Hardships

Should've Stayed Away

Adora's POV:

I looked at the girl in front of me with wide eyes. "C-Catra what the hell is this? What happened to you?", I ask shakily looking at the new form shes taken. Catra whirled around and grabbed onto the handcuffs on my wrists and snapped them in her hands like it was nothing. Catra growled and pulled me in by my wrists, pressing our bodies together. I winced with the grip she had on my wrists and looked into her eyes and asked nervously, "Catra? Wh-Whats going on with you?!". Catra grabs my chin and says, "You shouldnt be here Adora".

I remembered this form. It was her corrupt form that she took on when she turned on the portal. "I told you to stay away, you shouldve stayed away", She says and I looked into her eyes and I saw worry and guilt. I put a hand on her chest and say, "Catra please, tell me whats happening. Why are you back in your corrupted form?". Catra sighs and puts her hand on the hand I had on her chest and grabbed it softly, taking it in hers and kissing the top of it. "Why did you come back for me? You know Horde Prime is coming. You should've stayed in Brightmoon. It's safer there. You're safe there". I narrow my eyes and look at her incredulously and ask, "Catra, I know that Horde Prime is coming. But I needed to get you. You risked it all for me. For the Rebellion. It'll be better if you're there. Safer. I like it when you're there. Please come with us". Catra smiles before her eyes widened and she drops to the floor to her knees, screaming in agony.

My eyes widen and I drop next to her, "Catra?! Catra! Whats going on?". Catra growls and slams her fists into the floor, I watched as she formed dents in the metal floor of the cell. I put a hand on her shoulder only for her to catch my hand and rip it off of her shoulder before she growls and looks up at me. My eyes widen and I jump back, crawling away from her. "C-Catra", I say shakily. She growls and approaches me, "You shouldve stayed away Adora. Im bad for you. I cant let you st-", She drops to the ground again and starts groaning in pain, clutching onto her head.

I crawl towards her and say, "Catra, whats going on?". Catra groans and looks up at me, "GET OUT OF HERE ADORA! LEAVE AND DONT COME BACK. GO BEFORE IT COMES OUT". I stand up shakily looking at the anger and fear in her face. "Catra I-". Before I could finish my sentence, Catra stood up and grabbed me by the wrists and slammed me against the wall and pressed herself against my backside and growls, "You shouldve stayed away. Why didnt you stay away? But you needed to be the hero eh? I risked myself not to save you. Or the Rebellion. Its BECAUSE I WANTED TO GO. Im bad in the heart and head Adora. I wont EVER get my redemption. This is how its going to be alright?!". I gasp and felt tears brimming my eyes and say softly, "Y-You dont mean that.. what about our k-kiss? I thought you ca-".

Catra chuckles and wrapped her arm around my waist and turned me around, pinning me to the wall by putting a hand over my head and growls, "That I cared? Adora I could NEVER care for you. For anyone. I lost that ability a long time ago. That kiss? Was meaningless". I felt my heartbreaking and I growled, slapping her with all my might. "I shouldve NEVER trusted you. Never kissed you. Never taken you in. NEVER tried to make you someone you're not", I yell angrily, tears rolling down my face I was blinded by my rage and started hitting her chest and shoving her back before I grab her by the collar of her shirt and pull her close to me so that we were face to face and growled lowly, "I hate you! Every little fucking thing about you. I hope you rot here". Catra chuckles and takes my hand off her shirt and grabs me by throat, pulling our bodies closer together before she says smokily, "perfect. leave. now. I have a place to run". I growl and shove her away from me and turn to the door, opening it and storming out.

Anger and sadness filling my veins, I felt hot tears rolling down my cheek before I felt a hand on my arm and look down to see Glimmer. "Hey, I heard what happened with Catra. Im sorry. I knew she couldnt be trusted. This is on me", She says softly squeezing my arm. I sigh shakily and hold on to her hand and say, "I-Im sorry too, Can we just go home?". Glimmer nods and before we knew it we were back in Brightmoon.

"Glimmer! Adora!", Bow says as he wraps his arms around us. "Wait, wheres Catra?!", He says pulling back to face us. I growl and say, "Back where she belongs. She was tricking us the whole time".Bow's jaw dropped and he growled, "Fuck, Im so sorry Adora. She doesnt deserve your time". I nod and say, "I know, can I go to my room?". Bow nods and says, "Glimmer and I have your back, ok? Never forget that". I nod and make my way towards my room, feeling tears burning my eyes. I open the door of my room and slammed it , walking over to my bed. I sat down and grab onto my pillow and sobbed into it.

I rolled onto my side and sobbed and sobbed until I my stomach hurt. I hate you. I hate you Catra. I fucking hate you. I regret ever kissing you. I regret every escaping every night with you. I regret risking EVERYTHING for you. I regret crying and wasting tears on you. I regret CARING FOR YOU. I fucking hate you so much. You are such a nuisance. A fucking monster that doesnt deserve love. I clutched onto my chest and murmured to myself, "I hate you Catra". I felt angry tears roll down my cheek like a waterfall. It felt like fire against my skin. I scrunched my body up in a ball and sobbed until I fell asleep.

To be continued...