Ocean Waves
There aren't enough Steven x Lapis stories, so I'm going to write one. I basically came up with the plot when I asked myself what would force Steven and Lapis to have to hang out with each other. This is what I got.
This is story takes place entirely in Lapis' POV. Also, I may alter some episodes to suit my needs.
Anyway, hope you enjoy! Especially you! You know who I'm talking about.
Chapter 1 – A Week at the Barn
I can't pretend to know everything that goes on with Steven and the Crystal Gems, especially seeing as I'm not one of them. I don't really know what goes on when they go on their missions. But for whatever reason, they decided that this mission especially was far too dangerous for Steven, and seeing how they were going to be gone for a few days, they decided to bring him to Peridot and me at the barn so we could watch over him while they were gone.
Not that I mind, of course. Steven is my closest friend along with Peridot. In fact, I would say that those two are my only friends. So when Steven arrived at the barn, I was very happy to see him. I had even gotten out a mattress for him to sleep on while he was with us. When Steven arrived, he was carrying his cheeseburger backpack and hotdog bag. I walked towards him, and he dropped everything and ran over to hug me.
"Lapis!" he exclaimed in greeting, wrapping his arms around me, "I'm so excited to be staying with you and Peridot!"
"So am I, Steven," I replied earnestly, reciprocating his hug. We were suddenly forced apart when Peridot squeezed herself between us so she could hug Steven as well, much to my chagrin.
"Steven!" she greeted, "Good to see you again!"
"Same to you, Peridot," Steven replied honestly. Obviously Steven was truly happy to see Peridot again. I, however, wished that my roommate could be literally anywhere else right now.
Peridot released Steven and lead him into the barn. I followed after picking up Steven's bags which he had neglected to do himself. She led him over to where I dragged out the mattress explaining to him that that is where he would be sleeping.
"You don't have an actual bed?" Steven asked hopefully.
"Why would we?" Peridot questioned.
"Sorry, Steven. It was the best we could do on such short notice," I told him.
"That's all right," Steven said, brightening, "It's not like I haven't slept on this mattress before. Where are you two going to sleep?"
"We don't sleep," Peridot reminded him.
"Oh yeah, right." He looked slightly embarrassed. "I sometimes forget that since Amethyst likes to sleep a lot."
As he had arrived as the sun was going down, by the time Steven had settled himself in, it was already dark out. Peridot and I hadn't really put any extra lights in the barn, so when the sky got dark, so did the barn. Steven settled himself into bed, and I quietly watched from the second floor. Yawning, Steven laid down.
"Good night, Lapis! Good night, Peridot!" he called out to us.
"Good night, Steven," the both of us rang out in response.
Once he was fast asleep, I looked over the barn to see where Peridot was and saw her watching and episode of Camp Pining Hearts across the room. She had pointed the TV away from Steven so the light wouldn't bother him while he slept. Even through the darkness, she somehow saw me sitting in the rafters and silently asked if I wanted to watch with her. I simply shook my head. She shrugged and went back to watching her show.
I silently flew down from the rafters and landed next to where Steven slept. I carefully sat down next to him cross-legged, and watched him in his sleep. I didn't really care if Peridot noticed or not, I just wanted to sit there and watch him.
And keep him safe.
Sorry for the short chapter, but I mostly just wanted to introduce the premise of the story before I got into anything really serious. Next chapter will be longer, I promise. I usually try to make my chapters at least 2,000 words or more long to give my readers something to actually read.
Also, as far as cannon goes, this takes place after "Earthlings," but Jasper wasn't corrupted or poofed. You'll see why I decided to go this route in a future chapter.
Anyway, leave a comment telling me how much you loved (or horribly despised) this! Constructive criticism is always welcome!