A half hour has passed since Pearl started bombarding Steven with questions, Steven tried to answer them but Pearl asked to quickly to let him finish. Spinel did try to interject every now and then, but was completely ignored. "Guys I-" Spinel was once again interrupted and she finally had enough. She grabbed one of Stevens pillows and swung it hard at Pearl a couple times, knocking the tall female back a bit. "SHUUUUUT UP!" Spinel screamed at Pearl "LET HIM EXPLAIN!" Steven then took this opportunity to quickly explain what had happened.

   Pearl was definitely surprised from being hit by Spinel, she wasn't expecting anything like that before. As soon as Steven was done, Pearl regained her composure with a small and tired sigh, she placed her hand on her face before speaking. "I'm sorry I jumped the gun, Steven you're only 17 years old and I assumed that.....well you know..." Pearl apologized softly. "I do know, and it's ok, maybe you should have some tea to relax" Steven suggested after giving Pearl a hug. "Yes you're right, I definitely need some tea" Pearl chuckled, returning Stevens hug. After Pearl released Steven from her arms, she began to walk out of the room "the both of you, good luck on the homework" she smiled and waved before completely leaving the room. Steven sighed a bit in relief "thanks Spinel, I owe you one" he smiled at her. "I just got tired of her squawking and had enough..." She sighed, plopping back onto Stevens bed. "Ready to get started?" Steven asked, sitting at his desk and patting the empty chair next to him. Spinel gave an irritated groan before sitting up, and getting up to make her way to the chair.

    During the next couple hours, Steven and Spinel worked on the PowerPoint for their English project. Spinel, after a bit, rested her head on her arms, and accidentally dozed off while Steven was organizing the PowerPoint slides on the laptop that rested on his desk. Steven noticed this after he received no answer to a question he had, and smiled a little as he decided to let her sleep for a bit. Spinel looked quite peaceful as she slept, but about a half hour later, tears began to stream down her face along with whatever eyeliner she still had on from the shower. Steven didn't notice this until he heard a faint whimper, followed along with a small "n-no please...." from Spinel.  Steven whipped his head around to see Spinel crying in her sleep. He gently laid his hand on her shoulder and softly shook her "hey Spinel, wake up..." Steven spoke quietly, in where it worked after several attempts.

   Spinel's eyes shot open and met Stevens brown eyes, giving a heavy blush in embarrassment. "You were having a bad dream, are you ok?" Steven asked as Spinel sat up a bit, his hand resting on her cheek and his thumb wiping away the eyeliner tears. "No.....I'm not ok..." Spinel admitted, slightly nuzzling his hand. Steven's other hand reached up to her cheek and cupped her face a bit "do you want to talk about it?" He asked softly, trying to comfort her. Spinel felt that same feeling in her chest again. That gooey, warm fuzzy feeling that scared her every time, Steven kept knocking down her walls faster than she can put them back up again. Spinel closed her eyes and shook her head lightly "n-no...." She whimpered her answer. Steven gave a small frown, and sighed before reaching over his desk, and grabbing a tissue. He gently began to wipe away the tears on her cheek, still cupping her face with his other hand. Spinel's hand reached up, she intended to remove the hand that was wiping her tears away, but unexpectedly she pressed his hand onto her face again, now cupping his hand as she nuzzled into the warmth coming from his hand. Steven's heart jumped into his throat again, not expecting Spinel to even do what she just did. Spinel continued to hold Stevens hand to her face before she began to tear up again.

    Steven noticed that Spinel was holding back her tears and pouted a little, he then brought her head to rest on his chest, hugging her in the process. Calling Spinel surprised was an understatement, she tried to gently push away from Steven but his hug remained firm. "I'm gonna stain your shirt...." Spinel chuckled, attempting a lame excuse to escape his grip. "It's just a shirt, your feelings are more important at the moment..." Steven stated, continuing to hug Spinel to himself. Spinel blushed a bit, but it didn't last long since she began to cry again. She clung to the fabric of his light blue shirt, her tears staining the clothing as she buried her face into his chest. After a few minutes, Stevens hug slackened a bit as Spinel sat up. She grabbed a couple tissues to wipe the rest of her tears away, looking away a bit. Steven brought his hand up to Spinel's chin and gently moved her head to look at the pink haired boy "how do you feel?..." He asked gently. Spinel gave a sniffle before sighing in defeat "a little bit better....." She admitted, looking into his eyes before looking away.

    "I think we should stop for today, what do you think?" Steven asked Spinel as he saved their PowerPoint and closed his laptop. "Yea...." Spinel replied, although she didn't want to admit it, but she really didn't want to go just yet. "Do you want to have dinner with us?" Steven asked, sounding very hopeful as he looked at Spinel. "Dinner?" Spinel asked, looking surprised. She then began to giggle a bit "how funny, you actually want me for dinner?" She laughed a little, thinking that was a cruel joke. Steven sighed a bit, he hated it when Spinel does this to herself "why do you think I'm kidding?" He asked gently "please have dinner with us...." He whined those last few words. Spinel stopped giggling when she heard him whine "you're not joking?..." She asked softly. "No I'm not.... please have dinner with me, Pearl and Garnet?" He asked again. Spinel looked away a little before looking at him again "ok, I'll have dinner with you guys...." she answered.