Anna smiles under her mask as the others get back to the house behind them. She stands still, looking at them, hand on her chest, breathing slowly. She turns around, wanting to watch the end of the sunset but, once turned back, Amethyst jumps in front of her. Scared, Anna lets out a high-pitched sound from her mouth. The girl laughs a bit before talking.
"- You're so funny. Hey ! Where do you live little girl ?" Anna steps back before answering as she catches her breath.
"- Where... do I live ?" She laughs nervously. "- N-Not on this planet ?" The purple girl looks at her, suspicious.
"- So... Where will you sleep tonight ?" The young woman, surprised, looks around while she touches the tip of her indexes. She takes a short moment before replying.
"- I... don't know ?" She stiffens as she lets out another anxious laugh. Amethyst comes nearer, looking at her with pleated eyes. After a short moment, she starts running towards the house.
Anna looks at her, deeply breathing out. She sits on the sand, looking at the orange sky and purple clouds as she calmly holds her knees against her. She quickly calms down, lulled by the sound of the sea.
Amethyst enters in the house as others are already on the couch.
"- Guys ! I think Anna have a problem." They all looks at her.
"- What do you mean ?"
"- She has nowhere to live here, and no places where she can sleep. I think her 'princess stuff' is more like personal problems." Garnet takes a thoughtful face, thinking for a moment.
"- We should talk to her about this." She stands up, followed by the others and they walk to the door. Pearl opens it, and sees Anna against the wooden railing of the front terrace. She jumps and turns back, hands on her chest. They step back, letting the way open.
"- Anna, we need to talk, come in please." The girl steps forward nervously and enters in the house as the others return on the couch. The young woman stands straight in front of the others, near a low table. She asks, confused :
"- What is the matter ?"
"- We want to know the real reason why you're here, on this planet." Anna looks around her, embarrassed as she puts her hands in her back.
"- I told you.. for princess stuff." Steven stands up, arms folded.
"- If you want to help us, we need to trust you. So we need to know the truth, no more lies." The girl slowly steps back, thinking of what to say. The others watch her, worried. She hits a kitchen worktop behind her then leans against it.
"- Are you okay Anna ?" Pearl raises her hand near her chin, looking at her. The girl slowly falls down, sitting between her feet. The woman stands up, repeating once more the name of the girl. Anna lowers her head, grabbing her arms and weakly squeezes herself.
"- My father killed my mother just in front of me. I fled from the castle, and I ran as far away as possible. When the night came, I knocked at some doors but the people opened to me with a wicked look. For weeks, I lived in woods. One day, I was freezing, and knocked at an inn's door. They opened but... they had a large stick and then they..." She stops talking, shivering and crying quietly, curling up. Pearl walks near the young woman.
"- Chh, calm down Anna. It's okay." She takes her in her arms, rubbing her back. Garnet also comes closer, placing her hand on the shoulder of the young woman.
"- I'm sorry for forcing you to say it. You don't have to be afraid anymore. Here nobody will hurt you." The girl nods slowly.
"- I just have one more question. Do you where this coat and this mask because of what happened ?" The girl shakes her head as an agreement. Steven rubs the back of his head as he speaks.
"- Sometime, I take a shower to clear my mind. It can be good for you." Anna raises her head and looks at the boy. She replies with a low voice.
"- You have showers here ?" The boy points a door.
"- Yep, it's there if you want." The girl stands up slowly.
"- Thanks you. I think I will take one." The others steps back to leave some air to the girl. She walks towards the door and enters, looking around the small room. Before she closes the door, Garnet adds one last thing.
"- Anna, for tonight you don't have to worry about anything. You can stay here for the night."
She thanks her then closes the door. She takes a long and hot shower. When she finished, she puts back her cloths. She leaves the coat and the mask in the bathroom as she slowly opens the door. Embarrassed, she gets out nervously. She wears an ample and long light pink t-shirt which goes down to the middle of her thighs. Under it, she wears a purple mini shorts which leads to her black and opaque tights covering her legs. They continue under her dark purple boots. She shows herself in front of the others, holding her elbow behind he, her cheeks slightly red.
In the room, upstairs, Steven and Amethyst are playing games and on the couch, Pearl reads some magazine. Anna notices that Garnet is gone. Then, the three looks at her, bringing an embarrassing silence in the room. The young woman blushes a bit more as she looks elsewhere. Her eyes is caught by the windows, showing the beach under a clear and blue moon light. She starts walking to the door but she is interrupted by Amethyst.
"- Steven, are you sure you don't have a crush on her ? She is so pretty." The boy reacts by folding his arms and by looking angrily at his friend. Even if this scene embarrass the girl, she smiles a bit. She opens the door and goes near the railing. She raises her head and looks at the full moon. She stays stunned by this phenomena.
"- You don't have a moon on your planet ?" She is surprised by Pearl, leaning against the wooden handrail.
"- No. At night, we don't have any natural light." The other looks at her.
"- It must have been hard for you. If you really want to stay here, you can. Nobody is against that." Anna gives her a smile.
"- Thanks you very much." She stretches a bit before putting her hand in front of her mouth, yawning. Pearl blushes a bit as she adds.
"- I must admit.. you are a pretty young woman." Anna blushes, looking elsewhere as she plays with the tips of her hair.
"- T-Thanks you." After a short moment, Pearls adds :
"- I return inside. Do you come in ?" Anna nods and follows her. Inside, she sees Steven eating something. Her stomach instantly rumbles. She walks and sits on her heels near the low table. She opens her palm, creating from thin air a bowl filled with some kind of meatballs with a green sauce. The boy looks at her.
"- You can create your own food ?" She nods back and creates a pair of sticks. She takes one of the meatballs with the sticks and eat it. She smiles as she chews. She swallows then adds :
"- It's fantastic. This planet's matter is so rich in magic, I can create what I want !" Steven looks at her, intrigued.
"- What is this meal ?" She answers calmly.
"- This is a traditional peasant meal, generally made for enthronement. This is my favorite !" She keeps eating as her smiles grows more. The two eat in silence. Then, Anna looks around the room.
"- Where is the others ?" Steven shows the temple's door on the other side of the place.
"- They must be on mission or inside the temple." She stands up, walking to the door. Near it, she notices a kind of pad on the ground. She steps on it. She points it and looks at Steven.
"- What is this ?"
"- It's a wrap pad ! It allows us to teleport ourselves to different Gem location on Earth." He finishes eating then come closer.
"- I can show you if you want." The girl steps back, laughing a bit.
"- No thanks. I had enough..." She opens wider her eyes as she lowers her arms. "Enough strong emotions for today." She rubs her elbow, turning her head.
"- Oh I see. You must be tired, I'll lend you my bed for tonight."
"- I do not want to bother you." She nervously smiles at him.
"- No no, it's fine don't worry !" He goes upstairs then makes the bed as he hums a slow melody. The girl looks at him and follows him. She stares at the bed. Steven interrupts her.
"- You don't sleep in pajamas ?" She tilts her head.
"- What is 'pajamas' ?" He answers while laughing a bit.
"- They're cloths you put for sleeping."
"- Oh. Normally yes, but now I don't have any more cloths." She plays with her hairs a bit.
"- Can't you create some with your magic ?" Anna blushes a bit as she forgot her abilities. She nods then go to the bathroom.
She gets out of the small room, wearing a light white shirt with a pink shorts. She holds her other clothes against her with her left arm. Her left hand holds the top of her boots. She sees Steven on the couch, wearing his night cloths. The girls places her cloths and boots at the bottom of the stairs.
"- Do you want to sleep now Steven ?" She tilts her head a bit.
"- Currently, I'm not sleepy. If you want we can watch a movie." She raises an eyebrow.
"- What is a movie ?" Steven laughs and stands up.
"- Let me show you !" He goes up, followed by the girl. He shows her a kind of black box.
"- This is a TV, where you can watch movies." She looks at the object, intrigued. The boy puts a little box into the TV. Then, he sits down against the bed and looks at the girl, tapping on the bed.
"- You can sit down you know." She nods and sits down besides him, holding her knees against her while looking at the black box in front of them. Then, the boy presses a button on the remote, powering on the TV. She watches, intrigued. Suddenly, the movie starts. Anna jumps, tightening her knees and hiding a part of her head behind them.
"- How did they appear in the TV ?!" Steven laughs, patting the top of the head of the girl as she blushes a bit.
"- This is a movie, this is fake. You don't have to be so scared, the character won't jumps out of the screen !" The girl swells her cheeks, relaxing a bit.
They watch calmly the movie. Sometime, some scenes scare a bit Anna, who grabs Steven arm while he is laughing. Others fight scenes excite her, nearly shouting orders at the characters. After a long time, she slowly falls asleep but she stands up, stretches herself then lies down on the bed, still watching the TV. Steven laughs at the final scene of the movie.
"- So do you liked it ?" She looks at Anna, already asleep. He smiles and puts the duvet on her, goes down and lies down on the couch.