"So how was your day?"

Scorpia asked as soon as she saw Catra walking up to the table that she had chosen away from everyone else even though the only answer she got from the other girl was a leer while she was sinking into a chair.

"What do you think? It was boring as the seven layers of hell and I got paired with a senior in biology that has a major case of a god complex." the tan-skinned girl answered after a few minutes of just sitting there with her eyes closed.

"Okay, what happened? You're far too quiet for normal." Catra added, opening one eye to look at the other girl, who she noticed seemed more downtrodden than she had expected.

"Oh, you know...The usual. I'm used to it." Scorpia said earning a scoff from Catra who leaned the chair back against the wall on two legs, arms crossing over her chest.

"The usual? You mean being surrounded by idiots? Yeah, kinda already knew that. Just don't let the assholes say get you down, like seriously who cares about what they say?" the shorter girl responded, unsure if she should say something else or not.

But what could she say? After all, Scorpia probably should have been used to the whispers by now. But she knew from experience that it didn't keep the words from hurting any less.

Not that she would ever admit that!

Before she could even decide to say anything else or not a sudden force nearly knocked her from her chair as an all to familiar voice said: "Cat! Guess what!"

I really wish that they would stop with the stupid nicknames! Catra thought as she managed to pull out of her 'attacker's' hold.

"Whatever it is, I doubt that it was so interesting that in required you to nearly deafen me!" she snapped, although she knew that her response would fall on deaf ears.

Especially since Scorpia beat her to the punch, asking: "What happened Entraptra?"

That was all that it took for the purple haired girl to start talking, her eyes gleaming as she started talking about her day.

"I met some people today and they weren't like what I expected! I mean they were really nice and this one girl was really good at volleyball in gym class and this one guy made brownies and he gave me one and..."

Catra didn't know what hurt her head more, how fast that Entraptra was talking or how high her voice was getting.

"And that would explain why you are talking like the energizer bunny. Seriously, eat a vegetable sometime before you end up in a coma or something." Catra cut her off, only to have the other girl stick her tongue out at her in response to that.

"says the person who tried to live on instant noodles!"

"Shut up!"

Scorpia rolled her eyes as she listened to her two friends banter since this was a normal occurrence, especially since Catra had left the confines of the group home that she had grown up in.

"Guys, come on. Seriously people's gonna start thinking you're crazy." Scorpia commented although she turned her attention to rummaging through her bag to find the lunch she had packed.

"Oh, who cares? You think I've been anything but the weird one?" Catra responded as she got up, deflating when she realized what she had just said "Ugh...Whatever. I'm going to go get some food."

Adora sighed as she followed Glimmer into the cafeteria, her bag slung over one shoulder. Blue eyes glanced around as she took in just how many people were really enrolled there, some she recognized from her old high school.

I wonder who all is even here...I haven't seen some of my friends for ages. Not since I agreed to the transfer.

She thought although she instantly felt her heart clench as her mind drifted back to that day that she had watched her best friend turn her back on her, the day that she had seen the strongest person she knew struggle to hide the tears that had surely been in her eyes.

I wonder how Catra is doing now...I offered to have her come with me...Why did she have to be so stubborn? Who knows what that witch did to her!

She wasn't even watching where she was going until she became aware of a hand on her shoulder.

"You okay Adora? You kinda spaced out there." Glimmer asked, earning a sigh as the blonde shook her head, glancing up at the ceiling as if looking for something to help her steel herself.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking about the past."

Adora answered as she followed Glimmer toward the hot bar, only to hear a thud as someone—or something—ran into one of the coolers.

She could hear laughter from the others who were standing in the line, however, as she turned toward the sound she felt as if time itself had stopped because she knew only one person who had complete heterochromia and Adora had never expected to see her again.

Not after that day.

"Catra?"

The word came out barely above a whisper as if she was afraid that she was seeing things.

"Adora?"