Keep my Secret (pearlmethyst fanfic)

5. Lapis and Peridot

Amethyst PoV

Me and Pearl hugged and cried for a little bit. 

Being honest with myself, it felt nice.

We came out of my room holding hands, and then we saw Peridot here, talking to Steven.

He looked at us as we walked in, and a huge smile crossed his face. 

Peridot, on the other hand, was blushing and hiding her face as though to cover it up. She was curled into a ball, arms around her knees, and was sort of trembling a little.

"Yo P-dot. Whatcha doin'?"

I asked this to make her a little uncomfortable. What can I say? I can be mean.

"M-me and Steven were just discussing the one whom I have feelings for."

"Oh yeah? Who?"

Peri stared at me for a moment before cracking.

"L-Lapis."

P looked sorta surprised, but not me.

At least, not really.

It made sense- Peridot and Lapis had known each other and lived together for ages, bonding over all sorts of weird stuff. It made sense that Peridot would fall in love with her.

And you could tell by how Peri acted when Lapis left. She was heartbroken. A complete mess, with no home and no belongings except for her tablet. I was sort of mad at Lapis for putting her friend in such a position. It took months for me and Steven to finally drag her out.

So yeah, no wonder.

Steven smiled big at me again, as though to say something about me and Pearl. I tried to ignore him.

"Soooooo is there anything we can do? Don't you wanna tell her?"

I internally cringed, knowing Steven was gonna talk to me later about that.

"W-well... yeah, I do wanna tell her. But... I'm kinda scared. What if she doesn't like me back?"

"Then that's her problem, cuz you're awesome, Peri. You got this."

She smiled. "Wow, thanks."

I snorted to cover up my laugh. "No problemo, Peri. Glad to be able to help."

Steven then took Peridot with him and warped away, probably to Little Homeworld.

I smiled. "Good luck, Peri. Not that you're gonna need it," I said to nobody.

I really hope that goes well for her...

I know how much she cares.