Stuck

Rain started to pour as Adora sat outside on her porch thinking. She wondered if Catra got home okay, she could still feel where Catras arms held her, and where her head had been on her chest. She would normally go for a run when she was upset but it was raining heavily and she’d probably catch a cold.

Maybe Catra had a right to hate her, Adora never meant for them to drift apart; she was just always so busy and she needed to maximise when she did have free time. She should have made time for Catra. It was chilly in the pyjamas she was wearing, the little puns were silly but she liked them. Shame they weren’t warm ones.

Adora closes her eyes and her head thuds on the wall behind her. All she can hear is the splattering of rain hitting the ground and the rain pounding the roof. Slowly she can hear another noise, footsteps moving quickly. She opens her eyes and sees Catra across the street bolting, probably home. Her hair is wet and she looks soaked.

“Catra!”

Catra doesn’t stop running, it’s had to be at least another half an hour to her house. She’d freeze or get sick. “Catra! Umbrella!” She motions to an umbrella she’d grabbed. But Catra was almost out of sight. Oh jeez.

Adora sighs and gets up and starts running after Catra. She’d always been faster but Catra got a good head start and she was running in pyjamas. Her feet hit the cold pavement as she ran, and she started to regret running after Catra, it was just an umbrella after all. Either way she kept running.
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Shoot, shoot, shoot. She was going to be so late home, her phone would probably be taken and she won’t be allowed to leave the house for a while. In order to get home faster she had to run past Adoras house she didn’t expect Adora to be outside. Now to make things worse she was running after her; why what else did she do wrong? Either way she didn’t want to face Adora right now so she kept running.

Unfortunately she was starting to get tired since she’d already been running for half an hour but she didn’t have the luxury of being able to stop.

“Catra please.” Adora called out. To Catras distress her legs started to slow down. No no no, please keep running she urged.

Adora took that chance to catch up to her, she grabbed her wrist and pulled Catra to a stop. They were both a bit puffed and they both caught their breath for a moment.

“What do you want, Adora? I need to go.”

“Umbrella, here.” She reached out and handed Catra her sparkly umbrella.

“You’ve got to be kidding me, you ran after me to give me an umbrella?”

“Well you have a fair way home and you might get sick.”

“You're one to talk, look at you!” Catra motioned to Adora who was still in her pyjamas which consisted of only a singlet and shorts. She was pretty soaked not to mention her feet.

Catra noticed it was the pyjamas she’d been wearing the previous night but she pushed that out of her mind to the best of her ability.

“Well my house is closer.”

“I’m already soaked, you dummy all you’ve done is gotten yourself soaked too.”

“Well now it would be silly of you not to take the umbrella since I’ve come all this way.”

“...it’s only a few blocks, you take the umbrella and go home.”

“No, you need it more.” The rain continued pouring around them.

“I’m not going to get you to budge am I? Okay fine, I will take the umbrella if you go home with it first, and get changed into dry clothes. Then I’ll take the umbrella with me.”

“But what about getting home?”

“Whatever I can deal with Shadow weaver later.”

Adora smiles at Catra and holds the umbrella between them. They try their best to walk in sync so they’re both under the umbrella which is probably meant for small children given the bright colours and sparkly bits. However there was a lot of awkward tension, were they just not going to discuss it?

They walked in silence for the couple blocks back to Adora’s house. “Alright you go get changed.”

“Don’t you want to come in? it’s pretty cold plus you’re very wet. I can get you a hot chocolate.”

“Okay fine.” Catra was very uncomfortable, she would just avoid the bedroom and stay out in the living room.”

They walked in and Adora set the kettle to boil and went off the get changed. The room felt so different from last night. It had only been a few hours since she was last here but it felt like a decade her dirty dishes had already been cleaned and put away.

Adora came out in a big grey hoodie and sweatpants. Somehow she managed to make it look good despite her hair being soaked. She’d taken her hair out and it was weird seeing her without her ponytail.

“Alright, I’ve held up my end.” Adora holds out the umbrella for Catra to take. She reluctantly takes it. “And here some clean clothes, you’ve been in the same clothes for ages I think you might have left these here ages ago. You might still fit.”

Adora was too stubborn to deal with right now so Catra just quietly took them and walked to the bathroom. It was an old band tee and jeans but she hadn’t grown much the last few years so she probably would be fine.

When she’d finished getting changed Adora was there with a hot chocolate for her. She really did need to get home, but damn it smelt good and there was a little marshmallow on top. So she sat down on the couch and drank the hot chocolate.

“I’m sorry about last night, I didn’t mean to do that, can we please just pretend it didn’t happen, I want to be your friend again. I miss you.” Catra says.

“Yeah I miss you too, okay sure we can pretend.” It was going to be hard to pretend it didn’t happen but they’d manage.

No, Adora didn’t want to pretend it didn’t happen.

“Hey Catra um so listen if we’re being honest and all. I think I might like you, and I know you’re angry with me and that you don’t feel the same way but I can’t lie to you and I know it makes things awkward but I just needed to tell you and I don’t want to ruin our friendship but I just...” Adora keeps rambling on unable to stop.

Every feels like it’s in slow motion for Catra, she didn’t hate Adora? Adora liked her? No life couldn’t be that amazing, something wasn’t right. Adora finished and stared at the floor waiting for Catra to say something.

“Ah.”

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said anything.”

Catra fumbled her hands feeling very self conscious she reached out and held Adoras hands in hers.

“You really feel that way?”

“...yeah”

“Me too.”

Adoras eyes widened a bit and she stared at Catra in almost disbelief. Catra had been so cold and distant, no way. Catra smiled at her and she smiled back.

Still feeling nervous Catra slowly leaned in towards Adora. Their lips met, Adoras lips were so soft and gentle, Catra had butterflies in her stomach . She'd never kissed anyone before, what if she was doing it wrong. Adora arm reached around Catras back and held her close. It felt so right being able to hold Catra like this and to finally get to kiss her it was everything she’d ever wanted.

Catra wrapped her arms around Adora and kissed her harder. Adora's hair was still wet and a bit was on her face so she brushed it aside with her hand as they paused to gulp down air. She’d never felt more giddy and amazing. Adora went back for another kiss and everything else just melted away. Worries of school? of shadow weaver? All gone. Catra felt weak and wobbly. They continued kissing and getting to know each other in this new way.

Eventually they had to stop, the both of them gasping for air with the same goofy smile on their faces. Catra glanced out the window and it was starting to clear a bit. She could see the sky.

“I have an idea!” Catra says.

She jumps to her feet and almost collapses at the knees but she powers through and rushes off to grab a blanket. “The sun is almost set, we should sit outside and watch it.”

So Catra and Adora went outside and snuggled up their blanket to watch the sunset. Catra sent Shadow Weaver a text letting her know she was staying out again. She’d deal with the consequences later. This was all that mattered right now.

They both struggled to focus on the sunset when the both had something more beautiful in front of them. Adora starts to play with some of Catras hair and attempts to braid it.

“I’m sorry I didn’t make time for you.” Adora apologises.

“It’s alright, I know that school meant a lot to you.”

“Not as much as you mean to me.”

“You’re so dumb.” Catra laughs.

“Man my girlfriend is going to be pissed.” As the words leave Adoras mouth, Catra starts internally freaking out.

“What! I thought, wait no you said,” Catra starts pulling away.

“I’m just messing with you.”

“Not a funny joke!” Catra lightly punches Adora on the shoulder.

“So like are we dating now?.”

“Yeah, I’d like that,”

“Haha you like me.”

Catra pushes Adora over and laughs as she gets a bit of mud on her face. Adora responds by grabbing a bit of mud and plopping it on Catras forehead. They keep messing around and fake wrestling and messing with each other as the sun starts goes down.

As it gets really close they both wrap back up in the blanket on the porch and cuddle and watch. And for once they actually got to see the sun set.