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CHAPTER XXXII: I LOVE YOU

The two reached Adora's bedroom, their hearts beating so fast they both thought they'd have a stroke. Adora closed the door behind them.

"Catra, are you ok-" Adora began to speak as she turned around but before she could finish, the feline pinned her against the bedroom's door.

Catra looked at her for a single moment, mismatched eyes full of nothing but hunger meeting blue ones, wide with surprise. The feline pushed against the blonde and brought their lips together.

"Catra… w-wai-" Adora tried to speak again but was silenced by another kiss.

This time though, it was different. Catra let the tip of her tongue trace the blonde's bottom lip. Adora gasped in surprise and as soon as her mouth opened, the feline pushed her tongue inside. Adora had read many romance novels during her stay in Bright Moon.

She knew what a kiss was, but she had never thought it would feel like this. Those stories always spoke of this strange feeling in one's stomach, like tiny butterflies moving around… but this… it didn't feel like butterflies at all. It was as if someone had just lit a fire inside of her… and it was traveling lower and lower as they continued their kiss.

Suddenly, Catra pulled back and tore away both her jacket and her shirt. She proceeded to look straight into Adora's eyes as she slowly pulled off her top. The feline grinned in satisfaction as she saw the blonde's face turn completely crimson. Her eyes were wide, her pupils dilatated.

Catra decided to take advantage of Adora's momentary amazement and stepped forward. Before Adora could snap out of it, the feline slipped two fingers under the laces on her shoulders and sliced them. The white dress fell to the floor, leaving the blonde only in her underwear.

Adora's eyes grew even wider, if that was even possible. She tried to cover herself with her hands but Catra was already on her, lips pressed firmly on hers, one hand tangled in her golden locks, the other on her back. Adora felt the tips of Catra's claws on her back. It was… frightening… but in a good way, if that could even make sense. Then… the feline raked her nails down her spine, not hard enough to draw blood but definitely hard enough to leave marks… and Adora moaned loudly.

Without notice, Catra moved her hands from the blonde's back to her thighs. She gripped them and hoisted Adora up. The blonde yelped in surprise. Catra pulled back from the kiss, letting her eyes linger on Adora's both confused and dreaming gaze before latching her lips on her neck.

"C-Catra!" The blonde moaned, legs tightening around the feline's waist, hands tangled in her mane.

Catra kept licking, sucking and biting the soft flesh as she brought Adora towards her bed. As soon as she reached it, she laid the blonde on it, immediately pouncing on her and resuming her work on her neck. After a few minutes, she rose up and kissed Adora again, deep and passionate, letting her rough tongue lick the blonde's and savor the taste of her mouth.

When she pulled back, a devilish, smug smile appeared on her face as she admired her work. Adora was a mess, a good one though. Her neck was full of marks, her lips a bit swollen, her cheeks completely red and her eyes half lidded.

"Etheria to Adora?" Catra chuckled.

"Wha… w-wha…" Adora tried to speak, finding it incredibly hard to do so.

"Take your time." The feline said, gently tracing the blonde's jaw with a claw.

"What was that?" The blonde asked as she kept gasping for air.

"I believe that is called a kiss, princess."

"I never thought kisses would feel so…" Adora struggled to find the words.

"So?" Catra snickered.

"So amazing…"

Catra faltered… there was only honesty, wonder and infinite warmth in Adora's voice… and it only made the feline want her more. She cupped the blonde's cheeks and pressed her lips to her, enjoying the little moans Adora emitted as her tongue intertwined with hers. When she pulled back, the feline licked the shell of her ear and nibbled her lobe before whispering.

"That was nothing… wanna go further?"

"F-further? W-what does t-that mean?" Adora muttered.

"Why don't I show you?" Catra whispered on the blonde's lips.

Adora didn't know how to answer. She was… excited… more than she had ever been. She was also a little bit frightened. She had never felt like this before. It was new… she didn't know what to do but Catra seemed to know. Adora trusted her… she… wanted her. That was what she was most conflicted about.

Adora had never allowed herself to want things. She always had a greater purpose in her life… to be force captain… to be She-Ra… there wasn't the time for anything else. There wasn't time for distractions… there wasn't time for her wants. So the blonde had started to not to listen to them… to muffle them. But, here with Catra, with the person she cared about the most in the entire universe… those wants had come back.

And when Adora pushed herself upwards and kissed her? She knew she had given Catra her answer.

Show me…

Show me everything I had ever wanted…

I'm begging you…

Catra looked at her for a moment, eyes wide, filled with lust, and kissed her again.

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They didn't know how long had passed, but the two went on until they both fell back on the bed, holding each other in a tight embrace. They took a moment to catch their breath and then, Catra spoke.

"You seemed… so clueless at the beginning. W-what happened?" Catra asked, still trying to catch her breath.

"Uhm… I… I did what you did… that's it. I didn't really know what I was doing. I don't… I don't even know what this is…" Adora's bold demeanor had suddenly faded away.

"It's something I got to witness as Second in Command. I could watch over basically every place inside the Fright Zone. There are cameras even in places people wouldn't even think to find one. Aaaand let's just say that I saw a few Force Captains doing this."

"You… You ever did this with anyone else?"

"Jealous, princess?"

"N-no! I just… I just wanted to k-know if-"

Catra raised her head and cupped the blonde's cheeks.

"Adora? You were my first…"

"Y-you were m-mine too…"

"I think I had understood that… you're really loud you know?" Catra snickered.

"W-wha! D-do you think anyone heard me?! What if-" Adora babbled in embarrassment, but fell quiet as the feline brought a finger to her lips.

"Adora, I was jocking… you… it was amazing. You are amazing."

Adora gasped lightly in surprise. Catra never talked to her like this, of course, she knew the feline loved her, and she loved her too, but hearing her speak like this… it made her heart flutter. She closed the distance between the two of them and kissed her, slowly, trying to savor Catra for as long as she could. The two broke apart and Adora placed a hand on the feline's cheek.

"You're amazing too." She said, a happy, almost goofy smile on her face.

"Thanks for noticing." Catra chuckled.

It was then that Adora cradled her cheek and her expression turned insecure. Catra was going to ask her what was wrong, but the blonde spoke first.

"I love you."

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"A-Adora…" Catra raised her face and the blonde brought her into a loving, gentle kiss.

Adora pulled back and pressed their foreheads together.

"I love you. I always have. I'm sorry it took me so long to realize it. But I'm tired of keeping inside me what I feel, what I want. I want you, I love you." Seeing Catra's eyes widen, Adora's voice grew less secure. "Y-you don't need to tell me if you don't-"

Catra brought the blonde into another kiss before muttering on her lips.

"I love you too…"

They hugged each other, wanting to be as close as possible… and fell asleep…

One hour later…

A cry woke them up.