Everyone flopped down on the couch, glad to be back. Peridot had gotten away again, but the mood was good. They had gotten a piece of her (literally), and Garnet and Pearl were relatively normal again.
"You know what we need?" Steven said.
"A nap!"
"Steven, Gems don't need sleep." Pearl reminded him for the umpteenth time.
"Well, Stevens do. I did three shields today. I'm taking a nap." Steven said as he yawned and plodded up the stairs to his room. "See you guys in a bit!" he called over his shoulder.
The three Gems sat there for a moment, before Garnet chuckled and said "Go."
Pearl looked up at her. "Are you sure? I mean we only-"
"It's OK. Go ahead."
Nodding, Pearl snuck up the stairs to Steven's bed.
"She still likes watching him while he sleeps." Garnet whispered, her signature small smile on her face. "I think I need some time alone." She said, standing and heading for her Room. "Try to be quiet."
Amethyst gave Garnet's back a thumbs up, then slid over to the fridge. She proceeded to eat most of the things in it, edible or not. When she finished, she passed over to the stairs, walking up a few and peeking up the rest. She suppressed a snort. So much for gems not needing sleep. Pearl was out like a light. Amethyst checked her projection, surprised to find it wasn't one of Rose. Instead it was them, fighting as a team. Amethyst took note of some of the moves she was doing, impressed at how Amethyst like they actually were. 'I'll have to try a few of those.' She thought to herself. But as she was turning away, the scene changed. Curious, she looked back. It was when Garnet had left with Steven and Greg for that Motel. Pearl was sitting on the couch, crying. And Amethyst was there with her, hugging her and telling her it would be OK. Amethyst felt a little stab in her heart at how sad Pearl was. But as she watched, she realized the dream was different from reality. Dream Amethyst leaned in close to Dream Pearl's face and started kissing all the tears away. Amethyst felt her cheeks heat up as she blushed. Unable to look away, she watched as Dream Amethyst finished kissing the tears, and leaned closer and closer to Dream Pearl's mouth.
Right as the two connected, Amethyst fell off the stairs. She wasn't aware she was leaning to the right until she had went to far. Panicking, she bolted into her room and sat down in one of her junk piles, panting and blushing.
Inside her room, Garnet grinned to herself.