Hey everybody I'm back with another chapter of Family Matters, I plan to make this story about 12 chapters long but stuff can change. I do not own Steven Universe just my OC's.
Chapter 3
The next day Pearl was standing in the kitchen making breakfast while Garnet sat at the table reading the paper and drinking coffee. Sardony was sitting at the table dressed in a comfy pair of clothes, it was the middle of summer and all the kids were out of school for summer break. In Beach City the sun almost always shines so most people beat the heat at the beach.
"What are we doing today Mommy?" Sardonyx asked.
"What do you want to do kiddo?" Garnet asked.
"Can we invite everyone and have a relaxing day at the beach?" She asked.
"Sounds wonderful Sardonyx, after breakfast you pack your stuff and put your swimsuit on while I call the others and youelr mama packs the stuff into the car" Pearl explained placing breakfast on the table.
Okay, today is going to be amazing" Sardonyx exclaimed.
After breakfast was over and everything was set Pearl and them set out for the beach. When they got there Greg was setting up a grill while Rose placed sunscreen on Steven, Connie was unpacking and blowing up a beach ball while Amethyst was laying on a towel under an umbrella. Jasper and Peridot were arguing over something and Lapis was wading in the water. Garnet parked the car and got out grabbing the cooler, her surfboard and a couple of towels, Pearl was carrying a basket and the umbrella while Sardonyx carried her bag. They all stepped into the beach and the fun had begun.
"Whose up for a game of volleyball?" Jasper asked.
"Oh I want to get in on this" Amethyst answered.
"I want to play!" Steven exclaimed.
"Me too" Connie answered.
"Me three, can I Mommy?" Sardonyx asked Pearl.
"Sure just be careful" Pearl answered.
"So we have five people but we need one more person to make it even, Peridot?" Jasper asked.
"No" Peridot answered plainly looking at her phone.
"Lapis?" Jasper asked.
"I'm good, I like the water" Lapis answered.
"Pearl? Rose? Greg?" Amethyst asked.
"I'm fine, just going to read" Pearl answered pulling out a book.
"I have to make sure the food doesn't burn" Greg answered
"And I don't want sand in my hair" Rose replied running her hands through her black hair with pink highlights.
"I'll play then, just to make it even" Garnet replied walking over.
"Okay so me and Garnet are captains so Garnet chooses first" Jasper explained.
"I pick my daughter" Garnet replied.
"Yay," Sardonyx exclaimed excitedly.
"I pick Amethyst" Jasper relied.
"Oh ho ho you are going down today G" Amethyst bragged.
"You can brag to me when you get taller shorty" Garnet fired back.
"Your go Garnet" Jasper snickered.
"I pick Steven," Garnet answered.
"Alright" Streven replied.
"I got Connie" Jasper replied.
"Wise choice" Connie replied matter of fact my.
"Got room for two more?" A voice asked.
"Grandma Ruby! Grandma Sapphire!" Sardonyx exclaimed running over to them.
"Hello Sardonyx" Sapphire replied, she was a short woman with one blue and a light blue color since she was blind in one of her eyes and silver hair that fell over both her eyes as bangs, how she see people is anyone guess.
"What up kiddo?" Ruby asked. Ruby was also a short woman with kind of a squarish looking afro and a red pair of basketball shorts and a sleeveless T-shirt. Honestly for 53 and 54 year olds they look really fit and young.
"Hey Mom and Mum" Garnet replied walking over to them.
"Where is Pearl?" Sapphire asked.
"I see her, over there reading a book" Ruby answered.
"I see, anyway you guys play while I go talk to her and please be careful with your back Ruby" Sapphire warned.
"What are you talking about? I don't have back problems, I'm as fit as a 20 year old" Ruby flexed.
"Just be careful" Sapphire replied then left to talk to Rose and Pearl.
"She treats me like I'm going to fall over and die soon" Ruby sighed irritated, she has a quick temper and gets frustrated easily.
"She's just looking our for you Mum" Garnet chuckled.
"I know, so where do I get in on this?" Ruby asked.
"Well we already have even teams but I guess you can be on Jasper's team since she'll need the help" Garnet answered.
"I will win this game Garnet!" Jasper bloated.
"You haven't beaten me in anything yet" Garnet shot back.
"Let's see about that" Jasper sneered.
"Time to whoop some butt" Ruby replied walking over Jasper's team.
"You serve first Jasper" Garnet replied.
"Get ready" Jasper yelled throwing the ball in the air and smacking it over the net, Garnet jumped up and spiked the ball making the ball hit the ground at Jasper's feet.
"Where is that smack talk now Jasper?" Garnet asked.
"Nice spike but the playing ends here, time to get serious" Jasper fired.
"Oh really? I wondered when you were going to get serious" Garnet shot back.
"No amount of ice on earth could soothe that burn!" Amethyst exclaimed.
After a very serious game with Garnet's team winning by six everyone settled down and pretty much did they're own thing. Garnet decided that the waves were nice so she took Sardonyx out onto the water with her surfboard and rode the calmer waves with her. Pearl, Rose and Sapphire were talking about things while Ruby was chatting with Steven. Connie was reading and listening to music while Peridot and Lapis were cuddling on the towelnthey brought, even with the sun going down it was still hot.
"Today had been great, so quiet and peaceful like time has stopped and we are the only ones not frozen" Rose replied.
"You and your poetry" Pearl laughed
"I think it is wonderful, people need to have days like this. Just a time to kick back and relax" Sapphire added.
"Mommy! Look what I found!" Sardonyx exclaimed running over to Pearl, she was holding a little hermit crab.
"It's a hermit crab, when it grows to big for this she'll it will leave this one and find a bigger one" Pearl explained.
"Ow! He bit me!" Sardonyx exclaimed.
"He didn't bite you dear, he simply pinched you" Pearl laughed.
"You'll be alright my dear, let me make it all better" Sapphire replies holding her hand, she has icy skin so she isn't really bothered by the heat but Ruby gets heated real fast. She removed her hand and Sardonyx smiled.
"Why are your hands cold Grandma?" Sardonyx asked.
"I don't know sweetie, I was just born like this" Sapphire answered.
"But Grandma Ruby is always hot" Sardonyx added.
"She is from Africa, there it is hot most of the time so her body is just accustomed to it" Sapphire explained, "I grew up in the United Kingdom so I'm used to the cold" she added.
"So is that why they say 'Opposites attract'?" Sardonyx asked.
Yes, some relationships work better when the two counterparts have opposite traits. It' is what makes a relationship work" Rose explained.
"Like Mommy and Mama?" Sardonyx asked.
"Sharp as a tack this one is" Rose replied.
"Well she gets that part from Pearl, she gets her determination from me" Garnet replied sitting behind Pearl and wrapping her hands around her.
"Yes I remember you were a very determined child. Always getting into mischief with Ruby's help most of the time" Sapphire replied.
"Hey! I may have helped her with that stuff but you were the one always babying her" Ruby answered.
"I didn't baby you, did I Garnet?" Sapphire asked.
"Er sometimes you did like when I cut myself or something" Garnet answered.
"Well I had to with you getting hurt all the time" Sapphire relied
"Sing us a song Dad" Steven replied.
"A song? I don't have anything on me right now" Greg answered.
"I got one" Steven replied picking up his ukelele.
Starts to play the melody to the show's opening song but with different words (I'm actually too lazy to do this part so I'm skipping it)
After the song was over everyone clapped and cheered.
"Way to go Steven" Greg beamed.
"You'll do good in the music business" Rose replied"
"Good job Steven" Pearl replied.
"I agree" Garnet nodded.
"Encore!" Amethyst exclaimed.
"I think it's time for everyone to get packed for home" Sapphire replied looking at a yawning Sardonyx, Connie and Steven.
"Yeah it is getting late" Ruby replied standing up, "got to hit the road" she added.
"Nonsense, you guys can use the guest room till tomorrow morning" Pearl replies.
"Thank you Pearl" Sapphire thanked.
"No problem, you are Garnet's parents after all. Without you guys Garnet wouldn't be here with me" Pearl smiled.
"I'll get the stuff and you carry Sardonyx" Garnet replied.
"Time for bed Steven" Rose replied scooping him up in her arms.
"I see my parents up there, bye everyone!" Connie exclaimed grabbing her bag and running up to her parents.
"Let's get going Amethyst" Jasper replied packing the stuff up.
"We should get going to Peridot" Lapis replied, "you still owe me from this morning" Lapis exclaimed making Peridot blish.
"Not in front of everyone Lapis" Peridot scolded.
"I was talking about a too massage, what were you thinking?" Lapis asked with a smirk.
"N-Nothing, nothing at all" Peridot stuttered and put her hood up to hide her embarrassment.
"Come on then" Lapis chuckled picking up the towel and umbrella while Peridot grabbed the other stuff, "bye everyone" she waved.
Bye" Everyone waved. After everything was packed everyone went their separate ways back to their homes for some rest after a hot day at the beach.
"The sun sucked the energy right out of her" Pearl replied looking into the rear view mirror.
"Which means she'll sleep good" Garnet added.
"Yeah, she looks so peaceful" Pearl sighed, they soon arrived at the house and after putting Sardonyx to bed they put the stuff up then got into bed themeselvs and everyone was out like a light.
Alright so that's another chapter down, I had a lot of fun doing this so I hope you guys enjoy it. Keep leaving me reviews and I'll continue this.