Totally Not Awkward Picnic

501 22 20

by Raptor8600

by Raptor8600

Ever since I had that strange dream-coma-thing, everything's been relevantly calm.
Steven's been showing me how the internet works.
"So I just click that thing that you call a 'link'?" I asked.
"Yep," Steven nodded.
"That's so easy!...and weird..." I thought out loud.

I clicked a random website.
"What the heck? Who's documenting us?!" I yelped, hiding behind Steven.
"Oh, that's Ronaldo's website," Steven explained.

I came up to the screen and read the title.
"Keep Beach City Weird... This kid has no life, does he?" I asked Steven.
Steven replied with a shrug.
"I guess. He's pretty obsessed with us," Steven stated.
"He should just name his stalker videos of us, 'Steven Universe'. But who'd watch that, am I right? Anyone who watched that would have no lives," I chuckled.
"Hmm..." Steven looked out into space and winked at nothing.
"Steven? What're you looking at?" I asked.
"I'm breaking the fourth wall," Steven explained.
"What the heck is that?" I asked.
"I'll uh... tell you some other time," Steven smiled.
"Uh, okay,"

"Hey, Ruby," A flirty voice said as two blue arms gently hugged my neck.
"I wonder who that is," I flirted back.
"I've been looking for you," Sapphire said with the same tone of voice.
"Have you now?" I played along.

Sapphire kissed right below my ear. I shivered.
"Follow me, I have something to show you," Sapphire whispered in my ear.
I could feel her breath brush the tiniest of hairs on my neck.

I got up off the ground and followed Sapphire outside.
"What's this?" I asked, seeing a red plaid blanket resting on the beach.
"Steven thought it'd be a good idea for us to spend some alone time," Sapphire explained, sitting down on the blanket, taking out some food from a brown, woven basket.

"So, what're we supposed to do now?" I asked.
"I believe we're supposed to eat," Sapphire guessed.
"That's it?" I asked.
"Maybe we talk as well?" Sapphire suggested.
"So... what do we talk about?" I asked.
"I don't know, I can't think of everything!" Sapphire burst out in anger.
I toppled on my back hearing her yell at me.
"I-I'm sorry. I've just been really stressed lately," Sapphire sighed.
"W-what about?" I asked, still shaking from her outburst.
"I don't know, it's nothing," Sapphire sighed.
"Come on, Sapphire. If something's bothering you, I need to know," I gave Sapphire puppy dog eyes.

Sapphire took a deep breath.
"Alright... What's been bothering me is you,"
"W-what?"
"It's just... I feel like you're hiding something from me," Sapphire admitted.
"Like what?"
"That's just it. I don't know. You've been... not yourself... lately. Whenever I ask you about your dreams you had recently, you get cold feet," Sapphire explained.
"To be honest with you, Sapphy... I don't know what's going on with me either," I sighed.
"I was afraid you were going to say that," Sapphire sighed.

There was quite a bit of awkward silence after that unsettling conversation.
"So..." I fiddled with my fingers.
"Hmm?" Sapphire asked.
"Nothing... just wanted to break the tension," I explained.
"Hmm," Sapphire groaned in understanding.
"We should probably head back inside. We've been gone for a while," I suggested.
Sapphire nodded.

Sapphire looked out towards the ocean, making an "I'm thinking" sound.
"What is it?" I asked, looking in the same direction she was.
"Sapphire...?"
"Huh? Oh, nothing," Sapphire said.

She started walking back to the house, but not without stealing another glance towards whatever she was looking at.
I looked in the same direction she was. There was a strange figure in the water.
"What in the..."
"Ruby! You coming?" Sapphire called.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, just a minute!" I shouted.

We made it to 100 followers! Thanks my Raptor bros! I've been working on this chapter for a while, but hurried up the progress since it was such an occasion ;)

Thanks, duders!