This is based on the movie Alexander, or more accurately, scenes I wish they had shown! I do not own the story or any of the characters, though if I could...I would love to own the beautiful Hephaestion!

Summary: A Bored Alexander is a dangerous thing. Trouble ensues.

Ratings: M on this one

Chapter 13: Control

Hephaestion attacked Alexander's mouth with a vengeance. He took control, taking what he wanted and demanding a response. He was not gentle. Hephaestion simply devoured his mouth.

Alexander's head was spinning by the time they came up for air. Panting, he gazed into intense blue eyes, and saw love and desire there. He felt overwhelmed by it. "Gods, Hephaestion…how can I want you so much?"

Hephaestion simply smiled. "Because I'm so irresistible?"

Alexander laughed aloud at that. "Yes, my love, and you are most humble as well."

"Come. Let's get a bath, Alexander." Hephaestion took Alexander's hand and led him to the bathtub. "Be still", he said softly.

Hephaestion slowly untied Alexander's robe and slid it from his shoulders. He tilted his head back, kissing and nibbling his way up his neck while running his hands over his chest and shoulders. He slid down Alexander's body until he was kneeling in front of him. Holding his gaze steadily, he eased the silk pants down over his hips.

Alexander braced himself on Hephaestion's shoulders as he stepped out of them. He was as hard as a rock, and trembling with desire. Watching the emotions play across Hephaestion's face, he was humbled, as always, of the love he saw there.

Hephaestion laid his face against Alexander's strong thighs, nuzzling the underside of his hard length and breathing in the warm, musky scent that was Alexander. His skin always smelled of sun, and sex…at least Hephaestion thought so. He heard Alexander gasp and shudder. Hephaestion stood, taking him in his arms again, kissing him deeply.

Alexander was dizzy when Hephaestion finally ended the kiss. "I love you, my Hephaestion" he said softly.

"And I you, my Alexander" Hephaestion kissed him gently, running his fingers through the golden curls he loved so much.

Alexander gripped the front of Hephaestion's robe and tugged gently. "May I?" he asked.

"Please", Hephaestion said softly.

Alexander loosened Hephaestion's robe and eased it down over his shoulders, stopping to kiss each one as it was bared to him. The flowing silk pooled around his feet. Alexander mirrored the action that Hephaestion had done, kneeling down and gently easing his trousers down and helping him step out of them. He stood and pulled Hephaestion into his arms, holding him tightly. The feeling of their naked, aroused bodies pressed together was almost overwhelming.

They drew apart and silently got into the bath. They touched each other gently, almost reverently, stroking and caressing each other with unbearably light touches. They washed each other, sharing slow, tender kisses as they did so. No words were spoken, and none were needed. When they had finished, they stepped out of the bath and dried each other off.

Hephaestion embraced Alexander, stroking his hair as he softly explored his mouth. He pulled away and sighed.

"Alexander..I want you so much. I need you so much. May I ask something of you?"

"Of course, my love. I am still at your command. What is it you want of me?"

Hephaestion took both of Alexander's hands in his and looked into his eyes, dark with passion. "I want to make love to you, Alexander. I know it is not what we usually do, but I really want this. Will you let me?"

"My dear Hephaestion", Alexander smiled at him, "I am yours tonight to do with as you see fit. I would very much like you to do that. It has been a long time. Sometimes even a king would like to give up control. And you know, I am ruled by your thighs…" he grinned.

"Yes, it is true" Hephaestion laughed. "No, seriously, Alexander, I want to be inside you. Will you have me?"

"Gods, Hephaestion…shut up and make love to me already!"

Hephaestion took Alexander by the hand and led him to the bed. He raised the hand he held to his lips and kissed his fingers lovingly. He sat on the edge of the bed, pulling Alexander down to sit beside him.
"Do you have any idea what you do to me, my Alexander? Do you have any idea how you make me feel?"

Alexander smiled. "I think I do. It is the way you feel when you love someone completely. When you are with that person, you feel like you cannot breathe, and your heart pounds so loudly that it is all you hear. You feel your blood rushing through body. You are dizzy, you cannot think straight, and you tremble with desire. When you are apart, you feel like half of your soul is missing. Your heart aches, and you feeling a longing that can only be met by that person's return. You want to drown in their eyes, get lost in their kiss, and merge your body with theirs. You want to be one with them, in every sense. You want them so badly, you feel that if you don't quench the fire in your blood, it will consume you." Alexander's eyes glittered in the torchlight. He lay back on the bed, on a thick blanket of white fur. "Does that sound about right, my love?"

Hephaestion's words caught in his throat. He simply did not think he had ever seen anything more beautiful and desirable in his life. He told him so. "By Zeus, Alexander" he breathed, "You have no idea how beautiful you are. I am in awe of you, in every way." He crawled onto the bed next to Alexander and lay on his side, facing him. His hand traced small circles on the king's chest. "My Alexander….I do not think I have ever wanted anything so badly in all my life."

Alexander slid his hand up into Hephaestion's hair and pulled him close. "Then take what is yours, my love."

Their lovemaking was not like the previous night. That had been hard and fast, fueled by pent up lust. This was different. This was a true act of love, born of the heart.

Alexander embraced Hephaestion, and then flipped them over so he was lying on top of his beloved general, groaning at the intimate contact of their bodies.

Hephaestion growled softly and captured Alexander's mouth in a deep, passionate kiss. He could not keep his hands off him. He began mapping every inch of the smooth, bronzed skin. He ran his hands over the contours of Alexander's strong back, feeling every muscle. He explored the bumps of his spine, his perfectly rounded ass, back up his sides, over the curve of his shoulder blades, before sliding his hands into soft, golden curls as he continued to devour his mouth. Holding Alexander to him tightly, he rolled them over so that he straddled his hips. He looked down at Alexander, again in awe of his beauty. He took in the sun-bronzed skin, a dusting of pale hair in all the right places, his beautiful, thick erection arching towards his belly, and strong, battle-hardened muscles straining just beneath his skin. Hephaestion felt dizzy. His breathing was ragged and he ached with his desire. He was determined to take this slow and make it perfect. He leaned down and began kissing and licking his way down the tender neck, nipping the place where neck and shoulder meet, smiling when he saw the marks there from the previous day.

He kissed his way down Alexander's chest, tasting the smooth skin before capturing one of the hard nipples between his teeth. His skin tasted wonderful; salty, sweet, with the warm scent that was uniquely Alexander's.

He licked and nibbled first one hardened bud, then the other.

"Hephaestion…."Alexander breathed. It came out as a soft, gurgled cry of pleasure.

Hephaestion scooted down and stroked the skin of Alexander's powerful legs. He leaned over and lightly kissed his belly, tickling his belly button with his tongue. He felt Alexander's stomach muscles tighten up as he laughed softly. "Ticklish, my king?" He asked with a grin.

Alexander swatted him on the arm. "Shut up and keep going" he said with smile in his voice.

Hephaestion kissed his way down to Alexander's hipbone, and down to his knee before starting his way back up. He reached his groin, and ran his tongue along his length before he wrapped a hand around the hot, silky hardness and pulling gently, watched as the foreskin covered the head and then retreated. "So beautiful" he breathed. Hephaestion looked towards his face, and brilliant blue eyes met seductive dark ones. "Alexander, are you sure?" he asked.

Alexander gripped Hephaestion's shoulders, his whole body on fire. He raised his knees and spread his legs apart, giving an open invitation.

That was all Hephaestion needed. He pushed Alexander's knees up towards his chest, running his tongue down the underside of his shaft before gently sucking first one, then both of Alexander's balls into his mouth. Alexander was making soft, whimpering noises as he squirmed and pushed his pelvis up to meet Hephaestion's mouth. Hephaestion continued down, tracing his tongue down the cleft of Alexander's ass, drawing a strangled cry from his lover's lips as he circled the puckered entrance.

Alexander's entire body was trembling. "Gods, Hephaestion…"he moaned, "get on with already, will you? Please…"

Hephaestion's tongue probed the opening, felt the muscles relax, and he went for it. With each lick and probe, Alexander made the most wonderful noises that made Hephaestion's heart soar. Reaching to the small bedside table, he found a small bottle of oil and coated his fingers. Alexander cried out as slick fingers teased his skin, pressing until a fingertip eased inside.

Alexander pushed into it, wanting more. "Feels…so…good.." he panted.

A bit more finger slipped inside as Hephaestion made small circles, feeling the muscles clench around him. Slowly, he added a second finger, curling it slightly and finding the hard bundle of nerves. Alexander practically roared. Hephaestion chuckled softly. "Is this what you want, my king?"

Alexander looked at Hephaestion, wild-eyed and desperate. "For the love of the gods, Hephaestion…I'm going to fucking kill you if you don't take me now!" he hissed through clenched teeth.

Hephaestion's expression softened. "Yes, my love. I have wanted to make love to you like this for so long." With agonizing slowness, he pushed into him, joining them together at last. His head bowed, face curtained by long dark hair, his eyes closed. "Gods, Alexander. You feel incredible. I love you so much."

Alexander pushed against him, pulling him in deeper. The initial burning pain quickly gave way to pure pleasure, and the indescribable feeling of being filled by his lover.

Hephaestion started to move, slowly and carefully at first, and then with increasing confidence. He experimented with different tempos and angles until Alexander thought the top of his head was going to explode. Every movement, every touch pushed him closer to the edge. Then Hephaestion bent forward and took one of his nipples between his teeth and sucked hard, sending him over, and Alexander came in ribbons on his stomach.

"Hephaestion!" Every muscle in his body clenched. He shook with the force of his orgasm.

Hephaestion felt the muscles around him spasm, and he lost what little control he had. A couple hard thrusts and he was there. His body arched, head thrown back, he filled Alexander with his own liquid heat.

Alexander loved to watch his face when he came. It was a combination of pain and pleasure, an exquisite torture of almost unbearable sensuality.

Hephaestion collapsed on top of him, breathing hard, and Alexander held him close as he gasped for air. He buried his face in Alexander's neck as his body slowly calmed. He leaned down and kissed him softly. When he caught Alexander's eyes, there were tears there. "What is it, my love?" he whispered.

Alexander smiled. "I just love you so much, Hephaestion. I forgot how much I missed that. I love feeling you inside me like that. I only wish we could be together like this every day. The fact that we cannot saddens me."

Hephaestion recognized the signs of Alexander's after-love sadness, and was determined to stop it. He slipped out of Alexander and rolled to his side, pulling him into a tight embrace and kissing him gently. "Then I suppose we will just have to be stealthy, my king. You are unrivaled when it comes to making battle plans. I would say your next plan will be finding ways for us to sneak off together, or figuring out a way to hide me in your room until everyone is asleep. I have faith in you, Alexander. If anyone can pull it off, it will be you."

Alexander smiled. He loved a challenge. "Yes, I think that is a good idea. I will devise a plan, and we will be together much more often than we have been." He paused, glancing at Hephaestion almost shyly. "Thank you, my love. I know what you just did, and it helped. My mood is better already. You know, I hope, that I am nothing without you. I would never survive all of this if you weren't by my side."

Hephaestion blinked back tears of his own. "I love you also, my king. Without you I would not care if I lived."

He got up from the bed, retrieving a warm, wet cloth from the bath. He gently cleaned them both before climbing back into bed and pulling the thick fur over them. "Tomorrow, this ends" he said quietly.

Alexander turned on his side, facing Hephaestion, and laid a hand on his cheek. "Sleep, my love. Worry about nothing. We will deal with tomorrow when it comes."

Hypnos claimed the exhausted men quickly and allowed them to sleep deeply all night.