Adora couldn't get Catra's words out of her head as she walked home from Bow's that evening. What had she meant when she said she had known what Beatrix had been? What had Beatrix done to Catra that had resulted in her being terrified of something so much? Why hadn't Catra ever told her anything about it? Had she assumed that Adora had known about it? Was that what she meant? This whole thing hurt her head.

How can I talk to her if every time I try she goes all defense mode and now we're going to see each other every day and that is not going to be easy...Especially for Catra. I just hope she doesn't decide to quit the team before she even starts because she is really quick.

She was so preoccupied with her thoughts that she didn't even notice where she was walking until she had tripped on the curve and would have fallen face down onto the concrete had it not been for someone grabbing her from behind.

"You're still hopelessly lost in the clouds, huh Adora?"

recognizing the voice instantly it didn't take Adora long to straighten herself up, turning and offering the other girl a glare.

"So you're talking to me now? What the hell Catra?" She said although the other girl just shrugged.

"Would you rather I let you give yourself brain damage by being a klutz?"

Okay, Catra really is giving me whiplash now.

"Catra about..." Adora began, however, the other teen just cut her off.

"Just because I saved you from giving yourself a concussion doesn't mean I like you or something. Don't go getting any ideas that I ever want to talk to you again, got that?"

Catra didn't even sound convincing to herself although the look on Adora's face told her that her former best friend was convinced and for some reason that hurt.

Why do I care if I hurt her? She left me behind when she knew how much that bitch disliked me. She knew how bad it was for me...that I always had nightmares but yet she just forgot me. She didn't even try to call or anything. She reminded herself bitterly.

"See you around I guess, I gotta go to work."

Scorpia sighed as she balanced the phone between her shoulder and ear while she worked to make dinner since today was her day off and she knew she couldn't trust Catra to actually cook anything that was more complicated than five-minute noodles since the other girl had a habit of burning everything.

"You know she's going to be really ticked off if we do that Entrapta, like seriously this is like something on her do not talk about list." She said just as she heard the door open "and speaking of Catra, she just came home."

She knew that she would need to approach this topic as carefully as possible or this would just result in Catra shutting down and locking herself in her room.

"What's up with this? As soon as I walk in to find you having a phone conversation about me," Catra said just as Scorpia hung up, rolling her eyes at the sheepish look that came over her friend's face.

"This is about the water thing isn't it?"

Scorpia let out a breath as she turned her full attention toward her roommate, unsure how to even began.

"Catra, I have never seen you act like you did yesterday and I'm afraid of more stuff than you are but you can't lie and tell me that you weren't freaked out yesterday. We're just worried about you, you know?"

Scorpia tried to explain, earning a sigh from Catra who headed toward the living room area.

"Fine, you wanna know the truth? I'll tell you but I swear if you get all pity-party on me I will punch you." she responded but something in her voice sounded so defeated that Scorpia didn't know if she should press on or not.

"Have you ever feared for your own life?"

The question caught Scorpia off guard but before she could say anything Catra continued.

"Adora and I were crazy kids...I mean there wasn't anything that we wouldn't do but I always got the worst of it when our exploits blew up in our faces. One time we ended up covered in mud, but of course, I got the worst end of it. Beatrix basically held my head under the facet and to be honest I thought she was going to drown me. I was maybe seven at the time? I don't really remember...But ever since if water gets anywhere near my face I panic."

Scorpia felt a knot forming in her throat as she listened to her friend talk. How could she be so nonchalant about it? Especially with it still affecting her after all those years.

"I'm so sorry I didn't have any idea..."

She began, however, the other girl just waved her off.

"Yeah, I know. You didn't get stuck there until after your parents died and besides that, you were big enough to break her in two if you really wanted to." Catra retorted, sighing as her gaze settled onto the floor.

"Adora didn't seem to care about what happened to me but she was the only thing close to a friend I had, you know? I was too brash for other kids in our class and she didn't look down on me like everyone else did...Or at least I thought she didn't, but I guess the friendship of a hopeless idiot isn't worth much, huh?"

"I am so sorry you went through all of that. If I had known I..." Scorpia began as she put her arms around Catra, who flinched but otherwise didn't move.

"Don't...Just don't okay? I don't want to hear it. It happened and it's over."