No need for a rival
The young diamond held his beloved princess as she shed tear after tear on his chest. Stroking her long hair as she sobbed.
'Even during times of agony her beauty is undaunted. Still It hurts me to see her like this, my revered one should only be smiles and joy.'
"Steven where did he go!? Why did he leave? He was my friend and no one knows what happened to him..No one not even his parents. And..and”
He watched as her breath became haggard and strained finding it hard for her to stand as she tried to catch her breath He held her calmly before rubbing her back. Guiding her to sit on his lap as his arms cradled her.
“Easy beloved, easy.You need to relax Connie, It’ll be alright.Trust in your diamond. Trust in me. Ok”
His voice was so easing and reassuring, his eyes shone like diamonds, entrancing the young girl. She found herself breathing steadily now as she leaned her head against her diamonds chest, hungry and appreciative for the physical affection.
"Thank you, my diamond. My Steven."
He smiled at her gently for as she cuddled closer to him stroking her hair tenderly. "Don't fret Connie, Your diamond has it already handled."
She nodded as she slowly doze off feeling secure enough and drained from the events of today. Before she dozed she got a quick look at her wonderful diamond..and saw it must have been a trick of the light.
Her Steven doesn't have a smile that sadistic.
Steven continue to pamper his sleeping beauty with adoration in the forms of gentle strikes and caressing. The sadistic mad love he felt her crept into his smile, becoming more split and fanged.
"Yes, it's already handled." He allowed himself to think back to a few nights before.
*3 nights ago*
The male zooman looked so happy to meet Pink diamond..To meet the boy Connie speaks of so passionately. His eyes shone with excitement and anticipation, bouncing with each step.
Steven watched as his quartz guard brought the human in to his chamber as he laid on his throne. Brown hair, tan skinned a bit taller and slimmer than Steven. His goofy smile..the same one he saw him give Connie was on his face. He can't wait to see it silenced along with the light in his green eyes.
'All in due time.' Steven reminded himself as the boy gave the diamond salute.
"My diamond!"
Steven said nothing to the excited, as a cold stare stare was etched in his face. he could feel his destructive power begN to rise..and breath deeply easing himself. Last thing he needed was to split the zoo in half. With that, Steven put on a neutral face ,nodding at the zooman; allowing him to drop his arms.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, My diamond."
"Oh, I'm sure it is." the brat tyrant walked up to the zooman, with a flare or innocence and grace. They took in the whole of the boy, trying to find what could make them worthy of even breathing the same air as his Connie. "What are you called?"
"My name is Tomthree, My diamond."
"Hmm."
Steven truly couldn't care less about Tommie's name, or existence as a whole. All he cared about is one thing.
"What's your relationship with Connie?"
The mask of neutrality was off and the brat tyrant surfaced. He glared his deep pink diamond eyes into the human.Seeing his fear and confusion pleased Steven, fleetingly.
"My diamond? I don't understand?"
"Connie? What is your relationship with her? What do you think about her?"
Steven sighed, as a truly serene look overtook his features. his voice light and almost loving as he spoke.
"She's such a beautiful girl. So kind, so smart. Her smiles make even White's brilliance seem dim in comparison. She's a goddess made flesh, truly. I adore her. "
He looked at the human, whose smile has strained over his praise.
"Don't you agree, Tommie?"
The zooman didn't know why, but he felt trapped...He felt scared…He felt like he was looking at death. Those eyes...Those eyes hid multitudes of torture if he should do anything to disappoint his diamond. With careful,steady breath he spoke.
"Y-yes, my Diamond..Connie is very nice."
Steven stared deeply in the zooman eyes unblinking..before smiling.
"You're right. She is. But she's much more that that.You think so too right? Tell me."
His smile was innocent and love struck, at the moment the zooman relaxed and unnoticeably sealed his fate.
The diamond and the zooman spoke for hours about Connie. Her beauty, her kindness, her behavior, her quirks. For the moment it seemed liked too boys gushing over one girl. Then he said the words that would end the fantasy.
"Whoever gets to be Choosen with Connie, will be very happy."
The diamond looked at the boy noticing his reddened face and his anger peaked
'He's thinking amorous things about my Connie, only I'm allowed to think like that about her!'
"Are you referring to yourself?"
Tomthree. heard the bit of steel in his diamonds voice, but ignored it. After all he and Steven both felt similar. "Well..yes..I want Connie as my-
EXECUTE ~HIM.
Tommie didn't know what was happening the quartz that lead him there grabbed him from the back and through a punch to his gut. The boy fell forward on his face, crying and coughing up blood. as he was pulled up to look at Steven his heart broke.
The boy who Connie was so enamored with. Who said was sweet, gentle and charming. The diamond who fed them and took care of them...Looked positively ecstatic at his pain. Tommie physically broken and emotionally destroyed..Saluted his diamond.
"Please forgive me, my diamond. I..I did not mean to offend you.. please I don't understand. Let me fix i--GUUACK!"
Tommie looked down to see a distablizg through his chest and felt it out his back.he could feel the life run out of him steadily as Steven crouch down to his level.
"You wanna know your crime. You took what belongs to me. Her sight, her acknowledgement, her attention, her time, her presence, her smile, her paise, her greetings, her farewells, her laughter, her tears. Even the fact that you exist in the same zoo, same lifetime as my Revered one..is an insult and affront to me. Every moment you shared and might've shared with her is a crime to be added and your life is not even enough to pay it off, but it is a start."
Tommie eyes lost its ability to see, his arms dropped as his life blood flowed out of the four punctures made by the destabilizer, but with one last bit of strength he stated a name..
"...Nini" A teary smile was what he gave his diamond before dying on his knees.
Steven was frozen in anger..
A nickname..
He had a nickname for her..
With a stamp of his foot he caused a crater 5 foot wide, 5 foot deep blowing both the quartz and corpse away. He took a deep breath and smiled.
"Take that... to sector X54-3S2. Give it to Peridot 5ry-4th. Tell her that Pink diamond wish to help with her organic research and she's free to do whatever she wants with it...oh and get some Bismuths to fix this floor."
The cracked quartz saluted before taking the body away. Leaving Steven alone to think about his Connie.
* Present*
He sighed deeply into his reverence hair loving her scent. She was sleeping peacefully upon his lap. He kissed her crown and stroke her cheek.
" My star, My flower, My heart. You're deserve everything in this universe and I'll make sure to provide it all..Just for you. No one will ever stop my plans to make you happy..us happy..Not a human, not a gem, not even the diamonds.."
He spoke so seriously as he gazed at her with a deeply maddening love. In his future he sees him and her ruling for all eternity. Him, diamond above all..and her his worshipped one...The one above him.
To that end, he had no need for any obstacle..No need for rivals.
he turned as he saw two quartz marched out with an older man and woman ..looking like tommie..A deep sinister smile on his face… At the thought of the family reunion.
"No need for loose ends either."
