I Think I Need A Little (Amethyst x Reader)

The time to part from Steven’s home finally marked itself on the clock.

Everyone was busy making sure everything was set before they left.

Garnet helped Greg with the remaining of the luggage, setting it neatly apart on a corner of the van. Pearl, on the other hand, was busy explaining to Peridot and Lapis what had to be done to maintain the house in decent shape while everyone was out.

“Are you sure you don’t wanna go with us, guys?” Steven asked, directing his words at the two Gems who were to be left in charge of watching his home while he was out. “We can always lock the door and clean up when we’re back!”

“It’s okay. . .” Lapis mumbled, crossing her arms over her chest as she looked away from him, mouth tugging into a frown. “I’m not really. . . ready to leave this place yet.”

“And I’m not about to let her be all alone!” Peridot chimed in, a proud grin taking over her green complexion as she placed her hands on her waist. “You can count on us -- We’ll take care of everything while you’re out!”

The boy smiled at the Gem’s enthusiastic response, nodding his head as he then turned his attention to you.

“Wanna go help Amethyst with the map?” Steven offered. “I can take care of the rest from here -- so you can go set things up with her and stuff!”

“Thank you, Steven,” you spoke, returning the smile he directed at you. “I guess I’ll go, then. Just let me know if you need any help, alright?”

He assented to your words, gesturing you made the purple Gem some company afterwards. It wasn’t until you were halfway into reaching her side that he stopped looking out for you, the sight of him wanting to make sure you arrived there causing for your smile to widen.

“Hey,” you called out, capturing Amethyst’s attention, who was busy furrowing her gaze at the map spread over her lap, a few patches of sand covering her thighs as she shifted in her seat on the sand.

She looked up at you with a smile, patting at the space left next to her for you to join her in her observation. You accepted the invitation and took a seat, glancing a quick look at the marks she’d made over the map.

“Whaddya think?” She asked, directing a small smirk to your side. “I already marked a few places that look cool to visit.”

You paid better attention to the marks now, noticing circled locations such as a lake, a line of food trucks, and a CD and DVD store.

The last one was the most to capture your intrigue, the idea of her being interested in either films or music making you wonder over what were her reasons for wanting to visit there.

“Looks good,” you replied with a grin, choosing not to bring up that topic for the time being. “Any other places you have in mind?”

The purple Gem faced you with a confident smile of her own, gently pushing over the map to your side and winking at you.

“I was thinking you could choose from here.”

You returned her playful gesture by nudging her lightly on the side, thanking her and taking the map in your hands. Slowly, your eyes scanned each possible location you could visit with her and the others, arriving to a stop when noticing an instrument store.