A/N: Since everyone wanted a Steven/Lapis fusion, here it is. Also, Cartoon Network messed up and they revealed that Lapis will be freed, somehow is with the Crystal Gems, and Peridot is trying to make up for the "I threw you in prison and dragged you over to Earth against your will" thing. And Steven is helping her! Don't worry Steven, Lapis and Peridot becoming friends will be easy, it'll only take one episode. Getting Lapis to forgive the Crystal Gems will take at least three Steven Bombs. Well, let's get into it!
"These are called stickers," Steven explained to Lapis, who was putting Crying Breakfast Friends stickers all over her arms. "I collect them."
The two friends were out on the beach while the rest of the Crystal Gems were on a mission. Steven had immediately collected some pieces of Earth culture to show Lapis, hoping it'll cheer her up on her current situation.
"So you keep pictures of tortured nourishment items around for fun?" Lapis asked.
"Well," Steven stammered. "The show is actually about more than that. You see . . ."
"I'm not interested in your Earth television," Lapis interrupted him. "Peridot is already forcing me to watch Camp Pining Hearts with her."
"Well, at least you two are getting along," Steven brightened up.
"Only because we're here for the same reason," Lapis said. "We can't leave this planet. Although, I can't believe she had the guts to call Yellow Diamond a clod. That's way worse that what I did."
Steven shoved his sticker book back into his cheeseburger backpack. He still couldn't get Lapis to see what was great about Earth. He tried to get her to read Unfamiliar Familiar with him, but Lapis couldn't grasp the concept (she didn't know what a falcon was and it took too long to explain it to her). Then he showed her the Dog-copter movies, but Lapis freaked out over the dystopian war setting. It was true; the only reason she stayed with him and the Crystal Gems was because she had no other option. He wanted her to be happy on Earth; he hated seeing her suffer because of him.
"Well, guess what Earth has that Homeworld doesn't," Steven said.
"People who don't want to kill me?" Lapis replied.
"Well true," Steven answered. "But I'm actually talking about music. It's awesome. My dad makes really cool songs and the Crystal Gems and I love singing."
"I'm not sure if I want to listen to something humans invented," Lapis said. "Everything here is either really primitive or really confusing."
"It's really great, I promise," Steven said. He took out his cell phone and turned it on. Lapis yelped once she saw the screen light up.
"What's wrong?" Steven cried.
"Sorry," Lapis explained once she got ahold of herself. "For a second there, I thought that thing was a Gem Destabilizer. It just lit up and everything and scared me."
Steven couldn't believe that on Homeworld, everything was a weapon. Lapis was wary of everything in the beach house. She once thought the microwave was a time bomb. After everything she's been through, it was hard for her to realize that nothing was going to hurt her here.
"Here's a song that you might like," Steven said. He played a loud rock song and blared through the speakers, nearly shattering his earlobes.
"Turn it off! Turn it off!" Lapis screeched.
Steven frantically switched off the song. "Sorry," he apologized.
"You know what, Steven?" Lapis said. "Let's just forget about Earth stuff for a while. It's clear that I'm never going to understand these things."
"Come on," Steven cried. "There's gotta be something you can enjoy. Is there anything on Homeworld that's similar to Earth?"
"Well, I guess if there's something both Earth and Homeworld have, it's dancing," Lapis answered. "But usually it's either for fusing methods or for Pearls to do when their masters are bored."
"Well if you like dancing, then let's dance," Steven said happily. He whipped out his phone again. "Don't worry, I can find something relaxing on here."
A soothing piano song came on and Steven held out his hand. "Shall we?"
"Okay," Lapis accepted. She took Steven's hand and spun him around. The two of them laughed as Lapis tried to teach Steven how to dance elegantly. Lapis took Steven in her arms and dipped him. They were having so much fun that they didn't notice that a bright white light enveloped them, binding them together into the same form.
A fusion that was three-fourths Gem, one-fourth human that was roughly the height of Garnet stood on the beach, wearing a backless indigo crop top with a star emblazoned on the front and a pair of loose-fitting shorts that mimicked a skirt. A dark blue ribbon was tied around her neck and her wavy hair was a deep violet in color, reaching her chin. Her skin was a dark purplish blue and she possessed only one pair of deep blue eyes and one pair of arms. The only indicator that she was a fusion was her two gems, now a dark purple in color, one embedded in her navel, the other on her back, revealed through her top.
Charoite was the name that entered the fusion's mind, identifying her.
"Did we—did I—what just happened?" Charoite stammered.
"I can't believe it, we fused!" she suddenly responded to herself.
"You never told me you could fuse!" Lapis cried from within Charoite, conversing with herself.
"You never asked," Steven replied through the fusion's mouth.
"Do you think we could-" Lapis asked.
"Let's see," Steven interrupted her, or rather himself. It was confusing.
The purplish fusion closed her eyes and composed herself. She wasn't Steven, nor was she Lapis Lazuli. She was Charoite. With a simple thought, Charoite summoned a pair of shimmering wings made of water. She flapped them and rose off the ground. She squealed with excitement.
"I'm a fusion!" Charoite cried, speaking for herself.