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It was far too quiet for this time of day. Normally around evening Peridot would be wide awake tinkering with machines or watching Camp Pining Hearts with Lapis, but right now there was some strange silence in the air. Lapis got up from the truck bed and looked around for Peridot, but couldn't find her or Veggie Head anywhere.
Then she heard the barn doors fly open.
"Lapis!" Peridot said as she came charging in with Veggie-head barking at her heels with a blanket covering him.
"What is it Peri? And why have you covered our lil' pumpkin with a blanket?"
"Well I was looking for something new and exciting to do tonight and Steven suggested we stargaze!"
"What's the point of gazing at stars? They're just violent fiery balls up close and from far away they're cold little pinpricks", Lapis flatly stated.
"But I found out something about Earth! On Earth people have came up with patterns for the stars, sort of like a meep-morp, pointing out shapes they see in them and making up stories about them for no purpose whatsoever!"
"And why does this involve Veggie being covered in a blanket?"
"It doesn't really, he was just excited too and wanted to carry the blanket along."
Lapis looked at Peridot's pleading star eyes and knew she couldn't refuse, and sighed. "Alright fine, lead the way."
"You're gonna be glad we did this Lapis, it'll be so cool!" Peridot flapped her hands in excitement.
"Alright so what do we do?", Lapis asked while gently petting Veggie Head.
"Well come here and sit down", Peridot gestured to the blanket as she took her own seat.
"Do you mind if I lay on you Peri?" Lapis asked.
Peridot immediately blushed then tried to return her face quickly to a sense of normalcy before Lapis noticed. "Y-yes of course you can Lazuli I would be absolutely fine and at a normal level of comfort no less no more with that."
Lapis stared quizzically but shrugged and laid her head in Peridot's lap, with Veggie running off to play in the field.
Peridot sweat nervously, and started looking for any of the constellations Steven had mentioned to her.
"It'll be fine Peridot", he had said. "I'm pretty sure she's in love with you already, both of you seem like an old married couple. You just need to make things official and communicate."
Well now it's time to communicate.
"Lapis, you see that cluster of stars there, the one that looks like 2 fish bound together with cord?"
"Yeah, what's the story behind that one?"
"It's called Pisces. Back in some form of ancient fable the Earth cultures told in someplace called Europe, that was called Pisces. The story is basically the goddess Aphrodite and her son Eros changed into fish to avoid a giant monster, and tied their fins together with a cord to keep from getting separated."
"What's so interesting about two fish people?"
"Well I mean both were gods of love."
"And that matters because?" Lapis asked in a slightly curious tone.
"W-well I mean I maybe want to tell you something Lapis...", Peri said, her face lit up like a Christmas tree.
Lapis looked slightly optimistic, hoping Peridot was about to say what she thought she was saying but waiting cautiously and trying not to get her hopes up.
Peridot stuttered, then just blurted out "I love you Lapis and I wanna be more than friends and I look at you and feel so happy and you just make me feel amazing just by being around you!"
Lapis put a finger to Peridot's lips. "I know, I kinda figured that when you went off about love gods." She kissed Peridot's gem, smiled, and held onto Peridot, whispering "I love you" into her ear before she went to sleep with her, hearing her heart beat and feeling happy.
"Lapiiiissssss! Peridottt! Where are you guys?" Steven called. He had wanted to check in with how things had gone after Peridot came to him for help.
As he exited the fields he noticed a brand new decoration on the Barn.
A giant rainbow flag, with blue and green border, mixing near the middle to form turquoise.
Steven looked starstruck, and immediately ran to the barn to ask the new couple questions (Mostly Peridot answered. Lapis preferred to lay on Peridot's lap and stay half awake and listening to Steven, half sleeping.)