My King

Chapter 16

Warning: Mature Language (Cursing)

We were led to one of the rooms in the laboratory and as we were walking I noticed Erik's cheek, the wound had completely heeled. I softly pressed my hand against it. "How did it heal so quickly?" One of the warriors turned to me," That's the power of the herb, you have heightened healing abilities alongside increased strength, pace and stamina. Which means that you have all those qualities, so don't put it to waste" She smiled as she opened the door to the room we had arrived to.

W'Kabi was waiting for us in the room when the warrior entered behind us. The border tribe prince and she exchanged looks and nodded to one another. 

The room was mainly white and was lined with glass which overlooked the rest of the lab. I walked over to the giant windows and peered over the marvelous inventions. W'Kabi walked over to me. "You know Tamala, these are your sister's creations." Erik joined us as we peered down to a great deal of weapons and gadgets. 

"What?" I said softy with confusion "How is that possible she's so young?"

W'Kabi smiled "Many doubted her during her experiments in the beginning. But she's our nation's brightest mind; maybe even the world's"

My jaw dropped slightly at the realization that, my sister. The little girl who I used watch cartoons with late at night before our parents got home, had created what was lying in front of me.

"And these..." W'Kabi stepped towards a large white glass opaque case and pressed a button on the side. The case immediately became see through as it revealed what laid inside. There were multiple black panther suits with different designs that were displayed.

Erik walked up to a gold adorned design with panther tech set into a gold neckline and smiled. Without looking back he called over to W'Kabi "We're gonna need something for her too"

"I must say, you've made an interesting choice my king, something Wakanda has not seen in any generation"

He looked and spoke to W'Kabi through the reflection in the glass. "Oh trust me, Wakanda hasn't seen half the shit we gonna do before. It's a new age. Plus..."

He looked back at me, "We're equals. We speak of equality and plan to implement it, but how could we do all that then turn to only make the king black panther and not his queen?" He winked at me.

I became slightly flustered at the name queen, not realizing the warrior had stepped closer to me she said "Well... my queen, what would you prefer?"

I tried to calm myself down as I looked back at the woman. 

"The armor which the warriors wear, it is incredibly flexible and seems to be thin. How does it protect you?"

W'Kabi laughed "The Dora Milaje are the greatest warriors on earth and they are the most high ranking group within the militant categories. Their clothes were created specifically to enhance and not obstruct their talents."

The woman smiled "The Dora armor is flexible because it was created using a mixture of vibranium fabric and an assortment of flexible materials. See here..." She outstretched her arm to me, for me to be able to feel the cloth. It felt like any regular fabric, I looked back at her with a slight puzzled expression. 

She raised her eyebrows "The fabric is soft..." she leaned in closer "but it could bounce off every bullet and spear that is launched my way" she giggled.

I smiled. "I'm sorry I don't think I've asked for your name yet"

"Im Okoye, my queen"

W'Kabi stepped in "The general of the Dora Milaje, and the love of my life"

Okoye shook her head "Not now W'Kabi, you can gossip with the royals later"

She stepped to a black sand filled table and once again with one motion the sand started to shift to reveal a piece of armor.

She turned to me "This was one of your sisters newest developments. She was working on how to improve the Dora suit and ended up with, well, this"

The suit was black except for the gold placed around the neck and wrists. Slightly different hued black material wrapped around the calves and the torso of the suit outlining the features of the wearer. 

I smiled as my eyes admired every inch of it. "Well I think we've found the suit"

Erik walked over to me and placed his arm around my waist. He looked over at W'Kabi. "I think you can guess which one I'll be taking"

"Of course my king"

Okoye stepped away form the table. "That is all for tonight. If you do not have any other requests, I can guide you to your room for you to rest. Tomorrow a debriefing will take place as you will be introduced to everything my king"

Erik nodded as we followed her down the palace halls again. 

When we stopped in front of the doors, I thanked Okoye for her help as she nodded with a smile in response.

Me and Erik were once again alone in the room. The sun had set and the windows displayed the night's sky perfectly. Each star could be seen crystal clear with a slight purple mixed into the midnight sky.

I felt Erik hug me from the back as his arms hugged my waist. We both stood there and swayed watching the night sky. We were finally at peace.

I let my head fall back onto his chest as I took a deep breath.

"You know getting here seemed impossible. But now that we are, it just seems like a dream"

"A dream that Im glad Im having with you Tamala" He whispered

A smile crossed my face as I couldn't  contain my joy. "Thank you Erik, for giving me a chance to be able to see my parents again, and not mention become a black panther"

"I'd promised you revenge on the woman who took your parents. I couldn't give you that but when I realized there was another way you could get what you desired I didn't hesitate. You deserve that much and more"

I turned around in his arms and kissed him slowly. I placed my hands to hold his face. When we pulled away I looked into his eyes again. "Thank you" I whispered.

After a few more moments I asked "So I've been upgraded form princess to queen?"

"Depends... are we gonna upgrade from kissing to fucking?"

I punched him playfully in the chest. 

He chuckled "Only if you accept that title, then yes, you would be my queen."

"Hmm" I said softly, he raised his eyebrows. I giggled at his reaction "Of course I want to be considered your queen"

He smiled as he kissed me again. "You know that marks it"

"What?" I said raising an eyebrow

He smirked, "That you're mine and no one else can have you"

"Mm" I said thoughtfully "Is that so?" I kissed him on the lips, trailing down to his neck. I moved down his torso and slowed down as I came to his waist band. Erik had thrown his head back slightly as he watched my every move. I sharply turned away, teasing him, but before I could get to any distance I felt a grip on my wrist.

"Oh is that how you want to play today princess?"

"I though I was the queen now" I raised my eyebrow smirking

"Maybe out there you are, but in here, in here I call you princess, got it?