In the days to come there were public cases in Yellow Diamond's court, so everyone in her militia had to be present.

The gems were already found guilty and were sent to Yellow Diamond for word on their punishment. The first court case since the new rulings were two of the several gems that were caught in fusion in the underground society.

It was a Topaz and a Tourmaline.

The Topaz just looked at Ruby with what little life was in her eyes, but not long as to draw attention towards the Ruby and her companion.

Ruby gasped with widened eyes in pure shock.

"What is wrong?" Sapphire inquired with calming concern.

Ruby saw that the Topaz being convicted was the very one that spoke to her when the reports were posted.

Chief Warrant Citrine's harsh voice filled the court, "Corporal Blue Topaz of the Blue Diamond loyalty and First Lieutenant Sunset Tourmaline of Yellow Diamond loyalty, stand guilty of public indecency and crimes again the government, punishment for such crimes results in the crushing of the Gems' life information system until converted into star dust; you will be striped of your ranks."

"Any last comments to the court before we shatter you two into pieces?"

Ruby winced but no one noticed. This could have easily been them in they're place.

"Yes, I wished to be shattered with my light partner," everyone gasped, "at least give me this final request, at least I die knowing I am not alone instead of living a pathetic long and miserable life knowing I will always be alone." Silence filled the crowded court room from the obvious jab at Yellow Diamond.

The entire court focused their vision spheres on Homeworld's fearless leader, inside she was fuming but looked completely calm but yet a bit annoyed, she grunted in disgust "Uck! Fine, just get this space junk out of my sight!" Most of the court room roared of laughter.

Ruby felt sick. So this is what her home planet has come to. This was their reality.

Sapphire followed Ruby to her quarters in silence. Ruby would have questioned the other gem but she was so conflicted to say anything.

"Ruby" Sapphire started, "Ruby, I know how you are feeling."

"Do you?!" Ruby turned abruptly with tears in her eyes, "I spoke to that Topaz when the rulings were posted! I was so scared, Sapphire, I was scared for myself, and I was terrified for us when we were underground, when we fused, it felt like nothing I've felt before. I've fused with so many other gems, Sapphire, all despise now. Yet you are still here. You are so calm, it's like you have no emotions at all, it doesn't feel like you know what I am feeling at all!"

"Ruby," Sapphire said with concern.

Ruby's eyes were closed, trying to control her emotions, she felt small cool hands on either side of her face. "I know." She heard the other one say.

Ruby opened her eyes, she froze completely when she noticed that Sapphire's lips were almost on her own.

"Ss-Sapphire?" Ruby stumbled. She felt herself becoming weak.

Then she felt it.

She felt those cool, angelic lips on her own.

Ruby felt like this wasn't reality. So she enjoyed it while she could.

Ruby parted the other's lips with her own and cautiously probed her tongue into the other's mouth.

Ruby caressed her blue angel, one hand on her waist and the other steading her face so she could get closer.

Ruby let go of her temperature control and the kisses became passionate.

Sapphire began to move backwards, ending the kiss.

Sapphire took the hand that was on her face and placed it on her waist as she backed into a wall.

Ruby smirked with half lidded eyes.

"I want to know you completely," the angel said, "I want our light as one."

That was all Ruby needed. Her gem glowed without shame, immediately following a glowing blue gem.

Ruby started kissing the other's neck, which gave her an airy laugh and moaning sigh. Ruby smiled smugly. She stopped and eyed towards their garments.

Sapphire phased out of her clothes first as an invitation for Ruby to do the same. Ruby was without garments within a second.

Ruby wanted to kiss every inch of her physical form.

Ruby starting kissing down her angel's shoulder towards her gemmed hand, Sapphire's small and airy sounds were driving Ruby insane; once at her gem she stops for a second. Sapphire whines and that was when Ruby planted a kiss on the blue gem.

"Aaah!" Sapphire sharply breathed a moan.

"Hmmmm," Ruby hummed; her own gemmed hand dangerously close to the other's, "are you ready?"

Ruby brushed Sapphire's hair aside so she can see her ey- Ruby froze and so did Sapphire.

Sapphire's one eye widened.

"Y…you" Ruby couldn't speak.

Sapphire sighed, their gems still faintly aglow.

'Oh my Goddess,' Ruby though, 'She is just as defective as me!'

"You change your mind?" Sapphire questioned annoyingly.

"Are you kidding?!" Ruby shouted. "You are even more beautiful than I could have imagined!" Ruby kissed her forehead and her gem glowed brilliantly.

Sapphire giggled.

Ruby planted hot, random kisses on the blue one's chest.

"Mmmmm…" Sapphire was absorbing as much heat as Ruby put out, the sensations were driving her wild. "Mmh, please, Ruby." Sapphire pleaded.

Ruby was a brighter shade of red than normal, she looked into the other's vision sphere, "My pleasure."

With their gems at full brilliance, the two met, sealing the deal with interlocked fingers.

Neither one had to make a sound out loud, they were in each other's minds, taking in the other's light and making it their own. Every pulse brought intense pleasure to the other, as well as memories. This was the beauty of light merging or energy melding. It was once a way that two or more already compatible gems could create and maintain stable fusions with one other.

Ruby could feel herself melting and Sapphire taking in all her heat, both melding into one.

Ruby started to cry when she received memories of numerous force-fusions and the feelings accompanied with them. The feeling of being treated like a dirt clod and being taught that it was for the advancement of gemkind: a feeling Ruby knew all too well.

Similar happens came to Sapphire, countless of memories of all the gems Ruby had to fuse with in battle; although Ruby was more than willing and excited to fuse with another gem, those feelings were never reciprocated, in fact, the opposite reared its ugly head; beating after beating and words that could cut a gem in half was the result for Ruby fusing with anyone.

The two did this for hours; sharing memories, feelings, and making sure to give pleasure to the other.

The other's pleasure was their own.

The other's moans were echoing in the other's mind.

Unfortunately, no matter how long gems meld, there is no release. If there was a way for gems to do this for eternity by Goddess they would do so. But there was a whole universe to conquer, so after every memory was shared and the two became one. They both slowly came down from their highs of the ritual and regained their own light and consciousness.

Back in the physical world it came to their attention that they were laying on the ground with their bodies intermingled, with satisfied looks plastered on their faces.

- one week later -

Several revolutions completed since the "underground disaster", and Pink Diamond announced a special court event. Which was a bit suspicious considered she hasn't had a "special" event since Yellow Diamond came into dominance over Homeworld. And with the new ruling still in place, gems cannot be too careful.

Music filled the empty ballroom floor, there was some clamoring here and their but no one budged.

Agonizing moments later, Pink Diamond and her gem-servant, a Pearl, walked elegantly into the middle of the room and started to dance what could have been described as a very slowed down fusion dance, loving but unassuming (similar to a mix of a slow waltz and those sappy slow dances) two and sometimes by threes, gems started to dance around the two.

"What in Uyotri are they doing?!" Ruby whispered to Sapphire in panic.

"Everyone is safe in the presence of another diamond, you know that, Ruby." Sapphire stating the obvious.

"Yeah, but Yellow Diamond is the head of the Diamond Society, doesn't her rulings trump all the others?" Ruby puzzled.

"The rules never said anything about dancing, just fusing and public affection that could lead to fusion. They never stated anything about just having fun." The blue one clarified.

The little red soldier just grunted uncomfortably. She knew what her oracle friend said was true. And even though Ruby saw obvious passion in others' dances, a diamond's palace is a private estate, therefore not defined as within the public sphere. But Ruby would be lying if she said she was not uneasy at the fact that fusion may happen and word of said fusion won't get out.

"Ruby-" "Ruby! Sapphire!" Sapphire got cut off by a familiar authoritarian voice; which caused Ruby to jump.

"Oh. Pink Diamond." Sapphire smoothly transitioned into a small curtsy type bow.

Ruby bowed like a robot in a quick 65 degree angle.

"I am thrilled you came!" The Diamond's luscious pink curls bounced in excitement.

"Here I thought, Yellow Diamond loyalty would be caught dead in my presence." The Diamond continued, her Pearl giving each one of them a glare of unamusement.

Ruby became even more uneasy, "O-oh! We would never miss one of your extravagant events, ri-right Sapphire?"

Sapphire bowed her head in agreement towards the Diamond.

"Oh, how sweet of you, but I would hardly call it extravagant", the Diamond monarch explained, "I wanted 'fun' to be the main theme so I just had my loyalty set up something more simple; the extravagant are all up to the guests."

Ruby was dumbfounded. "Wh-wha?"

The big pink gem smiled, "I know Yellow Diamond's recent rulings have given everyone a good reason to be extra cautious, and all that pent up stress can crack a Gem, so I am showing everyone that they can still have a great time."

"I hope you two can shake all that stress out of your information systems and start fresh in the morning!" The big beautiful one somewhat yelled as she walked away. "Come on, Pearl."

The Pearl walked away behind her master, but not before giving the two smaller gems a dreadful glare.

After the two were out of sight, Ruby shivered, "Her Pearl is a cold one, that's for sure."

"She is just doing her job." Sapphire defended stoically.

Ruby just looked at Sapphire…"What?"

Ruby gave a small jump, "Nu-nothing! Sooo, does this mean we can dance?"

Sapphire turned to fully look at Ruby, then offered the red one her hand.

Ruby tried to contain her excitement but smiled like a dork. Sapphire chuckled.

On the floor, Ruby was a bit clumsy from nervousness but once Sapphire took up some of the slack in the lead, she became more confident. Within a couple minutes, the two went from a slow waltz arm lengths apart to a close encountered, slowed foxtrot. The movements became very sensual, and a few gems were staring but the small red and blue gems felt like they were the only ones in the room. Crimson on azure, useless pants fill what little space was between them, the heat is building, and to Ruby she felt like she might blow up. More gems are staring. Ruby's gem starts to glow faintly, luckily her hand was occupied on Sapphire's waist; Sapphire immediately felt the heat radiating from the red one's gem and snapped out of their sensual daze. Sapphire rested her head on Ruby's shoulder so she can whisper to her dance partner without other's listening in, "Ruby, stop." Ruby stopped abruptly, but Sapphire smoothly lead the other gem into an elegant dip to finish up their dance.

After facing one another in normal circumstances, Sapphire whispered once more, "Don't look at anyone else; follow me." Ruby gave a confused expression but could not do anything else because Sapphire was pulling her way from the crowd.

All the other gems ignored the couple now that they were out of the horde.

"Sapphire, I-!" "Shhh!" the blue one silenced the other, "Don't draw attention to the matter."

"But, Sapphire, we should tal-" "No!" Sapphire whispers a yell, "…at least, not here."

Ruby was pacing in her quarters while thinking intensely. "Ruby." Sapphire wanted to calm her partner down but knew it futile.

"I-I can't believe Pink Diamond!" Ruby was getting angry with frustration, "I am so confused now!"

Sapphire suddenly got in front of her little red ball of fury.

Ruby immediately stopped, frowning in anger at Sapphire. And then started to tear up.

"Ruby!" Sapphire hugged her little soldier.

"I-I just want things to be the way they were, before Yellow Diamond, before the ruling, before…" Ruby stopped.

"Before you met me?" Sapphire continued.

"I-I wasn't gunna say that, Sapphy!" Ruby defended.

Sapphire giggled at her new nickname, "I know, but if those events didn't take place, we would not have fused otherwise and know this feeling we have now." Sapphire put her hands on either side of her little devil's face, "I know it's scary now, but we can fight this."

Ruby's expression became bewildered, "H-how?"

"Yellow Diamond might be the most powerful gem among us, but I don't think we are on the right side of history." Sapphire explained.

"Who-who do you suggest w-we switch loyalties to?" Ruby's heat was dissipating.

"I am not 100 percent sure, but we will in time." Sapphire reassured.

- two years later -

Sure enough, every Diamond's militia was summoned to a planet that recently formed, filled to the crust with supremely fertile soil, rich in minerals.

This new planet's inhabitants was making things a little difficult, all of them usually do, but one militia usually does the trick in securing the planet.

The inhabitants were smaller than most of the gems, but some almost tripled in her height. They looked similar to their own physical forms. They call themselves Humans. They were large in number and not going down without a fight. Admirable but stupid in a gem's point of view. Even with all of the Diamond Society's soldiers on the field, the Humans did not show any fear and stood their ground.

This planet's capture became a longer ordeal than any gem though was possible. The Humans were very primitive but were a quick study, they figured out most of our strategies and found out our gems are what keeps our bodies in physical forms.

A shocking turn of events happened however, when Blue Diamond's forces left the planet without notice and Pink Diamond's forces were rebelling, siding with the Humans; using fusion against Yellow Diamond's Quartz and Chalcedonies.

Never has any gem witnessed such happenings.

After almost a month of battling, Ruby and Sapphire got to have some peace and quiet to themselves. The Humans retreated sometimes when the Sun was not in their sights.

Sapphire was the first to speak: "Do you recall how we became gems in the first place?"

"Of course." Ruby stated.

"Many gems, don't know, or don't care to remember anymore." Sapphire continued,

"We were once separate from the world we lived on, we were told to cherish it, treat it like a living creature; millennia after millennia it never once occurred to us that it was, indeed a living presence; breathing the air we breathed, drinking the water we drank. We took it for granted. It warned us, we ignored its cries, then, it fought back. We became the ground that we stood on, we became the death we wrought, we no longer need to breathe the air that was once ours, water was no longer necessary for survival, and our release was no longer sweet; but a crushing, splattering end. We deserved this. We try to reconnect with our planet by fusing with each other. It gave us peace, it made us feel powerful, and it gave us life. But we managed squander that. Don't you see, that is what Pink Diamond sees in THIS planet? She says it looks so much like our own back when it first formed, the inhabitants on this planet need protection from invaders like us, and the guidance of foresight they do not possess. Whether we live or die, I want it to be with you, fighting for what we have been fighting for all our lives….life. Ruby, will you fuse with me and never part?"

Ruby's vision spheres were no longer functioning, she could not see for the liquid that seeped from them, "Of course!"

FIN

Author Notes:

Well, this was my first fanfiction in over five years, but I think it turned out all right. Uyotri is just a random made up name I gave the galaxy they are in.

I forgot how soddy FF's formatting is. My work was all neat and formatted with intents and lines to separate scenes but once my story got published those all disappeared so I will be fixing those as I see them.

Do not talk to me about being triggered. I do apologize if you think you could handle it but I am not a professional! You need to call someone you can trust and talk to them!