||“bruises?”||
hersoleconfidante:
“G-Garnet!”
Of course. What was she thinking, doing this in Steven’s room? Whether the others had gone out for food following a mission or not, this was something she shouldn’t have risked being discovered.
She felt her cheeks heating up. This was so embarrassing. All because she didn’t take the extra precaution before making sure she wasn’t as damaged as she felt. Her eyes were on the verge of watering when she finally continued.
“W-what are you doing back so early?”
{Garnet wasn’t entirely sure what she was going to see when she returned to the Temple House, but it certainly hadn’t been this.
A slight curl of her fingers was all she could really do at first, a minuscule movement and a stare as the cogs and gears of her brain turned. How had she not realized Pearl was injured during battle? She was supposed to protect everyone. That was her job.
The fusion managed to break herself from her trance, shutting her lips and bringing a stoic expression to her face once more.}
“Pearl. Why didn’t you tell me you were hurt?”
{Garnet asked flatly, closing the distance between them. Her knee fell to the ground with a solid thunk, getting down to Pearl’s level.
All she could do was rationalize-- If Pearl was still in-body, she couldn’t have been that damaged. It wasn’t life-threatening.
Or maybe her Gem was d a m a g e d.
Garnet didn’t let that thought sit idly for long.}
“Where?”