[𝟭.𝟯] 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂 ➣ {𝕛•𝕓•𝕓} ❘ [𝖒𝖛𝖔𝖒 𝖝 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖗]

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📍WAKANDA

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"Barnes, what the hell!" Shuri hollered at Bucky when he had told her that he wanted her to babysit Natalie for a while.

Bucky winced at the raised volume of voice, given he hadn't had proper sleep for the past week.

Natalie was seated on the stool of the lab as she used her hands to push herself and spin on the rotating chairs. Cheers and giggles escaped her lips as she continued to spin around on the stool.

Shuri mentally prayed Natalie won't wreck anything in her lab, "Look, you wanted help with Y/N's pregnancy, keeping it a secret and all. Yeah, I helped. But now you want me to babysit?!"

"Not just that," Bucky sat on the couch in her lap, resting his head back, "She's a special case. Worth your time,"

"What do you mean?" Shuri questioned, glancing at Natalie, "She has powers? I thought she didn't have any,"

"So did everyone else," he chided, "Get over it,"

"Babies are not my cup of tea, James," Shuri spoke sharply, quite stubborn with her refusal. 

"I'll make you her godmother if you want,"

"As tempting as it is, I'm an engineer, not a nanny!" she scoffed, "So, why don't you go along and— and—," she stammered, noticing how Natalie was lifting one side of an armchair with one hand effortlessly to get her white wolf toy from under it.

Shuri walked closer to the toddler, "Intriguing," she leaned forward towards Natalie to get a better look and helped her lower the couch, "James, are you—"

Shuri turned to tell this to Bucky, but then when she saw that he had dozed off on her couch, she rolled her eyes and turned back to the three-year-old.

The Wakandan Princess flinched when Natalie teleported out of her sight. She looked up when Natalie exclaimed incoherently from far up in the room and began to fall down.

Shuri held out her arms in front of her, ready to catch Natalie.

But just before Natalie could hit the ground, he was slowed down by silver mists around her and levitated just above the ground.

"Oh my god," Shuri gaped at her, "Yes! I'll take care of her!"

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"Of course, you can leave Natalie here," Shuri carried Natalie in her arms while he pushed and hurried Bucky down the exit pathway of her lab.

"I understand that you're having a difficult time without Y/N. Sure, three kids may not be a piece of cake," she carried on, "And you look like you haven't slept for days. I'm guessing being a single -dad is tiring for you. But no worries. You need to watch over Mara and Aaron since you haven't been able to take care of them. Makazi Shuri will take good care of Natalie," she ushered him out of the doors, "I enjoy our catch-ups. Alright, good night. Bye-bye! Have a safe trip," the metal doors closed with a loud clang.

(Translation from Xhosa: Makazi - Auntie)

Bucky screwed his face in confusion, his sleep-deprived mind slowly processing her words, "Makazi Shuri?"

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