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She was late, and to make matters worse, she was late on her first day. Garnet hadn't complained to her mothers about not wanting to move. She kept it to herself along with the silent reassurance that everything would be alright. In reality, she felt like she had given up a lot. Old friends, the stardom that came along with being on the basketball team and classes that she had a natural ability to do well in.
Sure, this school had a basketball team. She could make new friends and even catch up in class, but the point was that she didn't really want to. She'd never express that, mostly because it just wasn't her style but also because both of her moms worked really hard to be able to afford their new house.
Her mom, Ruby, had put in countless hours patrolling the street as a cop until she was offered a position as 'Detective' two states over. Mother Sapphire was a work-from-home business woman who wanted nothing more than to see her wife happy, even if it meant towing their reluctant seventeen-year-old far from home.
Garnet sucked in a deep breath and looked down at her schedule. It was technically second period, but she had been asked to seek out her homeroom instructor for some sort of brief orientation. Apparently the history teacher was known as Miss. Quartz and she occupied room 204 for most of the day.
Because classes were still in session, the hallways seemed barren and empty. It was almost disturbing how quiet the school got. Garnet unintentionally made a mental note of the eerie silence before turning to see a ugly gray plaque that read '204' to the left of a closed door.
Garnet had half expected to see a class in session when she stuck her head in the door. However, she was only met by darkness. She began to reach for a light switch and thought of calling out Miss. Quartz name, but was interrupted by a low, throaty moan that erupted from behind the desk.
A cold chill shot down Garnet's spine. Her brain told her to turn right around and wait outside the door for her homeroom teacher to be finished with... well... whoever she was fucking. Her feet, however, had a different plan. They lead her to the far right corner of the room so that she could catch a glimpse at the commotion. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw a beautiful giant busying herself with a skinny stick of a girl.
Garnet contemplated how to handle this situation. She came to realize that interrupting may be the worst thing to do. It's best not to make enemies, she told herself. Instead, she slipped back out of the classroom and gently shut the door before loudly clashing her knuckles against the wood in a ferocious knock.
Inside the door, she heard the thud of a falling chair and a scurry that reminded her of two mice. Garnet folded her arms over her chest and waited patiently until the lights flickered on and the door was pulled open by the taller of the two women, the one Garnet presumed to be the teacher. Her hair had somehow perfectly fallen into place. Garnet was almost jealous. She wished her after sex hair looked that good, "Class doesn't start for another ten minutes. Is something wrong?"
"My name is Garnet, I'm new. I was told to come see you."
The woman blinked in surprise, "Oh! That's right! I didn't think you were coming until tomorrow."
"Forgive me." Garnet glanced over the woman's shoulder at the girl who had busied herself in paper work and stapling. Garnet hadn't been able to see it before, due to the dim lighting and the fact that the heavier woman had been on the girl, but the student was beautiful. She had pushed her strawberry blonde hair into place and buttoned her crisp white blouse.
It was almost as if they had never been doing it on the floor.
"That's quite alright!" Quartz assured her new student, "Unfortunately my class starts... well, in ten minutes. I'm not sure I could show you around properly in that amount of time... but maybe..." She looked over her shoulder at the young woman and smiled, "Pearl, would you show her around?"
"M-me?" Pearl looked bewildered by the question, "I have English next--"
"I'll write you a pass. Besides, haven't you already finished the novel that they'll be working on?"
Pearl's cheeks became a deep shade of magenta, something Garnet couldn't help but think was cute, "I suppose I could... if it would be helpful to you."
Quartz's beautiful brown eyes softened when they found Pearl's blush, "It would be very helpful."
The lanky girl nodded at her teacher before gathering her belongings and exiting the classroom, "Alright," She turned her attention to Garnet, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Garnet. Now, where is your first class?"
Garnet tried not to ask too many pointless questions, but one kept coming to her mind, "You and Miss. Quartz must be pretty close." This, of course, was less of a question and more of an obvious observation. Pearl reacted just how Garnet thought she would. She got flustered and seemed to flinch away from the topic.
"How come you're the only student in there during second period?" Garnet pressed.
"W-well, I'm a student aid." Pearl explained, "I only needed a few credits to graduate, so I had a free period. Because Miss. Quartz has always been my favorite teacher, I offered to help her out with paper work and such."
Garnet pursed her lips and nodded slowly, "She's hot."
"Beg your pardon?" Pearl came to an abrupt halt, "That's a very inappropriate comment."
"What?" Garnet smiled, "She is. I bet lots of students get crushes on her."
Pearl's eyebrows knitted together. Her brilliant blue eyes became dark and tired looking as they shot towards the ground, "Did you..."
"Yeah." Garnet shrugged her shoulders, "Don't worry. Your secret's safe with me."
Pearl didn't know what to say. She didn't know if she should thank the new student or if she should just start ignoring her completely. Maybe both.
"This is your third period." Pearl stopped in front of the science lab, "Chemistry."
"Thanks." Garnet leaned her back against the wall, "Does that mean we're ending the tour here?"
"I...think that's a good idea for now."
Garnet nodded understandingly, "Alright. I guess I'll see you around."
"Yes." Pearl agreed, "Uh, be seeing you." And then she was just gone, leaving Garnet to think about what she had just seen.
Maybe this new school would be interesting after all.