The moon was just becoming visible in the dusky sky, and it was just the artsy kinda thing Steven wanted to take a picture of. He held his phone camera up at the sky when he heard a voice behind him.
Steven gasped, phone fumbling in his hands and snapping a picture once as he caught it before it hit the sidewalk.
Heād been conditioned to be afraid of, since he saw her in his dreams before knowing the truth. He stared up, shaking just slightly. He tried to feel any of that warmth he felt when he used to look at Roseās portrait, but it was hard. She wasnāt Rose, not yet.
āPinkā¦Diamond!?ā Steven blinked, then remembering the fake version of his mother heād seen here once before, and again back home in her room on the temple.
He slowly raised his phone up to look at her through the camera. She didnāt fit all in frame, but she did show up. So she was real.
āPink Diamondā¦āhe gulped nervously before shaking his head. No, she wasnāt scary. She was just a little goofy and immature and rebellious.
A lot of stuff was her fault, but it wasnāt like he could yell at her for it. She didnāt really know. Definitely not. Not if she wasnāt even Rose yet.
āMy name is Steven.ā He put his phone back in his pocket and lifted his shirt almost in defeat. āAnd Iām your son.ā
Whether or not sheād recognize her gem from this angle or even knew what a son was at this point was yet to be known.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Pink eyed the little human curiously, the fact that he was afraid of her caused her a bit of hesitation. Normally humans werenāt this afraid in her presence but then again she was used to interacting with them as Rose. She didnāt want to cause him anymore unneeded fear so the diamond crouched down to a lower level. She wasnāt at eye level with him by a long shot but at least she wasnāt towering over the boy now.
Ā Ā Oh! He seemed to recognize her, he even called her by name. That was even more peculiar, Pink couldnāt recall ever seeming this boy before but harking back to what drew her to him in the first place, he felt extremely familiar.
Ā Ā A soft gasp of surprise came from Pink when Steven showed her the gem situated in the same location as her own. It was a diamond. Not just any diamond but a pink diamond, hers. But that couldnāt be possible, she was right here! She lightly touched it with the tips of her fingers but drew her hand back quickly. It really was hers. The same hand drifting back to lightly graze her own gem.Ā
Ā Ā Her son..Thatās what he called himself. That was the male offspring of humans wasnāt it? But a gem can have a child..Can they? The Earth was full of things she never dreamed possible, perhaps gems and humans were more compatible than sheād originally assumed. Was it possible that this city giving her a glimpse into her own future?
Ā Ā Pink gave the boy a soft smile, he was so small. So young and yet there was a level of guilt weighing on him that she could see. It was plain to see that telling her this was painful for him, She was unsure why but figured it would be a question for later. Pink wasnāt sure what was going on, or even what he was, but it was obvious to her that they were connected.Ā
āSteven..Itās nice to meet you. Iām sorry that I donāt know who you are....but Iād like to. If you donāt mind.āĀ