Surprises Abound
Pearl had to admit, while she had found the whole idea ridiculous at first, once she had the nest set up, some part of her felt a lot more comfortable, and she found herself resting in the nest now rather then in her room.
She had decided to move the couch and build her nest in its place, her nest similar to Peridots save for being interspersed with several pillows, as well as some of the stuffed animals that Peridot had ordered, which had come the day before.
Currently she was resting in the nest, relaxing after her meal of bacon and eggs, Peridot insisting that she eat copious amounts due to her having not eaten for the first to months of her pregnancy.
“By the diamonds I feel bloated!” said pearl, the food sitting in her belly giving her a bit of grief as she rolled onto her side, before she looked up as she heard the flap of her nest get moved aside.
When she saw who it was, she had to admit she was a bit confused, for the gem at the entrance to her nest was the last one she expected to see. “Jasper, what are you doing here.”
“I….” started the gem, blushing a bit before coughing to clear her throat. “I can help you with your stomach, if you want.”
Pearl looked confused, but nodded, watching as Jasper climbed inside and then maneuvered herself behind her, and then placed a hand upon her stomach and began gently rubbing.
Pearl cood a bit at the touch, Jasper’s hands feeling far gentler at this then she had expected, which caused her to smirk a she spoke. “You’ve done this before?”
“A few times,” said Jasper, “to help the gems I was required to mate with, I found it helps their stomachs calm down to have someone else rub them.
“I see,” said Pearl, before voicing her next question. “And that blush?”
“......That was because I like you…”
That got a curious look from Pearl, “Oh, and what could the ultimate quartz soldier see in a measly pearl like me?”
“You’re far from measly,” said Jasper, “and I happen to have a thing for pearls, sure their not the hardiest of gems, but there is something so nice about them, I can’t really describe it.”
“Oh, so a Quartz with a pearl fetish, that’s a hoot, bet that didn't make you to popular back on homeworld.”
“Heh,” said Jasper, before cuddling up close to her, the gem hesitating before speaking, “I hope this doesn't make you uncomfortable?”
“Oddly enough, it doesn't, then again, I also have a fetish, though in this case it's for quartz gems.”
“So….so you would not be opposed if I wished to become your mate?”
Pearl looked confused, so Jasper went to explain. “It’s an old practice from long ago that has been coming back into fashion, if one gem likes another one a lot, they can declare themselves as mate to that gem….which makes it so that you can only be….well you are only for that gem to mate with, and no one else unless you ok it.”
“Oh, and you wish to declare yourself mine?”
Jasper nodded, “I would like that, I mean….I had a mate before all this, two in fact, but they most likely found some other quartz to enjoy, and I will most likely never see them again.”
“Oh, who were they, I might know them.”
Jasper blushed hard, “Um….they….ok promise you won't freak out?”
Pearl nodded her head.
“I….I was in a relationship with Yellow and Blue Diamond’s pearls.”
There was silence for a moment, then pearl rolled over so that she could full face Jasper, her look looking inquisitively as she spoke. “Ok, this I have to hear, how in the wide world did you end up with those two, especially seeing as how Blue Diamond was shattered.”
“It’s a little embarrassing.”
“It’s only us here,” said Pearl, “and you have nothing to fear from me.”
“….When Blue Diamond was shattered, Blue Pearl was one of the few who came back, and as was custom, she was gifted to White Diamond to decide what to do with her. As an insult, she gifted her to Yellow Diamond, saying she needed more pearls to clean up after her, and Yellow, not wanting her, gifted her to me, and commanded I couldn't regift her to anyone else, so I was stuck with her.”
“Oh, and how did that go?”
“It was fine till a few days after she was gifted to me, I came home from a nasty skirmish with the enemy and went to my bedroom, only to find her laying naked in my bed, at which point she said “I am ready to serve master,” which left me baffled.”
“What did you do?”
“I yelled before slamming my door shut and leaning against it before beginning to hyperventilate, and I only stopped when I heard her knocking at my door. When I opened it, I found her clutching a blanket to her body and crying, begging me for forgiveness and not to shatter her, which I reassured her I wasn't going to do.”
“Wonder what brought that reaction on.”
“Well after I got her to calm down a bit, I found out that she used to do the same thing for Blue Diamond, apparently it was what she was made for.”
Pearl blanched at that, Jasper noticing and looking at her with concern, “What is it?”
“It’s just, that hit a lot closer to this then I thought it would.”
“You want to talk about it?”
Pearl nodded, “You know doubt figured it out, but I was made for White Diamond, and….and apparently she had some….well she put some unique aspects into my design.”
“Like what?”
“Do you know how many geodes a pearl is normally supposed to carry?”
Jasper nodded, “Three, maybe four, five if one is really lucky. Any more and that means they were tampered with to hold more, why?”
“Because apparently White Diamond may have had intentions of breeding me, for I carry seven geodes within me, and according to Peridot, I could be carrying way more.”
“….I knew she was sick!”
Pearl looked surprised, so Jasper spoke. “Look, a lot of Homeworld gems accept that the Diamonds have….desires, and we don't mind if they satisfy them. But the one thing they are never to do is breed with another gem, for….well it would cause chaos. It only happened once, but one of the diamonds actually bred with one of her pearls, and the result was a clutch of Diamonds.”
“….All of them?”
“All of them,” said Jasper. “It was a nightmare, there were riots all across homeworld, and it only ended when White Diamond took charge and….and shattered the whole clutch….”
Pearl looked disgusted, feeling like she was going to throw up, but instead she leaned closer to Jasper, allowing the large gem to wrap her arms around her in comfort as she spoke. “That….that’s horrible….”
“I know,” said Jasper, “I threw up in front of Pink Diamond when she told me that story, it was so embarrassing.”
“I see,” said Pearl, decided to steer clear of that subject and get back on topic. “So, what happened with Blue Pearl?”
“Well, we talked it over a bit, and while she wanted to give herself to me, I had to discuss it with….well with the gem I had given myself to.”
“Let me guess, Yellow Pearl.”
“Jasper nodded.
“How can you stand her, she is so pretentious, at least the one I knew was.”
“Seeing as how Yellow Diamond has had the same Pearl since she was made, I am pretty sure she is the one you met. And I can stand her because while she is a pearl, she has the mind of a jasper, which can be really intimidating, especially when she locks you in your own room and begins cackling.”
“Oh that must have been scary?”
“It was,” said Jasper, “and then it turned exciting. “I mean, I had at that point been forced to mate with many of my fellow quartz gems, but her, she made it exciting, and I actually enjoyed it, which I never had before.”
“Hm, I remember Rose talking to me about mating with Greg once, though she said it was always more intense when she was in heat.”
“….That man is still alive after mating with a heat crazed quartz….are you sure he is human?”
“You make it sound like he should be dead?”
“From what I remember of my own I would say yes,” said Jasper, “I had to have myself chained inside my room with some of the strongest material available on homeworld to make sure I didn't commit any unauthorized matting, and by the fifth day the walls of my room nearly gave due to the structural stress I was putting on them trying to escape.”
“Damn….ok maybe I don't grive Greg as much credit as I should.”
They both laughed at that, then Pearl smiled before speaking up. “So, how did Yellow take Blue wanting to giver herself to you.”
“She was surprised, and kind of relieved, for she said while she like having me all to herself, I was apparently a bit to good at mating, for it was causing her work to suffer. So in a way, she was happy to have another gem to distract me, especially one who was built for such activities. I….I miss them both.”
Pearl thought this all over, then she smiled again, “Very well, I accept your request, you can be my mate.”
“….Thank….”
“AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!”
Pearl looked toward the tent flap, “That’s Peridot!”