Two Odd Princes ~A Solaneglo AU~

Today was like any other summer day in Hades Kingdom. Calm breezes, sunny skies, the constant chirping of birds. It was one of the best times for Princess Bianca to sneak out of the castle to visit her younger brother.

She slipped out of her room in a her favorite jacket, and old green hat, and basket in hand, making her way down to the kitchens. With her cloak, she looked just like a servant, so no one would question her when she packed her basket full of food.

The kitchen was even busier than normal and the princess knew why. That’s why she had to sneak out to visit her brother as soon as possible.

Bianca filled her basket with apples, cheese, a few pieces of expensive meats, and fancy pastries before rushing out of the royal palace and through the woods.

The woods were Bianca’s favorite place to be. She felt as one with nature and often found herself hiding away from her royal duties whenever she could. An old friend of hers, Thalia Grace was her name, showed her how to track, hunt, and even how to shoot a bow. All things her father believed a princess would never need, but it had become her hobby.

After an hours walk, Bianca had reached the small town where her brother lived. It was alive as ever. The market was full of people doing their best to get the cheapest price on items, and merchants trying to sell their good.

The young princess smiled, wishing she could have her brothers’ simple life instead of the high expectations she had to live up to.

Bianca made her way to the other side of town where her brother was to be found. He lived in a small rental apartment and worked at an inn down the street.

She knocked on the sixteen year olds door. She heard her brother unlock the door and open a bit, saying, “Come in, B.”

She did as she was told, closing the door behind her and setting the basket on the counter.

“How you doing Nico.”

He sighed, disliking this question. “Same as usual. You?”

“Good,” she responded, taking out an apple and slicing it up for them to share. “I thought about bringing Hazel with me, but father has a message for you.”

Hazel was their half sister. She was only six, and Bianca often bright her along when she went to visit Nico, but her father had made sure to put more security around the castle, making it harder to sneak the younger princess out of her room.

“What does dad want?” Nico asked.

“Well, funny story actually,” B started with a nervous laugh. “I’m engaged.”

Nico’s eyes widened. His sister? Engaged?

“To whom?”

“It’s an arranged marriage father set up with King Apollo of the Sun Kingdom. In two weeks, Prince William Solace will be visiting the castle. To make everything look normal, father wants you back at the castle.”

“Why?” Nico said, anger hinting in his voice. “So he can kick me out again for my sexuality?”

Bianca sighed, wishing her brother would just be happy for once. “Will you come back? For me? You could see Hazel; see the library that you would never leave; see your old room again. Maybe even--”

She would’ve continued on, but Nico cut her off. “See the parent who was willing to basically ban his own son from his home because he likes guys?”

Bianca let out a breath, wanting the yell at her brother to just cooperate for once, but, of course, he didn’t. She understood where Nico was coming from. She would be just as mad if their dad had kicked her out for liking girls.

“Why can’t you just use the excuse that I’m visiting Uncle Poseidon or Uncle Zeus? That always works.”

“Because,” she explained, “if I’m going to marry this man, then he needs to know the truth about our family and you two need to meet each other. You’re going to be a brother-in-law.”

“Not by choice,” Nico mumbled.

“Hey, you think I got a choice in this either,” she said, raising her voice a little. “I don’t want to marry, especially a guy I’ve never met. And I’ve never dated anyone, nor do I want to date, so put yourself in my shoes. I’d be happy to take your place over mine any day.”

Nico’s anger vanished when his sister spoke. He remembered how she had never truly fallen for anyone romantically like Nico had.

They both took a breath to calm themselves. Nico opened the fridge and pulled out a bunch of small McDonald packages of caramels to dip the apples in. Bianca rolled her eyes at him. He ate way too much McDonald’s.

“So,” Bianca said, “when was the last time you actually visited our uncles? Like, for real?”

Ever since his father shunned Nico, the whole family used the excuse that Nico was visiting one of their uncles. Sometimes it was for a family visit, other times it was royal prince duties, but it was almost always a lie.

Nico hadn’t been to see his Uncle Poseidon since his cousin, Percy Jackson, started dating a girl named Annabeth Chase. Since then, Nico had felt kind of awkward around them. One was because he was more a third wheel, and the other was because Nico once had a crush on his cousin. He also hadn’t been to visit his Uncle Zeus or his cousin Jason in over a year. Jason and Nico got along. Jason knew about Nico’s secret and had no problem with it. They kept in touch.

Nico cleared his throat. “Doesn’t matter,” he waved it off. “Tell me about this Will guy. What’s he like?”

B reached into her pocket where she had a small photo of Will. She handed it to him to see.

It was a boy who looked around Nico’s age. He was tall, tan, and had curly blond hair that reflected the sun's rays. His eyes were bright blue like the sky. Nothing like Percy's. Will’s were more clear and non-sea like. His body was also built like an athlete's.

He’s attractive, Nico thought, blushing like mad. Bianca noticed and did her best not to laugh.

“Like what you see?” she teased.

“Shut up,” Nico mumbled handing the picture back. “What do you know about him?”

“Well, not much. He’s about a year older than you, knows a lot of medical stuff, and can sing, apparently.”

Nico thought about it. Clearly, he didn’t have enough information to trust this guy with his older sister. What if he was a creep? This left Nico with only one option.

He ran a hand through his hair before he replied. “Fine. I’ll come home.”

He glanced up to see his sister with the brightest smile in the world. It caused him to smile as well.

Bianca wrapped her arms around her little brother, pulling him into a bone-crushing hug. “Thank you, thank you, thank you! I can’t wait to see you at home!”

Nico smiled again thinking about going home, forgetting about all the bad things there for once. He’d see both his sisters again, his old room, the library, and the gardens, his favorite place to take a stroll.

Bianca pulled away, picking up her basket after pulling all the extra foods out. “I gotta go now, but I’ll try to stop by again. Love you!”

“Love you too, B!”

The door closed a few seconds later leaving the young boy to think.

Notes

So, this is my first story on this website. I'm used to only posting on Wattpad, but someone asked me to post this fan fic on Tumblr and then I thought why not on here too, so, here I am. I hope you enjoyed and you look forward to chapter 2. I'd also like your feed back if that's not too much to as for.

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