Once Upon A One Shot

Then You Look At Me Part 2

Chapter Seven

Then You Look At Me (Part Two) -

I don't know how long it had been since the bombing of the Accord meeting and so far, my strength had not come back. Given that I had just tried to save my soulmate's father, it was no wonder I felt weak and tired. Natasha could feel that I wasn't up for anything and so, she sat me down on a park bench just a few metres away from the building that was no on fire. Ambulances flew past, police cars blared their sirens and muggles all stood around in shock, pointing to the blast, pointing to other muggles that had gotten injured. Some were staring at us, which wasn't surprising considering the both of us had dirt, dust and debris on our clothes and my clothes had small dots of blood on them. Whether it was my blood or someone else's I don't know, but in that moment, I really didn't care.

My mind was more on the fact that I had just found my soulmate, only to be nearly killed and then use my magic to save his father. I could feel my magical core working hard to heal itself but I knew that it would be awhile before it returned to its full strength. Though, unlike Luna, I knew that I wouldn't have to wait long before my magical core healed itself. Unlike most of the witches and wizards, my magical core was a little different given my status as Mistress of Death. I was a little more powerful, but just because I had more power and more strength, it didn't mean that I was better. Being the Mistress had left a massive responsibility on my shoulders, and despite more power, I knew the consequences should I ever go too far.

I then saw paramedics, police officers, rescuers and uniformed men and women running around, helping those injured and affected by the attack. By now, the world would know what had happened, and my phone buzzed repeatedly in my pocket. I was surprised that it had survived the blast, but I knew that Hermione would now know about the attack and would be checking on mine and Natasha's whereabouts. But I ignored it, and just sat back on the park bench, watching as people ran around, chaos everywhere.

Natasha took the seat next to me, leaning back. "Okay, this was unexpected. Really unexpected."

"Why would someone let off a bomb at a UN meeting?" I questioned.

"Maybe it was a ruse, to allow people to panic and give those with the power to do so to bring the Accord into action. This could be bad." Natasha observed.

I turned to her. "Why though? What have they got to gain by putting us on a leach? Why do this?"

"Why do anything? Whoever is behind this, they have a plan. A plan that could maybe make or break us." She murmured. "This was done on purpose. But by whom, that I don't know. Anyway, your phone is buzzing."

"It'll be Hermione or Steve...one of the two. Or even Tony or Ginny...or someone we know. Right now I don't feel like answering and getting the 'are you okay' bullshit from Hermione." I muttered.

"We've just been attacked by an unknown person or unknown group of people and on top of that, you used your magic to save the life of your soulmate's father. Give yourself a moment before facing Hermione's interrogation." Natasha said, before her own phone went off. "It's Steve...I'll be back."

She left the seat and I sighed, crossing my arms and staring down at the ground, trying to make sense of what had just happened. I couldn't remember much before the bomb went off, only that people on the street were running, and that it was in the back of a white van. I then felt a presence next to me and I gasped, seeing the bloodied face of my soulmate.

"I didn't mean to startle you...I only wished to see if you were alright. Are you alright? Are you injured?" T'Challa fussed, raising his hand to touch my face, checking me over.

"I am fine, though I think I should be asking you if you're alright. Your father-"

"Is fine. Well, as fine as he can be. I am not sure...he was carried away with the paramedics but he seemed to be in stable condition. Whatever you did to you him, you saved his life." He informed me.