Imagine being liked by your Dad couldn’t be me
Will woke to the sound of Nico grumbling beside him. Apollo was starting his fly across the sky and outside of the small window of the Hades’ cabin, he could see the sun starting to rise. “Why does the window have to be open?” Will chuckled as he rolled over, throwing an arm around Nico’s body.
“Because my darling Neeks, the sunrise is very pretty and I know you like the smell of morning dew.” Nico just groaned. He brushed Will’s arm off and pulled the blankets over his head with a huff. “Oh come on, I want cuddles,” Will pouted, pulling the blankets aside and wrapping his arms around the raven.
They had both fallen back to sleep.
Until the sound of bones clattering made Nico’s eyes open in a squint. “Excuse me, sir?” an arm shot out from the bed and the skeleton was now on the floor in a heap of bones, a pillow resting on top.
Why did skeletons have the ability to speak?
How did skeletons have the ability to speak?
“Lord Hades wishes to speak with you about a task.” Nico groaned and rolled over in Will’s arms. He reached out for the bedside table and grabbed the closest thing to chuck at the skeleton again. It was his water bottle. “Sir if you do not get up now-” it was in pieces again with the water bottle rolling towards the door. Nico settled back into the arms of one wonderful Son of Apollo and then suddenly he felt the familiar pull of the shadows. He let out a few choice curse words as the bed dissipated beneath him and was replaced with the cold floor of his father’s palace.
“Ahem, son, Will. Please remove yourselves from the floor.” Nico looked to see his father and Hecate? Will quickly stood up and rubbed his eyes with one hand while helping Nico stand up with the other.
“Hello Lord Hades,” Will spoke softly, bowing a little to the Lord of the Dead.
“No need for formalities, you are dating my son after all.” Will turned a little red and tried hiding his smile behind his hand.
“So Dad, another quest?”
“It’s more of a task Nico. There’s no prophecy.” Nico’s eyebrows knitted together in confusion as Will placed a hand on his shoulder. “It’s more of an overseeing but I’ll allow Hecate to explain it all to you.” Hecate stepped forward.
“Nico di Angelo and Will Solace. Do you know of my little witches and wizards?” the two shook their heads in unison and Hecate sighed. “A couple centuries or so ago I blessed a group of mortals with magic and they’ve thrived pretty well but, a few years ago this man named Voldemort rose to power using not so legal measures and a prophecy was made about his demise. There is a boy named Harry Potter, destined to defeat him for good so he went to kill Harry but he failed and “died”. At the end of last year, he returned and now he’s working again to try and defeat Harry Potter. You two are going to be protecting Harry during his school year and attempting to kill this man. Now, questions?” Nico raised his hand.
“What?” Will facepalmed and Hades pinched the bridge of his nose.
“You, Nico di Angelo and Will Solace, are going to Hogwarts-“ the two demigods snorted and Hecate shot them an exasperated look. “Going to Hogwarts to protect a kid-“
“So we’re babysitting?” Will shushed Nico and Hecate sighed.
“I’ve told the Headmaster you’re exchange students from Ilymorny-“
“What on Earth is wrong with their names?”
“Nico, please, save the questions for later.” Hades gave his son a look that read ‘just let her finish’. Nico nodded and turned back to Hecate who was now holding a stick out for him and for Will.
“These are your wands. I had them made specifically for you and there’s this too for Nico.” She held out a ring. It was a simple black band with the symbol of Hades on one side. “It can transform into your sword and back if you take it off and stick it to the bottom of your wand.” unconsciously, he reached to his side for his sword that wasn’t there. “Also this is your and Will’s key for your Gringotts vault.” The two nodded and Nico took his wand, ring, and the key. “I’ll bless you with magic and the memories of all the previous classes and textbooks you’ve missed because you’re going straight into fifth year. Now, any more questions?” Nico opened his mouth with a small smirk on his lips and she cut him off. “Will, any questions?” Will mumbled something almost incoherent and Nico lightly jabbed his shoulder, frowning. “Alright, fantastic then! You’re going to be staying at the Leaky Cauldron for a day to buy your school supplies then you’ll be sent to the Order of the Phoenix’s headquarters. Hades, if you would, kindly return them back to pack. I’ll send you your destination tomorrow morning at 3 am sharp. Good luck!” And before they knew it, Nico and Will were back in the Hades cabin, heads pounding.
“Uh, Nico?”
“Hmmm?”
“What the fuck just happened?”