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Chapter VII

Reconciliation

"It's been two weeks already, I can't believe that Greg has been gone for so long !" Pearl put her head in her hands, sighing.

"Yeah…it is all your fault though" Said Amethyst.

Pearl gave her a deadpan look.

"We just have to be patient, you made Greg feel inferior in his relationship with Steven" Garnet leant on the fridge.

"I know" Pearl's voice was laced with guilt, "Now I'll never see Steven again"

"You will" Said Garnet, knowingly. "It's just going to be a while."


It had been quiet in the temple for the three months Greg and Steven were gone. The once excitable and happy atmosphere had now dulled, making the place seem gloomy and deserted.

Pearl was always on edge, becoming more hysterical by the day and not fully concentrating on missions. She focused her time on cleaning the temple ready for when Steven would eventually return.

Their departure had also had an effect on Amethyst, who seemed more irritable lately. She Pearl for all this and definitely took the time to make this known.

Garnet on the other hand was calm and collected as usual; she knew that they would be back in their own time. Although she missed him, her future vision proved to be a comfort to be able to predict when they'd return.

It was late afternoon when the gems heard a knock on their temple walls.

"Greg, you're back!" Pearl rushed up, but took a few steps back when she met him.

"Hey Pearl" He greeted, rubbing his neck anxiously. "Uhh, how are things?"

"It's…good"

They both cringed at the awkwardness in the air.

"Greg…I-I'm sorry I overreacted" She apologised, gripping her left arm tightly, a light blush swept across her face. "Whilst you were gone for so long, I realised how important it is to value your knowledge and experiences as a human. You know what's best for Steven; you are his Father after all"

Greg smiled sincerely, "It's fine, really. I should probably listen to you more anyway, you care so much about Steven and I'm sorry I can be a total idiot sometimes" He shrugged, then chuckled, "I'm only human y'know"

He held out his hand, "Friends?"

Pearl shook it tentatively, giving a small smile. "Friends."

"Hey!" Amethyst dashed up to Greg, tugging at his shirt. "Where is the little guy? We haven't seen him in months"

"Hehe yeah, sorry about that. I thought you guys needed me out of your hair for a while. But you'll be happy to know," He pulled something from behind his back, "That he's doing great"

Both the gem's mouths were almost touching the floor as a slightly taller Steven appeared from Greg's back. He let go of his Father's hand, and toddled over to where they were standing.

"He's walking" Pearl's eyes began to glaze over. She lowered onto her knees and held out her hands.

An eager Steven tried his best at running only to topple into her hold. He gave her his characteristic grin and gave her a hug.

"Oh Steven, look how much you've grown!" She swung the 11-month old up and performed a small twirl.

"He's still a little unsteady on his feet, but he started taking his first steps a couple of weeks ago, it's amazing how he picked it up so fast" Said Greg.

"Awww, now I can really chase him!" Said Amethyst, as she was handed the tot. "You're so cute with your tiny legs" The one in turn laughed as she tickled him.


It had been a few hours since the reunion, and the gang had taken to the sofa to talk about what had happened in the past few months. They were alerted to the sound of the warp pad sounding.

"Hey Garnet!" Said Greg.

She smiled and waved at him, before sending off another bubbled item. The tall gem was pleasantly surprised when she felt someone latch onto her leg.

"Hello Steven" She bent down to ruffle his hair, "I see you're walking now"

The tot babbled in reply, giving a small squee when he was lifted up.

Garnet walked over the where the others were and held out her hand.

"Welcome back Greg."

Greg shook her hand, "Glad to be back"

His son reached up to plant a kiss on Garnet's cheek, "Back" he said and grinned at his family.