Corrupted Heart - Steven Universe x Reader

Chapter 6

Do you have your toothbrush?".

"Yes".

"Clean clothes for tomorrow?".

"Yes".

"That teddy bear that you sleep with at night?".

"Mum~!", I exclaimed, flustered that someone would hear. Even though mum and I were the only people in the room. "Well, do you or not?",  she huffed, unmistakably tired of my attitude. "You're not leaving this house until I get an answer"."Yes! I have Boris-Bear! Now can we go?". Mum chuckled, teasingly, opening the front door for me. "You are so bashful sometimes", she smiles, which coincidentally made me pout. She ruffled my hair, taking my hand and accompanying me to Steven's house.

I knocked gently on the door, waiting to be seized by a jittery teenager. I heard a little commotion from the other side of the door, but I didn't think much of it. I overheard muffled, excited squeals getting louder by the second before the door swung open. "Welcome to the best sleepover in Beach City!", Steven asserted, doing exactly as I predicted, by grasping me and pressing me into a firm hug. Note to self; Get a taser for the next time Steven tries to hug me.....I was joking.

Fortunately, I was saved from getting my bones pulverised when Steven noticed my mum standing behind me. He waved at her, with me still in his grasp, except he slightly loosened it, so I could actually breathe instead of gagging on my desperate puffing for air. "Hi (Y/N)'s mum!", he greeted her in a dainty voice. "Hello, Steven. You two going to have fun?". Steven eagerly nodded, releasing me as I unstiffed my sore back. However, he still managed to keep a firm grip on my hand. It was like he knew I was going to try and creep away once he released me. "I have a lot of fun stuff planned!", he jittered with emotion, almost erupting with excitement. "This'll be so cool, you won't want to go back home!".

I mouthed to my mum the words, 'Save Me', behind Steven's back. She chuckled, before digging into her purse. She pulled out her phone to promptly check the time, before shoving it back in. "Well, I'll leave you to it. Check your phone incase I call you, ok (Y/N)?". I nodded, casually. Mum leaned down and gave me a tiny peck on my forehead. She had already planted it before I could stop. "Mum~!", I whined in the same tone I did earlier. This time she, however, ignored me, instantly rushing off the veranda and down on the shore of the beach. Steven wasted no time hauling me inside his house and shutting the door. I slipped my bag off and tossing it on the couch, which I was assumed is where I was going to sleep.

"So, what's first on the agenda?", I asked, plopping myself on the couch, next to my bag. Frantically, Steven pointed at the stack of pillows and blankets in the corner that was already pre-made. "We need a pillow fort! Obviously!", he exclaimed. Despite that he was still super excited, I could that he's enthusiasm had died down and he was just pleased I agreed to this. He gripped onto the edge of a pillow and tossed it at me. It bounced off my forehead and into my hands. Steven chuckled at my late reaction, grasping a pillow for himself. "There are videos on TubeTube that show how to make awesome pillow forts. We can use that". Steven picked up his phone from the coffee table, scrolling through his apps. He opened the TubeTube app, typing in 'Pillow Fort Tutorial' in the search bar."

I think we need another blanket on this side", I called out to Steven. He nodded, gripping onto the edge of another purple blanket and tossed it to me. Believe it or not, I was actually enjoying myself. I've never had a sleepover with a boy before, so I stereotypically thought all we would do was watch Monstertruck TV Shows or have burping competitions. But, this childish play of building a fort was really fun. I covered up the hole on top of the fort, before giving a big thumbs up to Steven. "I told you it would be awesome!", Steven praised, almost wrecking all our hard work in the process. I got down on my knees, crawling into the fort as Steven joined me. Wow, it was surprisingly cozy in here. I was really impressed with our work.