It's been a complete year. I really am sorry about that!

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"Rose?" Who.. whose that?

"Rose? Rose is that you?" Who are you?

"Rose, I'm suffering.. It hurts" What are you talking about..?

"...I can't hear you."

Steven opened his eyes and sat up in his bed. He touched his head. "What...What was that dream?" He lifted his pillow to look at the gem that laid under it. Pearl was right. It did have a strange vibe coming from it.

"Steven, do you mind if I take a hold of that?" Pearl asked holding out her hand. Steven gave the gem to her. "Why do you need it?" Pearl stared at him for a moment in silence before saying, "Steven, do you think the gem is...good?" Steven thought for a moment. "Well, it did save my life." Pearl scoffed. "We could of made it to save you before the thing did. It's just a coincidence it did." "How?" Steven asked and Pearl had no response. "What are you planning on doing with it?" Steven raised a brow. Pearl sighed. "I want to lock it up." He quickly took the gem from Pearl's hands as soon as she said that. "What?! Why?! No!" She sighed again and touched his head. "Steven.."

Steven went out to the town with the gem in both of his hands. He smiled at it. "Don't worry. I won't let anything happen to you." He walked into the donut shop. Sadey immediately greeted him and Lars did after her. "Do you wanna buy a donut?" She asked him with a smile. Steven shook his head and held the gem up to her face. "We found it a few days ago! It's another gem!" Sadey gave a giggle and Lars came to see why. "It's awesome. Does it work?" Steven nodded. "Well...kind of.." Lars shook his head. "That's lame. I bet its broken. Just look at that large crack!" He walked away and Steven pouted. Sadey touched Steven. "Don't worry about it Steven. Lars can just be a butthole sometimes." Steven still pouted. "No, maybe he's right... I just want the gem to transform already but, Lars maybe right. It doesn't work. Garnet must of been wrong about it." When Steven turned to leave, the gem in his hands started glowing. He stared at it in aw...for about 5 minutes. He pouted again. It wasn't changing... only glowing.

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I am back. Sorry for leaving for so long and this being short. I just wanted to show you all that I am back to continue! It's incredibly rushed too... chapter 3 is were it all gets good ;)