Connie POV- Present SU time
Steven and I have plans made tonight, and here we are, sitting on the hill above the lighthouse. Lion had brought us here, but he has gone. It's just us sitting here. We are laughing about something we always do, something like dogcopter, until his gem and form start to glow. His form shrinks until he looks like a four-year old. I gasp. "Was- was that shapeshifting?" He looks at me, confused, for a second, until he blinks. "Oh. Did I not tell you? My gem adjusts my form to my emotions, so sometimes I accidentally shift. I can shift back-" His form glows voluntarily and he is back to regular Steven.
"That- was interesting. Can you also get older?" He nods, and transforms into a husky teen with a thick curly ponytail that falls upon his shoulders in ringlets, and he has slight facial hair. He no longer has quite as much chub on his face but he is still chubby in general, and he is a head taller than me. When he speaks his voice is lower. "Oh, and I can do this one..." He grows about three feet and he towers over me. My heart rate picks up. He appears to be a man in his twenties, his ponytail now goes down to his waist, and he is slightly more rose-like. "But I prefer this one." He transforms back to regular Steven. "So you can just grow into a grin man whenever you want?" He sighs. "Yeah, but it's tiring." I feel my eyes light up into stars. "You can grow like eight feet tall! Ughhh, Steven! You have to tell me these things!" He blushes. "OK, Ill tell yo everything you don't know about me, but you have to do the same when I'm done." I smile jokingly. "You seem to forget I'm not very interesting." He smiles. "You are to me." And we fill the silent night with our stories.