Suggested by Loanaluna:
Steven meets his human side of his family.
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Finally, he would get to meet his human family. After a few visits with his therapist, Greg decided that giving Steven a break from gem stuff would be good.
Greg had talked with Andy, who agreed to gather them up. His parents had completely denied this, saying that Greg 'still hadn't grown up' since he still used the last name Universe. He was upset about it, but decided not to press.
The two had set off for Keystone. Greg rented out a large vacation house. There was plenty of room. Steven was so excited. Even if the meeting was small.
There was him, Andy, his aunt Deb, his other aunt Marianne, and his uncle Robert. They all seemed to be excited as well.
As he pulled into the parking space, Steven was practically vibrating from excitement. "You seem excited, stu-ball! Ready to go meet your family?"
Steven unbuckled his seat belt, and smiled at his dad. "Yes! Finally, I can meet my human family! This is going to be great!"
Greg got out, getting their bags from the back. "Hey, care to help me out?"
Steven nodded, helping Greg carry the bags to the front door.
With a smile, Greg nudged the door open. All four of them sat around a table. They were playing a card game.
Andy looked up as he heard the door. "Hey, Greg! And there's Steven! How are you?"
The other three all looked over at the pair. Greg put their bags onto an unused couch. "We're good Andy. Hey, gang! This is my son, Steven."
He smiled at them, and waved. "Hi. It's so nice to meet you!"
Deb was the first to get up. She pulled Steven into a hug. "Oh hello! My, my aren't you just darling? Greg, why would you hide this cutie from us for so long?"
Both Robert and Marianne, looked at Steven curiously. Marianne spoke first. "So, how old are you?"
Steven gave her an even wider smile. "I'm sixteen! It's nice to be here."
Robert reached his hand out. "Glad to see you. You ever play 21?"
At that, Steven looked at him curiously. "Twenty-one what?"
The family chuckled at him, and Robert turned him towards the table. "Come on. I'll show you."
They all played and talked for a few hours, before Steven got up, and stretched.
Everyone looked at his gem curiously. Deb hummed softly. "Oh, so you really do have magic powers?"
Steven blushed slightly, and nodded. "Well, it's a long story."
Marianne smiled at him. "Well, dear we have all week. If you'd like to tell us that is."
Greg looked at Steven curiously. A smile spread over his face.
There were stars in his eyes as Steven responded. "Oh, ok! So it all started when my dad fell in love with my mom..."
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After slowly telling them all his story, Greg chiming in every now and then, Steven looked around at his human family.
He looked sheepish again as he spoke. "That's about it! What do you think?"
Robert and Andy were both gawking at him. Marianne stared at him with a shocked expression.
Deb moved first, hugging him. "That's...certainly a lot. And you're sixteen?"
Marianne patted his shoulder. "You're a strong kid."
Robert smacked him on the back. "Yeah. You're technically a prince, right? You'd be a great leader."
Andy ruffled his hair. "Yeah, buddy. You've got nerves of steel."
Greg hugged him tightly. "Yeah, you're my little man."
Steven blushed slightly from all the praise. "Aw, come on. I just did what I thought was right."
Deb smiled at him brightly. "Wonderful! Now then...this little break you're on? You're sure it's not boring?"
He shook his head eagerly. "No way! I love meeting all of you!"
Before anyone could continue, a loud rumble came from Steven.
A chuckle escaped him. "Oh, boy. I guess re-telling my story is a lot of energy. Hey, do you think we could all make a family dinner?"
His eyes shone with excitement, and Andy laughed. "That sounds great! Come on. Let's got get something out of the fridge and get cooking!"
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After dinner, and more conversation, Steven went to sleep. Greg sat with his family.
Andy looked over at Greg. "So. After today? Will we see more of you?"
Greg smiled slightly. "I think I'd like that. Steven too."
Now, Andy chuckled patted his back. "Sounds good. It's good to know you two won't be strangers."
Another nod came from Greg. "Yeah! This was great. And I've never seen Steven so relaxed."
There was a silent agreement then. Maybe Steven should visit with them more often.
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I'm kinda sad we never really got this. Like we have his relationships with humans, but not his family.