"S-Spinel. . ." Steven stuttered, making the crying gem turn to him. She was no longer the bright pink he had gotten used to, and was now a darker shade of pink. Her hair was still up in the shape of hearts, but it seemed more spiky; more of a mess. And she, too, now had black tear marks running down her face: just like (Y/n).

Speaking of (Y/n). . .

"I'm sorry, Steven." The (F/c) gem slowly stood up, her back turned to him as she clenched her fists. "I was just so. . . so. . ." She let out a sigh and finally turned to look at him, and his eyes widened at the sight of the fat tears rolling down her cheeks.

Steven gulped. He then took a step towards the Marriposa gem, and sent her an understanding smile as Spinel slowly rose to her feet and hugged herself, looking down.

"You were upset, (Y/n)," Steven took another step forwards, and (Y/n) looked down. "It's okay."

". . ." She remained silent. The only noise in the air at the moment, was Spinel's silent cries; which were a bit muffled due to her face being nuzzled into (Y/n)'s shoulder.

Steven lifted his hand up slightly and opened his mouth, but nothing left his lips and his hand fell back down to his side. The diamond-hybrid looked down in thought, before lifting his gaze back up to (Y/n).

When he saw her upset expression, he had to use everything in his power to keep himself from embracing her.

He looked over to Spinel, and his sadness only grew. Though she wasn't the one to cause all of this, she had been through so much, and she didn't even deserve it.

Steven looked back over to (Y/n), and frowned. She didn't deserve it.

No one deserves it.

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"I can't believe mom did that to you. . ." Steven paused. He then narrowed his eyes and looked away from the two, rolling his hands into fists. "Actually, I can totally believe it." Steven sighed and shook his head as he began to walk over to the two weeping gems.

"You're not the only ones that she's hurt." Steven said, reaching out to take (Y/n)'s hand, only for her to pull away and stumble back.

"I know!" The (H/c)ette yelled, her eyes shut tightly and her hands rolled into fists. "I know, it's just that, um. . ." (Y/n) sighed and slowly looked back up, wincing when she saw the hurt expression on Steven's face.

Once again, the (F/c) Marriposa gem sighed and looked down. "I'm sorry, Steven. . ."

Steven remained silent. He stared at the gem before him and took in her features for about the tenth time this day. Her teary eyes, her frown, her sad face in general, it all made Steven want to hug her and never let go.

With a sharp breath, Steven spoke. "(Y/n)," Steven began, making the said gem glance up at him. Steven smiled slightly and held his hand out for her to take as Spinel stood behind him, wiping her tears away and watching the scene before her play out. "Come back and save the Earth with me. You and Spinel can start over there! Make new friends!"

(Y/n) only frowned and looked away, hugging herself slightly as she looked over to the starry sky with glossy eyes.

Steven frowned and pulled his hand back, clenching it into a fist before lowering it back to his side and sighing.

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"Someday, somewhere, somehow. . ." Steven slowly walked over to (Y/n) before stopping a few inches away from her, his hands in his pockets as he stared down at her.

The gem remained silent.

"You'll love again. . ." Steven pulled one of his hands out of his pockets and grabbed (Y/n)'s chin, before tilting her face upwards, making their eyes meet. "You just need to find someone."

(Y/n)'s eyes widened and she quickly pulled away and stepped back, not wanting Steven to notice the tears building up in her eyes.

Steven frowned and looked away for a moment, trying to think of a way to get the gem in front of him to trust him, when an idea came to his head.

He smiled — almost lovingly — at her, and held his hand out once more, giving her a sign that said:

I'm NOT going to give up on her. And I NEVER plan to.

(Y/n)'s eyes went wide once again. Letting her arms slowly fall back to her sides, the gem looked down at her hands, before looking back up to Steven.

God. He looked so tired.

(Y/n) inhaled sharply and began to walk towards him, making his smile grow.

"Someday, somewhere, somehow. . ." Once (Y/n) was standing in front of Steven, she rubbed her arm up and down nervously while staring down at his held out hand.

Do I trust him? She asked herself as she looked up to meet his eyes.

Their eyes locked, they stared, and (Y/n) took his hand and nodded.

I do.

Once Steven felt (Y/n) intertwine her fingers with his, he grinned and began to lead her over towards the warp pad, where Spinel was already waiting with a sad smile on her face.

"I'll/You'll love again. . ." Steven took (Y/n)'s other hand and began to slowly spin around with her, smiling dreamily at her as she looked down to watch their footing.

(Y/n) then looked up, and her face went red once she saw the smile Steven was giving her. "I/You just need to find someone. . ." The two sang harmonically, and a small smile found its way onto (Y/n)'s features.

And soon, (Y/n)'s hand was on Steven's shoulder, and Steven's hand was now wrapped around her waist; and the two were waltzing towards the warp pad as Spinel giggled, making a mental note to tease (Y/n) about this later.

"Someone. . . who treats me/you better. . ." The two began to dance up the steps. But, suddenly, (Y/n) tripped on something. The gem gasped when she felt herself fall back and she immediately closed her eyes instinctively, waiting for the moment of pain to come. . .

But it never did.

But. . . why? How?

Slowly, (Y/n) opened her eyes, and her face began to heat up once she saw just how close Steven's (equally red) face was to hers.

Steven had cought her.

Calming down a bit, Steven cleared his throat and quickly helped (Y/n) back onto her feet, but didn't bother letting go of her hand.

"Someone. . ." Steven continued, taking (Y/n)'s other hand in his before beginning to guide her up the stairs to join Spinel on the warp pad. "Who wants me/you around. . ."

"Someday, somewhere, somehow. . ." Once the two had finally stepped onto the warp, Steven suddenly pulled (Y/n) into a hug and snuggled his face into her shoulder; instantly making the gems face heat up. Not only was she flustered from Steven's sudden action, but she was also embarrassed due to the teasing, smoochy faces Spinel was giving her whilst pointing at Steven.

"You're gonna feel found. . ." Then, a beam of light engulfed the three of them. And through the entire warp, Steven held (Y/n) close, inhaling her sweet scent and just appreciating the fact that he could hold her.

Unfortunately, however, all good things must come to an end. Once Steven felt his sandles touch the warp pad of his beach house, he internally sighed; feeling disappointed that he now had to let go.

And, of course, disappointment began to run throughout (Y/n)'s entire body once the warmth of Steven left her.

Today, right here, right now. . . (Y/n) began to think to herself as she watched Steven walk out of the warp pad room with Spinel in toe. But just before he left to go down the stairs, he looked back over to (Y/n) and smiled.

That smile alone was enough to make (Y/n) want to melt.

When Steven left down the stairs and was out of her sights, the gem placed a hand over her heart and smiled.

"I already feel found. . ."

After whispering that to herself, (Y/n) took a deep breath and exited the warp room, a small smile still being present on her features as a single tear slid down her cheek.