You know, there are times in a person's life where they question their very existence.

Take now for example: when you were chasing after the Watermelon Steven's, you didn't expect the warp pad to activate out of nowhere behind you.

You also didn't expect Steven to be on it, either.

So now here you stood: facing away from the gem-hybrid, who was practically burning holes in the back of your head. Your (E/c) eyes faced downward, towards the floor, and you felt your body slump in its place helplessly.

This really wasn't how you wanted to spend your day.

". . . (Y/n)?"

You stiffened, but found yourself slowly turning around anyway.

When you finally met Steven's eyes, you found yourself suddenly being lifted into the air and spun around. You let out a surprised cry and grabbed onto Steven's shoulders quickly so that you wouldn't end up falling somehow and cracking your gem even more.

Steven, however, didn't seem to notice your distress. He laughed and pulled you close and snuggled into the crook of your neck affectionately, happy to have you back in his arms again.

"(Y/n), it's so great to see you!" he exclaimed, pulling away from you and placing his hands on your shoulders. You blinked, surprised, but couldn't help the small smile tugging at the corners of your lips. "It is?" you asked, sounding a bit confused.

Steven grinned. "Of course!" Suddenly, the boys eyes widened and he gasped lightly. "Wait, I almost forgot!" he said, looking back down to face you with a sparkle in his eyes.

You rose a brow. "Huh? Forgot what—"

You were cut off when a pair of lips smashed onto yours. Your eyes widened and your face practically exploded in red.

Because—

Steven — he was—

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Steven was kissing you.

You felt shocked, but also extremely happy all of a sudden. Different emotions began to cloud your mind, so much so that you didn't notice the pair of arms that snaked around you and pulled you closer; deepening the kiss.

This — this had to be a dream, right?

Unfortunately, before you could process anything, Steven pulled away. Blush coated his cheeks, and he chuckled nervously while scratching the back of his head.

"You didn't. . . like it?" he asked nervously, though you could detect a hint of sadness in his voice.

Your eyes widened. "Wh-WHAT?!" you began to wave your arms around frantically. "O-of COURSE I liked it! I loved it!"

Your eyes widened at your words, and so did Steven's. Your blush grew worse, and you began to shake your head furiously — still waving your arms around. "I-I mean! Th-THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT! I, um—"

You were cut off by the sound of laughter.

You blinked. "What. . .?"

"I-I'm sorry!" Steven wiped a tear from his eye as he leaned over, holding his stomach. "It's just. . . your reaction. . ."

Your blush was growing worse and worse by the second. You frowned and puffed your cheeks out, pouting as you crossed your arms and turned. "Shut up, jerk!" you yelled, stomping away down the path.

Steven's laughter ceased, and you smirked.

"H-HEY!" you could hear footsteps behind you, and soon, Steven walked next to you. You glanced at him for a second, but then huffed and looked away.

Steven frowned. "(Y/n). . ."

"Idiot," you muttered, catching him off guard. "You're the one who kissed me first, you know. . ." you stated, turning to him with a small glare on your face.

Steven blushed lightly, but then a smirked suddenly made its way onto his lips. "You loved it though, didn't you?" he asked teasingly.

Your eyes widened and your blush came back instantly. Huffing again, you sped up your pace and turned away from the gem-hybrid again, who was trying to hold in his laughter.

"(Y/n)~!" he yelled after you as you began to make your way down a small hill.

Steven smirked, watching your figure shrink. Then, suddenly, he cupped his hands around his mouth and yelled:

"YOU LOVE ME AND YOU KNOW IT!!"

Oh my god you wanted to die right then and there.

Whirling your body around with a sudden new burst of confidence, you looked up at Steven and cupped your hands around your mouth before yelling back:

"I COULD SAY THE SAME FOR YOU, DOVE!!!"

You could hear him laugh, before calling back:

"I DO!!!"

Well that was not the reaction you were expecting.

"Wh-what—" before you could yell anything back to him or make any sarcastic comment, he continued.

"(Y/N)!!" you narrowed your eyes and looked up at the hybrid, who grinned once he had your attention again. "I LOVE YOU!!!"

(A/N: Cue the internal screaming.)

Your face erupted in red once again and your eyes went wider than before. Stumbling back, you ended up falling on your butt due to the near shock. Steven watched this from where he stood, and couldn't help but laugh at you before jumping and levitating down in front of your figure.

"(Y/n)," Steven took your hands in his and intertwined his fingers with yours. You huffed and gave him a small glare as he rested his forehead against yours.

"What?" you asked sharply.

Steven snickered. "I love you."

You pushed him back and he fell to the floor, laughing once more as you groaned and buried your face in your hands. "I heard you the first time, y'know!" you said, crawling over to the teenager and placing your hands on both sides of his head.

Steven chuckled. "Yeah," he wrapped his arms around your waist, "I know." He gave a small shrug, snickering.

You huffed and puffed your cheeks out in a pout. "Do you have to be so cheeky about it?" you asked, furrowing your brows.

Steven hummed and held his chin in thought, before smiling and giving you a small nod as he crossed his arms. "Yes, I do." He told.

You groaned and layed against his chest. "Of course you do. . ." you murmured.

A beat of silence between the two of you passed, but then Steven started to speak up again.

". . . So. . ." you hummed and looked up at Steven, who had pushed himself up with his elbows. He grinned cheekily at you. "You gonna say it back to me, or. . .?"

You made a sputtering sound and your blush from before returned almost immediately. "You little—"

Just when Steven was about to laugh again, you suddenly grabbed his face and smashed your lips onto his. His eyes widened for a moment, but soon began to close as he melted into the kiss. He was just about to lift his hands up to wrap his arms around you, when. . .

You pulled away before he could, and he was left sitting there with a bewildered expression as you snickered; enjoying his reaction.

"Love you too, Dove," you said, grabbing ahold of Steven's arm and slinging it over your shoulders as you scooted over to sit next to him.

(A/N: Oh yeah. Smug (Y/n) has finally returned. Now let's make Steven suffer for making you blush so much.)

Steven remained silent for a moment, processing what had just happened. But, then, he groaned and slapped his hand against his forehead. He was now as red as you were ealier, which made you hum in satisfaction.

Oh, how sweet revenge was.

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A/n: I DID IT. ARE YOU SATISFIED NOW?? I FINALLY COMPLETED THIS CHAPTER. HOLY SHOOT, WRITING THIS MADE ME FEEL SO CHEESY BUT ALSO MADE ME LAUGH A LOT BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF YOU WILL PROBABLY BE SCREAMING AT ME IN THE COMMENTS.

LOVE YOU ALL SEE YOU IN THE NEXT CHAPTER BYE!

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