The setting sun cast a warm glow over the house, its rays stretching through the window from the couch, occupied by a reclining Amethyst, up to Steven's loft, where the boy was chatting excitedly, phone in hand.

"Connie, Connie! I just finished the last episode!" he told his absent friend.

"Nice! I'm glad you're caught up, we have so much to talk about!" said the voice on the other end of the line.

"Yeah. I'm not sure I could've handled a thousand years without Under the Knife." Out of the corner of his eye, Steven noticed the temple door opening to reveal Pearl, soaking wet and visibly furious. She called Amethyst's name in an accusing tone. Judging by Amethyst's boisterous laughter, Steven quickly made the connection. The voice of his friend quickly redirected his attention to the conversation.

"So... what did you think?" Connie asked expectantly.

"It was amazing!" came his enthusiastic reply. "It was so suspenseful! Like when they had to operate to get the gun out of the senator's lungs?" He stuck a finger in his ear to block out the sounds of Pearl and Amethyst's escalating argument. "And when Will and Penny got together? I had no idea that was coming!"

"Really?" Connie said. "I thought the way they foreshadowed it was kinda obvious."

"But they were always fighting and yelling at each other!" Steven looked down from his bed to the living room below. Amethyst was no longer laughing, and Pearl was quickly losing her composure.

Connie responded. "You could see it in the actors' body language! They may have bickered an awful lot, but they always showed telltale signs of attraction whenever they talked."

Watching the gems' argument, Steven hmmed, a curious thought brewing in his head. "What kind of signs?"

"Well, let's see... When two people are attracted to one another, their personal space distance usually decreases..." Steven noted how close the gems were, even as they shouted at one another. "...their periods of eye contact tend to increase and become extended..." They stared one another down, neither daring to break eye contact. "...and, most importantly, blood rushes to their face."

"Oh, you are just impossible!" Pearl screamed, her face an intense cyan.

"Well maybe you're not impossible enough!" Her voice cracking, Amethyst's cheeks flushed a deep violet.

Steven gasped. "Connie, I think I just found something big."

". . . Amethyst and Pearl? Are you serious?" Connie said to her friend. The two sat on the porch outside Steven's house, sharing a box of popsicles in the afternoon heat.

"Of course!" Steven replied. "They're just like Will and Penny from Under the Knife!" He paused briefly to lick his popsicle, then continued, "They showed all the signs. Blushing, staring, everything."

"Just like Will and Penny, huh?" She thought to herself for a moment. "Steven, if you're right, this could be the cutest couple of all time."

"I know, right?" He sighed. "It's just a shame they don't know it yet."

Connie pondered over an idea in her head. "Well, why don't we help them along?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Well, this is how I see it," she continued, "If there's already romantic tension between Amethyst and Pearl, all we need to do is give it a spark! Given the right romantic situation, they could finally realize their feelings for each other!"

"Like a date!" Steven's eyes lit up with excitement. "Connie, that's perfect!"

He got up at the sound of the front door opening. "Garnet, Garnet! Amethyst and Pearl are totally in love with each other, right?"

She shrugged. "I'unno."

Connie piped in. "But they would make such a great couple, right?"

Garnet hesitated, her face unreadable. "...Sure?"

"Yes!" The kids high-fived.

"So you'll help us?" Steven looked up at the gem expectantly.

The gem smiled. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

[A/N: Sorry for the short prologue, but the next chapter should be coming along soon!]