Greg Universe was not completely prepared to care for his new born son, but then again, he never felt like he was to begin with. Rose had carried Steven for almost seven months until she said her good byes and gave up her life for her child, and in those months, Greg tired to become the best parents imaginable. He didn't want to be too strict, but he didn't want to be so relaxed either, he knew the basics of changing a dirty diaper, but would forget that he needed to test the temperature of the baby formula on his wrist. He read various books on babies and parenthood, even one for single parents, but Greg never felt totally, and completely prepared for the day.

But it arrived sooner then he had read (but he should have realized it wouldn't be all 'by the book' for a half-gem half-human baby) and by the time the sun had begun to rise for a new day, Rose was kissing him lovingly and wishing him luck, and when the sun had pulled itself from the calm ocean and the world woke up, Rose was gone from his life, and his screaming, magical child, was.

They had been outside the temple when it happen, where Rose stood waiting, watching the sea, as he came barreling towards her with his guitar in hand and a new song to play for his family, where you could see the sun rose slowly and see the sky sparkle in the early morning. Greg knelt down in front of her, played the first three notes, and stopped when he finally took notice of just how still Rose was. She turned her head stiffly to him, reached down and pulled him to his feet, and whispered "It's time, Greg."

He panicked, waving his arms and shouting to call a doctor, and Rose laughed. She calmed him, pulled him into her arms, and stood besides him as the sun began to rise. And then she was gone.

The gems watched from the temple, silent and still but crying and knew this was the end. Pearl turned and dashed into her room as Rose's gem began to glow and she spoke her final farewell. Garnet and Amethyst soon followed suit and returned to their own rooms the moment she had left. And Greg was left on his own. Overwhelmed with emotion.

Greg walked back to his van through the sleepy, empty boardwalk of Beach city to his car wash, his eyes never leaving the delicate, dreaming thing in his arms. He looked human, like as if Rose was human and he was normal and he was like Greg, human, but if Greg tugged down his coat that the infant was warped in, he would see the sparkling, bright gem that would remind him that this was reality.

He was alone.

He climbed into his van, knowing it would make no difference if he flipped the 'We're open!' sign on the car wash window, and began to awkwardly build a small nest out of his own bed, blanket and clean shirts, before tucking the in baby safely. He watched the baby sleep softly before climbing into the front seat, pulled the photo of him and Rose from his glove box, and began to weep quietly into his hands. Never before feeling so hopeless.

My computer has been broken for months so i started using whatever i could find (currently my dad's early 2000s work laptop) until i found (and fixed) my not so old Ipad that my sibling thought would make a great hammer, it's useless mostly but i found that i had some stories on there that i never posted (mostly HTTYD though) and found this. I don't know when i write this (but i'm guessing before all the mess with Peridot, Jasper, Lapis and the other Homeworld gems) but i thought, hey! I kinda like this! So it's public nahaha

I have more chapters that need some tinkering, and it's not totally complete yet, but i can get everything all together in an actual story if people like it :3 hopefully all this fixing up will get rid of my writing funk! Because i've had writers block for like 6 months and it's kILLING ME *sobs* so hopefully editing this will help! :D

Please favourite, follow and review if you liked this story and want to see more! :D Don't be afraid to ask questions or make suggestions either, cause the existing chapter can use some more pizazz!

~LMDR