Bispearl Fanfiction

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Bismuth POV
I felt awkward, Peridot and Lapis looked at each other loveingly, while I was on the other side of the booth alone, staring at the wall and twiddling my thumbs. "You can ask me to leave if you want, I really don't mind." I said the them sheepishly. Lapis sitting across from me, with her arm around Peridot give me a reassureing look "No, don't leave, we've always been best friends, and me and Peridot dating doesn't change that." I  sighed and said "I know, but were at a fancy and romantic restaurant. You guys really should be here alone, I feel like i'm barging in on your relationship...." Peridot responded "Nooo, I'm with my two favorite people, My girlfriend and my best friend, what else could I ask for??"

No matter how many times they tried to reassure me that I wasn't barging in or being annoying. I still couldn't shake the insucurity of me being that irritating third wheel who can't find a relationship of her own, so instead she desperately clings onto her best friends relationships until she slowly realizes that she's gonna be forever alone..... I was quiet for most of the dinner, As we were leaving, Lapis asked "Bismuth, you've been pretty quiet tonight, normally your the most talkitive out of all of us. Are you good?" I simply nodded my head and gave a small smile "i'm okay" They both looked at each other concerningly. Lapis insisted, "Bismuth, you can tell us if somethings wrong, you know that right." I studdered for a minute until I finally said "I don't know, I guess i've felt kinda lonely lately...I feel like everyone who i've tried to date either ghosts me or thinks i'm too tall or thinks im weird or that I talk too much or doesn't like my rainbow hair....Lapis interupted my ramble "You do realize that your in New York City right??  Theres practically somebody for everybody in this place. You've just gotta find them at the right place and in the right time." Peridot added "plus those girls are absolute clods if they don't realize how great a person you are." I felt a little better, but that impending fear of loneliness barely escaped my stomach.

As we were walking back to our apartments, Peridot pointed out a bar that had a huge sign in its windows saying "LGBTQ+ SINGLES NIGHT, TONGIHT ONLY" both Lapis and I looked at the sign at the same time, and then they both looked at me excitingly "Bismuth, you have to go in!!!" Lapis said enthusiastically. One part of me really really wanted go in, yet at the same time. Another part of me was saying that I shouldn't go in at all, since I'm extremely awkward around women in general. "mehh, I don't know if I feel like it....I'm tired and plus I have work tommorow sooooo"

Peridot grabbed my arm as I was about to walk by, she tried to drag me inside the bar, but since I'm 6"3 and shes only 4"10, she could hardly even reach my arm, nevermind drag me into the bar. "Cmon, you were complaining about how lonely you were,  but now you have a chance to change that!!" Lapis added "we'll be right behind you." I rolled my eyes and hesistantly trudged into the bar. It didn't look like a typical chic New York City bar. It had a very rustic, homey feeling towards it. There were books and boardgames on the shelves, and dozens of tables. All three of us sat down at an empty table and examined the people. Both of them pointed out a couple of people and said "why don't you talk to her, she seems like your type" or "you should talk to her and compliment her smile." But for me, it wasn't that simple, I just can't randomly go up to a pretty girl and talk her. I know i'll mess it up somehow. As I was thinking of excuses to leave. Right behind me, I heard a voice so familiar that it struck memories from over 5 years ago immediately within in me.

"Amethyst I told you this was a foolish idea!! Nobodies even here to start a real and seroius relationship." I looked back and felt even more nervous then I was prevoiusly. Just as I thought..... It was Pearl Universe.

I examined her for a minute. Comparing her from 5 years ago to now. She hasn't changed one bit, she still has her signature short strawberry blonde hair, and had a girly, feminine look. But she definately seemed more confident and talkative, also she was signifcantly taller. But, not as tall as me of course. For about a minute, I just stared at her.

"You should go talk to that redhead in the teal turtle neck, you've been staring at her for the last minute" Peridot said. I quickly shot that idea down. "absoulutly not!! I went to highschool with her, we kinda have a long history." Lapis gave a confused look "ooooh....what happened with you guys??" I didn't know how to summarize this story, cause I didn't wanna talk on and on about Pearl when she was right in the same room as us, so I simply said, "ohh it was just a silly unrequited crush... no big deal."

"If its no big deal, then talk to her." Peridot said bluntly. I tried to hide my obvoius embrassment by sternly crossing my arms and refusing to get up from my seat "nope, just cause I don't care about her anymore, doesn't mean I wanna talk to her."  Suddenly I heard a high pitched microphone screech from the stage in the center of the bar. Everybody went silent as somebody on stage was saying "testing 1..2...3, is this thing on??" We all noddded our heads as she said "We've started to notice that less people are actively trying to talk to each other, and since its singles night....were gonna force you to talk to people you don't know!!" Everyone in the audience laughed at the joke, while I just sat there nervously, praying that they wouldn't force Me and Pearl to talk to each other. The then speaker pointed out a shelve filled with board games. "We've got about fourty board games here. All we ask is that you guys select a partner that you don't already know, and play a game together. Then everyone started getting up and asking each other. Quickly I turnt to both them and said, "can one of you guys please pretend to be my partner."

"No way" Peridot responded, "we're doing this for your own good." I panicked as I saw everyone getting partners and still nobody asking me. Then, a waitress came up to my table and asked "do you have a partner??" I shyly said "oh no, I don't" she responded happily "Thats Perfect, Whats your name?"

"uhhhh Bismuth." I said nervously.

"Pearl, We have a partner for you." The waitress yell across from the bar

Pearl smiled and elegently walked over towards me. I was cursing myself for not leaving the second I saw her. "Pearl this is Bismuth, and Bismuth this is Pearl" Pearl extended her hand and said, "its nice to meet you." She didn't seem to regconize me. Which wasn't surprising, since I didn't have rainbow hair in highschool. Yet at the same time, she could've at least recognized my face. I don't know to feel more relieved or hurt that she didn't even acknowledge that I was an old friend of hers. As I walked of with her, I looked back at Peridot and Lapis cheering me on. I smiled nervously back to them and hoped that this would go well.

**seroiusly, I can't find any bispearl fanfictions anywhere, even though there basically canon, so I guess i'll start one, hope you guys enjoy it!!
-Firefly💜