Solangelo One-Shots

Solangelo Royal AU

"What?!" Nico exclaimed.

"I know since Bianca died you've been into the whole 'angsty teen' thing, but it's time for you to grow up." His father, Hades said.

Nico was having trouble comprehending anything his father was saying. He'd just been told that he was to get married to some princess he'd never met for the sake of an alliance between his kingdom and hers.

"No way. Absolutely not." Nico said, "I don't even know her."

"You really don't have a choice." Hades stated, "Her and her family will be coming tomorrow and staying with us for two weeks before the wedding. I suggest you get to know her."  With that, he left, letting the door slam behind him.

Nico swore violently, punching his pillow over and over and over again before collapsing onto his bed. That sort of thing wasn't something that should be forced on someone. He couldn't marry a girl he didn't like. He didn't even like girls, period, but no way could he tell Hades that.

He sighed, staring up at the ceiling and wishing for the millionth time that he hadn't been born a prince. Maybe he should just run away. At this thought, he sat up. Yeah, he should just run away.

It was a crazy decision that he didn't really take time to plan out, but went with it anyways before he could change his mind.

Without taking anything with him, he slipped out through the back door in the kitchen. Everyone was all too busy preparing dinner to notice him.

Once he was outside, he stopped to figure out where to go from there. He couldn't go through the village, he would be spotted to easily. So he headed for the woods surrounding it.

He walked slowly, weaving through the trees. Every so often he thought he heard footsteps that weren't his own and he would stop, only to tell himself that he was imagining it and kept going.

He pushed his way through the low branches of an overgrown tree, the leaves tickling his nose until he sneezed.

"Oh my god, your sneeze is adorable." said a voice coming from somewhere within the forest and a boy about Nico's age with a bow and sheath of arrows slung across his back stepped out into the open.

Nico froze, his heart pounding for two reasons: one, he was 100% sure that this stranger recognized him, and, two, god damn, this boy was gorgeous. The newcomer had curly blond hair, bright blue eyes, and a playful sort of smile that lit up his freckle-covered face.

Nico realized that he was staring and quickly looked away. "Umm..."

The boy laughed. "I've been following you for about 15 minutes now, trying to figure out what Nico di Angelo is doing in the forest. You're running away, aren't you?" 

"Uh, yeah," Nico said warily.

"Don't worry, I won't tell," said the boy, "Might I ask why you're running away?"

"My father wants - no, is forcing me to get married to some princess I've never met." Nico said.

"And you're not even going to give her a shot, at least?" The boy asked.

"I don't like princesses." Nico stated bluntly. He wasn't sure if the other boy got what he meant by that, but either way he didn't pry on the subject.

"Oh, okay then," said the boy. Then he added, "I'm Will Solace, by the way. Hi."

"Hi." Nico said instinctively.

"Do you have any idea where you're going?" Will asked.

"Uh...not really...just," Nico shrugged, "away...I guess."

Will laughed at that. "Okay, smart one. You have no food, no water, you're incredibly unprepared. How are you going to survive long enough to get where you want to go?"

"Umm..." Nico really didn't think this through.

"Hey, how about you hide out at my place, just for a little while," Will offered, "If anyone looks for you there, I'm a pretty good liar."

Nico narrowed his eyes, "Why are you being so nice to me?"

"I'm a nice person," Will said, "Besides, you're the freaking prince."

"Exactly. I'm the freaking prince. Shouldn't you be dragging my ass back to the castle by now? I'm sure my father would pay you." Nico said.

"I told you. I'm a nice person," Will insisted. "Now do you want to keep wandering aimlessly through the forest or do you want to come with me?"

"Won't it be hard to explain to your family if I just show up?" Nico asked.

Will shrugged, "I don't have a family. At least not any who live with me. My parents and siblings died years ago in the same epidemic that took your sister."

Nico couldn't help but flinch slightly at the mention of Bianca. He hoped Will didn't notice. "Okay."

"Alright," Will said, shifting the bow and arrow on his back, "Since you've pretty much scared away all the animals around here anyways, let's go."

By the next morning, word had spread that Nico was missing. Guards came and searched the village, but Will was amazing at keeping him hidden.

Nico stayed longer than he intended, and in the weeks that followed, he and Will had grown very close. So it was understandable how shocked Will looked when Nico started getting ready to go back to the castle.

"Just so they know that I'm not dead and to set things straight with my father." Nico said.

"You aren't going to stay there, though, are you?" Will asked.

Nico looked at Will. He couldn't deny that he liked Will in more ways than he'd care to admit - living for about a month with a guy that cute, it would've been hard not to. But he wasn't sure if Will felt the same, he wasn't even sure if Will would be okay with Nico feeling that way. "I don't know." He said finally.

Nico was just about to leave, his hand on the door, when Will said, "Wait."

Will went over to Nico and kissed him. "Please come back."

The kiss was over so fast, but Nico could still feel it lingering on his lips. "I will."

A/N: this is on tumblr, ao3 and now here on Wattpad simply because I love it so much. Should I make a part two?