Okay, I don't know why I thought of this but this will keep on bugging me until I post it up. Pearl and Greg, they're not exactly my OTP nor do I necessarily ship them, and I doubt this could happen in the show's universe but meh... Maybe this is a crackfic but I'm not entirely sure... Anyway, I imagine that this took place sometime in the first season"

It has been weeks since Greg Universe last saw his son. He had been busy with the car wash; business was booming and he managed to earn a lot more than usual. Steven on the other hand, had been going on in missions with the crystal gems nonstop. He would occasionally call him to report his adventures. From these stories, he knew that his son's powers had improved significantly. He was happy for both of their successes, however, there hadn't been any time for any father-son bonding. He decided to close early and bought a large bag of fry bits; he was going to surprise his son with a visit. After climbing the steps he knocked on the door.

"Oh, hi Greg..." Pearl answered rather unenthusiastically upon opening the door.

"Hi Pearl! Is Steven around? I thought I would surprise him with some fry bits." He replied as he held out the bag to show her.

"No, he went to the movies with Connie. You can come back after half an hour, he'll probably be here by then." she answered.

"Well, uh, can I just wait for him here. I don't really have anywhere else to be." he admitted.

Pearl hesitated for a little while. She had been alone at the temple and spending some 'quality time' with Greg was not in her plans. Nevertheless, he let him in. Steven would not have liked her to close the door on his father. "Sure, please come in." she said with a forced smile as she held the door open for him.

He entered the house and settled himself on the couch. He placed the bag of fry bits on the table and looked around the place. The place was a mess, food packets were scattered everywhere and Steven's toys lay on the floor in random positions.

Pearl had been busy cleaning up after Amethyst and Steven. He had been roleplaying various anime scenes with the use of his action figures and Amethyst had suggested to use food for the props and Steven gladly took in her advice. Fries were used as swords, potato chips were made into shields and roasted peanuts were cannonballs. When it was time to clean up, Amethyst had been called to a mission (much to her annoyance) and Connie had arrived. After some begging on Steven's part, she allowed them to leave without helping clean up.

Aside from Greg and Pearl, no one else seemed to be in the house. She said nothing to him since; she merely continued her work. The place was quiet. Greg was not used to that; Steven was usually around whenever he comes over and he was always happy to share his exploits with his father regardless if they were gem or human related. "So, the others are not around huh?" he broke the silence.

"Amethyst and Garnet went on a mission. My expertise was not needed." she said without bothering to look up to him.

"Oh, so you're cleaning up. Do you need any help?" he asked.

"No, I can do this alone." She answered with annoyance.

She never liked him and she thinks that she never will. In fact, she used to hate him. He had done a lot of 'atrocities' to her in the past and she can never forgive him for that. However, little by little, she saw how important he was in Steven's life. He was actually a pretty good father (for a human that is) and she's more than willing to tolerate him for that simple reason. She would never admit that though.

"All right then. If you need any help, you know where to find me." He said with a smile.

He waited quietly for his son's return. To keep himself busy, he watched her clean up the mess. She was so focused and absorbed on her task that she didn't even notice him watching. In fact, if he didn't know any better he would think that she had forgotten that he was even there. He knows that his son was probably responsible for the mess and Amethyst was a likely suspect as well. He felt somewhat responsible even if Pearl looked fine with having to clean up- he never really taught him to clean up after himself. He has to say something. Besides, it might help lessen the constant tension between him and Pearl.

"Hey Pearl..."

"Yes?" She asked, still without glancing at him.

"I just want to thank you guys for looking after my son, and I'm sorry for any trouble he might have caused. I know he can be messy at times..." he stated in a very apologetic tone.

She was briefly surprised by this statement but nevertheless, she finally looked up and gave him a slight smile. "It's no problem Greg, Steven is a very sweet boy. We're all happy to care for him."

"I'm glad to hear that. I wouldn't have been able to raise him alone." he replied with a big grin on his face.

"I agree, you're quite lucky to have us helping out. she replied proudly.

There was suddenly a knock at the door. "I'll get it!" Greg exclaimed.

He opened the door and saw Steven standing at the doorway together with Connie.

"Dad!" Steven exclaimed upon seeing him.

"Glad to see you too son. I brought you some bits." he said as he handed the bag to him.

"Thanks dad!"

"Hi Steven, did you have fun at the movies?" Pearl asked after putting down the broom.

"Yeah, the latest Lonely Blade movie was great! They even gave out free posters! Here Pearl, we got you one too. I'm sorry for bailing out on you earlier. It's just that I don't want to miss the commercials before the movie."

"That's okay Steven. I just hope you would be more responsible with your things next time and uh, you can give the poster to Amethyst. I think she'll like it better."

"Yeah, she probably will." he agreed.

"We can help you finish cleaning." Connie offered.

"Thank you Connie but that won't be necessary. I'm nearly done here. Why don't you two go outside and play with Greg. I'll call you when dinner is ready." Pearl replied.

"Thanks Pearl!" Steven stated.

"You're free to join us if you like." Greg offered.

"Thanks, but I'll jut stay here. You all go and have fun." She replied with a smile.

Greg internally patted himself on the back. Little by little, the tension between him and Pearl have lessened. He knew she disliked him but it looks they're already moving past that. He can only hope that their relationship will continue to go that route. He had always want to get along with all of the Crystal Gems, for the most part he has but there had always been a tension between him and Pearl.

That's all I have for now guys. I was initially going to write this as a one-shot that will end in them making out but I thought that wouldn't really be realistic, given their history and contrasting personalities... So yeah, I'm sorry this chapter wasn't much. It's been a while since I had written fanfics or any kind of story for that matter... I hope that you guys liked it though.