Pearl knew it would be awful is Jewel figured it out. Jewel was already going mad stressing if she should go find Peridot and it would only be worse if she knew it was easier than she thought. In the past Jewel and Peridot may have been friends but surely Peridot would not be the one Jewel desired.

Maybe Pearl was overthinking this. It was something that ran in the family.

"Pearl buddy, why kind of lost ya?" Amethyst snapped her thick fingers in front of her face bringing Pearl back to the real world.

"What is it Amethyst?" Pearl would sometimes get annoyed by Amethyst's presence. It's not that she did not enjoy Amethyst, sometimes she was just too much.

"The humans are back and Garnet thinks we should talk to them. You wanna go later today?"

"Yes, that sounds fine."

Amethyst nodded and headed out, probably to go interact with the humans. It was amazing how she could just blend in to become one of them. Amethyst seemed to have the ability to just talk to humans like it was a common thing for gems. Pearl had always envied that. Even though most humans are annoying and useless some were actually quite intelligent and had a good say in things.

The door of Steven's home suddenly opened revealing a laughing Lapis and a smiling Steven. Steven waved to Pearl and Lapis shyly smiled. She was never one to talk much. Steven whispered a few words to Lapis leading to the two sitting down on the couch next to Pearl.

"So Pearl has anything happened lately?"

What hasn't happened? First off, Jewel was much more powerful than Pearl had thought. Her father may have been powerful, but not to this expense. This new light that Jewel produced left Pearl with a million questions she did not have the time to answer. Second was the Peridot situation. Pearl had never been a fan of Peridot, she was always trying to prove she was better than her. Jewel though, always seemed to like Peridot and now she was saying she "needed" Peridot. And finally there was the humans. They were already outraged that they were being kicked out of their homes. Who knew how mad they would be when they realized what the events had done?

Pearl smiled and clasped her hands on her lap. "Everything's fine! Sure a few events have occurred but it's nothing we can't handle. How about you two? I've noticed a lot of things between you two." Another thing Pearl had to worry about.

Lapis and Steven exchanged a few glances before letting Steven speak for the two. "It's been great! We've really been starting to get to know each other and soon she'll be ready to be a Crystal Gem!"

It was obvious Lapis was immediately shocked by this. "I-I don't k-know about t-that Steven." Lapis voice was in a whisper and with her face in a tint of red, it seemed she was embarrassed.

"Steven Lapis may not want to be a Crystal Gem. You can't force anything on her." Based on their previous meeting it seemed Lapis was still fond of Homeworld.

Steven stayed quiet not knowing what to say. What could you say at a time like this? Before Lapis was an enemy to the Crystal Gems and now it seems Steven wanted to be more than friends with her. She just needs time. Time to figure out who she is.

Did Pearl even know who she was? Yes she was Jewel's mother and a member of the Crystal Gems, but who was she to everyone else? Who was she to Lapis or the humans?

It seems we all need time to figure out who we are. We are not only one person.

Pearl needed some air, just a little time to think. She quickly excused herself from the situation and went for a quick walk.

Outside the air smelled of salt and freshness, something Pearl always loved dearly about this place. She walked by Garnet, Amethyst, and Jewel playing a strange game she did not want to get into. Whenever Pearl didn't mind her business with these things it always ended badly, but Pearl could not help but smile. They had each other to fool around with and have a good time, like Lapis and Steven. Who did Pearl have?

Nobody sees me as someone they can talk to, not even my own daughter.

Pearl sighed as she walked through the beach letting her mind roam free. Soon she would have to talk to a crowd of people and see who they thought she was.