[A/N: If you forgot about it before, I advise a small trigger warning disclaimer for this chapter.]


"Steven, what are you doing in there?" No reply. "Steven?" Garnet kept knocking on the door, waiting for an answer form Steven. He had locked the door. He hadn't come out of the bathroom for almost an hour. Pearl joined Garnet's side, seeing that Steven hadn't come out yet. "Steven, open the door."

"What's going on?" Pearl asked.

"Steven was showering, and he hasn't come out since."

"Let me try." Pearl tapped on the door rather harshly. "Steven, open the door. You've been in there long enough." With no response, Pearl became nervous and worried. "Steven?"

"That's it, I'm breaking down the door!" Garnet growled, her gauntlets appearing on her hands.

"Garnet-!"

With just one swing, the door flew down, its hinges shattering and clinking to the ground. Garnet's gauntlets disappeared as she scanned the room. Pearl ran in after her. Pearl's eyes landed on a hand that was out of the tub. The curtain was still drawn in front of the tub. Pearl's eyes went wide, and she rushed to the tub. She quickly tore down the curtains, gasping loudly as she saw Steven. The shower head was still on, and the water was still raining down on him.

Steven was laying down in the tub, and his feet had covered the drain, so the water had started to fill the tub. It was nearly to his mouth.

Pearl quickly turned off the ice cold water, looking down at Steven. Garnet went over to the tub and her heart immediately lurched. Pearl grabbed a towel as Garnet lifted up Steven. Pearl wrapped the towel around him. Garnet carried him in her arms and rushed out of the bathroom and immediately made a b-line for his bed. Pearl only stood in the bathroom, clutching on tightly to her stomach as she could barely breathe.

"Steven! Steven, wake up!" Garnet urged loudly, shaking Steven's wet body. "Steven!" Garnet griped her hand on Steven's quite firmly, her breath shaky.

"N-not so violent, Garnet!" Pearl cried out, trying to restrain her. "You might damage him!"

"He needs to wake-!" One of Steven's fingers suddenly shifted in Garnet's palm. It was a very weak movement but it lifted Garnet's spirits. "Steven?" Garnet whispered. "Steven, can you hear me?"

Steven let out a weak breath, stirring oh so slightly. Pearl let out a soft, happy sound, laying her hand on Steven's cheek. She quickly went to fetch some towels and threw them in the dryer, returning to Steven's bedside. Hearing all the commotion outside of her room, Amethyst grumbled and came out of her room, wanting to know what was interrupting her sleep. Once she saw Garnet and Pearl gathered around Steven's bed, she dropped her blanket and rushed to join them.

"What happened to Steven?" Amethyst asked, bending down to take a good look at him.

"I-" A ding came from the dryer, and Pearl left before she could answer Amethyst's question. Pearl came back with very hot towels in her arms and placed them over Steven, letting out a little smile when Steven let out a little 'ahh' right after.

"Steven?" Amethyst whispered very lightly. "Hey, wake up. Please, wake up."

"Mm... so warm..." Steven mumbled in response. Garnet and Pearl gasped a bit.

"Amethyst, keep talking to him!" Garnet pressed on.

"Okay. Uh, hey, I gotta show ya somethin'. But I can only show ya if you wake up."

"Me?"

"Yeah, you," Amethyst chuckled sadly. "You gotta wake up."

"...wake...up..."

"Yeah, wake up."

Steven slowly opened his eyes, adjusting to the light. His vision was a bit blurry at first, but then he saw the Gems' faces. He let out a sleepy smile. "Hi, guyyys!" Steven whispered. "What's up?"

"Are you feeling okay?" Pearl asked, trying to hold back her tears.

"I feel... warm," Steven replied. He looked up at Pearl's eyes, seeing that they were glazed. He slowly raised his arm up and laid his hand on her cheek. "Hey, are you okay? Is something wrong?"

"Not anymore," Pearl breathed out with a little smile. She grabbed onto Steven's hand, which was still raisin-feeling and damp from the water. A tear trailed down Pearl's cheek, and Steven wiped it away with his thumb. Pearl smiled once again and closed her eyes, her breathing starting to ease. Steven looked from Garnet, who was giving him a little sad smile, to Amethyst, whose face showed relief.

"What time is it?" Steven asked suddenly.

"It's definitely bed time," Garnet replied. "And I'm not leaving your side tonight."

Steven let out a happy gasp, and his eyes turned into stars. "Slumber party?"

Garnet nodded. "Slumber party."

"I'll join," Pearl quickly added.

"Count me in," Amethyst added, ruffling Steven's hair.

"Slumber party!" Steven chirped as the Gems set out a blanket and a pillow for him on the floor.


After an hour had passed and Steven was up and at it, a sinking feeling came to his stomach. He remembered that he had fell asleep while he was sitting in the tub. Knowing that the Gems had found him made him feel extremely guilty. It was never his intent- none of it was. He was grubbing on some snacks at the little island in the kitchen area while the Gems were huddled on the blanket on his floor. He looked at his plate the entire time. Every time he looked at one of them, he felt instant regret. After he got full, he joined the Gems on his blanketed floor.

"Do you guys wanna watch Crying Breakfast Friends with me?" Steven asked. "Well, never mind, I know you guys don't really like it. We don't have to watch it-"

"No, let's go ahead and watch it," Garnet interrupted.

"Yeah! Besides, I wanna know what happened in the last one," Amethyst butted in. Amethyst nudged Pearl with her elbow.

"Oh-! Yes, let's see what happens."

"Okay, lemme go brush my teeth, then," Steven said, getting up and going down the steps once again. The Gems all quickly looked at each other nervously. Garnet quickly went after him, a bit paranoid.

"Hold up, Steven," Garnet said. "I'll go ahead and brush mine, too."

"Okay," Steven said. They both stepped into the bathroom, and Steven brushed his teeth first. He noticed Garnet was watching him, and he became a bit nervous. After he finished brushing, he grabbed a rag and wiped his face, then polished his gem. He looked down at it and smiled before looking back up. "Your turn!"

"Alright," Garnet chuckled, proceeding to do so. Listening to the water from the sink, Steven suddenly felt like using the toilet. He bent down a bit and hopped around, trying to hold it in.

"Garnet, I really gotta use the bathroom!" Steven whined, his potty-dance not working out for him.

Garnet gulped a bit, not moving from her spot. "Right now?"

"Kinda- yes!"

"Mm, alright. I'll be outside the door waiting for you then."

"Uhm, okay," Steven said as Garnet walked out, closing the door behind her. He rushed to sit on the toilet, and let out a long 'ahh,' a pleased smile on his face. Garnet tapped at the door just a minute after. "Uh, yeah?"

"You doing okay in there?"

"Yeah..." Steven said, feeling a bit awkward. "I'm almost done..." Steven finished up and flushed the toilet, hopped down, set down the seat, washed his hands, and went out the door. "Oops, the light!" Steven turned it off, walking back up to the blanketed floor with Garnet trailing behind him. "Okay, let's watch some Crying Breakfast Friends!"


Eventually Amethyst fell asleep from being bored by the show, and surprisingly so did Pearl. It was only Garnet and Steven who remained awake. Lion at one point had strolled in and slept on Steven's bed, which Steven didn't mind. Steven had leaned against Garnet's side, and he was starting to grow tired. It was a bit late, past midnight. He was about to let his eyes flutter shut when Garnet stiffened up.

"Steven, what do you remember before you woke up?" Garnet asked.

"Uhm... I was hanging out with Connie..." Steven replied. "I went to go shower."

"Is that it?"

"Well..." Steven hesitated. "I was taking a shower 'cause you and Pearl said I should, and I sat in the tub. I think waking up really early and playing in the ocean got to me and... well... I leaned against the wall and fell asleep."

Garnet inhaled a deep breath. Steven sat up straight and looked up at her. "Steven, I wish you would have used better judgement than to rather sleep in the tub."

Steven felt his eyes get a bit wet. "I didn't mean to-"

"We found you laying in the tub and the water was filling up. The water was only an inch away from reaching your mouth. You frightened us."

Steven sniffled. "I-"

"Now you know better, and now we're going to have to keep an eye on you. We can't let this happen again."

"It won't, Garnet, I-"

"We don't know that. Until we feel that you learn for the better, we're going to have to be inside the bathroom with you or have to wait on you from outside the door. We can't let you in there by yourself by your own decision."

Steven looked down at his feet, his tears trailing down his face. "I'm sorry," he replied, his voice weary. "I didn't mean to."

Garnet settled on her back, propping a pillow under her head. "I know. Good night, Steven."

Steven shifted away from Garnet a bit. "Night," he mumbled.


After a couple of minutes passed by, Steven got up and climbed onto his bed, snuggling with Lion. He roughly wiped away what tears threatened to trail out of his eyes and buried his face in Lion's mane, wanting to see Rose's secret place before he slept. He quickly jerked his head back and gasped for a breath, looking down at his gem.

"What am I doing so wrong to make all of this happen to me, Mom?" Steven whispered down to his gem. "Why am I feeling this sad in like, only a week?" Getting no reply, Steven pulled down his shirt to cover his gem, shutting his eyes tightly, just wanting to get the day over with.

Before he fell asleep, he thought to himself, What a slumber party.