Steven Universe Of The Creek

Chapter 6 Neighborhood Creekers

After Steven and Bernard left the restaurant, it took a while to get to the neighborhood on foot instead of a vehicle. More than several blocks wasn't as far compared to Beach City from Steven's experience, but he can tell from his last road trips in other towns, he saw a lot less than more.

"So during your time in Beach City, you had a ton of friends, even older than your age?" Bernard replied.

"Yeah." Steven answered. "Granted you wouldn't believe it at first but when I was a kid, I turned fourteen."

"Well...yeah, teenagers are mostly kids before they turn into adults. And we're still teens."

"True, only a matter of time until adulthood arrives."

"Are you prepared for that?"

The many times Steven went from place to place, his plans of becoming an adult are slowly, but surely processing. The only roadblock that's stopping him is what his adult life is compared to others, especially how different it's gonna be.

"At times I am, but...let's just say I didn't have the best of talents at school."

"Some people don't have special talents, I have to disagree with you on that."

"Really?"

"I may not gonna meet you again, but there's a talent in you that everyone including me could witness if it's ever out in the public eye."

"Yeah...similar to that." Steven makes an awkward grin, still keeping his secrets from everyone.

The two came across houses after passing another road. The houses that are close to Bernard's with only a couple that are rentable for people like Steven to move in. "When I come over to my friends houses, the neighborhood itself is peaceful at times." Upon allowing a citizen to walk past them, Bernard continued the subject. "Sometimes kids spend their time in the front yards but they usually go to the creek."

"Is that the same place your brother and his friends go to?"

"Yes, if you're curious, you can go to the creek before you leave."

"I still have little plans on that."

"Okay then." Bernard accepts Steven's decision. "I barely go there unlike my brother, who sees that creek as a one of a kind to him."

"Yeah, but I still can't believe what he and his friends did back at the restaurant."

"Don't worry about it too much. Tonight, he, my parents and I will have a private meeting which is before we go to our grandparents tomorrow."

Before Steven would consider learning about Bernard's grandparents, a kid came out of his house while walking down the driveway. Steven took notice of the kid while wearing a scout uniform with a neckerchief.

"I am so late!" Jason heading straight to the sidewalk while running past Steven and Bernard.

"Watch where you're going!" Bernard reacted.

"Sorry, it's an emergency!"

"Where is he going? Steven wondered.

"Incoming!" Vanessa called while riding her dog Cheese Sticks. In time, both Bernard and Steven moved out of the way, with Vanessa rushing at full speed.

"Was she just riding on a huge dog?"

"Yeah." Bernard signed. "And to fill you in, yes she's wearing a teddy bear as a hat."

The image of a young righteous girl riding on her pet instantly reminds him of how he rode on Lion, or similar to how Connie rides when she uses Lion. "Do these kids go to the creek?"