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"Amethyst?" Pearl squinted her eyes, trying to see through the dim lighting of the dance club she was in from her position against the wall. "Amethyst?" The purple Gem had begged her to come to this club with her, and now she was gone.
Pearl finally saw a glimpse of wild near-white hair on the dance floor. The younger Gem was dancing with some human. Their movements were so erotic that if their clothes were to disappear they'd be having sex.
Pearl rolled her eyes. "I suppose I won't be seeing her for the rest of the night."
"Won't be seeing who?"
Pearl whipped her head to the right, her eyes widening in surprise. "Connie?!"
The teenager gave a shy wave. "Hi."
"What are you doing here."
Connie spread her arms out. "It's my birthday!"
Pearl allowed her eyes to wander over the form of her student. She was wearing a form fitting, nearly tight strapless white dress that stopped just above mid thigh and on her feet were white high heels. Her hair was slightly curled and her make up was light and airy. She looked mature, but she held herself with the awkwardness of a child. And her eyes, her beautiful brown eyes were wide and open. The perfect picture of sinful purity. By the time Pearl managed to refocus her gaze Connie was blushing. "Happy birthday, Connie. How old are you?"
"Eighteen." Connie looked down and toed the ground. "So, y'know, that means...I'm legally an adult." She looked back up at Pearl, her gaze hesitant but clear.
Pearl smirked. "Yes, I suppose by human laws you are." She angled her head towards the bar. "Allow me to buy you a present."
They walked to the bar, Pearl ordering a glass of wine for herself and a virgin drink for the birthday girl.
"Come on, Pearl, I'm an adult now. I should have an adult drink."
Pearl chuckled. "Nice try, but no."
Connie sighed, a slight pout forming on her lips. "Fine."
Pearl took a sip of her drink. "You're adorable."
Connie's pouted harder. "No I am not. I'm a beautiful woman. Not an adorable kid."
Pearl leaned her back against the bar. "Tell me, Connie. Why are you so eager to grow up? Your life is short. You should enjoy youth while you can."
Connie clenched her fists. "Youth is fine. Childishness is a burden."
Pearl took another sip. "I suppose I wouldn't know. I've never been a child."
They were silent as they continued to nurse their drinks. Pearl watched as Amethyst went from dancing with her new "friend", to kissing, to walking out of the club. The purple Gem at least had the decency to let her know she was leaving.
Pearl noticed the subtle swaying of Connie's body that adjusted to the beat of each new song. "Would you like to dance?"
Connie started, a soft blush painting her cheeks. "Oh, no, I don't dance."
Pearl tilted her head. "You've been taking dance lessons for years."
Connie nodded. "But that's formal dance. I don't know how to do anything like that." She gestured towards the dancefloor where people were still undulating.
Pearl held out her hand. "Neither do I."
Connie smiled. "Well, I guess we're a perfect match." Her blush deepened. "For dancing, I mean."
Pearl ignored the flutter in her chest. "Is that a yes?"
The teenager placed her hand on top of Pearl's. "Yes."
A new song began as Pearl led her student to the dancefloor.
You see it from the outside
You're running toward the wall
Swinging from your blind side
But you don't know me at all
The Gem placed her hand on Connie's lower back. "I'll lead." Her partner could do nothing but nod.
I've been here too many times before
And your tears don't mean a thing
I only come when you scream
They began their dance, a precise and sultry tango.
I told you
Child, don't follow me home
You're just too perfect for my hands to hold
If you choose to stay, you'll throw it all away
And I just want to take your innocence
Pearl held Connie close, the feeling of the teenager's soft and real body flooding through her senses. She closed her eyes, barely suppressing a shudder. She stopped the hand that was sliding down her student's body.
Is this what you wanted
Did I make your dreams come true?
You're sitting in a corner
Wondering what you got into
Pearl's eyes snapped open. Connie had moved her hand very low on Pearl's back. She was mere centimeters away from completely groping Pearl. Connie's face was angled down, but Pearl could still see the blush on her face. "Connie," she warned.
And you ache for things you don't understand
That your tears don't mean a thing
I only come when you scream, and I told you
Connie looked up. "What? We're just..." She pressed her body even closer to Pearl's. "We're just dancing."
Pearl sighed. "This is more than a dance, Connie."
Child, don't follow me home
You're just too perfect for my hands to hold
If you choose to stay, you'll throw it all away
And I just want to take your innocence
Her brown eyes shined with hope. "It is?"
Pearl's grip on Connie's hip tightened. "Connie, I can't...we can't..."
"Why not?"
There's no such thing as fate
Only yourself to blame you never walked away
"You're a child."
"I'm an adult."
"By law. Age does not equal maturity." She smirked. "Just look at Amethyst."
"Don't joke about this!"
Child, don't follow me home
You're just too perfect for my hands to hold
If you choose to stay, you'll throw it all away
And I just want to take your innocence
"This isn't funny!" Connie's gaze was fierce, filled with affection and slight desperation. "I like you Pearl, and I'm not going to stop."
Pearl looked away. "Connie, you don't even know me."
Connie's brow furrowed. "What do you mean? I've known you for years."
"No, you haven't. You've never truly known me. My life, my heart, my mind. You haven't known any of it." Her movements sped up. She took complete control of their dance, leading Connie in a complex and sensual tango. "You don't know anything."
Child, don't follow me home
You're just too perfect for my hands to hold
If you choose to stay, you'll throw it all away
And I just want to take your innocence
And I just want to take your innocence
And I just want to take
They stood there as the song ended. Their breathing was heavy, and their grips on each other were nearly tight enough to bruise. Their gazes were locked and intense. Pearl felt herself surrendering to the sirens call of Connie's lips.
There was a deafening applause around them.
Pearl jerked her head back, looking around at the crowd of people clapping for them. She looked back at Connie, chest heaving and gaze dark with desire. Pearl's hands itched to run over her nubile form. To grab and caress and take. To thread her fingers through Connie's beautiful, perfect hair and pull until her neck was exposed for Pearl's teeth and tongue. In that moment she longed for nothing more.
She had to get out of there. She had to leave before she ravished Connie right there on the dancefloor. She wasn't even half a block away from the door before there was a hand wrapping around her wrist.
"Pearl, wait!"
Pearl stopped, her back still to Connie. "Leave me alone, Connie."
Her grip tightened. "No! I know you felt what I did back there." She placed her second hand on Pearl's back. "I know you want me, too."
Pearl clenched her fists. "I can't."
"Why not? Because of Steven? He and I are just friends and he knows that. He likes Peedee anyway. Amethyst can't judge you, she just left with someone tonight! And Garnet...I'm sure she'd understand." Connie wrapped her arms around Pearl's torso and pressed against her back. "The only one stopping you, is you."
Pearl whirled around grabbed Connie's arm. She only took a moment to look into her eyes before slamming their lips together. She poured every ounce of her repressed passion and desire into the kiss. She plunged her tongue into Connie's mouth, forsaking all technique for sensation. She just wanted to take this moment to feel Connie.
She walked forward until her student's back was against the brick wall of the building they were in front of. She ran her hands up Connie's arms to her shoulders, then ran them down her body. She traced the outline of the teenager's full breasts, swallowing the moan that her touch caused. One hand continued its journey southward while the other sank into Connie's hair. It's was just as soft as she had imagined. She yanked sharply, giving Connie's bottom lip and gentle bite as it detached from her own. The bite she gave to the teenager's neck wasn't quite as gentle. The Gem lapped and sucked, huffing out heavy breaths against Connie's neck. She groped at a smooth, dark thigh and brought it parallel to her hip. Pearl felt her hips roll involuntarily.
"Pearl!"
The Gem froze.
Pearl backed away frantically. Connie was slumped against the wall. Her lipstick was smudged and her hair was mussed. Her legs were trembling and at some point one of her shoes had fallen off. Her breath was rough and heavy, and her eyes were pleading for Pearl to continue.
She looked thoroughly fucked and Pearl had barely even started on her. Pearl couldn't help but imagine what she would look like if the Gem decided to take her time. Tied up with full breasts rising and falling, pretty skin marked, lips swollen, perhaps a pretty collar. It would be completely beautiful.
"Pearl?"
It would be completed wrong.
Pearl held her fists against her stomach. Frustrated tears pricked at her eyes. "I'm so sorry, Connie. I jus- I can't!"
Frustration burned in Connie's own eyes. "Pearl, you don't have to protect me! I know what I'm doing!"
"No you don't! Connie, I am not pure or good like you. The things I've imagined doing to you..." Pearl closed her eyes, a fierce shudder of arousal sweeping through her. "Connie, I will ruin you. I will steal your very life. The years will pass and you will look up one day and realize that you've wasted your time on a deviant servant Gem."
Connie had no idea what to say. "Pearl..."
Pearl backed away further. "You deserve better than me. You deserve someone who will give you the world. Someone who doesn't want to hoard your love selfishly. Someone who doesn't get jealous when another person looks at you the wrong way. Someone who doesn't assault you in some filthy alley!" Pearl wiped the tears falling from her eyes. "Don't follow me, Connie. Stay away for your own good."
With one last tortured look Pearl lept into the sky, feeling as though she had left her heart on the ground.