"It, uh..." Wanda is taken slightly aback by the question.
Shuri is watching her, intrigued.
"It's like I can sense the vibes you're giving off…? But, uh more intensely than most people can...?"
"Are you telling me or asking me?" Shuri laughs "If you're willing, may I try and figure out how your," she pauses to insert air quotes "vibe sensor works?"
"Um, yeah I suppose so..."
"Brilliant!" Shuri hops off the table she had been sitting on "I'll see you at supper!"
"Bye," Wanda gives a small wave as Shuri walks away, making a mental note to thank her brother for always bringing back interesting white people. They all seemed to have something worth investigating. Well, almost all of them.
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"How do you manage it all?" Peter doesn't look up from his chemistry equation as he asks the question.
"Well, one day at a time I guess. It's slow going. Especially with my dad and sister who went through hell it seems. ." It kinda helps that I have my mom. Evens things out I guess." Ned looks at Peter curiously, wondering where exactly this was going.
Peter sighs and turns to look up at Ned.
"I know it's not my fault and everything," he rolls his eyes, " but I still feel so guilty. I mean May went five years without knowing what happened to me. And then Mr. Stark almost died... And I should have been better... Stronger..."
"Pete," Ned cuts him off, "this was all so much bigger than you. It was never your job to stop it."
Peter's eyes are watery and he drops his head to rest on Ned's shoulder. "You're the best you know that?"
"Mmhmm," Ned pats his head.
"Thanks man, I love you,"
"I know," Ned is sporting a Cheshire-like grin.
Peter lifts his head, eyes wide with mock horror. "I cannot believe you just Solo'd me! You know what? I'm retracting it... You suck!"
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Later that night, Tony and Pepper sit on the couch, watching quietly as Morgan sleeps.
"Pep, how are we gonna work this out? Me going to Wakanda and all? You're busy with running the company and I would rather not leave you and Morgan."
"And she doesn't want to be away from you. She's wanted to check up on you every day for the last two months, even during the French conference. The wonders of a different continent distracted her for three days, and even then she asked about you every night."
" Tony takes Pepper's hand, "You could change it to a conference call."
"Hhmm," she sighs, leaning unto him.
"I mean, the China meeting," he clarifies, "You could Skype them. I mean, the world was ending a while ago…"
"True," she smiles, "I'll propose it tomorrow."
They lapse into silence again, both comforted by the other's presence.
"Hey Pep?"
"Yeah?" she shifts, finding a more comfortable position.
"I love you," Tony pulls her even closer. Wanting to hold her as tight as possible.
"I love you too, Tony," Pepper says as she presses a kiss to his neck.
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I'm really sorry about the wait for this chapter, stuffs been a bit busy with exams lmao
I'm also working on a new upload schedule, so instead of three times a week I might only update twice
And most importantly
Thank you to Trekkiehood for Beta'ing this!