~~~ (Y/N) POV ~~~

     I was walking back home from the gym when everything went dark. I seemed to have slipped into my void. I looked around for a moment and took a calm breathe. Whatever this is, it will pass. Soon I will be back home. I got a splitting headache, a ringing in my ears, and I closed my eyes, grabbing my head in pain, grunting. I felt the solid ground on my knees and the weight of gravity felt intense with all this sensational overload. I opened my eyes and blinked a bit, vision slowly returning as the headache and ringing went away. I slowly stood up, a bit wobbly.

     I walked out of my room and headed downstairs. That was weird, and I am feeling a bit, hungry. I walked to the kitchen and started making dinner. I grabbed a granola bar, sliced up an apple, made a sandwich with turkey, ham, cheddar, muenster, lettuce, mayonnaise, mustard, pickles, and olives. I added a banana, yogurt, and a smoothie on the side. Sitting down at the dining table, I got excited at the meal I prepared, and I started to eat. There were footsteps as (M/N) entered the room.

(M/N): "Oh, it's just you, glad you are back home, but didn't you say you don't need to eat?"

(Y/N): "I thought so too, but I just felt a little hungry, so I made myself something."

(M/N): "A little hungry? You seem to be wolfing that down."

     I finished my dinner and looked around.

(Y/N): "Maybe I am more hungry than I thought."

    I got up and started looking for something else I could add to my dinner.

(M/N): "Is everything okay?"

    I started to clench my fist, the borders of my vision starting to get a very light pink hue.

(Y/N): "I just... I need..... Food.... Hungry...... Something!"

     I was making brisk, furious steps around the kitchen. There's nothing good here. Why am I so god damn hungry? Where is some good damn food? There's nothing here! My vision was starting to go red.

(M/N): "(Y/N), calm down, your eye is, changing colors, both of them."

     I snapped my head to her. I heard her heart beat, her blood rushing, the sounds of footsteps and cars outside, the sound of air passing by the groaning trees on this windless night. I took in a sniff and I smelled (M/N)'s perfume she puts on for work, I smelled dirt, bread, cheese, and meat. A lot of meat, and something else, something alluring, something I just had to get. I made my way past (M/N). I opened the door and started walking before stopping in the driveway. I took another sniff, and turned my head toward the smell, the forest. Something in there, I needed to get. What is that? It is so familiar, but so, new. It smells, so good. I started to run into the forest. I felt the air passing me, I couldn't see too well with the world of red and orange around me, but I felt the trees nearing as I moved, the air told me when there was something in my way, and when there was something in my way, there was only one thing I had to do, tear through it. I ripped through brush and tree, log and leaf, until I found myself stopping. I took another sniff, it was so strong, so near, but I couldn't find it. Where is it? It's right here, but I can't find it. My vision got redder and redder as I searched for the source of this strange scent, I could barely think any more. There was a snap of a twig, and then........

          ~~~ Timeskip 1 Day (Y/N) POV ~~~

     I woke up and sat up, rubbing my eye and yawning. I was in bed, but I don't remember much. I got up and smiled, feeling very content for some reason. I went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror, and I froze, my eye going wide. I leaned into the mirror to take a closer look at my gem, because there was something about it, one of the seven edges of my gem was glowing a faint orange. The bottom left edge glowed, while the other edges seemed to have become grey, like they were missing something. I then took a close look at my eye, since it looked very bloodshot, and strained for some reason. I went back into my room, got fully dressed, and put my eye patch onto my gem. It's been a while old friend. I made my way downstairs and saw the gems in the living room. I tried to sneak past them, but failed.

Garnet: "Welcome, (Y/N)."

     I stopped and turned to them.

(Y/N): "Heeeeyyyy, guuuyyyssss, it's been too long. But, I was just about to go out, so nice seeing you, but I got to go, you know how it is."

Garnet: "Come here."

(Y/N): "......Fine."

     I sat in the only free seat available, on the couch, in between Garnet and Pearl.

Pearl: "Why do you have your eyepatch back on? Is something wrong with your gem?"

(Y/N): "No, not at all. I was just planning on going out, so you know."

Pearl: "But (F/N) and (M/N) have said that you've gone out plenty of times without your eyepatch."

(Y/N): "Well this place is different, it's just, complicated."

Garnet: "We know there is no 'place' (Y/N). Your parents asked us to come here. We're all worried, your mother was, is scared."

     I looked down and sighed.

(Y/N): "I don't know what happened. I just got hungry, so I made some food, but then, before I knew it, I was running out of the door and into the forest. Then I woke up in my bed. I don't remember what happened in the forest, or why I ran out there in the first place, I just remember, red, and, a smell."

Pearl: "A smell? What smell?"

(Y/N): "I don't know, but it was something that was so familiar, but something I never smelled before. I was so hungry, but it didn't smell like any kind of food. It was so strange, and I am just so confused. And then there was this morning, my eye is so hot, and dry, and it looks strained, but I don't know why. And my gem..."

    I took off my eyepatch.

(Y/N): "It changed. There is some orange glow, and I am hungry again, and I am kind of worried that I might go running out somewhere again."

     Pearl had put her hand on my back as Amethyst leaned in close to take a look at my gem.

Amethyst: "Wicked, I know something is going on, but that look is real cool."

Garnet: "Pearl, there's someone is about to start spying on us."

     I looked up and turned my head to Garnet.

(Y/N): "Someone is about to be watching us? Someone, knows where I live?"

     I started to breathe heavily as the border of my vision started to turn into a pink hue again. I started to close my fist.

(Y/N): "Someone, knows where my parents live?"

    There was a bit of aggression in my voice, Pearl leaned back a bit, Amethyst stepped away, and Garnet kept a firm hand on my shoulder.

Amethyst: "Dude, their gem."

Pearl: "(Y/N), right now you need to calm down."

     My vision was a pinkish red, as I stood up, shrugging Garnet's hand off. I turned my head to the window, and I whispered.

(Y/N): "Get. The Hell. Away. From my Family."

     I started to walk to the door, and then I stopped, my vision turned pure pink instead, I stopped feeling angry, but instead started to feel very lonely, like there was something, or someone, that I was missing. Amethyst took another look at me in this frozen state.

Amethyst: "Dude, it changed again."

     Garnet and Pearl came up to me and took a look at my gem.

Pearl: "First Red, now Pink? What's next?"

     I slowly started to move my head around, looking at each of the gems, looking for something, but I don't know what, or who. What, what do I want? Why, am I so lonely? What am I feeling? I then turned my head back to the window where I looked before. Maybe they will have the answers? But, I don't know them. Why would I even want to go near them, those damn strangers peaking into someone else's home, sticking their nose in someone else's business. My vision started to go red again. I clenched my fist and started to walk toward the door again.

Pearl: "Oh no, not again."

     Who do they think they are? Coming here and snooping around, messing with my head! Yeah, I bet this is them! It's those damn bastard's isn't it?! Of course it is! I am gonna kill them, pound them, slash them, crush them! I started breathing heavily as I ripped the door off it's hinges. It loudly fell to the ground, and with that loud noise that set me off. I broke into a full sprint after the two fading presences. Slash, stab, crush, kill! I ran forward with my vision red, I smiled as I felt one of the presences slow down, I was catching up, and then, I slowed down as I got close, my vision now pink. This was the only presence I felt this time, my vision went pink again. I looked around and found the person I was chasing. They had smooth, long, raven black hair, pale skin. They had tight clothes, that still seemed to be loose enough to provide enough room for plenty of movement. I stared at them, as though looking at a beautiful sunset. Why are they so beautiful? Who, or what are they?

???: "Hey there, Cutie."

     She/They seemed to spat that word out. I don't know why, but it hurt so much to hear that.

(Y/N): "Who, are you?"

???: "I should be asking you that, considering what you did to our friend."

     I tilted my head in confusion as I looked at them. It was very hard to think.

(Y/N): "What, what are you talking....about?"

???: "You don't remember? He must have had quite an effect on you."

(Y/N): "Who? What?"

     They smiled and took a step toward me.

???: "You are quite different from last night, but then again, he isn't around any more. You could be quite useful, if it weren't for what you did."

    My chest hurt as I heard those last words. It hurt to hear them think so negatively of me. Why does this hurt? Why should I care about them? My eye widened as I froze with internal conflict. How dare I think that way about them! They would never forgive you for thinking that! And, that matters... why? It doesn't, but, at the same time, it does! It always has! Of course they matter! They.... they are making me feel this way. Their friends must also have some effect on me. But why would I be thinking about their friends when I can think of them? When they are right here in front of me? I didn't notice that they were slowly getting closer and closer, as I stood there.

???: "Now, Honey, let me give you a gift. A parting gift!"

     They had gotten close, and pulled out a dagger. I snapped out of my confusion and jumped back summoning my karambits. This startled them, freezing them for a moment as I had also frozen again. Was I just about to try to hurt them? They were going to try to kill me! But, they should be able to, as long is it is what they want, right?

???: "How did you? You were lovestruck, frozen in my presence. Do you not love me? You kill my friend, and then crush my feelings?"

    They were putting on an act, making it seem as if they were hurt, and upset. This made me tense even more, my karambits disappearing. How dare I!? I hurt them! I shouldn't have done that. They need someone to comfort them, but, I can't, I was the one to hurt them.

(Y/N): "I-"  

Pearl: "(Y/N)!"

     I slightly snapped back to reality and turned my head to Pearl, Amethyst, and Garnet.

(Y/N): "Guys! I-"

???: "Who are they? You don't want to look at me? Don't I look nice, at least? Am I not enough for you?"

     My vision flashed pinker as I turned my head to them.

(Y/N): "I am sorry, you look great I just-"

???: "If you really like me, then how about you make it up to me and, take care of those pests."

     I smiled and summoned my hammer.

(Y/N): "Of course."

     I turned to the gems as the mysterious person started to run away.

Amethyst: "(Y/N), are you okay? Who was that? Did they do anything to you?"

Garnet: "Amethyst get back!"

     I jumped forward, slamming my hammer down where Amethyst was.

Pearl: "What's wrong with (Y/N), and why is their gem so Pink?"

Garnet: "It must have been that person. They did something to them!"

     I stopped time and ran up to Garnet, letting time flow again as my hammer was slowly coming down on top of the fusion. She just back, and was lightly knocked back too, as my hammer barely made contact.

Garnet: "Careful guys, this is (Y/N), and it seems, they will still use their powers."

     I let my hammer disappear as I pulled out Amethyst's whip. I wrapped it around Pearl, who was caught off guard, and I pulled her toward me, my fist covered in flame, and reeled back. The whip loosened after the pull, and she jumped as I had thrown my punch.

Amethyst: "Yo (Y/N)! Snap out of it Bro!"

    I was starting to slow down, my smile long gone. I made a few steps forward, and.....