Apocalypse~ Catradora

13: Memories

It had been a while since either of them had spoke.

A while since anyone had spoke actually.

Levy sat up, keeping watch and also keeping an eye on Colin.

Catra tried to sleep but it was hard to since she and Adora's earlier conversation.

It was late. That much she could tell. She was exhausted but her mind wouldn't allow her to sleep.

She was laying down, facing Adora, who was already fast asleep.

Catra smiled upon seeing her. A flash entered into her mind. A few. But it was hard to understand. They all came so fast.

One showed Adora in the exact position she was in but in a Horde bed. Another showed Adora a little younger. Smiling and laughing to Catra. Whispering for hours.

The next showed Adora looking at Catra, Her eyes looking over every detail on Catra's face. Counting each individual freckle on Catra's cheeks until she got the courage to actually say something.

That flash lasted longer then the others. That flash, Catra could actually see everything in real time. Hear everything.

"Are you tired?" Catra whispered. She had been looking down at her own fingernails and then towards Adora's.

She looked up as she spoke.

Adora still focused on Catra's cheeks as she thought of an answer. A few seconds had gone by. Only a few, but that was all the time that Catra needed to have Adora's eyes meet hers.

"No." Adora paused, biting her lip and then looking up at Catra's eyes.

Catra had taken in every detail she could from Adora's eyes. Her blue eyes pulling in Catra every second she looked. Like she was looking down from a diving board and she could almost slip in.

Catra was the first to break eye contact, looking down towards Adora's lips. It had only been for a split second. But Adora knew what Catra had been looking at.

"Adora.." Catra paused for a second, giving Adora time to look up at her again.

"There's something I've been wanting to do for a really long time. I didn't want to do this with anyone else besides you because- well I don't know. But, I've been told that it shows how much you care about someone." Catra explained.

Adora raised an eyebrow. "What is it?"

Catra raised both of her hands. Slowly, as to not scare Adora away or make her nervous in any way. She was always afraid of that.

Of coming on too strong and Adora avoiding her. It never came to that as far as Catra could tell from the flash being presented to her.

Catra saw herself putting her hands onto Adora's cheeks and then after waiting a few seconds, she started leaning in.

Adora blinked a little as she presumably noticed what was happening but then she leaned in closer too.

While internally Catra was screaming at every inch that they grew closer, she remained calm and kept taking it slow, giving Adora plenty of time to pull away if she wanted to.

But Adora didn't pull away. She and Catra closed the gap between them and joined with a kiss. Neither of them really knew what they were doing but neither of them cared either.

Just as quick as it had all started, the memory flashed out of her mind and she was back in the First Ones ruin.

She sat up a bit, looking over at Levy who was struggling to stay awake as he still had his eyes on Colin.