Getting to know the Gems
"What? Garnet what does this mean?!" Pearl was turning blue.
"She's no danger. She's one of us now." Garnet remained in her usual calm state.
"Oh no! She's not staying here! We don't have room! She might not have powers! What if something goes wrong!" Pearl looked for every excuse to make sure I wouldn't be staying at the house.
I looked at her and said, "I'm right here you know! I'm not the only one here who wasn't welcomed into this house at first, but if Garnet says I'm staying, then I think I should be able to! Right?" Steven agreed with me and Amethyst looked slightly annoyed that I dragged her into this.
"She's staying." Garnet turned and walked away. Pearl was coming up with excuse after excuse to convince Garnet that I should go. Garnet didn't answer any of her pleas, and stepped into her room in the temple. Steven looked at me and said "Yay! You are staying! You can stay in my room or on the couch until we make a room for you! This is gonna be so cool! Let's go to the Big Donut!" He looked at the clock and his smile fell. "Aww man it's time for dinner here! I guess we can go tomorrow." He started to walk away, and his voice faded a little. He was talking to himself, "I can't wait to introduce you to my Dad, and Connie, and my BFF Lars, and Sadie, and... oh lion! You will have to meet him and-" I tuned him out. I asked Amethyst to take me to the hand of the temple where Steven's laundry is done. She said sure and I was warped up. She told me that someone would get me for food later.
"But not before I eat all of the good stuff! Ha!" With that she warped away. I brought my backpack with me, and watched the sun set. I listened to my music and looked at my family photo. I am a reggae fan and the beach seemed to be a suiting setting for that kind of music. I looked at the sky, and realized how far away I truly was from Earth. The real Earth. Or, my real version of Earth. I sat up and buried my head in my knees. A tear escaped from my eye, but only one. I knew that crying wouldn't solve anything- even if it did make me feel better. I turned up the volume on my phone and listened to the songs playing. I changed the music to songs that sounded more angry. I had 6 rap songs on my phone and I was sure that people could hear them from the beach but I didn't care. I heard the warp pad behind me activate. It was Garnet coming to get me for dinner.
"You're human, so you need to eat. You can't get down by yourself though." I quietly responded that I wasn't hungry. Garnet sat down next to me, and asked me what was wrong. I looked at her, and told her that I was sure she knew what was wrong.
"I've always wanted to come to this world, but not like this! I can't even go home. I'm happy I'm here, but said I'm not there. It's conflicting." I look at my feet.
Garnet pauses for a second. "Sometimes," She said, "You need to hold onto memories, but also be willing to make new ones." I looked up at her and smiled a little. Her advice was sound. She smiled back, but only slightly. "So Alex, what are you listening to? That's all you've been doing since you got here." I showed her my playlist, and she listened with me for a little while. I paused the song, and said,
"You know what? Some food might not be such a bad idea."