Steven's POV

"He's who again!?"

I will always deny it if someone asked me out loud, but seriously Pearl really does squeal like a massive white cockatoo bird. The fact that she did it right next to my ear was even worse. I might be hearing that ringing for a while in my head which sucked. Back to as of why she is yelling though is the cause of Ethan.

After a week of us texting and calling each other a lot in between the texting, Garnet and Pearl have been asking who I was chatting with so much. At first they thought it was Connie which I sadly shut down. It still hurt to think about her, and seeing her pictures and name on my contact still brings me a sinking feeling in my stomach. I ignore it for the most, thanks to Amethyst and Ethan keeping me busy and let's not forget Sadie is with her new band team. One that I'm happy to be a part of as well. Anyway, I finally wanted to tell them about Ethan and his friend Andy that I met in the library. While thinking of that Andy jerk still makes me see sliters of pink in my vision, my unknown hate for him died after the silver haired teen told him that he was only a friend. I'm putting a pin on my weird emotions on that later. For now, I started to explain who they are and how they look, making Pearl now scream in my ear and is giving me a look of worry and somewhat anger. It's not making any sense to me as to why she would be screaming and looking like this.

"Pearl it's fine," I raise my hands to try and calm her down. "Ethan already told me that him, Andy, and his sister were the ones who dropped me off back here after Kevin's party-"

"They showed up with you drugged out of your mind and touching you!" Pearl screamed louder, paling in fear a bit as I just flinched at the words she used.

I found out from Amethyst that I did come back home drugged out of my mind and pretty much going through an odd withdrawal from it. They couldn't figure out which drug it was, they only knew that someone from Kevin's party was trying to hurt me. I hardly even remembered what happened myself. All I remember is hands touching my back side and arms, then bright lights, a car, and Ethan's eyes. Some things were coming back here and there, but most of it was just blank. Andy told me that Kevin had made it happen, so now I just blame him and don't ever plan to talk to that jerk again. Since they wouldn't say names, it was clear that Garnet and Pearl are blaming the three who saved me from whatever was going to happen to me.

"Pearl please, Ethan said that he didn't do it. In fact, I remember the ones who were much bigger than him and his friend," I explained slowly, looking at her with sad eyes.

Pearl didn't seem to understand or even want to believe me, just looking worried beyond belief for my well being. She shook her head and looked very stren at me, "We don't know that Steven, and this Ethan kid doesn't look to be the kind of person you should be hanging around with."

My nerves suddenly hit something weird in me when she said that. I gave her an offended look and replied, "Why? Because he had silver hair or the fact that he has different color eyes?"

"Oh it's not that and you know it isn't!" She snapped, a bit frustrated from the sounds of it, before rubbing her face and taking a breath like she was trying to calm down. "I'm just concerned Steven, and worried. It's been a while since you and Connie had a falling out, then this random boy shows up who lives in a different town trying to be friends with you. Can't you see from our view how worried we might be of this?"

I sighed, slowly nodding as I looked at Garnet and Pearl with a frown. It was true. Even though I don't fully know what happened that night, I can see why they would be worried about me. I didn't even know where I was at that point and three strangers came to the Temple holding my drugged butt, and Ethan said his friend was even holding the bottle that caused it. To the gems, they did look guilty, but I don't believe that they did anything wrong to me. Not even that Andy jerk! They're too good of people to do something so horrible to me so I won't think ill of them just cause my care takers are being mother hens. I was never like that all of my life, and they should expect me to change. Kevin was one thing, his friends who tried to hurt me is one thing, but Ethan is another and I wasn't going to let them try and put him on the same level as that bastard is.

"I understand Pearl, but believe me that Ethan and his friend are good people. We got close and I was going to invite him over to come to my band rehearsal. He's a good friend," I was going to continue, but the small smirk on Amethyst's face already made me know I was in for it.

"Oh really," She snickered as she leaned against me, poking my cheek in a teasing manner that made me already blush with embarrassment and a bit of annoyance. "I see, and those flirting matches on your phone is just you guys roleplaying~?"

Okay, I really love Amethyst too but what the fu-

"What!? Flirting!?"

I just groaned, checking the time on my phone as it was about ten minutes until Sadie's group started their rehearsal for today. Before Pearl could hound me a new one, I grab my cheeseburger backpack and rush out of the front door with a wave of see ya later. I could see Garnet wave me a goodbye while Pearl tried to get more out of the chuckling quartz. Man do I love my family so much, but even I need to get away from the protective hold they have on me. I stopped a bit, almost in hlat how much my face was kind of sore. Why...

Oh, I was just smiling so much that my cheeks hurt. Heh, I haven't smiled this much in a long time. Honestly the sear though that my wide grin was making my face was just making me smile so much more. It's been so long since I smiled like that, and it was because of my new friendship with Ethan. Just thinking of seeing him again made me smile and laugh in pure joy,feeling a bounce in my step as I walk over to Sadie's place.

I honestly never thought I would move on so quickly from Connie, much less find a friend to get close to again. Don't get me wrong, I still get upset thinking about her. I still have a few of her things and even her contacts, no matter how much Amethyst pestered me to get rid of it I just couldn't. I still don't think our friendship is gone, just strained. Thinking it over, I was just going to give her some space from my gem freakiness and let her sort her thoughts out. If she wants to end our friendship she can, but right now it was best for us to step back for now. I just never believed how soon I can start feeling happy again with her not around anymore.

Ethan was... I just can't explain it. When I see him I feel my stomach heat up and my gem and heart buzz with so much life. With him, I felt more like myself then I ever did before. He brings out a side I never even knew I had in me. I mean I get shy around him! Shy!? Steven Universe never gets shy, but I guess I was wrong. He makes me laugh which is surprisingly really hard for others to do at times. I can speak to him about stuff that isn't gem things or other problems. I can have a conversation with him that isn't about my family or my own problems. He never asked about my family, almost like he knows how sensitive I am with it, but is open with me as much as he wants to be. It was like for those moments with him I didn't feel like a hybrid, a gem or even a strange human, I just felt like me. I don't need to try so hard to even be me. Then it was just the fact that his eyes were so special and unique. I never saw such a blue and red so deep and richer than even Garnet's own eyes, they always made me feel trapped in them. Then there was his cute silver white hair that wasn't even dyed. It was his true hair as he told me before. I never thought I would like the color on someone before. Wonder if it was as soft as it looked.

Oops I'm thinking too hard on him. I can already hear Amethyst teasing me again. Damn it Amethyst stop it! I do not have a crush!

Shaking my head, I turned to see that I was already in Sadie's neighborhood now, her house wasn't too far now. Grinning, I raced to her hour and made it to her front door. Before I knocked though I had to text Ethan to make sure he would come by and not get lost. He said he didn't have a car but I saw that Jenny brought the pizza car so I thought maybe we could pick him up from Ocean Town. I even had a great place for us to rehearse thanks to Dad and his summer house he had just outside of town. Just thinking about him listening to my music and our new brand sent a small heat to my cheeks again. How is he affecting me like this?

Finishing my text, I pocket my phone and knock on the door. I hope Sadie likes the idea of me being a backup singer.

Sadie's P.O.V

Sour Cream and Buck just informed me that everything was charged up and ready to go for the trip Steven convinced us to go to. Honestly I thought having a bigger play to rehearse our new songs and ideas was pretty great. My basement room was getting a bit cramped, even more so when he told us that he was bringing some new friends over.

Speaking of which, I turn to Jenny. "I can't believe Steven is bringing a new friend from Ocean Town."

"I know right, " Sour Cream said from behind us, picking the sterido and his laptop. He shook his head and grinned. "Man, I was shocked to hear it too. I think he said his name was... Eric?"

Jenny chuckled. "It was Ethan and his friend Andy." She then had a small smile on her face as she let out a giggle. It shocked me a bit by her next comment. "I think it's pretty cute."

Cute? That kind of threw me off a bit. I put on my jacket and just gave the girl a confused look before asking, "Why do you think it's cute?"

Jenny just looked shocked at me for a bit, but then just scoffed as she grabbed her guitar and packed it up. She answered in a pretty chill, almost playful like tone. "Did you not hear Steven's voice when he was explaining Ethan to us? 'Oh you should see how awesome his hair is Jenny.' or 'Ethan is so funny guys!' or what about when he said 'Ethan's eyes are so cool and pretty. They shine in the light in such a way.'"

Buck, who rarely talks to us, but smiled and nodded with his best friend. "It was like he was in a trance. Pulled into a siren call away from any hand to pull him from the waters."

"No need to be poetic, Buck. Simply put it Sadie; This Ethan guy has Steven wrapped around his finger. Our cinnamon roll has a crush," Jenny squealed, grinning in what looked to be pride at her observation.

I just looked at the two like they were a bit crazy. Steven with a crush? That's just crazy! I mean yeah the comments he made during their video chat was a bit off, but it honestly just sounded like Steven being Steven. He does compliments like that all the time with everyone. He has said a few times how good my hair looks or how beautiful I sing even when doing rock. He states how much he liked the colon Sour Cream wears on special days he remembers to wear it or even tell the Pizza twins how amazing they look when they went out shopping for new outfits. There was even a time he stated how handsome Lars was when he wore his hair back in a ponytail more often when he was still here, and Lars is a jerk. The hybrid complementing his friends was nothing new and honestly just sweet to hear from him. He loves everyone with a deep sense of everyone being family to him, and it always filled my heart to see him so happy and pure like that.

Having a crush was something I have seen Steven have though, but it was kind of hard to see it from him. He was always so affectionate with his friends and even strangers that it was kind of diffectlic to tell when he was gushing over someone. Everyone thought he might have a crush on Connie, even me. He wasn't gushing over her, but he would choose to spend his time with her over them in a heartbeat, He followed her like a lost puppy and always tried to make her happy. It wasn't hard to see that he had some sort of feelings for her, but now with her basically dumping him it was hard to see him chasing someone else. It wasn't weird if it was a boy because something told me that Steven was somewhat pansexaul but still Jenny was just jumping the gun. He just met the guy and he was too naive to even know what sex was. Even if he was fourteen, something just told me that Greg was holding that purity for as long as he can.

I just sighed and shook my head at the two, waving them off. "I think you two are stretching it. It sounds like Steven being Steven."

Jenny just rolled her eyes and grinned at me. "Of course it's Steven acting like Steven, but his eyes shined in a way that told me otherwise. Trust me, our Steven has a crush."

"I don't know Jenny..." Sour Cream just chuckled and started to finish his packing. He said pretty much bluntly, "I think you and Buck are pulling at strings for drama. I'm on Sadie on this."

"Fine, but you're wrong." Buck stated as he helped his friend to start sending the stuff up stairs to the call. By then I heard knock on the door.

I smile and wait for the two boys to get upstairs before I rush over to the door. Opening it, I quickly see Steven smiling back at me. Though the smile did shock me a bit, never seeing it be so bright before, but what shocked me was the outfit that the short hybrid was even wearing.

Steven was wearing black.

Steven was wearing BLACK!

This isn't even a dream, and if it was I think I would be waking up and shouting in pure shock and terror before falling out of my bed. Steven was really wearing black today or at least more black then I thought he had really owned. He was wearing a dark blue t-shirt with a pink star in the center which matched well with the pink and white sneakers he was wearing as well. He was wearing sneakers for fucking god sake! His jeans were the same blue as before but it was just the slightly color change that just threw me off on the whole thing. Taking a deeper look at his smiling face, I could see that he had some earrings as well. He was wearing two on each ear which I wanted to slap Lars for cause he was the one to convince the young teen to get a second piercing. The first one was due to the Zoo mission he had told us some time before, but the second one was because he had gotten to asking the pink zombie about his gauges. I'm glad he went against gauges, but he agreed to try second piercings. The one on his lobules was a bright yellow star earrings, and the second earrings looked to be a dark pink diamond. His hair was still the same curly brown as ever, but it was such a change in outfits that completely threw me off. I was so used to seeing him in pink and childish clothing that this was just a weird but slightly pleasant change.

I was stumbling on what to even say. "W-Wow..." I chuckle a bit. "Steven you look so... so cool!"

He blushed a bit and chuckled a bit nervously back at me, twisting his hands on his hotdog duffle bag. "You really think so," He asked softly, smiling. "I-I got it a while a go but was always scared to try something new."

"Yeah, you look really great Steven," I smiled more at his sweet nature.

Steven grinned brightly, the stars in his eyes glowing. "Thanks Sadie! Are we ready to go and pick Ethan up?"

"Pretty much," I answered honestly, pointing inside at the others pulling up the last of the stuff. "Everything can fit in the trunk, but the setro might be a problem because cars can only hold so many people."

He frowned at this or a bit, but then just smiled again as he snapped his fingers. "No sweat! I can just bubble it to the house. Plus I'm pretty small, I can just sit in Ethan's lap if he's okay with it."

I nearly choked on my own intake in breath to hear the last part of his comment, but before I could say anything he was already inside to help Sour Cream and Buck carry the heavy stuff out. Plus Jenny started to get excited and was talking a lot on the hybrid's new outfit. That just shocked me. Steven trusted this random guy that much to ask such a thing? He wasn't lying though, Steven was pretty short to be in anyone's lap with no complaining, but he hardly asked others for that. Something told me that he even changed his outfit for the guy too, after he asked Jenny in a not to hush if he would like the change. Something about it just made me have a twisting feeling in my gut.

None of us have even seen this Ethan, and Steven only ever met him twice and started texting after the second meeting. He wouldn't even tell us how they even met. He said he worked at the library, but even I could see there was more to the story. Then he explained about losing his friendship with Connie which everyone could see had really hurt him. Was this like a rebound thing? Was this guy just using their young teen's heartbreak only to hurt him in the end? A sudden feeling of protectiveness filled me, and as much as I didn't want to I already put Ethan on my dislike list. Jenny might be right about him gushing over this new person, but there was no way I was going to let him use his feelings like this. Connie already hurt, and no one less was going to do the same so soon either.

With that in my mind, Steven bubbled the heavy equipment to the house while the rest grabbed the lighter load to put into the trunk. Jenny took the keys and we all got into the car with both me and Steven sitting in the back while Buck was in the passenger side. Sourcream though it could be funny to be bubbled to the house so he can set up the stuff before we get there. We all thought that this was crazy, but Steven just shrugged and bubbled his own friend.

"Steven!?" All of us but Buck just screamed in shock as the hybrid lifted his friend effortlessly.

He just ignored us and looked at SourCream looking a bit scared. "Don't worry SourCream, Garnet and amethyst did this to me a few times. Just use a needle or even your finger to pop it."

"Huh... Okay," Sour Cream said in a muffle like voice, touching the massive floating pink bubble. "This is pretty cool."

"You might feel a slight sensation of your body being pulled away and pushed back together-"

We scream again, "What!?" but buck who just watched in a blank stare.

"But don't worry, it's just magic and you won't die," He grinned and tapped the top of the bubble as the blonde faded away. "Safe travels!"

I wanted to scream, to ask questions just to make sure that Sour Cream was okay and we just didn't let the young teen kill Vidalia's oldest son. Steven just shrugged it off and told us again that he was sent the same way before many times and that it was pretty safe, just tricky and a look of energy for him to move a living creature. With a slightly worried silence, we got in the car and drove to Ocean Town. It only took about ten minutes later for Jenny to get a text from our DJ to see that he was okay and she started to chat with the gang about some new lyrics. It was a pretty easy ride, and I chatted a bit as well, but just taking glances at the hybrid again I felt that pit in my stomach of protectiveness again. We were about to get Ethan and his friend, and meet him for the first time. I suddenly felt my fist close tight in my lap just at the thought of this strange guy. How come I suddenly felt like a big sister or cousin protecting a young brother from a monster?

Then Steven started to speak about a song he had in mind for us to sing together.

Ethan P.O.V

I couldn't help grin madly when I got the text from Steven that he was heading over to pick me and Andy up. I told him to come over to my place since my dad wasn't home anymore. My dad had already left knowing that I was going to a friend's house this weekend, but I didn't tell who that friend was. It was better to tell my mom when he went off to work, once again a cold shoulder to me to just 'behave' and he said it in the most obvious voice that still pisses me off.

"Urgh," I groan as I thought of it again, laying sideways on the sofa chair in the living room. "He talks like I'm going to a fucking orgy or something."

Andy just chuckled, but laughed a bit louder when my mom gasped and smacked me in the back of the head with a magazine. It didn't hurt, but her small scowl was enough to know that I stepped over a line. "No cursing young man! I raised you better than that," She said in a firm but not hateful tone.

"Sorry mom," I said with a smile on my face, but she just shook her head and went back to cleaning up.

Andy, who was on his phone, just shrugged and stated, "Look on the bright side, at least he doesn't know about you meeting that boy Steven again." Of course my mom perked up at the mention of a name, but my sister was in the kitchen and heard it too which made me glare at my best friend.

"What!?" Rae shouted as she hoped over the counter and laid right into my lap. Oh my fucking god is she so fucking heavy, and it difently didn't help that she grabbed my jacket and shook me a bit when she said, "Why didn't you tell me you say him again!?"

I just shouted and grabbed her hands to try and push herself off of me. "Get off... you weigh a ton..."

My sister didn't listen to me and just grinned at me. "I can't believe you spoke to purring boy again, and now you're already on a date!"

"Date? First of all, we're just starting to become friends," I finally got her heavy ass off of my groin and pointed over to Andy. "And if this was a date then Andy would be at home."

My mom just smiled softly and said, "I have to say that I'm shocked as well Ethan. You didn't tell me that I had a new friend."

"He's from the party and lives in Beach City Mom, you might get to meet him a bit. He's pricking me up."

Rae just frowned and tipped her head. "Isn't he a bit young to be picking you up, much less driving?"

I just rolled my eyes and looked back at my book that was still in my hands. "Besides his cute body form, he's really fourteen and we're hanging out with his friends today." I smirk with a sense of pride in my chest. "He's in a band." My mom just giggled while my sister just looked at me as if I was lying to her. It was pretty funny but she knows I don't lie for shit and that I'm not that good of a lair anyway.

"Well," My mom just smiled and placed her hands on her hip. "I can see why you didn't want to tell your father yet."

Andy just then cut in with a smirk as well. "Even more so if you said he has a cute body."

I said that!? Ethan you know you aren't supposed to let your brain speak before you think twice. I already felt my cheeks grow a bit warm when I just threw a pillow at his face. "Shut it!"

Everyone just laughed while I could clearly see my mom in a deep thought with that smile on her face, but it only made me blush a bit more. Then again, how can I not blush at this. I just called Steven's young small body cute, and something told me that his late growth spurt was going to make him such a hunk too. Damn it i'm doing it again. It hasn't even been that long since I met him, but now I just couldn't get Steven out of my head again. Just from two meetings alone, texting each other almost day and night, I felt like someone who had those cheesy romantic stories or teen movies of love at first sight. No, I know I don't love Steven. Not in the way where I would feel it, but I did feel something for him. It was something that I liked a lot and wanted to keep feeling.

It was just so hard to explain. With Steven, I feel like I can tell him anything and he would understand right away. He doesn't judge or see you in a different light if you tell him even the smallest of details about yourself. His bright star brown eyes would look at you with complete clarity and warmth you would see with a baby or even an angel. Honestly it felt like Steven was an angel. How can he not be. He speaks and acts like nothing really can get him down, and when he is down it feels like you just have to help him feel better or the whole day just sucks. He's very funny and knows when to crack a joke when he sees one fit, and so open to imagination and playing a goofy game. Something I hate about being a teen was never finding others that like to do the same things that rare gems like me love to do. Guilty, I still love to play with toys and even go out and play in a jungle gym. I like to play, make believe and still make forts even at fifteen. Even at fourteen, it was like he still clung onto his young self and still played like a child. He felt and looked so pure from the harshness from the world. Just a beautiful star that will light up my world even in the darkest of days, and I only been around him for two days.

Not to mention he is so cute. Like really super adorable. I might have a thing for cute baby face boys which I hope doesn't make me a pervert or anything. Even though he was about little over half of my height, I could tell that the boy was really strong. Hell in a few hugs he shared, I can feel the firmness of his stomach and arms. It was clear he was far from unfit for his size, and it just made me all warm and blush when I just saw his face make sure of the cutest expressions. Even the small pictures he would send me of his goofy faces made me laugh and look at them for hours. His soft looking brunette hair and eyes, those pinchable cheeks, and that cute but firm looking butt. How is he not good looking? Maybe it was because he acts so young around everyone that they just seem him as an eight year old. Sure he is innocent like one, but even I can tell that once those gates open he would be so far from that age. He was mature and sometimes I can just tell he was maybe a bit too mature. Like he had some that made him grow up, and a lot faster than fourte-

"Ethan!" I was pulled out my thoughts to see Rae pouting at me, like she had been trying to get my thoughts from a good minute. "Stop drooling over your boyfriend. Jeez you're worse when my friends."

I blush and frown at my sister. "I'm nothing like those leeches you call friends Rae. A-And Steven isn't my boyfriend!"

She just rolled her eyes and smirked as she laid her head on my chest. "Maybe not now, but something tells me that you're thinking hard on his toned but bubbly ass."

"I thought you had a boyfriend," I raised an eyebrow and crossed my arms to her comment.

My mom just rolled her eyes at the two of us before crossing her arms and smirked down at me. "And it sounds like you have feelings for this boy."

Andy then cut in before i could speak, grinning, "He is completely crushing on this guy Mrs. Bussiere."

"Andy!" I groan and throw another pillow which he catches and just grins at me. I know my mom is more open with me about bring gay and liking boys, but it was still embarressing a parent that you like someone. I love my best friend, but sometimes I want to kill my best friend.

Mom just kept her small little smirk-like smile before taking a good look into my mix-match eyes for what felt like a good ten minutes. Man mother stares are the most powerful thing in the world. She smiled more and placed a hand on my head, winking, "Well if you start to become something more with this young man, you better warn me what he likes so i can make him dinner."

For the gods above I love my mom, but still her words made me blush harder. "D-Don't worry mom. That won't happen for a long time. Steven is just a friend."

My big sister just crossed her arms and gave me an evil smirk. "That's what they in shows before you end up in bed with him with your ass up an-"

"I swear to god and valhalla Raelynn I will destroy your makeup collection if you finish that sentence! I dare you!"

Rea just laughed and rushed out of the room as I threw another pillow at her this time. My mom buys a lot of pillows. Bite me!

And if any of you say to have Steven do that I will throw one at you as well.

My mom just shook her head and went back to the kitchen to cook up some dinner plans for tonight. I was left to chat with Andy for a bit before I got another text from Steven, then a honk from outside. Looking out, I saw a weird little pizza car in our driveway with three people I didn't recognize, but Steven was imminently looking out to see me in the window. I knew a giant grin came to my face but I couldn't help it. It felt like forever since I had seen him. I quickly said bye to mom and pulled Andy out of my house to meet up with Steven in his best friend's ride.

I quickly took notice of the two teens in the front. The one in the driver seat was a female and she had dark chocolate skin with bright black raven eyes, her hair was black two and put up in a carefully styled afro. She even had big gold hoop earrings and wearing a light brown crop top jacket with her white tank top and grey jean shorts. She honestly looked badass, and I knew for a fact that Andy was drooling at her and nothing else right now. I took a look at the guy next to and I knew right away this was Mayor Dewy's kid named Buck, well ex-Mayor anyhow. He was the Mayor of Beach City, but he lost by a landslide honestly which was pretty funny and saw it coming. The guy was a jerk. Anyway, his son looked honestly just like his father besides the slightly tanner skin compared to the plae paper his father was. He was wearing blade sunglasses and had light reddish brown spiky hair. He was wearing a red polo shirt and from the looks of it a white shirt with a lighting bolt on it. He seemed pretty cool and chill which was a shocker cause his father is a talker. Must be from the mother side.

What stopped me in my tracks was Steven's outfit when I finally landed my eyes on him. He... He looked so fucking hot. He was wearing a dark blue shirt with a pink star in the center with pink and white sneakers. His jeans were the same, but the outfit just fit so well when I noticed the earrings he was wearing. This guy wears earrings too! Oh my god I had no idea that even in such a young baby face he can still look so hot and honestly handsome. His eyes were practically sparkling when our gazes met and it honestly felt like I was about to turn into a cherry and pass out from a meltdown. He just looked so amazing. There was nothing else to say about it other than that, and it honestly felt like I just fell in love with him. If not that, I definitely felt like the girl who just met a hot celebrity that wanted to talk to me. Then I remembered when he told me he was in a band.

Ethan fucking Bussiere you better not be drooling. You better not be drooling and thinking of how you want to put this sweet cute guy into your lap and snuggle with him. Don't you fucking dare.

Steven honestly couldn't wait to say hi cause he opened the door and jumped out with a grin on his face. I almost thought he was floating with each step he took towards us, and when he got closer I smelled the scent of daisy. Oh fucking christ help me, he smelled like a flower bed. How is he not an angel!?

"Ethan!" He jumped into my arms, making me pull my hand out of Andy's as I hugged him back. He pulled away a bit and said, "It's great to see you again! I'm glad we didn't get lost."

I couldn't help but chuckle. So cute. "Yeah it's great to see you too my little knight."

Man do I love seeing that tiny dust of red in his cheeks. He did giggle though which made me smile wider, then he pulled me towards his friends who were in the car. "Ethan, I want you to meet Jenny, Buck, and next to me Sadie."

I wave hi to them and grin. "Hi! I'm Ethan Bussiere, and the meat head over there is my friend Andy."

Andy smacked the back of my head. "Hey, not cool man!"

Buck gave us a finger gun while The girl next to him, most likely being Jenny, just gasped and looked at Steven. She said loudly, "Steven! You didn't tell us that he was French."

"But he isn't made of french fries," Steven stated with confusion written on his face. I was shocked by this little comment though. Was he really that pure?

The blonde in the backseat gave a harsh noise of impatience, making me quickly drop my smile and turn towards her. She was practically glaring at me, almost wishing she could burn me with fire or something. She had fair skin like mine, but bright blonde hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a black leather jacket and a dark grey shirt underneath. She also had on black jean pants and teal like sneakers, clearly not having much fashion which I badly wanted to point out. I swallowed that output though and just paid attention to her not so pleasant face. Don't know why she already looks to send me to her pet lions, but it was clear that she didn't like me near Steven. I was going to back off, thinking she was family or something, but something had me seeing red for a second and I just held on tighter to Steven's body. He didn't seem to mind, only seeming to smile more from my touch, but this chick just glared harder which made me smile a bit.

I had enough people like her with such a harsh glare to make my life hell, and I have one in my house daily, so no way was I gonna let another judgybitch control me again. I only met her for five seconds and I could tell that she was going to be a pain in my ass. No matter, Steven wanted me to be here and by the gods and my own right hook I wasn't going to give up a chance to spend time with him.

I was kind of glad that Steven didn't notice our stare down as he turned around to me and said happily, "Well come on! Andy can come in the back next to Saide."

"What about your little prisoner?" I asked in a sad joking tone, which only made him giggle and blush a bit more.

"I... I thought since I was p-pretty small," He was acting shy again. Damn it Steven, stop being handsome then adorable all at once. A gay guy can only take so much. "M-Maybe... Can I sit on your lap during the ride?"

He wanted to sit in my lap.. Steven wanted to sit in my lap!? Yes please! A thousand times yes! You can sit on it for all of eternity if you wanted my cute kitten knight!

Ignoring my little scream in my head, I coughed and tried acting cool about it. "Sure Steven! It's no big deal."

"Great!" He shouted, then covered his mouth and calmed down a bit. "I mean, alright. Come on guys!

With that, Andy climbed into the back and sat next to the Sadie bitch. I stepped in a dns seat down myself before I gave Steven a hand and a wink. Man did I love seeing that skyness in such a beautiful face like his. He took my hand and I resisted the urge to kiss it again like I did in the library. Instead, I just made sure he was snug and comfortable in my lap before Jenny pulled out in reverse and back onto the road. I swear I felt like I was on cloud nine with him in my lap, and almost trying very hard not to get a hard on as he shifted a bit. It was pretty easy and soon the whole car was filled with music and the wind blowing through all of out hairs. It was so amazing to see the beautiful brunette looking out into the road and grinning like he was on top of the world. A pure angel in the making.

I did take a glance at the blonde bitch when Andy leaned forward to take closer to Jenny, seeing her little glare as if daring to try something on Steven in my lap. The red in my vision came back and i just smirked at her. Without breaking the glance, I wrap my arms around his waist, making him blush and chuckling a bit before telling me thank you. Seeing her face was pretty funny, and I know we were going to have a heated talk once we got to the house.

Then Steven started to explain the song he wanted to try out with the Sadie bitch which pulled me away from our starring context.