Peridot's POV:

I woke up with a splitting headache, and I sat up without even opening my eyes. I held my head for a moment, and I tried to remember what happened last night. Ow...my legs....my arms....my stomach?! Wtf?! WHY AM I IN PAIN?! I opened my eyes and noticed that I was in Lapis's bed - only she wasn't in it with me. Where is she?

I pulled the blanket off of my body and gasped as I saw the sight before me. I was just in my bra and panties, but that wasn't the concern - I was bruised literally from my chest down! "What the fuck?!" I shouted a little too loudly, and that's when Lapis came in. "Peridot, you're up! Are you okay? How ya feeling?" Lapis asked, sitting on the bed next to me. 

"Sore....um.....what....happened last night?" I asked, slightly embarrassed. "Well, um...we don't know exactly what happened. But from what we saw it looked like you were jumped by a couple of pricks behind the bar." the bluenette explained, giving me a bottle of water. "W-what? Was I not with you guys the whole time?!" I asked in fear, wondering if I just wandered off in my drunken state. 

"I don't think so...we just found you there, and the Jaspers helped me take you home. Do you remember anything from last night?" she asked. I tried to remember anything from the previous night, and all I could remember was when I got so drunk that I had to puke in the bathroom. Once I remembered that, more memories began to flood my mind and more of it made sense now. I now remember the two guys beating me up, but I still couldn't remember their faces or what they looked like at all.

"Well....when I was walking out of the bathroom to find you guys, they took me and threw me into the alleyway. Then they started to beat the tar out of me...b-but I didn't get a chance to see either of their faces..." I explained, looking down at the floor. "It's okay....don't worry, Peri. We're gonna figure out who did this to you and they're gonna pay. I promise..." Lapis stated, looking me in the eyes. 

I smiled, then leaned in and kissed her. "By the way, since your old jacket was torn, I decided to have the gang make you a new one." the bluenette said, picking up a bag from the floor, which contained my new jacket. "Wow thanks!" I said happily, feeling the brand new leather. Some how my old jacket was already getting worn out and dirty anyway - even though I only had it for a relatively short time.

Lapis's smile then turned into a concerned expression as soon as she looked at my bruises. She reached forward, but halted for a moment. "Can I..?" Lapis asked softly, looking at me. I slightly nodded, and she brushed her cold fingers against my warm skin. She felt each and every one of them, and the expression on her face looked like she was more emotionally hurt than I was physically.

"Lapis, I-I'm gonna be okay..." I muttered. Her hand was on the largest bruise on my abdomen, and I placed my hand over it. She gave me a broken smile, and slowly slid her hand up my chest, and onto my shoulder. "I just get worried, that's all..." Lapis mumbled, a small tint of red on her cheeks. "I know..." I say, kissing her on the cheek. 

All of a sudden a Pearl barges in, startling both of us. "Ma'am we have bad news..." she said with a sad expression on her face. "What is it?" Lapis asked, fear in her tone. "A body of one f our gang members has just been found at the bar's entrance..." Pearl said, fidgeting nervously. Lapis and I looked at each other in concern. "Who is it? What happened?" the stressed bluenette asked. "The scene is actually a bit more messy than we'd like, but I believe you might want to come see this for yourself..." Pearl's voice trailed off, gesturing for us to follow her out the door...