"so what the heck happened with you and Catra? I mean I saw you two arguing then you both just seemed to vanish!" Glimmer exclaimed, not caring that Catra was still around or that any number of their friends could hear this conversation.
"maybe you wouldn't have had to worry if all of you didn't decide to butt into other people's personal lives!" Adora retorted although there wasn't much more than annoyance in her tone as she all but ignored the other girl's question.
"Hey, everyone was tired of watching you two undress each other mentally every time that you were in the same room! I mean everyone noticed! There was even a betting pool!" Glimmer retorted, causing Adora to wheel around to face her at that.
"People are doing what?"
Luckily for Glimmer, that was when Angela decided to step into the room.
"What pray tell is all the yelling about? It's twelve thirty in the morning?" She asked, glancing between Adora and Glimmer as if trying to figure out why the blonde looked like she was about to lose her temper at any moment.
"Evidently people need a new hobby." Catra answered for them, glaring across the room as if to indicate who she was talking about.
"Basically everyone made a betting pool on these two." Entrapta stated, motioning to Catra and Adora—both who shot her a look that clearly said shut up.
Angela glanced between the two, taking note of how Adora suddenly was more interested in the pattern on the rug and how Catra seemed to stiffen.
Teenagers. Angela thought, resisting the urge to roll her eyes at the sudden silence that filled the room, although she knew from experience that Adora didn't exactly open up to her about anything that she deemed risky and that if she wanted to get any answers she would have to approach the topic carefully.
However before she could even think of something to say Adora spoke up, her voice barely audible even in the quite room.
"Catra and I are dating."
It took Angela a moment to come up with a response to that, especially since both of the teens in question seemed to be holding their breaths.
"well that explains the betting and why Glimmer was telling Scorpia to try to get Catra to attend the dance tonight." She said carefully, expression softening as realization dawned on her.
She wasn't just nervous about telling me...She was afraid. But why? I know that I have never given her reason to be and judging from what I have heard from Catra, it must stem from something in her past. Angela knew that she would have to try to get Adora to open up about that at some point, but right now
She just needed to worry about making sure that no one would end up having a panic attack.
"Also, I'm going to trust you two with this whole...arrangement... you have came up with. Please don't make me regret it and Adora, as long as you're happy and the other person is good to you...I don't care who you date."
"Adora, Angela isn't like Shadow Weaver or Hope, although Hope is the less of those two evils." Catra whispered to Adora long after they had went to bed that night, running her fingers through Adora's hair as gingerly as possible as she thought about the whole scenario that she had witnessed earlier between Adora and Angela.
"I know but sometimes I just can't help but worrying. You know?" Adora said as she turned toward Catra, who just sighed and pressed a kiss against her forehead.
"Yeah, I do."
she answered softly as she shifted and put an arm around the other girl as she added:
"But I've talked to Angela before about some stuff and I don't think that she's ever going to hurt you. I mean if she can put up with Glimmer's mouth without shoving a gag half down her throat then she has more patience than a saint."
Adora chuckled at that, giving them a light smack on the arm over that comment although it had the effect that Catra had wanted and broke the tension.
"You're awful." Adora whispered although she rested her head against the lankier built girl's chest in that same moment, feeling silent laughter coming from Catra.
"Thank you, glad you think so." Catra responded lightly as she tightened her grip on her and closed her eyes.
