Black Panther Imagines

Erik Killmonger x Reader: A Second Meeting

Dedicated to Elizabethaime

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   Y/N'S POV

  I watched as Erik Killmonger somehow managed to get the throne from King T'Challa. I was a faithful servant under King T'Challa, but not to Erik.
  I tried being faithful to him years ago and that ended up with me almost getting my head cut off.

  Long story. No time to explain...

  Erik had changed into something completely different than what he used to be. I think his pain got to his head, even though what he went to was tragic. Very tragic..

  As I sat at the meeting with the council, Erik kept staring at me. I would just look away and try to keep my attention elsewhere. It was hard because Erik looked like Erik, but I was reminded of what we used to be.
  However, the thought that he took T'Challa's throne keep repeating in my mind. Nakia, Ramonda, and Shuri tried to get me to come with them, but someone had to stay back and watch over the throne. Okoye also agreed to stay back with me.

  When the meeting was over, I got up and talked to Okoye.

  Before I could exit the throne room, I heard Erik say,"Y/N, you stay back. Everyone else. Leave."

  Everyone left out and Okoye wanted to stay with me, but I gave her a sign that I would be fine.

  I turned to face Erik and he smirked saying,"Hey, baby."

  I rolled my eyes and said,"Are you serious right now? Don't call me that. Last time I checked, me and you weren't even a thing. You're still crazy, so that hasn't changed."

  Erik chuckled and walked towards me saying,"But you loved it. It is why you fell in love with me in the first place."

  I scoffed and explained to Erik,"Please..I fell in love with you because of how much you cared and how you protected me from my enemies. I fell in love with you because you weren't afraid to be yourself and tell me how you felt about things. I fell in love with you, because you would do anything for me. Even if it meant staying up all night to comfort me from my bad dreams, I knew you were going to be there."

  I pushed away the tears that wanted to come out, before Erik made it to me.

  He cupped my face and said,"Y/N, you don't have to worry about that no more, baby. I got this. I got you. We can be a couple again. You can be sitting right beside me on that throne and you wouldn't have to worry about nothing. You would know your man's got you. Nothing could harm you. I'm right here. All you have to do is say you'll join me."

  "So you can get my hopes up again and leave? So I can sit by myself and cry for hours? So I can think about my flaws? So I can become what I always was afraid of? No. You can keep your throne. I want nothing to do with it or you."

  I almost made it to the door, yet Erik pulled me back. He pulled me in for a kiss, and I just stood there for a few moments.

  Should I even respond?

  Was it worth it?

  What if the past repeats itself?

  After a few minutes of debating it, Erik had already pulled away from the kiss. I grabbed his collar and pulled him back in. Erik held on and intertwined his fingers with my own.

  He squeezed my hand and pulled away, resting his forehead against my own.
 
  He looked me in the eyes saying,"Look, I'm sorry you had to go through all of that, but it won't happen again. You'll be right beside me, so I'll always be by your side. You think I never thought about you either? Well, I did. I always did and when I saw you, I had to find another way to get you back. I'm truly sorry and I do love you. I really do want you to be my queen and wife."

  I kissed Erik again and broke the kiss to hug him.

  Erik hugged me back and I said,"I..I love you, too, and you promise not to leave?"

  Erik rubbed my back and replied,"I promise."