"Well that could have gone better." Diamond muttered to himself, "but who were those others, I guess I don't care seeing as the spire was fixed." "I guess I will go into town." He thought to himself. He changed into his street clothes, blue jeans and a black t-shirt. On the outside he looked 22, but he was much older. He walked into the big donut and started to look for a snack. "I may not have to eat, but man it sure is nice to."
"Hey, don't I know you?" Came a voice from across the room.
"Is this guy stalking me?" Diamond thought to himself as he looked over his shoulder and seeing Steven. He slowly walked away hoping to see that he was talking to someone else, but Steven started walking toward him, then running to catch up.
"Wait." Steven said as he caught up.
"Oh, hi." Diamond said, "Do I know you?"
"You saved my life, who are you, are you a gem?"
"I did what I needed to do to help you, don't mention it." Diamond said, backing out of the door. Once he was outside he jumped as high as he could and landed on the hill where Rose used to take her moss. "Not again, not after what happened to Ruby, Topaz, and Mica. I won't get close again." He thought as he landed near the boardwalk. He decided he would try to find out who these people were, he had heard the boy get called Steven, as for the other three he had no idea who they were, but he knew they were fellow gems. How long had it been since he had had been with other gems, or even a friend, he was very, very old and still young, looked like a twenty-two year old, six foot three and 180 pounds, well built and smart.
The next day
Perched on top of their roof Diamond listened to the four gems below him on the patio.
"Who ever owns this arrow is quiet strong." Said the tallest one.
"Garnet, do you have any idea on WHO though?" Asked the shorter purple one.
"So the tall one is called Garnet? No doubt a gem." Diamond thought to himself.
"Amethyst, if she knew she would tell us." Said the thin one annoyed.
"So the purple one is Amethyst. Hmm so who is this?" Diamond thought.
"I was just asking Pearl, chill out." Amethyst said.
"That was easier than I thought it would be..." Diamond thought.
"Wait," Garnet said, "we are being watched." The four looked around and saw no one. Garnet jumped high into the air and saw a young man on their roof. She came down at him, fast. The boy moved at the last second escaping the hit by inches and sending them both through the roof.. Before he could move again Garnet was at his throat. "Who are you, and what do you want?" She said as the other three ran inside.
"Garnet NO!" Steven said, "He is the one who helped me!"
"How do you know?"
"I saw him at the arcade, I tried to talk to him but he said "don't mention it" and jumped away."
"So why is he here?" Garnet said letting go of the young man.
"I.." was all that Diamond could get out before coughing. "I was... looking for other gems, I have lived alone for over a hundred years." he said once his coughing fit had passed.
"How do you survive alone for so long?" Pearl said suddenly feeling as motherly as she was to Steven, "Don't you have friends to live with?"
"I did."
"Now?"
"I don't want to think about what happened." Diamond said trying not to break down into tears. He looked at the floor as he remembered...
"TOPAZ NO! I CAN'T LOSE YOU TO! YOU CAN'T DIE ON ME!"
"Do you want to stay here tonight?" Pearl asked breaking his train of thought.
"I guess." Diamond said, still saddened by the thought of his friends. "But how can I? I can't get attached again. It has just been so long since I had somewhere to actually live and friends. Maybe I'll see what happens just over tonight." He thought to himself.
"So what's you're name?" Amethyst asked leaning against the wall.
"Diamond... well it is now, my friends used to call me William."
"So it is safe to assume this is yours?" Garnet asked holding the arrow out to him.
"Yeah." Diamond said, scratching the back of his neck.
"Where is Steven?" Garnet asked.
"After you jumped off he went to see Greg." Pearl said. They set up the couch for William to sleep then the 3 older gems went to Pearl's room. "How can someone so young already be so strong with his gem powers?"
"I would like to find out who taught him." Garnet said. She thought hard but could think of no other explanation than that someone taught him and his friends. "We need to find out who his friends were and if they were gems."
"I can get it out of him, I am great with people." Amethyst said
"Don't push to hard, it looks like he's been through a lot." Pearl replied softly.
"I won't." Amethyst said.
"Pearl is right, give him time, see if he even stays here for more than one night." Garnet said sternly.
"Ok, ok Garnet, you're the boss." Amethyst replied.
