Worth the Fight- A Solangelo Royalty AU

XXIII-THE FINAL CHAPTER IM SORRY

(Since I'm so sorry for ending the story so abruptly I'm giving you uber-cute fan art to make up for it because I love you! ! !)

WPOV

Hazel walked into the room with a bag. I smiled at her from my spot on the couch where Nico and I were cuddling.

"Hey, Nico? Can I talk to you please?" Hazel asked hesitantly.

"Okay." Nico said.

He looked mildly uncomfortable but I decided not to question it until he got back. It could be family matters and I didn't want to intervene.

He and Hazel left the room and I was left to my own thoughts. I expected him to be gone twenty minutes or so but the minutes turned into hours. Still, he  hadn't called for me so I stayed at my spot on the couch. I fell asleep waiting for him.

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When I woke up, someone knocked on the door. I groaned and tiredly walked over to answer it when I noticed Nico still hadn't come back.

Maybe he just went to get some sleep in his bedroom. I thought.

When I got to the door, I opened it slowly to be met...with Reyna.

I backed away, completely overcome by terror.

"What-why are you here?"

"Relax. I'm here about Nico. He's ran off and I wasn't sure if you were aware, he's on his way to the castle."

"How-how can I trust you-you-you stabbed me. You tried to kill me, if it wasn't for Lou Ellen, I would've been dead."

Reyna shrugged nonchalantly.

"I mean, you didn't die or anything. Also, if I wouldn't have contacted Lou Ellen, yes, you would probably be dead. But that's besides the point. Nico's going to die if he gets to the castle, you know that. If you don't believe that he's gone, just call for him."

"I-I-Nico?"

There was no answer.

No. He's gone. He left. But he promised. He's going to the castle. I should have listened. I should have left. Now he's in trouble.
I couldn't think of anything but Nico. I ran past Reyna, despite her yells. I ran until I came to a pair of unconscious guards. Under normal circumstances I would've helped them and made sure they were okay. But I didn't, I kept running. I ran until I came to the palace gates.

No. I hadn't caught him. He must already be inside. I wasn't fast enough.

I ran past the guards and through the halls. A few guards tried to stop me, but the adrenaline pumping through my veins made it impossible to slow me down. I knew where my parents would be. The dining hall. I pushed through the doors.

"Where is he?" I screamed at my father.

He looked bored. My mother raised her eyebrows.

"He faces a death sentence. For kidnapping the prince, of course."

I drew in a breath.

"No." I muttered.

My dad grinned evilly.

"Yes. And, he took it quite well, it was almost as if...he accepted his fate. But oh well! One less thief to worry about!"

I couldn't help it. I was infuriated. I walked up to my father and punched him. His nose started bleeding. Again and again my costs came into contact with his face. He called his guards and a man grabbed my arms, pulling me away. I was past the point of caring. Nico was going to die. Because of me.

I let them drag me into the hallway and the guards turned to face me. Frank.

"Will, I know where Nico is. Come on!"

He took off down the hall and I sprinted after him.

Could I really save Nico after all?

He brought me to a large circular room with bleachers around the edges. In the center, there was a guillotine. I choked a sob when I saw they were walking a black haired boy towards it. I ran forward and the crowd gasped in amazement. Frank fought courageously against the guards. I pulled  Nico in my arms and sat down. I refused to let go of him, no matter what happened. We were both crying but I hardly noticed. I was just so glad to have Nico back.

The room shook as the side doors flew open as Hazel, Reyna, and Lou Ellen burst through. More and more guards flooded into the room. We were on the losing side. Until the maids came in. Percy and Annabeth charges into the room, leading Clarisse, Thalia, and other various maids and chefs joined the fight. Finally, my parents burst in, adding to the craze. My mother somehow spotted us in the crowd and ran towards us. I could feel Nico wince in my arms.

"Oh my gods, are you boys okay?"

She checked me for any visible wounds and then turned to Nico. I opened my arms so she could look at him. He squirmed under her watchful eye and looked to me for help. I smiled and rubbed his back. I pressed my lips to his and all went silent.

I sat up and glanced around. My father and his guards were retreating. All eyes were on Nico and I. We turned red and stood up. My mother made a speech but I wasn't listening. I was staring at Nico and crying the entire time. My mom turned to me and I gulped, realizing she wanted me to say something. I took a deep breath and looked out into the crowd.

"I realize you are probably in shock. The 'perfect prince' that you all thought you knew is gay," I hesitated nervously. 'Well, guess what? No one person is perfect, but I know something that is. Love. Love is perfect where people are not. Long after we are gone, what lives on? Love! Love will always be the same. Unchanged for years, decades, centuries. To love and to be loved, unchanging, eternally. Say what you will, the ones who love us never truly leave us. They live within us! In our hearts! When we have nothing else left, when we are alone, love brings us home! So I say, let there be love!" I finished with a shout and pulled Nico to my lips. 

The crowd was silent at first and I started to tremble but then Nico wrapped his arms around me and  the crowd erupted into cheers. We broke away from the kiss to see everyone around us kissing their loved ones. Hazel kissed Frank, Annabeth kissed Percy, (who had stumbled in with Jason sometime during my mothers speech) and even Reyna was pulled in for a smooch for Thalia. (Which Reyna seemed pretty surprised about but I could tell she enjoyed it.

All-in-all everything was perfect. I mean, yeah, my boyfriend was almost killed, his sister was brutally murdered, and my I was stabbed by my maid's apparent new girlfriend, what can I say? I had battles for the boy I loved. And he was definitely worth the fight.

THE END! *insert confetti canons*
(Word count- 1259)

(A/N this story was going to be longer but I never found my iPad that I wrote it on and this is what I could remember so...it's better than nothing I guess. So sorry for making you guys wait so long, but hey, now I can start my next story! -*insert evil scheming* Alrighty well that's just about it so I hope it was worth the wait and I love you all to the moon and back! <3)