Sharing a look with Sasha, Seth took a breath in before letting it out. "Bayley. Perhaps...perhaps it'd be better if we all sit down so we can tell you. This is a pretty long story."

Hearing Seth say all of this, Bayley nodded her head in understanding. Walking over to and taking a seat on one of the chairs in the living room area, Bayley sat down on one of the couches with Sasha taking a seat beside her and Seth taking a seat in one of the chairs next to the couch.

Seeing Bayley having settled into the couch and getting a nod from Sasha that he could begin, Seth took another breath in before again letting it out. "OK, Bayley. Let me and Sasha tell you the story about Natalya. If you will, let me take you back a few years..."

So with Seth promising to Bayley about Natalya after Bayley accidentally overheard Seth and Sasha talking about her, just how will storytime begin? Read on down below to find out. And, I hope you enjoy, my loves. =)

Fifteen Years Ago

Driving the blade of his staff into a Gem tortoise, Seth watched as it exploded into a cloud of smoke, leaving only a spherical teal Gem behind. Picking the Gem up before creating a sky blue bubble around it, the two-toned Gem willed his staff away before turning to look at the blonde-haired Gem that was with him. "This area's clear, Natalya."

Pulling the end of her pink-bladed sword out of the tree it was wedged in from where she had taken down three Gem beasts similar to the ones Seth took care of, the blonde and pink-streaked Gem, Natalya, turned to Seth and, working to catch her breath, said "Great. My area's clear too, Seth" as she willed her sword away and she picked up the bubbled Gems from the ground.

"Remind me why we're even doing this," Seth inquired as he fell into step beside the blonde. "Aren't these creatures too far gone for us to even really do anything to help them?"

"Seth, don't say such a thing!" Natalya snapped. "They're our fellow Gems. We should try to do what we can to save them."

'Like salvation is even possible for them,' Seth thought as the blonde and pink-streaked Gem talked on. Seth knew that Natalya had made it her mission to try to save the Gems that had been turned into these creatures, but sometimes...he just felt that it was a fool's mission in and of itself.

The two Gems had been walking along and made it out of the expanse of woodland they had been walking through when they came upon the wood's edge that met up with the city they had taken up residence in.

"Would you just look at them, Seth?" Natalya asked as she and Seth walked past a few people on the sidewalk. "They seem so unaware of what's really happening in their world. It can't help but make you envy them."

"Oh yeah. I am so envious of lesser beings that can't really defend themselves should the situation ever arise for it," Seth rolled his eyes. To Seth and the other Gems that were with him and Natalya, it never failed to amuse them that the blonde and pink-streaked Gem seemed so fascinated in the humans they had sworn themselves to protect. While they all had been in creation long enough to see where her fascination really stemmed from, Natalya's random observations felt fairly...tired after a while.

"Seth, be nice," Natalya lightly elbowed the two-toned Gem. "After all, I'm sure if you were in their shoes, you'd probably be enjoying your life."

"Probably, but...I doubt it," Seth shrugged before sharing a laugh with Natalya.

The two had continued their talk as they walked out of the city and up the hill to the house that they had taken up residence in. While the concept of houses was one that still seemed strange to Seth and the others at times, they had grown to like it as it provided them somewhere to rest after their battles with the Gem beasts. Climbing up the steps that led to the front door of their abode, Natalya opened the door and was greeted with the sight of Roman and Dean sitting on the chairs they had, with Roman reading a book and Dean taking a nap.

Looking up from his book, Roman asked "I take it Gem beast takedown went well today?"

Natalya said nothing and instead held up the bubbled Gems with Seth following suit and saying "Looks like Sasha's about to have some more company. I hope she doesn't mind Gem tortoises joining her in the room."

"I'm sure she won't. Although, ...it's not like she can really object to her roommates," Roman said, his voice dropping a bit at the end with Dean grunting in his sleep before rolling over on the couch.

Natalya was just about to ask Roman if things had been quiet around the house today when a scream from outside had her running back through the open door and, after leaping from the porch, flew down the side of the hill only to see what the source of the scream was: There was a centipeedle that seemed to be lowly growling at a person that was trembling on the ground in front of a tree. Natalya could tell that this was a human male as he wasn't doing anything to defend himself. While the Gems had made something in the way of a pact to not use their powers when humans were in the same area as them, Natalya could only think of one thing at that moment, and that thing was to save this human male. Summoning her sword from the pinkish red Gem that sat in her navel area, the blonde and pink-streaked Gem dashed forward from where she was and, leaping into the air with a yell, drove the blade of her sword through the back of the centipeedle. With a harsh screech, the creature then exploded into a greenish white cloud of smoke.

Her chest heaving up and down, Natalya willed her sword away as she looked down at the human male she just saved from what could've been certain death for him. While this male still seemed fairly shaken by what all just happened, the blonde and pink-streaked Gem couldn't help but feel a sudden strange warmth climb up her cheeks: This male didn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary as far as others of his kind went as he had short, close-cut dark brown hair that stuck up a bit and was wearing a plain white t-shirt, blue jeans, and a pair of black shoes. But, for some reason, ...there just seemed to be something about him that had the Gem feeling something she had never felt before. Doing her best to shake away this feeling, Natalya said "Are you okay? Here. Let me help you up" as she held her hand out.

The man still couldn't believe a lot of what just happened. One minute he's being chased through the woods by...whatever that monster was. And the next...he's being saved by this random woman who just came out of nowhere and killed it-and with a sword that she just seemed to pull out of thin air! At first, he felt hesitant to do so because he didn't want to get hurt. But, ...for some reason, he let this woman help himself off of the ground.

Once he was on his feet, the man brushed away any dirt and grass that was on him before meeting the woman's gaze and said "Th-Thanks for that. You really saved my skin there."

"It was no problem. Just...doing what I can to help out those that need it," Natalya said.

"Well, I sure needed it back there. I don't even know what that thing was, but I'm glad someone was brave enough to jump in and take care of it," the man smiled in thanks, his cheeks starting to feel warm.

"Like I said, it...it was nothing," Natalya shrugged, in spite of the warmth that seemed to spread across her face feeling as though it was coming back again.

Before either of the two knew it, something in the way of an uncomfortable silence settled over them with just the wind rustling through the trees helping fill the silence. It wasn't until Natalya cleared her throat that the silence was broken.

"I, uh... I should probably get going now. I wouldn't want to keep you held up here," Natalya turned away, her face feeling as though it was on fire.

"No, wait!" The man reached out and grabbed hold of one of Natalya's hands before she could leave. Seeing the blonde and pink-streaked woman turn to look back at him, the man swallowed a bit before asking "I don't want to sound...pushy when I ask you this, but...is there any way I can see you again? When my life isn't in danger?"

"See me again? Wha-What do you mean by that?" Natalya asked. While the blonde and pink-streaked Gem had been in creation for a fair number of years now and had been around humans for just as long, one thing that she never really understood was when humans would express their feelings for one another in some way. So, to be asked such a question like this felt fairly confusing to the Gem.

"I mean, would you...maybe like to meet with me again and we could do something together? Maybe, get something to eat somewhere, or just...hang out somewhere," the man said.

Natalya thought this over for a bit. While what she was being asked still seemed strange to her, there was actually something that seemed quite...fun and interesting about getting to "hang out" with this man. Reaching a decision, Natalya nodded and said "OK. I accept your invitation. I would like to hang out with you some time."

"Really?" the man asked. Seeing Natalya nod her head, the man smiled and said "Awesome! Let's say...How about you meet me at the Italian place in town and I'll treat you to dinner Friday this week?"

"That sounds nice," Natalya smiled. "I look forward to getting to see you then, ..."

"Oh! Sorry, my bad. I didn't introduce myself," the man said with a bit of a laugh. A soft smile crossing his face, the man said "My name's Tyson. Tyson Kidd."

"Great. Well, I shall see you later, Tyson," Natalya said, a bit of a shy smile crossing her face. Taking Tyson's hand in hers and giving it a shake, Natalya then took her hand out of Tyson's as she walked away and headed back up the hill to her house. As she walked away, she couldn't help but feel the same warmth come back to her cheeks. Being alone with Tyson definitely seemed like a fun thing to look forward to, but before that, she was going to need advice and tips on just what "hanging out" was going to consist of.

Funny story: I was actually considering having Cesaro be in the role I have Tyson in, but after thinking it over I thought "Nahh. Go with Tyson! He and Nattie are just too dang cute together!" *coughs and clears my throat* So! I hope you all like my choice for a suitor for Natalya (who I'm also hoping you guys are liking in her intro into Bayley's Universe). Next chapter's going to be all about Natalya hanging out with Tyson and everything that entails a Gem hanging out with a human. =3 Until next time, don't forget to R&R please. =)

(*insert random shiki94 fangirling here* I have seen the newest Steven Bomb, and...Oh my glory was it awesome! =D )