My Little Alien

“It's been a week, and she has been ignoring us all. Amethyst, what did you do to her on her way home, last week?” Steven said as he laid down on the couch staring at the Latino on the recliner. Amethyst had a joint in her hand, as she gave Steven the same stare he was giving her.

“I didn't say anything. It wasn't me. Whatever is going on with her, it's her business not mine. Steven, Peridot and I are not even friends. Why are you bugging me with this?” Amethyst cocked and eyebrow, before looking away to find Sapphire looking at her.

“Because you have her as a lab partner, don't you? Plus it's obvious you want to be friends with her. Why else you give her a ride back home?” Sapphire snickered and poked Amethyst in the forehead before walking into the kitchen.

“I gave her a ride because .., Well... I don't know. I thought she didn't want to get on a bus that smelled like puke and sweat.” Steven giggled, and Amethyst shot him a look.

“What? It does smell like that, like yesterday some kid puked on another kid, and then it was a chain reaction. It was the grossest thing ever.” Steven laughed and pretended to puke. Amethyst sighed and stuck the joint in her mouth, before lighting it.

“Amethyst! What did I tell you about that? Go to your room!” Sapphire yelled from the kitchen, the girl had one hell of a nose.

“No! I will not. I pay some rent here, I can smoke whatever I want. Plus Steven don't mind, he likes the contact high anyway, don't you lil'man?” Amethyst looked over at Steven whose cheeks were red and he looked away. “See he does!”

“Doesn't matter! Steven, come help me make dinner. Amethyst go take a drive and smoke that. We are having guests over anyway.” Sapphire called, and Amethyst grumbled putting it out, and sticking it in her pocket. She got up off the chair and grabbed her keys off the hook beside the door.

“Fine, I'll be back by dinner. Don't burn the house down, Sapph. Steven, make sure she doesn't.” Peeking through the kitchen doors, Sapphire flipped Amethyst off who laughed and walked out of the house, and to her car. Getting in she looked at her phone and thought about texting Valida. Hey V, want to smoke? Sapphire kicked me out of the house because we are having guests over later.

It didn't take V long to message back. Sure, I'm at the beach with Sour Cream and Onion the usual place. We can smoke there, no one is here except us. She read the message and started up the car, heading towards the beach. It didn't take long to get there, parking the car she just took off her shoes and walked. Amethyst was used to the hot sand, as she always walked on it, when she needed alone time.

In the distance she saw a much older woman, with a short, thick blond bob which closely resembles an onion. As she got closer, Amethyst saw that she was wearing a long mint green dress shirt, with her sleeves rolled up over a white t-shirt, and was wearing a slate-blue overalls with rolled up pant legs. Her feet was bare like hers. “Amethyst, over here girly!” Vidalia called her over.

She sat down next to the older woman, and took the joint out of her pocket. “Ugh, here, you light it.” She fell back on the blanket, and stared up at the inside of the umbrella. “I took a hit off of it, before Sapphire told me to go take a drive. Sometimes it’s so hard to live in that house.”

“At least it’s better than living at your parents. Speaking of them, have you heard from them at all since last year?” V asked as she lit the joint, and watched her kids play in the ocean. Sour Cream was laughing as he splashed his little brother, this was surprising as he is always busy doing something. Amethyst grunted, as she took the joint and took a hit off of it.

“I could careless, about them. They haven’t sent a message, a phone call, or a birthday card since I came out to them.” Coming out to them was the hardest thing, Amethyst had to do, other than live in that god forsaken house. She could remember it like it was yesterday.

~ ~ ~ ~ Start of Flashback ~ ~ ~ ~

“mamá ... Papa ... Can I speak with you?” The 16 year old short Latina girl went up to her parents at the kitchen table. Her father was drinking coffee, and reading the newspaper. Her mother was cooking lunch, while her pa looked up from his newspaper, and nodded.

“Sit down. What is the matter, Bicho?” (bug) Her pa patted the chair next to him, and Amethyst sat down, her heart was racing and her palms were sweaty. It took a lot to do this, as he parents were religious and they didn't believe in same-sex relationships. However, they always told young Amethyst they would accept her no matter what.

“Ma, can you stop cooking for a second, please?” Amethyst voice shook as she tried to stay calm, her ma took the pan of the hot burner and placed it on a cooler one, before wiping her hands and sitting down next to pa. “T-Thank you..”

“You're welcome, now what is it Mija?” (My Daughter) I think) Amethyst took a deep breath as she faced her parents, she was trying hard not to break down and just leave.

“Y-You know how you said you would accept me for me no matter what?”

“Yes, Of course, what is it?”

“I ... I ... please ... I know your thoughts on this already ... but I ... think ... no I know, I am gay. I like females. mamá ... Papa, I knew for a while...” She saw the look of horror and disgust in her father's eyes, before she even finished what she was saying. Looking at her ma, she saw grief, confusion, and hurt.

“A-Ambrosio, dónde nos equivocamos?” (A-Ambrosio, where did we go wrong?). Her mother spoke in native tongue instead of English, she knew her mother was to upset to speak her second language. Amethyst knew that she should have never told them, she got up to walk away when her father grabbed her arm tightly, and turned her around to face them.

“How could you do this to us, Amethyst? Is this some sick joke?” Her father was angry, and she knew it. “We raised you better than this. We taught you better. Is it those girls you have been hanging out with, in school? Did they corrupt your mind?” Her dad was yelling this time, and tighten his grip on her arm. Tears were running down her face, and she shook her head.

“No, Papa, I-I don't see boys the way other girls see them. I find them attractive yes ... but.. I don't see them the way I see girls. Girls, they ... They understand...” Amethyst tried to pull her arm away from her dad. “Y-You are hurting me ... L-let go..” She cried out as her pa pushed her on the chair roughly, making it fall back. She landed on the tile floor.

Her mother was crying, and mumbling a pray. It was too quiet for Amethyst to catch it all, but it was something like let this child see the light of god, or something like that. Her head was to foggy to hear much. Her dad loomed over her.

“No, daughter of mine, is going to be gay. Never. Not under my house. I want you out of here. Pack of your things, and leave. If you are not gone by the time I come back. Your ass is mine.” Snapped her pa, who grabbed her by the hair and forced her up on her feet, with a cry. He pulled her to the stairs and basically threw her up there. “Go! Get out of my sight,” That day she packed her bags, and was out of there within an hour. She had nowhere to go, her arm was bruised with fingerprints, so she couldn't go to Rose, she would have called the cops and got her pa arrested, and she didn't want that. So the thing is, she went to Ruby's and Sapphire's, but of course they told Rose. And Rose, like she thought she would, called the cops, but they didn't do jack shit.

~ ~ ~ ~ End of Flashblack ~ ~ ~ ~

“Amethyst...” V's voice threw her off her thoughts, she felt hot wetness on her face. Her hand went to her cheeks, as she felt the tears. She was crying. Why was she crying? Amethyst sat up and looked at Vidalia before wiping the tears away. “Are you okay, Sweetie? You spaced out then started crying.” The joint was out, and she noticed Sour Cream and Onion were staring at her as well.

“Yes ... I am okay. I was just thinking ... is all.” Amethyst laughed nervously, she usually always talked to V about this, but with her children here, it made it harder for her. “I am going to go back to the house, dinner must be almost done. And I am pretty hungry.” Vidalia gave her an uncertain look before nodding. “Keep the joint..”

Amethyst gave her a hug, before getting up and walking back to her car. She leaned against it, putting her shoes back on. She didn't want to go back to the house right away, so she decided to take a drive. She ended up driving to a cliff that overlooked Beach City, stopping her car she got out. That's when she noticed a figure over there, as she walked closer she saw it was Peridot. “Peri?” The girl jumped and tensed up before seeing it was Amethyst. “What are you doing here?

“I-I ... needed out of my house ... what are you doing here?” Peridot asked stuttering a bit. She didn't expect anyone to be up here, especially when it was getting late. She knew she was going to get in trouble for not being up in her room, if she was caught out this late.

“I took a drive and ended up here ... I needed some time to think. Do you mind if I sit here?” Peridot scooted a bit to give Amethyst room to sit down, which she did. Her legs dangling off the cliff. “It's beautiful up here, and quiet. Is that why you came here?”

Peridot nodded and looked at the lights of Beach City, they lit up the now night sky. It was beautiful up here, very much indeed. “I'm sorry ... for ignoring the group ... mom and dad said the group is bad influences on me ...” She mumbled and played with her hands in her lap.

Amethyst chuckled, “We kind of are, but why exactly did he tell you that?” Peridot looked over the cliff again and thought about telling Amethyst what happened. She felt like Amethyst might understand what she was going through. “You don't have to tell me, if you don't want to.” Peridot realized she hasn't answered Amethyst for a couple of minutes.

“No, no, I will. I ... um ... came out as gay to my parents ... they didn't accept it too well.” Amethyst felt a pang of pain in her heart as she knew all too well what Peridot was going through. “My mom, she slapped me ... and my dad told me to go think about what I did to hurt my mom. And that it must have been the people I have been hanging out with that got me this way. So, I lied and told them sorry that I didn't know what I was talking about.” She looked at Amethyst who didn't look at her, but she can see small tears coming out of her eyes. “H-However ... I do know what I was talking about ... I know that I am not interested in men ...”

“You are lucky, Peri. You are a very lucky girl. I told my mama and papa, I am gay about a year ago. They disowned me, kicked me out that very day. Ever since then I have been living with Sapphire and Ruby.” Peridot looked at Amethyst shocked, why was she telling her all this? Wasn't this private to her? “You better not tell anyone ... I swear Peri, if this gets out ...”

“No, no, I promise this is between us, Ame.” Peridot said quickly, as she heard Amethyst let out a breath. “At least I am not alone, I don't know what to do ... I don't want to be disowned Amethyst. I have nowhere to go, I wish they just understand that I like girls and no men.”

“Give them time, Peridot. Your parents seem to be a little more understanding than mine were.” Amethyst said before her phone started to ring, taking it out she saw her parents' faces. Her heart skipped a beat, she hung up and put her phone away. “I'm sorry, it was a bill collector.” Her phone started to ring again, getting it out she sighed and answered it. “Hello?”

“Mija,” It was her mother, “Finally, you answer, we were starting to get worried when you haven't been answering any of our phone calls. Your father and I want you to come over for dinner, next week. We want you to meet somebody.” She groaned, of course they wanted her only when they wanted something.

“No.” She simply said and was about to answer when her mother started talking again. I was more of a whisper than anything.

“Please, Amethyst, I missed you so much. I am sorry for what your father did, I forgave you a long time ago, come over, show your papa what an amazing girl you have become.” Amethyst rolled her eyes, she knew her mother never accepted who she was, nor will her father ever will.

“Fine, next week. I'm going to bring somebody.” She simply said, and then hung up. Amethyst took a deep breath, before yelling on the top of her lungs, she had to set her phone down before she threw it. Peridot jumped back and a little bit always from Amethyst, giving her space. “FUCKING HELL! WHY ME?! FUCK! FUCK!” She yelled, and pulled at her own hair. “Es puta mierda, saben cómo me trataron. Sólo me quieren cuando quieren algo.” (It's fucking bullshit, they know how they treated me. They only want me when they want something.) When Amethyst gets upset enough she will start screaming and yelling her native language. She finally calmed down when she remembered Peridot was with her, looking at the frightened girl, she gave her a sympathetic look.

“A-Are you okay, Amethyst?” She asked.

“Yes, I’m sorry, I was holding back so much frustration.” She sighs and gets up. “D-Do you need a ride a home?” Peridot shook her head and pointed to the bike. “You sure?”

“Yes, thank you. Are you sure you are okay?”

Amethyst nodded, “I’m sure. Well, be careful, message me when you get home so I know you made it back safely. Just add me on facebook or something.” She nodded and walked back over to her car, getting in. She sat there for a minute and banged her head on the steering wheel, making the horn go off. Sighing, she started it up, and drove off, leaving Peridot, mostly worried about her than herself.