Disclaimer: I do not own Steven Universe.

A/N: Takes place after Steven Bomb 2

BIG Thank you to everyone following this long string of short stories and also those who have been giving requests.

[Guest] Maryjfox: I would probably be absolutely terrible at writing the characters as dogs. Sorry ;_; (it seems like such a cute story idea) Like lady and the tramp~

[Guest] Maryjfz: Such a cool idea! My fic 'Our Castle from Rubble' is similar. You might enjoy it if you are looking for that kind of storyline.

Steven strolled along the boardwalk on the way to meet his father. Today was going to be another fine day in Beach City. He could feel it.

"Finally!" He heard his father joyfully yell. Steven saw the balding man lounging on a lawn chair watching tv.

Steven picked up his pace, "What's up daddy-o?"

"Oh, Steven." Greg motioned to the youth, "Come here, Bud."

Steven listened, eyeing the tv as he passed it on the way to his father's side.

"Everyone can marry now." Greg ecstatically informed him, "I just found out from the ol' tube."

Steven heard the excitement in his father's voice and it made him wonder, "Well, ya- everyone can marry… couldn't they?"

"Well, that's the thing, not everyone could."

"What?!" Steven could not comprehend that this had been the case.

"Ya. You never realized?" In dawned on Greg that his son had been unaware, "Only males and females could get legally married in the past."

"WHAT?! But that's not ri-"

"It's ok Steven.", Greg reminded. "That changed today."

Steven's eyes went wide, " !Bye" He spoke quickly before rushing off.

"Wait!" Greg called, leaning back as he watched his son run off down the boardwalk, "So much like your mother."

SLAM

The temple's beach-house door flew open.

"Steven?" Pearl jumped.

The young boy tried to catch his breath, "Ga- Mar- they can- you …"

"Slow down." Garnet tried to calm the young gem, "Tell us what's wrong."

Steven took the deepest breath he could manage, "Did you hear?!"

"Hear what?"

"Marriage!"

"Mirage?"

"No. Like, you can get married now!" He looked straight at Garnet.

Amethyst snorted at the boy's lack of understanding.

"Steven." Luckily Pearl was always happy to explain, "We don't share our love in the same ways humans do."

"You don't marry?"

"No."

"Kiss?" Steven blushed.

Pearl seemed uncomfortable, "On occasion. But it's-"

"Hug?"

"Of course." Came a giggling reply.

"I see." Steven nodded seriously.

Garnet, who had been overseeing the exchange, knelt down to Steven's level, "Thank you for thinking of us." She ruffled the boy's head.

"Back on Homeworld Ruby and Sapphire could not be considered any closer than they are now." Pearl smiled, "It would be pointless for them to partake in such a …human custom."

Amethyst watched the group with interest. She was more knowledgeable about Homeworld than Steven, but even she sometimes felt like an outsider to their customs, "I donno, being married too might be fun." She interjected.

At the mention of Homeworld, Garnet began to think. Inside her mind gems of blue and red stood side by side in the void.

"Homeworld." Sapphire shivered, she could still remember the pained screams reverberated through her heart.

Ruby scrunched her nose in disgust, "Homeworld never really understood a single thing about fusion. We should have-" She bit back the words, feeling caught in-between two worlds, fighting hard not to look back at the past.

"We didn't cause this." Sapphire reached down to take a trembling hand into her own. But she knew that once Ruby got her mind on something she had to think it through on her own. That did not prevent the blue gem from staying by her love's side.

Ruby already knew they had to try and save what could never be undone.

To do that they first needed to make sure a similar fusion was safe; in an ironic twist that meant saving Jasper, the very gem who was against their 'shameless' bond.

Though she knew all this, the rowdy gem was having trouble keeping her emotions from clouding the path to reach this goal.

Sapphire took slow steps to face the red gem.

Her beacon was there to light the future paths in front of them, a light that had always been there and a light that Ruby would never allow anyone to snuff out.

"Sapphire." Ruby breathed, as gentle kisses fell upon her heated face.

Arms linked around bodies as tight as the strongest chain.

"It's not our way-" Sapphire stopped her kisses, brining lips instead to attentive ears, "But if it's with you."

Sapphire. Ruby repeated, the name was soundless on her lips.

"Would you marry me?"

The blue gem pulled away just enough to see, "Are you crying?"

"No!" Ruby sniffed.

"Sweet, I love you." Sapphire anxiously tried to sooth, "We don't have to. It's not like-"

Lips found open lips, effectively silencing and answering Sapphire at the same time.

"Yes"

A voice not of the two, yet comprised of the two, spoke through the void.

"Garnet… Gaaaaarnet?" Steven called from atop the tall fusion's head. He waved his hand in front of her face, "'Yes' what?"

"Why is she smiling like that?" Pearl asked, recoiling a bit.

Amethyst chuckled, looking at that brilliant smile and then at the oblivious Pearl, "Well… Looks like we're having a wedding."