Empire city; a bustling metropolis famous for its high energy, attitude and it's cutting edge in fashion and technology. The city that never sleeps, even more so now that's it's close to halloween and gems has made their way into the city. Steven and Connie walked through the bustling Hattan street, trying to take in the sights of the buildings, stores, gem and costumed citizens. It was just one problem…
"Nyehhehe..Did you have fun canoodling with each other?!"
Peridot teasingly nasal voice resounded as she spoke on speaker of Connies' phone, low enough for only them two to hear. The two groaned due to her teasing and Connie shot her 'Mister' a glare for his stupidity, who gave a single hand plead for forgiveness.
"So how was Connie's organic structure without image modifiers, Steven.
"You been on earth long enough to call them clothes Peridot."
"Not important, what's important is... Did seeing Connie in such a state make you want to.."
They heard the knocking of fist slamming next to each other. The implication was palatable.
'The audacity of this damn gem!'The two of them unknowingly sharing the thought as they walked through the streets.
"Hey Peri, you had your fun. Give it a rest huh?"
"I'm not doing this for fun...Well that's a lie"
"Peridot, I swear to god."
.Steven, this is on you . You let the phone on. If you wanted to keep exploits, you should have been more careful."
"Hmmph!"
The annoyance in Connie voice as her eyes narrowed was tangible, caused Steven to groan. Being the target of her ire wasn't fun, he made damn sure to pay Peri back. He hasn't figured it out yet, but Peri was gonna pay.
"That being said, I'm just making sure Steven won't distract your 'Heart Berry' from her objective over there. 'Mister',Now i know how you two are."
"Yeah, no worries about that."
Connie sighed before she began again. She kissed her teeth and her eyes stayed focus on Steven as she spoke, who kept forward.
"I'm completely focus on getting pictures, just have the Spheres ready to receive them."
"They already are Ni', just waiting for you."
"Good to know. In that case we'll let you go."
"Ssssuuuree, Stay focus now ok."
Connie shook her head with a small devious smile on her face before she cut the phone and the green gems teasing laughter off, putting the phone in her pants pocket after. Steven glanced at her from the corner of his eye seeing her mischievous smile replaced with annoyance and even a bit of embarrassment.
They walked in a cold silence Steven leading them, Connie a step behind. He turned around walking backwards with his hands in his pocket a sheepish smirk on his face.
"We're gonna have to get her back, you know that right?"
Stevens attempt at jovial conversation fell on deaf ears. Her hands remained at her pocket as she leered at him before looking anywhere but him. Steven arched an eyebrow as they continued to walk. He moving his head to keep his face in her sight, trying to get her to smile.
Unaware that he'd walk into a crosswalk, backwards...with a car zooming around the corner..
"Steven!"
Connie gripped her man and pulled him close to her as a car zoomed by, the driver glaring at them.
"Stay out the road dumbass, flirt somewhere else."
Usually Connie would apologize, but since the car nearly hit her Steven and the guy was oh so rude..
"Ḥpak āḥp, yā pāsṭarṭ!"
Steven was surprised at Connie's aggression even more so when she and the driver exchange the single finger salute towards each other. She shook her head with a sigh and she turned to Steven, a very small smile on her face as she looked him over. "You ok,Mister."
He smiled at her before nodding, and receiving a light slap to his chest." Pay attention! This isn't Beach city. These Empire streets will leave you flat and move along like nothing happened."
"You're speaking like lived here before." He rubbed his chest where she slapped him. chuckling a bit as she gave him a cocky smirk.
"November 10th, 1999. St Maria hospital in Brooklyn. Until June of 2008, I was a Brooklyn girl."
"Explains why you're so cool, and yet fiery."
Connie gave him a neutral stare as he placed his arms around her waist. Her arms crossed under chest.
"You still annoyed with me?"
"I'm as crossed as my arms Steven. How could you forget to mute the phone, Come on now?"
He smirked before leaning down, placing his forehead on hers. "In my defense, I was distracted by an enchantress."
His cool breath tickled her a bit and his tone was playful, flirty. It made it hard to be annoyed with him.
"Were you now?"
Seeing her fight a smirk and hearing the slight lightness of her tone made him grin as he went to her ear. "Yeah. She came onto me with nothing but a towel on. Told me I had to dress her in some very cute green underwear..."
She found herself holding his shoulders as his whispers sent a surge of electricity down her spine.The husky tone and the slight brushes of his lips on her ear made her sighed, so much for annoyance.
"I know your not blaming little ol' me"
"Not blaming, just stating a fact. You threw me off my game"
"Gotta watch out for us Brooklyn girls. We're such teasing vixens."She sucked in a breath as she felt the slights nips of his teeth behind her." H-Hey now….MMM!..You can't do that.You're in the doghouse, Universe.
He smiled against her collarbone and kissing it, before pulling away and giving her a challenging look."Oh really?"
Connie nodded as she folded her hands gently upon his nape."Yeah.I'm still mad at you, for not closing the call."
Steven gave her a knowing look when she bit the corner of her lip."So let me apologize." He moved his lips closer to hers,slowly.
Connie shook her head but the smile kept growing. "That's not an apology."
Steven gave a faux scoff, before he his hands fell to her hips. Drumming his fingers upon her, making her smirk. "It is though, It's one for my best friend."
"Oh." .
Her velvety tone made him turn abit red as he nodded. His eyes lingered on her lips. "Uh-huh."
"Is that why your hands down there. To apologize right?"
Her mocking nodding and teasing tone made him laugh as he moved closer.
"Everything matters in the perfect apology."
"Look like you just wanna steal a kiss, Mister."
"I swear it just an apology...accept it?"
Connie nodded and giving him an amorous smile. Just as Steven was about to close the gap. He felt Connie finger stopping him. The sensuality in her smile replaced with mischievousness. Steven was about to speak when she pressed herself against him, her left leg in between both of his, as she trailed her hand down from his lips, to his neck, chest, stomach, waist and thigh.. Never breaking her predatory sight with him.
"Mm! feels nice." She bit her lip,before she spoke wantonly into his ear."Hey..about that a~po~lo~gy?.
Steven was stunned and trembled at her actions but whatever she was planning..he personally had no need to stop it. he just nodded at her.
"Make it rough and deep?"
he nodded again afraid to speak.
"Make me moan and melt?"
He started to smile cockily at her luscious attitude.
"I got you, Heart Berry"
"You got me?"
"Yeah, Mister got you."
Seeing him be so confident was definitely a switch for her. She had to fight her beating heart, tingling back and her burning emotion to take the apology then and there.
"No..Not yet you do.."
Her need to tease him was greater though. Her smile change from passionate to playfully mischievous as she gave him a quick peck on his nose and backed out of his grasp ignoring the lingering sensation. In her hand his smartphone, already opened to her.
"Gotta catch me first."
Steven's jaw dropped as he saw her took off with his phone across the street. It took him a few minutes to realize that she duped him for his phone..His phone with the address they're going to.
"Connie Maheswaran!!!! YOU THRICE DAMN MINX!"
" I told you, gotta watch for us Brooklyn girls."
She laughed an almost witch's laugh at his roar, seeing him take off after her with a fire in his eyes and a determined lick of his lips. She wants to be caught..So...So bad.. That doesn't mean she'll make it easy.
The chase was on as they maneuvered through the busy Hattan streets. Being as polite as possible to their fellow pedestrians as they shuffled and slightly pushed through when they needed. Running through intersections with one obeying the safety laws; Steven and the other slightly ignoring them; Connie.
Connie laughed and teasingly blew a kiss to slightly annoyed but ever determined Steven from across another street. She gave him a wink before taking off again, this time using the crowd as a camouflage as she went left instead of straight ahead. She looked across and saw that Steven was still at the crosswalk, anxiously waiting for the greenlight to chase after her. Looking down at the phone she saw that they were only a few blocks away from their destination.
"Connie!"
"Oh crap!"
She looked up to see Steven heading towards her at his full non-gem speed.. Still slower than hers but he has reach.
She took off like a bat out of hell turning the corner and running down the block before cutting through traffic and running into an alley. Her cohort waited until it was clear before chasing after her.
Steven was surprised to not see Connie or anyone in the alley. All there was were a stack of boxes, two dumpsters and a ten foot tall fence. He was sure she ran in too.. she wasn't under or in anyone of those.
"The heck she went?" Steven leaned against the dumpster furthest from the fence, trying to figure out where Connie disappeared too.
He was brought out of his deep analysis By the feeling of familiar feathery lips on his nape followed by a quick necking. He melted a bit leaning to it.
"Well this is nice…"
Connie's sweet mischievous laughter that sets hit heart aflame rung in his ear, feeling her gentle shower of kisses along his neck and jaw making him shivered
" Ohhoho.Mm...That feels nice."
"Doesn't it though."
"Where did you even come from?"
"Secret.."
He snarled and nodded. His toes curled and his breath grew short as she bit him gently. a love bite. He was about to reach up stroke his Berry face.. When she released and moved back.
Steven looked quizzically at his Berry, who smirked standing on top of the dumpster bent forward. Connie tossed him his phone, which he caught.
"You still gotta catch me."
"Wait aren't you giving up?"
Connie laughed at that. "No..I was just catching my breath... What's wrong, can't keep it up?"
Steven's eyes widen as he nodded his head, his nostrils flared and a strained smile came to his lips.
"You're a funny one, I see how it is though."
With a kiss of his teeth and eyes of fire he took a step forward prompting her to take a step back, her smile growing bigger, the anticipation of their game climax.
"I'm a make you squirm,Heart Berry"
"You gonna have to catch me first and we're so close to where we have to be."
Her teasing taunting made him want catch her even more.
"Oh I will. Before you know you'll be in my grasp."
"Mmm..Promise, Mister?"
The two stood still waiting for the other to make a move. Identical emotions of passion and competitiveness between them.
"Love is war, Love is war, Love is war!"
The sound of Steven ringtone on Connie's phone was the gunshot to their last leg of tag.
Connie turned on her heel and ran toward the fence before bounding of the nearby wall to over the top of the fence effortlessly. She landed in crotch before taking off across the street, to the large park across the street; Central park. Not before giving her Mister a wink and a little show of standing up..putting her height and curves on display.
"Damn ninja"
The whole thing left Steven stunned for a moment before leaping over the fence with no effort, a smirk on his face. He gave chase into the park after her.
Connie ran upon the cobblestone path. Trying to not get caught by Steven, who she seem to have lost through a crowd a few turns back.. She slowed down as she took in where she was and was amazed..she found herself in a beautiful half acre garden with a man made oasis in the middle filled with colorful flowers. Marigolds, water Lilies in the oasis, Hibiscus, Musk Roses, Bluebells, Chrysanthemum, and a rainbow of lotus flowers.
"Whoa, such a beautiful place."
"It's kind of Romantic huh?"
She turned to see a young woman standing close by looking at the garden. She was dressed in a very sexy witch dress costume complete with black low thigh length low cut dress, mesh thigh highs, small heeled shoes, witches hat and cloak and broom. She had on a bit of orange eyeshadow, and black lipstick. Connie must admit she was quite attractive. The full figure woman stuck out her hand and gave the knight a gentle smile,
"Wanda."
"Connie." The two shook their hands. "So is there something going on tonight."
"It's Halloween at empire there is always something going on..tonight though it's a parade and rave along 45th and 49th."
"So that's why they're so many costumes around."
"Yuppers. So what's a pretty girl like you doing all by yourself, Connie."
Connie rolled her eyes. *You're sweet..As to why I'm here, just came to rest...Don't tell anyone but I'm on the run."
She placed a finger on her lips with a small wink.." Keep it to yourself.."
Wanda raised an eyebrow and interest before giggling."..You're a character. Ms. Connie."
Connie looked at "Hmm..So what about ms. wanda. What's you doing here."
"Well.."Wanda smirked as she got close to Connie looking up and down, and all around. "Right now, I'm getting to know my new customer…"
"What?"
"Tell me if i'm right." Wonda whispered into Connie ear.
She pointed to Connie bust "40"
Her waist "36"
Her hips "44 "
Connie looked shocked and backed up." Ok..yes..how."
"It's my job.."
"And I gave it to her when I made our appointment."
Connie sighed as she felt Steven hand come from behind and pulled her close by her hips. She was about to say something when he placed a blue lotus in her hair. He gave her a kiss on her temple, behind her ear, and a nip on the top of her ear causing to giggle and snuggle with her eyes closed a bit. Basking in the affection.
"I win."
She blushed and stroke her biscuit cheek. Kissing under his chin and smiling against him.
"Technically, but I feel like the victor though."
Steven chuckled before turning to Wanda with a nod. "Ms. wanda, pleasure to meet you in person."
"As it is to meet you, Mr. Universe. Any friends of Sadie and Sunshine is a friend and customer of mine."
Wanda clapped her hands with a grin. "So we're running a bit late but it's ok.You guys are my final appointment for the day. My shoppe is just across the street from the park.Just followed the road to the south exit look up and you'll see it across the street. Unfortunately I have a quick previous engagement, so I won't be there at the beginning. However, my associates are waiting and expecting you, and I'll be right with ya, Asap."
the two look at each other before nodding.
"Magnificent. I promise you two are gonna look wonderful and I won't be long. We have showers if you need it, a multitude of costumes, make-up, wigs in your specific sizes, tones what have you. So please have fun,ok. Enjoy becoming someone else."
With that she gave one more farewell before heading towards the North.
Connie chuckled as the lady got out of ear shot "She's eccentric and flirty."
Steven scoffed playfully as nuzzled against her. "You're one to talk, I saw your eye wondering. "
Connie giggle" Maybe..but I only undress you." Connie paused before cheshire smile. "Speaking of which, you do as soon as we get in the game..resumes."
Steven grinned matching hers. "Oh I know. I actually can't wait for you to dress me and strip me. To see how you deal with it"
"Oh I'll be fine. You'll be the one shaking under my touch Mister."
"Then Shall we, Heart Berry?"
"Lead the way."
Steven scooped up Connie in his arms easily, who snuggled close to him, before taking to the air towards the south of the park. It took three hops to land in front of the industrial building, the shoppe resided in. They would have run the bell but caught the door when it was closing, gaining themselves entry. The receptionist nodded to them, before giving them access to one of the private elevators, the only one that goes to the shoppe'
As it rosed to the top got a playful look on his face before tapping Connie shoulder.
"Yes"
She looked towards him and finds that he is already coming for a kiss.
The smile he holds is as devious and loving as ever, and then he speaks in that husky loving voice. That knees weakening, heart beat skipping voice.
"Accept my apology" he cups her chin and gives a kiss. It was Rough yet tender. it was gentle and deep.
"Ohhh Ssstee~ven"
It turned her into putty. His happy putty.
He broke the kiss just as the elevator stopped.
"You accept my apology.?"
Connie nodded before giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Always." She smirked that impish smirk. "Still gonna make you squirm and melt through."
"We'll see Heart Berry." He grinned at her before he lifted the elevator door open unaware of the lovelorn look he l was receiving from his Heart Berry.
The look changed from lovestruck to confident resolution.
'I want to be with him..I really do.