Black Panther, Animal

Ch. 17 "Found"

                                              Autumn POV 

I stayed where the leopard told me to stay I was in the back on the cave in the corner, hugging my knees something I used to do when mommy would say there was danger and not to move, 

For the first time since mommy died and the first time since I've truly been alone, I was scared, I was so scared that I was shaking, 

I heard the leopard growling warning the intruders not to make another move, 

Then I heard him growl, 

"Little one run!" I hear 

I did as I was told bolting out of the cave running using my cheetah speed sure I can transform into animals but I can use their abilities also in my human form, like speed strength, seeing in the dark, 

I look behind me seeing a few men in black they were chasing me I never seen them before, 

"He wants her alive," The man said as they chased me, 

I looked ahead running at full speed jumping over logs dodging trees, but as I jumped over a log I tripped making me scoff my hands and knees, I quickly scramble to my feet, 

and take off running the problem was I was getting tired, I did the one thing I could think of at the time climb a tree up as high as I could, 

"Great now she's in a tree any ideas?" The man said 

"Can't exactly shoot her down" The other one said 

"Come on girly get down here you have no where to go" The man said 

I hear more footsteps, 

I growled, as I looked down at them, 

"I do believe you men are trespassing, this land belongs to Wakanda" A familiar voice said 

I smelled the air, my nose twitching, 

I know that smell, but it can't be he left, he left me... I thought 

"What's it too you?" The man said 

He finally came into view he was dressed like the day we met in his black panther outfit, 

"Because I defend this land," He said 

"My question is why is HYDRA all the way out here," He said 

"None of your concern," The man said 

"When you stepped on this scarred land," T'Challa said 

"Kill them!" The man said 

There was a stranger standing with T'Challa, they were fighting off the men, but just as they were distracted saying good job the other man was sneaking up on them, 

I jumped out of the tree landing on the man causing the  man to groan in pain, 

Thank you Cat like reflexes you know what they say, cat's always land on their feet, 

T'Challa spun around, 

"Autumn.." He whispered 

We made eye contact for a minute and just like that I took off running,

"Wait!" I hear 

Just as I was running a man the stranger that was with T'Challa appeared out of no where, 

Making me skid to a stop making me fall on my bottom, 

I scooted back on my bottom, the leaves and twigs crunching and rustling as I scoot back, 

"Autumn!" I hear T'Challa 

He was now kneeling in front of me, I scooted back, 

"Hey, Hey it is alright it's me T'Challa," He said making his mask go away 

I didn't say anything, 

T'Challa was looking at me concerned, my breathing was ragged, 

T'Challa took my hand examining my cuts and bruising, 

"Autumn we must get these taken care of," He said 

All I did was nod, 

He slowly picked me up, 

"Strange," I hear him say as I laid my head on his shoulder taking in his scent again, 

"Already on it," The man said 

Using all my energy to run had me extremely tired my eyes slowly flutter shut as T'Challa carried me, 

All I did know was that he was back, but was he going to stick around or leave again, I thought