Chapter one :

A meeting of an old request by a new face.

Connie peddled faster on her bike. She was late, super late. She told Steven she would meet him at two it was now four thirty, by her watch. Her violin instructor had decide to keep her later to help her with a classical piece that she could not get and while her parents agree with him Connie could not get it out of her head that Steven was going to be upset with her if she was late which really isn't something one should be focused on when trying to play the violin correctly. But two hours later she had finally played it well enough to please her instructor. Which as soon as he said she had done well she hurriedly thanked them and rushed out the door grab her newest novel she was reading and ran to her bike to get to Stevens. While most seventeen years olds had a car, Connie road a bike. She did have her license to drive but the only places she really went to were school, violin practice, tennis practice, and Stevens. She could take the bus to school and the places she practice at were only a short drive away so she could take her bike there. Steven's house was the furthest away because she technically didn't live in Beach City but normally he pick her up on Lion who was somehow able to carry two seventeen year olds or he convince his dad to let him borrow the van when it was cold. But today he had called her, like he did everyday she didn't have school (exactly at 10:30 after he had just woken open and she had finish her normal chores) and ask if she was free to come over. After explaining why she couldn't 'just skip violin practice' she promised that she would be there at two which was enough time to ride her bike from practice to his place. Connie had no doubt in her mind that Steven had try to call her at least fifteen times by now, sense they both had a habit of calling the other repeatedly if they didn't answer. But her instructor had a strict rule on cell phones going off during practice so she had turn hers off and stuck it in her purse which was bouncing painfully on her side while her book and violin moved back and forth in her basket. "I need to call Steven to let him know I'm okay." She thought. After all Steven was know to have a bit of an over active imagination and could imagine the worst possibilities and worry himself into a fit and take action. She had already made it to Beach City and was on the boardwalk.

Her eyes caught the local fry place. Her and Steven had never gone there mostly because Steven loved the Big Donut and the employs that worked there and she really never liked fried food much but he had mention once or twice that the Beach Citywalk Fries always served the best fry bits. Which she gather were small potatoes that had been extra fried and were really crispy. She stopped her bike next to the shop and walked over to the window she dug though her purse while speaking.

"Hi, could I get one order of bits please?" "Sorry you have to order something on the menu and beside those are save for Steven Universe." Connie finally found her phone and pulled it out and held the power key down until it lite up. She the looked up at the person behind the counter. He was about her and Stevens age probably about sixteen or seventeen. He had blonde hair that was shave above the ears but the top was left in big round ringlets. His eyes were a sea color blue and he had dark circles under them as if he didn't get enough sleep at night. He was wearing a navy blue turtleneck under his apron. He looked familiar as if she had seen someone like him before. At that moment her phone started beeping continually at her she glanced down to see her phone reading '20 missed calls and 17 messages'. Most people would have been mad to see their phone being blown up but Connie always found it kind of sweet that Steven even though being super busy with crystal gem stuff always took time to worry about her. Connie smiled at her phone and looked at the guy working. He was staring at her which she understood considering she was wasting his time right now.

"Look I'm a friend of Stevens I'm going to his house right now. I'm bring him some bits because I'm extremely late and I don't want him to be upset with me. So could you please let me buy some so I can get to his house before he starts looking for me. Please." She used the same sweet voice she uses with Steven when she wants to do something and he's being hesitant. The blonde shook his head as if he was trying to clear his thoughts. "Umm." He was rubbing the back of his neck and his cheeks were turning red. "Okay, yeah hold on." He turn his back and started toward the fryer. He dumped the left over fried potatoes in a bag and handed it to Connie. "Here you go." Although he was avoiding her eyes she smiled at him. "Thank you so much. How much will it be?" He looked back at her. "No charge. We normally throw them out any ways unless Steven comes." "Oh okay thank you…." He cleared his throat. "Oh um I'm Peedee Fryman." He stuck out his hand for her to shake. She laid her phone on the counter and shook his hand. "Connie Maheswaran. Thank you Peedee for the bits." She smiled at him and walked to her bike places the fried bits in the basket. She got on and started peddling until she was a farther off. "Good bye Peedee!" He looked shocked but then smiled goofily Connie couldn't help but notice that his teeth were slightly crooked. "Bye Connie, come back soon!" Connie road her bike until she got to the sand. Then place her bike next to a piece of driftwood she took out the bits, her book, and her violin. She adjusted in her hands while pulling out her cell phone.

She struggle to dial Steven's number but finally got it in. She held the cell phone between her shoulder and her ear. In the middle of the second ring Steven picked up. "CONNIE ARE YOU OKAY!" She smiled. "Yes Steven I'm fine." "Really?" "Yes." "Okay good, wait if your okay why are you late?" She could hear the hurt in his voice of the thought of being blown off and frown. "Steven I'm soooo sorry. My instructor wouldn't let me leave until I play the song we were rehearsing to his satisfactory and I kept messing up because I kept thinking of you and how I was going to be late and how worry and upset you would be and." "You were thinking of me?" Steven cut in and his statement caused Connie's cheeks to turn red. "Of course Steven." She cleared her throat before continuing. "Look Steven I'm walking up the stairs right now can you open the door for me my hands are a bit full?" She her a loud thump in the back ground and the sound of running.

"Sure thing Connie. What all do you have?" "My violin, the newest book I'm reading, my purse though that's around my body, my phone that's wedge between my shoulder and ear, and you some fry bits." By the time she said her final statement she was at the door and as soon as it came out of her mouth Steven had thrown open the door. "CONNIE YOU BROUGHT ME THE BITS?! YOUR FLIPPING FANTASTIC!"

Author's note

So this is my first multi chapter fic let me know what you think. Until next time bye my lovelies.