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Chapter 2: The Date
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Crystal Gem Temple-Day Of The Date
"Yo Steven! Today's the day!" said Amethyst, this time standing beside the door so she could not get knocked over by the waking Steven like last Monday.
"Oh, hey Amethyst." said a still tired Steven.
"Remember, Connie will be here to go out for the date at 6 this afternoon." said Amethyst.
"Yeah, I know. God, I hope this date goes well." said Steven.
"I'm sure it'll be perfect." said Amethyst, who then walked out of the room.
Steven got up and put his "During The Day Clothes" on, though during the date, he'll put on another, more fancy looking shirt on, and a black bowtie, the same one he wore years ago when he had dinner with Connie and her parents, where the Gems fused into Alexandrite. Steven was reminded by the bowtie of that day, and laughed softly. Steven then moved over to his cabinet, where there laid the case for the diamond ring in it. He opened up the case, and admired the beautiful diamond ring.
Steven then walked outside to the kitchen, where Pearl was making breakfast.
"Hello Steven." said Pearl, "Did you get a good night's sleep?"
Steven was then reminded of how recently he has felt uncomfortable with Pearl watching him sleep. So now, Pearl hasn't watched him sleep anymore.
"It was good, I dreamed about me and Connie together having a great time." said Steven.
"Oh good. You're going to do great tonight, I assure you." said Pearl.
"Hopefully." said Steven.
After breakfast, Steven went back to his room. Since he had nothing to do at all until the big date, he decided to watch TV.
Crystal Gem Temple-10 Minutes Before The Date
Steven was sitting on the couch, with the diamond ring case in his hands, Embarrassingly practicing the proposal.
"Marry me." said Steven, in a whisper, "No no. Marry me." this time he said it in a deep voice, "No no. *sigh*, I just want it to be perfect." whispered Steven.
Steven then closed the case and held it in his hands, because he knew soon Connie will be here.
Pearl then found Steven on the couch with the case.
"Hello Steven." Pearl then noticed him holding the case, "You might wanna hide that. Here, mind if I leave it behind the microwave?"
"Sure" said Steven.
Steven then gave the case to Pearl, who then walked over to the microwave next to the fridge. Pearl then put the case behind the microwave, out of then walked back over to the couch and sat next to Steven.
"Steven, I'm sure the date will go perfectly, and you shouldn't be so scared, just tell her your true feelings for her then propose to her when the time is right, alright?"
Steven then looked to Pearl and said, "You're right Pearl."
"You two have known each other for exactly 10 years now. You'll know exactly what to say." said Pearl. Pearl then hugged Steven.
"Thank you Pearl," said Steven, "I feel much better now."
"You'll see, it will be the perfect date." said Pearl.
"Yo Steven!" said Amethyst, who was looking out the window, "I see Connie! She's 5 minutes early."
Pearl then looked back at Steven, "Remember, just tell her your feelings for her."
"Thanks Pearl." said Steven, who then looked at the door.
Just then, the door opened, and Connie came in, wearing the same dress that she wore when she and Steven first met, but this one was a bigger size to fit her 22 year old height.
Steven looked at Connie with a face of amazement. He then leaned over to Pearl and whispered to her, "She's more beautiful than I could ever imagine."
"Hello Steven, are you ready to go?" said Connie.
"Yes." said Steven.
Steven and Connie then waved back to the Gems and walked outside, headed to town.
Outside Of Crystal Gem Temple-A Few Hours Later
Steven and Connie's date was perfect. It started off with dinner at Fish Stew Pizza, and some fries at Beach Citywalk Fries, then they enjoyed some rides at Funland and played arcade games at Funland Arcade, then they watched a Comedy at the movie theater.
Steven and Connie were walking back to the Crystal Gem Temple.
"Oh Steven, this date was so wonderful, tonight was the most fun I've ever had in my life, thank you. This is definitely the best way to celebrate our 10th Anniversary of knowing each other." Connie then looked over to Steven.
"You're welcome Connie, I had a really great time too."
Steven and Connie were now at the beach shore in front of the temple.
"And now for the finale for this perfect date, just chilling on the sand, watching the sea and the stars." said Steven, sitting down with Connie.
"Oh, and the moon's full too!" said Connie, smiling.
"Oh, Connie." said Steven.
"Yes Steven?"
"I need to use the restroom inside, I'll be back in just a minute."
"Alright." said Connie, looking at the distant stars in the night sky.
Steven then went inside and grabbed the case with the diamond ring in it.
Pearl saw Steven, "Oh hey Steven,you're back. Good luck on the proposal, we believe in you."
"Now go get her, Tiger!" said Amethyst.
"Thanks guys." said Steven
Steven then walked back outside to Connie, "I'm back."
"Oh, that was a short bathroom break." said Connie.
Connie then looked back up to the starry night sky, and at the full moon.
"Isn't it amazing Steven?" said Connie, "This universe is so big, and in that universe are what may be billions of stars. There is a big rarity in this universe, a planet that can sustain life, but the Earth can, and the Gem Homeworld where the Gems are from. I'm happy to be an inhabitant of this planet, with you." Connie then smiled at Steven.
"Yeah, about that." said Steven.
Connie then turned to a face of worry.
Steven then quickly thought of what to say, he then took a deep breath.
"Connie, we've known each other for a long time, 10 years to be exact. Ever since we first met, I've held back this deep feeling of love for you, not just as a friend, but as my crush. I've been too scared to tell you, but now I feel the time is right. Connie, I have something to ask you."
"Wi-, Will-" said Steven, holding back his words.
Connie then said with a look of confusion, "Steven, what is it you want to ask me?"
Steven then took another deep breath, "Connie Maheswaran, will you marry me?"
Connie then gasped, with a look of surprise.
"Oh Steven...Yes! Yes! Yes I will marry you!"
"You will?" said Steven, with tears in his eyes.
"Yes!" said Connie, "I've always felt the same way about you. Every time I'm around you, you make me feel so happy. When I'm around you, I don't feel lonely."
"Thank you so much Connie." said Steven "You've made me the happiest man in the world."
"And you've made me the happiest woman in the world." said Connie.
"Connie, I love you."
"I love you too Steven."
At that moment, Steven then put the ring on Connie's finger. Connie smiled, and so did Steven. Just then, Connie's face moved closer to Steven's. Steven then felt Connie's lips meet his in a kiss, each second of it feeling so magical. They kissed for another few seconds.
"Steven, what time is it?" said Connie.
"Um, it's 15 minutes past midnight." said Steven.
"I'm tired from that wonderful date" said Connie, "We'll talk about wedding plans tomorrow, I gotta get home."
"Alright." said Steven, "See you tomorrow, my love." Steven then smiled and waved at Connie.
Connie looked back and smiled, blowing a kiss to Steven before walking back home.
Steven then laid in the sand. Steven then got up and ran as fast as he could to the Temple, smiling and shedding tears of joy.
"Yes...Yes...Yes!" said Steven to himself.
Steven then ran back into the Temple, where Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst were waiting.
"Steven, how did it go?" said Pearl.
"I proposed to her, and she said yes!" said Steven, jumping around.
"Oh Steven, we're so happy for you. We're so proud!" said Pearl.
"Nice job Steven!" said Amethyst.
"You did the right thing Steven. I knew she would say yes." said Garnet.
"I'm so happy!" said Steven, "I'll be in my room!"
Steven then ran into his room and jumped onto his bed, crying tears of joy.
"You did it Steven. Now you'll both be together forever. Forever happy."
said Steven in his mind.
"I gotta tell Dad!" said Steven, who then grabbed his cellphone from his pocket. He then dialed his Dad's number. Greg soon answered.
"Hello." said Greg over the phone.
"Dad, I need you to come to the temple. I proposed to Connie and she said yes!" said Steven.
"Oh Steven I'm so happy for you." said Greg.
"Thank you," said Steven, "I need you to come to the temple to talk about wedding plans."
"Alright,I'll be right there son." said Greg.
"Thank's dad." said Steven. Steven then hung up the phone and walked out of his room, smiling.
Beach City-Present Time
Connie was going back to her house, skipping and jumping about and dancing through Beach City. Just then, Connie noticed some people staring at her dancing and jumping around in excitement. At first she blushed, but she was then reminded how happy Steven makes her, and how around him, her Social Anxiety seems to have disappeared.
Connie then continued to dance around.
"You know what? Let them watch, I don't care anymore. I'm as free as a bird, as happy as a little child. Let them watch, I don't care anymore!"
said Connie in her mind. She continued jumping and dancing around all the way back to her house.
Maheswaran Residence-10 Minutes Later
Connie stepped into her house and closed the door. Standing beside the door, Connie admired her ring.
"It's so beautiful"
thought Connie, shedding a tear.
Connie then sat on the kitchen table, her mother and father noticing her.
"Hello Connie, how was your date with that Universe boy?" said Priyanka.
"It was wonderful." said Connie.
Doug soon noticed the ring on her finger.
"Um, Connie, what is that on your finger?" said Doug.
"It's a diamond ring." said Connie.
Just then, Priyanka and Doug's eyes both widened, and they quickly sat on the other side of the table?
"Where did you get that?" said Doug.
"Well...Um." said Connie, hesitating. Connie then took a deep breath.
"Steven proposed to me, he asked me to marry him, and I said yes."
Connie then closed her eyes, fearing her parents would not , to Connie's surprise, they stayed silent. Connie opened her eyes and saw that her parents were smiling.
Doug then said, "Connie, when we first met your friend Steven, we thought, what with him being magic and having magical legal guardians, that he would just get you into a lot of trouble, which is somewhat true. I mean, remember the incident so long ago at the hospital. But after a while, we noticed how happy he always made you. Remember before you met Steven, when you had no friends, you said you wish you were never born?"
"Yes…" said Connie.
"Well," said Doug, "we noticed how happy you were with him. Now, you two are gonna marry. Now you can be even more happy, and in the end, that's what's most important for our daughter. We approve of this wedding."
"Oh thank you! I'm so happy!" said Connie.
"Connie?" said Doug.
"Yes dad?" said Connie.
"How about you call Steven right now so we could talk with his dad about wedding plans later in the morning?"
"Sure." said Connie.
"Great!"
Doug then picked up the phone and dialed the number.
Crystal Gem Temple-Present Time
Greg and the Gems were sitting on the couch as Steven told them about the date and the proposal. Just then, the phone rang. Steven picked up the phone.
"Hello." said Doug Maheswaran from the phone.
"Oh, hello Mr. Maheswaran." said Steven.
"May I speak to your father please, Is he there?"
"Yes he is, hold on just a second." said Steven.
"Wonderful."
"Hey dad, it's Mr. Maheswaran." said Steven.
Steven then gave the phone to Greg.
"Hello, this is Greg Universe. Uh huh, uh huh, oh that'd be great! How about um, at 11 in the morning? Ok, ok bye." Greg then hung up the phone, "Good news Steven, the Maheswarans are coming at 11:00 AM to talk about wedding plans."
"That's great!" said Steven, "If you'll excuse me, I'm tired from the date, I'm going to bed."
"Alright." said Greg.
Steven then laid in his bed, looking out the window to the stars. Shedding a few tears, Steven then fell asleep, dreaming more about him and Connie together.
In his dream, he and Connie were skipping together on the boardwalk.
Steven then stopped and said, "Oh Connie, I love you."
"I love you too Steven" said Connie.
Just then, Steven and Connie kissed. Steven dreamed more of him with Connie that night.