FINAL CHAPTER: FIXING THINGS

"Lapis? What are you doing here?" Steven asked as he opened the door, having heard someone knocking on it.

"N-nothing in particular…" Lapis said, there was something in her tone that made Steven worried, the blue gem usually didn't sound like this, and when she did, Steven knew that something really bad was happening.

"Lapis… you don't seem all right, are you sure n-" Steven was cut off by her outburst.

"Yes! I'm… I'm fine, it's just that… staying with Peridot for too long, you know how it can be stressing." Lapis gave a small chuckle, there was just sadness in it, Steven noticed, but Lapis seemed troubled enough without having him question her, so he just let it go, offering her a warm smile.

"Well, if you want you can stay here, we could watch a movie together!" Steven said happily, Lapis smiled, this boy was really too good for his own good, and she never deserved him, it was okay though, soon enough she would get what she deserved.

"I'd like that Steven." Lapis said, she smiled at him, she could do this, she couldn't say anything to him, he didn't deserve to know who she really was, she was a monster but she could fake it, for Steven, just until she got what she came for.

"Steven? Where… where are the others?" Lapis asked as Steven looked perplexed for a moment.

"Pearl has gone to an art gallery and Amethyst and Garnet are in their rooms I think, why do you ask?" Steven asked as Lapis suddenly became anxious.

"N-nothing, I just wanted to know that's it." Lapis said, this was it, Steven wasn't going to buy this any longer.

"Lapis, please tell me what's wrong." Steven said taking her hands, he could feel something was off, and even if he knew Lapis might get angry, he just wanted to help her.

"Nothing…" Lapis could feel tears forming in the corners of her eyes, she wasn't going to make it, she wanted to be strong, at least for the person she loved the most, but she simply couldn't, she was weak, weak and evil, there was no place for her here, not after everything she had done. Suddenly, the blue gem heard the temple's door opening. She released Steven's hands and quickly summoned her wings. As she reached the kitchen, she saw Garnet standing in front of the temple's door, it was still opened, and the fusion's room was still visible. Garnet didn't have time to react, Lapis threw herself against the fusion, knocking her to the ground.

"Lapis! What are you doing?!" Steven yelled as he rushed towards the temple's door, but as he was going to reach it, Lapis flew over him. She was clutching something to her chest, Steven hoped with all of his heart that it wasn't what he was thinking it was. It was, it was Jasper's gem. Lapis landed on the beach and held the purple bubble in front of her, this was what she deserved, deep down, she always knew Jasper was right, she was a monster. Without hesitating, the blue gem popped the bubble, and in a few seconds, Jasper's gem hovered in the air, a huge silhouette forming around it, and then… it began to morph horribly, the shape becoming more and more monstrous. Here she was, the only one she truly deserved.

"Jasper…" Lapis whispered, it was enough for the beast to raise its face quickly. Jasper stared at the blue gem with her eyeless face for some seconds before giving her a powerful roar, the beast rose on its hind legs, ready to slash the small gem, but Lapis didn't do anything, she just closed her eyes, and opened her arms, welcoming Jasper, welcoming her ending. But the pain never came, instead, Lapis felt herself being pushed to the ground, as she felt Jasper's claw passing just over her head. As the blue gem opened her eyes, she saw Garnet rushing towards Jasper, ready to strike her down, but the beast seemed to notice her, there were too many opponents, and instead of fighting, it decided to run. As Jasper disappeared in the streets of Beach City, Lapis finally looked down, she would have never expected what she saw. Peridot had saved her.

"L-Lapis!" Peridot said facing the blue gem, tears were streaming down her face.

"P-Peridot? What are you doing here?!" Lapis asked.

"W-what am I doing here?! What were you doing?! You freed Jasper! She was going to hurt you! Why did you do that?" Peridot asked frenetically.

"B-because it's what I deserve!" Lapis answered, she was crying as well now, she just couldn't hold it in anymore.

"What?! Lapis… no! No no no! You don't deserve any of that! What makes you say that?" Peridot asked.

"Everything I've done, I've done nothing but terrible things, to Steven, to Jasper, even to you! I hurt you, I know I did, just because I wasn't strong enough to move on…" Lapis kept sobbing as she spoke, but Peridot was determined to help her.

"Lapis… it's true, you hurt me, and maybe you hurt Steven and Jasper, but that's in the past now, I-I can only imagine how much pain you had to endure during your entire life, but that's in the past too, you're a good person Lapis, even if some times you don't realize it, you saved Steven, you saved all of us, if you hadn't dragged Jasper to the bottom of the ocean, we wouldn't have had the time to defeat the cluster, you helped us saving the world… and… and…" Peridot's cheeks turned of a deep shade of green. Lapis' eyes went wide as Peridot cupped her cheeks.

"A-and?" Lapis asked as Peridot moved closer.

"You taught me what love truly means." Peridot whispered as she closed the gap between them, kissing Lapis softly. She saw this strange human ritual so many times, that doing it seemed rather simple to the green gem, yet, she could never imagine it would be this amazing. The blue gem couldn't believe this was happening, she hurt so many people, but they all still loved them, she hurt Peridot, but she still loved her… and maybe, just maybe, if so many people loved her, she couldn't be that evil right? Lapis closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Peridot, she didn't care about anything else now, nor did Peridot, and both of them were so busy not caring about anything else than their love for each other, that they didn't notice the bright light coming from their gemstones… and Angelite was born.

Meanwhile:

Pearl stood in front of the art gallery, hands trembling as she was trying to summon the strength to enter the building, even this simple action was hard now. But even if she was afraid, Pearl wouldn't renounce to her only chance to fix things with Sheena. Sighing heavily, Pearl pushed open the door and entered the building. Many corridors stretched in front of her, there were many people observing many different paintings, of people, of landscapes and things Pearl couldn't quite understand. She kept walking, until, suddenly, she stopped, her eyes becoming wide. In front of her, there was the portrait Sheena made of her. It was perfect, and Pearl could hardly recognize herself, the person in the painting was so graceful and beautiful, much more than her. She remained there, staring at the painting, until she heard a voice coming from behind her.

"What are you doing here?" It was Sheena's voice, and it was colder than ever.

"S-Sheena!" Pearl yelped in surprise as she turned around.

"What do you want Pearl?" Sheena asked crossing her arms.

"I… it's just that I… y-your painting is really beautiful." Pearl said, she couldn't bear to watch the tall girl in the eyes.

"I know, some folk bought it almost immediately, at least I'll get some money out of it." Sheena said.

"Oh… Sheena… no, I-" Pearl looked up, there was nothing but indifference in Sheena's eyes.

"What? You wanted to apologize? To say some stupid, cheesy things so you can fix what you did?" Sheena asked, she was starting to sound angry.

"I… I just wanted to say I'm sorry!" Pearl said, Sheena just snickered.

"Yeah, of course." Sheena said, she wanted to get out of here, she couldn't be here another second if Pearl was here with her. She turned around but as she was starting to walk away, she felt a hand on her wrist.

"Sheena please! You have to listen to me! It's, it's true… when I first saw you, I became interested in you just because… just because you looked like her." At this, a flash of pain appeared on the pink haired girl's face, "B-but that has changed! I know now that no matter what I do, Rose won't come back, b-but you're here, and you're wonderful and you're so much different from her! I was… I was just trying to have a second chance with her, and instead I wasted my first chance to be really happy. Please forgive me." Pearl said, she could see a tear streaming down Sheena's cheek, but that moment didn't last long, as the girl jerked away her hand, angrily wiping her eyes and storming out of the building. Pearl remained immobile for a moment, then, she rushed towards the exit.

"Sheena wait!" Pearl screamed, but Sheena was already on her bike, ready to leave.

"It's too late Pearl!" Sheena yelled back before she started to drive down the road. But Pearl couldn't just let go of her, she wouldn't renounce so easily, she saw Sheena's expression when she told her she was different from Rose, when she told her she was beautiful, wonderful, she knew she still had a chance. So she hopped in Greg's car (she had to remind herself to thank him for lending it to her) and drove down the road, chasing the biker girl. She could make it, she could make her forgive her, she could… Pearl's eyes became wide, no, it couldn't be… as she was going to reach Sheena, she saw something in the distance, it was something that was running towards them… it was a corrupted gem, and her gemstone was in the place of its nose… it couldn't be, how could it be? She stopped the car immediately, but sadly, hearing her stop the car, Sheena looked back for a moment, when she turned around, Jasper was much more near, she just had the time to stop the bike before colliding with the large beast. Sheena stumbled back and moved backwards quickly as the beast towered over her. She couldn't escape, and obviously, she couldn't fight, so she closed her eyes, after all, she didn't have such a horrible life, but instead of an excruciating pain, she just heard a battle cry, and when she opened her eyes, she was Pearl jumping over her, spear in hands, ready to fight the beast.

"Sheena run!" Pearl yelled.

"What are you doing?!" Sheena yelled back taking a few steps backwards. But Pearl didn't answer, she had never faced an opponent like this, not alone. She moved quickly, dodging every attack Jasper performed, but she knew she had to attack too, she had to defeat the monster, or else, once she was finished with her, Jasper would have hurt Sheena, and she couldn't allow this. Hit after hit, slash after slash, Pearl became more and more exhausted, but there was something, something that gave her the same power she felt during the rebellion, and she knew well what it was. It was love. During the rebellion, she knew that even if she fell, Rose would have been okay, she was a strong warrior, but this time, she wasn't protecting Rose, she was protecting Sheena, and she couldn't lose. Pearl found an opening, and thrusted with all of her strength her spear in Jasper's chest, the beast howling in pain. But then, she committed one single error, she turned to see if Sheena was okay, and as she turned, Jasper raised its claw, and brought it down, slashing Pearl across her chest, making her fall on the ground, before she disappeared in a cloud of smoke. The beast was defeated… and so was the warrior. She heard someone screaming her name, a few moments after, she saw Sheena kneeling beside her, gently taking her in her arms.

"What did you do?! What did you do, you idiot!" Sheena yelled, she was screaming, yet, there were tears streaming down her cheeks.

"I saved you…" Pearl said chuckling slightly.

"Idiot! W-why did you do that?! L-look at what that monster did to you!" Sheena angrily wiped away her tears.

"It doesn't matter… as long as you're okay." Pearl whispered.

"Why Pearl…" Sheena said covering her face as she kept sobbing. Suddenly, she felt a hand gently grasping her own.

"Isn't… isn't it obvious?" Pearl asked holding Sheena's hand, the tall girl's eyes going wide.

"No, no don't say it… not now please…" Sheena said staring into Pearl's eyes, halfway closed.

"I love you Sheena." Pearl said, giving her a small smile.

"Pearl…" Sheena cupped the pale gem's cheek.

"I wish I never hurt you… I wish I could take back everything I said that hurt you… I wasn't ready to let go of Rose and because of that I hurt the person I truly loved… forgive me." Pearl said, she felt it was time to go away, she coughed slightly.

"Shhh… I forgive you, I already did Pearl… please stop talking, I-I'll call someone!" Sheena said taking out her phone, Pearl stopped her.

"No… don't, it doesn't matter." Pearl said smiling slightly.

"What?! What are you saying?! Of course it matters! You're going… you're going…" Sheena couldn't understand what Pearl was saying.

"D-don't worry Sheena, I'll… I'll be fine… I-l'll-" Pearl couldn't finish, she couldn't keep her form together anymore, she disappeared into a cloud of smoke, leaving her gem in Sheena's hands.

"Pearl… no… no no no! Please Pearl you can't… you can't… please don't leave…" Sheena whispered pressing Pearl's gem against her forehead, tears flowing down her cheeks, if she had forgiven Pearl earlier, maybe she would be still here, she would be still alive. Sheena loved Pearl, she knew it since the day she kissed the pale gem's cheek at her house, and she hoped this time she had found someone who really loved her for who she was. When Pearl called her Rose, it broke her heart, but now she knew that Pearl just wasn't ready to leave the person she loved the most, just like now Sheena wasn't ready to leave Pearl, because she loved her, and she knew that Pearl loved her too. Why did the world have to be so cruel? After all what she had been through, why couldn't she finally be happy? Well, the world still had one little surprise left.

"Sheena!" Steven called from the distance, riding Lion as they both approached the tall girl.

"S-Steven! I-I was… and s-she… t-there was a monster and P-Pearl… I'm s-so sorry!" Sheena said, but her crying abruptly stopped as she saw relief washing over Steven's face. He got down from Lion, he bubbled Jasper's gem away and approached Sheena.

"Steven?" The girl was now confused more than ever.

"Don't worry Sheena, Pearl will be fine." Steven said smiling at the girl.

"W-what?" Sheena felt her hopes returning, but she was afraid of letting them return completely, she didn't want them crushed all over again.

"When a gem is hurt, they poof and go inside their, well, gems, so they can recover!" Steven explained, a moment after he was crushed in huge hug.

"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you!" Shenna said, this time, tears of joy streamed down her face.

"Don't worry, she'll be back soon. D-did you two…?" Steven didn't know how to formulate the thought, it didn't matter, Sheena laughed as she ruffled his hair.

"Yes… it's okay. But… I need to ask you something…" Sheena said as Steven looked up to her.

"Y-yes? Is there something wrong?" Steven asked.

"Could I… could I stay with her as she recover?" Sheena asked, stars appeared in Steven's eyes as he dragged her towards his lion. It took some moments of convincing, but the young boy manage to convince Sheena that Lion wasn't dangerous, and that he could take them home in an instant, and so Lion did. Steven prepared the couch for Sheena, after all what happened, she just wanted to get a night of good sleep, Pearl's gem held tightly against her chest as she dozed off… she has finally found someone she loved, that loved her back.

When morning came, Sheena slowly opened her eyes, she felt Pearl's gem was still held firmly in her hands. She stood up and noticed Steven had left some donuts and a glass of milk on the small table in front of the couch, 'sweet boy' she thought. She carefully set the gem on a pillow next to her, and began eating. By the time she was finished, she began to think about how much time it would take Pearl to come back. Humans needed weeks, if not months of rehabilitation after something as severe as what happened to Pearl happened to them, and the thought to have to wait so long, it made her sigh in exasperation. But she couldn't complain, Pearl was alive, it was all that mattered, and she couldn't be more grateful for that. But, apparently, even if the last time Pearl reformed it took two weeks, this time it would be different, she had Sheena, and she didn't want to make her wait. The pink haired girl's train of thoughts was interrupted by a bright light coming from her side. Pearl's gem hovered in the air for some seconds before a thin silhouette formed around it. After some seconds the light disappeared as Pearl gracefully landed on the ground. Sheena didn't let her even one second to breathe, immediately enveloping the small gem into a tight embrace and kissing her. Pearl remained puzzled for some moments before understanding what was going on, when she did, she smiled and giggled into the kiss, and she laughed when Sheena raised her from the ground, swirling her around.

"S-Sheena!" Pearl said laughing.

"Oh sorry! A-are you okay?" Sheena asked cupping Pearl's cheeks.

"Yes, I'm very, very much alright, thank you." Pearl said hugging Sheena again.

"Ugh stop being so mushy." Amethyst said approaching the duo alongside Steven and Garnet. She wanted to sound annoyed, but it was clear she was happy for them.

"Hush Amethyst, don't ruin their funky flow." Garnet said as Steven giggled.

"I'm sorry, of all the things I could have told you about me, I forgot about the fact that we can regenerate." Pearl said, still held in Sheena's arms. She was there, Sheena was there with her and she forgave her, Pearl couldn't ask anything more.

"Oh my gosh, oh my gosh! Guys! We've gotta head to the barn! Lapis and Peridot fused!" Steven yelled excitedly looking at his phone, Peridot sent him a confusing message, saying he had to come at the barn as soon as possible and meet Angelite, since both Peridot and Lapis didn't know how much time their fusion could have last.

"Oh man! I want to see that, will she be nerdy just like Peri?" Amethyst said rushing to the door alongside Steven and Garnet.

"Now now, let's all be careful okay? A new fusion isn't something to underestimate, we have to test her stability and-" Garnet couldn't even finish as both Amethyst and Steven rushed towards the beach. The fusion sighed, but it was clear she was happy, she followed the two some moments after.

"You should follow them you know? Seems pretty exciting." Sheena said giving Pearl a peck on her cheek.

"I... I wouldn't like to leave you alone…" Pearl said, Sheena giggled.

"Now that I know you're fine, I'll be okay, but… you could always come later at my place, we could… you know… well I could have dinner and you could be there…" At this Pearl giggled, alongside Sheena, "We could watch a movie and then… well… you could spend the night at my place?" Sheena asked, it was the first time Pearl saw the girl blush, obviously, she didn't understand why, but to her, it was nothing they haven't done before, except for staying the night, did Sheena want to sleep alongside her? Her latest attempt to sleep still gave her chills, still, maybe with Sheena it would have been better? Or she could simply watch her, Steven didn't like it, but maybe she did?

"Oh, okay!" Pearl said smiling, completely oblivious of what was going to happen.

"Really? W-well, then I'll wait for you okay?" Sheena said, the both went out from the house and kissed one more time before parting. The morning went perfectly, Angelite revealed to be a beautiful fusion, she was born from hope and love, it was rare for a fusion to be born that way. Steven spent the rest of the day questioning her and staying on her back as she flew in the sky, Peridot must have been so happy, to experience something like that, and Lapis, well, she had finally found someone to love, who loved her back and who made her understand the real beauty of fusion. It was almost time for Pearl to leave, she so happy she could spend more time with Sheena, yet, she couldn't still figure out why she blushed that morning.

"Hey P? Where are you going?" Amethyst asked, as she saw the slim gem walking towards the door.

"Oh, Sheena asked me to spend the night at her place." Pearl answered casually, she stopped moving as she saw Amethyst's mouth which was agape. "Is… is something wrong Amethyst?" She asked.

"Well, you really have become badass Pearl!" Amethyst said laughing.

"Language! And what do you mean?" Pearl couldn't quite understand what was happening.

"Wait, so you don't know what's coming?" Amethyst seemed perplexed for a moment, then she realized, Pearl didn't even understand the situation, which made her laugh harder.

"W-what's coming?" Pearl was starting to feel anxious.

"Well, same thing Greg and Rose did on their dates." Amethyst answered.

"W-what do you mean?" Pearl couldn't still get it.

"Oh my gosh you're going to get laid Pearl that's what's going to happen!" Amethyst said, her stomach was starting to hurt because of how much she laughed.

"W-w-wha…" Pearl visibly paled, her eyes wide as she finally understood.

"Took you long enough. I'm happy for you though." Amethyst said.

"What?!" Pearl yelled in disbelief.

"Uhm, you're going to have s-" Amethyst was interrupted by Pearl's yelp, her cheeks became bluer than ever, the pale gem quickly hid her face between her hands. Amethyst stopped laughing, she liked to mock Pearl from time to time, but this time she decided to stop and actually help her friend, making her sit on the couch.

"Pearl? Come on look at me." Amethyst said as Pearl slowly looked at her.

"What am I going to do?" Pearl asked, she felt so embarrassed, and also stupid for not understanding the situation sooner, now it was too late, and she wasn't going to bail at the last second, yet, she was afraid.

"Nothing, I bet Sheena likes to be the alpha." Amethyst said with a cocky grin.

"Oh my stars." Pearl whispered, she was going to cover her face again but Amethyst stopped her.

"Okay okay listen, it's your first time, she won't do anything you don't want and she'll be gentle okay? Do you… do you know how to shapeshift the parts? Like-" Amethyst was interrupted.

"Please stop talking." Pearl whined looking down, she couldn't be more embarrassed.

"Okay I won't but, don't worry okay? There's nothing to be afraid of, trust me, you'll be more than fine." Amethyst offered a genuine smile, it was rare, and made Pearl feel a little less tense. The pale gem got up, whispered a thank you and went out the house. It seemed ages had passed when she found herself in front of Sheena's place, and it took even longer for her to knock. She felt herself becoming more and more nervous and she heard steps coming towards the door.

"Hey Pearly." Sheena said, her smile made Pearl feel butterflies in her stomach. The dinner went swiftly, but Sheena couldn't quite understand why Pearl was being to silent, she usually talked a lot, and also during the movie, Sheena expected Pearl to criticize it, but she remained silent, not even a word. When the movie ended, Sheena turned off the television, she turned towards Pearl and noticed she wasn't even looking at her, and her cheeks were of a bright blue.

"Pearl? Are you okay?" Sheena asked, she gently cupped the gem's cheeks and lifted her face. Slowly, Pearl made eye contact with her and saw genuine concern on Sheena's face.

"It's all right Sheena… I just… d-do you really want…" Pearl couldn't finish her sentence, but Sheena understood immediately what was going on, relief washed over her, she thought Pearl wasn't feeling well, or maybe that she had to tell her something bad.

"Oh my gosh Pearl, you made me worry you know? You're just embarrassed because of the great night ahead of us?" Sheena asked snickering.

"S-Sheena!" Pearl shrieked, if she could have turned bluer, she would have. Having her eyes down, she didn't even notice Sheena closing the gap between them, kissing her by surprise, Pearl release a small yelp, but eventually melted in the kiss, even if she was stronger, she felt so secure in Sheena's arms, and she loved this part of them being close, she never saw kissing as something beautiful, simply as some rude, disgusting human practice… until she tried it. When Sheena broke the kiss, the two stared at each other.

"If you don't want to, just say it to me and I won't do anything." Sheena whispered in Pearl's ear.

"I… I want this." Pearl whispered back, she was afraid, of course, but she was also happy, because if there was a person she wanted to try this with, it was Sheena, the person she loved. Sheena kissed her again, this time, she slightly parted her lips, her tongue demanding entrance as it licked Pearl's bottom lip. Pearl slightly opened her mouth and felt Sheena's tongue in her mouth, it wasn't anything new to Sheena, but to Pearl, even something as this was blissful to her, it was all new to her. Hesitantly, she moved her tongue against Sheena's, this made the tall girl give a small moan, but it was enough to made Pearl feel pride. After some minutes of kissing, Sheena stood up and took Pearl in her arms, carrying her towards her room in bridal style, both of them snickering. Sheena kicked the door open and deposed Pearl on her bed. The girl quickly went on top of her and started kissing her again, the feeling of Pearl's hands entangled in her hair, it was driving her crazy. Sheena quickly pulled off her shirt and Pearl followed her action, but while the girl had a bra on, the gem was now fully exposed to her, except for her most private zone, still covered by her shorts. Sheena remained mesmerized for a moment.

"I… I know they're small but-" Pearl was cut off by another kiss, deep and passionate, Sheena wanted to make her understand she was wonderful, more than any girl she had been with, and she wanted to made her understand that not only with words.

"They're perfect, you're perfect." Sheena whispered on Pearl's lips before kissing her neck, at this, Pearl released a small moan. Sheena kept kissing and slightly biting the gem's neck, then her collarbone, then between her breasts. The way Pearl sounded was incredibly cute to Sheena, to the small yelps, to the long moans, like the one Pearl emitted when Sheena took her right breast in her mouth, sucking hard while massaging the other with her other hand.

"S-Sheena, please k-keep going it feels s-so good!" Pearl couldn't contain herself no more, she had never experienced this kind of pleasure, and she would have never thought it would be so wonderful. She wanted this never to stop. Suddenly, Sheena moved higher and kissed her again on her mouth, before cupping her cheeks.

"I love you Pearl." Sheena said staring at the gem in her eyes. Pearl couldn't have been happier, she finally found a person she loved, who loved her back the same way, this was all Pearl had ever asked, and this was what she needed to be really happy… Pearl was happy. A tiny tear streamed down her cheek as she smiled at Sheena.

"I love you too." Pearl said as Sheena kissed her again. Sheena started to go lower and lower, kissing her neck, her collarbone, both of her breasts, before kissing her way down Pearl's stomach, until she reached the gem's shorts. The pink haired girl sat up and slowly pulled off Pearl's shorts, tossing them to them ground, before returning to kiss Pearl's stomach. Before going any lower however, she looked up.

"Are you sure you want this Pearl?" Sheena asked, Pearl opened her eyes and looked at her.

"Yes… please whatever you're going to do, do it, I don't want this to stop, I love you Sheena." Pearl said as Sheena kissed her again. Almost unconsciously, Pearl's hands went to Sheena's hair, entangling themselves in that beautiful mass of pink locks, as she hooked her legs around her neck. Sheena proceeded to bite Pearl's inner thigh, and she kept biting and kissing until she found herself in front of Pearl's most private area. When Sheena latched herself to Pearl, kissing and licking passionately, Pearl's mind went blank, the pleasure the she felt before paled in comparison to this. Sheena kept going, Pearl's cries of pleasure encouraging her to continue. After one minute, Pearl experimented something new, it was different from anything she had ever felt before, the thrill of the battle, the sensation of fusing with any of the other gems, Rose included, this was better than anything else. She emitted one last cry, arching her back as a massive wave of pleasure washed over her, before falling back on the mattress. Pearl heard Sheena snicker as she kissed her stomach, then between her breasts before kissing her again on her mouth.

"How was that?" Sheena asked smiling down at the panting gem.

"Stars… I can't even… describe it." Pearl said trying to catch her breath.

"Well… I'm not finished with you, you know?" Sheena said displaying a seductive smile. Pearl smiled and laughed as she fell into a night of love and burning passion.

During the night, Sheena woke up, she was thirsty, when was the last time she put so much effort into something like that? Probably never, she has never been in love after all. She stood up and moved towards the bedroom's door, but something blocked her. Pearl was asleep, but her gem was glowing, and something was staring to appear from it, some kind of projection maybe? Sheena sat on the bed as she kept watching.

"My Pearl, I missed you so much." It was Rose, Sheena recognized her.

"I… I missed you too." Pearl answered.

"Come here." Rose said opening her arms, Pearl smiled and took a few steps forwards, but then… she suddenly stopped.

"Pearl? I told you to come here, why aren't you moving?" Rose asked.

"I… I can't Rose… not anymore." Pearl answered, Sheena could see tears in the gem's eyes, it must have been hard.

"What are you saying?" A look of concern washed over Rose's face.

"I'm saying I can't continue to love you, not in the same way." Pearl answered, looking straight into Rose's eyes.

"W-what do you mean?" Rose asked stepping forwards, Pearl stepped back.

"I'm in love with someone else." Pearl said. Rose stopped moving, her hair covered for a moment her face, Pearl waited for a moment, she didn't know what to expect, but then, she saw Rose was smiling.

"I'm so happy for you Pearl." Rose said, smiling, as she started to disappear into a cloud of rose's petals. Pearl smiled one last time.

"Goodbye Rose." Pearl said, as the dream ended. Sheena had tears streaming down her face, Pearl chose her, she loved her and she was sure she would have done anything in her power to protect this little precious gem. Sheena bent down and kissed Pearl right on top of her gem. When morning came, Pearl opened her eyes, she felt like this was the first time she really needed sleep. In fact, when last night Sheena was done with her, she collapsed on the bed, immediately falling asleep. Pearl groggily rubbed her eyes.

"Morning beauty." Sheena said, she was already dressed, and she was leaning against the bedroom's door.

"Oh my gosh!" Pearl yelped as she noticed she was completely naked, Sheena's sheets only covering her right leg, her private zone and her left breast. She quickly covered herself, blushing furiously.

"Oh come on, it was such a nice view." Sheena whined, smiling at the small gem's reaction.

"Sorry to ruin that but I can't stay naked forever." Pearl answered materializing her outfit on her body as she stood up from the bed.

"Why not?" Sheena asked, a cocky grin on her face. Pearl blushed as she reached the taller girl.

"I… I think I should go, the others might need me… but… if you don't have anything to do later, maybe I could… come over again?" Pearl asked, Sheena's eyes went wide before she chuckled and grabbed Pearl's wrist, pulling her into a kiss.

"Of course you can Pearly, eager to be with me again?" Sheena asked, Pearl couldn't even look at her, but she quietly whispered and inaudible 'yes'. Days passed as the two spent more and more time together, Pearl took Sheena to many gem related places, Sheena particularly enjoyed the strawberries battlefield, and Sheena did the same. After a week, Sheena invited Pearl to travel with her to empire city, to look at her latest work, which was going to be exposed in an art gallery, and since there were no missions in program, Pearl accepted gladly. The night of the exposure arrived quickly. Pearl entered the gallery and made her way towards Sheena, who was waiting for her, a huge smile on her face. The two had to part for some hours since Sheena had to transport her painting to the gallery, and she didn't want Pearl to see it before the exposure.

"Missed me?" Sheena asked kissing the pale gem.

"You can't even imagine." Pearl answered smiling, she started to follow Sheena, who guided her towards her latest art work.

"So, why keeping so many secrets? I don't even know the subject of your painting." Pearl said as she saw that Sheena had started snickering.

"Why are you laughing?" Pearl asked, she understood it when they turned around the corner and Pearl found herself in front of the painting. Her face became completely blue.

"So? What do you think of it? Isn't it my masterpiece?" Sheena asked kissing Pearl's burning cheek.

"Oh my stars." Pearl whispered. Although she was embarrassed, she started laughing alongside Sheena. There hasn't been anyone in her life who made her feel that way, she had loved Rose Quartz, but it wasn't a complete love, because she had never been loved back, but this time, this time she understood what true love was, the two kissed each other deeply in front Sheena's painting, which showed Pearl asleep, her arms over her head, her mouth slightly agape and a thin, white sheet only covering one leg, her private area and her left breast.

And here it is guys, the last chapter! It took forever to make but I'm happy it is finally here for you to enjoy, I hope you liked this chapter and this story in general. I want to thank you all for your support, you really helped me out and your appreciation made me go on, so thank you, really. I'm sorry for the delay but I didn't want to rush things, so I took my time, I hope it was worth it and who knows, maybe we'll see each other, in another story, bye!