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T'Challa - Part 2

When you enter the palace the appetising smell of the pizza overwhelmes you. You haven't really eaten anything properly since you woke up. Wakandian food wasn't your favorite, to be honest. But both Shuri and T'Challa tried to offer you the food that was as similar as the one from New York as possible.
"I didn't know which one was your favorite, so I bought three different ones" T'Challa smiles.
"Don't you think for a second that if you start talking about pizza to me I'll just forget the fact that you lied to both Tony and I" you say.
He opens one of the boxes to reveal a hot (your favorite type of pizza) pizza, leaving you dumbfounded. It really looks amazing.
"I also bought some wine to 'tame' you" he laughs, pulling a bottle of rosé wine from under the table.
"Okay, I call it a truce, but I can't guarantee anything for Tony".
You practically attack the pizza and finally enjoy some normal food. T'Challa has two slices of a vegetarian pizza and answers to your remaining questions related to what happened while you were in the coma.
"I can really see why you missed pizza" he changes the subject.
You take a sip of the wine and look at him.
"Italians blessed us with this amazing food, people in New York took it to a godly level" you laugh.
He laughs too and you keep talking. You talk about his father, about the weight of being King, about his love for Wakanda and the people in Wakanda. His words fascinate you. They captivate you. He has a different way of speaking, his voice is so warm, so soothing.
"What about you, Y/n? What's your story?" he asks, making you shiver.
You finish your glass of wine and T'Challa hurries to fill it back up, but you stop him.
"My parents and Tony's parents were best friends, they worked together, they spent all their time together. They even died together..." you speak. "I was 17 when it happened. Tony was 21, so he took me under his wing. We were inseparable ever since".
"I should maybe just shut up, but I'm really curious. How did you become an Avenger?" he asks, making you smile sadly.
"Weirdly enough, my powers first appeared when Tony was captured and taken to that cave. I have no idea if I was born with them or if I got them for some kind of reason. When he escaped, I joined him and we tried to help as many people as possible together."
T'Challa just watches you. He doesn't say a word, he just seems sad, like he feels bad for you. You don't need anyone's pity.
"Um... I think I should go to bed. Thank you for the dinner, T'Challa" you say, uncomfortably, getting up.
He takes your hand before you leave and he just tells you:
"You're amazingly brave and strong, Y/n. I hope you know that. Sleep well, see you tomorrow"
He then let's go of your hand and you smile, your cheeks turning red.

The next few days go the same way, you spend all your time with T'Challa, he shows you different parts of Wakanda and then he takes you out for dinner, making sure that you can eat the food that's served there.
You know that you're falling in love with him and you don't even try to stop yourself. You haven't felt this kind of love in a long time and you missed the feeling. T'Challa makes you feel safe, wanted, loved, not broken and you don't want it to go away, because the feeling is amazing.
What you didn't know (or at least you weren't sure about) was that T'Challa was deeply falling in love with you too. The kind of strong love that he never felt before. Not even with Nakia. He craves your presence, he needs to hear your laugh, he enjoys listening to your stories. You make his days better, like a star that shines over him.

But then the day comes. Tony's plane just landed in Wakanda and you see him getting out of it, a huge bruise around his eye. You hug him and he holds you close to him. You smell a lot of alcohol on him.
"I missed you, Taz" he says, and you smile at him, hugging him again.
Tony started calling you Taz when you were 8. You know, after that Looney Tunes character, the Tasmanian Devil. Truth be told, you really acted like a little Tasmanian Devil. You always broke stuff around the house, you fell from trees, you got in trouble at school, all those kind of things. Tony always tried to help you get out of shit before your parents found out.
T'Challa comes from behind you and shakes hands with Tony.
"Thank you for looking after Y/n. I hope she wasn't a lot of trouble" Tony says, smiling.
"Hey! I'm not 12 anymore and I'm right here, Tony!" you exclaim.
Tony just laughs, ignoring you.
"No trouble at all, Stark. It was my pleasure, as a matter of fact" T'Challa says, winking at you.
Your cheeks turn red again and Tony notices the little flirt between the two of you, furrowing his brows.
"Okay, time to say your goodbyes, lovebirds. I'll wait for you in the plane, Taz" Tony speaks, while walking towards the plane.
You raise your middle finger at Tony and then turn around to face T'Challa.
"Sorry for him" you say, reffering to Tony.
"No need to apologize. Just promise me you'll come visit" he says.
"Only if you visit too" you laugh.
"Great, we have a deal"
You plant a kiss on his lips, just like a teenager at her first date, and you make a run for the plane.
"Really? The cat guy?" Tony asks as soon as the door closes behind you.
"Shut up, tin can" you say, smiling because of the kiss.