Still no one's POV:

Catra bumped Adora on the shoulder and motioned forward towards their sitting friend, her eyes wide as she emphasized for Adora to get fucking moving and not stand there like a corpse

And while the girls were focused on helping their friend no one seemed to notice the odd shadow on the floor beneath Y/n. No one even spared it a glance from their bubbling worry

Y/n didn't seem to realize it either

Back with Adora. She tilted her head, not really understanding what the heck she meant before realising and feeling dumb about it

Adora stepped over to Y/n and slowly put a hand on her shoulder as not to accidentally scare her, gently shaking her unmoving body

Y/n finally snapped her gorgeous eyes up to her, her expression unreadable

"Hey you ok? You haven't exited the room in a while"

But Adora didn't get an answer for a while as their h/c friend seemed to get lost in thought once again

"I...yeah I'm fine why?"

Catra rolled her eyes and sat on her other side while crossing her arms, obviously not believing the person standing in front of her

Y/n rolled her eyes, mirroring Catra's expression and narrowed her eyes "I'm telling the truth"

Catra raised an eyebrow "I am!"

"You are not"

"See? Even Adora can see it and that's saying a lot"

"What- Catra!"

Catra snored "Come on, calm down Adora it was a joke"

"A bad joke" you mumbled but didn't look at neither of them

"At least I have Y/n on my side for that" Adora stuck out her tongue which only made Catra smirk

"Well then I guess-"

"If you are going to stay here just to bicker over my head you better leave before I push you out the window" Y/n said and finally looked up, her gaze going from Catra to Adora then back expectedly

"You wouldn't"

She held up a hand, a ball of what looked like blue magic glowing from within appearing between her fingertips. Catra and Adora couldn't help but stare "Ya think?"

None of them wanted to admit it but she was scary sometimes

Adora rubbed the back of her neck and laughed "Maybe we should- I mean- Y/n- we need to talk- I mean-"

"Yeah yeah we get it shut up dork"

"Can you stop acting like a married couple and just get to the point already? I'm gonna kick your ass"

"Oh please like you could"

"I have already won before, what makes you think I can't do it again?" Y/n said trough her teeth, her expression hardening once more

Adora smiled dorkly at Catra "She has a point"

"Shut it Adora, Y/n"

Catra sighed and looked back at Y/n, examining her figure. Her head was down once again as she stared at the table, her mind elsewhere while her hair fell a bit in front of her face

Catra felt her heart squeeze at that. Her eyes looked so...lifeless. No, not lifeless. Broken. Conflicted

Without even thinking she wrapped her tail around her waist and rubbed circles against her back, something she knew helped Y/n relax back at their time in the Horde ever since they were children

Adora leaned forward and brushed Y/n's hair away from her face and tucked it behind her ear "Is it because of your mother?"

Catra glared at Adora. She could have been more subtle damn it...

No response

"You don't have to tell us if you don't want to" Catra mumbled as her thumb went up and down her spine, carefully enough so her claws wouldn't accidentally scratch her skin

"We will listen when you are ready" Adora smiled and squeezed her hand in hers, trying to bring some comfort on her own and rubbed her thumb against the back of Y/n's wrist

At this point Y/n was silent. Not because she didn't want to talk but because she couldn't. All this affection out of the blue was making her insides turn in a way she didn't know if she loved or hated

She took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, calming down and grounding herself once more "Yeah" she whispered and even Catra with her enhanced hearing was just barely able to catch her words "Once the war is over I will have to go back. I mean, it's my kingdom after all right? My dutie"

Adora looked at Y/n who had her eyes starting to glow slightly, making her wonder why they did that and if she even knew. The two didn't know how they felt about her words. Y/n was going to leave after...

Adora felt her chest tighten. No...

"And maybe we can find a way. To get them out I mean but... You know. We need to do so soon and if we don't figure something out in the next couple of days it will be left for later since we can't loose this opportunity to stop the war"

Y/n played with her fingers, not really knowing what she was saying or why. She was blurring out the first thing that came to mind, sure, but she hoped they would understand

"I told her I can't leave you guys..."

The room was silent. Everyone was shocked, mainly Adora and Catra. They had just gotten each other back and now...they might never see one of their friends again. They probably never will and that made the pain just that much sharper

Both of the girls knew they shouldn't care that much, both of them were starting to see that there was something beyond the surface but they couldn't quite place their finger on in

"But she's struggling. And can you imagine? Having everything you have ever wanted being handed out to you on a silver platter? What I'm I supposed to do? How can I not feel conflicted? But the more I think about it the more I realize that I-..."

"It's ok" Adora hugged her unexpectedly, even she didn't know why she did it. Adora played with her hair for a while, her fingers brushing trough the soft locks "I don't want you to leave. Not now, not ever, not if I have a say in it but...I can't hold you back either"

Catra sighed and joined the hug, making Y/n question if being in the middle of the bone crushing hug was the wisest idea "At least we have some more time together"

"Before I leave" Y/n finished her thoughts and pulled away, slightly pushing them back to release her from their hold

Catra noticed that she had a tear running down her left cheek so she brushed it away and smiled a bit, probably one of the only genuine smiles she rarely showed to anyone but it was worth it now "Maybe we can continue this in our rooms and not in the middle of the castle where anyone can walk in on us at any second"

Adora raised an eyebrow "How's that a problem?"

"Catra if you are fucking suggesting what I think you are, fuck you"

Catra could only laugh at the remark. She knew her...well friend would come up to that conclusion

"Don't worry I'm not...yet"

She only received a groan from the girl who turned away in hopes to hide her slightly blushing cheeks, even her magic couldn't seem to remove the blush entirely

"Aww is someone blushing?" It was Adora who smirked this time "It's cute"

Y/n glared "Is not"

"It is" Adora grinned and put a hand over her shoulders, almost knocking Y/n over the bed in the process but waved it off with an awkward smirk

Your POV:

You didn't know where these sudden thoughts had come from. About you needing to go back to your mother but... They were true. You supposed they were at least

Maybe it was because something you had been wanting since you could remember was finally handed out to you freely, the only cost being to leave the people you loved behind

Did you even love them?

Was that even what love felt like?

Catra POV:

She looked over at Adora and Y/n who were laughing at something dumb, releasing her own chuckle as she watched the two dorks sitting up front just inches away from her

Her blood was practically buzzing, the scene bringing the warmth to her chest that she had missed for so long it felt like decades. The thing that seemed so normal back in the Horde

Adora looked at her and smiled, taking her arm before bringing her forward with a teasing smile on her face "What are you doing?"

Catra frowned, a light blush coming over her cheeks before she pushed Adora away, trying to seem unfazed and succeeding "What do you mean?"

Y/n snored "Your tail"

Catra looked at where she had pointed at only to roll her eyes, slightly embarrassed by the action. Her tail had wrapped around Adora's thigh while the end of it layed over Y/n's ankle, squeezing quite gently if she was being honest which she guessed was so she would not hurt them

"I don't see a problem"

Adora POV:

She made a mental note to talk to Bow later about these weird sensations she was feeling around the two

She thought it was normal at first since she had been feeling like that ever since she was like...what? 13?

So it had become the norm for them but now it felt more...intimate

Why, she couldn't exactly place

And that's what bothered her the most

Your POV:

You trew a pillow at Catra "Catra!"

She grinned and held her hands up defensively, taking pleasure at seeing her puzzled expression "What?!"

"Remove your hand from my back. Right now"

"Or what?" She smirked and continued to rub circles at the base of your neck, knowing full well your back was sensitive and grinning on top of everything so you pushed her hand away harshly, not really caring since it won't hurt Catra before looking over at Adora

"Some help here would be appreciated"

Adora just grinned widely, her eyes sparkling as she looked at you both, not making a move to remove her head from where it was leaning against her hand "No"

"No?" That's so not like Adora, at all

"No"

"I think I possessed her" Catra smirked and laughed at her own joke, her voice causing a slight smile to appear over your lips

It was nice to hear her laugh again

"You know you love us" Adora, still grinning may you add, leaned forward and put a hand over your shoulder, seemingly not aware at how close you had gotten or the fact the she was squeezing like she was holding on for dear life but you had gotten used to it

Or maybe she was aware. You couldn't really see in the dim light. It was long into the night after all

"I love to hate you"

"Fair enough" Catra whispered while she tried to get the corners of her mouth to go back into their usual place but she was failing miserably, only making some weird and pretty funny faces

"I think Catra laughed more in the past hour than she had for the past year"

"Agreed"

Catra just ignored the two of you and decided to change the subject "What did you do without me in here anyways?"

"Oh we fucked"

Catra blinked "WHAT"

Adora seemed just as shocked. You laughed at their faces and doubled over, your voice muffled slightly as your head pressed against the mattress "Your faces"

"I'm offended you didn't invite me"

It was your time to blush, mainly because you choked "Well i- IT WAS A JOKE CATRA"

"IM STILL OFFENDED"

You shook your head and glanced over at the speechless Adora. She had stopped working apperantly, still processing the world around her. An idea came to mind so you decided to take advantage of the situation, whispering something to Catra before wrapping your hands around Adora's neck with a grin

She blushed even more. How that was possible still remained a mystery to you "Hey Adora"

You practically heard Catra say That's my line in your head but you pushed the miniature figure of her aside to refocus on the blondy. Adora frowned "What are you doing?"

"What do you think?"

Catra only smirked and leaned against the pillows, clearly enjoying the show but something told you she wanted to join in as well but she stayed put in place the whole time, not moving

You on the other hand leaned closer to Adora, your lips barely touching and you could feel your breath against her skin. Look who finally shut up, such a dork it was cute

Adora looked back and forth between your eyes, lips and then Catra, seemingly in a panicked stare

"Pfft gay panic"

"I asked you to shut up. Kindly may I add"

"You mean by threatening to pin me against the wall if I didn't? Yeah so kindly asked of you"

Adora snored "None of you can keep a straight face for so long"

"Wanna try?" You raised an eyebrow in a silent suggestion and motioned around the room "Winner gets 20 bucks"

"Each?"

"Each"

"Count. Me. In" Catra responded almost immediately and jumped off the bed, her footsteps silent as always when she walked to the other end of the room and crossed her arms, looking at you expectedly. The situation mere seconds ago was seemingly forgotten by this point

You got up. You were gonna win this bet

Ok I felt like it so here it is a long awaited fruity chapter with these three idiots
Anyways I'm planning more for the next ones so be ready soldiers we are almost at the end of the plot
Hehehe enjoy
Oh and bye
And drink water
And love
I mean I know you can't do that but just pretend like you can not that you actually can but just pretend with me ok?