My eyes slowly slid open; staring into the wooden ceiling of the house, I had been resting in. I attempted at moving my arm and felt it buzzing. Must've fallen asleep on it. The room was warm and cozy, maybe a bit too warm for me. Even so, it was nice. Never had I been very resistant to heat, but I wouldn't say no to a hot summer day. It was quite a dream I had.

Letting my eyes wander around the room from the ceiling, all I could see were a few shelves to my left, filled with books and decorations. None of it was familiar to me, yet, I was so out of it at the time I wasn't able to comprehend it. I turned my head in the other direction, facing another individual's presence. A cute nose was pointing out at me underneath his eyes. His hair was round, black and consisted of small dots of hair sticking out everywhere. I kept staring at him in disbelief before he almost shouted at me, "You're awake!"

"Hi, I'm Steven!" he exclaimed immediately after.

Still dreaming, I thought. My head was a mess and I couldn't make myself do anything. It was a surreal experience. A surreal dream. His smile calmed me, though, keeping me from panicking.

"Hey~ Are you alright?" His smile turned into a frown, showing worry in his expression. Before I could react or say anything, he placed his palm on top of my forehead. As it rested there, my eyes closed by themselves and I let out a deep relieved sigh. Opening my eyes again after a few seconds, his smile had appeared again and I could smile back at him. I gave him a confirming nod as I tried sitting up.

"Whoa, easy! Don't want to faint again, right?" he chuckled.

"F-faint?" Had I fainted? I had never done that in my life. Fortunately, I didn't become dizzy from sitting up. Brushing some of my hair out the way, I turned towards Steven, blushing a bit.

"Yeah, you were out when Garnet came home. She was carrying you in her arms!" he explained, spreading his arms into the air. His body language was very expressive, "Pearl was hysterical as always, and Amethyst thought it was funny. As always."

Garnet? That was her name?

Pearl… and Amethyst.

"Those are unusual names. Not to be rude or anything." I stretched at my skirt nervously, but still kept eye contact with Steven.

"Well, what's your name?" His eyes shined, waiting expectantly for an answer with the widest smile on his face.

For a moment, I hesitated, but answered politely, "I'm Lyn." I smiled back at him.

"Lyn…" he grabbed his chin with his fingers and folded his left arm under his right, fooling around with the name in his head, "Nope! Can't say I've met anyone with that name before!"

I giggled at his behavior. It was so sweet and innocent and he was very cute, "You should be called cutie pie."

His face looked a bit surprised, "Garnet usually tells me that's my middle name." He scratched the back of his head, his cheeks giving off a faint color of red.

Looking up from my lap, my eyes gazed throughout the house. I noticed it was very open and only one wooden wall blocked off another room, built by walls of stone. A sofa, a fireplace, a kitchen with everything that one contains. It was more like a large living room. I stared up and trailed the ceiling with my eyes, wondering what was above me. As I saw the wall of stones again, my curiosity caught me as well. Parts of the room were visible from the couch, but all I could make of it was something with the shape of a door. Suddenly, I noticed a platform that looked exactly like the one had arrived with…

"It was Garnet… Amethyst and Pearl, right? Where are they?" I asked him, hoping I hadn't forgotten already.

He nodded his head confirming, "Yup! They told me to watch you while they went out on a mission."

The next expression my face showed was probably the most confused I had looked "A mission?" Were they secret spies or something? I smiled at how ridiculous the thought was.

"Yeah, they're out fighting some sort of gem monster!" he pouted, "I can't really remember what they said. I was busy playing my new video game, so…"

All memories of what happened before I passed out suddenly seemed to flood into my mind. Steven's description of what they were fighting had seemed trigger something in me and my face went pale. I could feel it in my throat as I swallowed. The gigantic monsters, shrieking and attacking us. The amount of vulnerability I had shown. I wasn't brave, I knew that already, but I wasn't dumb either. To not be afraid of those… things. However, here was something, or rather, someone who helped me hold it together. At least long enough for us to get out of there. Garnet. That's what Steven said her name was. I stated it was an unusual name, but it was an incredibly beautiful one too. My mind drifted off in the feeling of how safe she had made me feel, calming me almost completely.

Unintentionally, I held my breath before letting it out along with a deep sigh. I was so out of it, but Steven sat beside me, still looking up at me, whilst his feet waved back and forth on the edge of the couch. It didn't seem like he had noticed the panic in my eyes, which relieved me. On the other hand, maybe he had. It was hard to tell with this little dude.

"Dooooo you wanna try it, maybe? While we wait for Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl?" His fingers grabbed around and stretched at the edges of his red shirt with the cute star in the middle.

After spacing out for a while, lost in the train of thought, I looked down at Steven with a smile "Try what?"

"My new game! You're this cool knight who's cursed, and you travel through the undead lands to cure yourself of it, by fighting all types of monsters!" he explained, bringing his hands together and making a motion with them like he was swinging a sword of his own.

"Oh, I love video games! I play them all the time" and I really did. It was my favorite hobby. The mention of video games had legitimately made me excited, forgetting all about what had recently happened. Steven grabbed my arm, pulling at it to show me the way "C'mon then!"

As fast as I could, I got up on my two feet, following Steven as he continued to lead me. We made our way up the stairs I had rested by, revealing an open bedroom. I envied him, having such a cool spot for a bedroom. He sat me down by the couch, smiling as he hurriedly set up the game for us to play. The view out the window from his bedroom was quite something else than I was used to. Normally, there were just trees and grass. Here however, I could see a beautiful beach, stretching along the hill. The house seemed to be built right beside it, explaining the walls of stone inside. In the distance, I spotted a boardwalk and small parts of structures that looked like a town. Beyond that, everything was open green hills and the ocean washing up by the shore.

Sunbeams shined through the window, warming up the floor in front of me, as well as my feet. I hadn't noticed I was bare feet until then. Wondering how the sand would feel beneath my feet, I wiggled my toes up and down, smiling as I remembered how good it really felt. Lost in my own thoughts again, Steven had to wave his hands in front of me to get my attention. "Hello~ Earth to Lyn!"

A controller suddenly, but slowly floated up in front of my face. He gave it sounds like it was some sort of spaceship until it hit my nose, and giving off a 'boop'! His childishness actually made me smile and even laugh, as well as he did. My hand grabbed for the controller, pulling it down and placing it in between my hands. Steven jumped up on the bed and lied down beside me, waiting patiently for me to press the next button.

"I could tell you about me and the gems if you'd like" Steven suggested.