Steven Universe Oneshots

@Witchlight_Arcade Request

You were walking down the boardwalk, with your brother's hand in yours. Him wearing his cardboard armor and his blue paper crown and a big smile plastered onto his face. You were wearing jeans, passed down to you from your father, and a tee shirt that was torn a little right above the seams.

You life was going downhill. Mother had been fired my Mayor Dewey after a huge argument apparently about sentient space rocks and your father refused to work, leaving you and your brother alone for days at a time.

Currently, you had five dollars in your pockets from your mother to grab some milk, preferably strawberry, since your brother complained every time you bought anything besides that.

Your train of thought was interrupted by a poke in the ribs by your brother's flimsy sword. You smiled down at him.

"Are we going to the cows?" he asked, hints of 'w' throughout the sentence. You grinned at your five year old brother.

"We're going to the market."

"And there cows at the market?" he asked. A shadow covered you and your brother. You looked up.

A tall yellow person, actually yellow, with black polished boots around six and half feet tall or so, looming over you with an eight year old boy balanced on her shoulder. She looked like a royal, the way she stood and held herself. You were speechless, not knowing what to say. You had seen quite a few strange things in your life, but nothing like her.

"Bow to me!" your brother said, swinging his sword around and staring up at the tall lady. You tighten your grip on his hand, trying to tell him to stop. The lady glares back at your brother, who fearlessly stares back.

"Why should I?" she asked, curious and somewhat...angry?

"No no no no he's just pla-" you try to say before your brother pipes up again.

"I am the king, the dragon slayer and we are going to the market to kill some cows!" he said cheerfully, brandishing his sword with excessive flourish. The tall women looks at you, now very curious about the 'king' and his mission to kill cows at the market.

"And her?"

"She is the queen!" he said with a grin that was missing one tooth. She looks down at you, making you feel smaller.

"A queen..." the tall women said. "And your name?"

"My name is Jack!" your brother said. You stutter.

" {Y/N}." you said quickly. The women nodded, not offering her own name. The boy on her shoulder waves.

"Hi Jack! I'm Steven!" he said. Your brother waves back.

"And your mission to kill these creatures called 'cows'?" she asked.

"Oh, we're just going to the market to grab some milk, not to kill cows. My brother..." you trail off.

"May we join you?" she asked. Jack nodded with an approval of 'yeah!'. You freeze up, not knowing what to do.

"Y-Yeah sure. But why?" you asked.

"I must learn about life on Earth, a deal with Steven, and who better to do so with than the king and queen of Earth?" she said with a small bow to your direction.

And that was the story of how you spent the whole day, with your brother, a tall yellow lady from some alien planet, and an eight year old boy named Steven. And all because you needed to buy some strawberry milk for your brother.