Steven Universe: Diamond Heart
Chapter Three: A Knight's Reunion
Today wasn't exactly as peaceful as the Crystal Gems had hoped. Today, they were fighting a massive, black spider monster, which was stopping all around the flower field, and the Crystal Gems were trying their best to get at the Gem, which was attached to one of its gigantic legs. However, the creature was proving to be more evasive, for its size, being able to even outmaneuver them in surprising speed, but the Crystal Gem were still much faster.
"I got it!" Amethyst declared, as she swung her whip, latching onto one of its legs, only for the spider to swing her around, slamming her into a wall "Never mind. I don't have it." Amethyst groaned in pain.
"Don't worry, I got it!" Diamond declared, bringing out his ninjaken and katana, swinging expertly at two of the spider's legs, limiting its movements. "Pearl, NOW!"
Pearl hurled her spear at the spiders remaining legs, causing it to poof into nothing but dust, as the Gemstone to drop into the sand, as Garnet bubbled it and made it disappear.
"You see?" Diamond smirked, putting away his twin blades "I told you I got it."
"Only because you had backup!" Amethyst frowned "You're practically a MASTER, when it comes to swordsman skills."
"Well, I had several great teachers. There were you guys, who taught me speed and strength. My father was the one who taught me how to wield a blade. But, of course, when he passed away…" He turned to Pearl, with a grin on his face "You were there to finish what he started."
"Well, try not to forget that it wasn't just your excellent swordsman skills that brought me to adore you." Pearl purred, planting a kiss on Diamonds cheek.
"Of course. How can I ever forget?" Diamond chuckled, returning a kiss "It was my hilarious sense of humor."
"Keep trying dear." Pearl chuckled "Now, we should probably get back to the temple now."
The group made their way to the warp pad, while Diamond was still in his thoughts.
Back at the Beach House…
Diamond was walking along the beach, still lost in his thoughts, thinking about how he earned Pearl's love so easily, with no luck.
"If it wasn't my humor, then maybe it was my charisma?" Diamond thought, before shaking his head "No, that's not it. Definitely not the charm part. Maybe it was because I'm so…no, no, no."
As Diamond struggled with his thoughts, he looked up, to see a cloaked stranger, standing, as the salty waters soaked her boots. Diamond walked up beside her, staring out into the sunset.
"It's a nice view, isn't it?" Diamond asked, before smiling "The Earth has such interesting sights."
"Perhaps, but it would be much nicer, if the humans would learn to get along." The stranger remarked.
Diamond could somewhat recognize the voice, as his eyes grew wide, as the stranger removed her hood, revealing a familiar face.
"Hello, Diamond." Jade smiled.
"Jade?" Diamond gasped, recognizing her "Is that you?!"
"Perhaps…" Jade smirked "Do you remember this?"
Before Diamond could respond, Jade leaned forward and held him in a long kiss on the lips. Instead of pushing her away, Diamond embraced it, holding the kiss for a very long hour, before breaking the kiss.
"Jade, it really IS you!" Diamond smiled with joy "It's been a while!"
"Not long enough, friend." Jade smiled, before frowning "But I'm afraid I didn't come all this way for 'friendly reunions'."
"Oh?" Diamond said "So why are you here than?"
"To warn you that the Diamond Authority has been getting wind of the Crystal Gem activities." Jade sighed "Peridot almost caught me today. And Onyx keeps poking around, asking questions, and don't even get me started on the mutants that almost made dinner out of me."
"Mutants?" Diamond asked, confused.
"That one's for another time." Jade said, before getting serious "I came looking for you, because I was just informed that a Gem Knight has reawakened. Am I right to assume that it was you?"
"Now that you mention it, yes." Diamond nodded "When I was fighting this invader, my Gem Knight Powers had reactivated."
"I see." Jade nodded "Then you do understand that if the Diamond Authority gets wind of the knight's return, they will be coming by more often, right?"
"Don't worry. They won't." Diamond smirked "Garnet saw to it that they won't be returning."
"Perhaps." Jade nodded, before frowning "There's something else I would wish to speak to you about. I heard from a little bird that you are getting married to Pearl now. Is it true?"
"Yes." Diamond slowly nodded "I'm sorry. But she means the world to me. Despite what you and I used to have, I cannot ignore my feelings for Pearl. Especially considering that I dated her, long before I began dating you."
This fact was true. After leaving the Crystal Gems and going on his journey, Diamond reunited with his fellow Gem Knight, Jade, and the two began spending more time together than they used to. Soon, the two began to express their romantic feeling for one another, but over time, however, they began to drift apart. Diamond sought to continue traveling the world, improving on his skills and become stronger, whereas Jade wanted to simply settle down and start a new life. The two's respective goals drove quite the wedge between the two, even sparking several arguments. Eventually, the two decided to break up, but vowed to always remain friends and fellow Knights. While it was easy for Diamond to simply move on and reunite with his original love, Jade's mind was still stuck in the past, finding it hard to find a special person like Diamond. As much as she respected Diamond as a fellow Knight and a friend, she can't help but sometimes feel lovesick for him.
"I know. And I respect your choice." Jade nodded, smiling weakly "It just hurts every day, knowing that we'll never be together again. I still hold feelings for you, but I respect your decision as a fellow Knight, and wish you luck, as a friend."
"Thank you for understanding." Diamond smiled, placing a hand on her shoulder "But keep your chin up, okay? You'll find someone. Just have patience."
"Thank you, Diamond." Jade smiled, as she leaned in closer to him "I've also wanted to know something."
"And what would that be?" Diamond asked, as Jade leaned closer, their noses practically touching.
"This." And suddenly, Jade drew out her bo staff, and to Diamonds surprise, Jade took a swing, but Diamond dodged, getting some distance.
"What the heck, Jade?!" Diamond demanded, as he regained his footing.
"It's been a while, since we last sparred together." Jade smirked, as she readied her stance "I want to see if you still have the Touch."
"Well, alright then," Diamond smirked, drawing out his ninjaken and katana, readying his own stance "You asked for it!"
The two charged, and a fight began, Diamond attempting to deliver swift, deadly strikes, but Jade's bo staff easily blocked the strikes, but her attempts to capitalize with strikes, with its superior range, Diamond was deflecting her attacks.
"As said by some redneck human somewhere," Diamond taunted, as he deflected another one of Jade's strikes "The range is nice, but it takes a lot of time and patience to kill someone with a stick!"
"Well, at least I've been smarter than you!" Jade countered, dodging another attack "You could never measure up to my intellect!"
"Funny, because there's irony in that!" Diamond shot back "You may be the brains, but I'm the strategist!"
"We'll see about that!" Jade retorted.
The fight went on, the two equally matched, but eventually, Diamond managed to gain the upper hand, and with one good swing, and knocked the staff out of Jade's hand, and halted her with a blade at her throat.
"You give up yet?" Diamond smirked, careful not to accidently cut Jade's neck.
"Yes. I give." Jade nodded, as Diamond put away his swords "You definitely still have the style."
"What can I say? I had great teachers." Diamond smiled, as the two bowed with respect "So, what happens now?"
"I don't know what you're going to do," Jade's smile faded "But I must return to Homeworld. The Authority are expecting me back soon."
"Are you sure you have to leave?" Diamond frowned "You could always stay with us. I could introduce you to the other Crystal Gems and you could meet Steven."
"Tempting, but I'm afraid I can't." Jade frowned "The Authority would surely send someone to come looking for me and I don't want to put Rose's only child in danger."
"Steven may not seem like it, but he's tough." Diamond pointed out "He can take care of himself quite well."
"I'm sure he can." Jade admitted "But until I'm certain he has had enough training, I must remain where I stand; in the middle. I also don't want to cause problems with Pearl. I'm certainly not sure if she's easy to make jealous or not."
"You mean until you find out the Authority has gone too far?" Diamond frowned, remembering a certain place.
"What do you mean?" Jade asked, confused.
"Head to a place called a Kindergarden." Diamond said grimly "You'll see what I mean."
"We'll see," Jade said "Until then, I hope we will meet again."
"As do I," Diamond smiled, as the two embraced in a hug "Until then, may the great wind guide you."
"Yes," Jade smiled, as they parted from the hug "And may the ground remain steady, as you walk."
As Jade walked away, Diamond was lost in his thoughts once more, staring out into the sunset.
"I'll think about that last thing later." Diamond shrugged "Time for me to head back."
Diamond made his way back to the beach house, but he noticed that the lights were on. He knew that Steven went to visit Connie, along with Greg, Garnet and Pearl. He wasn't exactly sure what Amethyst does, when she's home alone, so he went up to the door, but as soon as he opened the door, his jaw dropped at what he saw. The whole house was a mess, the furniture was toppled everywhere, the vases were smashed, the television was knocked over, but still intact. Least to say, the house was a disaster.
"Holy…crap." Diamond moaned, as he simply looked at the mess "This seems a bit…problematic."
And out of nowhere, Amethyst popped out of a pile of toppled stuff. Amethyst looked at Diamond, who was giving her a very angry stare.
"Oh, hey, Diamond." Amethyst giggled, ignoring Diamonds expression "What's up?"
"What?!" Diamond gaped, still mouth agape "Did you DO?!"
"Dude, listen," Amethyst tried to explain "I know it looks bad-"
"You're darn right it looks bad!" Diamond yelled, prompting Amethyst to remain silent "The guys are gonna KILL you! And why is THIS out in the open?!" He pointed at the pink light cannon, lying on the floor.
"Bro, it's not my fault!" Amethyst declared, angrily "I was just sleeping, when I heard the door opened, and I saw this strange masked dude barge in and dragged the cannon out!" She pointed at the cannon "He touched it and screamed and fell to the floor! So I was trying to be nice and help him out, but as soon as I got near him, he freaked out and started shooting at me!"
"That sorta explains all the bullet holes," Diamond mused, seeing the bullet holes, but suddenly remembered "Wait, what masked dude?"
"I don't know," Amethyst shrugged "But as soon as he calmed down, he took of his mask and, well, he looked kinda cute, for a human." She blushed, then said "But then, out of nowhere, I thought I saw Rose Quartz, right next to him."
"Really, Amethyst?" Diamond frowned, crossing his arms "I know you miss her, but don't make stuff up."
"I'm not lying!" Amethyst pouted "I really saw her, she was…ya know…ghostly."
"Ghostly?" Diamond raised an eyebrow, skeptical "You mean you saw her ghost?"
"Yeah!" Amethyst nodded "And she was surprised I could see her!"
"Perhaps only certain people can see her," Diamond guessed, before getting serious "Where did this masked character go next?"
"I'm not sure," Amethyst shrugged "He mumbled something about returning to where the 'Gem's nightmare began'."
"Curious." Diamond mused, before getting stern "We'll get back to that later. For now, this mess needs to be cleaned up."
"Right. You have fun with that." Amethyst smirked, as she tried to leave, but was pulled back by Diamond.
"Oh no you don't, little lady." Diamond scowled "If you think I'm gonna be cleaning this mess up by myself, while you sit on your arse, you've got another thing coming."
"What?!" Amethyst frowned "But that masked dude made the mess!"
"That YOU were a part of!" Diamond growled "And last time I checked, you live here too! Now grab a broom and start cleaning up! And if the guys sees this mess, they'll kill you! And if THEY don't, I will!"
"Alright, alright, I'm on it!" Amethyst pouted, as she grabbed a broom.
Diamond looked back at the bullet holes, as he pulled out a bullet and noticed something; the bullets were oddly colored, and the material didn't look like any type of metal he ever saw before.
"Whoever this guy is, it could be trouble." Diamond thought, putting the bullet on a shelf. It could wait. The mess needed to be cleaned up.
I hope you guy find this chapter interesting, because it's only gonna get better from here. Stayed tuned, and I'll see you guys later! And be sure to review!
