The next couple weeks were hectic for just about everyone at the highschool, especially for Steven, and even more troublesome for Spinel. She watched her boyfriend rush around at his house preparing certain things for when he has to leave, so that when the time came, it'd be easier to bring certain items with him and have the other stuff mailed overseas. Dread weighed heavily in the pit of Spinels stomach, just watching Steven running around, packing many things was making her head spin, and her heart hurt. She wanted to spend as much time with him as possible, but how could she when he was so busy with packing, and with getting ready for graduation.  "Fuck.... graduation is next week....and after that it'll be summer and then.... he'll be gone for four years.... Four years.... that's so long.....way to long...."  Spinel thought to herself, and that thought triggered a wave of questions that flooded her mind. "What if he meets a pretty girl over there?! What if he becomes to busy and thinks I'm not worth the extra hassle?! What if he wants to stay there and not come back?!" She thought, her mind raced with these questions in a horrific loop. Spinel then began to feel something unsettling develop throughout her body, something was forming inside her, and she knew exactly what it was. Reality seemed to slowly dissapaite for the female, and try as she might, everything around her had faded to a black hue. This had been happening more than she'd like to admit, everyday after school she'd try to keep her mind busy by studying hard, however her mind would eventually wander into dark territory. Like clockwork, she'd lose sense of reality, hear whispers that weren't originally there, and this would last for an undetermined amount of time.

   "Spinel you ready to go?" Steven asked softly, the feeling of his comforting left hand on Spinels shoulder was enough for Spinel to snap out of her darkened thoughts. "H-Huh?" Spinel blinked, turning her head to look at her loving boyfriend, "oh right the school trip, where are we going to again?" she asked, giving the top of his hand a small kiss. Steven blushed softly, "t-to Empire City, they unveiled a new amusement park last week and that's where we're going, the whole senior class" he answered. Steven noticed that ever since he told Spinel about him leaving to study abroad, she had started to become even more affectionate, not that she wasn't from the beginning of them dating, but it was more than what she usually did. Was it because he was leaving at the end of the summer, and that they wouldn't be able to even touch each other for four years? "Maybe she is trying to squeeze in as much time with me as possible before.....I'm worried about what will happen when she leaves.....I gotta talk to her about this later...." Steven thought to himself, making an extremely important mental note to store away in his brain. "Y-Yea let's go...." Spinel gulped softly, "I gotta be more careful, he's already got so much to do and I don't want to add on to his stress...." she thought to herself. Steven's signature smile developed on his face, his left hand released it's grip from Spinels shoulder, and he turned it over so his palm was facing upwards, as if he wanted his girlfriend to grab his hand. Spinel stared at Stevens opened hand for a couple seconds, her soft smile returned to plaster onto her face as she grabbed his hand, and with his help, she stood up with ease.

   "Yo Ste-man, I'm gonna ride the rollercoaster, I heard it's supposed to be HUGE!" Amethyst stated, extending her short arms as far as they could go to give an underestimated scale of how large the ride would be. Steven chuckled at his friends eagerness, frankly he was also excited as well, spending time with his closest friends, and his girlfriend all in one day. Spinel smiled softly, her left hand on top of Stevens right hand as the whole senior class was taking a couple buses to Empire City's Amusement Park. "I need this day, just to take a break from everything that'll eventually happen, I just need to have fun, with Steven and.....my friends" Spinel thought to herself, she still couldn't believe the school year she's had, just a few months ago Pink Pearl was her only friend, but with Steven in her life she made even more friends, and that made her feel all giddy inside. Spinels pink colored eyes studied her boyfriend, his figure relaxed and.......comfy looking, which sparked an idea inside her mischievous mind. "Hey Stevie, stay still~" Spinel giggled, catching Stevens attention, he had heard that laughter of hers many times to know that she has something planned, and that something would possibly involve the male being teased. "U-Uh sure? " He replied, keeping his body from moving, except from his chest rising and falling due to the need to breathe. Spinels soft smile morphed into a wolfish grin, her face leaning into Stevens face to deliver a quick kiss on his cheek before her body shifted. The next thing Steven knew, Spinel was hovering over his lap, before plopping down onto his thighs, "oof!" he grunted as his girlfriend wiggled backwards, the male had now become a seat. Spinel giggled as she grabbed onto Stevens arms, wrapping his arms around her hips as if to act like a seatbelt, and she leaned backwards more into his front as she sighed in content, "comfy cozy now~". Steven gulped since he wasn't used to Spinel sitting on his lap, her back facing him to be specific, usually they'd be face to face when they're kissing or something like that. But when she was sitting on his lap in the normal way, it felt different, different in a good way of course, but his mind wandered a bit, he didn't know why Spinel sitting on him like this made him feel like this, but damn was he curious to find out. "You know you shouldn't have done that~" Steven stated, his tone serious, but slightly mischievous, as if a part of Spinels playful personality was rubbing off onto him. "Why's that?~" Spinel asked, her hand reaching backwards to cup the right side of his face, her thumb gently rubbing the scar that Steven had developed since the car accident long ago. She swore that she could hear Stevens smirk grow, she then felt his cold fingers trail onto her uncovered stomach, and she cursed herself for wearing a crop top sweatshirt today. "Cause...." Steven paused, his hand freezing right on Spinels bellybutton, "you'll provoke the TICKLE MONSTER~" he finished before tickling his girlfriends exposed tummy, and his smile brightened when he heard Spinels laughter fill the air. "S-Steven no! I-I'm sensitive there!" She laughed loudly, wiggling in his lap just a bit as she grabbed at his hands in an attempt to stop him, but to no avail. "Yeeeesh get a room you two~" Amethyst rolled her eyes, playfully teasing the couple as Steven landed a few quick affectionate pecks on Spinels cheeks, however his ticklish actions have halted. "Maybe later~" Spinel replied, knowing that her words would fluster Steven beyond anything, and one look at his beet red face proved how right she was.