Note: HI! Okay, so.. Here is the little Steven Baby with a friend :)
"Whatever, Garnet." Jasper walked along side the tall soccer athlete. Those thighs... mother of god.
They were frienemies. They knew it, and Beach City knew it. The sun was really beating down on them that day, being unusually sensitive. Stupid Sun. Jasper wiped the sweat off of her forehead, baring her teeth at nothing in particular. Garnet pushed a hand through her black hair. Her skin a light brown with odd designs of even darker brown. Back in elementary, everyone made fun of her for looking so strange. The different colored patches of skin and the multi-colored eyes. One amber, and one blue.
None the less...
They beat the crap out of each other more than once. Nearly throwing each other on death's doorstep more times than they'd like to admit, but also... if anyone else made fun of the other, they'd have blood to pay. That was there relationship. Nobody could pick on the other except them.
That and...
There weren't many other athletic girls around Beach City.
Not to the point like they were, anyways.
"I don't know what you mean." Garnet finally replied after the long pause. Jasper grunted as she grew annoyed with Garnet fixing her hair. Sleek with gel, and brought up like a Mohawk. Anymore, she was considered smoking hot. At least to the ladies. There were a few guys who had a crush on her, even though, like Jasper, she had a good head of height over them.
"Oh my – Ugh. What I mean is... Ruby and Sapphire are like mini... yous!" She spat, her hands thrusting out in front of her in a desperate way to slap the information into Garnet's head. None the less, her expression didn't shift at all. Not that Jasper would be able to tell... those stupid sun glasses.
"And why the hell are you still wearing your jacket?!"
"It's stylish."
"UGH!"
They glared at each other, cool and collected versus wild and powerful. There was a spark of lightning in between them. Daring the other to take the first move.
In all honesty, Jasper knew she could easily over power Garnet. No matter how freakishly strong her legs were. Jasper was equal thanks to the constant visits to the gym.. and she had more upper body strength. She flexed her arms, just daring him to do something. But Garnet was a fast fucker.. fast and smart. That was how they were equal.
Finally they both broke the gaze at the same time and looked the other way.
"...Why is there a dog up the tree?"
Garnet looked over to where Jasper was, both of them slowing. Sure enough, a dog was in the tree. A pit bull. And a tiny cat was at the base of the tree, scaring the dog senseless.
"..."
Good ol' Beach City.
"My sisters are not like mini me's.." Garnet said, starting up the conversation again. She shoved her hands in her pockets, still looking cool. Jasper cracked her neck as they walked down the beat up sidewalk, streaked with memories from their childhoods with Pearl, Amethyst, sweet little Lapis and the married couple of Greg and Rose. Greg would sit on the grass and play songs with his guitar while shooting soft eyes at Rose, who would laugh and sing along, occasionally helping the kids draw on the sidewalk with chalk.
Jasper found herself smiling.
"Yes they are."
"No they are not. They are complete opposites of each other!"
"I KNOW THAT." Jasper snapped, growling like a dog.
"Then why did you-"
"THEY'RE JUST LIKE YOU... I mean," She calmed herself down so there wasn't a volcano going off behind her. Her eyebrow twitched as she reined in her temper. "...They're just parts of your personality, yeah? Like, Sapphire is like you in the sense she's collected and calm.. but once you get worked up.." Jasper shot the scowling Garnet a confident smirk. "Oh, Ruby goes after that you. All aggressive and shit!" Jasper elbowed Garnet in playfulness. Her eyes gleaming and Garnet growled, a huff coming from her and she shoved Jasper's face away roughly.
"Shut up!"
"Hah!"
There was a loud banging on a door, which made both of the jocks instantly snap there gaze. To their surprise, Greg was there. Standing strong on the doorstep to..
"No shit..." Jasper breathed in awe. Garnet actually pulled off her glasses to see what was unfolding. "Is that...?"
"I think it is.."
"Roses house?"
They spoke in unison. Sure enough. The old man was standing in front of his ex-wife's door with a bouquet of beautiful flowers. He was actually dressed nice... even though his sun burn was still obvious. His eyes were determined, and just as Garnet and Jasper were about to stop, one lonely voice went out awkwardly from across the street. Just turning everything into a sad funny and awkward situation.
"You can do it.. Dad!"
Wow.
Jasper's eyes slowly moved over, a deadpan expression on her face and she saw the little chubby kid from the Ice cream shop awkwardly hang from a tree. He couldn't get down. Jasper raised a brow, hearing Garnet cough awkwardly. He was beaming.
Steven just clung to one of the branches like a thief.. of grandmother's cookies which were right in front of her. He was kind of failing. None the less his old man looked over his shoulder nervously, shooting his son a thumbs up.
Both athletic women looked back and forth at this picture.
"Should we break the news?" Jasper asked dryly. There was no car in the garage. Rose was out.
The situation was just sad once you stare at it.
They looked at each other with the same expression, tired of this crap. "Yeah.." Garnet sighed, looking back at Greg. "I'll break it to him. You go grab Steven." "Fair enough." Jasper grunted, and they marched into their places. Garnet didn't look as she crossed the baking street. Jasper walked over, slightly hunched, using her shoulders as her balance point.
Jasper raised a brow at Steven, who was too absorbed in his own thoughts as she walked underneath the tree. A breeze "Hey, Kid!"
Her voice came out rough and raspy. She wasn't gifted with a good voice but it was loud and proud and that's all she wanted out of it.
Steven jumped, his grip slipping slightly that sent Jasper into a minor panic, her muscles coiled to strike out quick enough to catch the kid – minus the part that he didn't fall.
"Ah! You'll hurt yourself.. Get down from there.." "Umm..."
The small and slightly shaky voice that followed her irritated one was full of awkwardness. They looked at each other. He hugged the branch like a sluggish panda. They just kept staring.
Jasper blinked slowly, Steven's shirt slowly sliding up his small body. "You're stuck." Jasper stated. A sigh leaving her as Steven's response was a 'yeah..' with a defeated voice.
She pulled her hair down, and she barely had to jump to grab the branch. They stared at each other, not breaking eye contact as Steven slowly sank down and down...
He fell flat on his back on the ground with a thud. "Umph!"
Jasper raised an eyebrow, the branch snapping back up and slapping it's siblings before she turned to the kid. "You alright?"
"Yeah.."
Steven bounced up, brushing the dirt from his pants and shirt, and he was back to life. That spark in his eye and he looked up at Jasper with doe eyes. A determined expression that made Jasper smile. She was amused with the kid. He was brave, for his size. Innocent, naive, but definitely brave.
She chuckled lightly, cocking her head to the side as she watched the little man, putting her hands on her hips and she sighed out.
"So.."
"Hmm?"
She bit the comment in her cheek. You know Rose isn't home, right? He was too cute. "..Nothin'" She popped her neck again, and held out her hand to him, smiling as his own eyes grew wide in surprise. He looked from her massive hand to her eyes and back again. As if checking for permission.
"...Do you want some-" She cut off. A smile creeping over her lips. He laughed, catching on. "..Can we get some donuts?" He asked innocently. Eyeing her. She smiled. Finally she felt a small piece of warmth go into her grip, and she held his hand, firm but softly. Trying not to hurt the kid who's arm was clear over his head holding her hand.
"Yeah, we can get donuts."
"Yaay!" He fist pumped the air, a massive grin crossing over him and she smiled widely.
Good thing that Amethyst's Dad had a best Donut shop in town.