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"You wanted to see me, dewdrop?"

Fluffy padded out of the cave tentatively, walking upto the halfling as he sat in a contemplative silence. However, upon hearing her voice, he broke his stance to look back at his mother. "Yeah. It's... kinda important."

Without a second thought, Fluffy walked upto her gemling and laid down beside him. Instinctively, he crawled into her forearms and sat against her thick chest fur. With a content but heavy sigh, he stared up at the stars for a few minutes to gather his thoughts. "Where to start... there's so much..."

"Take your time, sweets," Fluffy assured him gently. Steven smiled contently as Fluffy lightly nuzzled the top of his head. "Mama's in no hurry."

He nodded and sat back for a few minutes to gather himself, before taking a deep breath. "Okay... so... it... kinda started a few weeks after I... left you guys..."

He then retold his experiences as a Crystal Gem. He didn't hold back, he was sure to detail everything he's went through, but also made sure to mention good aspects, like the food he's tasted, Amethyst and her similarity to Tri-T and Garnet's consideration towards him and his background, but when it came to the Pearl, his bitterness towards her was audibly potent, with how he'd detail her haughtiness and shrewd nature, and retold her the event that happened when she snapped at him, which led him back here. To round up his tail, he raised his shirt and pointed to his gemstone.

"And it's all because of her."

If Fluffy had any blood, it'd be boiling. No child should ever have to be put through all of that danger. Her fur bristled, but she saw no reason to lose her temper now. Instead, she drew in a deep breath, and a cold feeling settled in the pit of her stomach.

"I'm... sorry, dewdrop." She uttered, resting her chin gently on your head. "I... I never should have let you leave. You never should've had suffered like that..."

"No mama, don't be sorry. It was my decision... I thought it was the right thing to do." Steven laid back against her chest. "And... I think it was... in a way."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah... If I didn't go, I wouldn't have known about Rose." He stared at the gem in his navel, prodding at it gently. "She was the one who gave me this, after all." His brows then drew forward in deep thought. "It's just... I don't know how to feel about her. She fought for earth's freedom, but she... also caused all of this stuff to happen to me..."

Fluffy hummed sympathetically as she contemplated his story. "She sounded impulsive, dear." She concluded gently. "Who knows what was going through her mind when she was doing this?"

"That's the thing... I want to know." His voice was hard with resolve. "I need to know who she was. And why she did what she did." He relaxed against her with a sigh, crossing his arms matter-of-factly. "But we're doing this on my own terms. My way."

Fluffy stared, mulling his words over, before letting out a half-hearted chuckle.

"That's the proper way to do it."
~~~~~~~~~~~

Kind of anticlimactic, but I didn't want to go into it too deep too quickly.

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"You wanted to see me, dewdrop?"

Fluffy padded out of the cave tentatively, walking upto the halfling as he sat in a contemplative silence. However, upon hearing her voice, he broke his stance to look back at his mother. "Yeah. It's... kinda important."

Without a second thought, Fluffy walked upto her gemling and laid down beside him. Instinctively, he crawled into her forearms and sat against her thick chest fur. With a content but heavy sigh, he stared up at the stars for a few minutes to gather his thoughts. "Where to start... there's so much..."

"Take your time, sweets," Fluffy assured him gently. Steven smiled contently as Fluffy lightly nuzzled the top of his head. "Mama's in no hurry."

He nodded and sat back for a few minutes to gather himself, before taking a deep breath. "Okay... so... it... kinda started a few weeks after I... left you guys..."

He then retold his experiences as a Crystal Gem. He didn't hold back, he was sure to detail everything he's went through, but also made sure to mention good aspects, like the food he's tasted, Amethyst and her similarity to Tri-T and Garnet's consideration towards him and his background, but when it came to the Pearl, his bitterness towards her was audibly potent, with how he'd detail her haughtiness and shrewd nature, and retold her the event that happened when she snapped at him, which led him back here. To round up his tail, he raised his shirt and pointed to his gemstone.

"And it's all because of her."

If Fluffy had any blood, it'd be boiling. No child should ever have to be put through all of that danger. Her fur bristled, but she saw no reason to lose her temper now. Instead, she drew in a deep breath, and a cold feeling settled in the pit of her stomach.

"I'm... sorry, dewdrop." She uttered, resting her chin gently on your head. "I... I never should have let you leave. You never should've had suffered like that..."

"No mama, don't be sorry. It was my decision... I thought it was the right thing to do." Steven laid back against her chest. "And... I think it was... in a way."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah... If I didn't go, I wouldn't have known about Rose." He stared at the gem in his navel, prodding at it gently. "She was the one who gave me this, after all." His brows then drew forward in deep thought. "It's just... I don't know how to feel about her. She fought for earth's freedom, but she... also caused all of this stuff to happen to me..."

Fluffy hummed sympathetically as she contemplated his story. "She sounded impulsive, dear." She concluded gently. "Who knows what was going through her mind when she was doing this?"

"That's the thing... I want to know." His voice was hard with resolve. "I need to know who she was. And why she did what she did." He relaxed against her with a sigh, crossing his arms matter-of-factly. "But we're doing this on my own terms. My way."

Fluffy stared, mulling his words over, before letting out a half-hearted chuckle.

"That's the proper way to do it."
~~~~~~~~~~~

Kind of anticlimactic, but I didn't want to go into it too deep too quickly.

Next:
Prev: www.deviantart.com/sam-spaceki…