The Stars Aligned - Steven Universe x Reader

Chapter 18: Training p3 (Because I'm so Original at Titles)

(le pic) Omfg i'm sorry that idea just popped into by head ^^

(Sorry if you do draw lmao)

     (F/n) POV

"B-but I'm not ready yet!" I protested.

Pearl smiled gently. "Don't worry, (F/n), I won't kill you," 

There was a faint, "You better not!" in the background. (You can choose if it was Connie or Steven)

"I just want to see what you can do." Pearl explained. I gulped and nodded. Pearl got into a battle position and I tried to mimic her. "...(F/n), put one foot forward and hold a dagger in your hand." Pearl mumbled barely audibly, but I could hear her. 

"Oh. Right. Got it."

I did as Pearl told me and before I knew it, she sprinted towards me. "Hyah!" she huffed as she swung her sword near my head. A million thoughts went through my head. Most of them being, 'I thought she said she wasn't going to kill me!'

I squeaked and jumped back. I looked behind me. I was trapped.

"Keep your eyes on your opponent!" Pearl reminded. So I stared at Pearl, running backwards. I was nearing the wall to the arena. Suddenly, I remembered what Connie told me, "You're pretty much supposed to pin me somewhere so you can trap your opponent. That's the best time to hit them."  

I squinted my eyes and scurried underneath Pearl's legs. She turned her head to look at me in shock. I grinned and fake/gently slammed Pearl against the wall. I know she's more tougher than Connie, but I still did it just to be safe.

I pinned her to the wall (stahp you fluffing perverts). Pearl stared at me wide-eyed. 

"D-did I do it?" I asked. Pearl nodded and gestured for me to get off of her. When she regained her balance, she gave me an impressed smile. "Wow, great job! We just need to work on your form. Then we can move onto actually practicing on dummies. But that's when we'll need to work on some different moves and how much pressure you put into striking your opponent. Ooh, this will be so much fun!" Pearl exclaimed excitedly. Connie and Steven ran up to me.

"Wow, (F/n)! I think you're even better than me when I first started training!" Connie remarked, astonished. (And nu, I'm trying my best not to make you a Mary Sue. I really hate Mary Sues and Gary Stus tbh)

"Heh, thanks, Connie." I giggled. "Yeah! It's so cool that now we can all train together, with (F/n), that is!" Steven grinned. 

I blushed slightly, laughing. Damn you feelings. (Chryssi-chan ships this) Connie rolled her eyes playfully, noticing my reaction. Steven, however, was oblivious as always. I wonder how long until he loses his innocence, NOT IN THAT WAY. That is, when the gems or Steven's dad decide to give him 'the talk'. (For all of you who dunno, or unsure about what it is, 'the talk' is when your parents tell you stuff about puberty, how babies are made, blah blah blah... Fun fact: I haven't ever gotten 'the talk'. I just learned shiz from the internet. Yeh my parents know) 

"(F/n), your face is pink." Steven pointed out.

"E-eh? Oh i-it is!" I stammered, feeling my cheek. It was warm. "W-w-well, i-it's really hot here!" I said a little too quickly. 

"Really? It's like 40 degrees-"

"Never mind that, Steven! (F/n)'s face is just probably flushed because she was fighting against me AND Pearl, which might've tuckered her out." Connie said, covering up for me. I gave her a thankful look. She winked at me. 

"Oh, okay." Steven nodded.

"Alright, (F/n), let's go train with some dummies." Connie told me. "Yeah, okay." I agreed and ran off with my cousin and Steven.

~~~Timeskip 'cuz i'm lazy~~~

"(F/n), don't use too much force! It'll tire you out more!" Pearl instructed. I nodded and kicked the dummy a little softer. Steven and Connie had left about an hour ago, Steven to help with the drill and Connie because she needed to do other lessons.

"Good job, (F/n)!" Pearl remarked, "You can take a break- Oh..." 

"Huh?"

"It's past sundown. We'll have to continue tomorrow. Good job today, you did really good." Pearl smiled and we walked over to the warp pad. I grinned proudly and Pearl warped us back to the temple.

Pearl gave me one last nod and left to her room. I happily sighed. Today was a good day. Skipping over to the door, I opened it. I was surprised to see Steven standing there. 

"Oh, hi, Steven. How's the drill going?" I asked.

"It's going great! But you actually did really good today in training!" Steven replied. I blushed. Luckily, it was too dark to notice. I hope. "Thanks."

Steven grinned. "Don't mention it."

"...So how long have you been standing there?" 

"Oh! I was just gonna walk in to my room to grab something." Steven explained. 

"Oh. I thought you were just standing there for like thirty minutes or something." I joked. 

Steven giggled, "No, I would've had to pee by then. By the way," 

He pulled out a crumpled, (f/f) donut from his back pocket. "I was saving this for you." Steven said, handing over to donut. 

"Wow... Thanks." I breathed, squealing on the inside because that action was adorable af. Even if the donut was... Messy, I would still eat it. Like I said earlier, food is food.

"By the way, why DID you run away? I never got an answer." Steven asked curiously.

"...Oh. I, uh, scraped my knee on the way home and was embarrassed to show you guys." I lied. 

Steven made an 'o' shape with his lips and nodded in an understanding manner. "I see. Well, I gotta go. See ya, (N/n)!" Steven happily hugged me and ran off to the barn.

By then, my face was probably beet red, but I shook it off. 

So I walked home, munching away at the crumpled donut that probably was in Steven's pocket for like a day.

Word count: 964 words 

Note from Chryssi-chan: How does a story have like 1.9k views the other night and then have 2k views the next? What the heck you guys XD

And OMFG I ship Steven and reader so much I can't even aghhhhh... That ending doe~ It's as cute as Peri-dorito but still was really crappy. (If you don't think Peridot is cute, oh well XD)

Peridot: Shut your trap you SHORT CLOD!

Chrysocolla: But I'm taller than you-

Peridot: IDC

Chrysocolla: Ooooookiedokie...