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"Amethyst, don't eat those!" Pearl pulled the napkins away before Amethyst could stuff them in her mouth.

"C'mon P, they taste great with hot sauce!"

"I'm tired of not having napkins when we needs them!"

"It's not like you eat!"

"Greg does! And so do my human friends who like to come over to visit!"

Garnet just sighed at the two from the couch. She didn't feel like getting in between them today, and from how Greg was sitting next to her, he didn't either. Ever since moving in with the gems, Greg was found the respect he had for his son somehow manage to grow even bigger when he realized how long he'd been putting up with these situation.

"Hey now you two," Bismuth had thankfully been there, and stepped to the two before the argument got any louder, "No need to scream at each other."

The tall gem came up behind Pearl and wrapped her arms around her, chuckling at how Pearl's cheeks turned pale blue. Amethyst snickered, making no effort to hide it form Pearl. Pearl glared at her, embarrassment flaring in her cheeks.

"How about we compromise?" Bismuth offered, "Amethyst gets half the napkins, and the other half gets left alone?"

"...okay." Pear mumbled.

"Fine by me!" Amethyst snatched up half of the napkins and dosed them in hot sauce before eating them. Pearl rolled her eyes and scoffed.

"Awww, c'mon Pearl~" Bidmuth turned her girlfriend of two months around to face her, "Don't be like that."

"Bismuth-" Pearl tried to protest, but stopped when Bismuth planted a kiss on her forehead, making her whole face flush.

"It's not a big deal." Bismuth's insisted, absolutely loving how she affected Pearl.

"O-Okay-" Pearl tried and failed to hide her flushed cheeks behind her hands.

Ever since the two had gotten together, Garnet had been excited to see them together. She often gave either of the two a bit of relationship device, and acted much like a happy mother with her daughter's first girlfriend. The fusion currently had a huge grin on her face, planing the 609th version of the two's wedding in her head.

"So what's in the agenda for today?" Greg asked after everything had had a moment to calm down, "Any big things for Little Homeschool?"

"Connie's stopping by to explain what college is for our classes." Amethyst said through a mouthful of napkins.

"We thought that maybe we could see if gems are interested in human education as well as jobs." Garnet spoke, pushing her visor back up in her face.

"Sounds pretty cool. Let me know if-" Greg was interrupted by a loud honk from outside. Given as how the person honking didn't let up on the horn, everyone in the room quickly went outside to see what all the ruckus was about.

Once outside, they all stopped upon seeing a familiar Dondi parked right in front of the temple. The horn was silenced, and the driver's side door popped open, and despite being taller than when they last saw him, they recognized who it was instantly. Steven looked up at his family and smiled brightly.

"Hello!" He called up to them, "I think I'm lost!" There was a quick pink like, and Nora materialized next to him, following along with his game.

"Is this the residence of a Miss Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and Mr. Universe?"

That was when Greg and Pearl fainted.