I lost...again. It's really all incredibly frustrating actually, I honestly thought that after the first battle I wouldn't have that much of a problem the next time we fought, but the way she can just jump around my attacks with a sort of grace makes it really impossible for my hits to land unless I do something sneaky.
She bragged about her victory...because of course she did, but I think our talk brought us closer. I decided to wait on training with Pearl until I can at least beat Amethyst a few times. When noon finally came, I did my mile run. What took me by surprise was how hard it was to finnish.
I guess I just assumed that since the sit ups and push ups were so easy that so would the run but I was wrong. Oh I was so very wrong. The mile run had me sweating buckets by the end of it and I wanted nothing more but to climb the stairs, drink a gallon of water, and fall asleep. And yes, I did mean climb the stairs. I could barely walk.
So, that's exactly what I did. I woke up from my nap around 3 hours later, feeling much better and ready to continue on with my day but nothing more actually happened. I started training with powers again to see if I can unlock my bubble or something but unfortunately no luck.
Since that was a dead end I began working on my shield. My goal was to not only keep my shield out for the rest of the day but to also try to push my five feet range limit out some more. Despite not accomplishing said goal, it all wasn't pointless. While I was trying, I put all of my concentration on moving out of my limit. Not long afterwards, a headache formed that seemed to hurt more with each passing second that I continued.
But after a while of pushing, I felt something, almost like the wall indenting a little. Just an inch, a tiny inch, but it was there. And when I brought it back to try again, the inch was still there, much easier to access. It'll take awhile, I'm forcing my powers to evolve instead of waiting for them to come slowly like Steven, but I'll become much more powerful for it. I'm sure.
At around 6 o'clock, the headache came back from having my shield out for too long. I could only last around 30 more minutes before the pain became too much and I had to put it away. Before bed, I did the rest of my work out and went to sleep. 2 hours and 30 minutes.
A sort of routine formed. An entire week had passed and everyday I would do the exact same thing. I kept my interactions with the Beach City citizens to a minimum for now and focused on training.
While I've been talking to all of the Crystal Gems, me and Amethyst have become the closest. She even started joining me for my morning and night workouts and even my runs. I still haven't beat her once yet, but I've been working on attacking with my shield while moving instead of being frozen in once place the entire time.
All and all everything has been going good. The second episode hasn't arrived yet, but it's only a matter of time. I say that but at this point I don't even know if the second episode will happen. And if it does, what if I miss it or something? It's useless to worry about so I try not to think about it but my anxiety pops up every now and then.
I am also now able to push my shield out 6 feet around me without me losing control of it. Training my fitness with the thing, I've been trying to bounce it off multiple stuff and come back to me but I still haven't been very successful.
I've also been training to the speed of my control, having my shield fly around my in circles as fast as it can without it flying off somewhere or crashing into something. In my fist fight with Amethyst, if I could have gotten my shield back to me in time then I wouldn't have lost. Or, at least I wouldn't have lost so easily.
I can also push my time of having my shield out by a full hour, letting me keep it for about 3 hours before I even feel the headache. All in all, things were going pretty good. Hanging out with the gems in my free time has been awesome and no baddies came up that we needed to fight.
One night I was having a weird dream. You see, after spending a full week, 24 hours a day, being animated I've kind of gotten used to it. No doubt, it was still a bit weird, but after a while, it just wasn't something I focused on anymore. That's why when I fell asleep and suddenly found myself in the real world, I was pretty shocked.
The real, non-animated world. For just a split second, I thought everything up until now had been some strangely realistic dream. I was in bed alone, back in my old room. Immediately I got on my phone to see what day and time and was. Turning it on, my background was still the same, an Air Gear picture of Ikki.
When looking at the time however, it showed 00:00. Getting out of my bed I exit my room to find someone. To talk to someone. Heading downstairs, I could smell the scent of bacon and sausages being made in the kitchen.
"Mom!" I yelled running into the kitchen. Her back was turned to me as she was slaving over the stove but I gave her a hug anyway. I laughed as I thought about everything I thought happened the past week and squeezed her. "I know I don't say this enough, but I love you."
"Aww honey~. What in the world has gotten into you? Well know that mother loves you too" she says before freeing herself from my embrace and turning around slowly. I backed away in fear at what I saw. There she was, my mother, but instead of her face there was some type of blur covering her entire head. Like a censor following her head movements.
And that was it. I woke up in my bed. Everything was animated again. Everything was back to 'normal', and honestly, I didn't know if I'm relieved or saddened. I don't particularly hate this life, or want to leave it. But is that only because I can't remember my family?/ My friends? My life?
Sitting up to get me some water from the kitchen, there right by the tv was a dark figure sitting there. Staring at me. Obviously, I jumped back in fright before my eyes eventually adapted to the darkness and I realised it was just Pearl.
"Pearl...with all due respect hun, what in the hell are you doing?! You scared the crap out of me! Why are you just sitting there?!" I asked confused and a little irritated. I didn't know what time it was but what I did know was that I just woke up. Which means it's still too early for this shit.
"Oh Steven, why did you suddenly wake up like that. Was there something wrong?" she questions with a weird look. She gets up and sits next to me on the bed and places a hand on my shoulder.
"Oh, I just had this really weird dream about...things. Do you know what dreams are? They're kind of hard to explain. It's like…." I explain before I stop. "Wait hold on, don't try avoiding the question. Pearl, what the heck were doing sitting right there?"
"I uh... I like to watch you sleep sometimes." she says while trying not to look me in the eyes. "And by sometimes I mean often. Not every night of course, sometimes I have errands to attend to. But when I don't…It's just to make sure you're safe at all times. I promise!"
For a while, I just stare at her as she starts to fidget in embarrassment. There's even a small blue blush that adorns her cute little cheeks. I forgot that Peal did that in the show, the moment passes by so quickly that after the quick chuckles it left my mind. But when it's happening to me, it's mega creepy. Still though, it's also kind of cute in its own yandere type way.
"Pearl you don't need to watch me. I'm not going anywhere you know? I'm not going to just up and disappear one day. We'll always be together." I say to try and reassure her. Even if I did leave, it wouldn't be anytime soon. I'd have to at least get to the Steven Universe: Future timeline.
"You did before…" she replies, looking down in sadness before realising what she said. "I mean, Rose did. Not you. It's just, one day she was there and the next she wasn't. And you were in her place. With her gem. And for a long time, I had this hope that one day she would just come back. Back into our lives. Back to me. And she never did. And she never will. "
"...Hey. Pearl do you want to try something?" I ask hesitantly. I didn't know if I wanted to go this far so soon, but I have the opportunity right here and I just can't miss it. I'm a bad person, taking advantage of someone important to me in a vulnerable moment. I know. But...still, I scoot closer to her.
"Try what?" she asks, confused.
"Well, do you know what kissing is?"
"Kissing? Yes I believe so. Rose and your father used to do it alot. Though I never quite understood why. It never seemed to serve any purpose."
"Do you want to try? Kissing I mean? It'll probably help cheer you up."
"Oh? I didn't know kissing could do such a thing. So it makes people feel happier?"
"Well yes but it only works with someone you really love. And you can't do it with anyone else without my permission! Once you kiss someone, you're swearing to be together forever, and to never kiss someone other than that person."
"I see….yes. Yes I would like to try this kissing."
"Alright...lie down on the bed and close your eyes." I order, my heart pounding so loud in my chest that I wouldn't be surprised if the entire house could hear it. She does what I say without complaint and I climb on top of her. As I gaze into those beautiful blue eyes, I feel something stir within me.
"Alright Steven, what no-" I interrupt her by locking our lips. My eyes close as I begin slowly kissing her. Unmoving at first, after a while, she begins to match her movements with mine. I'm surprised to feel her hands wrap around my neck as we continue.
Once I feel she is comfortable enough with regular kissing, I force my tongue into her mouth, knowing that asking for entry would be pointless. She gasps in surprise as the rhythm picks up and I battle my tongue with hers. This time, taking much less time to adapt, she begins to do the same.
I'm shocked once again when I hear small moans coming from the body under me and her body begins to shake. Quickly losing control, my hands travel under her shirt, squeezing her small breasts.
Her body arches and I open my eyes slightly to see her reaction. Her eyes widen in what I'm assuming to be her first time feeling pleasure like this. Or maybe even feeling pleasure at all. I continue fondling her small breasts as I rock my body back and forth to generate a little friction for my cock.
After around 3 minutes of fondling and kissing, she suddenly stops as her body quakes, a silent scream forming in her throat. The tremors lasts for a couple of seconds before she lies back down on the bed, panting and face flushed blue.
My own breathing is irregular, but that simply because I actually need to breath and Pearl didn't seem to want to let me get air for more than a couple of seconds.
"S-steven...What in the world was that?" she asks after gathering her bearings.
"You just came I think. It's called an orgasm. When the body feels pleasure for long enough, that happens. It's one of the ways humans show how much they love each other, by making them feel really good."
"I-I see. Did you orgasm also?"
"Uh well no." I say with a small chuckle. "I didn't really. But that's okay for now. Are you feeling better? Still sad?"
"No...No I'm not!" she says with a smile. "In fact, I feel amazing!"
"Good...that's good Pearl. I know you're worried about me leaving and never coming back, but now that we've done that, it means I have to. We'll never be separated for long and I'll never just up and leave you. I love you."
"I...I love you too Steven." she says clenching my shirt with tears in her eyes. "Do you promise to never leave me?"
"Of course. I promise."
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