"Are you sure?" Pearl asked, worried. She had been watching the gem for days and days without rest.
"I'm sure. He'll come back." Garnet said. Steven's pink gem laid on the kitchen counter, in a wicker basket full of blankets. Amethyst had stayed up for the last week, and had passed out on the couch, peacefully snoring away. Greg had taken his place at Steven's bed, waiting for his son to come back, like Garnet had promised to him over and over again.
"But should it really take this long?" Pearl asked. The gem hadn't shown any sign of coming back, releasing Steven back to the Crystal Gems. It seemed as still as a corpse.
"Steven's one of a kind. It should take longer than normal." Garnet reassured, and just as she said that, the gem started to glow. Garnet waited expectantly, while Pearl took a step back, and Amethyst woke up mid-snore.
All eyes were on the gem as a soft glow revealed.....Rose.
No one spoke. Rose's panicked eyes were fixed around her.
"Where's Steven?" she asked, as she realized that the familiar bump on her stomach was gone. She started to rush around, searching for Steven with a feeling of fear that only a mother that had lost her child could achieve.
At first no one could believe it. Than, when everyone did believe it, they couldn't accept it.
No one cheered, no one laughed.
Steven was gone, but Rose was back.
Mixed emotions filled the room, as Garnet explained.
And Rose started to cry.
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Steven Universe Oneshots
FanfictionHello and welcome to a book consisting of Steven Universe! The chapters range from headcanons, to short stories, and mostly angst. And ships. Have fun reading! (half of this is angst i lied, lapis is my son, garnet should be ruby x sapphire's ship...
