A/N: Hello everyone! So, I recently got really into SU, and fell in love with the notion of Lapidot. Inspired by so much artwork I've seen, I decided to go ahead and write a cliché multi-chapter story based on the ship. To warn you now, I am rating it T based on how angsty I am prone making it, seeing as I am incapable of writing a truly happy story. Well, enough of me droning on. I hope you enjoy!

Another day drug on in the small coffee shop that she worked in. There was no competing with the more popular café that was stationed caddy-corner to this one. A small shop, locally owned by a family. At least it was a nice family, one that was willing to give the ever-brooding Lapis Lazuli a job. It was part time and minimum wage, but nonetheless, it was a job.

Occasionally there would be a rush at some point in the day, but it seemed that today was not going to be a lucky day. She looked down into the tip jar sitting next to the register. Lapis started counting out the money she could observe. Let's see… that's five dollars and eleven cents. She sighed. It looks like I can get more ramen packets for dinner at least.

Lapis then went about and starting to do some general clean-up around the store, as it was nearing closing time. After she got done with some sweeping and mopping, the young adult ran a hand through her azure hair. She was going to have to find a better job if things didn't start getting busier around this place. She glanced over at the clock on the wall. The blank-faced clock that reflected her expression read 5:49. Only eleven more minutes of nothing.

Lapis starting tinkering around with some spare straws, seeing how far she could link them together. As she crammed the fifth straw into the growing tunnel, she heard the soft chime of the bell attached to the door ring. She plastered a false smile onto her face and looked up to greet the customer. "Hello! How may I-" she stammered.

"Oh! Steven!" she chirped, greeting her old friend.

"Ha! Hey Lapis! How are you?" he chortled back, with a large, goofy grin on his face.

"Oh, I'm great! How are you? I haven't seen you in awhile," she replied, the false grin becoming a genuine one.

"I'm doing really awesome! Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and I just got done with a, uh, vacation we were on!"

Lapis heard the hesitation in his voice before he gave a short explanation of where he had been. She decided not to push it though, knowing that the Universe family was an odd one.

"Well, I'm glad to hear that. Is there anything I can get for you, Steven? It's getting close to closing, and I don't want to have to stay longer than what I need to, cleaning these machines," she asked, gesturing to the typical coffee shop set-up. She glanced at the clock quickly and grimaced. If Steven really wanted anything, she would have to stay about a half an hour later to clean.

"Yeah, actually I do! Pearl sent me to get her a, oh what did she say… Oh, that's right! A herbal green tea," he replied, happy with himself for remembering the order.

"Coming right up, Steven!" Lapis replied happily, meaning she would have significantly less clean-up to do if he wanted, say, an Americano and the works.

"Actually Lapis, can I get a vanilla Americano too? I think Amethyst likes those. Or maybe it was Garnet," Steven blurt out.

Lapis sank internally. This is going to be a long night, Lazuli, she thought to herself. She turned back to Steven with an ever-forced smile once more and replied, "Of course you can!"

After the coffee and tea were made, Lapis politely shooed Steven out of the store so she could clean the machines. As she got done cleaning, she checked out the schedule for tomorrow. The blue-haired woman sighed when she saw that she had the morning shift, at 5 a.m sharp. She glanced at the clock that seemed to be mocking her, and read 6:30. She sighed and locked up the store for the night, and headed home.

She stopped by the store for the ramen packets and bought herself a cheap pint of ice cream as well, as a treat for herself. She knew she should be saving her money up, but she did need to keep her mental health up. Her highschool years were not too forgiving on her, and they still played their part in her life today. She often thought of the people who bullied her. What were their names? Jasper? Yeah, that's right. Who was the other one? Persi? No… Peri? Yeah! Peridot!

She shuddered inwardly, resenting them still four years later for all that they had done. She had heard rumors that Jasper actually had apologized to everyone whom she had harassed, yet Lapis herself still hadn't heard from her. Oh wait, I purposely made it to where she can't get ahold of me, Lapis thought with a slight grin. She really didn't want to hear her apologies, they would mean little to the bluenette.

She got so caught up in her thoughts that she stopped paying attention to where she was walking and walked right into the door to her apartment. Letting out a sigh of frustration at herself, she unlocked her door and let herself in. Lapis remembered that she had purchased some ice cream and from her slow walking, it had reduced down into a milky soup in the carton. She sighed and tossed it into the freezer, hoping it would solidify at some point in the evening. Being in the kitchen, she put a small pot of water on her stove to get ready for her measly dinner. She waited for the water to start boiling, and then put dried noodles and flavoring in the hot water. Some splashed up on her and she cursed at the brief pain. Slightly irritated, she looked at the back of the ramen package and chuckled slightly about how much salt is in the soup. I guess you could say I'm salty, she thought amusedly to herself.

After her measly soup was done cooking, she poured it into a bowl and looked for a drink out of her fridge. She sighed when she noted she only had a few wine coolers, as she really didn't want to get inebriated tonight. She gave up and decided she would only have one as she ate her noodles, and maybe one before bed. She headed to her living room and dropped herself into her couch with a sigh, turning the T.V on as she did. As she ate her soup and drank her beverage, she couldn't focus on whatever show was playing. Her mind kept drifting off to the topic she was remembering earlier. I wonder what Peridot is up to now, Lapis wondered.

The topic of Peridot had always perplexed Lapis. She can't deny she felt some attraction to her throughout her college-prep days, yet she couldn't tell why. The bluenette could swear up and down that she never felt envious of Jasper being so close to Peridot, yet she always felt like she was lying. Lazuli would always find herself looking at the shorter of her adversaries, wishing that the pair didn't dislike her. Peridot was never the one to actually do her any harm, only act pedantic and arrogant while putting Lapis down. Lapis always understood why, as Peridot's cruel treatment of her always came after she had been caught staring. God, Peridot was so… No. No, stop that Lazuli. Remember what she did to you.

Lapis hardened her expression and pushed out whatever positive emotion she was about to feel for Peridot. Muttering, Lapis decided that it was time for her to sleep, and headed off to bed.

A/N: More notes from me! Well, I just wanted to say thank you for reading down to the end here. I know this is a boring chapter, but it's just the beginning. I may have the next chapter up soon, depending on how much I want to procrastinate on my finals! Thank you for your time reading!