A/N: Many of the reviewers are confused about Rose not existing, in this chapter and most likely the next to the premise is going to be explained better, so if you are curious make sure you keep on reading! Anyway enjoy!
Once the temple door has closed Rose cautiously slipped her hand out of Pearl's grasp. As soon as she did the other crystal gem had rushed to the waterfalls the filled her room and was dancing as if a ballerina. Rose watched Pearl extend her hand again, beckoning Rose to walk across the water. Rose held her hand out and approached the cavernous group of waterfalls. As soon as her feet his the water she began to sink falling under her immense size. Her arms flailing as water rushed over her. As a crystal gem, it was unlikely she could drown but she was still terrified, she had just been reformed after all. Pearl rushed toward her and grabbed the full grown woman's hands pulling her up. "If you hold one of my hands." Pearl replied, "I can keep us both above the water." she finished. Rose nodded her head and let Pearl grasp onto her right hand more firmly. The thin pale skinned crystal gems cheeks flushed rapidly but Rose chose to ignore it as she kept herself focused on balancing and not pulling Pearl under. "Are you ready?"
"I am." Rose replied with confidence.
"Alright." Pearl replied as she spun herself around before summoning her spear.
Connie was still sitting in a mini foldable plastic chair by the couch which Steven still lay on. The gauze was fully wrapped around his leg, it appeared the bleeding had ceased. She peered up occasionally from her book waiting for him to stir and maybe awaken. She pressed her palm to his cheek, "Steven, wake up." she whispered as she pressed her lips against his and his eyes fluttered open.
Pearl's spin had created a storm of dancing petals. They were spinning endlessly as Pearl spun with the petals, she didn't spin Rose though. The larger gem managed to hold herself in place as she waited. Pay attention to these petals, Rose. The petals' dance seems improvised, but it is being calculated in real time based on the physical properties of this planet. With hard work, and dedication, you can master the magical properties of your gem and perform your own dance!" Pearl replied as she summoned her spear again.
Rose frowned, "Isn't that how you explain stuff to everyone?"
Pearl blushed then sighed and bit her lip as she held out her arm. "Try to focus on your gem." Pearl replied she brought her wrist closer to Rose's face, "Now cry."
The first thing he felt was the warmth of someone else's lips latched to his. The second thing he felt was a stinging pain in his leg where he had injured himself earlier. "Connie." Steven rasped with joy.
"Steven!" Connie replied as she kissed his forehead, "How are you feeling?"
"Much better, but what's all the gauze on my leg?"
"Your mother's healing powers went awry."
"Connie, can I tell you something." The girl didn't speaking allowing Steven to continue, "I don't think she's actually anything like my mom."
"I can't cry." Rose replied quickly "What do I cry about?"
"What about Steven?" Pearl replied as she held her wrist out, fear was churning in her gut what if her powers go wrong again?
"But, I don't know Steven." Rose replied, suddenly Pearl jabbed the woman in the hand with her spear, only pricking her but she knew it would cause enough pain to bring tears. And she was right, Rose began to cry onto Pearl's extended wrist. At first the tears did nothing lingering on her wrist. Then suddenly, where the tears had fallen became bloody and bruised. Pearl yowled and wrapped her arm in a spare towel before saying "Rose what the heck is going on?"
"I don't know!" Rose replied.
Pearl took a deep breath to calm herself, "I need to go speak to Garnet." And with that, Pearl led Rose off the water and zapped herself back to the exterior of the house. Garnet was next to Amethyst on the couch. "Garnet I need to talk to you." Pearl replied in a huff, with that Garnet dismissed Amethyst to head back to her room. Pearl plopped herself down on the couch. Garnet glanced at her arm that was wrapped, "What's that?" she asked.
"A wound."
"From what?" Garnet asked.
"R-rose." Pearl replied stopping. "I've been training her for the past hour and everything she tries to heal becomes bloody and bruised."
"Pearl, you're not gonna like this, but I don't think that's Rose or anything like her for the record."
"B-but, she has Rose's gemstone, Rose's appearance, everything but her powers."
"She's not Rose, the only Rose is in Steven, whoever this woman is, she isn't Rose."
"I can train her!"
"You can't!" Garnet snapped at Pearl, "Snap out of it, she's not Rose, you need to understand she's an imposture."
"But she has to be Rose, she has to." At this point Pearl was crying tears falling from her eyes.
Garnet clasped a hand to her shoulder, "She's not Rose, you need to understand that."