Steven Universe fic

Pt2 Chapter Five: Slumber Party

Steven was fast asleep, rolling over on his side. Feeling some kind of presence in the room he drowsily opened his eyes, Spinel stood before him, she held her arms tightly and stared intently at him.
The sight of the gem suddenly appearing in front of him caused the boy to jerk up in astonishment, nearly falling out of his bed from the shock.

"Spinel!?" He gasped, balancing himself on his bed. The gem quickly averted her eyes and began to shuffle tentatively.

"Can I stay here with you?" She mumbled, not looking up at the boy. Steven relaxed, and looked around his room to see if anyone else snuck in with her.

"I don't think-"

"That room has scary things in it." The gem continued, cutting off his declination. She looked worn, her pigtails slowly losing their heart shape. Steven sighed reluctantly.

"Okay," he breathed, "you can just..lay down on the floor." He knew gems didn't really sleep, it wasn't something they exactly needed, and Spinel likely only wanted his presence to comfort her. Though, the thought of having a gem standing in his room silently watching him while he slept sent a shiver down his spine.
The gem sat down on the floor, and looked up at Steven for approval.

"Now just, lay down, and close your eyes." She followed his direction, laying on the ground with her arms rested over her belly. Steven sighed once more and laid down in his own bed, intent on falling back to sleep.

Spinel lay on the floor, opening one eye after hearing Steven's breath slow, he was now asleep. The calm repetition of his breathing stilled her racing thoughts as she shifted herself to face the bed frame.
What's happening to me? She thought, worry and fear beginning to rise inside her. The gem gripped her stomach, as though the pain would make her stop thinking about it. She rolled onto her back, staring at the ceiling of his room. Letting out a discontented sigh.
The moonlight gently shone through the window, casting the room in a soft blue glow, Steven's trinkets and photos alight in the reflective light. Her eyes drifted from one photo to the next.
One with Connie, a painting of Garnet and Amethyst, a photo of Pearl, Amethyst, Garnet and Steven grinning. The gem sat upright, looking over the photos once again.
Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, Steven, Connie...no Spinel.
She pondered the thought, but shook her head in an effort to release it. Did Steven like her? Was she his friend? How come there were no photos of them? Of her?
Spinel felt a deep burning inside her, it felt like rage. She turned to her side, now facing the door. Something in her told her to leave. To run. That she wasn't wanted here.
But Steven was kind to her, he showed her how to eat food, he took her on a picnic with Connie.
But he also gave her the bad thing. And left her in his room. He left her in the scary room too.
Maybe...perhaps, he didn't like her. Maybe he just wanted her to stay away from him, he was only being nice to her as a joke. Maybe it was just a game.
I like games, Spinel thought, but this isn't fun.
I don't like this.

Steven rolled to his side, his arm falling over the bed, hitting Spinel's hair softly, startling the thought consumed gem. His fingers outstretched, and tangled themselves in her pigtails before he rolled over with them, pulling the gem along.

"Ow, ow, ow!" She squirmed, grabbing his hand as he unknowingly yanked away.

"Don't cry..Spinel." he mumbled in his sleep. The gem stood, picking his fingers out of her hair causing the pigtail to lose its heart shape entirely. The gem gently set his hand on his chest and quietly sat back down on the floor. He was thinking about her, she thought, a relieved smile slowly appearing on her face. The boy shifted his position, now facing the gem, a peaceful, gentle look on his face as he slept.

"I won't...make you remember." His words trailed off softly as he pulled his arm up, muffling his voice.

Remember what? Spinel drew back, scooting so that he couldn't grab any part of her by accident and stared at the sleeping boy. What did he not want her to remember? What could he make her remember. The gem hunched, and sighed, feeling at a loss. Then she raised her head, watching Steven sleep. He didn't want her to remember something. But he asked her if she remembered the bad thing. The flashes, were those memories? Spinel screwed her face in disbelief. No. That's not what that is.

Spinel shook the thought from her head and lay back down on the floor, closing her eyes once more.

The morning light of the sun began to peek over the horizon causing Steven to stir, he rolled over and let out a disappointed groan before sitting upright in his bed. He peered around his room drowsily as he looked for Spinel. She was nowhere to be seen. She probably got up before him, if she even slept at all last night. Steven made his way downstairs. Pearl stood washing a few dishes in the sink while Spinel sat at the counter shoving cereal in her mouth enthusiastically.  

"She wanted some as soon as the sun rose." Pearl said distractedly, setting a freshly cleaned bowl on the counter. Steven went to grab the bowl. "Oh, and she ate the last of it."
Steven sighed, setting the bowl back down, letting out a discontent grunt. His stomach growled in hunger.

"I'll go to the Big Donut." He muttered, heading back upstairs to change. Spinel bounced off of her chair and quickly caught up with him.

"Can I come?" She squeaked with newfound joy, clasping Steven's hand in hers.

"Uh, sure, but let me change first." He said, opening his bedroom door. The gem began to make her way in before Steven held out his arm, stopping her short.

"You can come in after." He smiled, the gem nodded. He quickly stepped into his room and close the door before she could reject and began changing into his clothes, finishing up with his new jacket.

Spinel stood patiently at the door, waiting for Steven to return, before lighting up with a thought. She ran downstairs and grabbed a camera off one of the shelves and returned to her position, bouncing eagerly as he opened the door.