At Arms Length|| Catra x Adora

Did you even care?

Catra and I walked into the first one temple or something. It look almost the exact same as all the other shera temples which just reinforced my idea that the first ones weren't very original for being first ones.

"This is so cool".

The walls were engraved with carving of shera from the passed and ancient languages.

"Can you read this" Catra pointed at the walls.

"Nope".

We kept walking deeper into the temple slowly things grew more modern and we must have walked for mile or so.

The walls began to span out and form a rounded cavernous room. Reflections of light off a still pool in the middle shone over Catra and I.

The pool was perfectly round and took up most of the room. It water shone a perfect blue.

"What is it?" Catra and I spoke in unison. We made brief eye contact. I missed the colours of her eyes.

"It looks like a reflection pool" I said. I reached down and skimmed my fingers across the pristine surface. A sudden wave of light dazzled across the surface.

I jumped back and gazed at the surface. It shimming surface had reflected the image in my mind. Catra's beautiful eyes were reflecting back at me from the surface.

I looked over at Catra and could see she was blushing just as much as I was.

Slowly the image faded into nothing and the surface had returned to its familiar blue.

"It's a reflection pool, it reflects what you are things of at the time." I stated feeling bewildered by the amazing thing.

"Why were you thinking of my eyes".

....

The question hung like a ten tonne tire swing between us. I didn't have any confidence to answer.

I let the silence grow in hopes Catra would forget. That didn't work so I diverted.

"Why don't you touch it then".

"I-I can't, I couldn't" the fear in catras voice run out clear.

"Why not"

"I just cant Adora, OKAY" her words echoed around the room.

"Catra just touch it, are you scared".

The look she gave me was a mix of fear and fury,the same look she gave me on that day, the day I left to be become shera.

Catra took a long breath in. She turned her back from me and slowly dipped her hand into the water.

Another dazzling flash of light surrounded us. I look at the water top.

It was the memory of when I left, when I left her on that battle field to join the princesses. I couldn't process what I was seeing. I tore my eyes from the waters reflection to look at Catra. I could see her back rapidly falling and the sound of small stops come from her.

"C-Catra, why are you crying".

She didn't turn. I looked back at the fading image. She was backing away from me into the smoke.

"Please tell me" I reached out to place my hand on her back. I was inched from touching her when she turned and smacked my hand away from her.

Angry tears rolled down her face and a furious gleam was present in her eyes.

I drew my hand away. Two deep scratches lay across the back of it.

Catra looked from my hand back to my face. She took a shaky breath in and let out a cry.

"BECAUSE YOU LEFT ME. YOU PROMISED WE WOULD BE TOGETHER FOR EVER AND THEN YOU BROKE THAT PROMISE. MY BEST FRIEND, MY ONLY FRIEND, WOULD RATHER RUN OFF TO A GROUP A REBELS THAN STAY WE ME. YOU CHOSE THEM OVER ME ADORA. YOU SAID YOU CARED BUT YOU LIED. YOU LIED. YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU."

Catras breaths we fast and rushed. She was panicking. She was clawing at her face and blinded by tears.

I couldn't say anything.

"I TRUSTED YOU BUT IT WAS ALWAYS YOU. YOU WERE ALWAYS BETTER THAN ME, EVERYONE HATED ME BUT THEY DIDNT HATE ME MORE THAN IHATED MYSELF AFTER YOU LEFT. WASNT I GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU, WHY WASNT I GOOD ENOUGH."

I sat there in stunned awe. I couldn't even find the will to cry. I truely was a terrible friend.

After Catra became quite and all we could here was the gentle lapping of the water against the edges of the reflection pool.

"Catra"

Catra turned to look at me, her eyes puffy from crying and her lip pouted. The look of hatred had faded. I could admire how strong she was now she showed me her weakness.

I leaned in close to her. My heart beating against my ripcage. Her hot breath on my lips. I did what I have wanted to do for a long time. I kissed her.