Shuri had fallen so many times that day she had lost count of them, the powers of the Black Panther not really helping when she had barely any knowledge of physical fighting and found herself facing the White Wolf of Wakanda. Or maybe they were helping, in a way, avoiding her the broken bone that would follow her falling on her wrist. Shit. She was pretty sure the Ancestors had been high on heart-shaped herbs when choosing her as the next protector of Wakanda. She couldn’t even protect herself without her technology, Ayo insisting she should learn to fight without it before adding gadget to her strength. Shuri thought it was bullshit, of course, but she knew better than to argue with a Dora. If anything, she was going to tell her I told you so once turned into a corpse. She had asked Bucky to not go easy on her, cause real enemies wouldn’t either, but she wasn’t completely sure he had listened to her request. She was kinda glad for it, as she quickly rolled back to her feet although with a small wine.
« Again. » Well, a lot of things could be said of princess Shuri, but not that he wasn’t determined. Or stubborn, which was the word Shuri knew T’Challa would have used if he had been there, instead of somewhere in the deep space. She couldn’t believed she had envied him for being able to go travel in the galaxy, clearly karma had its cruel way of showing her how wrong she had been. As she prepared herself to try again the attack Bucky had spent all the afternoon trying to teach her, Shuri wondered what T’Challa would have done in her place. It was easier, she realized, to take his fighting and turn it into her own, as she had spent years memorizing his style so she could create weapons that were just right for him. So she mimicked, running towards Bucky at heightened speed, then changing direction last minute. She pivoted, hands using the White Wolf’s broad shoulders as a lever. Springing like a feline, she now had to turn the situation in her favor, landing right behind the guy and use her foot to knock him on the ground. Unless he caught her first, which was exactly what had happened the last twenty times they had tried that.