Connie was in her room and sighed. She had a box next to her and stood in front of her bookshelf.

"Oh, I can't believe I'm doing this!" The girl moaned. She carefully grabbed a few books and sighed. "My bookshelf has gotten so full, I need to… get rid of a few. I'll have to get rid of all the childish books, like the fairy tales, the No Home Girls series, and… The Spirit Morth Series, because I'm getting older." Connie felt a tear slip down her face as she loaded them up.

She started to walk down when she slipped and fell down the stairs, right into Jasper.

"Hey kid, that was quite a good entrance you made." Jasper asked, putting her own.

"I sure am lucky that you were right there." Connie grinned.

"Oh, um, yeah…" Jasper said, rubbing the back of her neck.

"How do you always know where to be?" Connie asked, picking up her things with Jasper.

"That's for me to know, you to never find out." Jasper winked, giving her the play sword.

"Are you going to tell me something cool?" Connie asked.

"Nope, not at all." Jasper chuckled.

"Please? I'm old enough!" Connie insisted.

Jasper seemed hesitant but said, "I'm just… good at predicting things, I've lived for many years, and have seen things no child like you should… You kinda get a knack for it as you grow. And I already knew from the moment you came… ou would attract much danger."

"Meh, danger's my middle name!" Connie cried.

"That's a lie." Jasper said. She booped Connie's nose. "Your middle name is cutie pie, am I right?" She winked.

Connie giggled.

Later, Connie and Jasper were exercising together. Connie pumped tiny weights while Jasper heaved 100 pounds in each arm. Connie then put them down and went into a handstand, which Jasper helped her with. Connie kicked her legs once Jasper had let go. Jasper resumed pumping iron when she suddenly threw the weights to the ground and leapt up. She made her helmet and smashed the iron into pancakes.

Connie stared in admiration and Jasper said, "Peridot will fix them later."

"The day has so much potential." Connie sighed. "What are my breakfast possibilities?"

"Hmm, knowing you?" Jasper said, rubbing her chin. "Probably the Big Doughnut, since you're already outside…. and you probably want to see Steven, he goes there all the time." The gem grumbled.

Connie blushed. "Is there any chance you come with me and have a great time?"

"Well…" Jasper thought.

"Please?" Connie asked, diamonds in her eyes.

Jasper looked at her.

"Pretty please?" The girl was jumping up and down with her eyes shining.

Jasper frowned.

"PLEASE!" Connie yelled.

"Okay! Okay!" Jasper laughed. "Let's go!"

Jasper and Connie walked on the beach.

"Do Lapis and Peri have great predicting abilities like you?" Connie asked, looking up at Jasper.

"Well, Peridot usely just goes with her own way, without thinking about what could happen, and Lapis hasn't lived as long as me or Peri… I just have seen so many things, and have lived on Earth for quite a while." Jasper turned to see Connie beaming. "But, don't get me wrong, it isn't some kind of future vision, other gems have that ability. I'm just good at seeing the worst and the best that can happen, just by using my own experience."

After looking for Steven in the Big Doughnut, and seeing he wasn't there, Jasper slowly went out from in front of Connie.

"So, what could happen if I said "hi" to Lars?" Connie asked.

"Like a normal human, he'd probably say hi back." Jasper shrugged.

"Hi Lars!" Connie grinned.

Lars turned from the doughnuts and grinned, "Oh, hi Connie."

Connie laughed and looked at Jasper. "That's was too easy! What if I say hi… to Sadie! We're kinda friends, kinda not."

"Well, once again, this isn't future vision so I can't predict exactly what could happen if she kinda wasn't your friend…. Maybe she'd give you a high five or something if she thinks she's too cool to be around you, which she isn't." Jasper muttered. Connie didn't listen to the rest, her eyes filled with hope. Jasper talked on. "But she's holding some pretty hot looking coffee, so I wouldn't startle-"

"A high five… from Sadie!" Connie gasped. She ran to Sadie. "Hi Sadie!" Sadie gasped and was startled, dropping the coffee in Connie's direction. Jasper ran up and blocked Connie from being hurt.

"Oh my goodness, are you okay?! That coffee was super hot!" Sadie gasped while Lars started in shock.

"Be careful next time!" Jasper growled, shrugging off the coffee.

Connie ran to the fry shop and to Peedee. "You know what I want." The boy rolled his eyes and went in.

"Do you think I could get hurt by this?" Connie asked, turning to Jasper.

"Oh yeah." Jasper said.

"How?" Connie gasped.

"Well, you can choke on fry bits, that's always a possibility. Or fall in a hole, or get food poisoning, or… are you allergic to wasps?"

"I don't know…" Connie whispered.

"Well, you could still get hurt by wasps, I suppose, probably not die though." Jasper shrugged calmly.

Connie looked nervous and whispered, "What I just stand here?"

"Um, you'll get a sunburn, you didn't put any sunscreen on this morning." Jasper said, walking away. Connie ran after her. "Jasper! Wait!"

She looked at the ocean and imagined herself getting eaten by a shark.

Connie looked at the Big Doughnut and imagined the sign falling on her.

In her mind, her favorite protagonist, Lisa came up to her.

Lisa?! How are you real?!" Connie in her mind cried.

Lisa suddenly stabbed her through and Connie whispered, "You're evil?!"

That would never happen…. Connie thought to herself. She sweated in fear all the way home

Later, Connie had her shield in one hand… as she made a sandwich.

"Hey, kiddo!" Jasper cried. Connie gave a yelp in surprise.

"Why do you have your shield out?" Jasper asked.

"I'm just trying to defend myself." Connie shrugged.

"From the sandwich?" Jasper chuckled.

"No!" Connie huffed, embarrassed. "I just got to…" her heart thumped as she reached for a plastic knife. "pick up… the knife to spread the mayonnaise… pick up… the knife!"

"Um kid?" Jasper asked as she was hyperventilating.

The girl then gasped, "Oh! I got it!" She picked up the jar of mayonnaise, opened it and plopped it all on the sandwich. It splattered everywhere.

"Wow. I didn't even think of it, but that can kill you faster." Jasper thought.

"Not funny!" Connie cried.

"Whoa, chill out." Jasper said.

Lapis and Peridot walked into the room and Lapis asked, "Connie, are you ok?"

"No." Connie huffed.

The other Temps walked to the warp pad and Peridot called to Jasper, " We're all ready."

"You guys are going on a mission?" Connie gasped. Jasper started to walk away when Connie grabbed her arm. "Hold on! Uh, you don't have to leave right this second, d-do you?"

"Uh, yeah." Jasper shrugged.

"But… what do you think will happen to my dinner?!" Connie cried.

"I'm… gonna guess it'll go into your stomach." Jasper smirked.

"Jasper! Hurry up!" Peridot cried.

Jasper bent down to Connie and put her hand on her shoulders. "Connie, I can't protect you all the time. Just trust me when I say that you are in control…" Jasper smiled. Connie gave a tiny grin back. Jasper's face then faded to grim when she said, "Don't go on the roof, ever."

Later that night, Connie sat in the window nook, curled up. "What could happen on the roof?"

Thunder boomed. Connie gasped and grabbed her sword, which she had placed beside her, shaking in fear. The door suddenly blew open and she inched over to close it.

"I-I'm ok, I just need to calm down." Connie breathed. "Maybe I should get a snack." She then imagined the fridge falling on her, and then a chandelier.

Connie squealed in fear. She huddled under a blanket and then whispered, "What's happening to me? I'm braver then this! I'm older now! I'm supposed to be a Crystal Temp!" The girl yelled, punching out from under the table and running outside.

She climbed up to the roof in the storm, her hair and clothes soaked. She stood shakily and looked into the sky, yelling, "Why did Jasper tell me not to come out here?!"

The familiar blue glow came from the house, saying the gems were home.

Jasper suddenly ran out.

"Kid! What are you doing?! Get off the roof!" Jasper yelled.

"No! If something might happen, I'm just gonna let it!" Connie yelled.

"Connie, you don't understand!" Jasper said. "Now get down here!"

"No!" Connie sobbed, grabbing her head. "Everything I do shoves me violently towards the end! The more you say, the more I know how scared I am of this life I have!" She fell to her knees. "I can't live like this!"

Jasper watched her cry on the roof with sadness.

"Why did you tell me your predictions?! Why shouldn't I be on the roof?!" Connie sobbed.

"I was joking, Connie, and I'm sorry I always do! You took it too seriously!" Jasper yelled. "I've seen so much, know what might happen from such horrible memories, I thought, knowing you, you might do this and get scared, but I ignored my brain, like I always do!"

"Why did you tell me than?!"

"I took a risk at your expense. I thought you might understand, making us closer! Connie," Jasper sighed. "I think of so many things that can hurt you. I should never have let myself hurt you, ever again. "There are millions of things that could happen to you, but if you focus on what could happen, you'll never see what wonderful things are happening! Please understand. You must live, not be consumed by worry." Jasper smiled softly. "Leave that to me."

"I do understand. I…" Thunder crackled around Connie and she looked around. "What am I doing? I guess I can't really see wonderful things up here." She then climbed off the roof and hugged Jasper, with her eyes closed. "I'll watch out for myself from now on."

Jasper looked up and her eyes widened in surprise. Her helmet came on and blocked Connie from a bolt of lightning.

"What was that?" Connie whispered, not looking up.

"Nothing at all, kiddo."