Solangelo Highschool Au - People

39: Hades

"Will, we're leaving in thirty minutes!" Nico announced.

"Thank you thirty minutes!" Will shouted back. He was quickly preparing to leave, making an attempt to look somewhat formal. Which didn't mean a whole lot, truthfully.

"Thank you thirty minutes? Where does that come from?" Nico questioned, standing in the doorway of the bedroom now.

"It's a theater thing, so if you missed the stage manager sayin' how long to show start, everyone else repeated it so you heard anyway. Is this too formal? Should I just go with a decent t-shirt or what? I wanna make a good first impression."

"You look... fantastic. You don't need to change." Nico seemed to be staring a small bit. Which was fair. Will never wore anything remotely formal, and now he had a black button up on. It was simple, sure, but attractive.

Will blushed. "Thanks. How, uh, are going to get there? Shadow-travel or what?" Will asked him.

"Shadow-travel. Hazel and Frank should arrive fairly soon, I'll be taking all of us. That's the easiest and simplest way. Sorry."

"Nah, it's fine. I can deal with it. Persephone's gonna be there too, isn't she?"

"She should be, yes. Hopefully we don't interact much." Almost on cue, there was a knock on the door. And then Hazel and Frank just walked in.

"Hi brother and future brother in law! Where's the kitties? I want to get them treats before we go." Hazel greeted.

"They've started hiding in the bathtub, I'd check there. Heya Frank." Will told her. Hazel rushed off to get Luna and Solare their well deserved treats.

"Hey Will. Ready to meet Nico's father?" Frank asked.

"Meh. I'm gonna have to meet him at some point anyway, doesn't matter whether I'm ready or not. I'm just hoping I'll be good enough or whatever." Will shrugged.

"Of course you will be, amore. And it won't change anything even if you aren't." Nico took Will's hand confidently.

"You were right, they were cuddling in the bathtub. They both got their treats. I'm ready to go if you all are!" Hazel smiled, taking Franks hand. They both blushed like dorks, since they'd just recently started the relationship.

"I'm ready." Will stated. Frank and Nico agreed.

"No harm in showing up a bit early." Frank said.

"Agreed. Will, are you going to be okay?" Nico asked him. Will nodded, squeezing Nico's hand and seeming to brace himself. Nico grabbed Hazel's hand quickly, traveling all of them into Hades' palace. Right in front of them was a fairly large table, where Hades and Persephone sat, seeming to have a quiet conversation. Hades was the first to notice the group, standing up.

"Nico, Hazel! It is excellent to see you both again." Hades announced. Frank and Will looked almost instantly more nervous and uneasy; Hades had a certain aura about him, one that strikes fear into those not used to it. Hazel and Nico didn't seem affected at all.

"Hi dad." Nico greeted shortly.

"Frank Zhang, son of Mars, one of the prophesied seven. Great to see you again." Hades told him. And then he raised an eyebrow at Will, "And you are?"

"Uh, I'm Will Solace, son of Apollo. And Nico's boyfriend. Nice to meet you, sir." Will told him formally.

"Ah. I figured you were gay, with how you seemed to look at the son of Poseidon." Hades told Nico. Nico blushed out of embarrassment.

"Dad." He whined.

"You had a crush on Percy?" Will questioned. Nico didn't look at him in response. "Me too, honestly. Percy's great."

"Sit, sit down already. Food will be soon." Persephone told the group. Everyone quickly sat down, staying next to their significant others. Will held Nico's hand tightly, leaning into him slightly.

"Son of Apollo, how is your father? He hasn't been heard of recently." Hades inquired.

"Oh, I mean, we dont really talk. He's still making random gifts appear in my bag occasionally, so he must be pretty good." Will shrugged.

"Apollo gives you gifts? Like what?" Hazel asked.

"Harmonicas, random music stuff. I never have a choice about it, really, it's just his way of pushing his musical side on all his kids. It's either harmonicas or sheet music that he wrote, mainly ukulele stuff. Even though I broke mine."

"Ah. And the food has arrived!"