Today is the day that everyone has been waiting for, it's time for some of the gems to graduate.
So while Akito, Molly and the twins set things up on the beach, Steven and Mirabelle went to Lars's bakery to pick up the cake for tonight.
"...going to be great!" Mira said with a smile, she and Steven were so proud of their students. "I can't wait for tonight." Steven responded happily.
"Hey you two." Lars greeted them, the twins smiled at him. "We're here to pick up the cake." Mira told Lars, she was excited to see what it looked like.
As Lars gave them the cake, he told Steven and Mira that he planned to go back into space. "Why would you go back?" Steven asked Lars nervously.
"The Off-Colors and I want to teach other gems what we've learned." Lars explained to them, Mira smiled at that idea and thought it was a good one.
"Just be careful so you don't get hurt." Mira replied to him, Steven wasn't sure he liked the idea of Lars leaving earth after what had happened to him.
"Hey guys!" Sadie called out, Lars and the twins turned to face her. "Hey Sadie!" Lars and Mira greeted back, Steven smiled but was still worried.
Sadie and Lars talked about Sadie's new boyfriend named Shep but Mira noted the use of the terms 'they' and 'them' meaning Shep is gender-neutral.
Steven was looking upset so Mira got the cake and dragged her brother out of the bakery. "You okay?" Mira asked Steven, he said that he was fine.
But Mira didn't buy what he was selling so she decided to keep an eye on her twin for the rest of the day and until the graduation ceremony was over.
Later that night, it was time for the Off-Colors to graduate so Steven was giving a speech about their lives changing forever but he rambled a little.
"Graduates! It's time to move your tassels!" Mira said excitedly, she had to intervene when Steven started talking about how he'd still be in Beach City.
The Off-Colors moved their tassels to the left and everyone cheered for the graduating students and after that the party began which was suppose to be fun.
"What's with him?" Molly asked Mira, she and her friends were watching Steven. "I think he doesn't want things to change again." Mira replied with a sigh.
Molly, Adrien and Felix knew that Steven would most likely cause something to happen with his new powers so they agreed to help keep an eye on him.
Soon it was time for Sadie and Shep to perform their song and that meant Steven and Mira went on stage to introduce them even if they didn't have a name.
As they did their song, Lars told Steven that he was going to take off but a diamond appeared in front of Lars and stopped him. "What the?" Lars said in confusion.
More diamonds appeared and formed a barrier. "Steven! What're you doing?!" Felix asked him, everyone was trapped inside the barrier Steven had created.
"I don't want you to leave or for things to change!" Steven told everyone, he wanted everyone to stay together as much as he wanted Lars and Sadie to be together.
Sadie told him that she and Lars tried to reconnect as friends in private but they had changed over the years and they wanted to follow their dreams no matter what.
Steven didn't want to listen to what Shep had to say so Mira nodded to her friends and they got the message. "This ends now!" Adrien told Steven, they tackled him.
Mira glowed red and with a wave of her hands the barrier dispatched which set everyone free. "Why'd you do that?" Steven asked Mira, she glared angrily at Steven.
"WE NEED TO TALK! NOW!" Mira shouted at him, everyone but her friends were shocked to see the young girl this angry. "Now he's in for it." Akito sighed in worry.
Mira and her friends dragged Steven away from everyone so they could talk. "Why'd you three tackle me?" Steven asked them, he didn't get an answer from them.
Molly shook her head as Mira raised her hand 'SLAP!' Steven fell to the ground in shock. "You are so stupid!" Mira told Steven, he was hurt to hear that from Mira.
"We all know things have to change even if we don't like it." Mira said anger in her tone, Steven wasn't sure what she meant by that but then realized what she meant.
"Things change but sometimes we don't want them to." Adrien said sadly, he was thinking about what happened to Mira as were Felix and Molly, it hurt them a lot.
"How do you think we felt when we got that call about hearing that Mirabelle had died?" Felix asked Steven, he thought about it but didn't want to answer that.
"We thought that the adults were lying but when we saw the news report...and saw Mira's picture...that's when we knew that she was dead." Molly said with a sob.
"Think about the breakdown I had that day before we went to the mirror cavern, I didn't want to say good-bye to my best friends." Mira added in with a whimper.
Steven thought about how things had changed for these four and realized that he can't keep force everyone to stay together no matter how much he tried it.
"Point is, that things will change and we need to respect what our friends what to do with their lives." Mira told Steven, he knew that she was right about that.
So they went back to everyone then Steven apologized to everyone for trapping them in a barrier but everyone forgave him and the party was back on again.
[Sadie]
When I was younger and I hated fun
I was always looking back on what I should have
Done
I used to live in fear
Of the terrible performances that brought me here
But
I'm looking forward, I'm looking forward
I'm looking forward now
It's hard to live your life in stride
When you feel the way I always used to feel inside
Now it's so easy that it's strange
I'm a person and the person that I am can change
So
I'm looking forward, I'm looking forward
I'm looking forward now
I'm looking forward, I'm looking forward
I'm looking forward now.
Steven had left the party but was listing to Sadie and Shep's cd with their songs on it as he drove out to the forest to think about how his life will change without his friends now.
While Mira, Molly, Adrien, Felix and Akito would still be there, Steven decided to learn from them because their lives had changed drastically after Mira came into this world.
Steven thought that by leaning on them for help would be a good idea but he also decided to quiet teaching at Little Homeschool so he wouldn't have to deal with that stress.
After thinking of his plans for his own future, Steven went back to the house and saw his friends asleep so he went up to his room to get some much needed rest himself.
Starting tomorrow, Steven's life would change once again but this time he'd be ready for it with the help of only five people that knew what it was like for their lives to change.
New chapter done! I don't own the song in this chapter, please review and no flames!
