Steven Universe Of The Creek

Chapter 13 The New Day Of Fruition

The sun rose above the creek after the rainstorm from last night. It stopped raining at about three thirty in the morning, while the clouds drifted away in short order. Despite the outdoors being wet with the dirt in the creek having turned to mud, kids are still gonna come over to hang out.

Craig woke up and immediately got himself out of bed. Even if he had more sleep than last time, he still needs to clean Steven's clothes, even if he's willing to come out right away. After he got out of his bedroom, he headed to the bathroom where Steven took off his clothes to put it in the dirty laundry basket. He heads downstairs to the washing machine in the kitchen where he put all of Steven's clothes in. After putting the detergent soap in, he closed the lid and turned on the machine.

In the living room, Steven slowly opened his eyes while yawning. Even resting under a roof, his body is still shaking from the events that happened last night. He was too concerned about thinking about his current problem rather than encountering two gems, who are probably still around in the neighborhood.

After Craig poured his cereal in his bowl, he entered the living room just to notice Steven waking up from the couch. "Steven?" He spoke to which Steven turned around.

"Good morning." He shyly smiled. "It stopped raining, are you thinking about going to the creek?"

"Well..." Craig headed back in the kitchen to the refrigerator while opening it. "Is there anything else you wanna do?"

"No, not even a bit." As Steven heads straight to the kitchen table, Craig just poured milk into his cereal while sitting with Steven face to face. "I see you just started the washing machine huh?"

"Usually my parents do the laundry and they taught me how but..." He took a bite from his cereal.

"You don't want to do it?" Steven guessed as Craig nodded. "I've been through that."

"Maybe cleaning the laundry just to clean the clothes even if it's important...wasn't as important as you." Craig continued to eat his breakfast while taking in the peace around him after the storm from last night, despite the noise from the washing machine.

"You know...you saying that I'm more important than laundry was the last thing I would expect to hear from a kid but...nothing's too crazy anymore." Steven commented.

"Well if you wanna go to the creek, I don't even know where to start to be honest." Craig replied. "I know I didn't mind that when we met for the first time, but I wasn't thinking about you. Just your gem."

Steven didn't forget that Craig's friends saw his gem last night and if he wanted to set things quickly, he needed to find Craig's friends even if he never got to know them unlike Craig. "When we go to the creek, do you want to know a little more about me and my life?"

"That's fine, there's a lot going on after seeing you glow pink. Especially those...gems."

"Aquamarine and Ruby? Trust me, even if they're my problems, they don't compare to anything else I've gone through."

After Craig finished eating his cereal, the washing machine took its time to clean everything through Steven's clothes. Steven put on his clothes despite how they were a bit too warm. While Craig was washing his dish, he got out of his pajamas and changed into his regular clothes. He and Steven headed out and walked into the creek itself.

The leaves from the trees dripped down water after the storm from last night. Steven and Craig needed the fresh air in order to get along better. Even if they have to deal with the creek still being wet, the sun will manage to dry things as quickly as possible.

"So Aquamarine and Ruby who attacked you, are they your enemies?"

"They're the only enemies I have at the moment. But compared to other enemies I've had in the past, they're more annoying than dangerous."