Chapter 3

Later that day, Steven returned from the picnic. He did have a splendid time, it actually almost made him forgot what he was depressed about. Sadly it all came back to him when he got close to home. He got a sick feeling in his stomach the closer he got to the house. Soon he made it to the front door and when he opened it he saw Amethyst with her head in the refrigerator.

"Hey Amethyst," Steven said. The purple gem came out with her hands holding a pile of food and put it on the counter.

"Sup Steven," she said all cheerful, "so how was that picnic you keep talking about?" While she was talking, she put all the food and put it into some kind of mush or something.

"It was fine, I had a wonderful time," he was little disgusted on how Amethyst was eating the mess like a dog. The way she ate it kind of got it everywhere. Steven started to walk back to his room but something stopped him. He then walked back to the counter. Then he said-

"Amethyst."

"Ya," she replied, still eating.

"How much do you miss my Mom?" At that moment Amethyst stopped eating in an instant and raised her head away from the bowl.

"Why do you ask that," she said in an uneasy voice.

"I just want to know," Steven replied.

Amethyst didn't know how to answer the question. It was true, she did miss Rose a lot. She was the one that took her in when there was no one. It was her who made Amethyst feel like she wasn't a mistake. No one knows about this, but sometimes when she sees that photo of Rose in her room, (the one from So Many Birthdays) she would just sit in front of it and just stare at it. There were times when she would shed a tear and remember the good old days with Rose.

"Amethyst."

"Huh," she said.

"I'm waiting for you to answer my question."

"Oh ya, I guess I zoned out for a sec. Uh... what was the question again?" she said.

"How much do you miss my Mom?" he replied.

Amethyst hesitated and then she said, " Oh, I guess I do miss her and all, but I'm alright."

"Are you sure?" Steven questioned. He began to regret asking this.

"I'm sure," Amethyst said in a reassuring voice.

"Alright," Steven paused for a second then he said, "It's just that, you all seem to miss her a lot and I can't seem to understand because I never met her. What I do know is that she must really care for you all. She was there when you needed her and she listened to what you had to say." Steven didn't notice because he was looking at the portrait of Rose Quartz, but right behind him was Amethyst trying to restrain herself from crying. Unfortunately, she couldn't hold it in. Before Steven could look at her again Amethyst had already got up ran off.

Before Steven could stop her, Amethyst had all ready left and went through the temple door leaving her mush behind. This left Steven with not only a mess to clean up but more questions than answers. Why did she leave in a hurry? Did he do something wrong? Steven didn't feel like dealing with the mess right now. He was exhausted. He then walked back to his room and stayed there for the rest of the day.

In Amethyst's Room...

Amethyst ran through the clutter of her room. There was still tears in her eyes. She finally came to the photo that was still where Pearl hung it. She stared at it, motionless. She looked at Rose, she looked fearless, like nothing was happening around her, like a true leader. Amethyst just sat down and then began to sob. The most caring and loving gem in the universe was gone. Although sometimes she tries to move on, there were times it was impossible.

Well that escalated quickly. :/

I feel that I could have expanded the conversation a little more but this was the best I could do. So I apologize for that. So anyways, thank you guys for reading and I'll see you next time. Bye :)

Also the next chapter may take a little longer to make, so please bear with me.