Steven and Connie were hanging out on the hill over the temple, both sitting down and eating. Both Steven and Connie had grown up to their 13 and 14 years, and school was already out. The sea wind blew softly as the clouds overhead dotted the hill and Beach City in its mighty shade.
"Hy, Conye.." Steven muttered while taking a bite from his PB&J, "I haww t aa u smfin." Connie blinked behind her lense-less glasses, "What is it?" She asked, a bit annoyed, and took a sip from her juice box. Steven swallowed his bite and repeated, "I said that I wanted to ask you something, Connie." His voice along with his gaze were serious.
"What is it, Steven?" Connie let her thoughts travel, 'oh man he probably knows about the huge crush I've had on him!'. She drank more juice nervously, 'Oh God, I hope he doesn't say anything about it, I'll be a joke! But what if he feels the same way..? But what if he doesn't?! Crap!' Connie's voice had completely blocked out Steven's voice until he started waving his jelly-covered hand in front of her face, "Connie? Connie!" The girl stopped her thoughts and soon realized her juice box was beyond empty in her mouth, shriveling to the max. Connie's cheeks turned red, "Oh man, sorry Steven, I was just..." she paused for a second, looking for a word, "Just uhh... Thinking..? "
She grinned nervously, she wasn't lying but she still felt guilty not giving the whole truth to her friend. Steven smiled, "That's ok! Sometimes I spend whole daaays thinking so much I forget what I'm thinking about." He laughted a little, "So, anyway, about the question." Steven looked over at Connie, "Ah yeah!" She kept herself from squirming in curiosity, "What- what about it?" she asked, pushing her previous thoughts away. "Oh well I just, um..." Steven fiddled with the dirt, making small circles on the earthwith his clean hand. He almost looked embarrassed.
"It's just that, we've known each other for a long time right? A-and I just wanted to ask if you..." His voice trailed off, perhaps this is the day he confesses his feelings for her? Connie's eye lit up in excitement, she's been waiting years for this. "Yeah?" She egged him on gently, yet excitedly. "Well it's just I wanted to ask you something important, something really, reaaally important!" Steven looked down, Connie getting a bit impatient with him. "Uh, Connie..." 'Tell me you like me, tell me you like me.' those words chased around Connie's mind as Steven paused and continued, "Connie, I- um."
He kept pausing, clearly nervous and embarrassed as shown by his reddening cheeks. 'Why can't he just say it?!' she thought to herself. Steven swallowed, this was it, the question they- SHE had been waiting for. "Connie... Do you, um... Do you know what a tampon is?" Connie got up, and left.
