Steven Universe: The Diamond Legacy

Interlude: Dream Guardian

The next chapter will be up soon (It will be a flashback and very adorable) but in the meantime I wanted to write this out. A tender Nora and Selene moment.

                                                                        Selene's POV

I sensed her distress before she started crying out in her sleep. I saw the clouded visions of her nightmare  meld into my reality, like projections. She was in the rainforest where we found Pink Diamond's sword, fighting Aragonite and Gypsum with the weapon mangled and bloodied. Gypsum held my poofed stone in her clutches.

"No, leave her alone! Don't hurt her!"

I immediately raced up into the bedroom that used to belong to her father, and found the poor human tossing and writhing in her sleep, her beautiful face wrought with pain and heated tears. 

"Please don't hurt her! Kill me instead, I'm the one you want!"  

Her breathing turned rapid and before she screamed out again I quickly pressed my hand against her sweaty forehead and connected my conscious to her. I've never done it before, but somehow I knew it would work.

Nora! Nora listen to me! This is all a dream and none of it can hurt you. I'm here. I'm safe and you are too. Nothing has happened to me. 

I felt her relax and the tension in her muscles slip. Her face relaxed and I wiped the the tears from her eyes. I'm here, this dream cannot frighten you unless you want it to. I had an idea, from my mind I projected peaceful settings of mountains inhabited by friendly dwarves and serene forests full of sweet-natured elves, but instead of projecting them out I did it into her mind, and I was in them with her. 

"Selene." She murmured in her sleep. I saw the shadows creep at the corner of her dreams. "Nothing will hurt you while I'm here." I spoke in mouth and mind.  The shadows dissipated and her dreams were peaceful again.

"Nothing will ever harm you while I'm around."  I  quietly sat at her bedside, singing in a low voice only she could really hear.

Nothing's gonna harm you
Not while I'm around
Nothing's gonna harm you
No sir, not while I'm around
Demons are prowling everywhere nowadays
I'll send them howling, I don't care, I've got ways

No one's gonna hurt you
No one's gonna dare
Others can desert you
Not to worry, whistle I'll be there
Demons'll charm you with a smile for a while
But in time
Nothing can harm you, not while I'm around

Being close and being clever
Ain't like being true
I don't need to, I would never
Hide a thing from you
Like some

No one's gonna hurt you
No one's gonna dare
Others can desert you
Not a worry, whistle I'll be there
Demons'll charm you with a smile for awhile
But in time
Nothing can harm you
Not while I'm around

A smile creased on her face, and her dreams were now full of lovely fantasy. It was honestly the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, and it came as no surprise. Everything about her was beautiful, in physical form and in her soul.

I probably shouldn't have, knowing other Gems lived in this temple keeping watch over the human as I did, including an oracular fusion, but at that moment I didn't care. I lay down beside her, wrapping my arms tenderly around her and pulling her into me. Nora smiled, deep in sleep and she placed her hand gently on my own.  Our shared stones glowed faintly in the night, and I kissed the back of her head. 

I wouldn't trade this for anything in the world.

                                                                                            .......

                                                                                                     Nora's POV

 I went downstairs and poured cereal in a bowl for my breakfast. "Good morning  Selene." I said to her cheerfully, seeing her petting Freckles.  She stood up and smiled at me. "Good morning Nora, how are you feeling?" Freckles trotted over to me and headbutted my leg. 

"Still tired as heck from using my powers." I kneeled down and petted him. "But otherwise very good. You're not gonna believe it, but I had the craziest dream last night." She blinked her eyes intrigued. "Really? What happened?"

"It started out as a nightmare." I explained to her. "I was fighting Aragonite and Gypsum and I was all cut and bloody. Gypsum had your gemstone and Aragonite was about to kill me when I heard your voice talking to me. You told me this was all a bad dream and you were safe, then all of a sudden my bad dream transformed into a good one. I think I was in Middle Earth, or a place extremely like it. You were there and it ended up that we were both in The Hobbit with Bilbo and the dwarves heading to the Lonely Mountain."

"It sounds extraordinary." Selene's eyes widened astonished.

"It was." I said. "It was an awesome dream until a certain someone jumped on my face and woke me up just as we were getting into the dragon's hoard!" I glared at Freckles who innocently meowed at me. "Really bud, why do you have the need to do that?"

Selene chuckled. "I'm glad your sleep was peaceful."

"Me too." I said. I looked around making sure she wasn't close or that nobody was around. "Selene, between you and me I think Aunt Pearl slept with me last night." 

Selene cocked her head curiously. "Really? What  makes you think that?"

" I felt arms around me and someone pull me into them. She used to do that a lot when I was younger and she still does it often. I've always kinda liked it and I still do now. I won't tell her I know, or she'll stop." 

"Well if it is her, then she must really love you. And she wants to keep you happy and safe." 

"Yeah. Then it's definitely her. My Birdmom Aunt." I said, taking a spoonful of my cereal. "Hey after breakfast wanna watch SpaceTrek with me? I have it downloaded on my laptop and I could get it on the TV."

"I would love to." Selene gave me a heartwarming smile.

"Great!" I answered starry eyed. "We'll start at the second half of season one. It starts off pretty slow and generic but once you're halfway through the first season it really hits off and becomes its own unique thing! I'll fill you in on stuff before."

"I'm sure I'll catch on very quickly." Selene assured me. "And even if I don't understand a thing I'll still be happy watching it with you."

"Me too! I love spending time with you doing my favorite things!"

After I ate breakfast I set up the TV and laptop. Selecting the episodes I heard Selene chat with my aunt. They seemed to be talking a long time and they spoke very low where I couldn't determine which Pearl was speaking.  " Even if it's.... not the same .....she loves me in her own way and  that is enough." 

"Don't give up hope just yet.."

 That's weird.

"I'm ready." Selene sat down with me a few minuets later. 

"What were you talking to Aunt Pearl about?" I asked. "You didn't tell her what I told you right?"

"No." Selene answered. "We were just talking about Pearl things."

"Okay." I shrugged my shoulders clicking the remote. "Get ready to see the coolest TV show ever. It's inspired by a true story and one my dad took part of. Get ready to boldly go where no Gem has ever gone before. BINGO BONGO!"