My Immortal

Yo! This is my fourth non-one shot Steven Universe story I'm working on! If you can't tell, I've been on a real Steven Universe kick recently. There are other stories I'm also planning on working on as well.

Anyway, I just wanted to explore some interactions between some of the characters Steven doesn't normally get to interact with. Namely, Ruby and Sapphire. So, this story is mostly about Steven and Ruby. At some point, I'll work on a story about Steven and Sapphire.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Chapter 1 – About As Well As You'd Expect

The monster roared, baring its fangs and looking around with its beady eyes. Where were those people that were attacking it? If they didn't stop soon, it would start getting really annoyed!

A sudden punch in the back of the head caused the beast to shout with anger. Garnet, gauntlets brandished, delivered another blow to the creature, smashing its head into the sand and causing it to poof. Bubbling the gem that fell out of it, she turned to see how her team mates were doing. She sighed when she saw that they weren't doing as well.

Monsters had swarmed the beach, wave after wave. Steven was trying his best to stop them, but he was being swarmed by the corrupted gems and was forced to summon his bubble. Pearl and Amethyst weren't doing much better. Pearl's spear was having no effect and one of the monsters had wrapped Amethyst in her own whip.

Sighing, Garnet leaped forward to help them, immediately smashing the monster that had Amethyst tied up. Muttering her thanks, Amethyst picked up her whip and charged at another corrupted gem. Garnet stood to survey the situation and wondered if she should get Amethyst and Pearl to fuse with her. There just seemed to be no end to the monsters.

Steven called out for help which snapped Garnet out of her thoughts. She ran over and beat away the beasts surrounding him.

"Thanks, Garnet," Steven sighed, "These things just won't let up!"

He was cut off when there was a sudden shout from Pearl. A seaweed-like monster had her wrapped up in one of its leaves, squeezing her hard, as if trying to break her in half. Steven cried out in fear and Garnet sprang forward.

But she was too late. With one final squeeze, Pearl exploded in a cloud of smoke, her gem slipping out of the monster's leaf and landing softly on the sand.

"PEARL!" Steven cried out desperately. As Garnet beat the monster in to submission, Steven ran over and dove onto the sand, snatching up Pearl's gemstone. Holding it close, he looked up at Garnet.

"Steven, go help Amethyst!" she ordered him.

Nodding, Steven ran over to Amethyst who was wrestling with a lobster-like creature. She had shape shifted into the Purple Puma to fight it and seemed to have the upper hand at the moment.

"Yeah! Go Amethyst!" Steven cheered.

Amethyst winked at him, then snapped off one of the monster's claws. It roared in pain before Amethyst tackled it, causing it to poof.

"And that's how we get it done!" she bragged, changing back into her regular form. She looked over at Steven. "What happened to Pearl?" she asked.

Steven immediately looked down hearted. "She got poofed by a seaweed monster!" he replied sadly, clutching the gem close to his chest. Amethyst sighed.

"Great. And right in the middle of this huge battle when we need her the most!" she moaned, "What's next?"

She was answered when another monster reared up behind her. Steven couldn't call out a warning fast enough before the creature stomped down on Amethyst, poofing her as well. Steven cried out in fear, quickly grabbing Amethyst's gem before the creature could crush it.

"Garnet! Help!" Steven called out.

Garnet leaped away from the monster she was battling and ran over to Steven. When she saw him holding both Pearl and Amethyst's gems, she sighed.

"This is not good," she muttered.

"What are we gonna do?" Steven asked fearfully, "There are still a ton more monsters, and they're not going to wait for Pearl and Amethyst to come back!"

He was right. There were at least seven more corrupted gem monsters on the beach, swarming towards them, fangs and claws bared. And who knew how many more were waiting just beneath the ocean surface, ready to storm the beach? They were hopelessly out numbered.

"Steven," Garnet said seriously, "Take Pearl and Amethyst's gems up to the house and try to stay somewhere safe. I'll hold these guys off as best I- "

Before she could finish, however, the monsters suddenly started to retreat into the water, almost as if on command. Steven and Garnet watched in astonishment as the creatures rushed back into the ocean. Just when Steven thought they could relax, a many horned monster charged through the two of them, impaling Garnet on one of its horns.

"No! Garnet!" Steven cried out. Sand was starting to be thrown up, obscuring his view of what was happening. When everything settled, the horned beast had run back into the ocean, and Ruby was laying in the sand, groaning, with Sapphire's gem resting next to her.

"Uh-oh," Steven muttered. He ran over to Ruby, checking to make sure she was okay. But before he could ask, Ruby cursed loudly.

"Dang it!" she shouted, "Stupid monster! Sneaking up on us like that! Then running off before I can pay it back! Look what it did to Sapphire, Steven!"

Steven flinched slightly at her harsh tone. "Are you all right?" he asked.

"Who cares?" Ruby snarled, "This is a disaster! What if all those monsters come back? What if the others take too long to reform and we're completely outmatched?" She suddenly snatched Pearl's gem out Steven's hands and started violently shaking it. "You'd better not take two weeks to reform this time!"

"Ruby! Calm down!" Steven pleaded. He gently took Pearl's gem back from her. He would've picked up Sapphire's gem as well, but he was running out room in his arms, and he was afraid that Ruby would attack him if he tried to even touch her gem.

Hissing to herself, Ruby scooped up Sapphire's gem and held it close. Steven thought that she suddenly looked very sad. He carefully walked over to her and put an arm around her.

"Come on," he said, "Let's go up to the house. At least there we know our friends will be safe until they reform."

Ruby sighed heavily. "Whatever," she muttered. She said nothing as she followed Steven up to the beach house.

Behind them, the ocean waves gently crashed up on shore.

I'm gonna end this chapter here. Next chapter will see Steven trying to get along with a very bitter Ruby. How will that work out? Well, wait and see! Feel free to leave a review saying how much you love (or totally despise) this! Constructive criticism is always welcome!