The shadow assassin (steven universe reader-insert)

Chapter 51.

Pearl:

♫ Who am I now in this world without her?
Petty and dull with the nerve to doubt her.
What does it matter? It's already done!
Now I've got to be there for her son! ♫

Clouds in the sky form into silhouettes of Rose, Pearl, and Greg. Cloud Rose turns her attention to Cloud Greg, leaving Cloud Pearl as it looks down in sorrow. Steven begins climbing off the bed, as Pearl gets off the glass railings too and leans against it.

Pearl:

♫ It's over, isn't it? Isn't it? Isn't it over?
It's over, isn't it? Isn't it? Isn't it over? You won, and she chose you, and she loved you, and she's gone! ♫

Pearl throws the rose high into the air, and the wind carries it off the balcony. A single tear then falls from Pearl's eye.

Pearl:

♫ It's over, isn't it? Why can't I move on?
It's over, isn't it? Why can't I move on? ♫

A shooting star flies through the sky as Pearl concludes her song. She then slowly returns back into the bedroom, and gasps and blushes in shock when she finds Steven, and Greg, are awake. Steven is sitting by the bed while Greg is sitting on the bed, with his back facing Pearl.

Pearl finally finished her song but she saw both Steven and Greg awake. "Greg! You were... awake?" She asked nervously, knowing he had heard atleast a part of his song.

"Nothing's gonna fix this, is it?" Greg puts his robe and fixed his hair and gets up then walks off.

"Greg!" Pearl yelled his name as Greg exits through the door

"I'm sorry you had to be around me." Greg said sadly exits the bedroom, moping.

"Dad!" Steven yelled his name in concern

" ... I shouldn't have come along." Pearl apologized sadly and Steven replied with "No. This is exactly why I brought you." Seriously and pearl is shock.

Greg is seen sorrowfully indulging himself with cherries out of a cup, as serene piano music plays in the background.

"Cherry man." Greg eats a cherry and throws the stem into the cup.

Steven clears his throat from behind Greg and he turns around, seeing Steven holding hands with Pearl, smiling awkwardly. Greg gets up from his seat and Steven prompts him and Pearl to make up. Greg and Pearl look away from each other uncomfortably, when the piano music suddenly and inappropriately transitions into upbeat ragtime.

Steven walks up to the pianist and offers him a bundle of cash. The pianist gleefully accepts the cash, singing to himself, and walks away. Steven then takes over the piano, cracks his knuckles, and begins to sing "Both of you".

Steven:

♫ Why don't you talk to each other?
Why don't you talk to each other? Just give it a try.
Why don't you talk about what happened?
I know you're trying to avoid it, but I don't know why. ♫

Greg and Pearl walk up to Steven, noticing he is singing about them, and continues to look away awkwardly from each other.

Steven: