Steven Universe x Male Half gem reader

Chapter 11 (Mini Chapter) The Gems and the Stones

Today we open up to Y/n's house as the boy is seen in his backyard with his swords summoned. He appears to be moving then slowly in different attacks. Nearby his mother is seen with a glass of lemonade, sipping it through a straw as Luna lays on the patio nearby sleeping.

Maria: "Y/n, what are ya doing there?"

Y/n: "Sword forms. Pearl said I should get used to switching between them by moving slow at first then slowly speed up over time"

Maria gave a slight concerned look

Maria: "You know when you first told me about this sword training I was scared, and actually seeing your weapons... it doesn't make me feel any better..."

Y/n: "O-oh... do you want me to stop?"

Maria: "What? No kiddo. It's just gonna take some getting used to. Besides you know me, as weird as things may get I'm always able to adapt"

Y/n: "Hmm... hey mom, can I ask you something personal?"

Maria: "Depends, this about a girl?... or a boy?"

Y/n: groaning "Mom!"

Maria: "Just saying the heart wants what it wants~"

Y/n: "No mom, I wanna know... about dad"

Maria: surprised "Your father? Well I'm not sure what I could tell you that I haven't already. He never talked about where he came from or his family and I didn't care to ask. I always said that the future is what matters not the past."

Y/n looks down a bit dissatisfied with that response.

Maria: "Oh come on don't be like that. How about we head inside for a little break, I've got more lemonade"

Y/n: "Yeah alright"

Heading inside Maria pours Y/n some lemonade while also putting some in a bowl for Luna

Maria: "Sorry I can't say much more about your father but nothing really comes to mind."

Y/n: "Well, how about how I was born? You said he gave up his form so I could be born didn't you?"

Maria: "Well that's kinda true kiddo. Let's see, when we decided to have a baby your father was a bit confused about the process. After an... awkward conversation he was actually really happy. When we conceived you every month he would just lay with me for hours on end. His gem would glow softly and he'd sing to me. Ooh wait a sec!"

She runs out of the room before returning with an old talkboy.

Maria: "Yes! I knew I still had it, let me just rewind~"

Y/n: "Mom what are you doing?"

Maria: "Shh, just listen"

Hitting play the sound of white noise would be heard before Miara's voice spoke.

Audio-Maria: "Okay, I think I got it. Go on, say something"

???: "Something..."

Audio-Maria: "Oh you know what I mean."

???: "Fine fine. Uh, hello little silver box?"

Audio-Maria: "Hehe you don't have to be so weird with it. Just talk normally"

???: sighs "Fine fine"

A cut in the tape is heard as the sound of crashing waves grows louder.

Audio-Maria: whispering "On tonight's installment of my husband being adorable. I caught him sleeping for the first time." 

Snoring is heard as Maria giggles

???: mumbling "No... I demand the large one... you clod... "

Audio-Maria: "He's dreaming about the fair last week. He wanted to win me a large stuffed animal but kept missing his ring toss" laughs

Another cut in the tape is heard as the sound of a guitar being strum starts.

???: "I think I'm getting the hang of this music thing"

Audio-Maria: "I can tell, so do you think your ready to make a song?"

???: "Hm, I think I may have one already"

Audio-Maria: "Well, don't get me or the baby waiting~"

???: "The child has yet to even be born how can it-"

Audio-Maria: "Humor me, just play it"

???: sighs "Very well although it may not be fitting"

♩Leaves from the vine
Falling so slow
Like fragile tiny shells
Drifting in the foam
Little soldier boy
Come marching home
Brave soldier boy
Comes marching home♩

♩Leaves from the vine
In orange glow
A sun setting in the sky
The edges cracked, though whole
Little soldier boy
What's left of home
Brave soldier boy
Please come back home♩

♩Leaves in the grass
Their numbеrs grow
Clinging to the vine
Not knowing what's below
Littlе soldier boy
Can I come home
Brave soldier boy
Will I come home♩
♩Leaves on the wind
Where do they go
They flutter, spin and drift along
Dancing to the flow
Little soldier boy
Where is your home
Brave soldier boy
No longer home♩

♩No longer home
No longer home
No longer home♩

♩Leaves from the vine
Falling so slow
Like fragile tiny shells
Drifting in the foam
Little soldier boy
Come marching home
Brave soldier boy
Now I am home♩

The tape goes silent with a slight sound of sniffling

???: "Your eyes are leaking, are you okay?"

Audio-Maria: "Just shut up and hold me..."

The tape ends with Y/n looking up at his mother who has faint tears in her eyes wiping them away as she smiles at her son.

Y/n: "That, was dad?"

Maria: nods "....He would sing like that... all the time while you were growing inside me"

Y/n: "That was nice to listen to. But there's still one thing I don't understand. How his physical form vanished to create me?"

Maria: "He explained it to me once but i didn't understand until later. He said that your half gem side needed nourishment for you to grow and develop. Said that you needed lots of energy that only he could provide... every time he sang he gave you his energy. When you needed to be born it was clear you would need a more constant stable energy source... he gave you his gem which is your heart. He gave up everything to make sure you'd be alive and happy...."

Y/n: looking at his gem "Do... you regret it? Having me I mean. If I wasn't born dad would still be around right?"

Maria: "No, I don't regret having you and I never will. Your father wanted you just as much as I did. In the end I knew that he cared for you enough to give up his own life. Remember this kiddo, any time you feel yourself loving who you are, know that it's your dad loving you. In a sense he is you and you are him"

Y/n: "That... sounds so weird mom"

Maria: "Oh come here you!"

She pulled her son closer to him starting to tickle him as the boy laughs. Luna joins in licking the mother and son duo.

Y/n: laughing "Luna!"

Maria: "Ew you know the smell doesn't wash out girl"

They laugh as the camera pans to the talkboy with the tape inside which reads "1 of 3"

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