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You Are Your Father's Daughter (PART ONE)

Riri Williams x FEM Reader

Summary: Iron man's daughter is spending the weekend in Wakanda to help comfort her friend on the year anniversary of her brother's passing. But after a man from the water threatens Wakanda she decides to stay and meets someone who reminds her of her own loss.

Content: Cussing, Flirting, Injury, Wakanda Forever spoilers

Word Count: 3298 words

"I know why you're really here."

"To see an old friend and her beautiful home?" You quirked your eyebrow at your long-time friend.

"No." She replied frustration slightly hidden underneath her voice.

"Yeah, you're right. I'm only here for the vibranium."

You joked as you tinkered with the suit Shuri had told you to make to which she rolled her eyes at you. "I'm fine, really. I don't need a babysitter." She protested as she continued to press buttons on the screen in front of her. "I'd hope not. It would be kinda weird if I was babysitting you, since you're older than me." You put down the tool you were using and stood up from your table walking towards her. "But I am your friend, and I know first-hand how shitty a death anniversary can be, especially the first one." You placed your hand on her shoulder making her turn to you and give you a reassuring smile. "I know... but I really am OK, Y/N." You didn't believe her but you weren't going to push so you raised your hands in defence "OK. Whatever you say. I'm here if you need me though, you got me all weekend." She nodded as you went back to work on the blue suit.

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That was 3 days ago and now you were standing beside Shuri in Cambridge, outside MIT. "Karen, locate Riri Williams." You instructed your AI that was built into your sunglasses. Your glasses then zoomed into a small black girl with big cornrow braids walking towards a group of boys and you smirked "It's her." You directed your head to her as she took one of the boy's phones. "Her? Are you sure?" Shuri questioned and you turned to her lowering your sunglasses momentarily to give her a 'are you really doubting me' look. "But she looks your age." You gave a small smile and shrugged before you turned away from Shuri to continue watching the girl. "Would you like me to activate Enhanced Reconnaissance Mode?" Karen asked and you nodded "Yes, please." You listened to Riri's conversation and gathered that she was getting paid to do the boy's schoolwork and that she had a Chicago accent that gave you small butterflies in your stomach.

You had to pull your eyes away from Riri as she walked into a building and you zoned back into the current conversation. "It'll be more discrete" Shuri spoke "I can be discrete." Okoye argued making you and Shuri look the woman up and down plainly judging her. "What? Is it the makeup? It's the wrong shade isn't it?" The general spiralled as Shuri tried to convince her she looked good but then Okoye looked directly into your eyes and you sighed. "Well, for one, you're wearing a red bodysuit with a blazer over it. Don't get me wrong it's a fit, but girl, you gonna get noticed if you walk into MIT dressed like that. Best to let Shuri and I go." You told her honestly but before she could protest Shuri spoke up. "Woah, you can't come. You're not even supposed to be here, Namor said-" you cut the princess off holding your hands up in defence. "As I told you before, if the fish man didn't want me to get involved then he shouldn't have threatened you whilst I was in Wakanda. Periodt. Anyways, she's hot. I wanna go say hello." You smirked lowering your arms and walking slowly backwards towards the door Riri went through. Shuri sighed and went back to talking to Okoye who gave her a limit of 5 minutes which Shuri celebrated before running to catch up to you who was already halfway to the building.

You were leading Shuri to Riri's dorm using Karen to locate her, both of you speed walking before Okoye showed up. "Y'know some of my friends, Ned and Mj go here. I've not seen them since like forever though." You sighed "We don't have time just now, but maybe when this is all over you can go say hi." Shuri spoke back as you stopped her and knocked on Riri's door. "Riri Williams?" You held in a laugh at your friend's sudden change to an American accent as the door opened revealing the girl who was about 1 or 2 inches smaller than you, who didn't look up from her phone. "Yo, I don't do drop-byes anymore. You gonna have to go to the website." She told you still not looking up which made you tilt your head as Shuri showed her phone pretending to show her something. "It's an encrypted file. I wanted to airdrop it." Shuri spoke in her normal accent. The girl finally looked up from her phone and looked between you both "Hey, you gonna let us in beautiful?" You smile as you take off your sunglasses placing them in your pocket, following Shuri into Riri's room. "You're- You're-" Riri was too surprised to speak and you chuckled a bit as Shuri put her finger on her lips indicating for Riri to quiet down. "You're Princess Shuri and Y/N L/N, Ironman's kid." You rolled your eyes at the mention of your father but were pleased she didn't call you 'Y/N Stark' and started walking around her room looking at her stuff.

She closed the door behind you and then turned back to you both "What the hell are you doing here? Oh, shit, am I getting recruited?" She asked eagerly and you laughed again shaking your head. Shuri gave her a confused look before speaking up "No. We're here about the vibranium detector that you built for the CIA." Shuri informed her "Nah, I didn't build no detector for the CIA. I built that for my metallurgy class." Riri responded confused which piqued your interest. "A school project?" Shuri asked just as surprised as you were. "Damn, I hope you got an A?" You spoke up and she nodded "Yeah. My professor said I'd never be able to do it. To be young gifted and black though, am I right?" You nodded back at her. "Preach. Your professor must suck, though. If he gave your project to the CIA without your knowledge." You sat beside her and looked over at Shuri who asked her what age she was. Shuri was right earlier she was the same age as you, 19. "Brilliance at a young age is not always accepted by the elders. How long did it take you?" Shuri asked. "Couple months?" Riri responded and your eyes widened "Couple months?" "You must be a real genius, huh?" Riri looked down bashfully and started telling you how she made it, you started thinking about how much planning and equipment she would've needed all for a simple school assignment that she clearly overachieved at. "Wait, did I piss off Wakanda?" Riri stood up and asked Shuri "Not just us." Riri looked back at you "The Avengers?" You shook your head "No just the government and an overgrown fish stick. I'm just here to keep you safe, but we have to move quickly before they find us." You spoke picking up her bag and passing it to her, your fingers brushing each other for a moment, her worried and confused eyes staring into your confident and determined one's making you smile. "This place is no longer safe for you. Gather your things and come with us, right now." Shuri broke her stare away from you and you sighed letting go of her bag and walking beside Shuri.

"I-I got a differential equations class in like, 15 minutes." Riri started to make excuses and Shuri gave her a look whilst you faked a hurt expression. "Girl, you would rather risk your life in maths class than hang with me, and Shuri? I'm hurt." You placed a hand on your chest as if she wounded you which made her give a breathy chuckle and Shuri turned her unimpressed gaze towards you. "You're- You're- uh kidding about the risking my life bit, right?" She asked stepping closer to you leaning towards your ear. You smiled at the way her breath tickled your skin and leaned into her ear "Sorry, but no." She then started to back away to another door in the room. You already knew it was the toilet as you had Karen tell you all the exit and entrance points on the way up. You started to follow her about to tell her not to make a break for it but then she started running back, running into you, making you both hold onto each other for a moment before she hid behind you because Okoye was walking out of the bathroom. "How long have you been in there, geez." "We had it under control!" You and Shuri spoke at the same time.

"I said 5 minutes, I gave you 6." Okoye told Shuri before walking past you towards Riri. "Get out! Get out of my dorm. Get out!" Riri protested as you all slowly walked towards her. Shuri put her hand out as if that would calm her down but it only made the short girl grab her speaker "I'm warning you, do not take another step towards me!" Okoye gasped "See how they teach the children to treat their guests." You shook your head "Riri, we aren't-" you were cut off by Riri throwing the speaker and Okoye activating her spear, slicing it in half. "WOAH- OK! We doing this now?" You backed away from Okoye going beside Shuri. "You brought a spear in here?" Shuri questioned her protector "You brought a spear in here." Riri repeated turning around making you try and hide the smile that was forming because of her reaction. "I like her!" Okoye was basking in her delight of this situation whilst everyone else was becoming increasingly stressed. Next, Riri picked up her radiator making straining noises as she lifted it above her head. "Hey, put it down. Come on, you'll hurt yourself, come on." Shuri spoke up and you noticed how they were both talking to her like she was a baby animal and laughed. "She's not a baby. You're not a baby right?" You looked over to Riri who shook her head "Then let's solve this like adults, put the radiator and the spear down, grab a drink, Okoye especially, maybe go to a party, dance-" You were interrupted by Shuri hitting your arm "What?" You whined pretending to rub your injured arm.

"Small, small girl, I am going to give you 2 options. You can come to Wakanda conscious or unconscious." Okoye warned. "You need to be conscious of the way that you look. Walking around here all that ash on your head!" Riri retorted making you and Shuri burst out laughing as you slapped your hand over your mouth avoiding the harsh stare of the general. "Oh it's funny?" "No it's not." You left Shuri to talk as you found the floor very interesting all of a sudden "I told you!" "You look good. Calm down, we're leaving ok?" You looked up to Riri who was still struggling with the radiator over her head. "She can deal with the merman with winged ankles who wants to kill her, all by herself." Shuri grabbed your arm turning you towards the door as you laugh "Good luck, Riri!" "You got thissss!" "With your heater. Let's go." You all walked out the door leaving Riri confused until she joined you a few minutes later. "Good choice." You grinned at her making her grumble at you "I'm going to miss my class." "As if you don't already know it?" You smirked following behind Shuri and Okoye to the car.

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You approached the building that Riri told you she had to stop at. "I just have to grab my work laptop. Please, don't touch anything." She told you as you all got out of the car and started walking into the workshop. "You don't have to worry about that." Okoye judged as you and Shuri started snooping around. "So the design for the machine is on that laptop? And you just leave it on a desk in a car garage?" Okoye spoke eying Riri and her computer. You were too distracted to listen further as you recognised something on a board. 'This looks like...' "Ever locked yourself out?" Shuri asked as she came to investigate what you were staring at. "Took me the whole semester to log back in." "What is this?" Shuri spoke up catching on to what you were looking at "I said don't touch anything." Riri whined. "We're just looking. You trying to replicate my dad's work? Fan of iron man then?" You turned to her and she caught your eye, then looked at the blueprints, then back to you. "Kinda..." You have a 'You ain't fooling anyone' kinda look and she sighed "Maybe a big fan? Like a giant fan, but not in a creepy way or anything." She shook her hands towards you. Before you could reply with a flirty comment Karen and Griot spoke at the same time. "Princess, American law enforcement has arrived at your location." "Y/N, you are currently being surrounded by American law enforcement."

You made your way to the window so Shuri could send out a surveillance drone "Why are the feds after me?" Riri asked and you shrugged "Probably want another detector." She then stormed off and started grabbing all her papers "Oh, I do not need this shit right now! I swear to god I was doing so well! Going to class on time, I must be dumb as hell. Real dumb, thinking that the princess of Wakanda and Y/N L/N gonna show up at my doorstep. I think, that I'm actually gonna take my chances with this merman because at least he never brought the FBI to my garage." Riri ranted as she burnt her papers. "She kinda cute when she mad." You whispered to Shuri who just rolled her eyes at you as Okoye shouted at Riri "Just suit up, Y/N." 'Oh, yeah. That's why I'm here. Backup.' You smirked as you put your sunglasses back on and clicked your red and gold bracelets together "Suit." Your Iron suit wrapped around your body and your glasses turned into a helmet.

"WOAHHH! You have an iron woman suit? Since when? Why have I never seen this before?" Riri started to circle you as you laughed at her nerding out as she continued to ask you how it was made and if your dad made it. "Uh- yeah. My dad and I made it in case of an emergency. And this is an emergency." You could now hear the police shouting outside. "Hey, fangirl. Does this vehicle work?" Okoye called out over the noise. "No." Riri lied and you gave her a questioning look "Everything in this lab works, including this bike." Shuri smirked as she circled the bike "Don't even think about it. Besides, there are 3 of us if Y/N is flying." Okoye warned. "Two of yall, I'm taking this." You followed Riri's gaze as you and Shuri spoke over each other "I knew it! Don't tell me you built this in 2 months?" "Woah, guess we gonna be matching. You built this by yourself?" Riri started lowering her suit as she answered your questions. "Yeah, I've spent years on this...on and off." Riri spoke proudly. "Awesome." You looked at it feeling a sense of pride at what your father had inspired. "Nice. Have you flown it yet?" Shuri spoke in awe "That thing can fly?" Okoye judged but you all ignored her. "There's an entire YouTube channel dedicated to sightings of me." Riri smiled.

Suddenly, the lights went off and the police started calling out your names, Shuri gave Riri a communication device and told you to stay close to her. Okoye pulled back the sheet of the hidden car to reveal a bright red car that looked slightly old-fashioned but in good condition. "What a hunk of junk." "Nice car." You and Okoye spoke at the same time. "Ay, please be careful. Keys are on the seat." You thought about Okoye's previous experiences with other people's cars and prayed she didn't destroy this one too, it seems like it means a lot to Riri. Griot and Karen started counting down as you readied your blasters "You focus on getting out of here, I'll make sure you don't get hit." You told Riri as she redied her suit and nodded at you "Thanks."

The feds broke through the door and aimed their weapons at you "Oh shit, they got iron man suits!" One of them screamed as Riri took off and you hit their guns before flying after her. You had to admit the chase that followed was amazing, you hadn't worn your suit in so long and now flying through the air, running from the police, the adrenaline pumping through you, was pure bliss. Not to mention watching Riri in her suit that she made all on her own reminded you of your father when he had first flown his suit. Maybe a little bit too much like your father. "Ayo, they blocking off the bridge." Riri yelled as you flew beside her "I'll go ahead and start clearing a path!" You yelled as you started picking up some police officers on the bridge and dropping them off at random places. "Princess, there's a surveillance drone logged onto you." Griot informed Shuri telling her how high the drone was. "I've almost got everyone off the bridge, just give me a minute. I'll blast it!" You told the rest of them but Riri was already flying upwards "I got it! Come on Riri, gotta find the differential equations."

"Riri, I'm not sure you can reach that drone without an oxygen mask!" Shuri shouted back. You had finally cleared the bridge of all the police and went flying after her "My suit can take it. yours can't. Fall back!" You ordered her but she was too busy doing the maths. "The drone is no longer locked onto their location." Karen told you as you saw Riri falling down towards you. 'Great' you thought to yourself as you went after her grabbing her by the arm, shaking her a little. "Riri, wake up! Are you ok?" You shouted to her before she regained consciousness "I'm good, I'm good. Thanks." She started her suit up again and you let her go flying beside her "Anytime." You smirked before the drone struck the empty police cars and you all joined each other on the bridge. "Nice one guys!" Shuri cheered but the celebration was soon cut off by Riri coming crashing down being dragged by a grappling hook. "Riri?!"

Before you knew what was happening an explosion was heard and you felt a hard weight pushing you down to the floor. You felt pressure on the lower part of your body and you struggled to breathe without feeling immense pain. You looked around and saw that your helmet was damaged so it was darkness except for a large crack that showed your right eye your surroundings. You were lying on the road with glass surrounding you, it felt like you were in slow motion as you tried to look around with your hearing muffled. You then saw Riri in her suit, unconscious being dragged past you making you call out for her, only hearing your voice come out muffled. You tried again and the sound around you started to clear up. However, Riri was dragged out of your sight making you panic "Karen...what happened? What's going on?"

OK so I totally didn't stick to that writing schedule but oh well I'll just have to stick to it next year. I'll probably write 2 more parts to this, get into some backstory talk, have the drowning scene then let them go on a date. I hope this is good cuz I feel like I suck at writing for Riri other than what I used from the actual movie (which was a lot lol). Anyways, I need to write my English dissertation so probably won't have anything out until I've finished with that but thank you guys for all the support! And 129 likes on my last story? That's crazy, especially the likes from really good writers that I follow! My asks and DMs are always open if any of yall want to request anything or befriend me! Thanks for reading!

- K

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idekwhatthisis69 · 2 years ago

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Don't Let Go

Shuri x FEM Reader

Gif by @unicornspwnall

Summary: You and Shuri are best friends and therefore you're close with T'Challa. So when Shuri asks you to help try to save her brother you don't hesitate to accept. However, you probably should've thought about the consequences of using the power of the mind stone on someone so close to death.

Content: Angst, character death, fluff

Word Count: 3083 words

"Let go. You n-need to..."

"No! Where's Shuri?! She should be he-"

Darkness. Pain. Grief. It engulfed you.

You had been trying to ease your friend, T'Challa's pain with the powers you gained from the mind stone. Your hands on each one of his temples connecting your mind to his. He was dying, and you were restricting the pain he was feeling, giving him more strength to hold on as you both waited for Shuri, your best friend, to come. At first, you were hoping she would come with a solution, an answer like she normally does, a way to save her brother. But now, you could feel T'Challa slowly slipping away. He wasn't going to make it, whether he received medicine or not. You just wanted Shuri to be by his side for one last time.

However, you had never really used your power to connect to a dying person before. You didn't realise how badly you would be affected by it, which is why you planned to let the connection break just before your friend passed over. Of course, this plan was made as a last resort. You hadn't actually pictured how this worst-case scenario would turn out, and you definitely didn't think about how painful this would be. To feel the life leave one of your close friends, the exact moment it happened.

The last thing you remember was watching T'Challa's eyes slowly close. All of the pain you were sharing with him vanished, and for a moment, all you felt was peace as your eyes mimicked his, letting darkness consume you. Until you remembered what that peace meant, what it entailed and how much pain and grief Wakanda, and more importantly, Shuri would suffer from because of this peace. You felt as though you could already hear her muffled cries.

"Why- why did you leave me, brother?" You heard sniffles in between her words. "Why could I not save you? Why did this happen to us?" Then sobs echoed through the air. Hearing this broke you. To hear your best friend, who you love more than anyone else, in such pain. You cursed your brain for making this up. For making her words seem so real. For thickening her accent as she wept. You tried to open your eyes to come back to your surroundings and face the reality of how you were unable to save your friend. But you couldn't. You hadn't even realised how you could not feel any part of your body.

You started to panic. How long have you been left in this darkness? What happened after T'Challa died? Did you disconnect from him in time? What happens now? Were you dead as well? If you were dead, then Shuri has lost more than you thought. You really hoped you weren't dead. That would really suck. Not only could you not save T'Challa, but you couldn't even use your powers properly to stop yourself from passing with him.

Your worries were interrupted by Shuri's voice once again speaking, making you realise the cries weren't just a figment of your imagination. "Y/N? What's happening?! GRIOT, WHY IS HER HEART RATE SPIKING?!" You then realised that you could now feel a squeezing coming from your chest. 'Oh. I'm not dead. I'm just going to die. That's great.' You then heard the AI's robotic voice "It seems she is currently experiencing a panic attack and is waking from her coma." You almost wanted to laugh 'Who has a panic attack when they're in a coma?'

"Y/N? Can...can you hear me? Please, come back to me." Shuri whispered despite desperately wanting you to hear her. You started regaining feeling in your body as you felt her cold hands softly wrap around your own. You winced slightly at her touch which only made her react with a breathy chuckle as she squeezed your hand tightly for a moment. The pressure from her hand almost seemed to awaken the rest of your body as it all ignited in pain. You managed to make out a small groan and felt your eyes tighten. "YES! Yes, you're OK, I'm here, I'm right here." She celebrated still with some cracks in her voice.

Finally, your eyes managed to open but immediately closed again due to the blinding lights around you. "Griot, the lights, dim them now!" Shuri ordered letting go of your hand and moving both hands to the side of your face. You opened your eyes again to be met by hers. They were filled with tears that were now dripping onto your face. Large bags were beneath them. You studied the rest of her face which was extremely close to your own. Her lips were chapped but they formed a wide closed lips smile that wobbled as she tried to contain her sobs. You wanted to wrap your arms around her but your body still felt quite numb. So you tried to speak to her, opening ur mouth but a small screech was all that came out. Her eyes widened almost as if she was taken out of her trance, her face moved further away from you then out of your view. "Water. You need water." Her steps scrambled to the table she was previously working on as she grabbed her water.

She came back and lifted your head for you, slowly pouring the water into your mouth as you gulped it down. Your eyes locked with each others and she nodded taking the water away from you and sitting it by a small table close by. Your body seemed to be responding to you better now as your hand raised to your head wincing at the migraine you were suffering from. Shuri gently placed your head back down on the soft surface underneath you. You didn't have to move your head to know where you were. One of Shuri's healing tables in her lab, specifically your favourite one under the spiral ramp. It was silent for a moment as Shuri wiped away her tears and you stared up to the ceiling, trying to decide on what to say first.

"Is he-" you couldn't even bring yourself to finish your question as you already knew the answer. "Yes." She replied whilst nodding her head, sadness clear in her voice. You nodded, keeping your head looking up at the ceiling as you felt tears prickling your eyes. "H-How long have I been out? What happened to me?" You finally turned to her again meeting her tired eyes. You guessed by the way she looked and how she reacted to you waking up it had been a week at least. She sighed as she grabbed a chair and brought it over so she could sit beside you, her legs feeling weak. "A month." On hearing this you shot up, "A month?!" You shrieked as she stood once again raising her arms to calm you down, making a shushing noise as she placed her hands on each of your shoulders and lay you down again. You regretted sitting up immediately as your migraine only got worse and your whole body ached.

"You fell into a coma when he, when he passed on. Your heart rate was normal, but there were no signs that you would wake up at all... some thought you never would." Shuri's eyes refused to look up at you as she struggled to talk about what happened. But you quickly took hold of her hand and squeezed it slightly. "Some? Did you?" Your curiosity got the best of you as you asked though it made her smile as she shook her head "No. Not once." She said but the "not once" part seemed to lack the same confidence as when she said "no." You knew that she would never rest until you were OK, just like you would do for her. But this made you more concerned than happy.

"Thank you. But, Shuri, please tell me you have been sleeping." This seemed to take her by surprise that you asked so quickly, she hadn't even told you how she spent many nights trying to find something that would wake you up. "I've been sleeping. Just not much. I couldn't." She was once again looking down at the floor before you squeezed her hand once again. "I understand. After all that you've been through. I don't blame you." You smiled at her and she gave a small weary smile back. It was silent for a few more moments before Shuri's grip on your hand started to become stronger. "Shuri?" You questioned her. Small whimpers came from her as a response which made you sit up.

"Griot, the light please." The lights flashed on and you could better see your friend who was crying beside you. "Oh, Shuri. Come here." You whispered as you managed to swing your legs off the table, fighting the numbness in them. Then pulled her hand closer to you and softly dragged her into your arms. She was now standing crying into your chest as your head lay on top of hers. "I thought I lost you both. I was going to give up. I couldn't save either of you. He's gone, Y/N. He's gone. And I feel so alone." Each one of her shaky sentences had either sobs or whimpers in between them and it broke your heart. All you could do was hold her tightly, your hand tangled in her braids as your mouth spoke sweet nothings to her. "I know, I know. It's going to be OK. I'm here now. You're not alone. I promise you I won't leave you, ever."

You stayed like this for a while and in the end you ended up crying with her. Your own grief finally catching up to you. You must have been like this for over an hour before you both quietened down. You were now fiddling with the bottom of her hair and she had her arms wrapped around you, stroking your back softly. "Hey, Shuri?" You spoke, your voice was back to being croaky like when you had first woken up. "Hmm?" Shuri hummed in response, now feeling extremely tired. "Let's go watch the sunset from your room." This made the Wakandan woman pull away from you so she could look at you with a confused face. "What?" She asked.

"Please? You need to get out of this lab. And from the time on the screen over there it's time for the sun to set, right?" You spoke motioning to the hologram screen not far from you. Shuri took a moment before removing her arms from behind your back and moving a hand to your cheek instead. You leaned into it closing your eyes for a moment before moving your hand to her cheek and bringing her closer. You leaned both of your foreheads against each other and let the moment pass for a minute. "OK. Let's go." She smiled moving away from you and turning around. You hopped off the table only for your legs to completely fail you as you fell onto the floor.

Shuri quickly turned back and ran over to you "Are you OK?!" She crouched down and you started laughing which made Shuri think you had lost your mind whilst in the coma only making her more worried. "My legs feel like spaghetti Shuri. We just spent the last hour crying. And I was in a coma, like that sleeping princess who got woken by a prince, except it was actually you, a princess, who saved me. I'm definitely not OK. But I will be." You stopped laughing to look up at her to see her smiling at you. There was something about the way she looked at you that just made you melt. "Sleeping beauty." She said as she helped you sit up on the floor. "What?" Now it was your turn to be confused "The princess who fell asleep. She was sleeping beauty. You're my sleeping beauty." She slightly chuckled. You felt your cheeks grow hot for a moment but it wasn't out of embarrassment, you couldn't quite understand why but you didn't care. You were more focused on Shuri smiling down at you. You were so happy she could still smile after everything. She is extremely strong.

"Here, let me help you up." She said as she put an arm around you and helped you get back on your feet. Your legs were still a bit shaky so Shuri helped walk you back to her room with her. On the way there you passed some of the Dora Milaje on your way to Shuri's room, some of them asked if you needed help but Shuri declined and told them she had it under control. "It was Okoye wasn't it?" You spoke after a while. "What was Okoye?" Shuri asked back looking down at you. "Bet she didn't think I was strong enough to wake up. She was the "some" you were talking about, wasn't she?" Shuri laughed at how you held onto what she said before. "Noooo, it wasn't Okoye. She would never." Shuri teased as you rolled your eyes. "I knew it! She's always going on about how I shouldn't depend on my powers so often and focus more on strengthening my combat skills before getting so reliant on them!" Shuri laughed harder at you as you mimicked the general's voice.

Then, almost as if she was summoned none other than the general of the Dora Milaje herself stood waiting as you both turned the corner. 'Fuck.' You thought as she smiled at you, eyes glued on you as she stood next to the queen. "Mother, Okoye." Shuri tried to contain her laughter as she saw your previous smile drop from your face. "Y/N, you're awake!" The Queen spoke first as she came closer to you, Shuri let go of your waist before her mother wrapped you in a hug. It was very rare that you got a hug from the Queen, you knew she was fond of you as you were probably one of the only people who knew Shuri as well as she and T'Challa did, and sometimes you feel as though she treats you as one of her own, even letting you go so far as by calling her by name but the Queen of Wakanda hugging you, it was something you always struggled to get used to.

"I- uh yeah. I woke up a few hours ago. Shuri and I were just going to go to her room to watch the sunset. My legs are still kind of numb, so she's helping me walk." You smiled at her as she pulled away and nodded. She then looked over to Shuri and brought her into a hug too. Shuri laughed and said, "Mother, I was not the one in the coma." The Queen moved away from her daughter and tsked at her "I know, Shuri. But it has been too long since I've heard you laugh like that. I was just coming to get you to make sure you go to bed at a decent time. I'm glad you woke up, Y/N. I'll let you two girls, go catch the sunset." The Queen said nodding to you. Before she began to walk away, Okoye who you forgot was there for a moment moved with her. "Oh! And Ramonda?" You called out for her as she turned back to you. You gave her a sympathetic look before giving a small bow "I'm sorry for your loss." You looked back up at her, she held her hand on her chest and smiled at you sorrowfully. "Thank you. Yours as well." She reminded you as you nodded before turning back to Shuri who was quick to come back to your side. "Goodnight mother, Okoye." Shuri called as they returned their goodnights before Okoye turned to look straight at you. "I expect you to go back to training after you are fully recovered, Y/N." The bald-headed woman gave you a knowing look before turning the corner which you had just come from, with the Queen. You and Shuri looked at each other for a moment before you both giggled, continuing on.

Once you got into Shuri's room it was already filled with beautiful orange lighting from the sun setting through her large floor-to-ceiling windows. You gently pushed your way out of Shuri's grasp and made your way to her terrace sitting on the small couch she had outside which was specifically put there so you could watch the sunset with her as you do it so often. You let out a small sigh feeling peace once more, this time a peace that didn't hold as much pain. Shuri joined you bringing her cover to wrap around you both as you laid your head on her shoulder and she laid hers on your head.

"Shuri?" You whispered, in case she had fallen asleep, which was your goal all along as she was clearly sleep-deprived. "Hmm?" She hummed as her eyes were closed. "I'm sorry my magic didn't save him." You finally apologised feeling as though a weight had been lifted from not saying sorry sooner. She stayed quiet for a moment realising how you too must feel the same guilt as she did. "It's OK. My technology couldn't save him either." She sighed wrapping her arms around you and you returned the gesture wrapping your own around her. "Shuri. You were trying to recreate a herb that has powerful abilities, which is millions of years old and in a short time frame. No one expected you to succeed. They may have wanted you to, but it was practically impossible. T'Challa knew that. He never once blamed you for not being able to find a cure. Do you understand? I know you probably have been beating yourself up this past month. But please, don't blame yourself. You can be consumed by grief, for now, you have every right to not let go of that grief. But that guilt, it has to go, OK?"

She was once again quiet for a few moments, you thought she had fallen asleep. "Thank you. Y/N. I love you, so much." Shuri replied her voice filled with vulnerability as it threatened to shake like the tears threatened to once again leave her eyes. "I love you too Shuri. With all of my heart."

Wow. That was a lot to write. Anyways, I really hope you guys liked this and thank you for reading! I'm sorry if any of this seemed out of character I feel like the Queen wasn't really as strong as she is on screen but then again she is grieving in this. Also, this is my first fic in a while so I'm kinda rusty. Feel free to request things or ask me anything and hopefully I'll write something less sad next time!

-K

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