Wait...b-but Kevins'...dead... Connie thought as she looked at the message. How would it come from HIS number?? She was confused.
And a bit happy at the same time. Maybe that wasn't her crush's body they found! Maybe he was still alive, and he wanted to confess his love for her!! The thought made her heart skip a beat. Of course, it sounded silly..but it could be true on high levels. But she couldn't go out there now.
It couldn't be tonight. Mainly because of Priyanka and Doug, who made sure she wasn't outside past her cerfew.

"Of course...and I look a mess...." She muttered to herself. "Hopefully he doesn't mind me coming out tomorrow. "

Connie stared at the message some more, lovestruck. She could only imagine what would happen when he met Kevin. Confessing her feelings...he accepts them and he says he loves her back...and they kiss under the moonlight....

Yeah, all that fairytale gumbo crap.

She felt bad that she wasn't able to see him that moment. So, that's why she replied,

Connie: Hey, can we meet tomorrow night? I can't at the moment

She smiled as she waited fo the response. After around 10 minutes, her phone vibrated and once again 'Kevin' answered.
Fine by me. I'll be waiting tomorrow

Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh....!!!! Connie was just excited and hyped up! Kevin wasn't dead! She thought about it: Since he obviously texted her, that meant that it wasn't his body they found. as a matter of fact, they never found the person's head, so there's a high chance it wa only a misunderstanding! She could tell his family and friends, and they'll be happy to see he wasn't at all dead as the police had confirmed.

How would Steven react? It wasn't on her mind. All that was on it was her and her beloved's future relationship. Happily, she laid back, and almost couldn't sleep due to her excitement....
-Later-
Connie's alarm buzzed, signaling her to wake up. She yawned and streched as she smiled lovingly. She couldn't wait for night to come....! Or to see Kevin for that matter. That's why, when she woke up, she did all she could to get herself ready. She practiced her confession, made sure she looked like girlfriend material, and in her mind thought of how it would all play out.

During breakfast, she almost daydreamed half the time, making Priyanka look at her in curiousity.
"Connie Maheswaren, are you alright over there?" She asked. Connie looked up at her mother as she snapped out of trance.

"Oh, yes! I am..." Connie said. "I'm just enthusiastic about today! It just seems special."

She couldn't tell her parents about her encounter today. It would be better if she did it the day afterwards, right?
Though Priyanka was still a bit confused, she glanced at Doug who just said, "Well, it shouldn't be too much to worry about." and let it go.

Throughout the day, the human was just hyped up. The day just seemed longer for some reason.
Maybe Steven could help me pass the time? She asked herself. It's been a while since I last saw him.

And it has.She hasn't really spoken to him for a while. She wasn't sure if he was at the funeral or not, most likely no since he and Kevin never really got along. Though she DID see that no-good gem Spinel. Connie didn't even know she came back to Earth until her blow-out with her. Still, it didn't stop her from thinking that the good-for-nothin' was responsible for something. Maybe Lion could do something to her....

I wonder what kind of poison she's bringing next.... Connie thought as she knocked on the door, answered by Steven. "Connie! It's been a while, hasn't it?" He greeted, covering up the fact he saw her at Kevin's funeral.

"Yup, sorry for that....heh," She replied while rubbing the back of her neck. "But I'm here now!"

Steven caught up to her unusual enthusiasm. Well, she was happier than usual at least. "What's got you all uppy?"

Knowing his hate for him, I really shouldn't say it right now...
"Oh well...I get to see you after all this time. And besides, we need to catch up on some stuff, don't we?" She lied, hoping that he'd buy it. Steven had a pretty good guess that she was lying through her teeth but didn't say anything as the duo sat down and Connie started talking about some things that occured while they were parted.

Eventually she asked about the gems, and Steven told her they went on a mission or something. Peridot was out with Lapis somewhere, but weren't with the CG's.
While she started talking about some random stuff - that Steven really paid no attention to- Steven felt a pair of hands go over his eyes. He smiled as he knew who it was. However, Connie's expression was different: Hatred.

"Guess who?" Spinel giggled, failing to notice Connie.

"It's either Spinel or Jenny the Teenage Robot with gloves," Steven replied jokingly. Spinel hopped beside him, only to hear a cleared throat from beside him.

"So..." Connie started bluntly. "The good-for-nothin's here..."

To be honest, YOu'RE the only good-for-nothing, Thottie. Steven thought to himself as gorey thoughts appeared into his mind. You're just giving more reasons to hate your ass....
Spinel looked a little down for a minute, but quickly tried to make friends with her. "Uh...Hi there....I know we ended off in bad terms-"

"OF course we did, little stone. Steven, WHY is this thing here?!?" Connie yelled, making the pink gem look down nervously.

First of all, bitch,, don't call my Jester a thing....
"No need for hostility. And she's coming here for protection. Of course you wouldn't know, it's not like you've been threatened to be locked up because you didn't wanna be Pink Diamond. " He told her in an annoyed tone. Spinel scooted over to the end of the couch, where she curled up at the thought of being captured.

"Steven are you missing a brain cell or something?!" Connie asked impatiently. "She tried to KILL every organic thing on this planet! Including you! Why you would let her back here is beyond me. "

"I...I apologized..."

"Sorry doesn't cut it. An apology for almost murdering an entire planet just isn't worth anything!"

"Connie, stop it!"

She was taken back by his sudden outburst. Now, he was just triggered. He had had enough of her crap. If she didn't know any better, she could sense some pink showing up...."Steven...."

But he wasn't taking it. "That's enough. If you came here just to pick with Spinel, then you can go to Hell. She hasn't done anything to you, so stop with all the shit."

And that was it. It was done. Connie sent one more look at Spinel, then turned around and left. As she left though, Steven grinned.
He couldn't wait til midnight.

"Senpapi..." He heard Spinel croak from the other end. "She's right...I'm the thing that almost kill you...."

Steven sighed and put his arm around Spinel sad shoulders. Just seeing her feeling guilty about some past mistakes because of Connie made him mad to the bone. Now, it was going to be a bit more difficult to get Spinel to feel safe and loved. "Don't worry about it, my little Jester....I'll take care of her."
..........
This was it. It was nighttime. 11 pm on the dot. Connie was excited and waited for this time to come. Finally, she would be able to see Kevin, and tell him how she felt. Little did she know, that one message was about to fuck her up eternally...

She put on her coat and quietly went outside through the back door, making sure not to awake her slumbering parents. When she arrived, surprisingly, no one was out there. Maybe I came out too early? OR too late? Maybe he's around and I can't see him...
So, she took out her phone and sent a message to Kevin's number telling him that she was outside. About 5 or 6 minutes later, there was a reply.

Perfect.

Connie: Ok, I'm out. Where are you?

Let's talk a bit before that is discussed, child

"Huh?" She was confused. Was this how he wanted to say he loved her? Maybe.

Connie: Sure, whats up

At first, there was no response. It was a 2 minute delay before she got an answer.

So...I was at the funeral...

And I saw how you treated Spinel

Connie: that thing? She's a monster Kevin! She doesn't deserve to be treated like she isn't a monster

but wait...why would Kevin care about Spinel? And he said he was at the funeral. If he was at the funeral....
"How come he didn't say anything?" Connie whispered. "Why didn't he confirm he was still alive?"

Hmmm...oh really?

Connie: Of course!!

Connie: Now seriously, Kevin, where are you? I'm all hyped up to see you 💖💘

Connie smiled when she added the heart emojis. Surely he'd get the message that she had feelings for him and that he would send something similar. IT would be even better if he'd come out and say it himself! Her heart was beating, and her emotions were happening all at once. Her anticipation for her expected reply was unreal, and she watched proudly as it said 'typing' in the bottom corner.

Look behind you

She turned around. She didn't see Kevin, but a duffle bag. What did the bag mean? Was there a gift inside? Connie walked over to it and picked it up. Then, when she opened it, her heart dropped.

Inside the bag...
Was Kevin's head.

Instead of screaming, she fell to her knees and threw up. She was crying as well, seeing her beloved's head insde of the bag like that. His face was the same as when he was brought to his death: In pain. As she was throwing up, someone walked up behind her.

"Hello, Connie."

She stopped throwing up and wept a couple falling tears. She stood up, turnig around to see no one other than Steven himself. He had his hands in his pockets, an smirk on his face. "S-Steven..." Connie hiccuped, still traumitized by her discovery. "W-what are you doing here...?"

The 17 year old chuckled under his breath and took out his hand from his left pocket. He was holding Kevin's phone. The screen displayed all the messages, and Connie could feel her heart pounding in fear.
She was wrong...
Kevin REALLY WAS dead.

"Liked your present?" He asked with a malicious smirk. Connie didn't know what to think....She didn't. She hated it. It broke her heart...

"No..." She said in a morse voice. It was all she could do. Her voice was gone. "Steven...what did you do to Kevin...?!?"

"Hm...why don't you ask him?" He said as he gestured to the open bag containing the head. It hurt for her to even look at it. She couldn't get it out of her head. Seeing your crush's head inside of a bag wasn't something you could forget.
He continued, "You know, seeing what you were doing to Spinel amused me. Accusing her of killing Kevin. Hilarious. And pushing her like she was toy? Funny. I thought I knew you, Con. I actually considered you to be my friend since we were younger. You were saying all that stuff about Spinel because you couldn't get over the fact your lover was dead, correct? Well, jokes on you. He was flirting with her hardcore the other day. Bet you didn't know that."

Connie was locked in her tracks. "You're wrong!" She protested angrily, yet in fear.

Steven raised his eyebrow. "And why am I wrong? How? "

"Because Kevin would never like her! He would be dead if she got away with her plan! Nothing about her is attractive, me and him are close!"

"If that was so, he wouldn't be flirting with other women, Connie. Including my beloved Spinel. " He saw Connie clench her fist in frustration. "You couldn't POSSIBLY think he would even consider you girlfriend material could you? He's a fuckboi. If he has one girl, he'll always have a side bae."

Connie could feel her heart skip beats. She got upset and tears started to rapidly go down her cheeks. "I just wanted him to love me the way I loved him! And that bastard gem killed him! Or she had something to do with it!! She can't be trusted Steven!!!" She cried, her hatred for the pink gem growing.

Steven looked at the pissed girl. He wasn't the Steven she grown up with. This was a whole nother thing. A whole new person. "If it's about Spinel and Kevin..." He started. "He is right over there for you to see. That's what you wanted, right? To see your love. There he is, for yours to keep. " The whole time, the main thing that intimidated her was his eyes...they were no longer the sweet dark brown as usual. They were pink, and his pupils were now shaped like diamonds.

"What you said..." He muttered as he took out a blade from his jacket. It was longer than the knife he had used on Kevin, and was enough to pierce through her. "Let's see if you still think Spinel murdered him..."

He charged for her, but Connie tried to block him with her fist. She wished she had her sword with her...she wished this wasn't happening. However, before she could give Steven a punch, he grabbed her wrist. She was put in a trance. Steven held the blade in his hand while the other captured her wrist. Connie was sweating and terrified for her life. Steven stared at her with his diamond eyes.

Then, he pulled the long blade back, and pushed it through Connie's heart. The blade went straight through her. Blood shot from where her heart was, a little hitting her face. Then, she closed her eyes as Steven let her fall to the ground, blood all over. He stared at her corpse. There was no apologizing for what she did to Spinel. No apologzing for how she hurt her feelings. There was nothing said afterwards.

Steven looked at the blood on his hands. It was all for his Spinel. There would be no more trouble from Connie, and Spinel would be happy.
"As I suspected..." He said, a grin on his face. "There was no hope for you and Kevin's relationship after all."
...

And from there, police started investigating. The CG's eventually came back, cause of Garnet's future vision. However, it wasn't good enough to put Steven out into the open. By now, he was ready to get anybody that bothered Spinel. All she had to do was say it.
Speaking of her, she's been making progress in her recovery. The Diamonds weren't on her mind as long as they weren't brought up. She became closer to Steven, and began to have a bond. She might be in love, if she knew what it was.

With her attachment and constant blushes whenever she was around him, he couldn't complain. Cause Steven knew that he wasn't killing for nothing. She was his everything. His universe. His Spinel.
..........
Hey there Kat Kommunity!
Looks like Spinel is feeling some stuff *cough cough* Love. She doesn't know she loves him yet, so don't get TOO excited. But karma bit Connie in the ass and now look where she is. At least she and Kevin can be together in the grave....
Come on, Kevin and Connie aren't gonna be his only victims. What's the fun in that? The Diamonds will make a mention soon, just not shattered yet.
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Keep calm and sleep on,
Katlady