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I’m finally found...

((I figured I’d try my hand at writing, so here’s the first chapter of a steven universe fic))

[Chapter Two] [Chapter Three] [Chapter Four]

She stands there, quietly waiting with her hands clasped together. Vines long dead, snaked around and up her legs, trapping her in place. Her eyes were half closed, staring idly at the warp pad in the short distance from where she is. No sign of life around her. Many of the plants now dead from the lack of care. Even since Pink Diamond had left her in their little waiting game, nothing had been tended to.

Spinel’s gaze fell, eyes now staring at the cracked ground beneath her. Was she doing this right? Surely Pink meant to come back… right? Or was she doing this wrong? Should she go looking for her? Would that be against the rules of the game? Her lips became a thin line, shaking her head, dismissing the thought. No, Pink wouldn’t do that, not to her best friend.

… Right?

Almost like it read her doubts, the warp activated and her eyes shot up to watch who came through. Had Pink come back? Did she win the game? She didn’t move, just like what she was told. Oh how she longed for this moment. A smile crossed Spinel’s face, a glimmer of hope in her eyes as the light from the warp faded away. Only, instead of seeing the familiar form of Pink Diamond. It was someone, something entirely different. The being looked around, finally spotting her in the distance. Then, unexpectedly, this being jumped in the air, towards the gem.

“Hey, are you Spinel?” they spoke up, the being landing gracefully before her. Spinel gasped, backing away, but as she went to move her legs, the vines held on and caused her to fall backwards onto the ground. Almost defensively, she brought up an arm, who was this? What are they? How do they know her?

“Wh-who are you? Where is… Where is Pink?” She managed to get out, her voice a tad foreign as she hadn’t needed to speak in such a long time, not since Pink had left her to their game.

“Oh, I’m Steven, Steven Universe! I’m so sorry it took so long to get here, I wasn’t sure where this garden was and had to look around just to figure that out.” He reached out a hand, offering to help the gem up. “Pearl told me about you, or at least what little there was known about you.”

“Little known… about me? I don’t understand,” she was hesitant, but eventually reached up a hand to take his. Letting the other being help her stand and help her keep her balance, she hadn’t moved her legs in so long, the vines were pretty much the one thing holding her up.

“Sorry, this must be weird, and confusing. Pink Diamond was my mom,” He shifted, his hand reaching down to pull up the bottom of his shirt, revealing a familiar gem embedded into his stomach. Spinel took a step back, she knew that gem. She would know that gem from anywhere. What was this? What’s going on?

“I… I still don’t understand, why do you have her gem? Where did she go? What’s going on?” She stared wide eyed at the gem on this ‘Steven’. She could feel the tears beginning to form. When Steven took notice, he moved closer, but she flinched back and as a reaction, formed a massive fist and punched him away hard enough that it sent him flying back into one of the pillars that were still standing. “St-STAY AWAY!” she yelled, though she gasped when she realized what she had done.

Steven groaned, standing in the rumble and brushing himself off before looking at Spinel. There was a clear look of worry on his face. Why did he look so worried? Shouldn’t he be mad that she punched him? The human steadies himself before he starts walking back over to her. He must have seen just how scared she looked.

“Spinel, it’s okay, you didn’t hurt me, I’m fine.” He held out a hand, which she backed away from. “Please, I just want to help,” he spoke more softly this time. “It has to be pretty lonely here in this garden.” He gives a soft smile, still holding his hand out to the frightened gem. “I can explain everything, I swear, but I want to take you away from here first before I do that.”

Spinel was shaking, her eyes frantically staring at this being as he spoke to her. She wasn’t really supposed to leave the garden, not when the game was still going. This ‘Steven’ seemed very adamant on getting her to leave. Maybe something bad happened to Pink, he did have her gem in his belly.

“Can’t… Can’t we just talk here? Pink and I were playing a game and I can’t stop playing it. What if she comes back?” She gives a half smile, maybe this being could be reasoned into staying.

“She won’t be coming back for you.” He sounded sad, a frown on his face.

“Why not? Why would you say something like that?” She started to shake, what was he saying? Why would he say something so… so mean. “Because she doesn’t exist anymore.” Steven stated, his expression a mixture of worry and determination.

“What?” Spinel felt a sudden pain in her chest. She brings her hands up to clutch at her gem. Her eyes shifted from staring at Steven to staring at the ground. Was that why he has her gem? But that doesn’t make any sense, how did he have her gem, it didn’t look cracked or shattered. “I don’t… I…” she fell to her knees, they suddenly felt very weak. Steven took a step forward, but he kept his distance, hesitant to approach.

“Spinel? I’m sorry, I know this is a lot to take in, but my mom, Pink. She gave up her physical form to have me. She’s gone, I’m what’s left of her now.” He took another step forward, before his body was met with another fist. Sending him flying into another pillar that shattered from the impact.

“NO!” The gem cried out, her body shaking. What was this feeling? Was this anger? Why was she angry? She shouldn’t be angry, best friends shouldn’t be angry, but she just felt… so damn angry. Her hands were clenched into fists, she looked angry and pained. Her chest was hurting a lot now, but she bit through her pain. “I DON’T… I don’t believe you…” she quieted herself, tears starting to run down her cheeks. “I refuse to believe Pink would just… l-leave her best friend here…” She was breathing harder now, the more she talked, the more believable the thought was that she was just left here, abandoned by the one person she thought was her friend. “Th-that she would j-just… leave me here.” She let out a choked laugh, “Why does… why does this hurt so much?” she reached a hand to her chest, “What’s going on?” She let out a sob, moving to wipe away the tears only to have them continue flowing.

“Spinel…” Steven stood up again, coughing through the dust and climbing out of the rubble again. He watched as the gem was clutching at her gem. “SPINEL!” He rushed over, dropping down next to her. He was met with a weak push to his chest as Spinel attempted to push him away, but her arms did listen to her very well, and simply rested against him instead.

"Go away," she choked out through sobs, her hand balling into a fist on his chest as he drew closer. She felt arms wrap around her, causing her to flinch. "W-Why would she l-leave me? Was I-I not good e-enough for her?" She was breathing pretty hard, a hand constantly trying to wipe away the tears while the other moved from Steven's chest to her own, clutching the gem placed there.

"I'm sorry, I don't know why mom did what she did, I'm sorry I dont have the answers you need." Steven gives her a gentle squeeze as the gem in his arms deflated a bit. Spinel leaned in against the human as he welcomed her into his embrace. She stayed there for a good while. At one point, Steven wasn’t sure she was even awake anymore, but remembered that gems don’t really need to sleep.

“Wh-why do you have it?” He blinks, looking to the gem, who was now poking at his stomach area, specifically where his gem is located. “Why do you… why do you have Pink’s gem?” she sniffled, rubbing her eyes a bit. It seems like the tears had at least stopped, but it still looked like there were some stragglers.

Steven stayed quiet for a moment, thinking about how to tell Spinel. Then he looked at the gem, who happened to be looking at him with wide, sad eyes. He cracked a small smile, then shifted to stand, pulling himself from the gem. His hand wanders to pull up his shirt again, showing her his gem.

“I inherited her gem when I was born. This is all that’s left of her now.” He paused for a moment, then gave a half smile to Spinel. “Well, this and all the bridges she left unburned.” He looked a bit frustrated, his hand gripping at his shirt as he brought it down to cover his stomach. “Pearl told me about you though!” He smiled at her, “She said you use to be mom’s playmate… or something like that, a best friend?” He thought for a moment. It took Spinel a moment, her eyes staring at the human before her. Her hands gripped all the more tighter around her gem.

“Pink and I were best friends, we would spend hours here in the garden.” she started, her voice shaky at first. “We would have so much fun, just the two of us…” there was a smile on her face, but no sooner was it replaced with a frown. “Or so I thought…” then the tears started up again, but she made no move to wipe them away. Steven stood there, watching the gem cry. He was silent again, unsure of how to proceed.

“Someday, somewhere, somehow…” he started, softly and slow, almost like a song. He held out a hand, reaching down to place it on Spinel’s hands, hoping she would stop clutching at her gem in fear that she might make herself poof. “You’ll love again, you just need to find… someone.” He gives her a soft smile, their eyes meeting as he helps her stand up, steadying her as she tried to regain herself. She kept a hand held to her chest once she was steady, gripping onto his hand as Steven began leading her towards the warp pad.

“Someday, somewhere… somehow…” Spinel chimes in, quietly joining along as she watches Steven cautiously. “I’ll love again… I just need to find… someone,” she wipes her eyes as best she could, not letting go of Steven’s hand. “Someone… who treats me better, someone who wants me around.” Steven smiles softly at her, stepping up and onto the warp.

“Someday, somewhere, somehow, you’re gonna feel found.” He smiles wider, helping her up onto the warp pad. Once she was steady, he warps the two of them away from the garden and back to earth.

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058/366 - Allura this is incredible

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055/366 - Can I talk to you?

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052/366 - Onward

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051/366 - Maybe my type

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050/366 - Garrison Tour

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056/366 - Telling the truth

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049/366 - Fangirl!

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054/366 - Maybe a rebound

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053/366 - too high

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I’m finally found: Chapter Two

[Chapter One] [Chapter Three] [Chapter Four]

It was strange, as she sat there with a cup in her hands, the contents inside steaming. She was told it was called hot chocolate, it tastes good, as this was her fourth cup of it so far. Steven, Amethyst, and Spinel were sitting on the couch in the living room. All three watching as Pearl was frantically fussing over how much of a mess Amethyst left the kitchen after trying to make some food. Turns out she's not a very good cook, however it was pretty fun to see her attempt, cooking human food looked like fun.

"Amethyst, I can't believe you still managed to set the kitchen on fire! What if someone got hurt?" Pearl was currently trying to scrub a burn mark off the counter.

"Come on, P, no one got hurt, and it wasn't that bad." Amethyst had gotten up from the couch, moving over to the kitchen to help the other gem. While they were occupied, Steven nudges Spinel and motions for them to go outside. The two sneak out, leaving Pearl and Amethyst to their ordeal.

Steven takes her down to the beach, he picks up a shell in the sand and throws it into the water.

"Pi-... uh, Steven?" She was getting a little better at it, remembering that the human was not Pink Diamond, even if he has her gem.

"I figured we could do something better than hear Pearl fuss over Amethyst." He chuckles, turning to look at the gem.

"Oh, yeah," Spinel gives a nervous laugh. She shifted a bit, looking down at the sand, kicking it a little.

"I know you haven't been here on earth for long, but how are you holding up?" Steven gives a small smile, he made himself comfortable, kicking off his sandals and digging his feet into the sand. He pats the spot next to him, letting Spinel know that she could join him if she wanted.

She hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to do. He asked her a question, but wasn't sure if she was supposed to answer or not. He's not a diamond, but he has the gem of one. Would she be punished for not answering if she didn't want to? She was made to be a best friend, but it feels like she's failing at that now. Just like with Pink, does that mean he'll leave her too if she doesn't live up to his standards? Subconsciously, her hands moved up to grip her gem, a nervous habit since first leaving the garden. Though the pain that crept in confused her, why was she in pain? Panic had crept into her mind.

"Spinel?" She flinched, being pulled from her thoughts and staring wide eyed at Steven, who had turned to look at her with a concerned expression. "Are you okay?" Steven was about to get up when Spinel held up a hand, giving him the peace sign as well. She had a half smile on her face.

"Sorry, my di-...uh… Steven… I was just… I suppose I’m still not sure how to act around you.” She looks at the sand, digging a foot into it a bit.

“Spinel,” Steven got up and walked over to the gem, she was a bit smaller than he was, and it showed just how intimidating she found him when he stood over her slightly and she had a glint of fear flash across her eyes. “It’s okay, I’m not a diamond, I’m just Steven.” he rubs the back of his neck, giving a soft smile.

Then he went in for a hug, which caught Spinel off guard a bit as she flinched at the touch, but realized that he wasn’t going to hurt her. She deflated a bit, her arms dropping a little as she wrapped her arms around the human. That’s right, he wasn’t them, that was one of the first things she was told. That Steven wasn’t a diamond, or a rose quartz, he was just… Steven.

“Yeah, that’s right,” she spoke softly, her face nuzzling into his chest, making her sound muffled. “I’m sorry.” She felt the arms give a quick squeeze before they were no longer hugging her.

“Hey, it’s okay,” Steven gave her a reassuring smile, then looked around, smiling more when he spotted a familiar shop sitting at the edge of the beach front. “How about we go get some donuts! I know I could use a pick-me-up!” He moved, motioning for Spinel to follow. For a split second, when Steven moved away from her, a hint of fear crept into her mind, like he was leaving her behind, but it dissipated immediately when he motioned back to her to follow.

She gave a half smile, mentally thankful that he didn’t toss her aside, and at least tolerated her enough to let her follow. Spinel jogged up to walk next to him, instinctively taking a hold of his hand. When he didn’t pull away, she smiled a bit more.

They made their way towards The Big Donut, the door ringing as they walk in. Steven heads over to the counter, greeting another human. Spinel, hiding behind him, peaked around his side to watch the exchange between the two. She heard a name, Dewey? Humans have strange names. This other human looked much different than Steven and- Oh! She was being waved at. The gem, hiding behind Steven a bit more, sheepishly waved back at this ‘Dewey’ human, who was smiling at her. So Spinel gave a small smile back. They didn’t spend too much time in there, Steven got something he called ‘the usual’, whatever that meant, and left the building.

“Humans all look so different from each other.” Spinel had wandered off in front of Steven a bit, now munching on one of those donuts. “And this tastes sweet, like that hot chocolate stuff you showed me.” She looked back at Steven, he was smiling at her. She looked more excited than she was earlier. He should take her out more, as long as it helps right?

“Yeah,” He chuckled, this was a refreshing thing to see of Spinel, it was… nice. He walked up so that they were walking side by side now, offering her another donut. She looked at it with a bit of excitement, then look at him a quizzical expression, pointing to herself. When he nodded, she smiled wide and held out her hand, letting him set it down before she examined it. There was a hole in the center of this one, where the first one she ate was solid with some kind of sweet filling inside. This one also had some sort of coating on it, glaze she thought is what Steven said just now. She was more enamored with the fact that it had a hole in its center, confused by the choice.

“Why does this one have a hole in the center?” She asked, not really thinking about the question. There was a soft gasp as she stopped walking and stared at it, that smile she had seconds ago has somewhat faded. Steven stopped as well, looking at the other with a confused look.

“Spinel? What’s wrong?” Steven looked concerned, because the gem before him was now frowning.

“Is it… defective? Is that why it has a hole? It wasn’t… it wasn’t good enough to make whole?” She was holding the donut carefully in her hands. Steven blinked, walking closer to her, giving a soft relieved sigh and smiling reassuringly at her.

“No, it’s not a defect, this is how it was made, on purpose. It’s supposed to look like that.” He wraps an arm around her, “Even if it was defective, it would still taste just as good.” His smile widens more at her, “You could say it has more character in it!” Spinel blinked, there was a look of internal debate as she looked from Steven back to the donut in her hands. Then she slowly raised it up to her mouth and took a bite. Then tears started rolling down her face, which made Steven panic a bit as he moved to kneel in front of her. “Spinel?” She looked at him, chewing slowly as she tried to blink the tears away, but ended up having to wipe them away instead.

“It tastes so good still.” She spoke, even though her mouth was full. Steven gave another sigh in relief, then smiled softly at the gem. He just let Spinel get the tears out, standing next to her and rubbing her back. Once she was done eating the donut, she wiped her eyes a bit, sniffling loudly before Steven handed her a napkin to blow her nose in.

“How are you feeling now?” He was handed the napkin back, putting it into the paper bag that held the donuts and tossing it into the nearest trash can.

“M-much better… thank you,” Spinel spoke softly, twiddling her figures a bit in a sheepish manner.

“Good!” He smiled, before turning his head towards the sound of someone calling out his name. That made Spinel jump and hide behind Steven before he called back out to the others and moving to walk over to them. It took the gem a moment to realize she could just follow him before actually doing so, at which she once again took a hold of his hand.

There was a group of five humans hanging around this… Well, Steven called it a van last time Spinel had seen it. She recognized one of the humans too, his name was Greg, and Steven called him a ‘dad’. He was okay, was pretty nice to her when they first met. When they got closer, Greg noticed Spinel hiding somewhat behind Steven and gave a wave to her as the two approach the group.

“Hey dad, you guys practicing out here today?” He waved to the rest of the group. Spinel hadn’t met these humans yet, so she stayed quiet.

“Yeah, figured it was a nice enough day to, we all decided to hang out here and practice for a bit!” A short blonde haired human spoke up, they gave a nervous chuckle. “You come to hang out with us?” That’s when they noticed the pink bundle hiding behind Steven, “Oh hey! Who’s your new friend?” They wave to the little gem, who waved back.

“Oh, this is Spinel! I’m showing her around a bit more. She’s new to earth and hasn’t been out very much yet!” He shifted, moving so that everyone could see Spinel. “Spinel, this is Sadie! That’s Buck, Sour Cream, and Jenny. They’re all in a band together! They are amazing!” All of them, as they are introduced, wave to Spinel, who waved back again in response. “You’ve already met dad!” Spinel nodded at that, and gave Greg a small smile, who gave a thumbs up in response. She blinked at that, mimicking the gesture. 

They spoke for a few moments, eventually Spinel went to sit in the sand next to Greg’s chair. She watched everyone intently, what were those weird tools in their hands. She’s never seen anything like them before. Spinel curled up a bit, Steven joining in with Sadie and her group as they played together for a bit. After they were finished, Spinel was staring at them in awe.

“What are those things? How are they making that sound? Can I play one?” Spinel had stood up and walked up to Buck, stars in her eyes as she bombarded him with questions. Steven and Sadie looked at each other and then to Spinel, both smiling though Steven looks more ecstatic than anything.

“Spinel, we could teach you how to play the guitar if you want, Dad’s a really good teacher.” He spoke up, walking over to the gem, who was now bouncing up and down.

“Really?” she looked between Steven and Greg.

“Oh yeah. You could say I can-show you how to play the ban-jo,” and he snapped finger guns at the two of them. Steven appreciated the joke, but it went over Spinel’s head, as she becomes more confused than anything.

“What’s a bahn-joh?” Spinel blinked, looking between the two as they started to laugh a bit. She blinked again, what was so funny? She just wanted to how what and how to play this bahn-joh.

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I’m finally found: Chapter Three

[Chapter One] [Chapter Two] [Chapter Four]

She dug her feet into the sand, the sound of waves crashing in the distance as the breeze came in from the sea. Her eyes were half open, and she stared into what seemed like an endless horizon. Spinel had curled up, hugging her knees to her chest. She looked a bit frazzled, and it looked like she hadn’t actually taken proper care of herself in days. Spinel didn't want to see anyone, and was making a point to avoid everyone. The gem had managed to find an area on the beach where she was able to hide among the rocks. Large chunks of the temple that managed to place themselves just right to keep her out of immediate view. She uncurled herself and reached for an instrument that had been sitting in the sand beside her and began idly plucking at a banjo that rested in her arms. Ever since Greg and Steven offered to teach her, she hadn't set the instrument down. She wasn't nearly as good as either of them, but she was certainly enjoying the distraction. At least until it left her in moods such as this.

She let out a sigh, her eyes shifted slightly from the banjo to the water and back. From idly plucking at the strings, her hands had moved to her gem, gripping it slightly. Even when she was around people, she was still feeling alone. Spinel didn’t know what had happened or what was going on. She had been left out of all this.

“Hey,” Spinel let out a startled yell, she jumped up and had the banjo in a ready position to hit whoever had approached. When she saw it was Amethyst, she lowered the instrument and started to chuckle a bit.

“Ho boy! You sure did give me a scare!” Spinel wiped a hand over her face, chuckling a bit more before it faded. Amethyst was giving her a half smile by the time she had finished and was leaning against one of the boulders, arms folded.

“Sorry,” The gem responded back, watching as Spinel had gone back to sitting in the sand, banjo in hand. “I just… wanted to come check up on you. Everyone is worried and the vibe in the house right now is… yeesh.” Amethyst made a cringed expression. “Mind if I join you?” She pointed to an empty spot beside Spinel.

“I… I guess you can.” Spinel looked at the spot next to her before she laid the banjo down on the other side of her and curled up again. Her face was half buried in her knees. It took a moment of hesitation before Amethyst sat down, she let out an exaggerated sigh.

“Oh man, You should have seen them when you ran out of there!” Amethyst smiled wide, “Pearl looked like she was going to poof from shock alone!” She laughed, almost hard enough that she had to wipe away some tears that had formed.

“Is that all you came out here for? To make me feel worse?” Spinel had shifted again, her hands now gripping her gem as she went to staring at the sand. Amethyst had stopped laughing and watched as Spinel went silent. Spinel didn’t mean to blow up like she did, but Amethyst managed to strike a chord just now.

“What? No, of course not!” Amethyst rubbed her neck, “Everyone is super worried about you, I mean, Garnet had to straight up hold onto Pearl just to stop her from coming after you!” Amethyst looked a mixture of annoyed and worried. “Steven wanted to come find you,” She rubbed her neck some more, “But I figured he might come off a little… overbearing?” Amethyst wasn’t sure if that was the right word to use. She must have struck another chord with Spinel, as the little gem had begun to cry a little.

“I didn’t m-mean to yell a-at her, I just…” Spinel wiped away some of the tears, but it did nothing to stop the flow. “I-I don’t understand m-much of this, I-I know sh-she’s t-trying to help, b-but… I d-don’t know wh-what I’m supposed t-to do. “ she was finding it a bit harder to breathe, and her hands had started gripping her gem tighter. That pained feeling she felt back in the garden had started creeping back. Amethyst watched her break down, she shifted a bit closer and placed her hands on Spinel’s hands. Spinel flinched, and immediately looked at the other as her hands were given a small squeeze.

“It’s okay to be angry,” Amethyst gave her a soft smile. Her hands didn’t move from where they were placed. “Pearl and I used to fight all the time, especially after Rose had left us.” She pulled her hands away, which made Spinel gasp a little through the sniffling she was doing. Spinel instinctively reached out to grasp Amethyst’s hand. Then let go and pulled it back up to her chest. She shifted away from Amethyst and curled up on herself again. Amethyst blinked, surprised at the gesture, but smiled a bit more. Maybe she was getting through to her? “It’s okay to feel sad too, I get that way sometimes.” She let out a chuckle. “I have the tendency to act like it doesn’t bother me, but it does.” Spinel blinked, turning her head to look at Amethyst, then she looked to the water, then the sand. She looked like she was searching for something. “You know, I wasn’t there for most of it, the war I mean.” Amethyst kept her gaze on the water. “I came out of the ground way late, by the time Rose had found me, Pearl, Garnet, and her had already been through the war and on earth for some time.” Her smile had faded a bit. Spinel stared at Amethyst for a good few minutes. “So I kind of get how you feel.”

“Amethyst… I’m sorry…” she spoke softly, still having to wipe away tears. If she was being honest, hearing that made her feel a little better about her situation. At least she wasn’t the only one that was left out of something.

“Nah man, don’t be, honestly it sounds like it’s better this way, not knowing.” She waved her hand in a dismissive manner. Spinel stayed quiet for a good while. Eventually, she had uncurled herself and relaxed a bit.

“I guess… I spent such a long time in the garden… waiting for Pink to come back,” Spinel started, she had to pause for a moment, it seemed she was trying to find words. “I never expected anything like this,” she motioned to the surrounding area, though she was trying to signify the entire situation. “All these things that were once taboo, all these changes, everything that you guys had done,” she felt the tears coming again. “I don’t know how I feel right now,” Spinel gripped at her gem. “I feel angry… and sad… for what Pink did to me.” She gripped it tighter, Amethyst thought for a moment that Spinel might poof herself. Then her grip loosened, and her hands rested over the gem instead. “But I also feel… relieved?” She thought about it for a moment, then nodded. “I’m glad I was found,” Spinel had gone silent for a moment, she looked thoughtful. Then she heard Amethyst shifting next to her, standing up. She held out a hand to Spinel.

“We should head back,” Amethyst smiled at the other gem, “I can only imagine Pearl is having a worry fit over the amount of time we’ve spent out here.” She chuckled, knowing all too well just how overbearing Pearl can get. “Best to not keep everyone waiting.” Spinel hesitated before she reached out a hand to take Amethyst’s own hand. When Amethyst helped her up, she had to dust some of the sand off herself. Then she went to grab her banjo, swung it over her shoulder by the strap. Amethyst had motioned for her to follow, and the two made their way towards the house.

They had made it up the steps and to the door. Amethyst opened it, though she took note of Spinel’s hesitation as the gem had grown nervous about entering the home. What was Pearl going to do with her? She was surely going to be punished for lashing out.

“Hey, it’s okay,” Amethyst had placed a hand on Spinel’s shoulder, the gesture pulling her from her thoughts. She nodded, letting Amethyst lead her inside, where Steven, Garnet, and Pearl were sitting in the main room. They seemed to have been talking, as Pearl had immediately stood up and opened her mouth to say something. Though it had been cut off, when Spinel held up a hand.

“I wanted to apologize,” Spinel had spoken up, she gave a nervous smile, which had then turned to a frown. Then it had softened and she looked thoughtful. “I shouldn’t have yelled at you the way I did, I ju-” She was immediately interrupted by a sudden gesture. Pearl had wrapped her arms around the gem, and gave her a gentle squeeze.

“I should be the one apologizing to you,” Pearl gave another gentle squeeze. “I should have been more understanding of your feelings. It’s not your fault that things turned out the way they did,” Pearl had pulled away from Spinel a bit. “I’m sorry if I made you feel like you didn’t belong and I know you’re trying,” she gave Spinel a worried smile. Spinel wrapped her arms around Pearl and gave a good squeeze, hugging her tightly.

“Thank you… for giving me a chance.” Spinel unwrapped herself from Pearl, then took a step back. She looked a bit timid, her hands clasped behind her and her gaze averted to the floor. Pearl gave a soft smile to Spinel, then looked to the banjo strapped to her shoulder.

“Would you play something for us?” Pearl smiled. Spinel blinked and looked between everyone. Steven and Amethyst were both smiling at her, though Steven looked as though he had stars in his eyes. Garnet was leaning against the kitchen counter, she gave a thumbs up, but otherwise, said nothing.

“Oh, uh, I’m not… very good at it,” Spinel gave a nervous laugh and rubbed the back of her neck a bit. “I only just started learning a couple weeks ago.”

“That’s alright,” Pearl held her smile, she took Spinel by the hand and led her to the couch. “You could show us what you’ve been learning.”

Spinel hesitated for a moment, then looked a bit thoughtful. She took out the banjo and set it up, looking at Steven for confirmation. When he nodded, she plucked a couple of the strings, making sure that they were in tune. Then she started to play as everyone gathered around her and listened.

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I’m finally found: Chapter Four

[Chapter One] [Chapter Two] [Chapter Three]

It was almost too quiet in the house for the little gem. Steven, Pearl, and Amethyst had gone off to check up on someplace he was calling Little homeworld. Which left Garnet and Spinel alone for the time being, not that Spinel minded too much. She just wasn’t sure how to act around the fusion, as Garnet hardly ever spoke and when she did, it was typically to break up an argument between Amethyst and Pearl. So it left her with a half formed opinion on her. After they had bid the other three farewell, Garnet motioned for Spinel to follow her into the temple.

“Oh, um, a-are you sure you want me in there?” Spinel grew nervous, this was one of the places the crystal gems never took her, but Garnet was asking her to follow the taller gem inside. “I don’t want to break anything in there, heh, what with me being clumsy lately…’ She grabbed at her arm, she looked incredibly nervous.

“If I thought you would be a threat, I wouldn’t let you in,” Garnet spoke in a soft tone, a small smile on her face as she waits by the door. “Besides, we’re gonna need some peace and quiet in case they come back early.” She gave a thumbs up to Spinel, who returned it with a confused look.

“Oh, I… Why do we need to be in there for peace and quiet? Aren’t there other places that aren’t in there that would work instead?” Spinel had looked worried. Garnet, on the other hand, had walked over to her, placed a hand on the smaller gem’s shoulder and gave a smile.

“You’ll be fine, I promise,” she backed away, walking into the temple. Spinel blinked, for some reason, Garnet’s words had brought her some comfort. So she had walked in after the fusion, the door closing behind them.

There was a soft gasping sound that came from Spinel as she stopped in her tracks. Her eyes wide with awe as she gazed at the scene around her. It was vast, and open, much like if she had stood on the beach and stared out into the ocean. This room looked like it held no end, a sky that touches a floor that looked much like water, though there were no waves. Garnet stood not too far from Spinel, she waited for the other to take in the room they just entered. Then she proceeded to walk further in. Spinel caught sight of her movement and moved to catch up to the fusion. It had felt like they were walking for a long time before Garnet stopped at the edge of a raised platform. Spinel blinked, it didn’t look very tall, about a foot tall from what she could tell, and the sides looked like a waterfall, it made her think that they were standing on water. Garnet stepped onto the platform and sat down on one side of it. She waved a hand to the space across from her.

“Sit with me,” she spoke up, a soft smile on her face as she waited for Spinel. The smaller gem stepped up and sat herself down across from Garnet. She adjusted herself sit sit cross legged, her hands laid in her lap, fingers fidgeting as she stares and the reflective flooring beneath them.

“This is… it’s very pretty here,” Spinel spoke quietly, almost mumbling through her words.

“I come here when I need to think,” She started, her expression unreadable. Spinel blinked at her, it was hard to tell what the fusion was thinking half the time. “Or need to be alone.” Spinel blinked, then looked confused.

“But you’re never alone though.” She looked to the fusion. Garnet let out a soft chuckle.

“You’re right, I’m never alone, I will always have two minds, but I don’t think of myself as two separate people.” She smiled at the smaller gem. “When we fuse, our minds become one, in synced with each other. We may be able to speak and think separately when fused, but we don’t feel like we are apart from each other.” She lifted up a hand, lowering the glasses and giving Spinel a wink, before placing the shades back up in their original position.

“But… what happens when you’re not in sync with each other?” Spinel frowned, her hands lifting up to her chest, though she kept her gaze on the fusion.

“If the emotions between us is strong enough, we unfuse…” Garnet frowned a bit, adjusting her glasses when she didn’t need to. Spinel blinked and frowned, her hands had reached up to grip her gem. Garnet leaned over and placed a hand over Spinel’s hands. “There’s no need to feel sad, it happens to all of us.” She smiles at the smaller gem, who had blinked back, her hands loosen their grip on her gem.

“I… I’m not sure how to feel about myself…” Spinel started softly. Her gaze planted on the ground, focused on the reflection of the false clouds that float above them. “On the one hand, I feel sad… and angry… and I feel… betrayed? Abandoned?” She let out a faint chuckle, her hands tightened around her gem. “I feel lost… and unsure of what to do and…” Spinel’s breathing began to waver. “I’m… I’m angry a lot… and scared and I don’t… I don’t understand how you guys tolerate me when e-even a diamond couldn’t…” Tears ran down her face, her hands tightened around her gem even more, a familiar pain starting to take hold. Spinel had curled up a bit, a pained look on her face as she attempted to wipe the tears from her face. “I-I think Pearl w-wants me g-gone… A-Amethyst seems nice b-but, I-I feel like she tolerates me t-to be nice… and… S-Steven…” Spinel gives a choked laugh, “P-Pretty sure h-he is o-only d-doing this to be… t-to be nice too.” She curls up more, that pain in her chest growing the more she thinks about it. All the negativity that had been building inside. These thoughts that had been plaguing her for a while. Like a festering wound, her thoughts had been infecting her and hadn’t been able to voice them. It was when her form flickered, that she was pulled from her thoughts by an outside force.

“That’s not true,” Garnet had moved closer, a hand placed on Spinel’s hands, gripping them lightly. Her glasses had faded away to show her eyes, all three staring down at the small gem. A worried expression on her face. “Spinel, You may not realize it, but you have a lot more in common with most of us than you realize.”

“H-Huh?” Spinel blinks, she had flinched away from the touch, but didn’t move away from Garnet herself. “Wh-what do you mean?” She wiped her face, then looked at Garnet with confusion.

“You and Pearl and the only ones out of us who have even dealt with Pink Diamond personally. The two of you know what she was like, and though your experiences with her were different, she’s hurt the both of you in a similar way.” Garnet had smiled, even though her eyes looked sad. This was the first time since interacting the the fusion that Spinel had ever seen her show so much emotion. Was she always like this?

“In a… similar way?” Spinel blinked, as she opened her mouth to ask more about it. Garnet held up a hand.

“It’s not my place to talk about it,” she gave a soft smile. “You will have to ask Pearl more about it, as I cannot speak for her. However, I will say that the experience affected most of us as well, but we each had our ways of dealing with it.” She raised a hand to her face, pushing up the shades that suddenly appeared on her face.

“I don’t know if she’d willingly talk to me now…” Spinel had curled up again, her face somewhat buried in her knees. “I feel like I messed up pretty bad with her…” She felt the tears start to form. She bit her bottom lip just to fight them back.

“Pearl will calm down, once the storm has passed, the two of you can talk. She may be disgruntled about it, but she will listen.” Garnet shifted a bit, placing her hands in her lap. For the time being, if you would like some help… I may be able to help you with your emotions.” Spinel perked up a little at that.

“Wha? How?” She shifted a little bit of childish curiosity showing as she shifted herself into a better sitting position. The fusion give a soft chuckle.

“Sit as I sit,” she started, her voice was calm. Spinel shifted into the same, or at the very least, a similar sitting position, legs crossed, hands in her lap. “Then takes a deep breath… in… and out,” she made gestures as she spoke, drawing in a deep breath and slowly exhaling. Spinel followed her actions. Then, much like the sound of a song, Garnet speaks again.

“Take a moment to think of just… flexibility, love, and trust.”

“Take a moment to think of just… flexibility, love, and trust.”

“Here comes a thought…”

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