Aquamarine squeezed the bubble until the pressure of her grip forced it to pop, causing the water to gush out onto the dried dirt. Spinel's gem stayed suspended in the air, inverting itself as the gem began to reform.

The pink gem dropped to the ground grappling with the air, tears already rolling down her face as she was momentarily trapped in the cycle of her memory.

Steven took a step back, the sight of Spinel's utter desperation suddenly and forcefully reminded him of what he had done.
Her head turned and her wild eyes met his, a weak smile on her face appeared before she was overcome with fear and pain and grief.

"Spinel-" Steven's voice had failed him, the words simply couldn't be uttered.
The gem looked up, her hands clasped around her arms as she sobbed.

"Y-you said..." she caught herself, dropping her head again as the memories replayed over and over and over in her head.

"You..lied to me."

Spinel's arms fell limp and her hands rippled to the ground, growing in size as she prepared herself to attack. Her eyes shot up and the bright red glow of them pierced Steven's skin like daggers.
All her sorrow turned to rage in a single moment and she hurled herself toward him, slamming her fists into his sheild as she desperately fought back her tears.

"What did I do?!" She howled, kicking his sheild up and hitting him in the chin with it.

"What did I do wrong?!" She stumbled backward, her sudden questioning causing her attacks to slow.

"I was doing everything right- and you still-" her eyes flitted to the ground and she caught sight of Aquamarine, who seemed to be enjoying the show. Her smug grin widening as she clapped as if she were the audience to Spinel's breakdown.

The pink gem spun around, glaring at the gem.

"You used me!" She whipped her head back to face Steven. "All of you!"

Spinel raised her fist, forcing it down where Aquamarine had stood before turning her anger once more at Steven.

"Spinel! I'm sorry-"

"You don't GET to be sorry!" Spinel shrieked, cutting off the boy, she drove her fist into his sheild, grabbing it and shaking it from his grip. She bopped him on the head quickly to disorient the child and turned her aggression towards Aquamarine.

"And you! You blue little brat!" The gem growled, snaking her arm toward a blackened Quartz weapon and  ripping it from the ground and to her side.

"You think you're so powerful," Spinel stretched out her arm and plucked the ribbon from Aquamarine's hands, "but you're just a manipulative Little WRETCH!!"

Spinel launched herself in the air swinging the blackened blade down and cleaving Aquamarine through her core before landing on the ground.

The blue gem froze in the air, her eyes widening before the color drained from her skin and her body crumbled into dust.

The sight of it caused Steven to gasp, turning Spinel's attention and rage toward himself. The gem twisted her torso to face him, her legs following after and she growled, readying herself to slice him in half.
No more! I'm tired. I'm done. It's over.

"I never was good enough for you huh, Steven?" She bantered, her forced laugh filling her words.

"If I were you wouldn't have left me!"

"Spinel, that's-"

"Not true?" The gem mocked, relaxing her stance for a moment.

"If it's not true then why did you do it?" She forced a laugh, though the tears continued to streak her face. "Why, Steven?"

"If it's not true then WHY?!" she jumped into the air somersaulting toward him.
Steven pulled up his sheild, preventing the weapon from harming him and reached his arm around, gripping her wrist and yanking her off of the sheild.

"I didn't want you to get hurt." He said, remarkably calmly as he spun the gem around. She stumbled as she twirled away, the confusion on her face being replaced by anger shortly after.

Spinel grabbed Steven's other hand and slid underneath him, causing him to falter in his steps before he regained his balance.

"You hurt me! You hurt me- you can't say you didn't want me hurt- you hurt me!" The gem stammered, Steven roped her arm back and forced her toward him, avoiding the punch she had prepared. Spinel flung forward, but was caught by his arm as he stopped her and pulled her back.

"I know.." his voice was quieter, but he looked her in the eyes as he spoke. "I'm so sorry."

Steven wrapped his arms tightly around Spinel as she reluctantly pushed against him, her face twisted in confusion and shock as the two began to glow.