Steven's crystal gems

Pearl

Co-written with OmniverseGazer.

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"Pearl! Pearl! I need your help!" cried Steven as he ran into the temple to try and find the gem.

"What is it?" Pearl frantically asked, "Are you hurt? Was it Amethyst?"

"No! I need some help with Connie!" he spoke with a worry.

"Oh, well then just tell me whats wrong, slowly."

"Well, me and Connie were sitting near the beach, just relaxing."

"Uh huh."

"Then we looked at each other, and she had a great smile on her face."

"I see."

"And I couldn't look away for some reason and felt real nervous for some reason."

"And then what happened?"

"I panicked and ran here as fast I could!" he replied in distress.

"Oh, your just experiencing a growing affection for her. Honestly it was the same for me when I was with your mother."

Steven gave her a look that said this talk just turned awkward. Pearl blushed slightly at his gaze "Anyway, the point is that you feelings for Connie are getting stronger."

"But, what do I do? I've never felt this way before."

"Well when you're with her, what do you feel like doing when your around her?"

"Well, I kinda think about...her lips." he replied looking down with a blush.

"Oh...oh my...um...well...er... you see...oh why is this so hard."

"Maybe I should ask Amethyst."

Pearl imagined what could happen if Steven tried to talk to Amethyst and suddenly saw an image of an older Steven who was like Greg. "NO!" She screamed blocking his path.

Steven was taken back by the yell as Pearl put her hands on his shoulders.

"Amethyst isn't a very wise choice for a teacher when it comes to kissing."

"So, you have experience?" asked Steven.

Her blush deepened "Well... Yes all gem were, or rather the one who aren't Amethyst."

"Can you help me?"

Her pupils shrunk. 'Uh...um...oh...well..." that's when She spotted Garnet walking towards her room. "Oh Garnet hi. Is anything wrong?"

"No. Going to take a nap." she spoke.

"Garnet hold up!" Steven called out. "I need some advice."

"What is it?"

"Pearl was teaching me about kissing, but I think she's having trouble."

"Oh, that's no problem." shrugged Garnet. She walked over to Pearl and pulled her in. The larger gem locked lips with her teammate, exploring her mouth with her tongue.

Steven watched as Pearl's eyes widened at the sudden move.

Garnet pulled away and left the pale gem struggling to balance. "That was the advanced lesson, now she might be able to explain the basics." Garnet walked to her room while Pearl tried to calm down her flushed face.

"You look like when we had dinner with Connie and her parents."

"Uh, let's just go over the basics." suggested Pearl taking a seat.

"So does all kissing involve the tongue?"

"No. Basic kissing involves just pressing the lips together." Pearl projected images from her gem. "Before we came to earth, we had only known it to be a show of gratitude."

"Well here on Earth, my dad said people do it out of love."

"Yes, that's why we don't do it anymore. It caused a lot of trouble for us, especially in Salem."

"So, does this mean you and me are-?" asked Steven who started to blush.

"Going to kiss? Well... I don't really think we should. I mean, I practically raised you. It seems sort of awkward."

"Did my mom ever kiss you?"

Pearl blushed as this talk was getting more and more awkward. "Well yes, to show her gratitude. It was, well I guess you could say it was warm, and soft, and those lips of hers-" Pearl closed her mouth before she said anything else.

"Pearl, I want to thank you for all you've done for me, the Gem way."

"Are you sure? Wouldn't you want to save it for Connie?" suggested Pearl who was nervous in which way this talk went.

"I'm not dumb Pearl, I know you miss my mom. Maybe if we kissed, it would be like when she kissed you. Please?"

Pearl was taken back by Steven's bold, truthful statement and couldn't but sigh.

"Alright, I'll help you." she relented. She went to her knees so they would be at equal height. She brought her hands to his cheeks.

"Just remember, this is all for practice." she spoke with a light blush on her cheeks. "Just close your eyes and think of how you feel around Connie."

Steven closed his eyes as Pearl sighed and began to slowly move their faces together while she closed her eyes. When their lips touch, her eyes shot open.

'This feeling...it's just like before.' she thought. 'Just like...Rose.'

Steven though was blown away at the feeling of Pearl's lips on his.

'Wow, so this is what kissing is like.'

Just as it started it ended as they pulled away from each other.

Pearls lips trembled as tears formed in her eyes.

"Pearl? Are you okay?" asked Steven who saw the tears and was worried he did something wrong.

She wrapped her arms around him and let her tears fall. "Rose."

Steven wrapped his arms around the gem and patted her back as she trembled while tears dripped down her face. She calmed herself, but kept perfectly still.

"Steven!" Connie called from outside.

Said boy felt nervous and surprised as he didn't expect Connie to come by this soon.

"Steven it's okay," Pearl placed a kiss on his forehead before standing. "Go get her tiger."

"You sure Pearl?" asked Steven who wanted to make sure she wasn't hurt.

"I loved Rose, but you're Steven and I need to accept that." She ruffled his hair, getting a laugh out of him as he walked to the door. She gazed at the portrait above the door. "Your son is going to make Connie the happiest girl on the planet Rose."

Smiling, she walked away to practice in her room while Steven and Connie enjoyed their day.

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Let me just say this once. This list of oneshots will involve ONLY crystal gems. So don't suggest any human females.