Disclaimer: This is my first time writing a fanfic for any series, so it might suck.

Disclaimer II: I do not own Steven universe. The only things I claim to own are my house, my car and all original characters.

~~~OOO~~~ -?-

Floating.

'Why am I… wha…?'

Your head goes underwater.

You inhale something foreign. Pain shoots through your chest and you start flailing, looking around. Light. You attempt to move towards the light, but your body feels like it's made of lead and your insides are burning. You keep falling towards the darkness. The pain slowly gets replaced with numbness, and you realize what's happening. You're dying. As your struggling slows and your vision dims, the last thing you think is that you'll die without even knowing who you are.

…

The last thing you feel however is something solid forming underneath you.

~~~OOO~~~ -Steven-

You and Connie were hanging out on the shore, watching the sun set as she played her violin for the both of you, while you both reclined against Lion's side. The Gems went on a mission to reclaim Peridot's limb enhancers (from the bottom of the ocean). and decided you needed to stay here and relax. You weren't complaining. You rarely got time to spend with Connie these days. It seemed like gem stuff was taking up all your time nowadays. You glance at the statue over your house, letting your thoughts wander.

"Hey Connie?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you ever wish you weren't an only child?"

Connie furrowed her brows and thought about the question you just asked.

"Well… Sometimes, but then I realize that I'd go crazy with another child in the house so… nope."

"Well, yeah, a little kid would probably drive me and the Gems up the wall too, but..."

"Besides, with only one child, my parents can give me extra love!"

"Haha… I guess so, but, I guess it's kinda sad knowing I'm the only Half-Gem in the world. I just wish I had someone to—"

"Oh my god! Steven!"

You jumped and turned in her direction. She was staring out towards the sea with her hands over her mouth. You followed her gaze out and for a second your heart stopped. It was a person. You hesitated for a second, then turned to jump on Lion's back. You were on the water in less than three seconds. As you approached the body, you realized it was a boy a few years older than you and three things became apparent. One, It wasn't a body, That much was made obvious by the shallow, crackling breaths it was making. Two, the water around the body was raised above the rest of the ocean like a bed and he was laying on it. Three. He was missing an eye.

Well, not missing exactly.

Sitting where his eye should be was an oval-cut, Snow White gem.

~~~OOO~~~ -?-

You wake up blind. Wait what? You move your hands to your—OW. You black out again.

Welp.

You wake up blind again. This time there's a muffled voice in your vicinity. You decide to listen to the conversation to find out where you are.

"Will he wake up anytime soon?"

Another voice.

"He's stable, and he's relatively unharmed, for the most part, but we needed to drain his lungs and I don't want him up and about until the needle's out."

'So there's a needle in my chest… OH SHIT.'

"Hmmmmm! Hnnngggg! Hnnngg!"

You hear footsteps rushing over, and suddenly you know why you were blinded.

There was a pillow on your head.

"What happened?! Are you okay?!"

"Steven, please, calm down. You're just making him panic more."

You can't see anything besides some lovely ceiling tiles, since the voices are standing at the foot of the bed but…You can sense something else nearby. It feels… warm.

"It feels like home."

…

Is there someone else in the room?

"I assume you heard me say that there was a needle in your chest?"

You try to talk, but can't seem to make your mouth make the words, so you settle for shallowly nodding to the currently disembodied voice.

"Hold on for one second please"

The front half of the bed tilts and you are greeted by a strange sight. An older woman comes into view, followed by a small, smiling, chubby boy. Followed by a VERY large needle protruding from your chest.

…

Congratulations. You've lost consciousness three times today.

~~~OOO~~~ -?-

You wake up not blind. That's an improvement.

You look down, and thankfully, the needle is gone from your chest. You also see the boy from before sitting in the chair with an older man next to him. Probably his dad…

It's kinda funny, how you can tell soooo much about OTHER people, yet you have no clue what your name even is… You look back at the kid. He's staring at you now. You look at his father... Great, He's staring too.

"Um… Hi?"

The son smiles and looks like he wants to speak, but the man places his hand on his shoulder and clears his throat.

"Um, Hey… buddy. Glad to see you're up. Me and Shtoo-ball here were worried sick about you. I almost had a heart attack when he brought you to the wash!"

Wait, Wasn't the doctor calling him Steven?

"I thought his name was Steven?"

"Well it is but… lets focus on you for now. What's your name, little man?"

"My name?"

"Yeah, Your name. Y'know, What people know you as. My name's Greg Universe, and this is my son—"

"Shtoo-ball"

"Steven"

"Oh... right."

You look at Steven and wonder why he's being so quiet. He looks like he wants to ask you something. He's probably just waiting for his father to finish talking. That won't do at all.

"Hey Steven? Are you okay? You look like you need to say something."

"Welllll… I was just wondering, since we ARE best friends now, could you possibly… tellmewhatkindofgemyouhave?!"

…

…

…

"What?" (We're best friends now? Sure.)

"I'm sorry! You're probably mad at me now! I just wanted to know! I didn't mean to be nosy! I still wanna be friends!"

All this yelling was making your head hurt. You held up a hand and used the other to rub your temple. "I'm not mad, don't worry. We can still be friends. Now, before I answer that question, I have a question for you."

"Okay, whats your quest— Oh sorry. I almost asked another question."

Steven's father started snickering off to the side. You smirked, just a little, at that. This Steven is a strange one it seems. First off, you need to find out what a gem even is.

"What kind of gem do YOU have?"

"I got my mom's gem," He lifted up his shirt, and before his father pulled his shirt back down you could see a round pink gem in the center of his stomach. "It's a Rose Quartz gem!" he said proudly.

As far as you know, You don't have a gem embedded in your body, and you told Steven as such.

"Um, dad? Do you think I can tell him?" Steven looked up at his father and he thought about it for a minute.

"I don't know about that kiddo, It might shock him pretty bad... Tell you what, you can tell him," He turns to face you "If you tell me your name."

Hmm… this is gonna get... awkward. "I don't have a name, as far as I know. Well, that's a lie. Maybe. I probably have a name, I just can't remember it."

"Well, that complicates things a good deal kiddo. We need a name to find your parents."

"Now can I tell him dad?" Steven's practically bouncing in his seat. "He reeeealllly should know this."

"Uh… I guess, but break it to him gently. You don't know how he'll react."

"There's a gem in your eye socket!"

…

"Oh"

Greg slaps his own face. Steven pulls out his phone and shows you your face in the reflection.

"Oh." You start shaking.

Greg walks up to your side. "Whoa kiddo, you need to calm down! You're gonna hurt yourself!"

An icy feeling settles over your chest and you can feel tears coming to your eyes. The two people in the room with you notice and give you a concerned look. Suddenly, the weight of what's happened over the past two days hits you and the floodgates open. You realize that you almost died, and that you know almost nothing about yourself except thatyour parents are gone. The next thing you know you're curled into a ball with Greg and Steven holding you from both sides, trying to calm you down.

"I Almost died."

The shaking gets worse. You're struggling to breathe.

"I cant even remember who I am. The only thing I can remember is that I— I don't have any parents."

"But you have a brother."

You stop shaking. Where was that voice coming from? Was—Was your gem talking to you?

"Yes."

"I have a brother?"

"Yes, and I have a sister"

Greg put his hand on your back and started rubbing in circles. "Do you remember his name?"

"Yes you do"

"No, I—," It clicks. "Yes. Yes I do!" You start laughing as the weight leaves your chest.

A warm, milky light fills the room. You realize it's coming from your eye. Steven's gem starts glowing in response and you smile at him.

"His name is Steven Quartz Universe."

~~~OOO~~~ -?-

"Hey, I won't claim to know what's going on here, but I'm pretty sure Steven is NOT your brother."

You were sitting in your bed when Greg walked in and sat down. You smiled and looked for Steven, but when you realized he wasn't joining Greg your smile fell.

"Ahem" Greg started, "I'm not sure what you meant by saying Steven was your brother, but I guarantee he's not. I would know if he was your brother, trust me on this." He said with a wink. "I'm not sure if it was the stress or something that made you say that but you shouldn't just—"

"I know he's not my brother," You started, "but his gem is."

"WHAT!?" Greg fell out of his chair.

"Please, just calm down and let me explain. I don't know how I know this but my gem and his gem are—"

"Brothers"

"Sisters. Or at least that's what my gem is telling me."

"It's… Talking to you?"

"I think I came here looking for Steven."

Greg narrowed his eyes and when he spoke again his voice had an edge of steel to it that you'd never have thought it could have. "If you're trying to hurt my son, we're gonna have a BIG problem." He stood up and suddenly you could see that under that lazy demeanor and all that body fat he actually had a surprising amount of muscle. Suddenly your image of him as a Happy-go-lucky dad changed.

"I would never hurt him…" You said, hurt that Greg would even think that. "besides, he was the one who saved me... wasn't he?"

Greg's glare softened. "Yeah, he did. He's such a sweet boy. I just... don't want anything to happen to him again."

You took a moment to think about that. "What happened to Steven? Did he get hurt?"

Greg smiled at you "That's a story for another time champ. I'm gonna try to check you out tomorrow, then you can wait with Steven at his house and we can talk until the gems get back if you want. Now I just gotta think of a name to use to check you out..." He thinks for a moment. "Hope you like the name Daniel."

Greg starts to walk towards the door, but pauses for a moment. "Uhh… Just wondering, though, How can you and Steven's gems be sisters? In case you haven't noticed, Steven's a boy."

That's… a good question. "I'm not sure, But I think my eye is telling me."

Greg looks at you like you've grown a second head. "Your… gem eye? It talks to you?"

My eye, it doesn't 'talk' to me, like a normal conversation. I just hear flashes of whatever it wants me to hear I guess. I'm absolutely sure it said sister though."

"Well then, I'll leave you to your sleep. I hope you're ready for Steven though, he can be a handful"

"Don't worry about it. Ill be fine."

"Sleep tight"

The door closes behind Greg as he leaves, and you are left alone to your thoughts.

~~~OOO~~~ -Greg-

You're sitting in your van, trying to wrap your head around what that boy said. How can he and Steven be brothers? (or sisters for that matter?) You rub the back of your neck and sigh, then reach over to the glove box and pull out a picture.

"Oh Rose, this is all so much. You would know what to do. I can't protect Steven from gems and," You shift around in the seat. "I'm scared, Rose. This boy said Steven's gem made them brothers, and I can see it in his face. He's not lying. He really believes it… and he knew Steven's middle name."

You think back to the conversation with the boy from before. He truly seemed concerned when you told him Steven had been in danger before. You're pretty sure he won't intentionally hurt Steven.

"Rose, I—I think he should stay. I think he should stay even if he isn't Steven's brother. He looks, and sounds, like he never got a childhood to enjoy. Besides, Steven has to get lonely with no one he can talk to. I mean sure he has the gems, but... Steven finally found another Half-Gem to talk to, and I don't want to take this away from him." You chuckle to yourself. "I don't know what you would do, Rose. If our places had been switched, and you were still here, how would you have handled all this?"

You're left thinking about how their gems were apparently sisters, and started wondering if Rose actually had a sibling. That would make sense, but… Rose would tell you if she had a sibling, wouldn't she?