Avengers meet the Ghost King

Chapter 4

 Clint had drawn the short straw. The rest of the team had chosen him to go finish interrogating Nico. Clint opened the door and walked into Nico laying on the table with his eyes closed and a look of concentration on his face. Clint took a step back and blinked thinking it was an illusion caused by his concussion. Nico sat up suddenly hopped off the table and sat down in his chair all without opening his eyes. "Whoa how did you do that?" Clint asked in astonishment. "Well you did leave me in here for 3 hours" Nico bit back sarcastically. "Wow was it really three hours?" Clint asked surprised. Clint was looking for a way in. So far Nico had been cold and distant the only change in emotion had been his sarcasm. "Yeah it was three hours and 26 minutes and 48 seconds. Oh and don't bother trying your get to know me being friendly interrogation tactic I've been given worse and haven't talked" Nico stated darkly. It was true when Nico had been captured in Tarturous hundreds of monsters had tried to get information from him about demigods. Of course Nico hadn't given up anything so he had been stuck in a jar with the giant twins.

 Clint shuddered slightly at the look that crossed Nico's face. But he plowed on anyway determined to get some information. "Really you were counting the seconds you must have been bored" Clint asked. "Yes I was bored and we have been here before you are going in circle. If you want information all you have to do is ask." Nico said. "Really I ask you anything and you'll answer?" Clink questioned surprised. "Well yeah. If I'm ever going to gain your trust you might as well get to know me, or as close to me as anyone gets" Nico said although the last part was more of an after thought. "Ok well then lets get started. Favorite color" Clint asked. "Really favorite color? that's your first question?" Nico shot back sarcastically. "You said any question?" Clint shot back with a smile. "Fine black" Nico said. "Favorite season" Clint asked having trouble coming with superficial questions. Nico had to think about this one he like winter the best because everything was dead. Now that might seem a little pessimistic but hey I'm a son of Hades sue me, Nico thought. But when it's winter Persephone lived in the Underworld and Nico's step mother absolutely hated him. Seriously whenever Nico got within a foot of a plant it died. "Autumn" Nico answered after a considerable amount of time. "Ok well what your favorite school subject?" Clint asked. "I don't really have one. I was never in school long enough to pick a favorite, but if I had to chose I would say  history" Nico replied. Nico had enjoyed learning about what happened in the world when he was in the casino. "Really how long were you in school for?" Clint asked surprised. SHIELD had little to no history on Nico di Angelo. Finally he was getting somewhere. "Oh I was only in school for like 3 months before I had to leave" Nico stated calmly. "Wait wait your telling me you are 15 and you have only attended school for three months in your entire life!" Clint exclaimed. "Well yeah I was home schooled before then but my father decided to send me and my sister to boarding school but then we had to leave" Nico responded. "Why did you have to leave?" Clint asked. "Family reasons" was Nico's short reply. Clint and Nico continued to chat, with the other present Avengers looking on from the adjacent room; but it seemed that no matter the topic they always wound back on the subject of Nico's family. Nico would say surprisingly little on the topic of his family and it made the rest of the Avengers all the more curious.