Black Panther Imagines

M'Baku x Reader: Apologies from Both Sides

    Y/N'S POV

  As I sat directly in front of my older brother, T'Challa, who was also King of Wakanda, I picked at my food and played with it.

  Mother said,"Honey, you have barely touched your food. This isn't like you. You're normally the first to finish. What is the matter?"

  Shuri, T'Challa, and Mother's faces all showed me they were confused by my sudden change in hunger.

  T'Challa, being who he was, he stood up and said,"Mother. Shuri. Can you both give me some time alone with Y/N?"

  They both nodded and Mother kissed my forehead, squeezing my shoulder. Shuri hit me on the side of the head. I rolled my eyes at her.

  T'Challa sat down beside me and asked me,"Does this have anything with what I heard yesterday?"

  I nodded, and T'Challa placed his hand in my own.

  He said,"Talk to me about what all that yelling was about."

  I squeezed T'Challa's hand as tears poured down my face. As T'Challa held my left hand, he used his right hand to wipe my tears.

  He softly said,"Y/N, please don't cry. Just talk to me. You don't have to worry about me telling everyone, if you don't want me to."

  I painfully admitted to T'Challa,"I..I'm pregnant, T'Challa."

  T'Challa's eyes widened. He let go of my hand.

  More tears fell down my face and I pleaded to T'Challa,"Brother, please..please don't go tell Mother or Shuri. Not yet. I'm afraid you may not come back to talk to me. Please, I'm already afraid."

  T'Challa sighed and sat back down, hugging me tightly.

  He asked me,"Y/N, how far along are you?"

  I sniffed and replied,"3 weeks. I was going to tell M'Baku, but he was so focused on trying to challenge you and everything else. T'Challa, it's not your fault. You've done a great job with Wakanda and I tried to make M'Baku see that, but he's just being stubborn. Then, he said that I defend you more than I defend him, but I told him it was because you are so protective over me. You've always had my back and I promised to have your own, which is what I did. I also told M'Baku that fighting you would make things worse for our relationship, yet he refused to listen to that. Everything is always my fault, T'Challa. I..I'm trying to see things his way, but it's just so hard. I don't understand. I'm scared. I think I should leave Wakanda."

  I go to head for the door, but T'Challa pulled me back and said,"No. You're my family and I am not letting you go anywhere on your own. This is not your fault and it is okay to be scared, but M'Baku loves you. I know you love him as well. I know you're trying to protect me and I appreciate your consideration of me, but it is causing M'Baku to feel a little left out. There is nothing wrong with you, Y/N. You are perfect and M'Baku will not dislike you for your pregnancy. Though, I am not so sure how I feel about it myself."

  I just hugged T'Challa, and he returned the hug.

  He made sure he was gentle and promised to me,"No matter how hard you try to stand up for those of your own family, make sure you make room for the ones you love outside of your own kingdom. Yes?"

  I nodded and said,"So, I guess I'll go speak with M'Baku. Let him know about his child. Apologize for not always sticking up for him."

  T'Challa playfully said,"I never said you had to take his side over my own, N/N. That was not what I meant."

  I laughed and ran into M'Baku on my way to his side of Wakanda.

  M'Baku immediately said,"Y/N, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you and make you feel bad. Sometimes, I can be pretty stubborn."

  I said,"Sometimes?"

  M'Baku sent me a look, but he continued by saying,"That has helped me to realize that I have not been the best boyfriend to you and I'm sorry for that too. I do love you, and I should be apologizing for many things. Family is important to you which is why your brother and you are so protective over one another. I did not see it, but it is your strength. I became jealous. Jealous of all the attention you put towards him instead of me. I want you to understand that I am going to make it up to you. Also, I will not challenge your brother."

   I smiled and attacked M'Baku in kisses, apologizing for yelling at him and anything else that had happened between us.

  Before I could forget, I said,"I'm sorry too for criticizing you and getting defensive. Most importantly, M'Baku, you're going to be a father."

  M'Baku laughed and said,"Great. Another me. This will be wonderful for everyone, Y/N."

  I laughed and said to him,"Yeah. It just might be."