Shuri U. || Unexpected Love
Warning • a little angst, swearing, suggestive
Genre • fluff, friends to lovers
Pairing • Shuri x fem! Black Reader
A/n: I needed to write something wholesome after all that smut 🤭🫶🏾
It wasn’t suppose to happen like this. You only made monthly visits once in a while to cheer her up and make sure she was level headed but over time something grew in Shuri. She couldn’t name it but anytime it was time for you to leave she would watch you board the Talon fighter with an aching pain in her chest and it grew and grew until your next visit.
Which is today, Shuri waited for you on the landing pad with her palms sweating and her heart pounding. She was so eager to see your smile again and embrace you with a warm hug.
“Nervous?” Shuri was startled when a voice appeared from behind her. She turned around to scowl the person, only to realize it was Okoye.
Shuri scoffed, "I see you're back from your world tour, what impeccable timing," she muttered sarcastically, causing Okoye to chuckle.
"I'm not staying long, just a week home before I'm back out on my journey again," Okoye says proudly, looking off in the distance. "But I have one thing to say to you...just don't freeze," she teases, patting Shuri's shoulder.
“Wha- I am not my brother, I won’t freeze!” Her reaction was a little too late as she had already began walking off. Shuri then began fidgeting, adjusting her sweatshirt, muttering about how annoying Okoye was. While going on a self rant about how she won’t freeze in front of you before she knew it the Talon fighter was landing and off come you with the most heart melting smile.
“Ahh Shuri!” You ran down the steps towards Shuri dropping all your luggage jumping into her arms “oh it’s so good to see you, it been so long!”
You looked extremely good, you hair was done in waist length box braids, face glowing and you smelled of vanilla. Shuri’s favorite scent on you, she couldn’t help but stare you were gorgeous.
“Oh- yeah six months and two weeks to be exact but who’s counting?” she jokes holding you in a bond crushing hug, damn it I froze she thought mentally smacking herself hoping you didn’t notice.
But all you noticed was how nice it felt to be back in her arms.
“So what’s should we do first?” You grinned excitedly looping your arm into hers.
“Well we have an ice cream date planned shall we go now?”
“Boo you suck!!” You grumbled swinging around in Shuri’s swivel chair picking ice cream from the bottom of the tub.
She chuckled wiping her oiled covered hands “What so ever do you mean by that?” You stuck you lip up at her giving her a stank face.
“You said ‘I have an ice cream date planned let’s go” you mocked her in a horrible Wakandan accent “but what you failed to mention was that you actually meant ‘I’ll buy you a tub of ice cream if you sit in my lab with me bored out of your mind’ now does that sound fair?” She shook her head rolling her eyes at your dramatics.
“I remember no such thing” ok, that’s how she wants to play this?
You nodded in a mischievous way before quietly making you way over to her, you wondered around her circling her like your prey acting as if you were interested in her work. Before she could notice you snatched her tool out of her hand and made a a run for it, you knew you wouldn’t get far but that wasn’t your goal.
She caught you by your waist lifting you off the floor, “gotcha you little thief” you giggle wriggling around.
"Put me down!" She chuckled as she placed you on a table with your hands above your head, "not until you apologize for interrupting my work," she smirked, making your heart skip a beat. You two stared into each other's eyes for what seemed like an eternity, hers filled with masked pain but also love, Shuri was full of so much love and she wanted to share it with you.
“My queen- oh!” You two quickly broke apart staring awkwardly at Aya who had interrupted you.
“Um my queen we have a slight problem at the border nothing too serious but I’d just thought you’d like to know” Shuri nodded stepping away.
“I’ll be back then we can do something I promise” you smiled nodding, shooing her away to attend her problems.
Waiting for Shuri grew tiresome, so you what did you do to pass the time? You rambled through your best friend’s room “what’s hers is mine and what’s mine is mine” you smirk looking through her closet.
"Oh, this is cute... Yes, I'll take this one and- what is this?" you spoke to yourself, as you drew out a brown plaid scarf that was neatly hung on a hanger. It was the scarf you had wrapped around Shuri's neck the night she took you to the Jabari mountains. You can't believe she kept it; you thought she'd lost it. Knowing she kept it warmed your heart.
“What are you up to?” You jumped dropping everything you held in your hands.
“Fuck me!” You yelled startled “good god Shuri can give me a warning” she rolled her eyes walking further into the closet e among the clothes you’ve taken.
“Why are you in my things?” You shrugged retrieving your things from the floor. She watched you with an amused grin, “no no go ahead take them what’s mine is yours right? ” she said with her words dripping sarcasm.
“Ha ha very funny but yes you’re right these now belong to me” you smiled walking out of her closet and she followed.
“Oh and for the record you’re taking me out tonight you owe me big time” she took a seat on her bed watching you put each piece clothing to your body seeing how they would look on you.
“That would look good on you” she complimented staring at you with her big brown doe eyes, the same eyes that made you flustered when they looked at you.
“Well um anyways” you cleared your throat placing her clothes on the bed “to celebrate my return can we go out parting like I don’t know…to a club?” you looked at her with pleading puppy eyes hoping your tactic will get her to leave her house and go clubbing with you. She tilted her head mocking your look before she uttered a no.
“Come on Shuri we don’t have to drink we can just dance, listen to music and vibe that’s all” you grabbed grabbed her hand giving it a comforting squeeze “it’ll be just me you together, that’s all we need right?”
There’s that feeling again, her heart started pounding, her stomach turn and her hands sweat. Your gaze made her feel whole again, made her feel like she didn’t have a gaping hole in her heart unable to be filled.
“Alright what the hell we can go out” she said in a defeated tone “but only for a few hours!” You cheered throwing yourself onto her.
“Yes!” You grabbed her face smashing your lips into her cheek “I’ll go get my things and we can get ready in your room.”
As she watched you leave her room she reached up to caress the spot on her cheek you kissed with a wide grin appearing on her lips. She was smitten with you.
“Mmm damn I look good, ” you smirked staring at yourself in her body mirror, you wore a white two piece skirt and crop top paired with white strapped fur heels, while she wore a black suit, opened blazer with nothing but a brallete underneath, and my god did she looked good.
“Did my ass get fatter?” She snickered at your comment messing with her curls trying not to make herself noticeable as she stared at you.
“Y/n shut up and let’s go” she grabbed your hand snatching you away from the mirror, what she wanted to say was yes your ass was fat and yes she wanted to smack it, and it made it no better that you walked right in front of her with that small cloth around you called a skirt. The way your hips moved with each step you took mesmerized her, she took a deep breath in stuffing her hands deep in her pockets tearing her eyes away from your ass. You were going to be the death of her.
When you arrived at the club, you two seemed to have split up right away; a swarm of women whisked Shuri away to the dance floor, and you let them go, but not without feeling a twinge of jealousy. You brushed it off, reasoning that she doesn't get out much and thus deserved it, and went on to find your own dance partner. It's more likely that she found you. You gave her a chance because she was cute.
“What are you doing here all alone beautiful?” You rolled your eyes at the lame pick up line.
“I’m not alone I came with a friend” you yelled over the music as you continued to dance.
“Well where is he?” She asked pulling your hips closed to her.
“They’re a she and she’s out having fun.”
"Well, why can't we have our own fun?" That's my cue, you thought as you walked away from the stranger, ignoring her call behind you. You took a seat at the bar and asked, "Can I get a margarita on the rocks?" As the bartender turned to take your order, you heard a scoff.
“What are you a middle age white mom?” You gasped ready to defend yourself when you realized the snarky comment came from none other than Shuri.
"You little fucker, I thought you were dancing?" She shrugged as she sipped her mimosa. You rolled your eyes at her beverage selection.
"Really a mimosa?" You asked mocking her, she smacked her lips at you "Don't judge me, they're good.” You two share a giggle before calming down.
"How about you and your little fangirls? What happened to them?"
“I wasn’t feeling it, it felt really weird getting all that attention” you nodded.
“It shouldn’t be weird at all Shuri, you’re an attractive woman with an incredible personality and you’re insanely smart” she glanced at you for a moment before staring her drink down.
“Why thank you, you’ve boosted my ego yet again” she joked trying to play it cool, she turned to say something else but you interrupted her with a gasp “oh my god I love this song” you hopped of your still putting your hand in front of her.
“Shall we go dance m’lady” she giggled taking it, “we shall.”
While the song was playing, you wrapped Shuri's arms around you and grinded on her. She was taken aback at first and didn't know how to react, but after feeling you sway to the music, she quickly got the hang of it. She moved with you, following the flow of the music, feeling the beat rattle inside her body; she couldn't deny how much she enjoyed this sensation. The sensation of you two being so close and intimate made her feel things she shouldn't have felt for her best friend.
“aren’t out enjoying yourself?” You asked laying you head back on her chest.
“I- I think we should go” before you knew it she was gone, leaving you in the middle of the dance floor confused and hurt. You didn’t take long chase after her finding her outside pacing back and forth, you’ve seen this before it’s her calculating pace. When she can’t figure an equation out she’d pace to get her mind going but what equation was she trying to solve now?
“Shuri what the hell was that all about, I thought we were having fun?” No response.
“Shuri Udaku speak to me!” Your outburst made her abruptly stopped and turnto you.
“You’re confusing me, why are you confusing me!” She yelled pointing at you.
“What on gods green earth are you talking about?” She let out a dry chuckle as if you were suppose to know.
"This! US!" She screams frustrated “Every second I spend with you feels like my heart is about to erupt from my chest; you drive me insane in the best way! You make me flustered with the smallest action, you and your beautiful smile make me want to grab your face and kiss you a thousand times over, there isn’t anything in this entire universe I wouldn’t do for you. You make me feel special and cared for and I'm just trying to figure out whether it's friendly love or you...you actually love me." She was breathing heavily fidgeting with her fingers staring at you for an answer, your mind was spinning, maybe it was the liquor catching up to you, you were always a light weight.
“Bast why did I just say that, look at you, you looked frightened” Shuri was now confused and embarrassed.
You grabbed her hands holding them tightly in yours “Shuri just breath,” listening to your soft voice she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
“i am not afraid of you my love, I’d never be afraid of you. And if you were feeling this way you should’ve came to me sooner not holding all these emotions in at once.”
"If you had come to me, I could have told you that I was feeling the same way..." hearing that lit spark in Shuri's eyes, so you decided to finish "it started a while back, watching you care for your country and your people making sure they were ok all while trying to handle the death of your family. It was astounding to me, I admired your strength and determination but then I realized you were masking your pain. So I wanted to be an outlet for you, to make sure you kept the little bit of the happiness you had left, and the more time we spent together, the harder I fell for you, so to answer your question, yes, I do love you."
A smile took over her worried face, she gently cupped your face in her hands looking into your eyes “can I kiss you sithandwa sam?” You nodded, she leaned down connecting her soft lips with yours, your lips instantly moved in sync with one another, she deepened the kiss as one hand trailed down to your waist bringing you closer to her. The kiss was electrifying all those held back emotions are now being released, you were so in the moment you almost forgot you were outside a club.
You came back to earth pulling away trying to catch your breath “Mmm shit Shuri we’re outside anyone can see us” she ignored you bringing you back into the kiss, but you giggled moving back again.
“Shuri” you warn, she groaned annoyed as she bit her bottom lip looking down at you. She’s never looked at you liked this it was almost like a yearning desire behind them, you liked it.
“I’ve finally gotten the girl I want and now you don’t wanna kiss me how hurtful” you scoff smacking her arm “don’t be so dramatic we can continue when we get back to your place” you pulled her in by her blazer leaving one last kiss on her lips.
“If we make it home fast enough I’m all yours” liking the sound of that Shuri quickly wrapped her arm around you as you both walked to the car.
“Can I ask you one more thing love?” You nodded with a smile “of course cutie what is it?”
“Can I please smack your ass I’ve been dying to do it all night?”
“Oh please says the one who was grinding all over me” you sighed defeated “fine just onc-“ before you could finish she smacked your butt the hardest she could before taking off running, with her giggles echoing through the night.
“Shuri i’m going to fucking kill you! That shit hurt!”
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