Steven Universe fic

pt 8 Chapter Two: Date Day

Steven opened the door to his house, jokingly bowing as he held it for Connie while she entered laughing.
His mood had lifted considerably after his talk under the ocean with her, and continued to stay in the clouds throughout the day.

"Hi guys." He smiled, waving at Amethyst and Spinel who sat on the couch eating an ungodly amount of donuts.

"Werhrfmeheefimgomnest." Amethyst said, turning to the boy. Steven raised an eyebrow at her face full of donut while she gulped them down. "We're having an eating contest!"

Spinel shoved three donuts in her mouth, grinning at the two of them.

"I'm winning." She giggled, reaching to grab another. She paused, her face suddenly turning sour as her newly formed stomach groaned in discomfort. "Errrgh" the gem's cheeks puffed out in attempt to hold the food inside, causing Amethyst to burst into laughter.

"Not anymore! I told you you wouldn't beat me!" She jested, slapping the pink gem on the back as she held back her vomit. She shook her head vigorously, holding her mouth shut and springing off the couch toward the bathroom.
Amethyst dropped to the floor, unable to contain her laughter, pausing to hear her friend vomit before breaking out in tears from the hilarity.

"Did you tell her she could change the size of a stomach?" Steven asked, trying to hold back his own laughs. Amethyst sat up with a sheepish grin on her face.

"No." She replied, finally standing on her feet, chuckling still as she wiped tears from her eyes.

"Well, we were going to watch a movie, Connie rented the new Space Wars that came out, you want to join?" Steven smiled, glancing at Connie who was reaching in her bag for the small disc holder. She pulled it out, flashing the movie at Amethyst.

"Sure! Pearl and Garnet are over at New Homeworld, so we've got the place all to ourselves." She replied, lounging back on the couch. The two followed suit and Spinel exited the bathroom shortly after, looking rather displeased with herself, and still holding her impromptu stomach as it grumbled.

"You wanna watch this movie Spinel?" Steven asked, turning toward the pink gem who was ducking out of the living area. The gem stopped herself, turning around with uncomfortable blush on her face.

"I don't know-"

"Come on," he interjected, patting the seat next to him, "I'll make you something to calm your stomach?"

The gem thought about the offer, not sure if more things inside her would be a good decision. Connie leaned over, so she could face Spinel as well.

"I know a tea that helps with digestion!"
Her comment swayed the gem and she sighed, reluctantly sitting next to Amethyst as Steven put in the movie and Connie whipped up a warm tea.

"Here." The girl smiled, handing the mug to her, Spinel took it from her hands and inspected it, she had never had tea before, most of the time she ate cereal or donuts, or fries.
She took a sip, pulling the mug away from her face and sticking out her tongue.

"Careful, it's hot." Connie chuckled, sitting down next to Steven as the movie began.

Spinel blew on the tea, sipping it gently and pulled her legs up onto the couch, leaning over the arm of it, watching the opening credits roll for the movie.
It was a very long movie.
She had changed position several times in attempt to quiet her stomach, and about halfway through her tea had gone cold.
She glanced at her friends, as they intently watched, then lolled her head back, letting out a quiet, bored sigh.
She stared at the ceiling, then back at her friends, then at the television, and back at the ceiling, hearing the static of the television grow, she held her head up to focus on the TV, barely able to hear through the interference.

"Are you guys not hearing that?" She asked, only slightly hearing her own voice. She leaned over to see if Steven had reacted to the noise as well. He turned to her, saying something inaudible with a smile.

"What?" She said, rubbing her ears to try and hear better.

"I said, hearing what?" He laughed, Spinel shook her head, slightly confused that the rest of them hadn't heard the static. She furrowed her brow in disappointment.

"Nevermind."

Spinel turned to face the television, resting her head on her fist as the static quieted, now playing the audio of the movie as it was meant to be.

"So? What did you think?" Connie asked, popping the disc back into its case.

"I don't know, I think I liked the first three the best, this one seemed a bit repetitive." Steven replied, stretching as he sat up from the couch. Connie shoved the case back into her bag nodding.

"I agree, it was still entertaining though." She remarked, heading toward the door, Steven followed her, opening the door as she walked out, providing him a peck on the cheek as an appreciation. The boy blushed brightly in response.

"Tell your mom I said hi." He smiled, waving her goodbye as she made her way down the stairs. Amethyst sat up, glancing over at the gem who sat next to her, Spinel was dead asleep, and drooling slightly, her arms and legs spaghettified splaying on the ground like over cooked noodles.

"We should probably leave her," Steven laughed, Amethyst nodded, dropping a portion of the gem's arm back on the couch.

"I bet she's really tired." He smiled, glancing back at her before making his way up the stairs to his room. Amethyst opened the door to her own, yawning and waved Steven goodnight.

The boy made his way up to his room, flopping down on his bed and kicking off his flip flops, then pulling off his pants and haphazardly throwing them on the floor so he could change into pajamas.

Steven pulled his covers aside, and made himself comfortable in bed, genuinely at ease.
The day went so incredibly well, far better than he had imagined, Connie helped him see that his place was still on earth.
He enjoyed their day together, and enjoyed the movie with Amethyst and Spinel and Connie. He was happy to see Spinel back to her old- new self, and everything seemed to quiet his restless mind.
It was nice, and he hoped, and prayed that it lasted.