If it isn't Love

Imani and Azari

Five Years later

I heard the thunder and sighed, I sat my book on the nightstand. I looked out the window at the rain coming down and started counting

"Five, four, three, two..."

Before I finished I heard a little knock then Imani poked her bonnet covered head in

"Hi mama." She said shyly

"Hi baby aren't you supposed to be in bed?"

"Can I sleep with you?" She asked as the thunder boomed and she jumped a little

"Of course, come on up here with mama." I said patting the spot next to me, she smiled then ran over and climbed up in the bed with me and cuddled into my side

"Mama can't you change the weather?"

"Yes.."

"Can you make the storm go away?"

"Unfortunately no, my love storms are apart of life, and we just have to let them run their course. Besides the trees, and flowers need to the rain to live."

"Can you make it quieter then?" She asked holding me tighter as the thunder boomed again, and once again my door opened as Azari ran in then he stood tall.

"Look mommy Azari's scared too." She laughed because he was forever the tough guy

"No, I'm not! I just wanted to make sure mama was ok."

"Oh, how thoughtful, but us girls are doing just fine," I told him and he glanced at the window then back at me

"Well, I might as well stay because I know Imani is going to get scared again." He said as his big grey eyes went wide at the flash of lighting I held back my smile

"I would expect nothing less from the future Black Panther," I told him as he climbed on the bed and tried to squeeze in between me and Imani

"Azari move I was here first!"

"I need to be close to protect mama!" He said pushing her

"Hey enough the bed is big enough, and thankfully mama has two sides. Azari come over here." I said patting the empty space next to my right and he climbed over me into the empty space and I turned off the light and wrapped an arm around each of them

"Mama?" Imani spoke

"Imani it is way past your bedtime, what is it?"

"Can you tell us a story?" She asked with a pout and those darn brown eyes like her father.

"One story then it's off to sleep."

"Can you tell us the story of how you met baba? That's my favorite." She said with a smile and Azari nodded

"Don't forget the airport fight. That's my favorite part!" He said

"Alright, so.." I started the story that I've told them a million times since they've been born. They loved hearing this story more than any other fairy tale or book that they owned and i loved to tell it. I watched as they slowly drifted off to sleep, they didn't make it past the Bucharest chase. I kissed each of their heads and held them close, they have gotten so big it seems like only yesterday I was in labor with them. now they had just turned 4 Azari was looking more and more like T'Challa everyday with my eyes he never grew any hair through he only had a birthmark across the top of his head. The priestess called it a blessing from the Bast, that probably came when I took the herb while I was pregnant. Imani however had a head full of hair naturally white like mine, but the brown eyes of her father. They both just manifesting their powers a few months ago they're like mine but with T'Challa's speed and reflexes. They were a going to be a force when they get older

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"So was tracked down that highly dangerous war ship Danvers found." Rocket informed us

Nat had took on the role of leader very well, so we had these update meetingd every month, once with the other nations. Once with just us Avengers

"It was a garbage ship." Nebula added

"Thanks for the hot tip." Rocket said to her

"You were closer." She said

"But now we smell like garbage."

"Ayesha, Okoye did you get a reading on those tremors?" Nat asked us

"It was a mild subduction under the African plate," Okoye told her

"Do we have a visual? How are we handling it?" She asked and Okoye and I shared a look

"Nat it was an earthquake, we handle it by doing nothing." I told her and she sighed

"But if it makes you feel better we'll keep an eye on it."

"Yes thank you, Carol will we be seeing you here next month?" Nat asked her

"Not likely."

"What are you going to get another hair cut?" Rocket asked and I held back a laugh

"There are thousands of planets and the things that are happening on earth are happening everywhere. So you might not see me for a long time."

"Alright this channel is always open. So if something goes sideways it comes through me." Nat told us

"Ok." We all said and everyone hung up until it was just Nat, Rhodey, and I

"Where are you now?" I asked him

"Mexico."

"And?" Nat asked

"The federales found a bunch of bodies, cartel. They never stood a chance." He said

Nat had him out trailing Clint for almost two years now. His entire family was snapped, and he went ghost, from the updates he was on a dark path that was only getting worse.

"It could be a rival gang." She said

"Nat you know it isn't this the sixth one right?" I said

"Yeah. Nat what he has done, what he's been doing. He's not the same, there's a part of me that doesn't want to find him." He said and Nat took a bite of her sandwich

"Will you find out where he's going next? Please?" She begged

"Yeah I'm on it."

"Nat make sure you're taking care of yourself too." I told her

"I'm good." She said but I could hear the sadness in her voice

"Alright we'll talk soon." She said then hung up,

I looked at the blank screen then I took a deep breath then I got up.

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Later that day

I stood at the door watching my little humans practice with the Dora, I couldn't stop smiling. They loved the Doras since they were little, at first it was the bright colors they wore, as they got older it was their moves. Now at the age of 4 they are beginning to learn the basic steps they were naturals of course.

I was pulled from my show by my phone ringing, I looked at the caller id it was Nat.

"Hey what's up?" I asked her

"Are you sitting down?" She asked and I frowned at her words

"What is going on Nat?"

"I think we found a way to bring everyone back." She said