Hardships

The Tendūji Village

"Tendūji?! How did we get here so fast?! What did you do?", Catra asks looking at Hako with wide eyes. Hako chuckles and pats her friend's back and says, "Dont fret Catra, that jutsu I just did is a kind of space-time Jutsu which allows the me to instantaneously teleport myself to a previously marked location. To activate this technique, the user places a special seal to mark the location. Which is the reason I had to bite my thumb".

Catra blinks and goes to say something before the gates opened to reveal four men. "Who are these Hako?", The taller much older out of the four says. Hako looks at Catra and says, "This is Catra of Taron and the three accompanying them are her friends". Catra's eyes widened and she sighed and ran an exasperated hand down her face. "Catra of Taron? Have you gotten into Old Man Siro's liquor again?", The man next to the man who previously spoke says amusedly. Hako huffs and says, "That was one time Jaki! One time!".

"What you got drunk Koko?", Catra asks curiously. "Wait... what did you just call her?", a young blonde haired boy says his eyes wide and his voice wavering. Catra quirked a brow and says, "Koko?". The boy's eyes welled with tears as he tackled the feline to the ground with a hug. "Its her! Its really her!", The boy cries looking down at Catra. Her eyes widened when she looked into the blonde boy's gray eyes. I've seen those eyes before. "Gustus? Is that really you?!", Catra asks in shock, putting her hands on the boy's shoulders to get a better look at the boy who was practically her little brother.

"My god! Have you grown Gus!", Catra says wrapping her arms around Gustus's torso as the boy did the same to her. "I-I have missed you Catra. I-I heard word o-of your death and I-I couldnt believe it.. I knew there was no w-way you had died", Gustus stuttered shakily as he grasped onto his friends shoulders. Catra smiled as she pulled back, frowning when she saw the tears in her friend's eyes. "Whats wrong Gus?", Catra asks softly messing up his hair.

"N-Nothing its just un-real... I cant believe you're here ! L-Like really here!", Gustus exclaims happily, tears rushing down his cheeks. Catra chuckled and gave the younger boy a noogie before standing up and helping Gustus up aswell. She wrapped an arm around the boy's shoulders and turned to her best friends and said, "Bow, Glimmer, Adora... this is Gustus. Gustus this is Bow, Glimmer, and my girlfriend Adora. Gustus was practically like a little brother to me, him being three years younger than me afterall". Adora smiled and lended her hand out to the boy.

Gustus's eyes shone bright and he squeaked at the thought of such a pretty girl even looking at him. He shakily put his hand in Adora's and says nervously, "H-Hey n-nice to meet you A-Adora". Adora chuckles and shakes the boy's hand and says, "Nice to meet you too Gustus, its nice to see Catra's friends from her childhood". Gustus nods before Bow stepped up and wrapped his arms around the boy, practically suffocating him. Catra chuckled and patted Bow's shoulder and says, "There there Bow-man let the kid breathe".

Bow's eyes widen and he loosens his hold on the boy and chuckles sheepishly, "S-Sorry! Its just im so excited to meet all of Catra's old childhood friends!". Gustus chuckles and rubs the back of his neck and says, "You're alright, I'll be happy to show you guys around". Glimmer squeals and lunges forward, hugging the kid tightly and lifting him up in the air and says, "Oh my goshhh! You're the sweetest little boy I've ever meet!!! Ahhhhh!". Catra smiles wrapping an arm around Adora's waist, pulling the girl closer to her.

"I missed these two idiots", Catra whispered to Adora who only giggled at her lover's words. "Well of course you did, you spent most of your childhood before you were sent away with toue mind wiped my love. Im glad that you could see them again, they look like such genuine people", Adora says softly nestling her head on Catra's chest as they watched the interaction between Bow and Hako and Glimmer and Gustus.

"W-Wait so let me get this straight... you are Catra of Taron the daughter of Meliodas and Queen Ryua?", Jaki the guard from before says pointing at Catra. Catra nods and says, "Yeah, I am. I know many think I perished when my brother murdered my mom and dad but my mother sent me away before he could touch me". Jaki nods and kneels before Catra and says, "Welcome back my lord". Catra quirked a brow and looked at Adora who looked as shocked as Catra.