(A/N) This story is pretty AU. Some events will follow the plot of the show, while others will be changed or added on. I hope you enjoy my story! (My SU Instagram is X_ _X if you want to follow me! I also have a Tumblr, which is valagator, or the blog name is _Phanatic_. My twitter is _valagator_. I hope you enjoy the first chapter!

Prologue

Steven. A pretty average name for a pretty average kid. There were two in the town, and they didn't know each other. One lived in a house on a generic street with lookalike houses and neatly trimmed lawns. The other Steven lived in a small house on a secluded bit of beach. The second Steven was not normal. He was the opposite of normal. He had magical powers and was happy an optimistic in every environment, no matter how hopeless or depressing. This is second Steven's story. We'll call him Steven Universe.

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Hello. I am loneliness. I am the embodiment of that empty feeling in your chest when you've lost someone important, or have just.. given up. I have been in Steven's life for a while, but he has done a good job at hiding me from others. But, when he is alone, he lets me settle on his shoulders, and comfort him in my own way, as he tries to cope with a feeling that won't leave him. The feeling when you've lost your mother. He tries to cope, but the emptiness is too much. He cries himself to sleep some nights, and he will just stare at the ceiling on others. And I, being loneliness, encompass him in my grip. He may have his father, and the Gems, but he doesn't have that someone to put a bandage on his knee, or sing him to sleep at night, or tell him embarrassing stories about his father. He loves them all, and is grateful, but just doesn't have that womanly love in his life that you get from a mother. But there are other ways to procure that kind of love.

One day, Steven was walking on the beach, when he saw a girl. She had mocha skin and glasses, her nose was buried in a book. She wore a blue dress with a brown belt and black flats. He was instantly intrigued. She looked so focused, looking at the pages intently, the story had her deep brown eyes in its grip. Steven wanted to know more about this girl. She would go unnoticed my many other people, but the magical boy wanted to change all that. He sat down next to her, and she didn't notice, she kept reading the book. He finally got the courage to speak up as I watched from afar. I knew I was in trouble.

"What'cha reading?" Steven asked the girl. She looked up, surprised. She looked around them, seeing if he was talking to anyone else. She mumbled something. "Sorry, I didn't catch that." So she held up the cover.

'The Book Thief'

"That looks like a good book!" Steven said excitedly. She girl smiled and nodded, but looked away. "My name's Steven. Steven Universe. What's yours?"

"C-Connie. Connie Mahashwaren" She said quietly.

"I like your name!" Steven said excitedly. She giggled.

"Thank you. I like yours too. Universe is such a cool last name."

"Yea I think so t-" Their conversation was interrupted by a cracking sound. Steven looked up to see a boulder loose from the side of the hill. Out of reflex, he summoned his Quartz bubble, shielding himself and Connie from the rock. He turned around to see a scared but amazed Connie.

"H-How did you do that?" She asked, amazed.

"Well..." He didn't want to tell her yet, but he had no choice. "I'm a Crystal Gem. We are like Earth's guardians. We have magic powers. But, I'm half human, so I'm... different."

"That's...INCREDIBLE!" She said as Steven lowered the bubble. "I wish I could-"

"N-No you don't" Steven said suddenly, causing Connie to look at him. He had small tears in his eyes. "I don't have a mother because of magic and gems. I have just..." He trailed off. Connie put a hand on his arm.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't say that." She looked up.

"You don't know how many times I've heard 'I'm sorry'. People just use it to try and get out of talking about the problem of loss, but it doesn't help. I'm sorry is basically meaningless to me."

"Okay. I'll listen then." He gave her a quizzical look. "Tell me what you want to tell me, and I'll listen." She scooted closer, and rested her head on her hands.

"O-Okay... Well... I never knew my mother. She gave up her physical form to have me. But I know from all the stories that she was amazing. She came here to protect Earth from the home world gems. They were doing something horrible to the planet, and she couldn't stand it anymore. She and Pearl, another gem who I live with, started attacking bases, where they eventually met Ruby and Sapphire, who have been fused into Garnet ever since. I don't know where Amethyst joined them, but she is one of the gems made on earth. She was the last to come out of the gem growing place, called the Kindergarten. My dad has all sorts of stories. He has told me about how they met, and about how saved the planet..." Steven sighed, and Connie looks at him expectantly. "When my mom and dad fell in love and wanted a child, my mother knew that she would have to give up her physical form. She didn't tell my dad. Only when she was giving birth did she tell him. So, I appeared, and she disappeared." Steven finished his story, and is enveloped in a hug by Connie, who is sniffling.

"That was so sad." She says. She pulls back and looks him in the eye, her hands resting on his shoulders. "Just know that I'm here for you. We may have just met, but I already want to be a part of your universe." She said, blushing.

"O-Okay... well Connie, I guess we're friends now." Steven smiled, and I knew then that this girl would take Steven from me, and I was excited.