Hey guys, I'm back! :D
I just recently moved to a new location and that's why I've been busy the past month. But I'm now officially settled in and ready to keep writing. For the record, I will still be continuing "Finn and the Daughter of Quilton" and what I plan to do is write a new chapter of each story, so after this chapter is published, I'll go back to "Finn" and write the next chapter for that, then go back to this one once that chapter is published. Unlike the other story though, this one will hopefully be shorter since it's a simpler story. I'm still very happy with how it's turning out in my head and I look forward to writing the next chapters to this particular story, especially since Steven and Connie are the best thing about "Steven Universe". I hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I'll enjoy writing it.
"This Is Where We First Met"
It is a clear beautiful day in Beach City. The clouds are diffused and merge nicely with the sharp blue sky and sun shining vividly. The beach is empty and peaceful, as it always is, and the waves filled the atmosphere nicely with its soothing sounds. Across from the Crystal Gem temple were Steven Universe and Connie Maheswaran situated on the sand with a stack of books right in front of them. Steven reads the last page of one of the "No Home Boys" books, one of his favorites in the series. He adds such enthusiasm as he interprets the last page to a very intrigued Connie.
He reaches the end of the book and closes it.
"So what did you think?" said Steven smiling.
"That was even better than I remembered!" stated Connie. "Can't believe I haven't read those books since I was a kid!"
"Well, I just got back into them. They're really great." His smile turns suspicious. "Except for the disastrous graphic novel."
"Ugh, never mention that again." stated Connie in disgust.
"Still, I'm glad I got to read some of these to you." Steven continued. "Definitely a needed break from the Familiar series."
"Yeah!" Connie agreed. "And it's a beautiful day out apart from all construction workers picking up the mess you guys made."
They look in front of them and see a crew of construction workers complete with bulldozers, carriers, and cranes digging and retrieving massive glowing green pieces from the ship Steven and the Crystal Gems took down weeks prior. Somehow, the backup noises as well as any other shouting of commands and orders got louder as the kids looked on.
"Yeah. For the record, that wasn't our fault." Steven stated.
Connie smiled kindly, then continued to look onwards, noticing something. "You think he'll be okay though?"
Steven looks on and notices a figure running around taking pictures of the giant pieces as they're being picked up. He identifies the voice as that of Ronaldo's, the local "Keep Beach City Weird" blogger.
"Hey, where are you going with that?" Ronaldo shouted as he desperately kept shooting pictures. "At least let me get a good shot of it! I need it for my blog!" He continues running and photographing anything he can get a good view of. He stands on a giant piece and tries to take a selfie with it, that is, until a giant bulldozer comes in and carries it out of there, making him lose his support and fall onto the sand. "Oh, come on!" he cries. "Why did I wait until NOW to finally do this?!"
"He'll be fine." stated Steven in his final prognosis.
A bird flew over Connie and went straight up towards the hair of the fusion statue that kept the temple steady, landing on one of the strands. Connie looked straight up at it and noticed something, the broken piece of the cliff that fell on her about a year ago. She then looked down and turned her head toward her surroundings.
Steven notices. "Connie? You alright?"
Connie turns towards Steven. "Oh, yeah, I'm okay. I just noticed something however. This is where we first met."
Steven looks around as well. "Oh, yeah! This is, isn't it?"
"I was right here reading my book and you were over there trying to impress me with your bike."
"That's right, I-" Steven paused, his irises shrunk. "Wait, you saw that?"
"Of course!" Connie stated. "Just because I was reading doesn't mean that I oblivious to your bell ringing and such."
Steven's cheeks started to turn red and his eyes looked down at the sand.
"Aww, it's okay, Steven." Connie placed her hand on his shoulder and smiled. "That was before I found out what a cool guy you were."
"Yeah, I know." He said making little sand circles with his fingers. "Did you knew about the other times?"
"What other times?"
"The other times I tried to talk to you."
"I don't think so?" Connie thought.
"Well, ever since the parade, I not only tried to give you back the bracelet you dropped, but I also wanted to be friends with you for a while."
An awkward pause introduced itself… for about a moment. She spoke up though before it was able to take over.
"Tell me?"
Steven still feels too embarrassed to talk.
"Pleeeease?" She looks down on him with the cutest smile she can put on.
Steven laughs. "Don't do that!"
"Tell you what, you tell me everything from where you were on the day of the parade and I'll tell you everything of where I was then. Deal?" She took out her hand and lined it at Steven.
"Promise you won't make fun of me?"
Connie raised an eyebrow, "Steven, you know me." she winked. Steven's frown turned upside down, his hand immediately met hers and shook it.
"Deal!" He got up and walked to face her directly. "Okay, stand back. Cause I'm gonna tell you the greatest story imaginable!"
Connie laughed, "Just tell it."
"Okay, okay." Steven scratched his head, and from there, he began.
A/N: Good start for now. Gonna start working on the next "Finn" chapter now and then continue on with this one. Also, glad to have so many fans/subscribers who care enough about my work to compliment me as well as give me some advice on how to improve these stories. It really means a lot. :)