"...Thanks Steven!" Catching a fragment of a conversation, Lapis laughed bitterly. She didn't understand, but then again, when did she ever understand? She sheathed her water wings and landed behind Steven.
He waved goodbye to one of the humans-Sally? Sarah? She didn't know. He turned around. "Lapis!"
She didn't understand. "You're always helping everyone. Doesn't it ever get tiring?" He handed her a flower from a bouquet she didn't notice him holding. "What is this?"
"It's a forget-me-not! Sadie gave me a few; her mom got a whole bunch for her for Daughter's Day. She told me that one of the meanings is a-um, uh, what was it-" Steven tapped his shoe, looking everywhere but her. Lapis smirked. He would remember eventually. It was almost the same color as her. It smelled nice, very sweet. "A connection that lasts through time! That was what Sadie said! And since we're beach summer fun buddies, I thought you should have one!" Steven grinned. She didn't really understand, but that was okay. It was Steven. They started walking.
Sand crunched underneath her toes. Crashing waves filled the silence, while the stars twinkled above them. They weren't the same as Homeworld's, and Lapis was okay with that. She did understand, for once, why she was okay with it. It was a shock when Steven started to talk. "It does get hard sometimes. Helping everyone, I- I want to, and I can, and I like to, but I have problems too, y'know?" They stopped, halfway on the beach. She didn't know, but that wasn't what Steven needed to hear right now. "But everyone else needs help too, and sometimes I just want to stop but I can't, I don't want to, I-if I stop I have to think-" Oh no. Now this, this Lapis understood.