The Waiting Game (Catradora college AU) (COVER ART NOT MINE)

Ex's and O's

Adora's POV

I had followed Catra into the bathroom, my head rushing a thousand miles an hour, I walk into the bathroom, looking around, and then suddenly, I hear a sharp voice say my name

"Adora!" It was Catra, her voice shaking, it hurt me, I hated hearing her like that, and I just wanted her to be ok, not locked up in the bathroom stall by herself

"It's Ok Catra, you can come out, It's just me"

"N-No" It hit me like a train, I just wanted to help her, why wouldn't she let me?

"Please Catra, Just open the door" 

I stood there for a moment, seriously questioning what was wrong, and contemplating whether or not I should just leave, I'm not helping aren't I? I questioned myself, I stood there in the quiet, until, I heard the lock to the stall open

I pull myself out of my thoughts and back into reality, I slowly comprehend what had just happened, and when I realize what Catra had done I looked down to the ground, seeing the brunette holding her head in her arms against the wall of the stall, my chest felt heavy, feeling lightheaded, I started walking into the stall and slid down the wall now sitting next to Catra, my gaze locked on her

"W-What are you doing here?" She pushes me away, as much as I wanted to question her current state, i knew I needed to stay strong and be there to support her

"Well if your missing class, then I am too" God, I couldn't be more cheesy could I?

"Your gonna get in trouble" She turned to me while saying that, I could see tears on the verge of falling down her freckled face

"I don't care, as long as I know you're ok, Catra" I started running my hand through her brunette hair, locking with her glossy Blue and yellow pair of eyes in the dim lighting of the bathroom we sat alone in

I felt my face starting to heat up as I saw hers become red, I didn't mind, I just wanted to be here, alone in the moment

I see a smile creep onto her face, then she proceeds to nuzzle her face into my chest, I feel a jolt of electricity quickly travel through my body, then, calm, I begin to take her into my arms and pet her, I could feel her calm down

"It's ok, I'm here" I was finally calming down myself, and hopefully helping her feel normal again

I see Catra look up at me, and I look down at her, locking our eyes, she then started inching closer to my face, after noticing I started doing the same, I currently wasn't fully aware of what was happening, our faces coming closer and closer until...

We pulled from each other

"Uh we should go"  I said

I couldn't help but feel something, empty and confused, I knew I shouldn't have felt that, so I pushed my feelings down, and got up out of the stall and walked towards the row of sinks that lined the back wall of the bathroom, I turned the handle of a sink and began washing my hands, they weren't really dirty, I just couldn't start crying in front of Catra because I was to fucking scared to kiss her

I felt the as expected tears form in my eyes, and then they fell, I needed to stop, I dried them with my jacket sleeve and proceeded to dry my hands on my jacket.

"Why were you crying Catra"

"Why did you come for me?"

We questioned each other, I looked away from her stall as I had been doing moments before and stared at myself in the mirror, wondering why I came for her

"Because I like you Catra" A sharp whisper escaped my thoughts, as I suddenly could've swore she had said something too, but I just brushed it off as my head playing tricks on me