I Won't Say It (T'Challa Udaku)

Chapter 12

Pops and I were by Jay's side when he woke from surgery. I stayed with him as they took him in for an MRI to see how bad the damage to his spinal cord was. I watched as they put him into the machine, I heard Pops voice he was talking to someone I turned to see him with T'Challa. I rolled my eyes and turned back around. Since yesterday it came together that everything Steve had been trying to tell us was the truth. Barnes didn't set off the bomb the man behind it was Helmet Zemo, a Sokovian intelligence officer who was seeking revenge for his family being killed during the battle with Ultron. He, Steve, and Barnes are still M.I.A. T'Challa brought him in nit too long after telling Ross about what I did at the airport

"How is he?" T'Challa asked looking at me, I rolled my eyes

"I'm going to get something to do drink do you want some coffee?' I asked Pops

"I'm fine," He said, and I kissed his cheek

"I'll be back." I said I glanced at T'Challa who wanted to say something I could tell but I didn't want to hear it.

I walked into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water I took a sip and leaned against the counter as Tony walked in

"Everything is ready for him at Columbia Medical, they are expecting him in the morning."

"Oh, so your talking to me now?" I asked he had been pissed since the airport

"Ok I admit I was wrong, but I need to find them now more than ever. Ross is not pulling any punches with this."

"And what do you want me to do? I have no idea where they could be going, maybe if you would have talked to him instead of siding with Ross things would not have gotten this far."

"I was doing what I thought was right."

"Yeah for your personal life." I said it was no secret Pepper wasn't a fan of this whole Avengers thing, that's what caused Tony to create Ultron and to blindly follow these damn accords.

"Pepper has nothing to do with this! While don't you take some responsibility why you let them go?" He said and I frowned

"Because it was the right thing to do, and you know it. We are a team and one thing that got us this far was trusting each other, what happened to that?"

"The Accords are- "

"Fuck the Accords! If you stuck up for us as much as you did for these Accords, we wouldn't be here right now. You let that personal guilt control you when all you really need Tony is some self-control!"

"Well I thought you should know T'Challa told Ross what you did, so watch out." He said and I felt a sting of betrayal knowing that he told

"If Ross or any of his people comes near me during this, I'll blast him to hell."

"I've talked to him; he's going to leave you alone until Rhodey is stable."

"Oh, wow how thoughtful how did I ever manage without the help of Tony Stark." I said sarcastically then I walked away, he was out of his mind if he thought I was going to hang out and wait for Ross to make the first move. I just had to make sure my family got to New York safely, I walked back into MRI waiting area where my Grandfather and T'Challa were chatting

"How is it going?" I asked the tech

"He should be done in about ten minutes."

"Thank you." I walked over to Pops and sat next to him ignoring that other guy

"Dr. Rhodes I was hoping we can talk before I leave." T'Challa said

"No." I said not looking at him

"Don't be rude." Pops said

"It's a stressful time I understand I just hope we can speak before I leave tomorrow." He said then nodded to Pops and left us alone

"He's a good man you should give him a chance."

"A chance for what? I don't want anything from him."

"To care for you the way you deserve, the way need."

"I don't need anyone else beside you and Jay."

"Well I'm an old man I won't always be here, and James hopefully will settle down and start a family of his own soon. You need to let that wall down eventually."

"Every time I start to let that wall down someone shows me why it should still be up."

"That's because your trusting the wall with the wrong people. If you give T'Challa a chance he will surprise you."

"Why are you pushing this so hard?" I asked with a smile

"I see the way he looks at you and saw how you looked at him and you wouldn't be this upset if you didn't care." He said with a smile

"I don't care." I said crossing my arm and he laughed

"You are so stubborn always have been. Just talk to him see what he has to say."

"I'll think about it."

"You are your mother's child."

"I am nothing like that women." I said as the doctor walked in

"How is he?"

"We're getting him off the table but from what I've seen so far the spinal cord has been severed. We're going to send the scans to Columbia after I fully review them."

"Can you send a set to the office of Stephen Strange?" I asked and he nodded

'Of course." He said then walked away

"Strange?" Pops asked

"Neurosurgeon he's a jerk, but he's the best, he's James's best shot of walking again