Chapter 16: The Carnival (Part 3)

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I don't think y'all are ready for this but lets go

Catra's pov

"Uh duh who wouldn't" Sparkles said as she snatched one of the deep fried Twinkies out of my hand. "Yes I would. Thank you" Bow said as he politely took the other one out of my hand. "Okay now go make Adora happy" Sparkles said in between chews. "Okay then" I said. I turned around and walked back towards the house of mirrors. I arrived at the spot where I had left Adora and started to look around.

Time skip 10 min

I was about to give up hope when I saw a familiar stupid hair poof. I walked over and saw Adora crying on a bench. I walked up to her and sat down next to her. She didn't move. She didn't even notice me. I could hear her mumbling under her breath. "I messed up so bad." What is she talking about? "Why did I lie to her? Why couldn't I have just told her right then? Why did I want to wait." Is she talking about how she lied to me? "She'll never want to talk to me again and now she'll never want to ride the Ferris wheel with me either." Damn now I feel bad. Or worse than I already felt. "Hey I'll still ride the Ferris wheel with you if you want." I said. Adora's head whipped out of her hands to face me. "Catra? H-How long have you been sitting there?" She asked me. "Long enough to hear that you feel bad." I said solemnly. "Catra I-I'm so so sorry that I lied to you." She said while tears started to fall out of her eyes. "Hey hey Adora it's okay." I said as I hugged her. She leaned into me and asked "Are you sure?" "Yes and you can make it up to me." I said, smirking. "How?" Adora asked as she took her head off my shoulder and looked me in the eyes. Wow it's so cold without her there. "By going on the Ferris wheel with me and telling me the truth." She nodded her head and wiped her nose with her sleeve. I stood up and held my hand out to her. She grabbed it and stood up. "Want a deep fried Twinkie?" I asked her as I pulled the last one out of the bag. "Yeah sure." She said. She grabbed it from me and I threw the bag in a trashcan. We walked over to the Ferris wheel and stood in line. The Ferris wheel was all lit up and flashing in the night. I looked at my phone. "Oh wow" I said "What?" Adora asked me. "It's already 11:50," I said. "Oh that's not that late" She said. "For me no. But I figured it would be for you." "Why?" Adora asked. "Because when I text you at 2 am you never answer." I said. "Because that is 2 IN THE MORNING NOT 12" Adora yelled at me. "Hey chill princess or I might still make you prove that you're not a complete goody two shoes." I said, smirking. "Yeah I'm not in the mood for that" She said blankly. We were at the front of the line and the instructor told us to get on.

Adora's pov

Me and Catra got in the cart on the Ferris wheel and I was nervous. I already screwed up earlier today so I can't screw up now. We sat in a silence but it wasn't awkward, it was comfortable. We arrived at the top of the Ferris wheel and it stopped. "So Adora will you tell me why you were so sad earlier." Catra asked. "First can you tell me why it upset you so much?" I asked her. "It upset me because the moment I shouted your name you got sad and I was worried that you hated me." She said looking straight forward

I instantly realized that she wasn't mad because I lied but because she thought it was her fault. "Catra." I pause thinking about what I should say next. "Catra I could never hate you. You're my friend" I said. Shit why did I say friend. I want her as more than a friend and now I just friend zoned her. Frick. "Yeah friends" Catra said, still looking anywhere but me. "So if it wasn't because of me then can you tell me what you were upset about?" She asked me and as if on cue the fireworks show started. "Wow" I said looking at the bright lights in the sky. "Yeah it's really pretty," Catra said, also looking at the show. It's now or never Adora. Just tell her why you were sad and how you feel. "So the reason I was sad was because when you came up to me and said my name before putting your hands on my shoulders I thought you didn't care about me." I said. Catra turned to look at me and asked "Why would you think that?" "Because you said 'Who said I was worried about you' and I thought you were serious even after you said you were just kidding." I told her. "Why would me messing with you make you sad?" She asked me. "Because when you came back I remembered that moment and thought that you wouldn't come back for me and that I was just imagining things." I said. She laughed and asked "So what you're saying is that you took my joke a little too seriously and thought I didn't care about you." I nodded my head. "One more question" Catra said. "What?" "Why would you imagine me?" She asked. I felt my face heat up. It's now or never. Just tell her how you feel. It's not like she can run away; we are on a moving Ferris wheel. "I-I" I couldn't find the right words. "Jeez Adora I was just messing with you again" Catra said. I sighed and composed my thoughts. "I actually have something to tell you," I said. "Ask away," Catra said. You got this Adora just say it. "I-I um I don't really know how to do this." I stammered out. "You don't know how to talk?" Catra asked me. "No, I don't know how to tell you this" I said. "Well first you think about what you want to say and then you say it" Catra said and giggled when she finished her sentence. "Yeah your right," I said. Think about what you want to say then say it Adora. Catra I know we haven't known each other for that long but I like you. "Catra I...I" I paused for a little bit. "Today princess" She said. I completely forgot about what I wanted to say and said "Catra I have only known you for a little bit but from the moment I met you. No the moment I saw you, you rocked my world. You are this totally amazing, kind, strong, smart, funny person. You make me smile when I am down and you don't even know it. You make me happy by just being around me. You make me feel warm inside and without you I feel lost. So what I am trying to say is that I like you Catra. I like you a lot. I know that I am nowhere close to being as amazing as you and so I know that you probably don't feel the same." I said looking at my feet trying to control my blush from embarrassment.

Catra Pov

Adora just told me how she thinks about me. She told me all these things about me that aren't true because I am not kind or funny or awesome. In fact my jokes are what drove people away. "You're an idiot," I told her. She looked at me and I could tell she was sad. "I know I'm an idiot for thinking you could ever like me back." She said turning her attention back to the ground. "No you're an idiot for thinking that I was going to reject you." I told her. Her head shot up faster than what I thought was humanly possible and she said "Wha-" I cut her off by grabbing her face and pulling it closer to mine. There was only a small space between us and I closed it without a second thought. I kissed her. Her lips on mine felt normal. Like this was supposed to happen. Like she was made for me. Like she was my destiny. She leaned into the kiss and I smiled into it. We pulled apart for air and she chuckled. "What?" I asked her. She just smiled and said "I was so worried about being rejected today that I acted like a jerk." I laughed a little and said "You didn't act like a jerk" "But I got sad about thinking you hated me and were going to reject me and so I lied to you like a jerk." She said, her smile fading. "That's okay you were just worried and scared." I said as I gave her a reassuring smile. "You really mean that?" She asked. I nodded my head and she hugged me. "Thanks," She said. She then pulled away with her hands still on my shoulders. "I have another question for you" She said. "Okay" I said. "And obviously you don't have to answer or say yes or whatever but I just wanted to ask you this." I looked at her in curiosity waiting for her question. She took a deep breath and turned her head. "Iwasjustwondderingifthismeanswearedatingnowlikeyourmygirlfriend." She said really fast. "Sorry I didn't quite catch that" I said looking at her. "I-I just wanted to know if this means we're dating." She said. "Do you want to?" I asked her. "Of course I want to be your girlfriend. I thought that was obvious." She said, throwing her hands in the air. "K just want to let you know your signing up for a person who is a handful and has anxiety that sometimes leads to panic attacks." I said. She looked at me concerned and said "Panic attacks." "Yeah i'll tell you later" "Okay but can I have an answer." She asked, looking at me hopefully. "My answer is yes, dummy" I said with a smile growing on my face. She smiled and said "YES". I laughed at her response and she asked me "What's so funny." "nothing just that you're a dork." I said. She put her forehead on mine and said "Well I'm your dork" yeah you are my dork and I'm happy about it. "Yeah and I'm glad about it too" I said. We both laughed a little and just enjoyed each other's presence.

This is the best day of my life.

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