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"And the story ends, but life goes on, so

like those before, and those to follow.

Just when you thought you knew it all,

you find another, and then it happens."

—I Was Just A Kid by Nothing But Thieves

It had been a few months since the incident in Berlin. Nothing very interesting had happened since Will had woken up in her apartment, Jackie asleep his room, almost like he had never left. She waited a few weeks for everyone to calm down before she continued patrolling the city as Blink, but there was nothing out of the ordinary. Until she saw the giant-ass ship flying over the sky.

When Will saw the ship land on the basketball court, she took off running. Her track bag hit her back with each step, painfully reminding her about her spikes that she just removed. As she got to the court, she saw the alien-ish looking ship in the center and ran faster, her long legs working to her advantage as she lengthened her stride.

"Jackie!" She called, looking frantically for her brother. "Jackie!"

She found him talking to a tall man who she had never seen before. Running to her brother, she also caught sight of a teenage girl she had never seen before, either. Will immediately became suspicious—even though she didn't know everybody in Oakland, she had seen most of them during her outings as Blink.

"Chill out, Will!" Jackie laughed as she looked him over. "I'm fine!"

The man her brother was talking to raised his hands and chuckled. "I would not harm him," he assured her.

Will smiled tightly. Something sounded vaguely familiar about his voice, but she ignored it for the time being. "Sorry," she replied. "It's just, the last time I saw a strange ship thing land, it was on the news when the aliens were attacking New York."

Chuckling again, the man replied, "Fair enough. Shuri!" He called to the teen girl by the ship, surrounded by the other children. "Come here, please."

Shuri looked up and straight into the eyes of Will. The very attractive eyes of Will, she thought absently before she could catch herself. Flustered, she blinked and quickly turned her attention to her brother. "Yes, brother?" She asked as she walked to him.

T'Challa smirked at her.

"I'm sorry," Will interjected, looking at T'Challa, "but have I met you? I know I've heard your voice somewhere."

Smiling, he only said mysteriously, "I believe that is a conversation to have alone."

Will raised an eyebrow. "C'mon, Jack," she said finally. "I think I'm actually gonna cook something for dinner tonight." As she walked off the court, her brother following, she looked back to the court to see it like it was before: full of children playing basketball. The whole walk back to the apartment, Will didn't look back until she was shutting the door, but she still wasn't surprised to see the two strangers standing patiently. Stepping back, Will gestured for them to come in, shutting the door behind them.

"So?" She asked. "Do I know you?"

The man smiled. "You are very perceptive, Wilma," he commented. "I can understand why the Captain wanted you on his side."

Will's eyes widened. "You're that panther guy!" She exclaimed.

The girl burst out laughing. "Panther guy! Oh, brother, that is hilarious!"

Giving his sister an unamused look, the man said, "Yes. I am also the king of Wakanda, T'Challa, and this is my sister, Shuri."

Will shrugged, motioning to their television, a square, bulky thing with large knobs on the side. "Sorry, sir," she said, "but I haven't exactly been able to catch up on the news. Our TV's kinda broken."

"Oh, my god," Shuri said, walking over to the TV. "This is ancient technology! I haven't seen something like it in forever!"

"Thanks," Will snorted. "It was the only one we could afford."

Shuri's eyes widened, and she opened her mouth to say something.

"I apologize for my sister's actions," her brother interjected, "she does not often think before she speaks. Our country is thought to be a third-world country, but that is far from the truth. Shuri?"

She nodded and raised her arm, which had a black beaded bracelet on it. Tapping the center bead, a hologram popped up, showing some sort of video.

Will stepped back, having never seen something so advanced in her entire life. "Okay." She blinked. "Why come here, then? Why come talk to me?"

T'Challa smiled. "We did not come to find you, although it was not an unwelcome surprise. I was here to show Shuri California."

Shuri snorted and crossed her arms. "I was expecting Coachella or Disney Land," she grumbled.

Laughing, Will wandered over to the apartment's small kitchen. "Sorry to let you down," she called over her shoulder, "but if you're not too disappointed, you two could stay for dinner, if you want. Dunno what y'all usually eat. I'm guessing it'd be better than what I'm gonna make, but whatever." Shrugging, Will grabbed a pot from the cabinet, turned on the stove, and grabbed a box of spaghetti. She tried to ignore the fact that it was probably (okay, definitely) a bad idea to be so informal to a goddamn king and princess as she filled the pot with water.

Laughing again, T'Challa responded, "I would not mind. Shuri?" He looked to his sister.

"I'd love to!" Shuri declared excitedly and then promptly covered her mouth with her hands.

Bast, what is wrong with me? She thought, glared at her amused brother. She was acting like a fool, which is not something she does. Shuri was made of confidence and grace; why was she like this? Luckily, neither Will nor her brother seemed to notice her embarrassment.

"Hey, uh..." Will's brother (Shuri faintly remembered her calling him Jackie) approached her apprehensively. "D'you... think that, uh, that you could help me with my homework? I mean, if you guys have super advanced stuff, maybe you—"

"Sure," Shuri shrugged. "I don't have anything else to do." She pretended to think and pointed at him. "As long as it's either maths or science."

Jackie breathed a sigh of relief. "Thanks," he said, waving her over to a table by the couch, where his homework sat.

Looking up from the pasta, Will commented, "That was nice." She picked up a spoon and began stirring the pot. "He's got a big math test coming up, and if he doesn't pass, they won't let him try out for the basketball team. That'll crush him."

"Shuri is nice when she wants to be," T'Challa replied. "It was her idea to help with your medical bills, after all."

Will's jaw dropped, and it registered somewhere in the back of her mind that she had dropped the spoon she was holding onto the floor. "You guys paid..." Swallowing, she trailed off, unable to finish her sentence.

T'Challa nodded. "Yes, we did. It was all Shuri's idea though."

Pursing her lips, Will tried to stop her eyes from filling up with tears. She opened her mouth, only to shut it when she couldn't think of what to say. "Thank you," she finally whispered. "Thank you both so much. I don't know how I could ever pay you back, but—"

He cut her off, putting a gentle hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry about it," he told her, smiling softly. "You're making us dinner, aren't you?"

Will laughed, wiping her watery eyes. Maybe everything would be okay, she thought absently as she grabbed a new spoon.

A/N

I know this is kind of short, but it's more of a filler than anything. I also know that I said Will would be in Black Panther, and that you probably expected her to be actually in it rather than just the end scene, but bear with me! I made this decision because before the end of Black Panther, Wakanda was very secretive and didn't let many people in. Like, T'Challa just let Steve and Bucky in bc he kinda tried to kill Bucky & realized that the poor guy was just a victim. Anyway, after this chapter, I'm going to start on Will's own story, which will probably have some Shuri/Will action, and maybe some Will/Peter stuff bc now they're my brotp. If you have any ideas for Will's story, or her interactions with Shuri and/or Peter, let me know! I'm always open to ideas! Actually, if you have any ideas or constructive criticism for this story, don't be afraid to let me know! Even though I probably won't use every idea, I will do my best to respond to you and let you know whether or not I'll use it.

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Love,

Nell