The Strength That Lies Within Chapter 5: Explanations, a steven universe fanfic

"YOU GOT DETENTION!?" Amethyst yelled. It was lunchtime and Steven was telling his friends what had happened in math class. There was a variety of reactions among the group. Amethyst looked enthralled, Pearl looked devastated, Garnet had her shades on, Ruby looked a tad upset, and Sapphire's expression didn't change. "What did you do?" Amethyst asked. "Did you kick someone?"

"Amethyst please," Pearl said looking annoyed. "Steven would never do something like that...right Steven?" she said not so sure of herself.

"Why don't we let Steven explain what happened," Sapphire said. Garnet and Ruby nodded in agreement. "Go on Steven," sapphire said.

"Well," He said beginning his story, "I found Connie before class, but I got over-excited and yelled at her. She got scared and ran away. She dropped her homework on the floor, so I waited for her to come to class so I could hand it to her. But she didn't show up until class had already started. Then Miss Diamond started calling roll and homework turn in." At the name of Miss Diamond everyone groaned.

"She's the worst," Garnet said. Everyone nodded. Ruby shivered. "So many numbers," she whispered.

"I know right! So when she called on Connie she didn't have the work but she still completed it. I gave Miss Diamond the paper and she still gave Connie detention. I said that that wasn't fair and she gave me detention too."

"Yeah! Go Steven. Raging against the machine," Amethyst said laughing.

"I think you did the right thing," Ruby said. Everyone looked at Ruby. She blushed a bit. "What? I was thinking of what I'd do if it were Sapphire." Sapphire blushed at that and Garnet patted her sister on the head a smile on her face. Ruby was a dark red now. Everyone started laughing, until the PA system went off. STEVEN UNIVERSE TO THE NURSES OFFICE, STEVEN UNIVERSE TO THE NURSES OFFICE, THANK YOU.

"What's that about?" Amethyst asked.

"Oh no. I guess my mom heard about my detention," Steven said. Pearl spit the juice she was drinking out.

"MOM!?" She yelled. "NURSE ROSE IS YOUR MOTHER!?"

"Uuhhhh yeah," Steven replied hesitantly. "Is that bad?"

"No Steven not at all Its just...I didn't know she was married let alone had kids." Pearl said wiping her mouth and blushing furiously.

"Oh," Steven said. "Well I'm gonna go now." Steven grabbed his bag and took off.

Pearl sat down watching as Steven ran into the school. "Didn't know Nurse Rose was taken. Not too surprised though. She's hot," Amethyst said.

"Amethyst!" Sapphire said sharply. Everyone jumped, Even Garnet. Sapphire had never spoken so harshly before. "Please have some tact and think before you speak," She said her words radiating ice. She glanced at Pearl who looked lost in thought.

"She's right though," Pearl said. The bell rang.

"And that's my cue," Garnet said. She got up and headed to her next class. Amethyst and Ruby left as well. Ruby looked back at Sapphire. Sapphire waved her on ahead. Pearl sat looking at the field behind the school. There was a large tree with pink petals falling slowly in the wind.

"I know your hurt," Sapphire said. "If I found out that someone I had feelings for was taken, I would be devastated too. I am here for you," She said hugging pearl from behind. Pearl didn't say a word. She just let her tears fall and be carried in the wind.

The Nurses Office

Steven knocked on the door to the nurses office. He was nervous. He realized that he had never actually been to the nurses office before. He'd never seen his mother in school and wasn't sure how she would react to him and the news.

"Come in," His mothers voice called out. His mother was sitting at a desk facing a window. She turned around and looked at her son. She had her neutral face on. Steven explained what happened to his mother and her features slowly softened as she understood the situation.

"It wasn't fair," Steven finished. "I couldn't do nothing. It didn't feel right."

"I understand Steven. You did what you thought was right. And its not entirely your fault. The Diamonds and I have some... bad blood."

"What do you mean?" Steven asked. Rose took a long pause before answering.

"We are...distant relatives. In our younger years we had a bit of a falling out. It escalated. After a family tragedy The feud died out. But things were never forgotten. As my son you might have inherited some of my old disputes. Promise me Steven. If anything strange or out of the ordinary happens you will come straight to me."

"Strange how?" Steven responded looking confused.

"Trust me.. You'll know son. Now its time for you to head back to class." She pulled out a piece of paper from the drawer in her desk. After scribbling something on it she handed it to him.

"Whats this?" Steven asked.

"Teachers note. This way Blue can't punish you for being late."

"What Miss Blue's not so bad," Steven said. Rose looked him in the eye and Steven saw something in her eyes that shook him to the core, Something he'd never seen in his mother's eyes before. Fear.

"Beware the Diamonds, Steven. Now get to class." Rose said looking away from him. As Steven exited the room he looked at his mom stare out the window. He didn't really understand what he had just heard but one thing was clear. Beware the Diamonds.

Steven entered his History classroom and walked up to the teachers desk. All the students were busy with a worksheet. Steven handed Miss Blue the teachers note. She looked it over before handing Steven a worksheet and saying in a sullen almost depressed voice "Take your seat."

Steven started to work but his eyes wandered up to the board and he saw something he had never noticed before. In the top right corner of the board it said Blue Diamond.

Steven looked over at Miss Blue, as she preferred to be called. She was just as tall as Miss Diamond but she wasn't nearly as intimidating. Her face was longer and more angular. She was also almost perpetually swallowed in sadness. She never smiled. She was certainly strange but nothing Steven could see inspiring fear. He put the thoughts away for now because school was almost over. Which meant Steven had detention.

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