The War (In Us)

by TheGreatBeowulf

So I wrote some fan fiction that was originally separate stories but later I stitched them together so sorry if it doesn't make sense at first. It's about Pearl but some chapters are about different characters and its set in during a Second Gem War. The POV is omniscient third person so keep that in mind as you read. It has a lot of the characters so some have bigger parts.

1. Chapter 1

Pearl wasn't sure what she was feeling. First she had despised Steven. He had stolen everything she loved, everything she had worked for. When Steven was born Rose left. So that meant her life with Rose did, too. Now she wasn't sure Rose could or would come back. She had left everything behind when Rose asked her to join Rose's rebellion. She had even learned how to battle with human weapons so she would be useful to Rose. She thought Rose could tell she loved her. Apparently Rose couldn't.

But that was then and this is now. Rose is gone. Steven has grown up and he's a Crystal Gem, too. Steven at first couldn't do anything for himself but eventually little by little he matured.

Little by little he became more like Rose. He even had her shield with her symbol and her healing ability. They weren't Steven's abilities they were Rose's. The way Steven acted it was almost always like Rose. Both of them treated her like a close friend and nothing more. But Steven was different ever so slightly from Rose. Steven could love like a human. Eventually she came to like Steven for Steven but she knew she despised him even just a little too much sometimes. Steven didn't notice though. He carried on trying to fill the hole that remained when Rose left.

Even now as she felt herself leaving this world as she left behind a world with no Rose only Steven. Steven the one trying to heal her gem. He was dying but not healing himself. He was crying and trying to heal her. Would Rose have cried? Was Rose in in Steven's gem seeing Steven trying to save her? If Rose came back would Rose care? If Rose came back would Rose try to fuse her gem shards so she would come back? What would Rose think about her breaking her own gem? Would Rose know she couldn't withstand it anymore? Did Rose think about how long Steven would stay?

Oh well its not like any of it matters anymore. How long had she spent reminiscing about Steven and Rose? Why hadn't Amethyst, Ruby, Peridot, or any of her other fallen comrades crossed her mind? She already knew the answer though. Because the only thing she ever truly cared about was Rose.