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The coach blew his whistle.

"Ok everyone! Go on home! I'll see you all next week." He announced. "Good work today."

Adora sagged in relief. The team met up for their farewells and then dismissed. Adora jogged towards the bleachers. The cheer squad were busy practicing on the track, so Adora weaved through the students, high-fiving Bow on the way to the bleachers. Taking a seat, Adora got out her water bottle, taking sips of water as she watched the cheer team.

A few of the female cheerleaders tried to strike up conversation with her, complimenting her and the workout she had just finished. Overall, just fawning. Not really sure what to do, she just stood there and smiled, trying not to seem falsely interested.

Once cheer practice was dismissed, Bow and Glimmer walked over to their usual spot on the bleachers beside Adora.

"You seriously need to work on your flirting skills." Bow shook his head.

Adora raised an eyebrow.

"Why? It's not like I'm interested in any of them. Wouldn't that just be leading them on if I flirt back?"

Glimmer groaned.

"Adora! You're never interested in anyone, ever. I'm starting to think you're aroace. It's ok if you are."

Adora snorted. "I'm not, if you must know. I just....."

Adora shrugged. She looked around, surveying the girls that were all around her. Sure, they were cute, some hot, but they just didn't really catch her eye in that way. The girls in her school weren't her type. Most were either taken or just wanted to fuck all the time or weren't compatible with her. Of course, she tried dating some before, to stop the incessant begging of her two overbearing friends. There was never that click. That feeling people talked about when they've met someone they truly liked. That connection.

Don't get her wrong, Adora wasn't just sitting around waiting for her soulmate to show up, but she couldn't help but occasionally daydream about falling in love and meeting the person she'd spend the rest of her life with. Call it cheesy, but hey. Can't blame a girl for wanting that.

Adora sighed, wrinkling her nose.

"No one here really catches my eye. They're all kind of not my type."

Glimmer sighed. "Well, it's our senior year. Maybe things will change. We heading to your place or to Razz's?"

Adora's stomach growled at the idea of a good burger and fries.

"Razz's. I'm starving." She answered, jumping to her feet.

The trio gathered up their gear. They decided to take Adora's car, throwing their bags in the trunk.

They drove down to Brightmoon's most popular food joint. It was always busy, it being a very popular place for families to come to eat.
Razz, the owner of the establishment, was a sweet but feisty old woman. Adora's older sister and current legal guardian, Mara, was the current head manager. She was about fifteen years older than Adora, but had gone to Brightmoon High herself in the past. She was a legend according to most of the coaches at school, claiming Mara was good at every major sport, but excelled at baseball.

When Mara heard that Adora was the new captain of the team and the star player, she was super excited.

Adora pushed open the door walking into the diner. For a Saturday afternoon, things were pretty calm. Not many people, a couple of families and school kids.

Like always, Mara was there, doing her shift.

Adora, Glimmer and Bow were seated, Mara already writing down their usual order with grace and quick-wit as always. Adora and her made quick conversation on how practice went and then Mara left to put in the order.

"So, this is out last year." Bow spoke up. "Have you two started applying anywhere? Know what you wanna do?"

"I already applied for the local medical school." Glimmer chirped. "That way I can stay close by. It also happens to be the same one my mom attended, so it's pretty good."

The attention went to Adora. Adora sighed.

"I'm still stuck between going for a college sports team or maybe a history major."

Both Glimmer and Bow gawked at her.

"Adora!" Glimmer nearly shouted. "You've played sports your whole life! Sports is your life! You have to go for a sports team!"

"You're a god on the field." Bow piped up. "If you didn't play professionally, the sports world will have lost such an amazing talent."

Adora sunk in her seat. She sighed.

"Yeah. You're right."

"Of course we are." Glimmer smirked. "We just know best. So, that means you need to start getting your A-game on this year. The season is closing soon. So, you know what that means."

It was almost the time of year when recruiters were out and looking for promising athletes. The time of year when Adora couldn't afford to slack off, when the pressure really started to build.

"Yeah."

Bow frowned. "That didn't sound so good. C'mon Adora!"

He nudged her gently. "You've wanted this since forever. Don't let us down now."

Letting them down. That's what she was afraid of.

Adora gave a nervous laugh.

"Right. Of course."

"Here's your food." A voice spoke up.

The waitress with their food stood there with a tray. Passing the plates of food and drinks out, the waitress walked away. The three ate in comfortable silence. Adora practically swallowed her burger down. Practice today built up an appetite.

With the occasional from Bow to slow down, Adora munched on her fries, stealing from Bow's plate once her food was gone.

With such a large appetite, it was shocking how tiny her bladder was.

"Be right back" she excused herself, heading to the bathroom.

After taking care of business, Adora walked out. She felt the strangest feeling of someone watching her. She paused, glancing around the diner. She caught sight of those damn blue and yellow eyes, looking right back at her. Catra.

Catra was sitting in corner of the diner, smirking at her. The cat-girl gave a small wave before looking back down at her phone.

Adora decided to take the opportunity. She steeled her nerves and walked over to Catra's booth. Catra must've sensed her or something, cuz she looked up as soon as Adora approached her. One of Catra's eyebrows rose.

"Hey, Catra." Adora greeted cheerfully.

Catra looked confused for a split second before going back to looking bored.

"Hey, Adora." She said back.

"Are you here with anyone?" Adora asked. "I come here all the time with my friends."

Catra shrugged. "No, it's just me. You here with Sparkles and Arrow, I see."

She jerked her head in the direction where Glimmer and Bow were sitting. Adora glanced in their direction for a second. They were looking at her, bewildered at who she was talking to.

Looking back at Catra, she saw Catra looking in their direction as well.

"I think they saw us." Catra snorted. "Quite a joy, they are."

Adora shrugged. "It's fine. Let them stare. Mind if I sit for a bit?"

Catra looked slightly uncomfortable.

"I don't want to take you from your friends. I don't want to be rude." She said.

Adora shook her head.

"Nah, they'll be fine." She dismissed. "We usually spend a few hours doing nothing."

Catra shrugged. "Fine by me."

Adora beamed, taking a seat across from Catra.
She crossed her arms, leaning on the table.

"We had practice this morning, so we were starving." Adora rattled off, "What brings you here? It's the good food, right?"

Catra gave a tight smile. "Yeah. I guess that's a good reason."

Adora raised an eyebrow. "Is there another reason you're here?" She asked.

Catra shrugged. "Doesn't matter. Guess you could say it's a great place to escape to."

This made Adora curious.

"Escape from what?"

Catra looked out the window, feigning indifference.

"Doesn't matter." She answered, her tone indicating that was the end of that.

Adora day there, examining Catra. She had on a long-sleeved jacket. How could she handle it? It was over eighty degrees outside.

"How are you wearing a jacket on such a sunny day?" She asked before she could stop herself

Catra's gaze snapped to her, a hint of panic in her eyes. Her ears, that were visible without a beanie on, flattened momentarily before sticking back up.

"Do you always ask such stupid random questions, blondie?" She grumbled.

Adora blushed, looking at her hands.

"Sorry. I tend to open my mouth without thinking."

"Eh. It's cool."

Adora looked back up. Catra was grinning at her. Her smile made Adora feel good inside. Warm.

"I'm just a bit of a jerk." Catra scratched her cheek, looking at the table. "It's something I need to work on. Don't worry about it. I'm not used to people asking me questions. Just makes me automatically defensive, I guess."

Catra's smile fell. She seemed lost in thought for a moment, playing with the cuff of one of the jacket's sleeves. Adora sensed something wrong, but didn't want to upset her by asking about it.

Looking around for a distraction, Adora noticed what looked to be a sketchbook tucked under Catra's arms.

"Is that a sketchbook??" She questioned curiously.

Catra was brought out of her thoughts. She looked down at the book and nodded, almost shyly. A blush crept into her cheeks.

"Yeah. I doodle when I'm bored." She said dismissively.

Adora perked up.

"Can I see??" She asked.

Catra's eyebrows scrunched together.

"You're not gonna laugh or something? Drawing is kinda dorky."

Adora was genuinely confused by the statement.

"Why would I laugh? If it's something you like, why would I have any right to tease you for it?"

Catra was speechless, staring at Adora with a unreadable expression. She hummed.

Slowly, she slid the sketchbook across the table. Adora excitedly opened the book to the first sketch. Her mouth fell open. It was a landscape drawing. The detail was amazing, the shading spot on. Adora looked up at Catra, who was trying not to look like she was waiting for a response.

"You did this?" Adora asked.

Catra nodded wordlessly. Adora looked back down at the drawing. She carefully flipped the page. Another great sketch, this time of flowers. Page after page, drawings that Adora could only hope to achieve. Adora smiled, shaking her head in disbelief.

"These are amazing." She finally said, looking up at the girl across from her.

Catra's eyes widen.

"Y-You think so? They're pretty average."

Adora scoffed. "Catra. You're really talented. Do you take classes?"

Catra blushed, slowly shaking her head.

"Uh no. No, I don't. My mom won't let me."

Adora continued flipping through the sketches, taking them in, commenting occasionally. Finally, She closed the book. She smiled widely at Catra.

"These are so good. If you aren't already in the art club at school, you should join. You have a natural talent."

Catra brushed off the praise.

"Eh. It's whatever. I could never do any good with art. It's a stupid hobby."

Catra put her sketchbook aside, her head down.

Adora frowned.

"Catra. It's not stupid. If you like it and it's clear you do, then it must mean a lot to you. I think you're really good at it and if you ever work on anything new, I'd be more than happy to see it. You already have a fan to display your work to."

Catra looked up at her, making eye contact. Adora smiled at her.

Catra shrugged. "Sure. Whatever. What about you, blondie? What do you like to do, other than ask questions?"

Adora rolled her eyes.

"Well. I like to read. Shocking, I know."

Catra pretended to be in shock, a hand over her chest.

"A jock that reads. Unheard of." She scoffed.

Adora playfully shoved Catra's shoulder, making her snicker.

"Shut up." She said, no real heat behind her words. "Yeah, I read. I obviously like sports, as you already know."

Catra rolled her eyes, nodding in the obvious manner.

"Ahuh. Tell me something I don't know. You said you wanna be friends, so.... tell me more. Information," she pointed at herself, then to Adora, "for information."

Adora hummed.

"Well. My last name is Grayskull. I'm adopted. I also love history."

Catra seemed taken by surprise at that fact.

"You?? History?? No way." She said, disbelief in her voice.

Adora blushed, avoiding eye contact. "What? It's interesting! I know it's stupid!"

She was expecting teasing and taunts from Catra, but got nothing. Making eye contact again, Adora saw Catra smiling at her, a look in her eye.

"What? No remark on how lame I am?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

Catra shrugged.

"If it's something you like, it's not lame. You're lame, but what you like, history, isn't lame."

Adora felt her shoulders relax. This was a first. Catra was genuinely supportive of her interests. That was rare to happen. It made Adora feel seen.

"You're pretty cool." She said. "I'm glad we became friends."

Catra simply smiled back. Catra's phone suddenly buzzed. Picking her phone up off the table, Catra looked at the screen.

Her smiled dropped, her brows slightly pinching.

Adora frowned at the change of behavior.

"You ok?" She asked.

Catra looked up at her, then back at her phone.

"Uh yeah... yeah, yeah I'm good. I just gotta go home. The woman who legally kidnapped me and changed my life forever without my permission is looking for me. Fucking bitch lives to makes my life hell."

Adora was taken aback. Catra was one of those unlucky ones with a sucky parent.

"Oh. I'll walk you out."

Catra shrugged. She reached under the table, taking out a skateboard Adora hadn't known was there. The two stood up, heading for the door.

"Adora!"

Turning their heads, they saw Glimmer and Bow walking towards them. Glimmer didn't seem happy.

"C'mon. We've been waiting long enough. Bow paid for the bill. Let's go." Glimmer huffed. "Say goodbye to your delinquent buddy."

Adora rolled her eyes. She looked at Catra, who was glaring at Glimmer.

"Ignore her." Adora sighed. "It was great seeing you. It really was fun. We should hang out more. You're really cool."

An idea struck her.

"Hey. Let me give you my number." She said. "Give me your phone."

Catra hesitantly obeyed, handing over her unlocked phone. Adora quickly put in her contact and saved it. She sent herself a text, her own phone buzzing in her jeans pocket. Handing Catra her phone, the two headed for the door, Glimmer and Bow not far behind, watching the two girls.

Walking into the sunny outdoors, Adora was hit with a wave a sweltering heat. She looked at Catra, who, although slightly uncomfortable, didn't remove her jacket. Adora gawked at her.

"Seriously? You're keeping it on?" She questioned.

Catra shrugged, adjusting her jacket.

"I'm fine."

Catra smirked. "You worried about me?" She teased.

Adora nodded. "Yeah. I don't want you to pass out cuz of heatstroke. You sure you're ok?"

A thought came to mind.

"Is there something under there you don't want people to see?" She asked, her voice dropping to a whisper. "I'm just worried."

Catra froze for a moment, looking at Adora. She rolled her eyes, breaking eye contact.

"No. I'm fine, nerd. Mind your own business, but thanks, I guess."

Catra pulled the sleeves over her hands.

"I should go. See you around."

Dropping her skateboard onto the pavement, she left. Adora watched her for a moment. When Catra was out of sight, Adora couldn't help but miss her already.

"Adora." A familiar voice called.

Turning around, she saw Mara standing in the doorway of the diner. She was holding a sketchbook. Catra's sketchbook.

"Your friend forgot this." Mara said, holding it out to her.

Adora thanked her, taking it. She looked down at the sketchbook. She hoped Catra wouldn't miss it too much.

"C'mon, Adora!" Glimmer groaned. "We still exist."

Adora snapped her head up, looking at her best friends. They were standing by her car, amusement on their faces. Adora smiled guiltily, walking over to them.

"Sorry, guys." She said earnestly. "I didn't mean to leave you hanging."

Bow smiled.

"It's fine, Adora. We know. Glimmer is just being a pain in the ass. She just doesn't like Catra."

He crossed his arms, giving Glimmer a look. The shorter girl rolled her eyes.

"What? She walks around school, acting all tough and edgy. I just don't trust her. She came from the Horde."

Adora felt the need to defend Catra.

"So? You guys said Scorpia's pretty nice and she came from The Horde. I thought we didn't judge in this group."

Adora unlocked the car. The three climbed in.
Adora started the car, buckling up.

"Ok, sorry." Glimmer laughed. "Don't nite my head off. You've only just recently knew who she was and now you're defending her. Is she blackmailing you into being her friend?"

Adora rolled her eyes.

"No. She didn't. I approached her and said I wanted to get to know her and she begrudgingly accepted her fate. She's my friend now, so if you're ever in the same room as her, please try to be civil and keep comments to a minimum."

Adora drove down the rode, keeping her eyes on the rode.

"Are you ok?" Bow asked hesitantly. "You're awfully snippy."

The car stopped at a red light. Adora sighed, hanging her head.

"I'm sorry, guys. I'm just kinda worried. Catra just gives me this feeling like she's trying to hide something, and I can't figure it out. She's just so... off. I don't know, maybe I'm just reading too much into it."

She chuckled. "Stupid psych class got me turned into a psychologist."

Glimmer smiled.

"You like her, don't you?" She asked.

Adora felt like she'd have an aneurysm if she wasn't focused on driving.

"What?? No, I- that's ridiculous. I don't even know her all that much."

Adora didn't know why she felt so flustered. She shouldn't feel this way about someone she hardly knew. She readjusted her grip on the steering wheel.

"Well, I don't think it's crazy. I personally believe in love at first time and you asked about her when you first saw her during that fight. Plus, I admit, she's hot."

Bow squawked in indignation, but made a sound of agreement nonetheless.

Adora huffed. "I don't like her like that. I don't even know if she likes girls."

"She does." Bow replied, happily. "Scorpia told me, just in case anyone gave her any trouble."

Adora raised a brow, looking at Bow through the rear view mirror.

"Trouble?"

Who on earth would give Catra trouble about her sexuality? Adora thought Brightmoon was a pretty accepting environment. Of course, there were the rare case of homophobes, but it was usually shut down quickly.

Bow shrugged. "Scorpia said just to be safe that some of us knew so we could look out for her in case anything went down at school."

Adora stored this information away for later.

It seemed like Catra became more and more interesting, the more Adora knew about her.

The weight of the sketchbook was ever present on Adora's lap. At least, she had an excuse to see Catra again. The thought made her stomach flutter, her breathing catching. She was excited.

"Shit." She breathed. "I think I do like her."

What was she supposed to do now?

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