Roxana decided to surprise Alexander the next night, in his tent. She left Hephaestion's early to prepare for the night and to resist the temptation Hephaestion's body provided.

How could you do it

I couldn't say

Years built on sand

As dusk appeared, she set out for her favored tent. She snuck around the other tents, so that her arrival would remain a secret.

She opened the tent flap, expecting to see Alexander alone. Not only was he not alone, he was in a compromising position with our favorite eunuch , Bagoas. Alexander muttered "Go" to Bagoas and turned to Roxana.

June until May

Second to second

Lied even while you held my hand

"What brings you here?" He asked, acting as if nothing had happened. Big mistake.

"You're my husband. I figured I could sleep here tonight." She said, in a resentful tone.

"I wasn't expecting you."

"That is the point of a surprise."

"Listen, I know your upset." He said.

"You KNOW? You fucking lied to me! You should fucking know I am upset. Can you here me now?" She yelled ,"Can you hear me when I say I can barely stand being second to Hephaestion, but I will not be third to a fucking EUNUCH!"

Its death for the living

Yes I am a ghost

The mirror is cloudy

Alexander breathed in deeply. He couldn't risk losing his temper now, with no one to keep him from killing her. Roxana stopped yelling after two minutes, and just started crying. Between sobs, she said : "How could you? I love you so much? I am so in love." Roxana started crying harder realizing she was also in love with Hephaestion.

Alexander sat on his bed, looking at her. What should he do? Send for wine, try to make it up to her? Send for Ptolemy, who was always funny drunk? Read her the Iliad? Send her out? Send for Hephaestion?

His last idea actually sounded pretty good. He and Roxana could use a "neutral" third party to talk things out with. And besides, Hephaestion would take his side! Perfect compromise!

I loved you the most

You threw out the pieces

Did things we didn't understand

He called for a guard to get Hephaestion, who was asleep. Thinking "this better be good " he entered the tent to a crying Roxana and a pacing Alexander.

"What did you do?" Hephaestion asked Alexander.

"It is not technically what I did, but what she saw." Alexander replied.

"What did she see you do" Hephaestion asked.

"MORE LIKE WHO!" Roxana yelled from the corner where she had curled up to cry.

"For the love of Zeus, shut up woman." Alexander said, losing his short temper at an alarming speed.

"Be patient. Roxana, what did you see?" Hephaestion asked her, figuring she was a better source of information.

"He was kissing and touching that fuckwad of a eunuch." She said bitterly, through her tears, "He lied. He said he had no interest in him."

He doesn't want her but he just wont let her go

She started breaking but she still wont let it show

Alexander sighed impatiently. Hephaestion gave him a dangerous look.

"Alexander, why did you lie? Not just because your wife is quite possibly having a psychotic break down, but out of personal interest as well." Hephaestion looked at him, daring him to lie.

The clothes in the wardrobe

Just send them to me

There's bills here for you

"I lied to protect you two." Alexander admitted. Roxana rose up, dried her eyes and headed for the exit. The two men reached out to stop her.

"Don't you fucking dare touch me." She said dangerously. The two men gulped

"Now, I am going to go get ridiculously drunk with Ptolemy and Cassander. After spending tomorrow morning puking and with a headache, I will decide whether or not to take one of your pathetic excuses for a horse- except Buchephalus, he thinks your pretty thick too- and ride all the way back to home, Babylon …. Or better yet, Olympias." She said all to calmly. Alexander and Hephaestion exchanged looks as she left.

That's cause nothing is free

We build up with things

To make us who we want to be

Hephaestion's look said , "Why the hell do you marry a woman like your mother and then piss her off?" and Alexander's was "FML".

Is she in the background

I just wouldn't know

Did I build you a prison

"Look, I will go apologize." Alexander said, heading for the door, but Hephaestion cut him off.

"I will. You have already done enough damage." He left the tent, and headed to Ptolemy's tent.

He didn't bother announcing his entrance. He just went in and saw Cassander, looking really bored and Ptolemy and Roxana, somewhat drunk. Cassander was reading a scroll, while Ptolemy and Roxana were on Ptolemy's bed, laughing stupidly between long sips of wine.

"Just making sure he didn't rip her clothes off or anything," Cassander said, not bothering to look up.

"Thank you." Hephaestion muttered, before walking over to pick Roxana up from the bed.

Please don't let me go

I've unlocked the doors

But you can't walk away from me

He picked her up, and carried her to his tent. He listened to her drunken ramblings , like how dumb people were to compare her to Olympias, and how much she loved Phae and Alex and how horrible this night was turning out to be, and how she was horrible for loving Phae and Alex at the same time.

Hephaestion dropped her on the bed, and left her to get some water and a bucket for the massive hang over she most likely would be having tomorrow. He wasn't

prepared for the turn of events the evening would take upon his return.

He doesn't want her but he just wont let her go

She started breaking but she still wont let it show

He doesn't want her but he just wont let her go


Authors note: I think most of you will be able to stomach this chapter :D Roxana freak out, as promised :) R'n'R please :)