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Warnings: language and a kind of very tense scene.
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Chapter 32
The plane soon landed in Wakanda. Beautiful as ever. I'll never get tired of passing through the barrier. The change of scenery is amazing. Okoye and T'Challa got out of the plane first and were greeted by Queen mother and Shuri.
"Where's Sofie?" Shuri asks, looking around.
"I'm here!" I yell from behind T'Challa that was blocking me from their view. I quickly rushed forwards and hugged Shuri tight and then, to my surprize, the Queen hugged me next.
"It is good to have you here again Sofia." She told me with a smile on her face. "The king asks for you to forgive him from not being able to great you all with us. He had pressing matters to take care of. And that reminds me, Sofia, he wants to ask about your opinion on something to do with the missions that you used to do." She informed me.
"Of course! I'll go see him right away!" I said, starting to walk towards the entrance of the palace to go see the King before T'Challa interrupted me.
"I'm sure father wouldn't mind that you rested for a bit. After all, you did say that you were exhausted and needed vacation time." He countered, looking at his mother for approval.
"Of course! This can be done tomorrow. For now, go rest, we'll talk about other matters at dinner." She continued.
As soon as she finished, Shuri took over the conversation quite quickly.
"In the meantime, you can rest in my lab while I upgrade your phone." She starts, looking at me with excited eyes.
"I'm sure that can be done after Sofia rests, Shuri. And besides, her phone works just fine." T'Challa responded, taking a hold of my waist with his left hand, seeing as the other held my bag.
"Brother, I've already told you, just because something works, it doesn't mean that it can't be improved!" she retorted, smugly.
"Calm down you two!" I laugh. "Here, just have it and you can return it to me when you're finished." I said, handing her my phone.
"Yes!" she exclaimed and turned her back on us to rush towards the lab. We laughed at her excitement and turned to face Okoye.
"Have a good rest Sofia. I'll expect to continue your training soon." She smirked, slamming her spear on the ground and then the Dora Milaje walked away.
"Damn, forgot about that." I said, still smiling. "Its good to be back."
"And it is good to have you back." Queen mother says, holding my hand. "Now you two, go! Go rest." She finished, ordering us with a smile on her face.
When I woke up, I was in my room but T'Challa wasn't there. He must've woken up before I did. I quickly got up and got dressed in something casual chic because I would probably go meet the King today.
I walked to my window and opened the curtains to see that it was little time after dawn and that I probably woke up to early. That problem was quickly fixed as I decided to go to T'Challa's room and see if he decided in the middle of the night go to sleep in his room. When I got there, I saw that he wasn't there, but his shower was running. I left wanting to go eat something. After passing through the kitchens and having something to eat, I went back into my room and decided to check on SHIELD to see if everything was alright.
I was just logging into my computer when I felt a pair of arms wrapping around my waist. Smiling but not looking behind, I continued to connect into my SHIELD's computer through this one.
"Why are you in my room with the suit on?" I asked.
"How did you know I had the suit on?" he responded voice slightly muffled. Guess he has the mask on too.
"I didn't hear you come in. So, you must have the suit on. And apparently also the mask." I finished, now checking on some notifications that I had concerning the medical department.
"Why are you working this early?" he asked.
"Woke up early so I decided to check on SHIELD before talking with your father." I started, frowning at the list of missing items from the inventory. "And good thing too! Look at this, where the hell did all these items go? I had the office restocked last week!" I continued, typing away on the computer sending a message to my second in command doctor asking what the hell was happening.
"Maybe there was a problem and they needed the stuff." He tried to reason; his voice clearer. He must've taken his mask off.
"Why would they need 25 thermometers and how did they lose them immediately!" I exclaimed, rubbing my head and turning to face him. "They're lost without me."
"Don't worry, I'm sure that it was a mistake." He replied, trying to calm me down.
"I checked the inventory before I came. It was literally what I was doing when we were on the phone." I exclaimed, resting my head on his chest. His hands came up to caress might arms. "I'm not going to have any vacation time, am I?" I asked, raising my head to look at him. He looked down at me and smiled, leaning down and kissing me softly.
"Some, but probably not much knowing you." He chuckled.
"Damn."
"Sofia, please come in." the King called out, after I knocked.
"You wanted to see me your Majesty?" I said, entering his office.
"Please, none of those formalities, Sofia." He replied, gesturing me to take a seat before him. "I... I'm not quite sure how to address this matter. But it will have to be this way." He started. "In my past Sofia, I did some things that I'm not proud of." He continued. Immediately, I knew what he was talking about. "Everybody makes mistakes eventually and unfortunately mine might've been one that some might find, for lack of a better word, exceptionally selfish." He said, resting his head on his hand supported by his elbow on the chair.
"Sir, with all due respect, I know which mistake you're talking about, but I don't understand what that has to do with me." I said, quietly. He stayed silent for some time. He looked like he was deciding whether he should tell me or not. He then looked up with a serious face and said something to me that I never thought I would have to hear.
"I don't want you to tell T'Challa anything." He ordered.
"What?" I screamed in surprize. "Sir, I cannot promise you that." I affirmed.
"You'll have to. It is neither your secret to tell or your business to meddle with." He said rather harshly.
"Sir please. You have to be reasonable. I'm in a relationship with your son. I don't want to have to lie to him." I tried to reason with him, but he wouldn't hear it.
"I'm not asking, I'm giving an order." He said, looking at me with no sympathy whatsoever in his eyes. "Now, you can go. And remember Sofia, everything has its end. I would hate to put an end to my son's happiness." He finished not even sparing me a look. Did he just threaten to kill me, or did he threaten to end my relationship with T'Challa? I didn't say anything else. I got up and got out of the room. Once outside I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. I walked quickly to my room, passing by Okoye in a hall but didn't even glance at her. I did hear her call for me but I couldn't stop. I was afraid that I would break down that very second.
As soon as I got into my room, I closed the door, locked it and slid down it to the ground, holding my knees to my chest.
"What the hell just happened?" I whispered and let my tears roll down my cheeks. They weren't tears of pain or sadness. You know when you cry because you're under so much stress or when you're really frustrated? That's what it was. I didn't sob or cry. I just let the tears roll down my cheeks.
I ended up taking a nap on my couch because it was the only thing that helped me feel at least a bit safe. I woke up with T'Challa, in his Black Panther suit, opening my window. In my state of sleepiness, I got scared that maybe it wasn't T'Challa but the King instead and tried to run away. I didn't scream or anything, but I did gasp when T'Challa gripped my arm and pulled me into his chest. I tried to fight him, but he quickly calmed me down when he spoke and took off his mask.
"Sofia, my love, calm down!" he exclaimed. I stopped and looked at him. He let go of my arm and took off his mask, throwing it on my bed. He quickly wrapped his arms around me again.
"Are you okay? I tried to knock earlier but you didn't answer. That's why I came through the window." He explained but I only tried to calm my breathing and rested my head on his chest.
"I-" I cleared my throat. "I must've had a nightmare." I tried to lie to him. He frowned and put a finger under my chin to make me look at him.
"Why are you lying to me?" he asked quietly. I couldn't say anything. I just stared at him with a painful frown on my face. "Are you in danger?" he asked as if he knew. I cringed.
"I-" I tried. "I- I think I am." I said quietly.
"From whom?" he asked. I stayed silent, looking away from him. He seemed to get that I couldn't tell him, so he changed the question. "Will I be able to protect you?" he asked, this time almost like begging me to answer him. I swallowed dry and took a deep breath. I then looked at him in the eyes. His eyes looked almost desperate. A single tear rolled down my cheek and he tightened his hold on me.
"I'm not sure."
