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Hi there! You can call me T, and I'm an aspiring writer who wanted to write some Steven Universe fanfictions. I'll probably end up writing for pretty much any ship I'm asked to, besides Pewey and /Reader. Any other ships are fair game though! Feel free to ask questions if you aren't sure! NSFW does come up, but it will be properly tagged!

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  • Little Doses Ch. 15

    That took a really long time, eh? Sorry! I’ve been busy with adjusting to college, but I’m here now! I’ll try to update more often! Ao3!


    With the little ones safely tucked into their basket after having small splotches of fabric folded over and pinned together to stay over their naked rumps, Peridot watched Pearl pull out a blender from one of the cabinets. She couldn’t remember which one when she thought about it again not a minute later, but decided that- if she had to- she could always search through them to find the device. If she would need it. She wasn’t sure yet, as Pearl had told her that they were making formula, but she wasn’t sure why they would need a blender.

    “Alright, Peridot, I’ve got the blender set up. Now, please pay careful attention. We wouldn’t want the little ones to get the wrong mixture, would we?” She watched Pearl pull a bag down from atop the counter, and she assumed she had bought whatever was inside just in case her little ones did hatch. She found it considerate, but didn’t want to interrupt their conversation to ask.

    “What exactly are we doing anyways?” she asked cautiously as the nurturing gem started pulling out containers. She couldn’t tell what they were just yet, but when the slender gem turned to face her with one in hand, it became obvious that whatever the container was called contained little capsules inside. How were those supposed to be important in making formula for gemlings?

    “Well, we’re making formula.” A larger, unmarked container came out of the bag next, and she couldn’t help but be curious as to what it contained. Pearl continued to pull out a few more bottles, and she found herself more and more confused. What did all of this have to do with formula for gemlings? She didn’t understand, and was even more confused when Pearl went to the fridge and got out the gallon of milk.

    “I know that. I just mean, how are we making formula with… A blender, small capsules of some kind, milk, and… What are those other containers, and what is inside them?” Pearl turned and smiled, and she wondered how the other knew all of this. It didn’t seem like something she would have had to apply to her own gemlings before, but maybe it was. She would have to ask, after she figured out how to make what was required for the little ones.

    “The blender is to properly stir the contents, along with crush the pills to a fine powder so they dissolve and the gemlings can drink them. The milk absorbs the pills, and the pills themselves contain the proper nutrients gemlings need to grow. Currently, as most of your gemlings are peridots like yourself, I’m mixing up magnesium and iron with this blend.” She watched Pearl sort the correct ingredients about, then tilted her head curiously. That accounted for most of the containers, but not all.

    “Well, what’s that other box? The one with the fuzzy earth creature on it?” The gem on the other side of the counter blinked before turning back to look at her containers, then seemed to notice the container that Peridot had been talking about. Good, so they were getting somewhere.

    “Oh, that’s baby formula. There are certain nutrients inside that will help the developing gemlings. I’ve gone through and added in a good portion of diatomaceous earth for the silicon dioxide present, as both types of gemlings need it. However, for the runt, more will need to be taken in. I’ll show you how to make her formula shortly, and then we’ll go about feeding them. First, is the formula for the peridots.”

    “Should I take notes?” she asked hesitantly, and the other nodded. Her fingers shifted to form a screen, ready to record exactly what the other said. She wouldn’t want to get the equation for making correct formula for her little ones messed up because she couldn’t remember what to put in it, and would have rather been safe than sorry later on down the line. “Okay, I’m ready.”

    “Excellent. Now, we start with two cups of milk, four magnesium supplement pills, four iron, and a two scoops of formula. If you’re only making it for two gemlings, use a cup of milk, two of each supplement, and a scoop of formula. For one gemling, you cut it in half further, but you shouldn’t need to do so as long as you keep a constant schedule with their feeding habits and feed them all at relatively the same time.” Watching Pearl measure out the components carefully, she wrote down what she said about what portions to give for one gemling, and to keep a constant schedule. She could do that, it wouldn’t be a problem at all.

    “So why do we need the blender?” she asked after a moment, and the other smiled softly, putting the top on the contraption. She must have been giving her information that she had been dying to use for years without a chance. Briefly, the green gem wondered if she had had to make formula for Steven like this.

    “We want the pills crushed up enough that they can drink it without problem,” she informed her willing student. She half turned to face Peridot as she talked, before pressing the button, and distressed screeching filled the air as it roared to life. Startled, the green gem pulled her little ones close and tried shooshing them, not knowing what to do with them and why they were so upset. Had the loud noise scared them? Their little hands grasped at the air and she stroked their heads. “Oh! Oh god, I’m so sorry!”

    The blender was off and the little ones clambered to cling to her, obviously terrified out of their minds. She carefully picked up Byte, listening to the little one squeak and chirr as she held her close. She shifted to press a kiss to her head, surprised when a loud purr escaped her. Instantly, the gemlings seemed to calm down, and she blinked. She hadn’t even thought about purring, but it had happened just like that, like it was natural. Peridot glanced up at Pearl, finding her smiling warmly at the sight.

    “What?” she demanded, and Pearl waved a hand, as if trying to make sure she hadn’t offended the green gem.

    “Nothing.”

    “Don’t lie to me! I know it’s not nothing. Why were you smiling like that? And how do you know all of this stuff anyways?” Pearl shifted, almost uncomfortably, and she narrowed her eyes. She set the gemling back in the basket, and the other gem turned, looking inside the blender. Her posture was tense, like she was ready to run away, and Peridot was about to ask again, when Pearl’s shoulders sagged and she sighed.

    “I thought seeing you being such a loving mother was adorable, Peridot. As for how I know all of this stuff, well…” Pearl still wasn’t looking at her, looking at the mixture, and she wanted to say something, anything, but didn’t know what. “I told you that I had my own gemlings so long ago, but back then, I didn’t have to make formula like this. I didn’t know that the little ones would react like that, I’m sorry.”

    “What do you mean?” It came out before she could stop it, slipping out in a rush of air. She was about to take it back, before Pearl turned to look at her, her expression unreadable and almost scary. She had never seen her look like that before, and wasn’t sure how to take it.

    “They removed so much more than you’re aware of, Peridot. You’re just a child, compared to those like myself, but…” Another pause, more hesitation, and the green gem regretted having asked anything about how Pearl had knew all of this. “Back when I had my gemlings, gems didn’t need to make formula like this, because we made our own. Almost like mammals, really. Not the same, but almost. I wasn’t aware of this when I had been made, but the moment I saw their little faces breaking free from their shells… My instincts kicked in. Just like your own, I suppose. How you had purred reminded me of holding them for the first time.

    “I didn’t dare use a rag for their sensitive skin, and took to cleaning them myself. I wouldn’t have dared to ask you to do so, because I can tell that there are many differences between you and how I was when I first had my little ones. You came to ask for help, but I hadn’t dared let anyone beside their sire near my gemlings. Once I had them cleaned, I fed them, and…” More hesitation, and Peridot looked to her little ones. Were there really that many differences between how she took care of her own gemlings, and how Pearl had taken care of hers?

    “And?” she probed gently, glancing back up at the older gem. Pearl bit her lip, almost hesitating again, before sighing.

    “And their sire found me, curled up with all sixteen of my little ones. Out of them, I only had three little pearls- and they were perfect. I remember the names my mate had given them. Dawn, Flitter, and Sugar, all so small compared to their sisters… I remember being glad there was only three, because they would have had to face the same things I did. They didn’t, in the end, because none of them made it past the academy. I watched Dawn, my runt, fall on the first day, before we had even left. I watched her be crushed.” She glanced down, staring at her hands, and Peridot instantly regretted prodding further. She hadn’t wanted this, to hurt her like she had. She had just wanted more on the history of gem reproduction, because she still wasn’t sure what she had involved herself into. Now, Pearl looked ready to cry, and she wasn’t sure she could help her.

    “I’m sorry, Pearl.” The other gem looked away, back to the blender and counter, and Peridot wondered if she was crying. She wanted to say something, anything, but her mouth was dry and she wasn’t sure what to say. What could she say? She couldn’t imagine watching Byte grow up, only to be crushed underfoot as she watched.

    “It’s not your fault, so don’t be sorry. I… W-we should go back to worrying about your little ones. The formula for the peridots isn’t fixed completely, but we can do it manually. I’ll do it, and you watch for now. Then I’ll show you how to make the formula for Byte.” With a swallow, she looked at the little ones. So small, so innocent still. Their eyes weren’t even open, and were barely bigger than her hand. Byte was even smaller, just fitting in the palm when she held her. They couldn’t even project their own clothes yet.

    “Okay,” she said softly, looking back at Pearl. She didn’t turn around so Peridot couldn’t see her face, but she could see her shoulders shaking as she cried.




    “We’re home!” Steven cried as the door flung open, Amethyst following close behind him. She seemed more upbeat now after her talk with Vidalia, and Steven was proud to see it. Sure, she was almost nervous to be coming back, but he wasn’t worried about that. She seemed at ease, and that was what was mattered. However, his mind was drawn to Peridot when he finally noticed her, seeing her sitting at the counter with a basket in her lamp. No heat lamp was in sight, but she held a small… thing… in her hand, a small pet bottle in the other. He gasped, and she looked to him.

    “Oh, hello Steven.”

    “Peridot! Is that…”

    “Steven, I’d like you to meet Dottie.” He was beside her on the burnt stool in seconds, barely noting that Pearl was in the kitchen cleaning up. His attention was focused on the four small bodies curled up in the basket, and how small they were. Their geodes hadn’t been big, but he hadn’t expected them to be so… tiny. Some distant part of him was telling him to protect the little ones, because they couldn’t protect themselves and needed him. Was this how the Crystal Gems saw him? “Would you like to hold one? You can help me feed them.”

    “R-really?” The same distant part of him was telling him that this was an intimate thing, something he shouldn’t be disturbing, but something inside of him was telling him to say yes, because Peridot needed help, and he was going to give it. The feelings were strange, foreign as it was to him, but he decided to ask Pearl or Sapphire about it later. Normally, he would have asked Garnet, but she wasn’t around to do so now.

    “Yes, really. Pearl taught me how to make formula for them, and I’ve already fed Byte.” She shifted, and he swallowed, giving her an unsure look. She gave him a small smile, and he carefully scooped up one of the little ones, holding it close. It was the other nonstriped peridot gemling, Data if he remembered correctly. He found himself purring, the gemling responding by clinging to his shirt with a soft chirr. Steven hadn’t been expecting a purr to escape him, and hadn’t even know he could purr, until then. He swallowed and looked to Peridot and she blinked, before smiling. She gave him one of the bottles on the counter and he took it, surprised to find it about the same size as the little one he held.

    “They’re so small,” he mumbled, and he noticed Peridot nodding out of the corner of his eye. He wanted to protect them, because they needed his protection, though he wasn’t sure what part of him was saying so. Maybe it was the same part that had him purring and told him the proper way to cradle the little one. Steven barely noticed the look Pearl was giving him, seeming bewildered, but he decided to question it all later. Right now, Data was purring as she clung to him, and all of his attention was on her. She needed him, and he would be there for her.

    • September 11, 2015 (2:16 am)
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