she acting so...cold? I sighed, and looked down at Pumpkin softly. She stared back up at me with a happy, yet naive expression.

. . . .

It had been an hour and a half since Lapis left, and I couldn't rest. I was pacing the room back and forth for nearly 45 minutes, wondering where the hell Lapis went. I had called her several times, only to be sent straight to voicemail. I had to go find her. Where do I even search?! Maybe I'll ask my friends if they've seen her. "I'll be right back, Pumpkin." I said in a squeaky voice, ruffling the fur on top of her head with my hand. She barked in response, and she sat on the blanket placed on the floor for her. 

"Behave." I commanded, putting on my sweatshirt and slipping my shoes on. I grabbed my keys, and felt my pockets for my phone. Okay it's there. I quickly pulled the doorknob, and slipped through the door, swiftly closing it behind me. I walked across to Amethyst and Pearl's close dorm room, and knocked on the door urgently. After about 30 seconds, the door opened, and there stood Pearl. "Oh hello, Peridot." she chirped. 

"Hey, Pearl. Have either you or Amethyst seen Lapis in, like, the past hour and a half or so?" I asked, fidgeting with my fingers. "Hmmm, well I haven't. Amethyst?!" Pearl then called, turning her head. "What?!" Amethyst shouted from the couch. "Have you seen Lapis lately? I haven't. But I know you just came back from AS. Did you happen to bump into her or anything?" Pearl asked, putting a hand on her hip. "Yeaaahhp. She was walking way down the right hall! Ask Squari!" Amethyst yelled, not moving her eyes from the TV. I sighed, and ran my fingers through my hair. "Ugh, alright thanks. I'll ask her." I mumbled, and Pearl nodded in response. 

I walked away from the dorm, and heard the door close behind me. I walked all the way down to Squari's dorm, and knocked on the door. Ugh, out of all people why do I have to ask her?! My sister then opened the door, and looked me up and down. "What?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. "Have you seen Lapis pass by your dorm by chance? Or did you ever bump into her or anything?" I asked, putting my hands into my pockets. "Nope. No idea where she is. But Jasper just got released from the hospital this morning. You can ask him." she explained, keeping her hand on the door.