It was the morning light pouring through the window that woke me up. Amethyst was still asleep, but I couldn't get up because she was clinging to me. Trapped by her body, I leaned back and sighed, looking at the beige plaster ceiling.

I had no idea when Lapis had gotten home, or if she had at all. I hoped that she hadn't, having to explain the situation with Amethyst would be too complicated.

After moments of sitting in what seemed like complete silence and stillness, I attempted to shove Amethyst off of me. She eventually woke up and looked me in the eye.

"Mornin." She whispered.

"Hey." I responded. "Can you get off me so I can get up."

Amethyst sat up and moved so I could get up. I looked over to see that Lapis, in fact, wasn't home yet, but her cat Jasper had invaded her bed.

I sighed and stood up, grabbed a generic outfit from my drawer, and headed to the shower.

It took a while to get the water as warm as I wanted it to be, but it eventually reached the correct temperature of 'so hot it'll almost scorch your skin'.

After thoroughly washing by bright blonde hair, I got out of the shower, soaking wet and out of breath, but I felt refreshed.

I stood there, looking into the mirror. The room was steamy to the point it made me lightheaded, but somehow the floor was still freezing cold. It was almost surreal, until I snapped out of it.

I quicky dried off, got dressed, and walked back into the main apartment. In contrast to the dark, dim, and stuffy bathroom, the apartment was airy, bright, and open. Amethyst was sitting on my bed, messing with Jasper the cat, who had migrated from Lapis's bed to the floor.

I sat down next to Amethyst and pulled my legs up onto the bed so Jasper couldn't reach my rainbow socks.

"You look pretty gay." Amethyst remarked.

"Well, I am gay so at least I have a reason." I retorted, then smiled as Amethyst chuckled.

"Valid point." She said. "So Lappy never came home?"

"Yeah. She tends to stay out for whatever reason."

"Ah. I'm pretty sure her cat hates me, by the way."

I put my hand down near Jasper, who promptly ignored me. "She hates everyone, Lapis including Lapis."

Amethyst continued attempting to stroke Jasper's ginger tabby coat. "Well, isn't that unfortunate."

With a loud clack, the door opened and Lapis walked in. Her hair was a mess, and she was wearing some brown jacket that I had never seen before and was pretty sure didn't belong to her. After not acknowledging my existence, she flopped onto her bed and started whining.

"Hey..... is she ok?" Amethyst whispered to me.

"I don't know....." I said, trying to pinpoint what exactly had made Lapis so upset.

I stood up and walked up to her. "Lazuli? Are you ok?"

Lapis groaned. "It's Jasper....."

"The cat?" I heard Amethyst say behind me, clearly confused.

Lapis groaned again. "No, she's my stupid ex. Trying to get back with me. God."

I stepped back, not knowing what to do. "Uh.... I don't know what you should do....."

"She's just SO ANNOYING!" Lapis barked, scaring the cat and Amethyst alike, the latter which started walking towards the door. "Think I'm gonna let myself out."

"Bye, Ame!" I said, waving to her as she closed the door.

After Amethyst left, Lapis stood up and marched to the bathroom. "I'm taking a shower." She said. I stepped back to the point I fell onto my own bed, then flinched when Lapis slammed the bathroom door shut, probably waking up the neighbors.

As soon as I heard the water start in the shower, I sighed and flopped onto my bed.

I called Amethyst.

"Hey."

"Hey Dot." She responded. "How's Flapis?"

"Showering." I said. "I have no idea what to do in this situation......."

"Then I would suggest not doing anything. That usually works for me."

I chuckled. "Yeah. It does."

"By the way, I love you." I said before hanging up.