Steven Universe: The Diamond Legacy

Chapter 2

The school bell rang, and I walked with my friends to the buses. "See you all tomorrow. Remember we'll meet in the auditorium tomorrow morning for the final rehearsal." "Got it." They all agreed.

Corey and Mabel dispersed to their assigned bus. "See ya later Nora! Bye Becky!" Mabel called. "Later you two." Corey waved.

Rebecca, Mabel, Corey, and I made up a small band known only in our neighborhood. Brought together by our love of music and our differences.

Rebecca was in a wheelchair, Mabel and I were both on the spectrum albeit in very different ways (I'm extremely quiet, she doesn't know how to be quiet, neither of us are the best at discerning social situations.) Corey was born with an abnormal valve in his heart that was fixed by Gem technology, (the other reason why he wasn't with me during gym, he was exempt. He didn't have the same lunch period either.) We were our own little group among the typical high school cliques, misfits in every way who enjoyed each other's companionship.

Rebecca followed along with me to the guest parking lot. On the days I went to work, my parents would pick me up and drive me to Gardenville Greenhouse Orchard and Country Store.

"Have your parents seen our full performance?" Rebecca asked.

"Of course they have." I answered confused. "What are you talking about? They're always watching us whenever we play at my place. Even when they try to be sneaky about it and listen from the backyard."

"Nora I mean our performance we're going to do at the talent show tomorrow, with your Gem magic."

"No." I said quietly. "I don't want them to know."

"They're going to know once the whole building's buzzing about it." Rebecca said. "The entire school is going to be there."

"They'll know about it when it's over." I said. "When I've finally shown everyone what I am capable of. They'll see I can control it. I've practiced so many times with our band at the secret spot, I'm confident I've got it. You've seen it before."

"I have." Rebecca answered. "I still think you should tell them."

" Not until after." I said. "Please. Trust me on this. If they found out I was using my powers for band practice, they'd keep me from playing with you for good. You're the only friends I have."

A blaring horn startled us out of our conversation. "Oh stars that better not be." I grimaced red faced. The horn honked again from a battered old Dondai van. "Hey!" A excited face waved out the window. "Hey Sunshine over here!"

"Nora isn't that your-"

"Shut up." I hissed mortified, keeping my head low. "Don't look. Don't acknowledge. Pretend you don't see him." I pretended to push her wheelchair where I knew her mother was waiting. "Lay. Low."

"Uh I think he just got out of the car."

"Dammit!"

"Nora hey!" I was approached by the tall bearded man with a dark pink jacket, blue jeans, brown sandals, and a blue shirt with a golden star. "I didn't know if you saw me."

"I did." I said quietly. " I was just helping Rebecca get to her car." My friend waved with a polite smile. "Hi Mr. Universe."

"Hello there Rebecca, I haven't seen you in a while, how are you?"  "I'm great." She answered friendly as ever. "I gotta go, my mom's waiting for me, I'll see you tomorrow Nora."

"See you." I said, mentally screaming at her for leaving me to my humiliation.

"It's so nice you have such great friends. How are you Rosebud? Did you have a good day at school?"