We Protect Each Other 1

Steven sighed. This was something he barely ever did. He was usually jovial, sweet, and active. He was doing the opposite of at least one of those things now. He was just lying on his bed.

It wasn't exactly voluntary though. He had a nasty case of the flu. Being a gem, he rarely got sick. Yet, he was able to contract this sickness. All sorts of tissues were covering his bed. He had a tissue box right next to him. He was wearing normal striped pajamas, because he didn't have the energy to put on his star-studded red shirt and blue shorts.

He disliked sitting in his bed. Not hate, definitely not hate. He doesn't hate, it is such a strong word. He really wished Connie were here. She couldn't come though, apparently this sickness was contagious. Pearl had explained to him what that was.

A Few Hours Earlier…

"Now, I'm going to have to put a sign on the door since Garnet, Amethyst, and I are going out on a mission." Pearl was explaining to Steven.

"I wish I could go." Steven complained.

"Oh we wish you could too, but you are just much too sick." Pearl said, putting her hands on his shoulders.

"Now, the sign will say that someone sick is inside. No one can come inside the house do you hear me? You are contagious." Pearl explained.

"What is being contagious?" Steven asked.

"It is when you can spread your sickness easily." Pearl explained, trying to get Steven to understand.

"Oh okay." Steven said with relief.

Present…

Steven sighed once more and turned to the screen door. He didn't hear any knocks or squeaks. No one was here but him. He was relieved. He didn't want to get anyone sick.

He looked out the window of his room. It was a cloudy winter day, on the verge of snowing. He looked outside harder. It was pretty much all he could do. He noticed something on the ground. Darker spots in the sand. He moved closer to the window to get a better look.

When he looked again, he could see that they weren't darker spots in the sand. No, they were footprints!

'Who's footprints could they be?' Steven wondered. He got his question answered when there was a knock at the door. Couldn't someone read the sign? He waited a little longer, maybe they'd leave. Whoever was at the door was persistent. They kept knocking.

Steven got out from his warm bed to greet whoever was at the door. When Steven finally made his way to the door, he was surprised to see who was standing there.

"Connie?" Steven said in disbelief. He opened the door hen jumped back.

"Steven, what's wrong?" Connie asked, coming closer.

"Please don't!" Steven shouted quietly, backing up more still.

"Okay, now what's wrong?" Connie asked once more.

"I'm contega-contag-contigi- I'm sick and I can get you sick!" Steven said quietly.

"Oh." Connie said solemnly. Steven looked at her.

"Maybe you can stay here, but a little farther away?" Steven suggested.

"No, no it's fine. I just wish I could stay." Connie said, looking down. Steven thought about it.

"Oh I know!" Steven exclaimed. She summoned a bubble around him. "Now we can be together, but I won't get you sick!"

"That's a great idea!" Connie said. She took off her coat and gloves and laid them down on the couch. Steven and Connie sat on the ground together. They talked about a few things.

"Have you gone on any new exciting missions?" Connie asked. Steven put his finger on his mouth emphasize the fact that he was thinking hard about it.

"Well there was the time we went to the Kindergarten." Steven started. Connie perked up.

"You mean the Amethyst and Pearl one?" Connie asked. Steven blushed slightly, but it went away.

"No, this is a new one." Steven said. He went on with his tale.

"There were these crazy experiments once Garnet and I went into Peridot's room." Steven said. Connie looked at him with fascination.

"Go on." She said. Steven di das he was told.

"Well, once Garnet bubbled the big one, I think Ruby and Sapphire had a conversation." Steven explained. "Then Garnet told me what it was like to be a fusion all the time." Steven finished.

"Wow. That sounds pretty scary." Connie pointed out.

"It was pretty creepy." Steven said. Steven went on to talk about other missions, like when Pearl tricked Garnet.

"I didn't like that time at all. Garnet got really mad at Pearl. I don't think I've ever seen her yell like that before. I felt it was my fault a little bit, I somewhat told Garnet about what happened." Steven told Connie. Connie leaned up against Steven's bubble.

"It wasn't your fault Steven. Garnet would have found out eventually." Connie tried to comfort him. Steven smiled, so Connie knows she succeeded. Steven told her about the play, making friends with Onion, and finished with getting Peridot's foot.

"Garnet and Pearl made up while in that room and even turned into Sardonyx again!" Steven retold excitedly. Connie gestured for him to keep going. "At the end we were able to get Peridot's foot."

"Wow that sounds so interesting." Connie said. She put her arms around herself and shivered.

"It's cold in here, do you know where lighter is?" Connie asked.

"It's on the shelf somewhere." Steven replied, pointing to the shelf by them. Connie stood up and walked towards the shelf. She put her hands on the top shelf to try and feel around. After looking for a few moments, she finally found the little red lighter.

Connie walked over to the fireplace and lit a fire. Now there was a bright glow in the room.

"Better." Connie stated. Steven grinned. They looked at the fire.

"I… brought a book we can read together." Connie said hesitantly.

"What is it?" Steven asked.

"It's Dogcopter: The Novelization." Connie answered.

"Yeah!" Steven said excitedly. Connie put the book against the bubble so Steven and she could read. They found that this wasn't the best solution.

"I can't read it very well." Steven said. Connie laughed little bit.

"Yeah, hmm." Connie replied. She thought for a moment. "I have an idea for what we can do."

"Yes?" Steven asked.

"I can read it out loud." Connie told him, looking Steven in the eyes.

"Okay, that sounds good." Steven said. Connie looked into the fire, then back to her book.

"Let's start." Connie announced. Steven nodded.

"'Dogcopter was flying in the air, doing his usual routine. He just had to patrol the city, just like he always does. The city needs to be safe.'" Connie read. She looked over to Steven, who had a look on his face that said to keep going. She continued to read.

"'He was about to finish until there was an explosion. He looked down. The bank had been blown to bits! Dogcopter flew as fast as he could to the source of the explosion. He could see people running out. He tried to get information out of them, but they were all too busy screaming in terror. He dove in, ready to fight.'" Connie read again. She looked over to Steven again, this time he had a sleepy look on his face. She also had one on hers. She yawned and continued to read.

"'He saw that there was… no one… there.'" Connie read. She leaned on Steven's bubble and fell asleep. She was too out of it to even notice when she fell on his lap when the bubble went down.

An Hour Later…

The gems warped back.

"Let's check on Steven." Pearl said. Amethyst went to her room, but Garnet and Pearl went inside the beach house. When Pearl and Garnet walked in, they saw the cutest sight.

Connie was laying on Steven's lap in front of a fire. They were both asleep. It was so cute until Pearl realised something.

"Wait! Steven's contagious!" Pearl shouted. Garnet shushed her.

"Shush, you'll wake them." Garnet said. She put out the fire and carried the two children up the stairs. She put Steven in his normal position and put Connie at the end of the bed. She saw this in one of her futures. She also sees Connie being sick tomorrow, but she also knows that Connie thinks it's worth it.

A/N: So, this is the beginning of my new fic, We Protect Each Other. It is comprised of drabbles and one-shots based around Steven and Connie. Lot's of Steven x Connie and Stevvonie. This is a side-fic, since I have two big fics going on right now. I've been wanting to do this. So I did it.

I hope you like my fic so far!