Roles Reversed

Summer time

Lapis POV

Four months later

It has been four months since I have been in college which is going smoothly. although my anxiety has been up the walls due to recent events. Not only has Jasper broken out of jail and is still on the run, with no traces of her coming up yet. When they think they're getting closer to a lead she slips through their fingers. But that was just like her, but my anxiety has been just as bad as my depression when I got a text from Connie to call her, Steven had went missing. One day he went out to get more groceries but the only thing or evidence they found was a broken jar of jam with bread but a rose next to it. That's where he apparently was last sighted but apparently it was so dark they couldn't catch anything on their cameras in the parking lot. I also had been avoiding Peridot a lot. i don't want her to hate me, and if what Jasper said was true..I don't want to put her in danger or anyone else.. Amethyst and Pearl knew a bit of my story, mostly Amethyst when I told her about the news. Her entire face went pale. I was now sitting in my class, photography and arts as professor sardonyx was rambling on about the assignment and project, I was too zoned out to hear or care. what we would be doing with our partners, which mine was Peridot. Great... I sat there in class, biting at my nails until they were non existent almost.

Peridot POV

I'm not sure exactly what is going on with Lapis but she's been acting very, different. Since that night and then the next morning and after that one, months really, she's been avoiding me, did I do something..is she still that upset with me for leaving all these years..d-does she h-hate me now? Who am I kidding of course she does! But- but maybe it's because...the possibilities piling in my head started to give me a headache and I frowned annoyed. I thought I heard her in her room crying but I couldn't enter and I know I shouldn't have but I eavesdropped, remrmbinh back when I heard her on the phone with someone named Connie. Overhearing their conversation she said something about Missing and someone named Steven. I felt my stomach drop, and I knew I shouldn't have been listening but if she didn't wanna tell me, I did not want to impose. I sat next to Lapis in Professor Sardonyx class as she went on about an assignment/project we would have to do with our partner's. I felt unsettled knowing mine was Lapis and after hearing that conversation, Steven must be her boyfriend - who am I kidding. Of course he probably IS her boyfriend. It's not like I cared anyway and Its not -not as if there were any expectations I mean it's not like I think I'm starting to like her or any-or for the fact I've always liked her, I mean as a friend of course! I felt a strange mixture of sadness and embarrassment and- jealousy? Stir in my stomach. Lapis sat biting on her nails nervously and I raised a eyebrow in concern "Lazuli-" I was interrupted "SO! I expect you all to have your projects done and turned in by the next week! And I look forward to seeing all of your magnificent photos of the most architectural sites of the campus you find breath taking! Now go and have fun!" She dismissed us and everyone stood up, cameras in hand scattering out of the door. Lapis still sat eagerly chipping at the nubs of her non existent nails. "Lazuli class is over.." I flicked a paper ball at her face "Oh! Uhm heh yeah sorry zoned out there, what was going on?" I groan pinching the bridge of my nose as she smiled shyly.

Professor Dewey was busy with an campaign and they couldn't find a substitute so we had an free period and extra time to spend on our project as we walked around the campus.

Time skip

Lapis POV

We walked around the campus, looking for a good site to snap a photo of, we took a few photos of ourselves as we goofed off, I almost forgotten all about my troubles that was going on whenever I spent time with Peridot like this. We stopped by our dorm to let pumpkin out for a walk and to play, Peridot brought kitten which I surprised who was just as enthusiastic to be outdoors as pumpkin. I was spinning around with a stick in my hand as pumpkin was leaping to take it from my grasp, barking happily as kitten was now exhausted from playing and slept on the blanket, it was a nice cool fall breeze.