Be My Valentine

A week has passed since T'Challa's coronation.

Wakanda returns to normality and the US still has to announce that they lost Tony somehow. So nothing much happened in our world and we could enjoy peaceful days.

We followed our daily routine by training in the morning and then doing as we pleased the rest of the day.

Most of the time, I spent with Wanda while Pietro searched every day for new places where he could secretly meet with Shuri.

That he is alive is a wonder, because it seems that Okoye caught them on the coronation day. He still has PTSD after this every time he sees pointy things.

Right now Wanda and I are heading to Shuri's lab, with some bags in tow. Since I promised her we could travel, we decided it was a good time to do so.

Pietro stayed in Wakanda, since he didn't want to be the third wheel.

We decided to begin our travels in New York and Novi Grad, where we would play the role of the guide for each other.

Wouldn't it be dumb to return to New York where most organizations and groups hate me and would probably kill or capture me if I showed up?

No, I don't care about them. I could always change my appearance and I was confident enough to keep people like Charles Xavier out of my head.

I don't think anyone expected Tony to be dumb enough to actively search for me anyway.

Wanda was also curious about how New York really is, after I told her about it. So I couldn't not go to New York now.

I promised her to show her my merchandise company and create a figure of her and also get her the newest volumes about the Straw Hats from the mangaka himself.

She and Pietro became fans after reading a few volumes. Sadly, Wakanda only had the older volumes since they rarely get stuff from the US.

The secondary goal was to establish important trade routes between my merchandise company, Eiichirō Oda and Wakanda.

My heart hurts when I see how Wakanda is suffering from a cultural deficit.

Wanda and I also spent yesterday learning from T'Challa how to fly a jet from Wakanda, but we were finished after thirty minutes. It was not much different from driving a car.

I love how the people of Wakanda deal with complicated stuff. If it's difficult to learn, make it easy that is their motto.

The rest of the day, we just hung out with him and Nakia and made fun of T'Challa most of the time. Since Nakia flustered him with nearly all her stories.

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Our jet was already prepared for us, when we arrived at the lab. It can stay in the air forever and has a camouflage function.

So we can leave it above the places we visit and then return later back to it.

"Ah there you are, are you guys ready?" asked Shuri coming out of it.

"Hi Shuri, yeah we are and thanks again for giving it to us." I say and grab Wanda's bag to place it inside, as Wanda greets Shuri too.

"No problem but do me a favor and don't destroy it immediately after leaving the border."

Wanda laughed at this and said, "Don't worry, I'll make sure he doesn't do something stupid."

I could only put on a poker face and endure it. Never say something stupid if your only ally switches sides.

As we were about to close the door Shuri said, "And don't forget that you promised I could research how you create these flames and sparkles after you return."

After she saw my powers at the attack of Vision, she wanted to research them and after I asked T'Challa for a jet, she made this a condition for borrowing one.

She can be very sneaky if she wants something...

"Sure thing, see you in a couple of weeks."

I closed the door and Wanda waved at Shuri until she was not visible anymore.

We sat down in the cockpit and started to fly towards the US. The jet had autopilot and GPS, so we didn't even need to fly it manually unless something unexpected happens.

So we spend our time eating, playing card games, having some fun and then taking a nap together in this order.

When I woke up, I could see half-naked Wanda sitting in the cockpit.

While approaching her, I saw she had my Nokia in her hand. She was playing snake on it and was trying to break my record.

"Did you get bored while I was asleep?" I ask her and sit down in the pilot seat.

Looking at the GPS, I could see that we were already only half an hour from New York.

"No, I experimented with it, but nothing happened, so I began playing the game instead." said she and smiled.

I smile back and hope that she doesn't destroy the universe or send us to another dimension by accident while experimenting with a godly object.

After we arrived in New York I took the steering wheel and began to fly manually.

Wanda stood up, put on her clothes and asked, "What are we going to do after we arrive? Some sight seeing already?"

"No let's do that tomorrow, since it's already late. First let's see if we can find a place to stay, then start tomorrow."

She nods and when we hover above the place I wanted to check out first, we grab our bags, open the jet's door and jump down.

Wanda uses her powers to let us glide through the air and we land on the balcony of a luxurious Penthouse apartment.

My old apartment...

Since my bank account was still active for some reason and my company still paid me, the landlord got his money and never gave away the apartment.

It seems Tony didn't care about my bank account, or they waited until I took money out to locate me, which I couldn't do if it was frozen.

But since I never touched it while staying under the radar, they did me a favor with it.

I open the balcony door and we go inside.

It was pretty dusty and looked like someone had searched through everything and taken my laptop, but otherwise, everything looked fine.

"Welcome to my small apartment." I say and turn on the lights.

"Small? Are you kidding me? It's more spacious than our house in Wakanda." said Wanda while raising an eyebrow.

But I just shrugged and put my bag down.

She does the same and uses her power to blow all the dust outside, which shows how much control she has over her powers already.

"That's better, it was difficult to breathe with the dust here." says Wanda and starts to look around.

When she opens the bedroom door, her eyes go wide and she looks at me and asks,

"What the hell happened to this room? Why is it so destroyed? Was this the werewolf woman?"

Shit, I forgot about that... wait she knows about Rahne? I guess if your girlfriend is a telepath, you can forget about secrets...

"Yeah... I would say we use the guest room, while I burn this room down later."

She closes the door again and then says, "Yes, do that."

No woman would be happy sleeping in the same bed where you had sex with another woman the last time you used it.

When Wanda went to the bathroom to freshen up, I took out my phone and made some final arrangements for the evening.

Afterwards, I walked into my treasure room and breathed a sigh of relief. Everything was still there, even my self-made Iron Throne hadn't been touched.

I need to pack everything up and bring it to Wakanda before someone starts blowing up the city or something like that. In Marvel's New York, you can never be sure...

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After Wanda came out of the bathroom, she looked a bit confused at me. Because I turned my clothes into an elegant suit.

Then I snapped my fingers and ravens started to surround her.

After they disappeared, she stood still confused, but now in an alluring black dress there, while holding a red rose in her hand.

"What is all this? Didn't you say we would start tomorrow?"

"Yes, we'll do some sightseeing tomorrow, but tonight we're going on a dinner date." I say as I smile and she starts to smile beautifully too.

Then I walk towards her and grab her free hand and lead her to the outside.

Where a car brought us to the restaurant Manhatta. We had a wonderful time and really delicious food there, while enjoying a fantastic view of New York.

Wanda had a touching look on her face the whole time.

She always gets this look when she is truly at peace with herself and can enjoy the moment completely. The first time I saw it was in Wakanda on our first dinner date.

After the dinner, the car brought us back home and we headed to the balcony. Where Wanda leaned against me while I hugged her from behind and we watched the busy nightlife and drank some wine.

To finish the evening and make it unforgettable, I created a much larger raven and let him fly high in the sky.

"What are you doing?" asked Wanda as she saw it fly away.

"Just watch."

I snap my fingers again and the raven explodes in the sky. In the next moment, it started snowing small lights of different colors in New York.

Wanda's eyes grow wide at first, but then she says, "It's beautiful."

I hugged her tighter after hearing this and we stayed that way for quite some time while enjoying the view.

Then she turns around and looks deeply into my eyes, as if she wants to find answers about the universe in them.

She looked like a goddess, with the city and the lights behind her.

"Can it always be like this?" she asked with a worried look.

"If you wish." I say and place my jacket on her shoulder, because it starts to get colder.

She grabs the jacket while crossing her arms as if she is afraid to lose it. Then she says, while her eyes start to glow purple-red,

"Will you always be there for me?"

I place my hand on her chin to raise it a bit and say, "If you wish."

She nods and I come closer to her till our lips nearly touch.

"Then yes." and we kiss.

We let go of each other after a while and she said something I hadn't heard in a long time, "I love you."

"I love you too." I say back and we continue our kiss, while walking back into the apartment.