Two Odd Princes ~ A Solangelo AU ~

Chapter 20

The next morning, Will woke up later than he normally would when he was at home. He was still up before most people, but when he left his room he ran into more people than he expected on his way to the kitchen. After his coffee, he had planned to wake Nico up so he could get ready for breakfast and get to the dining room without getting lost.

Will arrived at the kitchen, spotting Kayla and Austin right away. He past two or three people cooking, but didn't pay much attention to them. He had missed his two friends so much. A month away from them was too long for him.

"Hey guys," Will greeted as Kayla slid his coffee mug across the counter top. Will picked up, taking a long sip of it.

"Hey, Will," Kayla replied. "So, when do we get to meet the princess and her siblings?"

"Later today. We'll stop by after dinner. That okay?"

They both nodded. Austin was about to say something when someone sat down with them. They all looked at the person, the two servants not recognizing him, but Will did. Kayla and Austin looked at each other in confusion while Will questioned him.

"Nico, why'd you make you make yourself food?"

"I was hungry," he replied.

"But the staff's starting to make breakfast."

Nico rolled his eyes, biting into his pancake. "Please. I have two hands. I can do it myself."

"Will, you know this guy?" Austin asked, waiting for the introduction.

"Right," Will said, clearing his head. "Guys this is Prince Nico di Angelo. Nico, these are my friends, Kayla and Austin."

Both Austin and Kayla gasped, their eyes widening. Nico ignored it, whipping his mouth and stuck a hand out. "Nice to meet you both. I'm Nico."

Instead of shaking hands, they bowed, apologizing for not realizing he was the prince. Nico, nearly forgetting that he was a prince, told them to stop and treat him like they treated Will. From what he could tell, they were causal with him.

The two servants nodded, quietly sipping their coffee. Nico reached for the coffee pot and one of mug beside it, but both Austin and Kayla and already grabbed it and poured him a cup. Nico, slightly irritated by this, thanked them politely and gave Will a questioning look. Will nodded, knowing that Nico was wondering if they always acted like this.

Nico finished his plate of food and put it in the sink before either one of Will's friend could do it for him. Afterwards, Will lead him back to his room so he could get dressed and whatever else he needed to do.

An hour later, both the boys made their way down to the dining room together. They didn't talk and both were thinking about their day dreams from last night. The more they thought about it, the more awkward they left, hoping the other one would sense it. Though, since they weren't looking at each other except for a few glances, neither one of them noticed their strange behavior.

They arrived at the dining room and took their seats across from each other. The only other person there was King Apollo who was reading the newspaper and he hadn't notice the boys enter yet. It wasn't until Hazel came running into the room with Bianca behind her did he put his reading material down.

"Good morning girls," he said in a cheerful voice. He looked at the boys, now noticing them for the first time. "When did you two get here?"

"We've been here for ten minutes, Dad," Will answered, biting into his toast.

Hazel sat next to Nico who started to fill her plate with food. Hazel had started eating when her older brother noticed that her curly hair was getting dipped into her maple syrup. Bianca took notice to this too and handed a hair tie to Nico. He got the message, and started to pull the younger girl's hair back.