Chapter two
Connie got inside the car and stuffed the big pink sword sheathed in its protective scabbard, inside the back seat. Mrs. Maheswaran winced a bit and made a face, never fully gotten used to the idea that her daughter had become a warrior for "some sort of crystal alien league" as she and her husband have been calling it when their daughter wasn't around.
"Hey mom." Connie said as she strapped herself in.
"Hello Connie. How was your mission?" She asked. Connie tucked her hair behind her ear. Steven and Connie had been taking missions on by themselves lately, nothing way too big. They were mainly just routine check ups on old sites they and the gems had already taken care of.
"Pretty good, just routine though. We had a few corrupted gems we needed to bubble, but it was nothing Stevonnie couldn't take care of. After that we practiced our swordsmanship with Pearl.", Connie said as she slipped on a hoodie.
"What's Stevonnie?" Mrs. Maheswarn asked, more worried then curious.
"Stevonnie is what we call one of our combination moves. Its sorta like a back flip mixed with a round house kick.", It was scary how well Connie could lie. It wasn't a trait she was proud to have, but it was one she thought would be necessary to have later in life.
"Oh alright." Mrs. Maheswarn sighed, a bit relived that "Stevonnie" wasn't anything too inappropriate. She immediately thought of something else to change the topic.
"I saw your report card today young lady. You're going to have to get your grades up if you want to make it to Harvard!"
Connie hated when her parents would mention Harvard. Its where they met and where their families have gone to collage in past years. Though they had never said it up front, that was always the main goal for her. Its why they worked her so hard ever since 3rd grade, so that one day she could be right where they were. But had no one asked what Connie wanted? When she was younger (before Steven came into her life) Harvard was all she thought about and all she strove for, but now... things were different. And honestly, she wasn't even sure if she wanted to go to collage.
"B-But, I'm getting A's and B's!" Connie said with a little bit of irritance.
"Exactly! You have to be getting all A's in each of your classes! When we go home I want two hours of quiet study. One before dinner and-"
"-one after. I know the routine." Connie says, she crosses her arms and looks out the window. There was a bit of silence before Mrs. Maheswarn opened her mouth a bit to talk.
"Then after my studies, I have to 30 minutes of internet then its time for bed." Connie said cutting her off. It was quiet again.
"Do I really pester you that much?" Priyanka asked her daughter. Connie didn't respond.
When they pulled up to the drive way, Connie grabbed her sword from the back of the car and wen't to do what was needed, without talking to her mother.
Sometime after Steven had gone to bed, Garnet called everyone outside for a meeting.
"Yes Garnet, what is it?" Peridot asked, sticking her hands in the lime green 'Sprite' hoodie she was wearing. She really didn't need it, but it was a gift from Steven so she would wear it forever.
"Its about Steven." she says as she fixed her glasses.
"What is it! Is he hurt?!" Lapis and Pearl asked in almost complete unison. The two glared at each other in annoyance.
"No he isn't hurt." Garnet replied, crossing her arms.
"Then why are we here instead of in the temple!" Jasper demanded as she tossed the sleeping amethyst over her shoulder.
"Calm down Cheeto-puff." Garnet said with a sigh. Jasper growled and crossed her arms, Amethyst snores seeming to grow louder by the second.
"Steven and Connie have been fusing quite frequently, besides from being in battle.", Lapis and Jasper both changed their position awkwardly, fusion still being a bit of a rough area between them.
Pearl had a faint blush on her cheeks.
"Oh my... that would explain earlier today..." She says quietly.
"Hm?", Garnets head cocked to the side and looked towards her. Pearl looked down and put a hand to her mouth, almost like she was deep in thought.
"After Steven and Connie came back from their mission, Connie was supposed to have her fighting session with me. I was surprised to see that instead of the two separately, Stevonnie had showed up. They claimed that they wanted to work on their battle skills whilst a fusion, so I didn't think much of it. Though now that I think about it, not only did they show up fused they left that way as well." Pearl explained.
"Just as I suspected... Gems, don't be surprised if Stevonnie makes more of an appearance at the temple and on missions. If they keep going on this trail long enough, soon they wont want to be apart at all." Garnet says as she looks away.
"What? Garnet, I don't think this is been thought through thoroughly." Peridot says.
"Shes actually right Garnet. Don't you think that Steven and Connie fusing permanently is a little... inappropriate for their age?" Pearl asks.
"Steven and Connie are fine!" Garnet suddenly barks, shocking the group.
"They're a perfect team, even more so then myself. Stevonnie will be a great crystal gem and an asset to us in the long wrong.", with that Garnet walked away, presumably telling them that the meeting was over.
"Geeze, whats her problem..." Jasper mumbled.
an: Because I got more then expected I made another chapter early! Can I get maybe 10 more reviews, and some predictions in exchange for a 2,000 word chapter?...
