Forget Me Not {A Solangelo AU}

7

it had became a daily rotate for Nico,to escape his throne every single day,make his way to the hidden attic,and spend the rest of the day with Andrew,until someone would come looking for him(note : A panicked Jason) yell his name,begging him to show himself.

that day,was like any other days...it was rainy,dark clouds filled the blue sky....it was busy,filled with paperworks,king stuff and more paperworks...
all he wanted was to escape to the old attic,see Andrew again,talk about nothing and everything with him...

he didnt know why,but something about those sky blue eyes were awfully familiar...
something about the ring in his laughter,the way the corner of his eyes would squish when he was concentrating,or the small dimple on his left cheek when he was smiling...
all of them,were something Nico couldn't point out why,but he knew that he had once saw them...

he slowly put down his pen,and as soon as Reyna wasnt looking at his direction anymore,he dashed out of his office,an envelope in his pocket...
he only stopped once to throw his royal cape and crown in his room,ignoring the curious looks he got from the maids,and started running toward the attic again...

he needed to see Andrew.Fast.

"hey!Andrew!you here?"

he asked as soon as he opened the wooden door,stepping inside...

"yeah Jason!"

Nico had to make sure to not look confused whenever Jason's name was mentioned...he didn't want the relationship he had with Andrew,whatever it was,to get ruined because of his position as a king...

as he stepped inside,a small smile crept on his lips;
Andrew was there,as always...
sitting next to the small window,his blue eyes scanning the courtyard lazily,tapping his fingers on his thigh with the rhythm of the raindrops...

Tap Tap..tap tap tap...

when Nico came to view,he rose his head from where he was resting it against the cold window,some of his sandy blonde curls falling on his eyes...

he never failed to take Nico's breath away...

"hey,what's up?"

his voice was soft,like any other times he was talking to Nico...

Nico looked at the picture that Andrew was supposed to draw...but as always,it was covered with a white fabric..

"you know,you never showed me any of your drawings.."

he huffed folding his hands on his lap.

Andrew's hand found it's way toward his,locking his long fingers with him..

"I promise I'll show you one day soon..."

Nico smiled,and reached toward his back pocket to pull out the small envelope...

"by the way,to answer your earlier question,this is up.."

Andrew took the envelope with his free hand,giving Nico's a small squeeze before using both of his hands to open the letter...
as soon as his eyes landed on the letters,they snapped up to meet Nico's..

"there's gonna be a ball soon,to celebrate the new kings coronation...and well,I,uh..."

He snapped his mouth shut. 
what if Andrew didn't want to go with him?
what if someone else already had asked him?

as the thoughts came raining down on him,he felt a warm hand upon his and a gentle reassuring squeeze.

"Jason,dont be nervous...you know you can tell me anything right?"

Nico nodded,gulping the lump in his throat

"will you accompany me?"

Will's smile should've been illegal...
the way it lit up the whole room,the way his blue eyes shine even brighter,made Nico's heart skip a beat...

"of course I will!!!now was that so hard?"

he laughed and bumped his shoulder with Nico's,making the envelope fall from his lap.

as Nico bent down to pick it up,he couldnt help but to glanced at Andrew,who was benting down with him as well...
and before he knew it,his heart was beating even faster in his chest...

he stood up,almost falling on his own steps,making Andrew looking at him with confusion...

"Jason?what's wrong-"

"i-i have to go!see you at ball night...I just..."

and he was gone...

he ran,and ran until he couldn't feel his legs anymore...
he kneeled down on the wet grasses of the small garden where he used to spend all his childhood in,under the same tree where all his happy memories lived...the memories that had left him behind,all alone...
the memory of a little tan boy...
the memory of sky blue eyes,sandy curls...
warm smiles and magical touches...

the memory of a boy who had lost its way to Nico's mind a while ago...
and Nico couldn't believe he was letting them all go...

he reached down,pulling out a small piece of black metal out of his pocket,glancing at the familiar broken heart that he had memorized every curve and twist with his heart....

the picture of Andrew came flashing across his eyes...
the way Andrew bent down,and a small piece of a golden heart had came out from under his shirt...
the half piece of a metal heart...

his heart was beating fast as he placed the pieces of the puzzle back together...one by one...they seem to finally make sense...

maybe the boy's eyes weren't green...maybe they were sky blue...
maybe his curls weren't chocolate brown,but sandy blonde...
maybe the boy had spent all his days laughing with Nico...
the boy who....

.....was even closer to Nico than he knew...