Steven Universe Of The Creek

Chapter 8 Pink Night From The Other Side

Night time fell over the neighborhood with the creek itself devoid of people. All the children went home for the day, not a single one was sticking around during bedtime. Back at Craig's place, it took a while for his family and Steven to sort things out after what happened at the restaurant. Steven offered Craig's parents to take his phone away for tonight and tomorrow for his punishment. After the family meeting came to an end, Steven and Craig made their way outside to settle the agreement they made hours earlier.

When they returned to the creek, Craig took Steven on a much longer hike. He didn't have second thoughts knowing how his first choice won't have anyone spying on him, but he couldn't take the risk. At the same time, Steven was expecting a much more private spot. Even during the night, the moon from the sky brightens the creek, giving the grown teen more insight of his surroundings.

"Is any place here more private?" Steven asked.

"Not really." Craig answered.

"How far away are we going?"

"To the other side of the creek."

When they came across the overpass, there were inflatable boats for anyone who wanted to go to the other side of the creek. As Craig pushed one in the river, Steven became confused. "Wait, we're gonna need a boat to get there?"

"There are other alternatives, but this is the fastest." Craig stepped in the boat. "Besides, do you really want your shoes to get wet?"

"Of course not." Steven replied as he also stepped in the boat. "But this feels really unusual."

As Craig used the paddles to move the boat, they went under the overpass. "If you knew about the creek, you would know this doesn't feel unusual."

"But you said yesterday that you didn't mind me not coming here."

"It's not like I wanted you to be here from the beginning. It's what you have that's bothering me."

As they went out of the overpass, Steven turned his head around. He did go on a boat with his father in the past, but for a small scale on a river, he thought that families only do these activities with their children, not the children themselves.

Upon arriving at their destination, the two got off the boat as they witnessed the gate to the other side. "Are we allowed here?" Steven placed his hands in his pocket.

"Yes, but like before, it's off limits for people like us." Craig walked up to the gate. Upon pushing both ends of the gate, Craig and Steven head inside the other side of the creek. Steven is in disbelief of what he's witnessing, as if he expected any of this in his past.

Craig closed the gate behind him, even if there's no way to lock it, he'll be as sure as possible to keep this between him and the teen. As he walked up to Steven, he noticed he was distracted by the tree fronts, especially the one in the middle.

"Steven." He spoke to the teen's attention. "We're here, and no one's around."

Steven took a deep breath, he hoped it would last longer but he knew he had to keep his end of the deal after the family meeting. "I know, but there's one thing I need to point out." He took out his phone. "I brought my phone along because everything you see isn't a lie."

"Is it about your family?"

"Definitely." As he turned on his phone, he scrolled to his image of his family. "I want you to know that I didn't show anyone any information about my family, especially pictures." He showed Craig a picture of himself, his father Greg, and three of his mothers.

When Craig took a closer look at the picture, the three mothers confused him. "So...who's your real mother?"

"These are my mothers...but also my guardians at the same time." Steven answered.