Solangelo One-Shots

Solangelo Royal AU ~ Part Two

A/N: two parts ago was the first part. So many people on Tumblr were telling me to write a part two so here it is.

Nico took a deep breath as he approached the castle he used to call home and pushed open the front doors.

Ignoring everyone inside the castle who tried to talk to him, he made his way to his father's room. He hesitated before knocking, hitting the door twice with his fist before he could change his mind. Then he entered the room without waiting for an answer.

Nico said nothing, waiting for his father to speak first.

"Nico di Angelo, it's been over a month, where have you been? Why are you wearing peasant clothing?" Hades demanded, once it was clear he'd gotten over the initial shock of seeing his son again.

Nico shrugged, "I met a boy. I've been living with him in the village. He's been nicer to me than I think anyone ever has."

Hades sighed, "Well anyways, I'm glad you got over your little teenage rebellion and decided to come back. You're lucky Princess Reyna and her family chose to stay until you returned."

"That's not why I came back," Nico said, shaking his head, "And I'm not staying here either, I'm going to go back to the boy in the village."

"Then why are you here?" Hades asked.

"Just thought you deserved to know where I was...and why. I can't marry a girl, father, I can't." Nico told him, his heart pounding, "I like boys."

Nico had dreamed of all the different ways his father would respond when he finally told him, but as he washed the expression on Hades's face chance, he knew the nightmares were probably more accurate.

"Who did this to you?" Hades asked, his voice laced with anger, "Was it that peasant boy you've been living with?"

"No one did anything to me." Nico said.

Hades started to say, "Well then you're sick. You need h-"

Nico cut him off, "I don't need help. I need you out of my life. I'm leaving again, and I'm not coming back this time."

He left the room, heading down the hallway to the front doors.

"Nico di Angelo," he heard an unfamiliar voice say, "Running away again?"

Nico turned around to see a girl standing a few feet away from him, her arms crossed. Her regal purple dress and the way her hair was expertly braided over one shoulder told Nico that this must be the princess Reyna he was supposed to marry. "Um..."

"Your father just called to tighten security, by the way. There's no way you're going to be able to leave so easily this time." Reyna said.

Nico couldn't tell if she was trying to be rude or helpful. "Oh..."

"Which is unfortunate," Reyna added, "because I don't want to marry you either. So I'm going to help you escape. Unless you think you can handle the guards yourself."

"Oh, um, thanks." Nico said.

Reyna shrugged, "Least I can do. You've got your village boy to get back to, don't you?"

Nico's eyes widened, "You heard that conversation?"

"Yeah. You may like boys but I don't. So I figured it's a win win for both of us if you leave." Reyna said.

"Right, okay." Nico said, unsure how to react to any of this.

So that night when everyone went to bed and there was no one else but the night guards wandering the castle, Nico picked an exit and waited while Reyna caused a distraction. When the guards' attention was focused completely on Reyna, Nico slipped out the door and took off running until he reached the village.

God, he hoped Will was still awake. He sighed with relief when he saw the lights still on in Will's house. Before he could even knock on the door, it opened.

"I wasn't sure if you'd come back." Will said.

"I told you I would." Nico said, "So I did. I just got...delayed a little bit. My father had extra guards everywhere."

"What happened?" Will asked, taking a step back to let Nico inside and closing the door behind them.

"He thinks I'm sick, that I need help," Nico said, trying to sound apathetic, like he didn't really care. But a lump rose in his throat, threatening to push up tears, as he described his conversation with his father. He took a deep breath and added, "But I met that princess I was supposed to be marrying and she was helpful, at least. I never would've been able to leave if it wasn't for her."

"Well that's good. I'm sorry about Hades, though," Will said, taking both of Nico's hands in his, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Nico said, "Really." He added when he saw the look on Will's face. Then, with the sudden need to change the subject, he glanced at their intertwined hands and said, "You know, you never really told me why you even took me in in the first place."

"Okay." Will said, "Do you really want to know?"

Nico nodded.

"Alright," Will looked amused, letting go of Nico's hands, "Truth is, when I was younger, you were like my celebrity crush. So when I saw you in the woods that day, the 9 year old in me was practically jumping up and down like 'this is our chance, this is our chance!'"

"You're joking." Nico said.

"I'm not kidding, I swear," Will insisted. "I offered for you to come stay with me because I felt like I owed it to my 9 year old self to at least get to know you enough to maybe call you a friend. You stayed longer than I expected though, and I can't deny that that crush started to come back."

Nico could feel himself blushing, "Is that why you kissed me earlier, before I left?"

"Yeah," Will said, shrugging slightly, "And like I said, I wasn't sure if you'd come back, I couldn't just let you go without doing that at least once," he paused before adding, "I'm sorry, I probably shouldn't have. You probably don't -"

"You think I don't like you back?" Nico guessed. "You're such an idiot, Will, of course I like you back."

"Oh...well in that case..." Will said hesitantly, "Can I kiss you again?"

"Sure." Nico said.

And when Will kissed him, it was like Nico's heart exploded and he kissed back with such intensity that when he pulled away, both of them were breathless.

They just stared at each other, their faces still inches apart, until Nico looked away.

"This was a mistake," he said quietly, more to himself than to Will, "I shouldn't have let myself get so attached..."

"What are you talking about?" Will asked.

"I don't care for many people, but the ones I do...they tend to wind up dead," Nico said, "Hades knows I'm in the village now and he'll tear this place apart until he finds me. And if he finds me with you..." he broke off, shaking his head, "I don't know what I was thinking. I shouldn't have let you kiss me. I shouldn't stay here. You'd be better off without me."

And yet he couldn't bring himself to move. They were still so close, their hands still on each other, the taste of each other's lips still lingering on their own.

Will sighed, "Maybe I would be better of without you. But I don't care. If Hades does come, if Hades does find us, we'll figure it out. And we'll figure it out together. We'll be fine, okay?"

Nico hesitated, not having much confidence in what Will was saying. "Okay..." he said finally.

A/N: this is a mess lmao