Chapter 9
“Pearl,” Opal calls out to her cousin. “Pearl, open up.”
“She’s been like that all day. Now, can you all be quiet so that I can work in peace?” Yallo says before going back to her room and slamming the door shut.
“You know, I really don’t like her,” Opal mumbles under her breath.
“It’s okay, we don’t like her very much either,” Bleu tells Opal. “But she has been like this ever since we came home.”
“It’s probably something to do with Rose,” Opal says.
“It’s not that,” Pearl calls through the door.
“Pearl, open up. We just want to talk to you,” Bleu says.
There’s shuffling behind the door, but soon enough, the door is opened a crack.
Opal and Bleu look at each other before pushing the door open more and walking in. Opal was the first to walk in and as she steps further into the room, she spies Pearl curled up on her bed. Bleu shuts the door behind them before making her way to the bed.
“Pearl, who is it?” Bleu asks. “If not Rose, then who?”
“We kissed,” Pearl says quietly.
It’s then that Opal gets it. Her girlfriend has been telling her for a while that Amethyst has really been trying to get Pearl, hell, even Amethyst has said something about her cousin every once in a while.
“You and Ame? Are y’all official?” Opal asks in a slightly excited tone as she moves next to the bed.
Bleu shrinks back slightly. Peridot will be heartbroken.
“We are. She came and talked to me after Rose. She admitted everything,” Pearl says.
“Then what’s the problem?” Opal questions.
“I don’t know if I want to go through with this. I only said yes because it’d be a way to still be close to Rose, they’re sisters after all. But after that kiss, I don’t know if I actually want to hurt her like that, but I really do still care a lot about Rose.”
Bleu stays silent and just decides to listen and let Opal do all the talking.
“So, what are you going to do?” Opal then questions.
“I don’t know. All I know is that I still like Rose but Amethyst is a really good kisser and with enough kisses, she could change my mind.”
Opal smiles. “How good was the kiss?”
Pearl blushes. “It was gentle but powerful. If I wasn’t so hooked on Rose, I would’ve been kissed her.”
Bleu forces a smile on her face, Peridot would not be happy about this.
“Well, you know I love you and will support you in anything. I say take a chance on her. If it don’t work out then okay, but you’ll never know,” Opal says and jumps on Pearl.
Pearl smiles at her cousin. She truly is beautiful, inside and out. She has knee length pale, almost platinum blonde hair in a ponytail with two front ponytails hanging down to her shoulders, blue eyes, and wearing fuchsia, leggings and yellow heels.
“I love you too,” Pearl lets out.