Pushed Too Far (Evil Steven AU)

The Unforgivable Deed

Amethyst's P.O.V

How could this happen? Why did this happen? And most of all, why didn't I see this coming? The signs were there and the acts were regular but yet I still stood by and did nothing.

I sit on the Temple steps, tears coming in such force that there's no point in stopping. I've been here ever since they left and that was hours ago. I had to be alone and both Lapis and Peridot knew this. At times, I wish they were beside me to let me know that I'm not the only one feeling like this. But then again, I don't want to make them feel worse about it than I already do.

Today began just like any other day, only today was very special. A day that Garnet, Pearl, and that human bitch Connie chose to forget, but that Peridot, Lapis, and I didn't.

Steven's sixteenth birthday.

Steven looked so happy with the gifts that we gave him. But of course, Pearl and Garnet had to ruin it by saying that they couldn't stay and had more important business to attend to. They acted colder than Yellow Diamond and that's saying something. The three of us tried to encourage our best bud that he shouldn't let those two Rose worshippers get to him. Steven couldn't though and said "let them act that way. It'll only hurt worse later on". Sitting here now, I understand what he meant by that.

The day passed quickly after the initial party, though for me, it stretched on like an eternity. And even though Gems can live forever, eternity in this case was exactly like humans would describe it to be. Painful. The green and blue Homeworld gems took Steven to the barn and set up a pinata, watching with amusement as Steven hit the ever living clod out of the thing. This still wasn't enough to cheer him up, however, so I suggested that we all go swimming in the pond that Peridot had constructed so long ago. It worked temporarily but part of the way through our relaxation time, Steven wondered out loud why Connie hadn't called. I remember clearly how I huffed and crossed my arms hearing Connie's name, angry that she clearly forgot Steven's birthday just like Garnet and Pearl.

That human is just a bad influence on Steven overall. She makes him apologize for things he doesn't need to, insists that they fight together in battles, and uses my brother for fusion. I swear, Connie's so much like Pearl that I want to vomit. But anyway, the day soon drew to a close but Lapis, Peridot, and I weren't quite done yet. We wanted to treat our birthday boy to a nice night of fun and games at Funland. Garnet argued that he shouldn't be out this late and Pearl yelled at us for 'thinking so irresponsibly'. The barn mates and I continued to argue but Steven said it was fine and that we could do that tomorrow. Garnet and Pearl nodded their approval and headed off to their rooms, leaving the three of us feeling bad.

We begged Steven to come with us, saying that it wouldn't be fun without him. He still declined though and said we were more than welcome to go without him. I felt unbelievably sad hearing those words come out his mouth. I was about to grab him by the arm and force him to come with us, but a look from Lapis and an arm on the shoulder from Peridot told me to just let it go. I relented and the three of sadly left, going off into the city to work out our frustrations.

We were out in about for two hours, exploring the different restaurants and clothing outlets spread all over the place. I remember that us three had just left Fish Stew Pizza when we saw a small number of police vehicles zoom by, their apparent speed indicating that they were in a hurry. At first, I dismissed it as nothing, but when Peridot pointed out that they were headed right for the Temple, I grew worried and scared really quick. The others were as equally terrified as me so, Lapis summoned her wings, grabbed us, and flew as fast as she could back toward our home. We got there in no time, but what we found waiting for us was truly heart wrenching.

Our Sugar Cake was knocked out unconscious and had cuts on his face and neck. When we landed and tried to reach him, Connie's father stopped us. We pushed and pushed, Peridot even going so far as to threaten the human, but Officer Maheswaran didn't budge. He merely said that we "couldn't visit him yet and had to wait a few days". At this point, I was pretty angry because nobody stops me from seeing my Steven but before I could make that abundantly clear, the small convoy drove off, leaving us with three Gems alone in the middle of the night with many questions and no answers.