Once Peridot had picked out and put on the clothes she liked, You decided that she looked really well in your clothes. You smiled to her and decided to invite her somewhere.

"Hey, Peri. Would you like to go get some donuts with me?" You asked. You thought you two were starting to get really close, so maybe she would feel comfortable leaving the house? The clothes disguised her well enough, you thought. 

Peridot then looked at you in slight fear. "What if the Cryst- I mean.. Steven and his friends see me?" You tilted your head a bit at this, unknowing that the Crystal Gems were after Peridot in the first place. "What do you mean Peri? Why don't you want them to see you?" 

Peridot then made a quick reel-back, remembering you had no clue about the entire situation she was in. She quickly made up a reason why it would be a problem. "Uh.. Well.. you see Steven's...'friends'..." She air quoted with her fingers. "I don't exactly get along with them well.. because..."

You looked at her skeptically, waiting for an answer. She decided to spill at least a little bit of truth. She didn't have to tell all of it, no, but at least enough to make sense to you. "They are like me, and...We just are not on agreeable terms.. trust me." She looked nervous, not wanting to say any more than she had to.

You noticed how uncomfortable she seemed talking about them, and you understood correctly that she was telling you that Steven's friends were also aliens. "Well that explains a lot and why Steven is always busy." You mumbled under your breath, taking this all in. You then smiled at her and nodded. 

"Here, will this be better?" You grabbed your favorite beanie hat you had and a pair of big sunglasses, putting them on her. "There, they won't recognize you as easily if we run into them, and if you see them, we can get out of there. That sound good?" You asked. 

She fumbled with the glasses and beanie at first, and then nodded. You then smiled and grabbed a second hat of yours, taking her by the hand and dragging her out of the house excitedly. "You're going to love donuts, i promise." You laughed. She gave a small smile back at you. 

Once you made it to the Big Donut, you went up to the counter and said 'Hi' to Sadie. She greeted you in return, and then noticed your friend lagging behind you. "Who's this, (N)? A new friend of yours?" She wiggled her eyebrows at you and laughed a little. 

You nodded happily and gently pulled Peridot in front of you as she made a small 'eep!' as you spoke. "This is Peridot!" Sadie smiled weakly as she waved to her. "Hi there, Peridot. What kind of donut do you like?" 

"uhhh..." She marveled at all the different kinds she's never had, and seemed dumbstruck. She then looked up at you in question. You then answered the question she didn't ask. "How about i buy one of each and you can try them at home? sound good?" She then nodded at this and relaxed more. 

Once you had bought the donuts, you decided to grab some hot tea as well and went on your way. Once you had reached your home, you set the donuts on the table and opened the box. "you can pick first, okay Peri?" as you smiled down at her. Peridot then scanned all of the Donuts, and then decided the glazed donut looked the safest, and picked it up gingerly. She looked up at you as she held the donut awkwardly. You nodded to her in approval to go ahead and tried it. 

She bit into it graciously and then chewed it slowly. Her face went from confusion to delight and a small smile grazed her face as she looked up at you. "It's... Good..." She blushed slightly as she nibbled at her donut. 

You decided on grabbing the chocolate glazed donut and stuck it in your mouth before landing on the couch lazily. You then pulled the donut out of your mouth and chewed on what you had bit off. You then patted the seat next to you, inviting Peridot to sit next to you. She took another bite as she sat down and spoke quietly. "(N).. why are you so nice to me?" She asked. See seemed upset by something, as if she was holding something back. 

You looked at her, surprised by this gentle question and took the last bite of your donut before answering her. "Why wouldn't I be nice to you Peri?" She looked down, frown slightly prevalent in her face.

She then cleared her face better and looked up at you, smiling. "Thank you, (N)... I... Appreciate you." You then smiled back at her and gave her a gentle hug. She seemed to stiffen at this slightly, but relaxed into you soon after. "Of course, Peridot! you're my friend." You hugged a little tighter before she surprised you by giving you a small hug back with the hand that wasn't occupied by the donut.