"Happy birthday to you!" Steven's family and friends sang to him as he blew out his candles. He was turning 18. He was offically an adult. "Happy Birthday!" Peedee said as he hugged his friend. "By the way, thanks for inviting me!" "Your welcome." Steven said as he hugged back. As they separated, Amethyst moved in between them to get the first slice of cake. "Now wait a minute, Amethyst..." Pearl said, grabbing the knife.
All of a sudden, Steven's phone rang.
"Hey Connie!" Steven said. "How's it going?" He asked. "Everything's going great! I just gotta bring a draft of the book to the publishing company. Its a couple of miles away, but it's ok. Im starting to get the hang of Empire City." She replied. "Well thats wonderful. Its gonna go great!" Steven said, walking away to finish his conversation.
Peedee was by himself. He didnt really know what to do. He looked behind him and saw that the cake was cut. "Might as well.." Peedee said. He grabbed a small piece of cake, and walked over to the soft couch. He looked up, and saw Garnet giving him a thumbs up. He gave one back, with a small smile. At that moment, he realized that today was the only day he really got to know Steven's alien family. He enjoyed the company, but it was Steven he enjoyed talking to the most. He loved looking at him...He loved feeling surrounded by him when they hug...Peedee didnt know what it was, but...
"Hey, buddy!" Steven's voice suddenly brought Peedee back to reality. "Hey! How's Connie?" Peedee asked. "She's doing fine. She's trying to get her book published, so shes gonna be in Empire City for a while..." Steven said. "Oh. Well, do you miss her?" Peedee asked. "Of course I do! She's the strawberry and I'm the biscuit." He replied. "Well that's good." Peedee said. "Well, its getting late, I should leave." He said as he started getting up. "Here, I'll get that for you.." Pearl said, gently taking the plate from him. "Thank you, ma'am." Peedee said as he walked towards the door. "Wait!" He heard behind him as he grabbed the handle. When he turned around, he was swept into another hug. This one was a lot tighter, and warm. Peedee sank into it. He wrapped his arms around his thick torso, and felt...muscles... "I hope to see you tommorow, ok?" Steven said, patting his back. "O-ok..." Peedee said, his stomach filling with butterflies.
Then they separated. Peedee walked out of the door.
"Oh boy..." Peedee said, walking home.
