Peridot walks out alone with two glasses in her hands. I watch carefully as her frown changes into a smile. A weak smile. She sets the glasses down and she sits down next to me. She picks up her glass.

"Care for a toast, Ame?" I reluctantly pick up my glass and I look at Peridot. We move our glasses in towards each other and they clang as they meet. "Cheers." Peridot sips the glass as I stare down at mine.

I watch the bubble's sprout to the surface of the liquid. "Ame, it's uh...gingerale. It's just something to make you feel better. You know, after all you've been through." The temptation to take a sip is killing me.

I stare into the glass with anguish and I feel my hand shaking. Here we go again. Two parts, two sides, urging for me to make a decision. Finally, after a few moments, I close my eyes and I take a slow sip.

I don't remember what gingerale tastes like. But I do remember that it didn't taste this bad! I immediately spit it out and I cough. "Amethyst?" The world starts spinning before my very eyes.

I close my eyes as hear the psychotic laughter of Eloc Illuminar Cesarl. I press a hand to my forehead. A thought pops into my head, telling me to take another sip. I do so. But this time, I don't feel like spitting it out.

It tastes bad. But it also tastes somewhat refreshing. I take another sip as Peridot inches towards me. She nudges her head against me as she takes another sip. I feel my body starting to shut down. I feel a bit tired.

I take another sip and I close my eyes, still holding the glass. I open my eyes as I slump down on the couch. I smile and I chuckle. I get up and I fall down again. I laugh and I take another sip. I then set the glass down on the table.

I lay down on the couch and Peridot gets on top of me. Our lips meet and we kiss. We hold our kiss...and then we do it again. I feel like I could fly. I feel like I could just leave this world and be free.

Nothing seems to bother me anymore. I laugh at nothing and I start sucking on her neck. We moan quietly as we leave our marks. We then go back to each other's lips and our tongues meet.

Our tongues wrestle until we finally let go of each other's mouths. We pant as we lay on the couch together. I yawn and I lounge on the couch as I close my eyes, smiling. I open my eyes and I see Eloc clapping.

"Well done, Amethyst. Now it's time for round two. I'm just so excited to see what happens next." My vision blurs and my forehead starts pounding. I groan as I press a hand to my forehead.

"What happened?"
"Drinking are we not?" I gasp, snapping back to reality. "That was a special drink that you just took. And from an alley? Such a poor choice. Reminds you of anything?" I grit my teeth.

I picture myself, young, innocent, reckless. Not long after I was taken in by the Crystal Gems, I felt the desire to explore the world. I felt a bit too ungrateful for being here. One day, I ran away from the temple.

That is when I found the barn warp. I step onto it with curiosity and then I dissapear. I end up in the same alley. I kept walking, smiling at the intriguing environment. I was completely oblivious towards the danger.

I step up to a door and I knock on it. There was no answer. I open the door and then I just crawl inside. I make it to another door and I open that. I find myself at a counter. The lights are off.

No one's home. I check out the counter and I see a half-filled glass sitting there with the straw tilted to one side. I lick my lips and reach out to grab the cup. I lean in and I get a hold of it. I pull it in towards me.

I plug my mouth into the straw and I suck. I then spit it out. "Bleh!" I had the same reaction that I felt recently. I close my eyes in anguish and I press a hand to my forehead. I groan and I take another sip. And another. And another as I chuckle.

"Amethyst!" I turn around to see Rose. She's covering her mouth. "Amethyst, that's not good for you!" She shoves away the cup and I tear up, wanting more of it. "I'm taking you back this instant!" She grabs me and she runs.

She runs out of the building towards the warp pad. "Amethyst?" I look up at her with my blurry vision. I can barely make out her intense glare. "Don't ever let me catch you in there again." She warps us away.