Thoughts on Connie part one

Summary: The gems think over Steven's friend Connie.

(Garnet's pov)

When Steven ran back into the house that day, after his first attempt to talk to that girl. I knew that there was something different about this 'friend'. Steven never had a problem talking to anyone. He was sweet, kind, thoughtful, polite, funny, passionate, and had other traits that made humans, gems, and animals attract to him. Everyone in town pretty much liked him and Steven liked everyone in return. Though Steven dejectedly saying that they never talk encourage me to tell Steven to go and talk to her and we won't mess up his funky flow. Later after hearing all the commotion outside did we find out they had been attacked by an corrupt gem. This girl, Connie excitingly tell us that Steven was incredible. Both Amethyst and Pearl rush forward to start asking her question and I quickly intercepted them keeping Steven from further embarrassment. He later told us that he managed to trap them in a bubble all day and got them sent to the bottom of the sea.

A few weeks later I watched as Steven bounced around cleaning the house as we left for a mission. Strangely enough Steven didn't even ask where we we're going or if he could come. We came back to see Connie next to him. They explain that they were going to the movies. When Steven came home though he was wearing 3D glasses and covered in scratches. He just said that Lion had took them on a detour on the way to the movies.

One thing Steven and Rose didn't have in common was Steven didn't keep secrets. If you asked, he tell you. But it seemed as if he wanted to keep his movie adventure with Connie to himself. It wouldn't have been fair to have him tell us something when we kept secrets from him. So I thought that I let him keep this one after all how bad could it have been.

When Amethyst cracked her gem and Steven couldn't cry. We warp over to Rose's fountain and I couldn't help but to feel bad not only because our friend was in serious trouble but because Steven felt like he was disappointing us. I would have talked to him about it but Amethyst was a priority. After we fixed the fountain and Amethyst's gem. I think everyone of us could tell Steven was upset but after we warped home, before any of us could talk to him about it he rushes off mumbling about meeting Connie for a picnic.

When he came back he was all smiles and yelling about magic spit. He explained that he didn't have healing tears like Rose, he had healing spit and he just heal Connie's eyes so she didn't need glasses. Pearl asked how had his spit got into Connie's eyes. Which he explained Connie had drank his backwash. But I guess theres worse and less hygienic ways he could have discover that. I notice that while he retold the story about finding out he had healing abilities when he got to the part right before Connie's eyes beginning to hurt, his face turned into a deep red color and he stuttered though that part quickly. He later call her and made sure she was okay since he ran off and left her.

After that response I kept my eyes on them. She was willing to go with him to bring back to ocean. And after helping, she was over almost everyday. She was amazed by all the magic and stories Steven told her. Staring at him with wonder. She would ask questions, ohh and ahh, and compliment Steven who blushed and was all smiles.

She showed Steven tv shows, books, and movies all which he fell in love with. After Alexandrite went to dinner and the catastrophe it caused, grounding Steven from tv and watching his moods switch from being upset to thrilled when Connie could still hang out with him was worth the mess it caused. It also made me see that Connie was important to Steven and therefor she was now important to us.

After learning about Peridot we thought it was a good idea to teach Steven how to fuse. After practice though he left only to come back fused with Connie

I felt like the pieces were clicking together. His staring at her. Her red cheeks. The laughter that could be heard from the temple when they played outside. I know that just because a gem fuses it doesn't mean their in love, but I knew that for Steven's case it had to mean he at least had deep feelings for her.

Shortly after school had started back and Connie's visits came less and less. Steven was reluctant to letting her leave when she did come over.

She came over a few more times before the Home world gems attack. I saw him avoid her which was the first time I ever saw him not wanting to talk with anyone. But she persistent him and after they talked it out they had become closer.

Steven was willing to do almost anything in his power if it meant seeing her happy the only thing that stop that was her own safety. Pearl had told me how far he was willing to go to protect her when they practiced.

I saw how Connie was no longer the shy, soft spoken girl she use to be around us. Though I'm sure she wasn't like that around Steven just around people she thought as adult figures. She no longer felt strange waiting in the temple for Steven to return. She talked to all of us and I could see why Steven had taken such a interest in her. She was clever finding simpler solutions and short cuts to doing a task. Adventurous, not back down when things got dangerous instead running toward them. Kind and considerate. Dedicated and loyal.

She was also a pretty young girl and would only grow to be more so. She much like Pearl looked delicate and fragile though Pearl was a gem and could summon a weapon whenever she needed it. I felt the need to protect her much like I did with Steven, but I wasn't around her like I was with him. So I did what I could to help her by teaching self defense. Because her knowing where and how to hit made me feel a bit better than just hoping that if anyone tried to mess with her she have her sword. She was a quick learner too. Steven told me she gave a kid two black eyes after she told a kid to stop touching her that she didn't like it and they continued to do it anyways. I told her that I was proud when she came back to the temple and hung her detention slip on the refrigerator.

Authors note

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