Guess what? I'm not dead! Yeah so, it's been a few years since I've written fanfiction again because as you can see from my last entries, I wasn't good at it. But, I'm starting to write again and thought I'd share with you all. I do not own Steven Universe, that right belongs to Rebecca Sugar. I do, however, own these gemsonas. If you've seen this story on tumblr with knowyourhero, don't worry, that's my blog.

Alright, enough rambling! Let's do this!

Chapter 1: Meeting Grey Pearl

"Grey Topaz Facet S-4R Cut 6ZG? Yellow Diamond wishes to speak with you." Yellow Pearl said at the now stiff bodied soldier in front of her. She was tall and had a slightly slimmer build to other Topaz gems but, still was considered a "brute". She had a similar outfit to all the other soldiers, dark grey and black with a big yellow diamond on the front and a yellow belt around her waist. Her hair was short and blocky, cupping her face slightly. Her gem rested and shined on her chest which, made finding a fusing partner a bit tough.

Topaz or "Grey" gulped and nodded, following the Pearl to the Diamond's room. Yellow Diamond? Why did her diamond want to speak to her? Did she do something wrong? Grey almost tripped over her own big feet as she stopped abruptly as to not knock into Yellow Pearl. The last thing she wanted was to get on this pearl's bad side. After all, even if gems saw yellow as "just a pearl" she was still a diamond's pearl. Who knows what she could convince her diamond to think or do. After what felt like years, the door opened and Grey walked behind the pearl, her head down respectfully. "My Diamond, I have the Topaz you requested." Yellow Pearl said and smiled as she bowed to her diamond. "She really loves her job" Grey thought to herself before looking up as Yellow Diamond spoke.

"Grey Topaz, your work during the war and currently has surpassed my expectations. I thank you for picking up the slack of some of your superiors who have been demoted for their laziness. That is why I want to reward you for your hard work." The diamond spoke calmly and snapped her fingers. A small squeak was heard behind a curtain and a gem made herself known by coming out.

It was a pearl, grey skinned, her outfit resembled light weight battle armor dress with fancy tales and soft looking shoulder pads that were smooth to the touch. Her shoes looked exactly like a smaller version of a ruby's and she wore fingerless gloves. Her hair was slightly messy and cut short which cupped her face which held a sad smile. Her gem was on her chest like Topaz's and seemed to sparkle slightly. Grey wondered if that meant she was a new pearl or she did she just polish her gem before she got here. Her arms were crossed in a diamond salute and her big brown eyes seemed to look through every gem there and look straight at the door. Grey looked at her arms, thinking if she could fight even if pearls weren't supposed to. "I see you like the look of her." Yellow Diamond commented, knocking Grey out of her thoughts.

"Y-Yes, thank you so much my diamond." Grey stammered and gestured to Grey Pearl. The Pearl nodded and walked over, standing by her side, not shaking her sad smile. "You are dismissed." Yellow Diamond said and Grey Topaz and her new Pearl saluted and left. The walk back held a thick silence as the two strangers evaluated their new lives together. Grey Topaz smiled, she could hardly wait to show her battalion her new pearl. "I hope you're okay with loud soldiers." She joked with the Pearl to lighten the mood. Grey Pearl looked up, for the first time, smiling softly in a way that showed the slightest bit of relief.

"I was so hoping you'd say that. I would've shattered myself if I was stuck with another stuffy aristocrat." She said and laughed softly.

Grey looked at her curiously "You had another owner?" she asked and the Pearl stopped. She gulped and turned to her new owner, eyes shifting to either side before resting on the floor.

"I-I've had 2 other owners. Both being aristocrats….both shattered in the war…" she trailed off and looked away. Grey felt for this Pearl, many of her friends were shattered and her diamond told her crystal gems did it. Of course, she believed her diamond, why wouldn't she? But, from what she witnessed, the crystal gems never shattered any gems, they just poofed and bubbled them.

"Don't worry, you won't get rid of me that easily." Grey joked and winked causing Grey Pearl to let out a genuine laugh. "Thank you. Really thank you." The pearl said and smiled brightly at her new owner. Grey smiled back, she could get used to that smile. She without realizing patted her back lightly. "No problem Pearl." She said and brought her into the Topaz room.

All the Topazes, who were all talking and laughing about their tasks and the Aquamarines some have been stuck with before instantly stopping and gawking at the new Pearl. "No way! You got a Pearl?!" one Topaz exclaimed in surprise. It was a Red Topaz with short spikey hair, the uniform matching Grey's, yet it was dark red with magenta accents, her gem being on her shoulder. Another Topaz placed her hand on the Pearl's head and smiled.

"She's quite cute." The blue gem teased. Blue topaz had her hair covering her eyes so, she had to lift her hair, showing her gem on her forehead. Her outfit was dark blue with sky blue accents with slight frills around her neck, just like her Aquamarine wanted. Grey Pearl smiled shyly looked around.

"This room is so big! I love it!" she exclaimed excitedly, spinning around and falling to the ground laughing. Grey chuckled lightly "I'm glad Pearl now... I don't exactly know what you can do around here. We usually spar and stuff. Not much paperwork or other things pearls do." Grey confessed and Grey Pearl gasped happily at the mention of sparring, stars in her eyes.

"C-Can I spar? I've always wanted to try! I won't tell anyone I swear!" she asked and Grey gulped. She knew Pearls weren't supposed to know how to fight or do anything other than follow orders.

"Um…I don't know…my diamond wouldn't be happy..." she said and Grey Pearl's smiled dropped and she nodded. "But… you are my pearl and not Yellow Diamond's so... I don't see why not." She finished with a coy smile as Grey Pearl perked up and broke out into a large smile. As they made their way to the training room, Blue Topaz pulled Grey aside, worry etched all over her face.

"Grey, are you sure this is a good idea? She's a Pearl. What if she gets hurt?" Blue asked worriedly but, Grey smiled and reassured her.

"She's going to be in the training room, near all of us, and the dummies aren't going to fight back, she'll be fine." Grey said calmly and Blue sighed with a small hint of relief before following Grey to the training room.

"I can't believe what I'm seeing…" Red Topaz muttered in disbelief as Grey Pearl practically leaped into action. She took down two test dummies before Grey could set up her own. Grey was astonished and felt a surge of pride. Her pearl could fight something Yellow Diamond's own pearl couldn't do! Not only that but, Grey Pearl could also work the mechanical test dummies by herself and was basically independent. Grey wanted to ask who her previous owners were if she already knew this. No aristocrat has ever come into the training room to spar, they usually just watched and picked guards they wanted to protect them. So, there would be no way for her to interact with the training grounds first hand. Maybe she was just that smart, which made Grey feel even better about having her around, all this talent wasted waiting on the upper class in a room for show, not anymore. Grey Pearl looked up once and beamed at Grey before going over to another dummy. Blue Topaz walked over to them and whispered

"Quite the pearl you've got there. She may need a bit of toning down." Blue teased but, Grey quickly shook her head.

"No. She's perfect the way she is and there's no way I'm letting anyone dull her. Not anymore" She said before walking off to her own training area leaving Pearl to her own devises. Blue Topaz looked surprised before smiling and shaking her head, she watched the pearl fight and chuckled. What were they gonna do with this fireball?

And that's the end of chapter 1! If you like it or have some suggestions, feel free to leave reviews. See you all next time in Chapter two!