Candy
"Lights out!" The commander shouted as he went from barrack to barrack. Cadets scrambled around, jumping into their designated beds, climbing onto top bunks, and quickly closing their eyes. The lights shut with a loud click, though due to the hallway light and the door always remaining open, the bay wasn't completely dark.
This didn't matter for some of the cadets. Their races gave them some enhanced abilities, and could see in darker settings. For Catra, this was no trouble at all. She had no plans of going to sleep just yet. Crawling to the side of the bed, she peaked down at the bottom bunk and smirked. "Hey, Adora."
Turning over, Adora smirked up at her friend and sat up. "What's up?" She asked, already knowing what was about to happen.
"Do you have to ask?" Catra teased, quickly turning and hopping down from the top bunk. "Annual Halloween snack raid! We've only been doing it since forever." Her hands rested on her hips as she spoke.
"Before or after we scare Kyle?" Adora asked, quickly tossing her blanket aside and standing up. "And we're only fourteen, Catra. That's not forever." Adora teased.
Rolling her eyes, Catra reached forward and grabbed her friends hand with a giggle. "Come on!" She pulled her along out of the bay area.
The two tried to stay as quiet as possible, but their competitive nature quickly had them in snickering fits as they challenged each other to races and obstacle course-like task. The hanging wires and tubes were always no problem for Catra. But Adora struggled through them and fell a few times, causing them to hide in closets or behind beams as patrols walked by to investigate the sounds.
Finally they made it to the kitchen and quickly dived under the counters to find the treats that would be handed out at dinner tomorrow. "Oh, they got the good stuff this year." Adora exclaimed as she held up a bag of sugar snack rations. "Haven't had these for a few years."
"Nice!" Catra smirked, looking through the other goodies. "Jackpot." She pulled a large bag from the back of a cabinet and held it up. "Spooky themed sticky puffs!"
Adora's eyes lit up with excitement. "Yes! Alright, let's get back to the barrack." Arms full of candied snacks, the two made their way back to their bunks.
They both climbed onto Catra's top bunk and put the snacks in the middle of the bed. The two wasted no time diving into the sweet foods they only get once a year. "I wish they would give us these for dessert every day." Catra mused as she picked up another treat.
Nodding, Adora tried to unwrap a snack quietly as everyone else was already asleep. If anyone saw the two leave, they didn't care. It was normal for them to sneak out after the lights had been turned off, doing whatever. Finally getting it open, Adora held it out to her friend. "Try this, open your mouth."
"What is it?" Catra eyed the other suspiciously.
Sighing with a chuckle, Adora kept her arm extended but hid the snack in her hand. "What? You don't trust me? Just open your mouth."
Still skeptical, Catra did as she was told and opened her mouth. Adora reached forward and fed her the treat, her finger slightly hitting Catra's lip as she pulled back and Catra instinctively licked her lip afterwards. The treat itself was smooth and sweet, making her vocally sigh in content. "Mm, that's really good."
Adora blushed at the reaction and looked down, quickly grabbing another treat and popping it in her mouth. "These are my favorite." She tried to say nonchalantly. "Wanna go scare Kyle now?"
If Catra was confused by Adora's sudden shift in comfort, she didn't make it noticable. Instead, she smirked and gave a single nod. "Let's do it."
They climbed down from the top bunk, threw white sheets over themselves, and giggled as they rushed over to their teammates bunk.