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Steven P.O.V

When my alarm went off, I swear it felt like someone was hitting me and shoving glass in my brain. Luckily Pearl shut it off for me and-

Wait. Pearl shut it off.

I reopen my eyes slightly to see Pearl leaning down to my nightstand and shutting off my alarm, turning over to look at me in slight shock but relief in her light blue eyes. I then felt something cold and wet on my forehead, as well as my shirt missing under my blankets. What happened last night at Kevin's party?

"Steven," I turn to look at Pearl, watching her as she took the towel from my forehead slowly. "Are you alright? You feeling a bit better now?"

Now that she mentioned it, I do feel like crap. My head is throbbing slightly and my stomach is doing flips. My body is a bit limb and numb feeling, but other than that I felt a bit okay. Still, my mind was slightly fogged and hazed on what at the party and how I even got back home. The last thing that came to mind was Connie screaming at me, but then after that it was like I just fell asleep and couldn't remember anything. The more I tried thinking of the rest of the not, only small images and feelings came to mind. My head kept throbbing though trying to remember more of it, and it caused me to groan and grip my looked at me with worry, but honestly my head hurts too much to care.

"Steven!? Are you okay?"

I groaned, pushing Pearl away slightly to get rid of the ringing in my ears. "Urgh... I'm fine Pearl," I give her the best smile that I can while holding my head in my hands. It must have been bad cause she just frowned at me. "Just a slight headache. I'll be alright."

"I swear those bad kids gave you something awful last night," Pearl huffed, looking quite angry as she took the towel and walked down to the kitchen. What she said threw me off a bit, making me sit up as much as I can. What kids?

"What do you mean Pearl? Did someone help drop me home last night," I asked, completely confused as the skinny white gem I see as a mother just glared harder at the rag in her hands.

Pearl sighed though, looking to want to control her rising rage. "Yes. A brown haired boy and one with sliver like hair, and a girl as well." She crossed her arms, shaking her head. "They said you were sick, but I know one of them gave you something! You were shaking so bad it had everyone worried."

Honestly, I think Pearl was still ranting about the three, but I was hardly listening as she went on and on about how I shouldn't have gone to the party. My mind went on the description of the three who took me home. It was weird, because I never saw them at the party or maybe I did. I was too busy with my own thing to notice most likely, but I know they were Kevin's friends she was saying. They didn't take me home, but I do remember being with them before the world went on being swirls and dizziness. The other three were a mystery to me. I honestly couldn't remember anything after the fight I had with Connie, but some images were coming back to me. They were fogged and not all there, but I do remember something.

I remember flashes, a few of them followed by shouting. It hurt to remember who was shouting, but soon many people only became one of them. Their face was fogged, I couldn't see their faces but their eyes were clear as day. Bright red and light sky blue. Maybe it was whatever someone gave me that night, but I never remember seeing any eye colors like that before. I remembered how pretty they were, how surreal they looked before thinks became even more fuzzy and confusing. I heard shouting, more loud noises, but it was those eyes that I can only seem to think back on. The bright ruby red they gave off was like the jewel itself, and the blue was so rich and yet not bold. They gave me a strange look, but nothing else came but those eyes. Kevin's friends didn't have those eyes, so I knew it was someone else. Did they bring me home? Why did it hurt to remember?

I shook my head, groaning when the pounding came back. Gripping my head and shutting my eyes, I hardly noticed when Pearl came back up the stairs to my room. A soft smell filled my nose and my stomach growled in response to it. I quickly saw that Pearl had made me some soap to help with my weak body. She gave me a small smile, and I took the bowl from her hands after the slight pain in my head stopped. "Thanks Pearl," I said happily, placing the bowl on my lap as I blow on it and take a bite.

"You're welcome Steven," Pearl pet my head, making me blush but i didn't pull away. Just as she was about to head down and go back into the kitchen, we both see the temple door open to show Amethyst and Garnet walking out. "Morning Garnet. Morning Amethyst. Steven is up."

Amethyst grinned and looked up at me in my bed, shouting. "Hey Steven! Have a fun night?"

The loud ringing made my ears want to bleed. I covered them and groaned as the pounding came back, hearing a slight shout from Pearl glaring down the purple quartz. "N-Not so loud..." I mumbled out, groaning in pain as the ringing slowly fades. "My head hurts..."

"Sorry Steven," Amethyst walks up to my bed, smirking a bit at my pain. "But next time you shouldn't drink at all. I get parties are crazy, but you are only fourteen."

Drinking? What does she mean? The soda and punch didn't make me like this the whole party. I was going to say that, but Pearl cut me off before I could even speak. She looked like she swallowed a hard lemon. "Of course this wasn't alcohol Amethyst. Those three no good kids did something to my baby!"

I hissed and covered my ears again. How the yell can they be so loud this early in the morning!? And how can my ears pick them up like their screaming bloody mruder in a concert. Garnet was able to see my discomfort and placed a hand on Pearl's shoulder. "Quite down Pearl," She speaks softly. "I don't believe those three kind kids did this to Steven."

"But Garnet, they wouldn't even tell us what happened to hi-"

The skinny gem was about to go on another rant before the fusion raised her hand at her. "They probably thought we would hurt them if they told us. Besides, they did say that he was in a fight before taking him home."

"Oh yeah." Amethyst sat on my bed, looking at me with slight concern as she asked me, "What happened last night? Did you really have a fight with someone at the party?"

Once the question was asked, the pain in my head stopped and rushed down to my stomach and heart. I suddenly just couldn't finish my soup anymore, my mind now thinking on how to answer the gems. There was a fight, but it was with Connie who he didn't tell them would even be at the party. I thought I could tell them the good news, that me and her were friends again. The fight was still fresh in my fuzzy mind. I remembered how hurt she looked at her when i didn't say sorry for all that I did. Even now though I still couldn't. I did what was right in my own heart and mind, but it still was so heartbreaking to see my best friend and Lion abandon me at the party like that. I honestly felt a bit betrayed by it, but then how can I explain it to them. How was I supposed to tell them that she basically hates me now? Would they agree with her? Would they go out to hurt her and be mean to her? As much as I was upset with connie, I didn't want the gems to hurt her or even tell her parents. She didn't deserve to be punished for something like this, but it was safe to say that their friendship was most likely over now.

I... I felt tears run down my face, and once I felt them I couldn;t stop them from falling more. The gems all look at me and try to get my attention, but I couldn't hear them. It hurt, it hurt again to realize that I really did lose my best friend. I lost connie, and the hurt and betrayal was almost too much for me. What am I to do now? What about training and being Stevonnie again? Us hanging out and calling each other Jam buds? The afternoons reading and the times we dance just because he felt like it? What of those times now, did they not matter anymore? Why did it hurt so much to lose her like this, to feel the loss of a friend was so painful. It almost felt like with Lars dying, but the pure fact was that she was alive and would always blame him for what happened. Was she right to? Was she right to feel like this, and was she right about how selfish I was being.

It hurt, it hurt so much all I could do was cry and hug my knees to my chest. Pearl picking up my bowl before I could spill it. I felt the gems' soft and gently hands on my back and shoulders, but I just grabbed hold of Garnet and sobbed into her. "W-Why... Why did I lose her..." I cried into her chest, not seeing the slight realization in their looks as they kept me close, comforting me. "She hates me... C-Connie hates me..."

We just stayed like that for a while, my sobs and hiccups dying down as I just clung to my family. I look up at them and they all smiled at me in comfort, I just stayed in their arms, letting myself hurt as they comfort me. It will be so hard and painful to tell them, but sooner or later I had to. They would only ask what happened.

It was better to just wait a little bit longer, letting my tears keep falling down my cheeks.

Ethan's P.O.V

If there was one good thing about waking up in the morning, it was the fact that I got to see my sister with a hangover besides me. I honestly couldn't stop laughing when I saw her hair stick up in all different directions as she sat up from her flower bed. Her brown eyes still slightly closed but staring down my very soul as I dodged her many mountains of pillows.

"Get out!"

"Not myself you're hung over," I laughed as I race down the hall, only to stop and pop my head back into her room. "Though I have to say, that Medusa look is really good on you-Ow!"

"Out!" Rae screams, getting ready to throw something else heavy again at me.

Not wanting to get hit in the heard again by a book, I rushed out and slammed her door shut with more fits of laughter. I walk down the hall in my simple grey and red t-shirt and dark blue shorts for the morning, not really planning to go out today anyhow it being Monday and of course still summer break. I grin once I make it into the kitchen, seeing my mom at the stove and my younger baby brother eating by the kitchen counter. My little brother just rolled his light brown eyes before eating his eggs again, a small smirk on his face as I come over and ruffle his crazy born hair.

He snickered and commented loudly, "You made Dragon Rae upset again."

I just grin and shrug, opening the fridge for a quick meal. "Can you blame me," I said happily. "Who else was going to wake up the dragon princess herself from her den of wonders and cooties?"

My mom just sighed, flipping pancakes that were in the pan she had on the stove as she gave me and gentle smile. My mom had long silver blonde hair and bright blue eyes, one of the colors I have gotten from her than compared to my brother and sister. "You shouldn't be so mean to Raelynn in the morning Ethan. She's had a rough night."

"Yes and yet she was fine and able to drive me and Andy home," I pull out an apple and starting eating it as I hug my mom and give her a kiss on the cheek. "You know i'm just playing mom right?"

"Of course my sweetie, now are you going to eat with us," She patted me head, making my let her go quickly before I get smothered with kisses.

"Naw, but I'm going anywhere this morning,"I take another bite of my apple before jumping over the counter to reach the living room to grab a book from the shelf. "Unless they call me in today."

My brother just huffs from behind me. "I don't get why you even work there, and for free!"

My mom just chuckled. "Now Aden quit, I think your big brother is very responsible for working at the Library."

I smiled and picked a book called 'Trouble Twisters'. It was a silly kid book, but one of the old ones I enjoyed very much as a kid. I open to the first chapter and sit down at the kitchen counter with the half eaten apple in my hands. Aden just shakes his head in confusion for my love for books while my mom just smiled and continued to cook. Honestly, today was a great morning to start off with. My big sister her normal not a morning person, my person now trying to talk to my mom about the new anime and/or game he wanted to play and see, and me just enjoying my book while just eating what I can reach. It was a simple life really being fifteen for me in Ocean Town, the rough town of Delmarva. I honestly had such an easy and simple life, if it wasn't for the big throne in the family of five.

"Ethan. What have I told you about reading in the kitchen?"

The lovely world of food, my mom's sweet humming, and the awesome story of twins discovering their powers was completely ruined the moment I heard my dad's annoyed voice. I sighed, looking up from my book to see my dad in all of his police uniform glory, well the black hair and dark blue pants anyway. He had the shirt with the badge and everything else was over his shoulder. His dark brown eyes glaring disapprovingly at the book in my hands and the mostly eaten apple in my hands, obviously upset that i'm not eating a full course meal like my nine year old brother. I just gave him a roll of my eyes as I smile a bit now, not as bright as before i bet but whatever. My dad just looked like he wanted to push me to remove the book from my hands. It was basically a showdown with our eyes before I just decided to give up and put the book down in my lap. He nodded slowly and moved to sit down next to Aden as my mom just made my dad a plate. I didn't even bother to turn to say good morning to him as I finished my apple. A small bit of silence in the air as everyone tried to get back to small talk, but my big sister started to come out of her room all dressed in her yellow flower skirt and black top with her blue jeans jacket.

"Oh, morning dad," Rae smiled and hugged our dad, the man smiling and hugging her back before she moved to give our mom a kiss on the cheek. "Morning mom."

"Don't do that sweetie," She chuckled and waved her hand in front of her face which made my sister look a bit wide eye. "You might want to get some gum before you leave out today. I can still smell it."

Our Dad just shrugged. "She's fine Sharon. Just as long she didn't drink too much last night. "

Rae just sighed and rubbed her head, answering the unspoken question coming out of the eyes of our overprotective dad. "I'm fine Dad, just only two shots. I'll be fine after breakfast."

With all that gotten down, my dad took another bite of his meal before looking at all three of us with firm looks. "What are you guys going to do today?"

Aden grinned and spoke up first, "I'm going with mom to Lucas' house so I can play with him today!"

"I'm going to go and see if my friends are up for a nice day at the mall," Rae answered next, smiling as she was already texting her friends. "I'm gonna need new clothes for the summer, plus there is this new purse i was thinking of looking at."

My dad nodded in approval at their answers, his dark eyes turning to me with a deadly look in them. "And you Ethan?"

When I was little, I used to be scared of my dad's judging eyes but now they had no effect on me. Haven't since I turned fourteen and came out to myself as gay. Before my dad was always shoving his beliefs into my throat, but that's because he always knew that I was different. I wasn't his favorite only older son who should be playing sports or being more active, care about girls and watch sports with him. Simply put it, when he was trying to tell me his stories of being a cop, I had my head in a book about fantasy or romance. When he was trying to get me to want a dog or even a cat, I begged my mom to let me get my pet rabbit. When he tried to get me to play sports at school or join the wresting club, I went straight for the arts and creative writing club. So on and so forth I have always been doing the opposite of what my dad always wanted. It drew the line when I told him and the rest that I love the idea of kissing a boy than a girl. After that he has been cold and somewhat annoyed with me.

It wasn't like I was putting on makeup or being all chatty with my sister about which guy had the sweetest ass around. I honestly just read or go hang out with my friends when I'm bored, but my dad always thought the worst of me. I think he was just more happy that I haven't dated anyone yet, thinking he might have a chance with me getting a girlfriend and losing my V-card. I swear my father is the most whitest man around, and I've seen him salute to the American flag in almost every corner.

I just roll my eyes as I threw my apple into the trash and went to grab some green beans from the fridge. I answered calmly, "Don't know. Might stay home or head off to the Library with Andy."

And as always, I hear my dad smacked his tongue in disapproval from behind me in once again annoyance. "Always that Andy kid. I swear he must be your boyfriend."

"For the last time dad," I slam the fridge a bit too roughly, sighing. "Andy isn't even gay, and he isn't my type anyhow."

"True," Res smirked, taking a big bite of her sausage as she used it to point it at me. "You like short brown haired boy with a sweet tone butt. Maybe even them purring like a cat like the boy from last night~"

I blushed, knowing she was talking about that boy we saved at Kevin's party last night. Steven was his name. I swear my sister was either getting revenge for this morning or just being a jerk. My dad and mom were quick to look at me before I could stop them, blushing harder. It wasn't my fault. Steven was still drugged out of his mind, but the cute guy was still able to speak somewhat and cling to me like cats on catnip. I swear he purred every time I touched his head, and he wouldn't stop looking into my eyes! When we got him home, the boy won't let me go and mumbled in a sad but cute whine that made me melt like a cherry, Andy laugh at me, and Rae just trying to see if she can get it recorded.

Res's torment to me didn't stop though, "What did he say when we dropped off home?"

"D-Don't you dare Rae-"

"'No~ Pretty eyes don't go~!' I swear you blushed so hard that I think his crazy aunt was going to get the hose to cool you down," Rae laughed, Aden joining in as he found the comment funny.

I just glared at her and leaned close to her face, growling, "I hate you so much right now."

My sister, unfazed, just shrugged and picked up the four inched sausage in her fork before speaking. "Whatever Ethan. I bet you were thinking about dropping down and taking his meat if he wasn't dru-"

"TMI" Aden screamed with a blush on his face, his meal finished as he rushed off into his room.

I just huffed and took her sausage from her with my teeth. Ignoring her shout in protest, I smirked and shoved the whole thick meat in my mouth and chewing. "Next time don't get cocky about my personal life."

My mom just shook her head and smiled, cleaning up as my dad just frowned in disapproval. He spoke and stood up from his seat, "You better not be thinking of dating a troublemaker Ethan. At least find a responsible young man and not go to parties for a fling."

"Sure dad, I won't sleep with nine year old but instead ride one of your coworkers' tiny ass dicks," I crossed my arms with a bag of green beans in my hands. "Not everything is about dating and sex. Steven was just sick and we took him home. I'm gonna jump his bone without him even buying me dinner first."

The man just huffed and put on his shirt, grabbing his keys as my mom packed his lunch and kissed his cheek. "I'm heading out. You guys behaved and listen to your mother."

"Bye Dad," Rae called back to him, finishing her breakfast.

"See you soon Andrew," My mom smiled and stood at the door to watch my father leave. The old man not even saying bye to me. My mom looked at my face, I bet it was telling her my whole life story at this point. She sighed and pet my silver grey hair. "Just give him some time sweetie. He'll come around."

Hey sure, when he's dead and six feet under away from me.

Welcome to my life.

What do you think? Do you like Ethan as a character a bit better. I hope he isn't too boring for you guys! Sorry for Steven's morning not being much, but i thought it made more sens for his reaction to be like that.

Hope you guys enjoyed it! See you guys next time!

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