A/N: Finally, I managed to finish the Chapter. It took me a bit, but a random idea hit me and it was to continue this, so, here ya go!

A Triangle in the Stars
Chapter Sixty-Nine: Bad Blood

The night had melted into morning. The day had seemed so long, as did all the rest since Bill washed up here. But it was finally Wednesday. Said demon had fallen asleep, holding the empty tub of ice cream in one hand and Steven in the other, since the boy hadn't let go of him and he didn't feel like disturbing his sleep.

It rolled into ten in the morning, the sun hanging in the sky over the town. And since it was a school day, and the inspectors and principal deemed it safe to open again, students and staff had returned to their regular scheduled programming. Some, however, were traumatized and physically scarred, and the rest knew better than to tease them for it.

Steven soon woke up, eyes fluttering open. He felt rather unsickly, so he smiled. Rest had done the trick. He glanced at Bill, and at the empty tub, and carefully took it from him, as not to wake him. Bill kept snoozing, and brought his now empty hand to his "chest", making very little movements. Steven threw the tub in the trash, and grabbed a bowl. Cereal, for breakfast, he decided.

The demon remained motionless as he still slept, for he didn't need to breathe at all. He subconsciously grabbed for the stuffed animal and began cuddling it. All the while, Steven ate quietly. He idly wondered where Malachite was, and if he'd ever see her again. And if he'd see Lapis...

He soon sighed, wondering why disaster followed him.

If Bill was awake, and felt this, he'd know the answer. He felt like most everything was all his fault anyway. His on-and-off again depression didn't help either. So Steven took to thinking about things. He stepped outside, taking a deep breath of the ocean air. He decided to go sit in the water for a while, and think about life, the universe, and everything. The day was beautiful so far, and warm too. It truly did feel like spring. It didn't even seem like it rained yesterday too, as almost all evidence of it was gone.

The boy went and sat in the water, admiring it, but also ignoring it, to focus on his philosophical thoughts. A warm breeze, smelling like strawberries, floated on through, making the atmosphere that much calmer. Steven lay back, and quickly, unintentionally slipped into sleep, what with the nice smells and sounds, and the soft warmth of the sun, complemented by the wind.

The demon, still, was asleep, dreaming peacefully. His leg twitched every so often. The Temple Gate soon opened, revealing Amethyst and Keyhole, who smiled at her. "And that's the entire Temple!" she said loudly, grinning.

"Th..thanks, Amethyst," he mumbled a little, the smile growing at her enthusiasm. But it would soon fade, for he felt something even bigger than himself. The triangular demon kept sleeping, in too deep to even be stirred, holding the sad bunny tightly. His dream was a happy one, and damn did he need happy dreams. This one in particular was about the townsfolk, and they had accepted him and trusted him. Naturally, this made him feel nice.

"So, about that Temple.. what a trip, huh?" Amethyst frowned a bit, throwing up her hands behind her back.

"Y..yeah, a trip indeed," he grew ever uneasier. He had felt something very familiar in this room. Tainted, but familiar.

"Who knew that the Gems actually built such a place, and a portal too!" the purple Quartz blinked, turning to Keyhole with absolute gravity and curiosity, "Say, where do you think it went? you acted kinda weird back there."

The blue demon stiffened, sweat beginning to trickle down from his forehead, before he shook his head, "I.. I have no idea.. sorry.."

Amethyst simply stared with a frown on those naturally puckered lips, and sighed, "I know you're lying. But I'm gonna go check on Steven. He seemed down even when we came back."

Keyhole could only nod, and the small Gem began walking upstairs, shouting, "YO, STEVEN!"

This was enough to wake Bill up, and he snorted out of surprise, looking around and dropping the sad bunny. He sighed with disappointment when the dream turned out not to be real. But he would soon have bigger problems on his hands.

"Hey, Steven, are you okayyy... hey, you're not Steven," the Quartz raised an eyebrow at the sight. Keyhole jumped, yellow eyes rolling about.

"Of course I'm not Steven.." a sleepy, slightly aggravated, but familiar voice shocked the demon even more. Bill! Bill is here?! was all he could manage thinking. The voice continued, as Bill rubbed at his eye, getting all the sleepiness out, "What's up?"

"Steven's missing!" Amethyst jumped straight to the point, frowning softly, and Bill scrambled out of bed then. He only just now realized that Steven wasn't beside him like he'd been before.

"What?! but he was.. he was right here!"

"Well, he's not here now!"

Keyhole was meanwhile focused on finding someplace to hide, sneaking around the kitchen and looking at the same cabinet in which Bill had hidden a few days ago. He was too late though, as he felt an eye on him now, the conversation having stopped cold.

"Y...you..." the demon coldly glared at the other, shuddering a little. But that was all he did, Keyhole cowering under his gaze. It seemed all that learning paid off, but Bill was actually starting to regret it. Keyhole wasn't punished enough.

But good ol' Amethyst butted in, eyes wide, "Woah, you guys know each other? seems like bad blood though.."

"You bet it's bad blood," the triangle clenched a hand, taking a deep breath to calm himself down. Amethyst stared at the two, but couldn't seem to get the connection with all the statues she'd seen and the warning about the "One-Eyed One". It seemed she'd forgotten almost all about the place.

"I'm sorry," Keyhole fell to his knees with all the tension surrounding him. Bill merely scowled at him, crossing his arms. He was responsible for nearly ruining Steven's life, and he wasn't ready to forgive him yet.

"Sorry isn't quite good enough," was the only reply.

Amethyst coughed slightly, and Bill soon remembered, uncrossing his arms, "Right. Steven.." and then scoffed at the blue demon, "We'll continue this later."

He then floated down to the lower level, avoiding Keyhole's frightened gaze, and to the door. Amethyst had explained how they had taken a tour of the Temple and they hadn't seen Steven anywhere, so the next step was outside. Bill only remarked how that seemed like a bad idea, but the Quartz shook her head, "He was actually pretty good back there, helping us."

"Really now?" the demon tilted himself, adjusting his bowtie. His mind wasn't going to change so soon, but it pivoted only slightly.

"Yeah, he was pretty cool," a smile played on her lips, as they walked down the stairs. Bill wearily and almost guiltily glanced back at the beach house, now having some second thoughts. But he was right to behave this way, wasn't he..?

A/N: And there! half of this chapter was between me and Ace, but for the latter half I had to leg it on my own. Ace had Steven and Amethyst and Keyhole for a bit, and I had Bill, and, as I said, later I had to take care of this myself, and you can probably see the switch. I'm sure you'll all be happy to see this. Next chapter will come hopefully next week, since there's Spring Break and all. And oh, look, it's Wednesday, m'dudes. You get this a day early!

So, I'll see you hopefully later. :3
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