Heeeey, guess what the title is referencing!
That's right! It's based on the lyrics of the song "Heart Heart Head" by Meg Myers.
And unfortunately for the Bismuth X Pearl shippers, this does replace the episode "Bismuth Casual". Sorry Bismuth.
Several more days passed. Steven and Spinel still continued to be distant. Now that dreadful feeling had embedded itself deep within their minds, becoming unavoidable to think about and prominent to dwell on it. Even this made Steven refuse Peridot's offer to watch the 'Camp Pining Hearts' reboot together, giving her the excuse that he was too old for that show.
However, during that time, Steven wanted to fix what cause this distance in the first place. But he never found the time to get alone without Spinel coming into the room. Of course, he found the pieces to it, but Spinel was almost always in the house.
He let out a tired groan as he walked downstairs. He paused when he saw Pearl open the door and quickly close it, appearing skittish. One hand was behind her back as she took a few rushed steps inside the living room.
"Pearl?"
Said Gem yelped and jumped back, nearly dropping the small box, but she regained her composure, "O-Oh, Steven! I-I didn't see you!"
"What's that behind your back?"
"I-It's nothing, really!"
"..."
Pearl gulped from his stare and sighed, "Oh alright..." She held up the tiny ring box and opened it reveal two rings, one gold and one silver.
Steven gasped, his eyes forming stars, "Ooooooooh mmmmmmmyyyyy goooooooooossshh!" His arms were held up, shivering in excitement, "You're going to propose to-"
In an instant, Pearl shushed him, and he complied as she quietly explained, "Listen, Steven. I've noticed that Spinel's been feeling... low lately. She doesn't want to tell me why, but I know I can't force her. I'm hoping that, even for a day, I can make her forget her worries."
Steven swallowed. He knew why Spinel was feeling down. But... did Spinel really not tell anyone about this? Why? Was she not ready, or was she too embarrassed that she kept an old memory that should've been discarded years ago?
"Can... Can I help?" Steven asked.
Pearl blinked and smiled, "Of course, and, I'm going to need the help of Amethyst and Jasper. I want to make this surprising and perfect for Spinel."
Steven nodding in agreement, knowing for that for today, Pearl was going to make Spinel happy again.
In Pearl's Room...
"You want to what?" Jasper asked is disbelief.
Pearl blushed a bit, "W-Well, I-I thought it be cute if... I made the whole proposal have a... knight and princess theme. Like how Ruby and Sapphire had their western theme to it."
"Aw yeah!" Amethyst became ecstatic at the suggestion, "That's an amazing idea!"
"Then we gotta have a dragon when it comes to a knight and a princess!" Steven added.
Pearl held the book close to her face as she whispered, "Not forgetting a horse..."
"Hm, a dragon, huh?" Jasper raised a brow, "I could do that for you."
Pearl looked up at the former Quartz soldier, "Y-You would really do that?"
"If it helps Spinel feel happy again, I'll do anything."
"Oh Jasper... thank you," the pale Gem smiled gratefully.
After discussing more of the proposal with Steven, Jasper, and Amethyst, Pearl felt ready to set it into action.
Spinel woke up, alone in a dark cavern. Becoming scared, she sat up, trying to keep calm and check her surroundings, patting at her dress to get the dust and dirt off. What happened while she was asleep? Was she kidnapped? Was this a prank? Because this surely wasn't funny.
"H-Hello? Anyone? What is-"
"Ah, you're finally awake..."
The pink Gem froze up, hearing the deep, gruff voice behind her. She turned around and gasped as standing before her, was a large, orange dragon grinning down at her. With the gemstone on its nose, Spinel suspected it to be a Corrupted Gem, but since it spoke clearly, she thought wrong.
"W-WHAT?! Who are you?!"
The dragon widened, its large teeth gleaming white, "Just your worst nightmare..."
"Stop right there, you almighty beast!"
Both Spinel and the dragon looked over to the entrance to see a lightly armored being riding on a purple horse. Spinel recognized the being as some sort of knight, although the face was hidden under the visor. The knight held up a spear that looked familiar, and the horse reared up, neighing as it sped towards the dragon, the mysterious knight holding out the spear.
Spinel fell back to dodge from the running horse and the dragon roared as the knight plunged the spear into its side. The dragon's eyes widened, before it poofed and the gemstone fell to the ground. Spinel sat up and the knight looked over to her.
The spear dissipated and the horse ran off as the knight approached her and held out a hand for her, "Are you alright, my beloved?"
Spinel blinked at her mysterious heroine, taking the hand and standing up, "Y-Yes, I am but... who are you?"
The knight stood up, grabbing the helmet and removing it to reveal...
"Pearl?!"
The pale Gem smiled as she said, "Yeah, sorry if we scared you."
Spinel's eyes widened "We?" She looked over Pearl's side to see Amethyst standing nearby, casually tossing up Jasper's gemstone.
"W-Wait," Spinel tried to speak, "W-Why is Amethyst... Jasper... Pearl?"
Pearl sighed calmly, "I can explain." With Spinel's hand still on hers, she placed her other hand on Spinel's and got down on one knee, "... Spinel... ... Will you marry me?"
The pink Gem gasped in shock, light shimmered in her eyes, "W-What?! Pearl, I..."
Pearl's blue gaze bore into hers, "I know this seems sudden, and I felt like... I made you wait too long. We spent our lives together, but now... I wish to dedicate myself to you and you alone. You mean so much to me, Spinel. Will you spend the rest of your life with me?"
Spinel's eyes were wet with tears as they streamed down her face, "O-Oh my stars... I... Pearl..."
The two continued to stare at each-other, Amethyst grinning with anticipation until...
"Yes! Yes I will!"
Pearl's joy began to resonate within her gemstone as it glowed bright blue as she let out a cheer of happiness, tears running down her face as she and Spinel spun together, laughing and pressing kisses on each-other's faces.
Jasper reformed just in time as the couple kept dancing. She smiled over to Amethyst, knowing exactly what happened.
Steven let out a tired breath as he finished fixing what had been broken. His phone then rang, and he answered, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Hello?... Oh Pearl what did-... SHE SAID YES?!" The hybrid leapt up in pure joy, happy that his mother accepted Pearl's proposal, "WAHOOO! Just hang tight! I'll invite everyone!"
Only a day passed until the wedding was fully announced. Much by Pearl and Spinel's request, this wedding theme had a lot of flowers. Mainly ones that symbolized happiness, gratitude, and love. Even Spinel had gifted each of her family with flowers that suited them best.
A dandelion for Steven.
A geranium for Connie.
A aster for Greg.
A delphinium for Amethyst.
A purple violet for Garnet.
A amaryllis for Peridot.
A mullein for Lapis.
A thistle for Bismuth.
And a gladiolus for Jasper.
Lastly, for Pearl, who was standing at the altar with Steven, had a dahlia placed on her top hat.
Almost everyone from Beach City and even from Little Homeworld had come to the wedding. Especially Spinel's old friends, Yarrow and Bluebell, who had the flowers of their respective names. They both stood by Amethyst, Garnet, Connie, and Jasper, while Peridot, Lapis, Bismuth, and Greg stood on the other side as the maids of honor.
Steven kept his hands clasped together, once more as the officiant for the wedding. This time, it was for his mother and her life-long love. He knew his present for Spinel would have to wait until after the party subsided. People and Gems were talking for a while until Greg began to play a calm, serene tune.
When Spinel stepped out of the house, her long dress was pure white decorated with silver and gold stars, and her flower crown, which was made up of cherry blossoms, forget-me-nots, moonflowers, and pink carnations.
She slowly walked down the steps of the porch and down the wedding aisle. She tried not to show it, but her anxiety was pounding in her head. Yet, she kept looking forward, keeping her eyes on who mattered; Steven and Pearl. She finally stood next to her lover as Steven made his speech.
"Dear citizens of Delmarva, humans and Gems, animals, and former soldiers of war, we are all here today to celebrate the union between long time friends turned couple. They've suffered through war, pain, fear, and neglect, but that's what brought them closer together. Now, go right ahead and say what you want to say," Steven backed away, his eyes glittered with tears.
"Spinel," Pearl began, "I can't even thank you enough for being there for me. We've been through it all, and it hurt, but you had me and I had you. I loved you long ago, then I didn't, but now I do. I'm sorry for ignoring your feelings for so long. You deserved so much better. I will always regret being with Rose, because now, I see that you meant more to me than she ever did. I would love to spend the rest of our lives in a happier, free-filled place, you and I."
Spinel lowered her chin, as if she understood, and lifted her head again, "Pearl, I've spend my first life in the Garden, then on Homeworld, and then here, on Earth. I was always scared you'd reject me if I even admitted my real feelings for you when we were on Homeworld, and when you were with Rose, I was sad, yes, but during that time, you were happy. I couldn't take that away from you. Now... now I'm happy to spend the rest of my years with you, with our friends, and our family."
Steven, at brink of tears, nudged his head over to Connie. Connie understood and walked over to the couple, opening the tiny box to reveal the rings. The gold ring was placed on Pearl's finger, while the silver was placed on Spinel's.
The two lovers held hands as Connie left and Steven spoke, "Pearl, do you take this Gem as you lawfully wedded wife to have and to hold, to protect and care for her until the end?"
"I do," Pearl nodded.
"And Spinel, do you wish to take this Gem to have and hold, to love and care until there's no time?"
"... I do," Spinel sniffled.
Steven smiled, "Then, by the power in me by the state of Delmarva, I pronounce you Gem and wife! You may now kiss the-"
He didn't finish as Pearl and Spinel wasted no time in swiftly pulling each-other in for a loving kiss, arms wrapped around each-others' shoulders. Steven, Connie, Greg, the Crystal Gems, the townsfolk, and the Homeworld Gems all shouted and applauded loudly. Flowers were tossed into the air.
After a moment, they pulled away, and Pearl got an idea, "Wait! We've forgotten someone!"
Everyone stopped and stared at them in confusion.
Spinel caught onto Pearl's idea and kissed her again, this time they spun and glowed white. When the light faded, stood the beautiful and tranquil Peach Moonstone, with the couples' outfits mixed into one. She struck a graceful pose as the people and Gems loudly cheered for the surprise guest. Even the two doves, Micah and Coralie flew from the altar, cooing their songs proudly.
Steven could see there was a sad but happy look in Bismuth's eyes, as the people continued to cheer for the new wedded lovers. He somehow knew why Bismuth had the look, but he recognized that the gray Gem was happy for Pearl.
Little did anyone know that from the far, abandoned distance, three certain Gems were peeking from the shadows, though it was hard to read the expressions in their gazes.
In the afternoon, everyone was dancing and chatting during the after-party. This time, it wasn't interuppted by any threat or the Diamonds. Steven and Connie continued dancing until Connie felt a bouquet hit her on the shoulder.
Seeing Connie flinch from the hit, Steven paused, "A-Are you alright?"
"I am, thanks," the girl rubbed her arm, "Don't know where that came from." She lightly laughed.
Steven picked up the bouquet, and handed it to her, "You don't mind waiting here for a bit? I gotta show Spinel something."
"Don't take too long, or I'll have this bouquet to dance with."
Steven and Connie laughed at the joke and he left to find the tall, peach-colored fusion standing by the waves. The water lapped at her toes, but Peach Moonstone didn't mind. She basked in the warmth of her love, hearing the faint footsteps, and she opened her eyes to see the hybrid standing next to her.
"... Bet you're happy for them, huh?"
Peach Moonstone nodded, "Of course. They both finally unite after centuries of loneliness, and I'll be honored to symbolize that union. Thank you, Steven."
And with that, she glowed and unfused back into Pearl and Spinel, still holding hands.
"Mom?" said Steven gently.
Spinel turned to her son, her expression reading nothing but euphoria, "Yes?"
"Before we continue this party, I have something to show you."
Spinel stared at him with surprise, then turned to Pearl for her approval.
Pearl smiled kindly, "Don't take too long, love." She gave the pink Gem one last kiss before Steven and Spinel walked through the party to the house.
"Spinel!"
The both froze as both of the Diamonds' former Pearls ran over to them. Spinel briefly let go of Steven's hand and she smiled as they both congratulated her.
"We're so happy for you, Spinel," Bluebell spoke, her voice still gentle.
Yarrow was still snarky as she added, "I hope you two are able to keep your hands off each-other after this."
Spinel giggled at the idea, "I'm sure we'll give each-other space, Yarrow."
After they discussed for a minute or two, the Pearls left to talk with the others. Spinel finally turned to her son, "Alright Steven, let's go."
Steven brought Spinel up to his room, with his mother guessing the gift aloud. But Steven told her that those guesses didn't come close to the actual surprise. Before they got to the top of the stairs, Steven had Spinel cover her eyes as they got up to the final step into his room. Spinel could only hear him rush over to something and stopped.
"Alright, look!"
The pink Gem removed her hands from her face and gasped.
Steven stood next to what appeared to be her rocking chair, but this time, it was fully repaired carefully, along with the small cushion on the seat.
"S-Steven... you..."
The teen then became worried, "Y-Yeah, I thought it would help make up for-"
He was cut off as Spinel's arms coiled around him and she began to sob, "Steven! Thank you so much! I-I wasn't expecting this, you didn't have to, but you did! Thank you!"
Steven laughed, happy to hear Spinel's response and hugged her back, "N-No problem, Mom. No problem."
Awww, what a wholesome episode...