-Nighttime-
-9 pm-
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Since Steven got to the University, he didn't think he'd be feeling as much fear as he did. Even though he was outside of the dorm most of the day, finding Lapis, Peridot, and Bismuth as well, he couldn't get that girl out of his mind. It was something about her that brought chills down his spine. And it didn't help the fact that she said she didn't bite hard.

Without Confirming she wasn't gonna bite at all.

But then again he could just be scared over nothing, right? Maybe she just looks intimidating and was actually just harmless. He hoped that was it...and he hoped he didn't have bite marks when he woke up in the morning.

Steven took out his phone and looked at his contacts. 45 messages and 12 missed calls from his mother. "Classic mom..." he said quietly as he read through the messages:

"Dont text while you're driving there!"

"Are you there? Are you alright? Do you wanna come back home? Cuz Ill go pick you up if you wanna come bacc-"

"Did you pack enough clothes?"

"Steven?"

"Steven is there a girl in your dorm-"

Among others. Not that he was gonna answer them, ESPECIALLY not the last one. "Ought as well face time them like I promised." He told himself as he was about to tap the FaceTime button. However, he looked to his side, where Spinel was cuddled in her black sheets, an un-lit cigarette in her hand while she was sleeping peacefully and holding the golden locket on her chest. surely she'd easily be pissed off if he had awoken her with the FaceTime-ing. And he didn't wanna get his ass kicked by her either.

So to play it safe he walked into the dorm's bathroom and locked the door, soon contacting his supposed mother. And expected, she immediately answered. 

"Steven! Thank god you're ok...you don't know how relieved I am to see you!" Pearl said frantically in the only way she knows best (the Karen way-). A mug of coffee was visible beside her, showing she was expecting this call. "I've been waiting for you to contact us!"

"Heh, I could tell. How long have you been up? It's unlike you stay up this late."

"Well ya know...4 or 5 hours at most along with 10 cups of coffee. But I'm glad it was all worth the caffeine." She took another sip of her coffee while taking a breath to calm down her caffeine-rush. "So, howse college so far? Found any of your friends?"

Steven hesitated a  bit, thinking about his terrifying room-mate. He knew Pearl wouldn't feel comfortable with him being a dorm-mate to a girl, let alone one that looks like she's been in a gang. "It's pretty decent, at least. The deans are really nice, and it's a fancy place! Plus turns out Bismuth, LApis and Peridot are here to, so I have that."

"I'm glad to here that. So, howse your dormmate??"

Fuck me...

"Well..." the young adult rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "She's pretty scary-"

At first, Pearl seemed chill as she sipped her coffee some more. "Ah, well, sometimes it's scary meeting new people and-" Finally, she realized what he had said. "HOLD UP....SHE?!? YOUR DORM MATE IS A GIRL?!?!"

Fuck me harder-

"Shh, Pearl! And yes, it's a she. A very scary one at that. But not that bad!"

"Oh no no no this is bad- my worst nightmare is coming true! Has she been putting a move on you? Has she hurt you? Want me to go to that University and give her a piece of my mind!? Better yet, I'll have them move you to another dorm!"

Fuck me til I bleed, this isn't working out...

Steven sighed, instantly regretting mentioning his mate. He was actually scared she'd come to the school for real, and if she failed to have him moved to another dorm, tension will rise between him and Spinel, possibly leading to death. "Mom, it's ok. I promise you, maybe she's not as bad as she seems."

"Well if she's not as bad as she seems, tell me about her, hopefully that'll make things a little better..." She said as she tried calming down. "Tell me what you know about her already, such as likes, dislikes, personality and so on. And your first meet as well, how did she react?"

"Well when we first met, it was pretty...violent...I should say." Steven started, recalling that morning. Pearl was trying not to lose her mind thinking of what may have happened and what Spinel had done to her baby boy. "She pretty much cussed me out in whatever she was speaking and kicked my ass since she didn't know who I was. But after I told her I was her room-mate she calmed down...sorta."

He watched as Pearl restrained herself from panicking. "Ok...ok...a little misunderstanding, perfectly normal. What's she like?"

"As said before, terrifying. She's really gothic. Like, lowkey. Her entire half of the room is like a gothic cemetary, everything either black or hot pink. I take it she's a common user of drugs since I saw her with a cigarette earlier." The word 'cigarette' made her even more nervous.

"I shouldn't worry about you using whatever drugs she's using, right?!" Pearl asked in a more panicky manner, calming down once Steven gave her a reassuring head shake. "Ok good..."

Steven paused for a moment, thinking more about his dormmate. "All I can remember is that she's most likely Latina, and she carries this gold locket around with her. Other than that and her threatening  and scaring me to death, that's pretty much- are you ok?" He asked her as he noticed Pearl's concentration, as if she was thinking long and hard about something.

"Latina and a gold locket? Does she have pink hair and pink contacts?" She asked while still thinking.

Steven nodded. "Yes, actually. And her name is Spinel and she's...interesting..."

She gave her son a serious look before saying, "If you need me to go to the University and set things straight, I won't hesitate to do so."

For some reason, thinking back to what he said about Spinel, him getting moved to another dorm doesn't sound too bad. Or a safer one at least with a safer roommate, like Peri or Lapis for instance. But of course, he didn't know Spinel that well, did he? Or was she really as violent and terrifying as she potrayed? "I think I'll be fine. So far she only gave a 'I dont bite hard' threat, and that's probably it. But I'll let you know if anything comes up, which it probably will. Alright?"

"Hopefully so." Pearl started yawning, indicating the caffiene was wearing out. Steven took note of this, seeing it was pretty late after all and there's no telling what he'd have to do tomorrow. "Bout time both of us went off to bed, huh."

"Yup, I guess so. Good night, Steven, and don't let the dorm girl bite~!"

"Wait what-" And with that, the screen went black and the call ended. While Steven was confused about his mother's goodbye message, he decided to brush it off as his imagination. After all, there was a low chance of Spinel actually doing that...

Right?

'Damn I'm getting mad anxiety right now.'

He sighed, powering his phone off and carefully stepping out of the bathroom. He expected to see Spinel still in her old position, probably talking about murder in her sleep and giving all the other reason for Steven to be afraid of her. However, all the fear he had before turned into a painful guilt after noticing her now.

She was crying.

Spinel's black mascara had created lines down her cheeks, and looked as if she was holding her locket tighter than before. Steven was surprised: A once evil and scary teen giving off a tough vibe now crying in her sleep. Instant regret filled his body. Perhaps he judged her too soon?

He wanted to go over there and asked if she was alright, but decided against it for safety reasons. Once he got into bed, he started thinking about what he'd told Pearl and how guilty he felt. Maybe she wasn't as mean as he thought. And maybe they could get along if they tried, though it may be a tough road to walk.

Before he went to sleep, he heard something between Spinel's depressing whimpers that may explain her toxic attitude.

"I miss you Pink..."
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Yo Kat Kommunity!
So, I know some of yall have been waitin' for this update for months now. Why it took so long? Long story short my laptops got taken by the popo and a buncha stuff happened, then I wasn't allowed to go back to my  source of wifi (my grandma's) for reasons. But I got to get this done at least. Sorry it took so long, if I had my laptops, it would be out WAAAY sooner. But hey, at least That Swag Kat is bacc in da builder and Swagger than eva before 😎

Also little note: some of my Discord homies are gonna be in this story, and ya know how Jasper is barely mentioned in my stories? Well hallelujah this is her time to shine! Anyway, stay safe during this pandemic of horrors, and be prepared for the next chapter.

Meow ya later and eat as much ass as you can,
Katlady😼😺