Princess, Princess

31 - Arrow to the Heart

A/N:OMFG it's been awhile since I've updated. Enjoy, and suffer less

CW: Implied abuse 

The whole walk to the archery range, where Catra had been to take her anger out, was excruciating.

"You're surprisingly good at archery." Adora commented, looking at Catra.

With a roll of her eyes, Catra squinted and shot her arrow, hitting the bullseye perfectly . The brunette nodded, adjusting her crown on her head. "Thanks, I'm pretending the target is your face."

"I deserve that." Adora admitted, hugging herself. "So how are you?"

"If you're trying to talk to me and apologize for your shitty behavior, you're doing a bad job." Catra said as she got another arrow from her quiver - a container for holding arrows- and shooting it again. "You see this? This is how you take your anger out. Not by yelling at your girlfriend and making her feel like shit while she's still in greiving."

"Cat-"

"I don't remember asking you to speak." Catra bit back, stepping out of her place in the archery range and looking Adora in the eye. "My turn. So you're going to listen, understood?"

Adora nodded. 

"Good. Now, I'm going to say it once, and only once; I never, and I repeat, never spoke to Shadow Weaver. I only told Bow after a doctor suggested I may be pregnant. I don't know how it happened and I didn't cheat on you with anyone."

"I don't want to raise a kid in a bad environment Adora. I never want them to feel unloved or be overlooked. I want to have a kid with you, but if you're going to be like this, then no. You can pack your shit and leave. I refuse to let myself be walked on, I'm done with that." Catra's tone was serious and angry even.

 "I truly love you Adora, but you need to trust me. If I say I didn't do something, then don't tell me I did. I know myself better than you. And if you ever blow up at me like that for no apparent reason, I will not have sex with you for a week." 

The threat made Adora gasp and laugh at the same time. "That far? Really?"

"I'm so serious." Catra replied annoyed. "I'm very upset with you."

"I'm so sorry."

"Thank you. Don't pull that shit ever again. Now can you please touch me? Pregnancy is making me incredibly horny and clingy." Catra admitted, looking to the side with embarrassment. Adora giggled, wrapping her arms around Catra and kissing her cheek. "That I can do.

[..]

"So you're pregnant..." Adora muttered. She was currently lying naked in Catra's bed with an equally naked Catra in her arms. 

"Yeah." Catra looked like she was going to cry as she curled up in Adora's arms. Adora kissed her temple and spoke. "Honestly, it's really cool. Like how we were able to conceive? I wonder how it happened. 

"Well I mean, would it really be that surprising? I mean you're magic, I'm a descendant magic. You were She-Ra when you used the strap." Catra shrugged a little. "I wish you were the pregnant one though. I'm going to lose my abs."

"Better my abs being safe than your little two pack, love."

"My little two pack can beat your ass in seconds, love. I hide the dagger under my pillow." Catra reminded. Adora just giggled. "I love you, I'm sorry."

"I'm really scared Adora." Catra gave in to her tears. "What if I mess up and the kid hates me? What if I turn out like Shadow Weaver, or Horde Prime?"

"You won't." Adora spoke incredibly confident. "It's impossible."

"How do you know?"

"Cool sword, bitchin hair." Adora announced proudly. "And, because I know you. You could never be like them because you care, you have a heart. You make me better Catra. And I'll never stop telling you that. You're going to be a great mother."

"I love you." Catra mumbled against Adora's skin while Adora gently pet the brunette's ears. "I love you too."

-

Around a month later, Adora had been sitting in the tub, letting herself soak in the nice hot water. Her expedition often led to fighting and she'd get tons of battle scars in addition to the ones she already had from Shadow Weaver. 

She was honestly dozing off until Glimmer just randomly decided to barge in. 

Glimmer was wearing her normal attire, something incredibly pink and sparkly. It was blinding almost, Adora would still have to get used to it. But what the hell was Glimmer doing in Adora's bathroom?!

"Hello?! Learn to knock Twinkle!" Adora yelled, covering herself. 

Glimmer rolled her eyes as she sat down at a stool. "We're both girls Adora. Chill out. Nothing I haven't seen before. Now, tell me everything!"

"About?" Adora dumbly inquired.

"Catra! Duh! I need all the details!" Glimmer cheered. "Are you going to propose?!"

"I want to! But how would I even start? And how do I know she'd say yes?" Adora's anxiety took over. She had been wanting to propose for a while now, which she had made the mistake of mentioning to Glimmer. Now Glimmer has been bugging her about it all for the past couple weeks. 

"Adora, she's carrying your child. All she does is talk about how much she loves you. She's going to say yes. There's no way she wouldn't." Glimmer guaranteed. "She even mentioned it."

"She what?!" Adora yelled. "I don't want her to know!"

"I don't think she does. But I spend a lot of time with Catra.. and she talks.." Glimmer trailed off, twirling her hair. Adora raised a brow, sinking into the tub lower. "What does she talk about? Does she talk about me?! Does she say I'm hot?!"

"Adora! Chill." Glimmer huffed, rolling her eyes. "She just mentioned it would be nice to rule with you. She misses you."

"I miss her too, so much. I'm almost done with my expedition. I just can't leave the crew by themselves. I have to finish what I started." 

"Catra gets that, but it's still hard being away from you. I can't even imagine being away from Bow for that long!" Says Glimmer, wincing at the mention of losing Bow. "I can't even imagine all she's going through. She's a pregnant queen, all by herself, with crazy trauma. And she still keeps going in and out of grieving. I think you being here permanently would ease some of that stress."

"Well way to make me feel like a selfish prick.." Adora mumbled. "Catra's strong. She can handle it, I hope."

"How about we start to plan your proposal? It'll be amazing." Glimmer suggested as she stood up and jumped for joy. "Aren't you so excited?!"

"I'm nervous. But yes. I'm very excited. She's getting ultrasound soon, I'm more nervous than her I think." Adora rambled with a nervous giggle. "Phew, is it hot in here?"

 "Oh my gods! We'll never get anywhere with you!" Glimmer dragged out a groan, standing and heading for the door. "Think about proposal ideas. I'll be back later. I told Catra I was going to take a shit so I should have a little more time before she gets suspicious." 

And with that, Glimmer was gone. 

"Holy shit.. I'm going to propose." Adora muttered. "This is going to be a fucking train wreck."

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A/N: Sad because literally what am I going to do when this ends