Children Ages: Turquoise [14] Amazonite [12] Aquamarine [10]
Characters created by: Rebecca Sugar
Chapter 11: I'll Do A Little Dance
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Evergreen Valley Middle School
In Science class, Turquoise Universe sat in her desk as the Science teacher taught about the splitting of the atom.
"If a single atom is split, it will release massive amounts of nuclear energy, causing a chain reaction for every other atom surrounding it," said the teacher, "the result, a giant explosion of fire and energy. Any human close to the blast source is instantly disintegrated. From the blast unleashes a wave of smoke with enough force to, when in contact with structures like buildings, cars, trees, etc., launch them back and destroy them. Humans have tooken advantage of their ability with modern technology to split an atom, and made horrifying weapons with them. If these weapons were ever used in war today, well, I don't even want to think about it."
Suddenly, the bell rang, which meant that class was over.
"Oh and remember kids, the school dance is this Friday," said the teacher as students were walking out into the hall, "it costs five dollars to get in."
Universe Residence-A Few Hours Later
At the Universe Residence, it was dinnertime. Steven, Connie, and the three kids were all eating their dinner.
"There's gonna be a school dance this Friday," said Amazonite, "and I'm wanting to go."
"Well that sounds great Amazonite," said Steven, "Turquoise, what about you? Are you wanting to go to the dance?"
Turquoise looked down at her food the whole time.
"I don't know," said Turquoise, "I do like dancing, but not when there's a bunch of people seeing me dance."
"Oh, here we go," said Steven, "just like your mother when she was young."
"Wait what?" said Turquoise.
"Well, as you know, you inherit your mother's Social Anxiety." said Steven, "When both me and your mother were young, she told me one day that there was once a dance at her school, and she was excited to go, but she couldn't stand the thought of everyone staring at her. So, that day, I offered her a dance, we felt so alive while dancing, and then we fused, and the day got even better."
"I don't know," said Turquoise, "I would be too embarrassed there."
"Turquoise, you should go, I assure you you'll have fun." said Steven, "Don't be afraid to try something new and fun."
"You know what, you're right dad," said Turquoise, "I will go, and I'm gonna have fun. Thanks dad."
"You'll see, it'll be worth it." said Steven.
Turquoise's Room-Day Of The Dance
Turquoise was brushing the twirls in her bushy hair. Just then, Connie came in.
"Hey mom." said Turquoise.
"Are you about ready for me to drive you and Amazonite to the school dance?" said Connie.
"Just about." said Turquoise, still brushing her twirls.
"You made the right decision." said Connie, "After me and Steven fused, I went to a few school dances, though I didn't do much dancing, mostly just sit and listen to the music. Steven helped change my life, and when I'm around him, my Social Anxiety seemed to have just disappeared. I'm glad I met your dad, because if I didn't, I might have never found love, and I wouldn't have you and Amazonite and Aquamarine. You're lucky to have Steven Universe as your father, because Steven Universe always makes the people around him happier. My parents never told me to go to that dance. I told them I didn't want to go, and they didn't do anything to change my mind. You'll have a great time at this dance."
"Thanks mom." said Turquoise.
Turquoise brushed her twirls a little more. Turquoise put the brush down.
"Okay, I'm ready to go." said Turquoise.
Connie, Turquoise, and Amazonite went outside and into the car. Connie then started the car. The car drove up the road.
Evergreen Valley Middle School Gymnasium-A Few Minutes Later
Through the line of cars was Connie's car. After a few seconds of the cars slowly moving and dropping off kids next to the school's gymnasium, Connie's car reached the drop off. Turquoise and Amazonite opened the car door.
"Have fun you two." said Connie, "Turquoise, you're not gonna regret coming here and having fun."
"Thanks mom." said Turquoise.
"I'll pick you up in a few hours once the dance is over." said Connie.
Connie then drove away.
Amazonite and Turquoise walked over to the teacher in charge of paying to get in.
"Five dollars to get in." said the teacher.
Amazonite and Turquoise both handed the teacher five dollars.
"I'm gonna get some food at the concessions stand." said Amazonite, who ran over to the concessions stand.
Turquoise decided to get some food too. Turquoise went over to the concessions stand with Amazonite. Turquoise paid for a pizza and a drink. Turquoise then walked into the gym and sat down. While eating, Turquoise listened to the music.
"This is pretty nice," though Turquoise, "I do get to listen to music."
One student walked right past Turquoise. He had brown hair, with a coat with a green shirt under it and brown cargo pants on. The kid looked to Turquoise for a second and looked back ahead of him. The kid stopped and did a double take, noticing Turquoise's gemstone on her forehead.
"Hello." said the boy.
"Um, hello." said Turquoise, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Is that a gemstone on your head?" said the boy.
"Uh, yeah." said Turquoise.
"Why do you have a gemstone on your head?" said the boy.
"I'm a Crystal Gem." said Turquoise.
"Crystal Gem?" said the boy.
"Yeah, I'm half magic, well, on my dad's side." said Turquoise.
"What kind of magic?" said the boy.
"I can summon a sword from my gem." said Turquoise.
"That sounds awesome," said the boy, "can I see?"
"Not here at the school." said Turquoise.
"Ok." said the boy, who then looked at Turquoise's bushy hair, "I like your hair, especially the curls in the back."
"Thanks," said Turquoise, "I get it from my dad and grandmother."
"Why aren't you dancing?" said the boy.
"I'm too embarrassed to dance in front of all these people." said Turquoise.
"Social Anxiety huh?" said the boy.
"Um, yeah, I get that from my mom." said Turquoise.
"Don't be afraid to dance, just express yourself." said the boy, "Here, I'll show you."
The boy gestured for Turquoise to follow him. Turquoise looked to the boy and felt even more embarrassed.
"I don't think I should." said Turquoise.
"Come on, trust me." said the boy.
Turquoise then followed the boy.
"Say, what's your name anyways?" said Turquoise.
"Caesar." said the boy.
"Like Julius Caesar?" said Turquoise.
"Yeah." said the boy.
"That's an awesome name." said Turquoise.
"Thanks." said Caesar.
Caesar led Turquoise into the crowd of dancing students.
"Show me what you got." said Caesar.
Turquoise felt too embarrassed to dance.
"I'm too embarrassed." said Turquoise.
"There's nothing to worry about, don't be scared." said Caesar.
Turquoise took a deep breath. Turquoise started to spin around as if she was a tornado. After spinning, Turquoise did a cartwheel.
"Woah, this is kind of fun." thought Turquoise.
Turquoise started dancing some more while Caesar clapped. After a few minutes, Turquoise started to feel exhausted from dancing. Turquoise stopped dancing, panting from exhaustion.
"See? What did I tell you?" said Caesar, "It wouldn't be called a dance if you're not dancing."
"Thanks Caesar." said Turquoise, "That was kind of fun."
Suddenly, Turquoise felt someone bump into her. Turquoise turned around to find Amazonite dancing around.
"Hey sis, having fun?" said Amazonite.
"Yes actually, I met this guy and we danced, and it was pretty fun." said Turquoise.
"Made a new friend huh?" said Amazonite.
"I guess I did." said Turquoise.
Turquoise faced Caesar.
"Thanks for helping me overcome my fear." said Turquoise.
"No problem, like I said, just express yourself." said Caesar.
"Wanna dance more with me?" said Turquoise.
"Sure." said Caesar.
That night, Turquoise and Caesar danced more. Turquoise never felt so alive and happy before in her life.
Three Hours Later
The dance was over, and kids were being picked up by their parents. Turquoise and Amazonite sat and waited for Connie.
"Hey!" said Caesar, who then sat beside Turquoise.
"Thanks again." said Turquoise.
"No problem, again." said Caesar, "Don't be afraid to express yourself, I mean, we're still young, so we need to have lots of fun and try new things."
"Where you from anyways? You don't sound like you're from around here." said Turquoise.
"Me and my family are actually from Virginia," said Caesar, "We moved here a year ago."
"Oh." said Turquoise.
"Oh, there's my mom." said Caesar, who walked over to the blue car in front of them.
Caesar waved back to Turquoise, to which Turquoise did the same. As the car drove away, Turquoise turned to Amazonite, who was smiling.
"Why are you smiling like that for?" said Turquoise.
"Oh nothing," said Amazonite, "it just seems like you love him!"
"What? No, we just met, we're not dating." said Turquoise, who then blushed a little.
"Sure." said Amazonite in a sarcastic tone.
After a few minutes, Connie's car pulled up.
"There's mom!" said Amazonite.
Turquoise and Amazonite walked over to the car and opened the door. The two then sat in the back.
"So, how was the dance Turquoise?" said Connie.
"It was great! I met this guy named Caesar and he helped me overcome my fear of dancing." said Turquoise.
"Really?! Oh that's great news sweetie!" said Connie, "See? It wasn't so bad, and you had fun."
"Yeah, it was fun." said Turquoise.
"So you said you made a new friend who helped you dance?" said Connie.
"Well, yeah." said Turquoise.
"Reminds me of Steven, maybe this will be the same." said Connie.
Turquoise blushed a little. Even though she just met Caesar, she did have a strange feeling about him.