Brittle as Diamonds | Steven Universe

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"Pink . . . White is very unhappy with you. If this keeps up, she's going to take away your Pearl."

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"How many times did you lock her in here? How many times did you make her cry?"

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Trapped again.

        Pink Diamond blinked back tears as she gazed up at the world past the window. It seemed so far away.

        The window was open, but she knew she couldn't leave her Tower. Only last time she had squirmed her way out and found her way back into the Pink Halls — but some Aquamarine had ratted her out to White, and she had been sealed in the Blackroom for a week.

        The Blackroom, she knew now, must be used as some form of torture. As its name implied, it was completely dark inside — and completely silent, sealed off entirely from the outside world. Without light to refract, her gem had grown duller, and she weaker with it, until she could barely move. By the time Blue was notified about her situation and (hurriedly) came to fetch her, she was too weak to even voice what she had gone through.

        It had taken her days to recover from that awful punishment. And now she was back in the Tower, all because she had picked up a few organics from Blue's colony.

        She registered loud footsteps on the other side of the door and spun around to see Blue standing in the doorway. She looked mad.

        "I cannot believe you! Making a scene like that!"

        "You were going to squash them! They have just as much right to live as us!"

        Blue stepped into the room, letting the door slide closed behind her. She looked . . . relieved.

        Pink bristled.

        "What have you done with them!"

        Blue looked offended. "What have I done? What have you done!" She paced past her, brows creased. "You're the one that wanted to keep those organics from the Kyanite colony . . . I'm just the fool that let you!"

        Pink turned, eyes following the larger Diamond. "Then what . . . why. . .?"

        She didn't seem to hear her — or, at least, she gave no indication of having heard her. Blue stopped by the window, lifting a hand to pinch the bridge of her nose.

        The gesture reminded her of Yellow.

        "Now your little . . . pets are chasing the Pearls up and down the halls," Blue continued, and turned to face her. "What were you thinking, letting them loose in the Ballroom? They could be anywhere!"

        It was at that moment one of the said creatures peered out from behind a tuft of her hair, chirping in excitement. The taller Diamond squealed and promptly slapped it from her shoulder, sending it arcing through the air. It landed heavily in Pink's arms.

        "Piiink!" Blue whined.

        The creature babbled and curled around the former, nuzzling into her tufty hair. Blue wasn't impressed.

        "Ugh . . . please, just . . . get rid of it!"

        The younger turned and set it on the floor, watching as it squeezed through a gap in the wall panels and disappeared from view.