Chapter 1
Garnet casually leaned back as the wrestling match between her two friends spilled into her lap. It was warm that day. Garnet dragged Pearl away from her studies to enjoy the weekend. Amethyst had ditched detention. Professor Quartz honestly did not seem to care.
"Amethyst cut it out!" Pearl squirmed in Garnet's lap as she desperately pushed Amethyst away with one hand and held the object Amethysts wanted just out of reach with the other one. Amethyst for her part ignored the hand in her face, her hand grappling with Pearl to get the spindly girl into a place she could hold her. Amethyst was physically stronger than Pearl, but Pearl was much taller and mostly arms and legs.
"Come on Pearl friends share." The words came out as a giggle as she used her superior straight to hold Pearl down.
Garnet looked at what Pearl was holding just out of the younger girls reach. It was a lime green game boy Colour. She and Pearl had found it at a yard sale, dirt cheep with a hand full of games while visiting Amethyst during the summer. The system was old Garnet knew but to Pearl it was new and fascinating. Pearl had completely disassembled it and put it back together. The screen which had been scratched was now spotless and Pearl worked on it nonstop until she found a way to run it using magic.
It's was intended as a gift for the girl currently straddling her. Pearl wanted to see if Amethyst was interested in it before her birthday. Garnet had no clue why she bothered. Amethyst would have been happy to get anything. Her collection of junk could attest to that, the girl had more broken wands then any thing. Garnet wasn't sure we're she got most of her things.
Amethyst grinned smugly m as she finally had the pale girl pinned were she wanted. Her eyes sparkling in excitement as she reached for the game boy. Her face fell as Garnet snatched it away.
"Cut it out Amethyst, It's Pearl's."
Pearl breathed heavily as she relaxed back into Garnet. Amethyst pouted as she eased her weight off Pearl.
"Come on G." She whined out. "I just want to see it."
" It's Pearl's." She repeated.
"Come on, I won't break it."
Garnet just keep staring at the girl as she handed the toy back to Pearl. Amethyst didn't have to see her eyes to know it was an losing fight. Amethyst huffed and rolled off of Pearl. Pearl held the gift to her chest. Her eye closed with a content smile as her breathing leveled. Yes, Amethyst will love her gift. Pearl slowly started to drift in and out of conciseness. Poor sleep habits and unexpected wrestling match taking a toll oh her body. Amethyst laid beside them on the grass. She places her jacket under her head pulling one sleeve over her eyes to keep the sun out.
Good. They needed to relax. Garnet gently stroke their hair watching them contently drift off to sleep. Homework could wait for a few hours. This was more important.