Adora's POV

Of all people, I could run into, and of all times I could run into this person. Just has to be right now.

"Ca..tra?" I whispered, I slowly tilted my foot so that I was in a position I could run away. I considered just walking out and leaving since she was staring at me like that she did not want to see me.

I suddenly saw her hunch over on the counter and shove her head into her arms, I felt the urge to go up and ask what's wrong.

"Catra" I repeated, "Are you okay?"

I walked up to her and touched her shoulder then shaking her lightly. I heard her groan and move farther away from my touch.

"Leave me alone" She grumbled turning her head to look at me. My eyes widened at her figure, she was shaking and her forehead was covered in sweat.

"Are you sick?" I asked worried, bringing my hand up to her forehead. It felt warm, I quickly brushed my sleeve up to her forehead and wiped the balls of sweat that were falling down.

"It's just a cold," She said annoyed standing up, a little wobbly. I went next to her to help her up. I heard another groan come from her as she pushed me away.

"I told you to leave me alone!" She yelled, which made her stumble and use the counter for support.

I frowned and crossed my arms, watching her breathing become ragged.

"I'm just trying to help you, why won't you let me help you?" I hissed.

I saw her clench her fist as she tried to push herself back up with the bathroom counter's support, "Because, I don't want your help. And, I don't want to see you!"

My breathing froze as I watched her eyes widened, it was clear she regretted the words she said. The tears began to weld in my eyes as I looked away. 

"Hey, Wildca-" I heard a familiar voice speak. I looked up to see Scorpia frantically run over to Catra, being her support.

"Hey, Scorpia. Thanks" She mumbled weakly.

"I told you to stay home, we need to get you home" Scorpia scolded.

"No, I have a stupid math test today. Can't miss it" She groaned as I watched them walk out of the bathroom leaving me alone.

I clenched my fist, was this jealousy? The fact that I saw Catra let Scopria help her instead of me made my blood boil. I don't blame that she wants to be alone, but all I wanted to do was help her. But I did see something in her eyes before when she said that she doesn't want to see me anymore. Something that meant she didn't mean what she said. 

I shook my head, I guess this is how Catra felt when I kept rejecting her. I don't blame her for acting this way, I wish that she would give me another chance. 

"Adora?" I heard Glimmer say.

I looked up at her, with darkened eyes. Clearly, she noticed since she seemed scared from the gaze I was looking at her with.

"A-ARe you okay?" She asked.

"Yeah" I replied, taking my gaze from her to look at my fists.

"What are you doing?" Glimmer wondered.

I continued to watch my clenched fists.

"I'm gonna get Catra back"

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I hopped off my bike and told Glimmer and Bow who had confused faces that I was gonna talk to Antonio about something.

I saw Catra from the corner of my eye watching me as I ignored her gaze, walking past her. I decided that I was going to end things with Antonio and cut him off by not going to homecoming with him. I'm tired of him being in the way of Catra and I's relationship.

I found him with the group of jocks that he hung around, he saw me walking up to him. He smiled and gave me a wave as his friends patted his back when he walked up to me.

"H-Hi, Adora! You don't usually come up to me during school, so this is surprising. Did you need something?" He asked with a small nervous chuckle.

I glared at him making him step back nervously, "Meet me behind the school, right after school. Don't be late"

He looked at me confused and played with his hand, "Okay..why?"

"You'll find out" I spat turning on my heels and quickly rushed away from him.

I heard him call after me, but I ignored him. For some reason, anger flared in my chest. I've come to realize that if I had never agreed to that stupid homecoming thing or if I just told Catra that I kissed him we wouldn't be going through this.

I sat down next to Glimmer as she ate the chocolate cookie that she bought from the cafe.

"What did you tell him?" Glimmer asked with her mouth full.

I grabbed a nearby napkin and brushed it against the side of Glimmer's mouth that had chocolate on it,

"I'm not gonna go homecoming with him," I told her

"You're not?" She wondered.

"Yeah, he's one of the main reasons that Catra and I, had that fight. If I can just get rid of him then that's one less problem to worry about. I know it's not entirely his fault for the fight we had since I decided not to tell her about the kiss Antonio and I had, plus I told her I was still gonna go to homecoming with him even after I confessed my feelings for her" I explained with a small sigh.

Glimmer took in the information and nodded in response. 

 "Adora...Be careful, do you want us to come?" Bow added in, hearing our conversation.

I looked at him from over Glimmer's shoulder, "No, thank you. I'm just gonna tell him that it's best if we don't go together. The fewer people the better in this situation"

They both nodded.

I was about to reassure them it was okay, but the bell interrupted us. The bell really just comes at the worst time. I got up and brushed my hands on my pants as I made my way over to my first period.

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"Are you going to ignore me the whole class?" I asked with a slightly annoyed tone. But mostly sad, from earlier.

I didn't hear a reply come from her, so I decided to shake her so that she would at least say something to me.

I heard her groan as she shivered from my touch, I noticed she wasn't wearing anything but a t-shirt. I frowned and began to take off my fleece-hood jacket. I put it around her as she sighed feeling the small warmth of my jacket envelope her.

Catra looked over at me and stared at me, half of her face covered from her arms. She suddenly noticed why she felt warm and tried to shrug off the jacket.

I gripped the jacked and pushed it back onto her making her groan in annoyance.

"I told you, I don't need your help" She hissed but didn't fight back on taking off the jacket anymore.

"You're cold, It's the least I could do. I'm not gonna sit back and watch you walk around with a cold and have no jacket" I replied rolling my eyes as I snuggled closer to my flannel. Instantly feeling colder, but not as much as Catra would be feeling without my jacket. 

"Fine" She mumbled.

I gave a small smile in victory as I continued to listen to the lecture Lance was giving the class about ancient writing or something. I wasn't paying close attention on it even though it may be on the test.

My eyes continued to randomly dart to Catra's body, her head was buried in her arms and her breathing seemed a little ragged.

I looked through my bag, grabbing Advil and a water bottle for Catra. I tapped her shoulder making her look at me. I pushed the medicine and water to her, she then groaned and looked away.

"You know, you shouldn't have come to school if you're sick like this" I scolded.

"Shut up, don't tell me what to do" She spat inching her chair farther from mine.

I moved closer and touched her forehead suddenly making her jump, "You still have a fever. Come on, Catra. It will make you feel better"

"Gosh okay! Fine, just leave me alone after this" She replied quickly downing the pill with some water.

I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms waiting for the bell to ring so I could escape Catra's rejecting responses.

As if on cue, I heard the bell ringing. My classmates began flooding out of the classroom, I continued to follow them as I stood up and grabbing my backpack. I was about to wake up Catra but stopped when I felt a tap on my shoulder.

"Hey, Adora!" I heard a fake voice come from behind my back.

I rolled my eyes and turned around, "Let me guess, Cameron. More money?"

I saw her give a "laugh" as she smacked my shoulder lightly, "Haha! No..of course not.."

The lie through her voice made me cringe, I grabbed my wallet from my jacket and looked at her, "Name your price"

"Is 400 dollars good this time? I promise I won't bother you until a little while" She asked greedily waiting for me to pull out the requested money.

I sighed and began to look through my wallet to give her the money, "You said that last week, but it's fine. Try not to spend too much"

I was about to give her the money when I felt a hand on my shoulder, making me stop.

"Catra?" I asked.

Catra held my shoulder tightly and leaned her body against my back making me blush lightly, "Don't give her money. She's just gonna waste it on drugs"

I looked at Catra, then back at Cameron who was glaring at Catra.

"Yeah, right. I need it for my mom, who is in the hospital" She lied. She probably is doing it for the drugs, but I don't want her to get mad at me if I don't give it to her.

"It's fine, Catra," I told her, making her grip harder on my shoulder.

"Girls, please. My next class is coming soon, you need to leave" I heard Lance say.

"Just one second, Mr. Lance!" Cameron replied with a sweet but fake voice. Then looking back at me with a look of desperation.

"Please, Adora. I need the money" She begged.

I almost felt bad for how desperate she was, I began to consider it by looking through my wallet.  But remembering what Catra told me, I pulled out 100 dollars and handed it to her.

"That's all I have today" I lied.

She groaned and shoved me out of the way, but taking the money anyways. 

"It's fine, you'll have more next time. " She said walking past me annoyed.

I rolled my eyes as I watched her leave the classroom.

"You shouldn't have given her the money" Catra growled as we exited the classroom, walking the 2nd period.

"Whatever, she never leaves me alone anyways" I responded, noticing the weird change in Catra. First, she was mad at me, now she is protective. 

"Don't let people take advantage of you" she demanded.

"Why are you all of a sudden acting like everything is fine, didn't you say we're supposed to be taking a break from each other" I reminded.

I regretted saying what I said because I saw a flare in her eyes that was a clear red flag, she never looked at me, only If I pissed her off enough.

"I'm only looking out for you, not because I like you" She sneered.

"You don't have t-" I watched her walk away annoyed, noticing she took my jacket with her. 

"Whatever"

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The end of school couldn't have come quicker, I was more pissed off than ever. Catra decided to sit away from me during 6th period.

Mrs. Grant asked us to come up and tell us why we were acting so distant, Catra made the excuse that she didn't want to get me sick. But it was obvious, she could see through the lie. She reminded us that we need to become more connected and make sure we come to her meeting after school next Tuesday because she had more information on that fight club thing, I have no idea how that is going to turn out since the connection between Catra and I isn't exactly the most stable right now. 

I made my way over to behind the school, my palms were feeling sweaty as I continued to walk to the destination I asked him to meet at. I felt my a few drops of sweat drop down my forehead, even though it was extremely cold the nervousness made me sweat.

I found my way around the school and made it behind the school to see Antonio have earbuds in his ears with his hands in his jacket. We made eye contact, making him turn off his music and shove his earbuds into his pocket.

"Hey, Adora. You wanted to talk?" Antonio asked.

I walked a bit closer to him as I rubbed my sweaty palms together feeling a lump of nervousness in my throat start to build up.

"Yeah, um. It's just that, u-" I stuttered.

He gave a small smile, "Hey, it's okay. You can tell me"

I smiled back and looked at him, "I think it's best that maybe we don't go to homecoming together"

His smile continued to stay as his brain processed what I had told him, as he came to the realization of what I said. His smile fell and his face darkened, making his grip on my shoulder grow strong. 

I winced as I tried to break away but he held me there, my heart rate beginning to speed up. 

"W-What do you mean?! We agreed you promised!" He stammered, his eyes quickly darting all over my body. 

I felt uncomfortable under his gaze, "We, just can't. I can't lose Catra"

He then brought his grip slowly down my waist clenching it tightly making me let out a small squeak of pain, "Catra...Catra...Catra...CATRA! It's all about her, isn't it! Why can't you give me a chance! I could tell the whole school that you kissed her"

"What good will that do! Everyone practically thinks were dating" I yelled at him. A crazy laugh came erupted from him as he brought his other hand to my throat holding it tightly, almost cutting off my airway but not too much to where I could still breathe.

I struggled to breathe as he held me there, a few tears fell down as he continued to laugh. 

"Oh, I know all about what you're doing with Catra, Mrs. Grant. I know everything, I can ruin you!" He threatened.

I felt fear well up in chest as I struggled against his grip, "Ple-ease... let me go"

"Let her go!" I heard a voice that surprised me.

"I knew you would be here. You actually came, I didn't think you would come after I threatened you" He sneered.

There was Catra breathing hard, her eyes widening seeing the position I was in. He held me straight towards Catra, his hand on my throat and his other one traveling around my body. I let out a groan and a kind-of scream? That was muffled by his hand which was removed from my throat.

I watched Catra take a step forward, "I said, let her go!"

He quickly pulled out a shiny object that I couldn't see right away, but once he pointed it toward my throat I could see it way too clear. My eyes widened as the object was a switchblade held right up to my throat.

"You move, I'll kill her" He mumbled with squinted eyes. I decided to not move at all since I know that if I moved he was gonna hurt me.

"You wouldn't dare" Catra hissed.

He gave a smirk and brought the tip of the blade and scraped a small scratch on my cheek making me let out a small whimper, feeling a small prick of pain.

"C-Catra..leave. I don't want you to get hurt" I mumbled against his hand.

"No! I won't let you get hurt" She wailed stepping closer reaching her hand out even though I wouldn't be able to touch it.

Suddenly she sprinted towards us.

"S-Stay back!" He yelled as he brought the knife away from my throat and aimed at Catra.

She ducked under him and kicked him right in the shin making him lose his grip on me. I quickly got out of his grasp. Catra went to help me up but Antonio grabbed her foot and pulled on it making her fall face-first onto the pavement making her groan.

Luckily, he didn't have enough time before he could get me. I quickly got to my feet as I raced toward him punching him right in the stomach, which caused him to fall back onto the ground. I turned around breathing heavily to see Catra still groaning, I sprinted over to her and helped her up. 

"Come on, Catra!" I said grabbing her. She began to regain her strength as she stood up and looked at me nodding, then pointing to the parking lot with her motorcycle. As I was about to get up from my crouched position but stopped suddenly when feeling weak as I felt a strong surge of pain go through my body.

He stabbed me right in the shoulder. 

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A/N: Well that just happened...