Human Son of a Diamond: A Yellow Steven AU

Know Your Place

NOTE: There is a quick warning at the bottom of the story. This is going to be a little more of a sensitive chapter. If you are a bit questionable about any sensitive topics, I encourage you to read the warning before reading the chapter.

Steven sat on his desk in the morning. He was drawing a picture of himself playing the ukulele, and singing with Mr. Universe, Mr. Bronco, and his stuffed dog, Spark. He admitted he wasn't the best at drawing, but seeing the four of them sing together made him happy. As he colored in the last details of music notes, he heard arguing coming from the carpet area.

"Benjamin, give it back! That's mine!"

"I'll give it back if you apologize!"

"I wouldn't have said that if it were true!"

"Then you're not getting it back!"

Steven set aside his drawing, and went to go check out what was going on. Madeline and Benjamin were in a fuming argument. Benjamin was holding a toy doll, and Madeline had her arms crossed with a bitter look. "What's going on?" He asked.

"Well," Madeline said, putting her hands on her hips. "My oh-so loser of a brother stole my dolly, Gigi! Now Aggie, Serenity, and I can't play Family!" She huffed in Benjamin's direction.

Benjamin retaliated. "I only stole Gigi, because you said boys have cooties!"

Steven made a confused face. "Boys have what?"

Madeline explained, "Well, Steven, it's a disgusting thing that mean boys, and dumb brothers have. It's like a dirty germ inside of you. When boys have cooties, and touch another girl, they have cooties, too! But girls can wash those off. Boys can't!"

"We don't have cooties!" Benjamin shouted. "Girls have cooties, you know. They were the first to have them. Boys are too tough to have icky germs like that!"

"What do you know? I see you roll around in germs all day! Cootie breath!" She retorted.

Benjamin went in on the name calling. "Kissy lips!"

"Germ lover!" She quipped.

"Noodle hair!"

"Big foot!"

"Loud mouth!"

"Alright, that's enough." Katie said, seeing as their arguing was loud enough to fill the room. "You two, apologize to each other. Now."

Madeline glared at him, and crossed her arms. "Why should I apologize to this butt-faced cootie catcher?" Benjamin just shot her an angry look, and stuck out his tongue.

"Madeline!" Katie said, surprised by her words. "We do not call each other names. And, Benjamin, it's not nice to stick your tongue out like that. Both of you apologize to each other, or your both going in the time out chair."

The twins paused for a moment. With disgusted hesitation, Benjamin was the first to say, "I'm sorry. Here's your doll." he didn't mean his words, though.

"I'm sorry, too." Madeline said, faking her words.

"That's better," Katie said. "Now, please, no more fighting, ok?"

The twins nodded their heads, and everyone went their separate way. Katie monitored from a distance, while Benjamin and Madeline went back to their friend groups. Steven was left in the middle, still confused on what had just ensued.

The bell rang for class time, and everyone gathered to their seats. When Jonathan arrived in his, he asked Steven, "Man, wasn't that weird how they argued like that?"