Can You Spare a Gem? ( STEVEN UNIVERSE FUTURE / SPINEL FANFIC )

Steven's tired

Steven squirts coconut and vanilla-scented lotion onto his hands and begins massaging Spinel's pink head (the one at the top of her body).

Then, he fed her grapes.

Then, he massaged her shoes.

Then, he polished her scalp. 

Then, he massaged her back and nose. 

Then, he fed her with a baby's bottle. 

Then, he polished her head again.  

Then, he gave her acupuncture. 

Then, he polished her head a third time; it was so damn glossy he could see his own reflection.

"Oh, wow. Nurturing a broken spirit sure is a lot of work." He said breathlessly, then collapsed onto the couch. It was 11pm and he was tired. 

"Still, it feels nice to do good." He yawns and turns off the lamp next to him.

"Goodnight, Lion." The giant cat jumps on his lamp, spins around, the lies down on top of him. 

"Steven, can I get a glass of water?" He heard Spinel yell from upstairs. 

He sighs and gets up. Lion growls in disapproval as he's kicked off of Stevens lap. 

Steven flicks on the kitchen light, then goes to the sink and fills a cup of water. He walks upstairs to Spinel. "Thank you." She replies. 

"All good," Steven assures her, before returning to his couch. Lion forgives him for kicking him off and curls up again. 

"Steven, could I get some more blankets?"

Steven sighs irritatedly and gets up again. Lion bites his hand. "owee."

He goes to the water boiler closest and grabs a duvet. Then, he marches upstairs to Spinel "here you go."

"Thank you." Spinel says again. Steven goes downstairs. "Steven, you forgot to turn out the light!"

Steven stomps angrily back upstairs. "Goodnight." He bashes the light off. He takes a step downstairs but trips over himself and tumbles to the bottom floor. 

"Oof." Lion sniffs him, "roarg."

Steven gasps in shock, "Lion! Spinel is not a freeloader!" He said, "and she would never take advantage of me!"

Jacques-Yves Cousteau voice: Three Weeks Later...

Steven breathed heavily after Spinel had fallen asleep, "she's just having a hard time getting her confidence back." He told Lion. Lion responded with a low growl. 

Jacques-Yves Cousteau voice: Many Months Later...

Steven felt like shit and so did Lion. It was becoming increasingly difficult to appease Spinel. "I'm sure she's close to a breakthrough-" Steven told Lion. He collapsed on the floor. 

Preppy American voice: So much later that the old narrator got tired of waiting and they had to hire a new one!

Steven dragged himself onto the couch, utterly exhausted. Lion wasn't sympathetic. 

"Rarr rar rar." He said. That's the noise a lion makes. 

Steven sat up, annoyed, "I know she still isn't looking for work! Don't rub it in!"

"Steven! Where's my lemonade?" Spinel asked pompously from upstairs. 

"Coming, Spinel!" Steven answered sardonically. He gets up and falls on his face. 

"Steven!"

"Steven!"

Steven rushes into his bedroom. 

"And why aren't you in uniform?" She asks.