Steven Universe: Behind The Scenes Chapter 24-Family Sticks Together.
"Steven, are you okay?" Rose asked from the kitchen, It was the next morning. Steven was at the table with his father, Rose was making eggs for her son. Steven nods.
"I'm fine."
"Are you sure, kiddo? I can call in the school to say that you're not coming in today." Greg said, pulling out his phone, ready to call the school
"Dad, it's six in the morning…. And I'm fine to go today."
"You had a nightmare, Steven." Rose said, putting his chocolate milk on the table." We're worried for your mental health too, education can wait, Steven." his mom told him. Steven drank his chocolate milk and then nodded.
"If this is what you want, we can take you to school, okay?" Greg said.
"Alright," Steven said.
"But…" Rose said making Steven look up at his mother. "If you feel like you need a break, you can call one of us and we will pick you up."
Steven smiled and nodded. They watch him stand up from his chair and go to his room to get dressed.
Steven was dressed in a new Sonic The Hedgehog t-shirt that his mom had bought him. Steven slipped on his vans and put his Sonic beanie on top of his curly hair. He grabs his ukulele and puts it in his backpack.
Steven slung it over his shoulder and put the other strap on, Then he went downstairs. Rose grabs the keys to her husband's van and they walk out.
"Hey, Mom, when are you getting a car for yourself?" Steven asked her. Rose has been driving Greg's van since they got married. Rose even dropped Steven off on his first day of school in his van.
"I don't know, Steven…. I hope the people at the dealership aren't racists." Rose said, sighing. Steven looks at her mother in concern. He is worried for her because of the problems that she has to go through, Steven knows that the other Gems go through this too, and he feels bad for them.
Steven was in class, Miss. Amin was at her desk on her computer, and some of the students were still working on their assignments. Clarence and Steven were done first, while Jeff and Sumo were still working on his. Steven looks around the room and sees Connie on the other side of the room on a beanbag chair, reading a book.
Steven walks up to her in the Reading Center and picks out a book. "Hey, Connie," he said. Connie looks up, The girl adjusts her glasses and smiles.
"Hey, Steven," she said.
"So, what are you reading?" he asked.
"I'm reading A Wizard of Earthsea. It's good." Steven nods and reaches up to pull out a book off the shelf.
Steven was at recess, He and Greg were sitting at a table. Steven had his ukelele in his hands.
"Okay, you won't get in one day."
"But, you learned it real fast."
"I did but, it's different for everyone. My dad was a musician."
"Wait what does he do now?"
"He's looking for a job, I gave him a card for my friend's stepdad's business in Los Angeles," he explained.
"Cooollll!" Greg said. Steven nodded.
A few minutes passed and Greg was still struggling. "I can't do it, Steven."
"Don't say you can't. I have an idea, you can come home with me after school, my grandparents are musicians too. So if I can't help you, Misty, Tony, and my dad can." Greg nods at his friend.
Steven, Clarence, Jeff, and Sumo were all playing a game of kickball, they had a few minutes left until they went inside.
"Okay, guys. Let's play!" Steven said, walking up first, Jeff rolled the ball towards him and he kicked it.
"Come on, Steven!" Sumo said as Steven was Running around the bases. He stopped at home.
"Heck yeah, Steven!" Sumo said as the boy went up. Steven sees Connie walk to him. "Hey, Connie." he smiles.
"Hi, Steven," she says, watching Steven's friends play kickball. Steven pulled out his phone and texted his mom if his friends could come over when she picked them up.
Rose texted back with a yes. "Connie! you can come to my house after school!" he said. Steven flashed a smile to her friend. Connie smiles back.
Steven, Clarence, Connie Jeff, Sumo, and Greg see a van with the word MR. UNIVERSE on the side of it, Steven opens the door to let his friends in first.
Steven sat and he put his seatbelt on. "How was your day guys?"
"It was great, Mom, oh mom, This is Greg. He's coming to our house so he can learn how to play guitar, I'm trying to teach him but…He doesn't understand it yet. Maybe Dad can teach him like he taught me."
"He can. He's home, so yes," Rose said, driving back to Hollywood Hills. Steven got a text from Ameythest asking if he wanted to come over after school so they could do something. Steven turned to his mother.
"Hey Mom, could I go over to Amethyst's house tomorrow?"
"Sure you can, you know how to get there right? In two weeks we are going to let you ride your bike to places close to the house But to school. You will still be riding with me or your dad. It's too far for you."
"How far is it?"
"It's…" She took her phone out while stopping at a red light and googling it. "Four hours," she said, Steven nods.
"That makes sense," he said.
Rose, Steven, and his friends were back at Greg's childhood home and they all got out. "I'm hungry," Steven said, Rose opened the front door. Misty was making lunch.
"Hey, we're back!" Rose said, Misty turned around and saw her grandson with his friends whom she'd never met before.
"Hey, Steven! oh, who are they?" she asked.
"These are my friends from school. And I met Clarence, Jeff, and Sumo when we went back to school shopping on Sunday," he tells her. Misty smiles at all of them.
"Rose, can you help me?"
"Sure," she said walking to the kitchen.
Greg looks at all the awards on the walk from Steven's grandparents' achievements on the walls of the house. Greg even sees a star on the wall that says 'TONY & MISTY UNIVERSE' with a record below their names.
"Cooolllll!" he said.
"Yeah," Steven says. Then someone knocks on the door. Rose opened it and saw Pearl.
"Hey, Pearl. what are you doing here?" Steven asked.
"How do you know this address?" Steven asked.
"Rose texted it to me," she said, looking at her. She waved at Rose, she waved back awkordly.
"Hi, Pearl," Misty said.
"Hey, Misty." Pearl smiles, then she sees Steven. She picks him up.
"Pearl, what are you doing here, I thought you were at work, and how do you know this address," Rose said.
"Remember that I went on that trip for a few days? I came back just now," she said.
"Ohh, right. You left after we left," she said, Pearl nodded and pulled out her phone. "I have pictures of my trip."
"Oh, where'd you go?"
"Miami," she said.
"Oh, okay." Pearl went on her phone and showed Steven. "Glad you had fun, Pearl," Steven said, she picked up Steven and hugged him. "And I'm glad that you're here to stay, Steven! I'm so glad that you're here!" she said, Steven felt super uncomfortable with this.
"Okay, Pearl please put him down," Greg said. Pearl put the boy down and ruffles his curly hair. Steven walks in farther into the house with Clarence, Jeff, Sumo, and Greg.
"Hey, Steven do you want to do?" Sumo said.
"Steven I thought you were gonna help me," Greg said. Steven nods. "Oh, yeah. Guys. you wanna go to the basement with me?" Clarence and Sumo both say yes.
Steven and his friends went to the basement of the house and saw a recording studio with instruments.
Steven opens the glass door grabs an acoustic guitar and hands it to his friend. Steven went back and grabbed another one and sat by Greg.
The next day, Steven, Clarence, Jeff, and Sumo were walking, thankfully that they had three days left until the weekend and they were excited, Steven was at their treehouse, and Steven was playing with Clarence as Sumo was throwing stuff at a big rock. Then, a girl walks over. Steven knew these kids from his class.
"Hey, Chelsea!" he smiles, and the girl waves.
The girl has brown skin, a long neck, big ears, and a ginormous bush of dense brown hair that goes all the way down to her waist. She also has buck teeth with braces, though her front two teeth are fake. She's wearing a black shirt, and a pair of yellow shorts, and purple Adidas high tops.
"Hey, Steven!" she said as she climbed the ladder to the treehouse, Sumo, Jeff, and Clarence waved and went back to throwing stuff.
Steven threw a watermelon at the rock, their bikes were leaning on a tree, Steven got back after hanging out with Ameythest. The boy got a call from Clarence asking him if he wanted to come to the treehouse, so he took his bike to Jeff's house so they could ride together. So, that's what they were doing now.
He then got a text from Amethyst a few hours later asking if he wanted to spend the night, Steven said yes looked up the address to her house, and rode his bike there.
A\N: Hi guys, this is the last chapter before the time skip and Steven goes to the studio and meets Rebecca Sugar. I'm hoping you're enjoying this story, please review.
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