"As much as I like going from planet to planet freezing colonies, I miss my home, so I'm ready to go home and be with my friends." Steven finished, just as the Pearl's cut off the live feed. He turned and smiled at White Diamond, flagrantly ignoring her obvious annoyance at his spur of the moment announcement.

"Steven, you can't go!" She pleaded, stepping down from her throne to meet his level. Steven took a step backward, keeping well enough distance between the two of them.

"I'm sorry, I just miss my family, and-"

"We're your family!" Blue interjected.

"I know, I mean the crystal gems, and I want to introduce them to someone."
He finished, unamused by their attempt to manipulate him.

"You mean that mystery gem you refuse to introduce us to?" Yellow prodded rather indignantly. Steven narrowed his eyes at the comment.

"She's just uncomfortable here, so I'm taking her to earth to start over." Steven waved the dionds away as headed his last trip back to Pink's room.
He stopped in front of the door, pressing his ear to hear if the gem inside were up to anything before knocking and announcing his entry.

Steven pushed the door open, hearing her scurry around inside and eventually seeing her sitting on the bed with a undeniably forced smile.

"I'm sorry I left you here, did the pebbles keep you company?" He asked, his eyes flickering at the pillows that had been thrown about the room. The pink gem nodded, but her puffy eyes begged to differ the effectiveness of the pebbles company.
Steven shook his head slightly, holding out his hand, which she eagerly took.

"You don't have to lie, I know you don't like being alone." He replied, carefully watching her reaction as she shrank in on herself in shame. "It's okay, I'll help you, and on earth, you're never really alone."

Steven led the gem toward the warp pad, making sure the coast was clear of dotting diamonds before hopping on and sending the both of them flying toward his home.

The pink gem's grip tightened just a little on his hand as they neared their destination, so he turned and offered her a reassuring smile.

"They are gonna love you."

The light field lowered and the two of them were in his greenhouse, almost immediately the gem hid behind Steven as her eyes caught sight of another person.

"You're back!" The girl gasped, closing her book and getting up from the bean bag she sat in.

"Hey, Connie." Steven replied, stepping off the warp pad, despite his new companion's reservation.
Connie glanced behind him, catching sight of the gem that had coiled her arms tightly around him.

"Who's you're friend?" She asked, stepping closer to get a better look. The gem hid further behind Steven, though him holding his arm out prevented her from hiding any further.

"I don't know her name yet, she can't talk." He answered, smiling back at the gem and nudging her forward just enough to look at Connie. "I found her in a garden."

Connie nodded slowly, and held her hand out for the gem to shake.

"It's nice to meet you, I'm Connie." The pink gem unveiled one of her arms and tentatively rested her hand in Connie's, who in turn glanced at Steven, quickly realizing that this gem didn't know what shaking hands was.

"Hhhcccccpppsss." The gem coughed, smiling widely despite the tiny tears that had formed in her eyes. She glanced back at Steven, causing him to move toward the door along with Connie.

"I was gonna introduce her to the gems, and maybe find a home for her in Little Homeworld." He continued, leading the gem down the balcony toward the stairs and finally the living room.

"That's really good! She looks like she's been through alot." Connie's smile didn't deter the gem from glancing down at her muddy and grimy self, she slowed, trailing behind Steven a little further than before.

Steven stopped at the edge of the stairs, looking back at the gem to make sure she was alright, and still comfortable coming to earth.

"Yeah.." his somber reply was quickly saved by a smile as he turned back toward Connie. "You still going to space camp?"

"Yeah, my parents want to indulge my interests." She answered, shifting the bag she had in her should to a slightly more comfortable position.

"You told them you've been to space before, right?"

"Yeah, but I don't want them to feel like they aren't doing enough. Anyway, I gotta head out, see you in a week?"
Connie hopped down the steps, waiving Steven goodbye before heading out the door. Steven turned to his gem friend, patting the arm wrapped around him lightly.

"Let me go tell the gems real quick, just stay here for a bit okay?" Slowly, the pink gem relinquished her grip on his arm and released him to go speak to his other friends, feeling something like a black hole begin to open up at the thought of meeting his other friends. What if they didn't like her? What if Steven didn't really like her? She couldn't even tell him her name, he could just get bore of her like-
He could leave her, alone.

"Okay, you can come out now!" Steven's voice pulled her from her thoughts and she quickly attempted to flatten her frizzy hair and brush the dust that had embedded itself in her off before coming down to join them.

The pink gem hesitantly stepped down the stairs, keeping her eyes on her feet until she was in full view of the others.
Slowly, she looked up, her eyes darting around the room to look at its occupants. There was Steven, a very small Amethyst, a fusion, and...

Something shattered, it felt like it was her gem, but it wasn't.

"Spinel?"