A month had passed since the last time Rose had slept with Pearl. The smaller gem had been preoccupied with tagging along with Garnet and Amethyst for missions that required her assistance and they started having less time for each other. Today was another one of those days. The sun had just went down and Rose decided to take a calming walk on the beach and maybe go human-watching to soothe her mind. She hopped over the fence and went to the less private portion of where she now called home.

It wasn't long in her walk that she had started hearing music. She followed the sound and ended up near a lit up stage with a few dozen empty chairs in front of it. There was a human man upon it, singing and strumming his guitar like there was no tomorrow. The lights behind him read "Mr. Universe". Oh, it all sounded beautiful. Rose closed her eyes and let the music catch her.

Soon, the song had ended and she absent-mindedly started applauding. They talked and he gave her a CD with his music on it. She smiled at him before leaving to go back to the temple. Once she got there, she had seen that the others returned, excluding Garnet. She noticed Pearl looking at her, and she smiled back before standing on the warp pad and heading to a place only SHE knew of.

A moment after she arrived, she sighed happily, feeling the perfectly untouched sands under her feet. It was things like this that made her enjoy being barefoot. She curled her toes and smiled as she felt grain after grain fall through. She continued this for a while before shaking the cobwebs from her mind and calling out for her companion. It took only seconds for it to appear; the only secret she wished to keep to herself: her lion. She ran her fingers through its soft pink mane before hugging it. "Hello, old friend." she whispered as she phased into it.

She hadn't been in her secret place in what felt like ages, and being here again filled her with such nostalgia, that she practically danced her way to the hill that was yards away. When she made it up to the peak, she set the CD case down, laying it against the lone tree. She rested there a moment to take in the view. No one to bother her, no important missions to tackle. Just her and her thoughts. She then remembered Pearl. Oh, what if she were to get worried? Pearl was quick to panic, so it wasn't too unlikely. She stood up and jumped over to the tall pink grass, slowly going through it to land back onto the sea of sand the lion had rested its paws on. With a small kiss on the lion's forehead, Rose left for the temple to return to her knight.

When she returned, she saw Garnet holding up a human with a very familiar face. It was him! The human man had found her! They had exchanged words, he gave her a T-shirt, and he left shortly after, leaving Pearl feeling a tad jealous for earning her leader's attention.

Months had passed and things started getting serious with Greg. He had invited the gems to join him in making a song. He had already taught them the basics of music, and they caught on easily. Pearl declined harshly, standing in the back as they prepared and played.

When it came to the bridge, as she learned it was called, she came upon a "fun" idea to get back at him, something only she could do. She walked up to Rose, whispering "I think Rainbow Quartz would like being here, don't you?" before heading to the side of the stage Greg was on and preparing to dance with her leader.

Oh, being fused with Rose again felt so perfect. She didn't care that Greg was there, staring at them. She just wanted to show off how good she had it with Rose. After they unfused, she smiled, shooting him a look that said "beat that". She bit her tongue when she saw Rose kiss him. After she left, Pearl made several snide remarks, knowing Greg could do nothing about it. She then left to hang out with her leader.

There she was, sitting on the shore, mere inches from the water, but close enough for it to soak her toes. "Rose!" she called out.

"Oh, Pearl! I'm so glad you're here." She stated, making the smaller gem smile. "I need to talk to you for a moment."

"...About?" Pearl asked, sitting beside her with her legs tucked underneath.

Rose looked down at her, her expression almost resembling one of disappointment "...You know I can see what you're thinking when we fuse, right?"

Pearl gulped, almost knowing what would come next. "Y-Yes?"

"You know I love you... And you know I have feelings for him, too." she began, taking one of Pearl's hands in her own. "Pearl, please... I've never felt like this towards a human. Just let me have this, okay? You and I have been together for thousands of years. I-"

"Just one more time." Pearl interrupted.

"...What?" Rose asked, taking her hand back.

"Can we please... Just make love to each other one more time? I miss letting you feel Heaven, and I know I won't get any good opportunities with him being with you." She looked up into Rose's eyes as she spoke, searching for any signs of hope.

"Of course we can, Pearl... But not today. Today is to be focused on him." She stated, placing a hand on Pearl's shoulder. "...if that's okay with you." She sighed and nodded, kissing her cheek before getting up and leaving.

A couple of hours passed before Rose warped to where Greg was, watching as he fixed himself up and put on some music. Moments later, they were dancing, the stage was lit up... And then he kissed her. She never knew a human could be so passionate. It felt so nice, until he stopped to look at her. She lost it when she learned he was trying to fuse. They went on to talk about them, about their lives. Rose didn't know what "being in love" was about in a human's sense, but she knew gems that were in love very much enjoyed fusion. She knew she enjoyed fusing with Pearl.

Pearl watched them as they conversed and danced. It killed her inside to see Rose so happy with him. She knew it was only a matter of time...