(Just so you know this is a different AU so, don't expect it to fit with everything perfectly that's cannon. No I do not ship Steven x OC, jesus that's weird.)

I stepped onto the grassy plains, hearing soft noises behind me. I turned around, "Pearl!" I exclaimed, watching her weak and skinny arms tremble under the weight of the boxes she insisted on carrying. I snatched some from the blue pearl. "I don't want you hurting yourself." I sighed, and she whispered her apologies. "It's just, your only 13, Azura.." She trailed off, voice quiet. "You know, Yellow Pearl would be snarky about this." I giggled, helping her place the boxes into the van. We sleep in van. Its a very nice gray van with sliding doors on the sides of the back and the trunk raised to allow us to place the boxes into it so we can unbox whats needed. We where organizing the van, pushing the boxes to the back. Least important to most important so we could easily access the most important things.

I put a bunch of blankets down on the soft back seats of the van. "It's nice you can put down the seats for extra room." I marveled. The sun was against our backs as I helped Pearl close the van's trunk door. "Pearl we've got to find a way to get more money aside from what father gave us." I said to Pearl, and she softly nodded, her hair moving a little along with her movements. Pearl looked up, softly pushing a bit of her blue hair out of the way and seeing a shop with a huge chocolate donut with the words "Big Donut" below it. She gently pointed it out to me, and I smiled. "That sure is one big donut!" I exclaimed.

The two of us approach it, though Pearl looked anxious. "Don't worry! Nobody here is gonna harm us in Beach City! Father said it's apparently a great place to live." I assured, and the two of us entered. I saw two people, one was female and had blonde hair, she was short and cute. The other was long and lanky, two weird ears and had a rude aura. I also noticed a shorter boy with black fluffy hair. He was talking their ears off so I had Pearl and I politely stand and wait for them to be done.

"...and then BOOM! It was great! I wish you'd of been there but you'd probably be dead then because your not even half gem, but..." He noticed us and turned to greet us, when he stopped and stared at Pearl. "Hey!" I snapped, "don't stare at Pearl! That makes her very anxious!" "Oh! Sorry! I'm Steven." "I'm Azura! Pleasure to meet you. Sorry for being harsh at the start, but I really care about Pearl."

"This is Sadie and Lars! They're gonna get married one day." Steven exclaimed and the two ignored him. He suddenly beamed, "Oh my gosh! You should totally meet my friends!" He exclaimed to me. I shook my head sadly, "I doubt that's a good idea. Pearl doesn't seem like she's got much left in her." I replied apollagetically. Steven nodded in understandment and we quickly ordered out donuts, and we both got Strawberry Sugar Shock Shutdown, while Pearl got a apple juice and sipped on it. She could drink things, just not really eat things. It freaked her out. I had a chocolate donut with sprinkles and Steven got a strawberry filled donut with chocolate on the top. We sat down on the bench, Pearl keeping close to me. She was quiet, listening to Steven and I's conversation. I took a sip of my drink, "So, what's your friend's names?" I asked.

"There's Lars, Sadie, Onion, Pete, Kiki, Jenny, Buck, Sourcream, Garnet-"
"Garnet?" Pearl spoke up, "as in the rebel?" Steven thought. "Yeah." He confirmed. Pearl shuddered.
Steven paused. "How many pearls do you know?" He asked suddenly. "I knew all the diamonds' pearls." She responded, seemingly vauge. "Hmm. Alright." Steven shrugged, not pressing Pearl. He finished his donut and was now sipping his drink. I finished off the last of my own and was staring down at my drink. "I.. I don't know mother or father." I sighed suddenly. "Oh? Do you know their names?" He replied. "My father is of no importants, and I cannot state my mother. Not yet, not now."

Pearl suddenly seemed distant, as if lost in her thoughts. "Do you wanna go meet my father?" Steven asked and I nodded, gently getting Pearl's attention. We walked the sidewalk up to a carwash, and I saw a man missing some hair getting some money before the car he had washed drove away. "Hi dad!" He called. "Shtoo-ball!" The man replied. "Who's your friends?" He asked. "They're names are.. Blue Pearl and Azura. But just call Blue Pearl, Blue. Is that okay?" He asked Pearl. She nodded. "You remind me of Pearl. Oh, and I'm Greg."

"It's nice to meet you." I replied, and I noticed Pearl caught herself before bowing. "It's okay, Pearl." I softly murmur so only she can hear. She gave a slight nod. "I belive Pearl- I mean, Blue and I must return home. But it was so nice meeting all of you." I excused us and we both left swiftly. "Are you feeling good, Pearl?" I asked. "Yes, I just... I'm a little nervous. What if we run into the rebels?" She expressed her worries. She only really does that with me. "Don't worry, Pearl. I won't let anything happen to you." I assured her. She smiled and we returned to our van soon enough. I settled down onto the seats, "Aren't you gonna sleep too?" I asked her. She shook her head. "I'll be back later." She assured. I watched her turn on the heaters and I heard her close the doors and climb onto the roof of the van. The heat made my eyelids droop, but I wanted to know what was up with Pearl. Though sleep was a requirement.

I knew what was up, though. She loved me, yet she missed her diamond and did not feel at home here on earth. But she did what was best for me. I sat up to pull my brown hair back, laying back down and closing my blue eyes with diamond pupils. I felt sleep wash over me and I fell into a fitful sleep.