Two Odd Princes ~A Solaneglo AU~

Nico hesitantly knocked on the office door. He heard his father say come in, so Nico did, knowing it was too late to turn back.

Hades faced toward the window, his back turned away from his son. Nico stood near the door, expecting this to be a quick visit. Unfortunately, Hades told Nico to sit. The young boy knew this meant he was in trouble.
"Nico," Hades spoke without any emotion, "where were you when Prince Will arrived?"
"Finding a new job," Nico replied with attitude, not caring how his father felt. Hades ignored the tone in his son's voice.
"And why's that?"
"I got fired for being late." There was a silence, Nico assumed that this was all the king wanted to know. "Is that all?"
"No," the king finally turned to look at his son. It had been over a year since they had seen each other face to face. He noticed how much his son had grown. He looked paler, and his hair was longer and more unkempt. "At the end of the month is the engagement party. The next day your sister and the prince will be on their way to the sun kingdom. The day they leave, I expect you to leave as well."
Nico narrowed his eyes and clutched his hands in anger. "Is that all you called me up here for? Just to give me an evacuation notice? To kick me out? I know the only reason I'm here is so the prince doesn't get suspicious of our family 'secret'."
Their family's 'secret' was about Nico being gay. No one other than the royal family knew about it. The servants in the castle knew there was a fight between the father and son, causing many difficulties for everyone, but they never knew what the fight was about. The rest of the kingdom didn't know anything about it, and, when the prince was away, they were told it was for political reasons; that Nico was going to negotiate or make deals to help their country. In reality, it was because the prince wasn't welcomed by his father.
Hades sighed with his eyes shut. "Nico, just bear with me--"
Nico had suddenly gotten up from his seat and was already out the door. He wasn't dealing with his father a second longer than needed.
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