Toxic - A Natasha Romanoff x Female Reader Story

Chapter 37

* 5 Month Time Skip *

Y/N's POV: 

It's been 5 months since I've come to Wakanda, I honestly have never felt better. My longing to go back home to Nat and Wanda is still there, but I'm definitely coping better than when I first got here. When I first got here it was hard, I didn't think I was going to be able to cope. My nightmares were at their worst, I was distracted and upset, I'm pretty sure that I didn't eat for like a solid week or two. 

Shuri has been an absolute godsend the whole time I've been here, she and I both know that she isn't trying to replace Wanda for me but she's stepping in as a kind of honorary daughter to help keep me on track. We make sure that we have weekly meals together including walks around the lake. Wakanda honestly is a gorgeous place to live, the people are amazing and welcoming, everything about this place is inviting.

Okoye and I have gotten pretty close too, she's helped a lot with my training and taught me how to keep myself under control, even with my powers. I never expected someone who wasn't enhanced like me to know how to help me with them. The longer I've been here the more I see my powers as something beautiful rather than something dangerous. According to Okoye, I've been improving a lot, I've also been able to have phone calls and facetime with Nat and Wanda as a kind of reward for my progress, it's not the same as seeing them but it's definitely better than nothing.

I sigh to myself bringing my knees up to my chest hugging them as I rest my head against them. Sometimes I have bad days, and that's definitely what today is. I look out at the lake gently chewing my lip watching the sunrise reflect on the gentle ripples of the water. I let myself relax slightly moving one of my arms away from my legs grabbing a flat stone and I slowly let myself stand up skimming the rock against the water. I hear footsteps behind me and I stay looking towards the lake.

"It's early, how come you're up?"

"I couldn't sleep, neither could you apparently."

I turn my head to face Okoye and I smile gently at her.

"I guess you've got that right, I'm just having a bad day I think, I really really miss Nat and Wanda."

She smiles sadly at me walking over to stand next to me.

"Well, you're definitely doing better, when you first got here you wouldn't even be this open with me. Admitting you're having a bad day? Talking about how you feel? You're doing good, I'm proud of you."

I smile at her as I turn to face her.

"Yeah, I guess so. Thank you Okoye, I wouldn't have been able to do this without you, you've been amazing."

"You've helped yourself Y/N, don't think differently alright? Walk with me?"

She reaches her hand out for me and I gladly take it letting her guide me. I watch as she walks me through the meadows near my hut and I smile taking in the scenery. I feel her squeeze my hand letting go and I look at her confused as she walks up to a bunch of vines next to a rock.

"What are you doing?"

She places her finger against her lips moving the vines out of the way to show a secret kind of tunnel and I glance at her and then the entrance.

"Come, follow me."

I nod as she takes my hand again walking me through the tunnel and I smile wide when we get to the end of it.

"Wow, this is beautiful."

I watch as she nods and I take in the beauty of the cavern around me. The fact that there are shimmering from crystals along the edges and the walls, reflecting off of the water of the hot springs in the ground. I could honestly swear that this is what happiness looks like as a place. I walk over to the springs kneeling down gently putting my hand in relaxing as the warmth and comfortability of the water.