My Roommate is my Type? (Catradora Modern AU, SMUT heavy)

Chapter 17 : Stranger danger?

Catras POV:

A few weeks have passed since Adora and I got together. Things were... tense after we took this step, since Adora suddenly had no idea how to interact with me anymore, as if I had suddenly become a different Person entirely. It took 3 days until I asked her "You wanna go back to being roommates?" to make her realize how off putting her sudden shift in behavior had been for me. It worked and she vehemently denied that this was what she wanted, almost going into a nervous breakdown before I sat her down to calm her. We talked for a long time and came to the agreement that we would treat each other the same as we did before, trying to grow together, not change just because the nature of our relationship had changed. Adora apologized and admitted that her past relationships always required her to change or suppress part of her personality and she was of the opinion that dating a Woman would require the same thing from her "How much did you kill of yourself to fit whoever you were with in the past?"

Tonight we would go out to meet her friends. While I wasn't too curious, something told me that I had to know more about the People in her life, if I wanted to get behind the reason she was so shut in. On the outside, she was an out and easygoing young woman but on the inside, a neurotic, closeted mess who needed someone to bum rush into her life and change it...for the better, of course

Glimmer and Bow would meet us in a nearby Bar and I was weirdly excited to be "let in", so to say, in that part of her Life. She never hid them from me, per say, but was rather shy when it came to admitting to them that she was Gay (Apparently, she allowed Bow to tell his Girlfriend)

Something that has been troubling me a bit was that I had started to get various calls with "unknown number" shown and after ignoring them didn't help, picking up didn't either and only let me listen to silence. I had mentioned it, more on accident than with purpose, to Adora and she advised me to be careful since this is a well known tactic for scam callers

I was just getting changed when my phone rang again and this time, I answered pissed "The fuck you want? Make me get a new number? How does that help you, fucker?"

"....hi..." a small, near inaudible voice said and only thanks to my ears could I hear it

"Who are you? What the hell do you want from me?" again, silence followed until they hung up. While able to understand the word, I failed to place anything in it like age or gender "This is becoming creepy...." I thought and threw my phone back on the bed

---

The Bar we went to was called "The Miracle Unicorn" and...let's just say that I wouldn't have come here under any circumstances but to satisfy my weird curiosity about Adoras friends. A bar that was so stereotypically Queer, it hurt. With Rainbows, Unicorns, Flags and "They/them, He/ him, She/her" name tags on most of the staff, it was a conservatives worst nightmare come true and if I had more of a struggle with my sexuality, this may have killed any intention of ever coming out fully. I am proud...but this is to "in my face" for my taste, even if I would never deny anyone who would vibe with it

Glimmer, a small Woman dressed in an aggressive amount of pink, greeted me warmly with a far to intimate hug and Bow, a well mannered young man greeted me with a, far more welcome, handshake. I skipped the question why she was wearing more Glitter than fabric or why he choose a crop top under suspenders and order us some drinks while the others caught up with the latest gossip

I walk up to the counter and speak to the drink slinger, a 20 something, red haired Girl "2 Beers, 2 Apletinis and 4 Vodka black" she nods and I check my phone before I intend to turn it off. 1 Missed phone call from "unknown" again "okay, that's it, I'm getting a new number asap" i think when it rang again and I just shut it off "annoying scammer shit"

I get our drinks on a small tablet and sat down with the others "Hey, there we go" Bow shouted happy to see the drinks

"You get the next round I hope"

"We got you, no problem. Now, tell us how this happened from the beginning"

I sigh and let Adora do the honors, which she does with a bright smile

---

Several hours and multiple drinks in, I can see Adora had about enough to drink and order her a Water, much to her disagreement. We soon after said our goodbyes and walked the short distance home, my new Girlfriend finding it hilarious to stumble drunkenly in front of me and laughing at me when I worried that she could hurt herself "...why am I letting you drink?"

"Because you were hoping for the same thing to happen as when we met?" she grinned

"Touche..." I muttered and suddenly felt as if I was being watched. Nothing nearby stood out, the streets empty as they should be at 3 am in the morning on a weekend...but something was there, said my instinct. We continued our walk home and I could have sworn that there was an extra set of footsteps behind us. As we passed a dark alley, I dragged Adora inside and shut her mouth with my hand "shh...shut up for a second" I whispered but the blonde had severely misunderstood my intentions and started to unbutton her shirt

"Kitty wanna play?" she said, slightly slurring her words

I force her mouth shut again "Someone is following us"

Expecting her to be afraid might have been a foolish thought on my part, since Adoras look hardened and her demeanor changed in an instant "You sure?"

"I heard them 100%"

"Any plan?"

"Just wait here for a minute and be quiet" Adora nodded and I focused my hearing on my immediate surroundings. Adoras breathing and Heartbeat, Cars in the distance, a couple arguing in a nearby building, a crying baby 2 streets down, footsteps nearby... Seconds passed and my hearing became as sharp as it could when I found what I needed and managed to isolate the sound. Female, going by the short steps and shallow, short breaths...but that's all I could hear "Did I piss someone off so much they follow me...or are they after Adora?". I tell Adora the gist of it and we make a short, improvised plan, waiting for them to come to us. Once they were close enough, I signaled Adora the direction and we both ran out

To my surprise, the stranger took off instantly, running down the street and nearly stumbling over some trash cans. We gave chase and I realized quickly that Alcohol + Running is a shit combination, slowing me down by a lot. Just as I was thinking that we probably won't catch them, Adora shot ahead, sprinting with a speed I never would have thought possible in her drunken state (Though, to be fair, she wasn't as drunk as when we met). She managed to tackle the stranger, who was wearing a dark, puffy jacket and dark pants, to the ground, holding their Hands behind their back

"WHO ARE YOU?" she shouted as I reached them and Adora turned them around "What do you want from us? Why are you following us?" she rips the hood of the jacked back and I can hardly believe who was under it

"Please....don't hurt me"

"Mom?..."

A/N

Hey you beautiful people. Hope you're healthy and happy and that you enjoyed the Chapter. Have a nice Day ^^