"Finally" Catra dropped her suitcase and fell face first onto the hotel bed. She rolled over with a groan.
Darla had just touched down on resort planet. Her systems must have been even older than they thought because her GPS told them they'd be there by midafternoon. It was past midnight.
"Leave it to Entrapta to refurbish an A.I. with absolutely no common sense whatsoever" Catra groused, muffled by a pillow.
Adora sat beside her laughing and rubbing her back. "But we're here. Just the two of us for two whole weeks" Even now after years the though of being alone with Catra made Adora blush.
Catra rolled over, purring, nuzzling contentedly against her. "I may almost miss Sparkles nagging me"
"I told you when you moved in you didn't need to catch all the mice in Brightmoon"
"And I told you, yes I did!"
"C'mon you brat" Adora said affectionally, giving her a noogie. "Forget mice, let's get some real food. "
Catra's stomach rumbled and she blushed. "That actually sounds really good."
They took the elevator down to the hotel lobby, a large carpeted atrium. They stared up at the high ceiling. The hotel seemed to contain endless floors that kept going and going.
"Have you ever seen a building this tall?" Catra asked, craning her neck.
"I think it's even higher than our hide out spot in the Fright Zone. Even higher than Brightmoon"
Adora looked around her and suddenly gasped, tugging at Catra's sleeve "Look!"
She pointed to a bronze statue of a winged horse in the middle of the lobby.
Adora's eyes widened "It's beautiful. This is the best honeymoon ever"
Catra gave her a light punch on the arm "dork"
"I'll show you dork!"
"That doesn't even make sense!" Catra protested as Adora chased her to the buffet line. They took their place still giggling. Despite the late hour there were a lot of guests getting food. An old woman was in line in front of them. Her eyes went to their wedding bands and she grinned.
"Congratulations, dears"
Catra and Adora both flushed with pleasure.
"Thanks" Adora rubbed the back of her head self-consciously.
Catra took her hand with a shy smile as they moved up the line.
"so how long have you two known each other?"
Catra scoffed and nudged Adora. "I've been stuck with this idiot my entire life"
"Brat!" Adora smirked.
"Oh, no way!" Catra exclaimed, pointedly ignoring Adora's goading. On the tray were gray bars almost exactly like the ration bars they ate growing up.
Catra picked one up "People here eat this voluntarily?" she asked dryly.
"you always did like the gray ones" Adora pointed out.
At the end of the dining hall glass doors led to a patio and a kidney shaped pool. They sat by the edge and ate side by side .
"Hey Adora, do…do you remember that time we were like ten, and I scratched you? But you still sat with me and you were willing to miss dinner with me?"
"Oh yeah" Adora laughed "you punched Lonnie. I never did get why you punched her"
"I think that was when I realized I was in love with you. And duh, idiot, I punched her because I was jealous" Catra rolled he eyes.
Adora smirked wider. "Ha! You like me!"
"Adora, we're married!" Catra countered. Adora splashed some pool water her way and Catra shrieked.
"It's still embarrassing for you" Adora said.
"Shut up idiot" Catra purred "just hold me"
"I think a water fight would be better"
"Is this revenge for me not doing the dishes before we left?"
"Maybe" Adora admitted. Suddenly she sprung up and cannonballed into the water, creating a huge wave that Catra barely dodged.
Adora surfaced, shouting in delight. "Come on, the water its great"
"Adora, it's the middle of the night and I'm a cat"
"come on. You fought Horde Prime, you can handle a pool"
Catra dipped her toe in. taking a deep breath she plunged in hissing and spitting, until Adora swam up to her and kissed her deeply.
Taking chances had always been worth it with Adora by her side.
