It was a warm afternoon in Beach City as the tomboyish short purple crystal gem known as Amethyst was sleeping on the living room couch in the upside down postion snoring aloud as usual when a drop of her spit fell from her drooling mouth and hit her nose making her think she was drowning in her sleep causing her to fall to the floor waking up almost instantly. She groaned aloud as she rubbed her head in annoyance right before the front door opened up and Steven walked in, he had a very sad expression on his face as he sat himself down on the couch sighing heavily.

"Geez man, did someone die or something?" Amethyst asked climbing back on the couch and sitting down next to the human boy.

"*sniff* No." he replied glumly.

"Then what's the matter? Why aren't you your usual cheery happy-go-lucky self today?"

Steven's eyes started to tear up as he answered her question.

"Because, because, Connie's moving away!" the young boy bawled laying his head on Amethyst's lap.

"She is? Why?"

"She's said she's going off to college soon and her parents want her to go to the best college available, which is...nowhere near here!"

"Steven! Come on! You're 17 and a half now! You need to stop crying over small things like such a baby." she said holding up her head with her hands so he could see her eyes.

Despite how harsh her words may sound they were true, after turning 17 a few months ago and being on countless adventures building his mind and body Steven has became the young muscular young man he is now and his new wardrobe reflected this. Nowadays Steven keeps his hair in a single puffy ponytail wearing a pink sleevesless T-tanktop, blue swimming trunks, and his usual sandals.

"*sniff*...You're right, I guess I should've seen this coming for a while."

Amethyst couldn't help but soften up after hearing that much sadness in his voice.

"Oh, Steven." she said embracing him in a soft hug.

The hug lasted for a few short minutes until the young man started to feel a bit better

"Thanks Amethyst." he said wiping away the tears from his eyes.

"Hey, anytime bud. I'm always here for you."

Amethyst has in fact always been there for Steven from the beginning, when the other Gems were busy saving the town and Greg was out doing...whatever he does, Amethyst was in charge of babysitting the gem-human hybrid. At first this task felt more like a chore since Amethyst wasn't that much into babysitting but as time went by she started getting used to being around the tiny infant, using her advanced shapeshifting skills she would make hilarious and bizzare funny faces while enjoying hearing his soft baby babbling and petting his soft hair. She's become so attached she'd rather stay home and watch after Steven rather than going on important gem missions officially becoming his baby sitter 24/7 and never letting him out of her sight.

Amethyst was even there for his human baby milestones: his very first steps, his first loose tooth, helping Greg teach him how to ride a bike, even one day being referred to (more or less) as "Mama Amethyst" when he was no more than a year old. Ever since that day her never felt more like a parent or closer to a human, she promised would always be there for him and would never leave Steven no matter what.

"But now that Connie's leaving, *sigh* I guess I'll just add her to the list of people I'm gonna miss forever."

Amethyst already knew who was at the very top of that list, looking up at the massive portrait of Rose Quartz above the front door. Amethyst alongside the other Gems has been filling in for her since forever yet very little has changed. Steven still needs a mom, a real mom to raise him to become a normal person. Not aliens who fight crazed monsters and evil invaders 24/7, something has to change.

~The next day~

It was a bring and early morning as Steven slowly rose up and out of bed yawning aloud, he started heading down the small collection of stairs to find Amethyst already up and about except something was different...really different. She was much taller now with a larger chest and much wider hips giving her a much more curvier form while wearing a red and white polka dotted scarf tying her silver white hair into a super long ponytail, a fluffy pink apron, and sandals granting a more motherly appearance. With a broom in hand she was busy sweeping the floor while whistling to herself a lively tune.

"A-A-Amethyst!?" Steven asked in a confused and surprised expression.

"Oh! Good morning sweetie! Did you have a good sleep?" she answered in a cheery tone.

"Uh, yeah, uh Amethyst? Are you feeling alright?"

"Of course, I've never felt better. And if you don't mind I'd like it if you'd stick to just calling me mom. Anything else is just rude."

"M-M-Mom!?"

Just the the temple door opened up as Pearl and Garnet stepped out carrying several mysterious looking crystal shards.

"There seems to be a lot of unstable energy coming from these shards, we better finish studying them soon so we can bubble them." Garnet suggested.

"I agree, but we're going to need more time to study-what...is...going...here?" Pearl said dropping her handful of shards on the floor.

She stared in disbelief as the living room and kitchen were sparkling clean, literally.

"The house, I've-I've never seen it so clean before! Who could have cleaned this place so well?"

"I think the answer is closer than you think Pearl." Garnet said pointing at the nearly tranformed Amethyst.

"Amethyst!? You cleaned the house!?"

"Naturally, a clean house is a happy and productive house. Now if you'll excuse me I'll be cleaning the bathroom now, then do the laundry, and fit in some yoga time." the purple gem said collecting her cleaning supplies and heading to the bathroom, Pearl turned her head with her jaw held wide open to Steven for an explanation.

"I swear, I have no idea what has gotten in her!"

"No swearing in the house Steven!" Amethyst called out.

"Sorry!"

"It seems like Amethyst has taken on a whole new persona. Impressive. Question is, why?" Garnet asked placing a hand on her chin.

"Well we can't worry about her right now, we need to get these unstable gem shards bubbled soon." Pearl said collecting the shards off the floor before returning inside the temple.

"Please keep an eye on Amethyst until we can deal with her." Garnet said before following Pearl back inside the temple.

Just then the kitchen phone rang, Steven quickly answered it to hear Connie's voice on the other end, she needed a few extra hands to help her family move this evening and wondered if the Gems could help.

"Sure, no-no problem. See ya this afternoon, I guess."

~That afternoon~

Garnet and Pearl were way too busy to help leaving Amethyst as the only available Gem, the two walked over to Connie's house to find a moving truck parked and several cardbox boxes outside. Connie was elated to see Steven rushing out from inside the house to hug the boy. Connie was much older now having her hair brushed to the side and wearing a more sophisticated pair of reading glasses, her Alabama State University college jacket, a pink skirt, leggings, and sneakers.

"Thanks so much for helping Steven, I owe you one." she said gripping the young man tightly in her hands.

"H-Hey yeah, maybe you can do me a favor and stay a bit longer?" he said with a slight chuckle.

"Steven, I told you, my folks already made up their minds."

"Yeah, I know. Eh, I was just kidding you know."

"Heh, right, you big kidder."

She playfully punched him in the shoulder as he chuckled aloud, Amethyst could tell he was holding back his emotions. Soon after Mr. and Mrs. Maheswaren walked out to greet Steven and Amethyst.

"Good afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Maheswaren." he said respectively.

"Hello Steven, Hello Amethyst." Mrs. Maheswaren answered.

"That's ." Amethyst proudly stated, Mr. and Mrs. Maheswaren looked at each other with confused expressions.

"So! How about we get started packing?" Steven said clapping his hands together wanting to desperatley change the subject.

The sun went down in what felt like minutes before the moving truck was all packed up and ready to go, Connie and Steven stood side by side each other for a brief moment.

"Thanks again, for everything."

"Hey, no problem. I just wish, *sigh* you didn't have to leave."

"Hey, it's not like I'm going to be gone forever. I can still visit you anytime."

"I'll hold you to it."

The two shared a quick laugh right before Mr. Maheswaren impatiently honked the horn signaling it was time to go.

"I gotta go, till next time."

"Yeah, till next time."

She planted a quick kiss on his cheek before rushing over to the truck, Steven rubbed his cheek and stared blissfully as the truck slowly took off towards the sunset.