Life (Lapidot Medieval AU) unedited version. Canceled due to rewrite.

Mistakes

"... Do you really believe Father Gage's statement?" Pearl hesitantly asked Rose, who was watching Steven chase after a butterfly. His pony walked beside Rose's horse.

"No," Rose stiffly said, turning to face Pearl, "but we can't risk anything, especially if it involves Prudens." Garnet, who was ahead of them, only hummed as Amethyst, in the form of a purple cat, lied on her shoulders. Steven let out an "oof" as he fell on strawberries.

"I'm okay!" he exclaimed as he got up, mushed up strawberries on his face. He began screaming, however, when a flutter of butterflies flew towards his face. Everyone laughed at Steven's shenanigans, excluding Steven for... obvious reasons.

...

"Y'all stink," Prudens said, his nose wrinkled. "And the state of your clothes look like they'll just shred if they get tugged slightly." Lapis and Peridot stared at him before Peridot said, "You live in a cave and you've worn the same clothes since we've met." Spinel giggled at the ridiculous conversation.

"I don't stink, besides living in a cave, because I bathe. Also, I clean and repair my clothes," Prudens countered, leaning into his chair. He raised an eyebrow at them as if to say Dare to counter against my facts?

When they didn't say anything, Prudens lifted up his hand and waved it towards them. Two pairs of clothes were thrown at them. "There's a pond past your rooms. That's where you can bathe," Prudens stated as he took a sip from his flask. Nobody saw Spinel eyeing the flask, curiosity dancing in her eyes.

"How do you know our sizes?" Peridot asked, eyebrow raised. Prudens placed the flask on the table before he said, "There's a reason I was Biannca's personal mage. Now onwards. Bathe yourselves. I plan on heading out so we can buy things we need."

As Lapis and Peridot left the room, Prudens looked at the newspaper of how the festival of the town Evol was being moved to tomorrow. He smiled and went to grab his flask. He frowned when he grabbed air. He looked up and saw that the flask wasn't on the table. He checked his pockets to see if that's where he put it before freezing when he heard a loud slurp from behind him. He saw Micah walk out the room from the corner of his eye.

"Kcuf."

...

"It's... so beautiful," Peridot muttered as she and Lapis walked into the room. The pond was still and quiet as blue orbs of light floated around the room. Lapis had stars in her eyes as she looked at the water eagerly.

Peridot frowned when she realized that there were no walls that she could hide behind as she bathed. She heard something enter the water and turned around to see Lapis's clothes, discarded on the ground. Her cheeks went pink as she clenched her fists as Lapis swam to the center of the pond.

Peridot then felt something rub against her leg and looked down to see Micah staring at her. Beside him was a bowl, bearing a strange goo, and what appeared to be two towels.

"Wow, thanks," Peridot said as she scratched the cat on the head. Micah leaned into it, purring loudly. Peridot's blush had disappeared when she lifted her hand, making Micah look up at her, eyes wide as if begging for more. Peridot almost went down to pet him again when Micah hissed to the right of Peridot and ran from the room.

"I guess he hates water," Lapis said, suddenly beside her. Peridot's blush came back, doubling in intensity as she stuttered, "I-It wo-would app-appear so."

It was quiet before Lapis asked, "You know if you don't bathe, he's probably going to embarrass you." Peridot's face twitched before she nodded quickly. Mechanically, she walked away from Lapis as she began to remove her clothes, save for her gloves.