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Chapter II

Gem Magnet

"He seems to have grown significantly since the last time we saw him" Said an intrigued Pearl, inspecting Steven closely after not seeing him for a month. Greg had decided to give the Gem's some space to recover after the passing of Rose, so he went out of town to rent a small house for the time being. He felt as though Steven would be too much of a reminder that Rose was no longer here. Besides, he needed time to mourn as well; losing the love of his life had been a crushing blow. Despite this, he had been coping reasonably well, not that raising a newborn is the easiest of jobs.

"Haha, yeah" He bounced Steven a little, "The kid's had a major growth spurt. He'll be as tall as me before you know it"

Garnet watch fondly from a distance, until Greg turned his attention to her.

"Hey, do you want to hold him? He's a little squirmy…but I'm sure you can manage" He walked over to Garnet and opened his arms a little to allow her to take the baby. She nodded, slowly taking him.

"Like this?" She held Steven awkwardly at arms-length from under his arms. Greg was just about to stop her when Amethyst burst out laughing as a frantic Pearl took over.

"No, no, no! Garnet, let me take him. You have to fully support his head- like so you see-"She took Steven and held him the correct way, ignoring the annoyed grunt her companion gave her.

The Gem was surprised at how small he seemed in her long arms, but also so delicate. She took a look in his eyes, which reminded her so much of his mother. She faltered, as painful memories began to flood back. Shaking her head slightly to rid her mind, she handed Steven back over.

"Uh Greg, you'd better take him again" She said, apologetically.

Greg took his son again, only to be taken over by an all excited Amethyst.

"Can I hold the little guy now? Please Greg, I promise I'll be careful!"

"Yea sure, just remember to hold him like Pearl did okay? Remember he can just support his own noggin, let alone anything else" He chuckled, as he handed Steven over to Amethyst, who beamed.

She held him close, her long hair tickling his face slightly, which made the tiny boy smile.

"Look! He's smiling, awww" She glowed, smiling widely right back at him, proud to be the one to do so.

The other gems rushed over as well as Greg, to witness the minute miracle that was Steven Universe's smile. The boy was a little fazed at the numerous faces looming down on him, but smiled even wider and reached out at them. A delighted Pearl kept herself a small distance from him, but cooed at his antics. Garnet ruffled his hair, her shades not enough to mask how she pleased she was. She could practically hear Ruby scream that Steven was the cutest kid this Earth had ever seen, with Sapphire laughing in agreement.

"Our Steven."