The sound of waves crashing against the rocks filled the empty beach as a certain male lied down, stargazing and looking up at the dark sky with curious, pink eyes.

That certain male was a gem, a gem who rebelled against Homeworld and desired to protect the planet he was on.

He was so curious of this new world. It was entirely different from Homeworld. It made him giddy in the, well, gem, to explore this world, meet new people, hell even new gems.

But one person in particular made Rose so curious that he wanted to know why he was so curious. It baffles him, really, how he could be so curious about one person.

That person's name was [Y/N]. Normal guy, [short/medium height/tall], [age], nothing unusual. But his way of love was strange and new to Rose.

Kisses, hugs, gift-giving. Rose thought they were all so odd. Was this normal human tradition? Or did [Y/N] make his own? Rose needed to know.

The sound of feet stepping on wet sand snapped Rose out of his throughts and he looked at the reason of the sound.

[Y/N] smiled at the other male, waving a bit before plopping down next to him. His shirt was faded, looked old, yet still was a bit baggy on him. His shorts were a bit dirty, mainly soiled by random condiments, and his shoes were missing.

"Enjoying the night?" [Y/N] broke the silence as he glanced at the pink-haired man.

"Yes, I am," Rose said as he sat up. "It's so beautiful tonight."

"Pearl isn't with you?" [Y/N] asked randomly. "He's normally with you, is he not?"

"He's currently trying to deal with Amethyst," Rose replied.

"Oh, okay," [Y/N] said, looking up at the stars. He shivered a bit from the sea breeze.

"Are you cold?" Rose asked, seeing the tiny motion the other did as he observed him closely.

"Kind of," the [s/c]-skinned male said, rubbing his arms. "But it's fi—"

Rose took off his blazer and put it on his companion, it practically enveloping him in absolute warmth. [Y/N] blushed and purred quietly at the warmth. Rose laughed.

"Humans are strange beings," Rose commented as [Y/N] laughed.

"Well, every human is unique," the [h/c]-haired man informed the gem. "And I'm one of them!"

Rose chuckled.

"At the very least, you're getting the hang of human emotions," [Y/N] said as he laid against the gem's sturdy chest. "You've learned how to be happy, to be sad, to be angry, now . . . you need to learn how to be in love . . ."

"Love?" Rose questioned, looking at the male lying on his chest.

"Y'know, the feeling you get when you're around the person you really like, and you want them to like you, I guess? I have no idea to explain it," [Y/N] said, blushing a bit as he sheepishly smiled at Rose. "Sorry."

"I . . . think I do have the "gist" of it," Rose smiled as he placed a hand on [Y/N]'s shoulder. The said male's face exploded in brilliant shades of red. "How do you declare that you are in love, then?"

"W-well, you confess to them, you say "I love you"," [Y/N] stuttered. "T-then you kiss them, on the lips."

Suddenly, a pair of lips was on [Y/N]'s. He was so shocked that he couldn't even move,
but moments later he closed his eyes and put his hand on Rose's cheek. A hand was placed on his own.

They both pulled away, mainly [Y/N] since humans needed the damned thing like air.

"I-I love you," Rose said, a blush on his cheeks.

[Y/N] smiled back and kissed Rose's cheek, both of them sitting in comfortable silence.