A/N: Sorry for the waaay overdue. School can be a pain and family things are going out of control. Like always. Then I would be in a really stuck author-block mode. There are times where I'll catch myself just staring absently at my phone screen. Not a good thing. I took a a break from writing for a bit and engross myself into books to get my mind rolling. I did get the new book by Rick, Magnus Chase. Here's to no sleep. So, here's a new chapter I just finish. Enjoy! :3
Disclaimer: I wish I own.
BTW: I'm still working on the other stories. Let's hope I finish them quicker.
~Day One~
"What do you do for fun?" Leo ask as he follow Jason down the hallway to the main floor. Leo look around, trying to find the servents that haven't shown up. Jason keeps walking. "It's so quiet. Where's the servents?"
"There's none," Jason reply.
Leo stare at the blonde hair. "How's there no servents? You're a prince. You got to have at least about fifty servents here with you." Leo wait for him to say something. He doesn't. "What did you say about the bathroom?"
"Plumping," Jason simply says. Leo blinks at him. "Every royal family have it. How do you not know of them?" Jason turns a corner.
"Well, I don't use the bathrooms in the castle." Leo follows him down the main stairs. "I'm usually with my servents and my people." He sees Jason nods. "You didn't ask my pervious question."
"I read for fun."
Leo groan. He went sideways to jump the last of the stairs then face the older prince. Jason stops on the stairs. "Really? That's what you do for fun? That's boring." He look up into those sky blue eyes. "How about going outside? In the snow."
Jason sigh. "I've live here since I was ten, the snow is a everyday thing for me." Jason breaks eye contact. "Anyways, don't you hate the cold?" Leo watch Jason go down the rest of the stairs then turn into a room. "Are you hungry?"
Leo follows Jason. "Yeah, I am hungry. And who told you I hate the cold?"
"Um, Thalia inform me some information about you." Leo bounce on the end of his heels as they walk.
Leo hum. "Well, it's been ten years, so she must have forgotten. I actually like the cold."
"I like the warmth." They walk into the dining room. Jason wave his hand towards the table. "Sit down. I'll bring your food." Before Leo could say anything, Jason have already disappear through the swinging doors. Leo sigh.
He look around the dining room. He step out of the room to maybe spot a servant to talk to. He doesn't see anyone. He look to his left to see the front door. The right is a hallway. Leo scratch his head. "There's got to be servents. It just can't be the prince alone. What about bodyguards?"
He turn back into the room and stare at the dining table. Long and wooden. He doesn't know how many chairs there are but there's a lot on each side. He grabs the chair on the side but, before he can pull it from under the table, he looks at the chair in the end besides him.
Nobody sits there. Only big time royal people sits there. Or the man of the household. Like his dad. A king. He will never be a king. Leo will never sit there at the end of the table even if he is the heir to his kingdom. He won't be the king. He will be the queen. Making heirs and standing there pretty. Taking care of the kids and the party planning. Leo pull the chair out from under the table and sits in it. He softly lay his arms on the arm chair for a second before putting them back on his lap.
"It feels weird sitting here," he says. Leo look down the long dining table from the head chair. It's a weird feeling sitting there. Like he have so much power to the others. The one that feels like he can lead an army. He feels like doing a lot of things. Leo puts his head down. "I don't like this feeling."
"You too, huh?" Leo turn his head to Jason. He comes out pushing a serving tray with food on top. Leo sits up. Jason put plates in front of Leo. Bacon, over-easy eggs, with some bread on the side, and pancakes with syrup, whip cream, and strawberries on top. "I got you orange juice if that's okay." Jason puts a glass on the side along with the silverware roll into a napkin. "Eat. You spent most of the morning looking for the restroom."
Leo watch Jason do the same thing to the seat next to him. Leo grabs the silverware. "Ok, thanks for the food." Jason nods and sits himself down. He cut into the eggs. "Is this your seat?" Leo just have to ask as he went in to cut the pancakes
"No," Jason answer. "I don't like sitting there. There's too much pressure when I sit in it." Leo eats his pancake. "With or without people."
Delicious. "Why is that?" he ask in a mouth full. He shallows. "Sorry, um...is it because you're going to be king?" Jason look up to Leo from his breakfast. Bright blue meeting brown. Leo froze in place
"Yeah, because of that." He went back to the food. Leo can feel himself turning red. He can feel his face burning. Is he blushing? Or is it embarrassment? Leo took another bite of his pancakes. "You know," Leo hum, "you're eyes are like two different colors mix together." Leo slowly chew. "Like fire red and earthy brown mix. It's different."
Leo slowly looks up to the blonde prince. Jason continue to eat his breakfast. Nobody really notices his eyes. The colors that he got from his dad. The one out of four kids got. Everyone usually look at the lonesome white curl within the dark ones. Jason's different.
"I like them. They're pretty."
Leo shallows his food, almost choking from the comment. He hurrily eats his food but also in a proper manner way. "So, what are we doin today?" Leo grabs the orange juice
"Well, let's see after you take a bath," Jason gives a little smile. Leo can feel his face flush again.
Leo return with his usual huge grin. "Roger that your highness." Leo stood in and push back the chair under the table. "I remember where the restroom at. Can you tell the Cook I said thank you and that the food is delicious?" Jason nods. "Okay, see you in a bit."
"Don't get loss when you come back," Jason calls back.
Leo went up the stairs, skipping one at the time. When he got to the top, Leo runs to the bath. He can feel his face burning like it's about to burst into flames. Jason is such a weird guy.
~Hey, Prince Jason!~
Jason covers his face with his glove hands. He wants to laugh. He thought Leo may have change since the last time he saw him. The last time they interact with each other. Ten years ago. Leo is still the same way.
No matter how old he is. He's still the same five year old boy that he fell in love with.
Jason exhale to calm himself down. Jason stands up then push in his chair. He grabs the dishes, put them on the wheel tray, and wheel them back into the kitchen. The empty kitchen. How would Leo react when he knows that there are no servents in this manor? That there's no actually maids, bulters, cook, or anyone besides them two? Not even soldiers to protect them?
That Jason does everything by himself? With a little help from something else?
Jason looks at his white glove hands after cleaning up the dishes and kitchen. He stares at the silver swirl design. He grabs his left middle finger, ready to take off the glove. But, he doesn't, like always. He sigh then rubs his glove hands together like that would keep them warm.
Not like it will keep them warm. Jason can't feel the warmth anymore. Even feeling the cold can't reach him anymore. He can walk right outside in the snow bare foot and not feel a thing of coldness. He won't even get frostbite. Whenever the sun decides to show itself, Jason can't feel the warmth it gives.
It sucks.
Maybe with Leo he can feel it again
Jason enters the sitting area, went to a bookshelf, and grabs a random book to read. He walks to the fireplace and starts a fire. He quickly gets away from it so it can grow bigger. Jason sits on one of the couches far from the fire. Guess he can past time by reading until Leo gets out from his bath.
Wait.
Does Leo knows how to use the bathtub? He just found out about the plumbing. Jason was about to stand up to check on Leo when he hears the rushing of feet from the stairs. That was fast.
"Hey, Prince Jason!" Leo runs into the sitting area. He spots Jason and dash to him. Leo jumps on the couch besides the blondie. Jason blinks, feeling droplets hitting him. He sees that Leo's hair is still wet. Looks like he hardly dried it up. Leo starts bouncing happily.
"You're a hyper one," Jason chuckle out. That startle him. Jason didn't know he can still make that. Maybe it's Leo. Leo always seem to bring the joy out of everyone.
"The tub," Leo points up to the ceiling, "I didn't know water pours out the metal pipes from just turning the knobs. It came out cold at first but then I turn the other and it soon turn warm. It's amazing."
Jason blink at him. "You know nothing about the plumbing huh?"
Leo shakes his head. "Nope." He sits back on his behind, pulling up his knees to his chest. "So what are we doing today Prince Jason?"
Jason sigh. "Just Jason is find. You don't have to be so formal." Leo nods but Jason can see that he wants to say something. Jason waves it off. "I don't know. What do you feel like doing?"
"Outside!" Was Leo always this hyper? "Let's go play in the snow. I've never seen snow before. Only once though when I was little over here for a tea party that your mom invited us for the Queens and their children." Leo pause.
Jason freak. It look like Leo is trying to remember what happen that day. He hope he doesn't. That's the day... No. Jason is not going to remember that day.
Jason opens his mouth but then Leo beats him. "That's the only day. After that, I didn't come back because Mom died the same day when we were co..." Leo stops bouncing. His smile became small and sad.
Jason stood up. "Lets go outside." Leo became all bouncing all over again. "Go bundle yourself up." Leo runs up the stairs, skipping one at a time. He grabs his cloak from the hanging rack by the front door. He slips it on. Not like he needs it but it will freak out Leo if Jason is not cover.
Jason went to the hallway closet. He pull out a towel. Leo still have that habit to not fully dry up his hair. Jason smile at the tought.
Jason waits for the fire prince. Five minutes past until he hears the rushing feet from above then follow by clumsy steps down the stairs. Jason watch Leo down the stairs. He almost trip a couple of times.
Leo nervously laugh at the bottom. "That's an embarrassment," he whisper to himself. Jason pretend to not hear that. He flop the towel on the young prince. Leo yelp as Jason began to dry it up. "Jason, you don't have to do this."
"Yes I do. You'll get a cold if it isn't dry properly." Leo doesn't say anymore. When he was done, Jason place the towel over stair rail. He snap his fingers. Jason see Leo open his mouth, probably asking what was the snap for. Jason cut him. "Follow me. We'll go through the back."
Leo smile. He follow the older prince with his heels bouncing all the way.
