TITLE: "A gift to give"
PAIRING: Alexander and Hephaestion.
RATING: PG
CATEGORY: Historical AU.
DISCLAIMER: I don't know the people involved. Everything is the product of my imagination. Alexander and Hephaestion belong to History and to each other but I would not mind sharing my life with the blue-eyed man.
My mother tongue is Spanish and I work without a Beta so all the mistakes are mine.
FEEDBACK: Comments are love! Any kind will help me to improve my writing or leave it forever.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is my tribute to Alexander's birthday. (2021)
Hephaestion was lying on a patch of green grass while chewing the soft stem of a dandelion and his eyes looked at the seeds fly away.
- "What have you so deep in your thoughts, my friend?" the brunette asked.
- "Oh, you are back!" the blue-eyed teen exclaimed, showing his surprise.
- "Yes, it was time. Anyway, you haven't answered me, my friend," the other young man insisted.
- "It's Alexander's birthday today and, I do not know what to give him. What can you give a person who at his 18 has it all?" the brunette said and then sighed loudly, showing his despair.
- "Well, think about things he likes about you," the other brunette suggested while he sat down next to the brunette.
Yellowish sunrays warmed the youths' skins and, they remained quiet while the blue-eyed one thought deeply.
- "He likes my eyes but, I can't give them to him," Hephaestion said while turning around to focus those two pools of heaven onto his friend.
- "Of course, you can't but, you can show him your love with a long and loving look," he suggested.
- "He likes my hair too but, I can't gift it to him,"
- "No, but your long auburn tresses can hug him while you kiss him," he added.
- "Ohhhh, he likes my lips too but, I ..." Hephaestion added but was suddenly interrupted.
- " ... can't give them to him, I know, I know but, you can give him a deep kiss of love to show him you are his," the youth explained after his sudden interruption.
- "Oh, I see … I already have many things to gift him; maybe I can join them all and make one big gift," Hephaestion said while jumping to his feet.
- "That's the idea, my friend. I will go back before Achilles gets nervous," Patroclus said and disappeared in a cloud of golden mist.
Hephaestion went back to the palace, took a long bath, dressed in his finest clothes and, went to the banquet to honour his prince's birthday.
Many eyes followed him with smirk smiles on their lips, especially when they saw him enter empty-handed.
- "Haven't you brought a present for the prince, Hephaestion? Shame on you," Cassander said while he gave Alexander a gold bracelet to match his prince crown.
- "The present is here; I am sorry that you can't see it," Hephaestion replied and left the elder brunette with his mouth wide open and thinking hard about the evasive answer.
- "I wish Father Zeus gift you with many glorious days to come and a long life, my prince," Hephaestion said while he looked at Alexander's mismatched eyes.
- "Thank you so much for such a heartfelt wish, my Phai," Alexander said and looked at Hephaestion that blushed immediately. It was not frequent that Alexander used his nickname while they were in public.
- "My gift will be waiting for you in your chamber," Hephaestion whispered when he leaned over his lover-to be's ear.
Hephaestion gifted his entire body to Alexander that night. His cerulean eyes showed him how deeply he loved Alexander. His long locks of auburn hair tied the prince to him while the young teen embraced the prince with his strong arms. Soft but demanding lips kissed Alexander to an inch of his life, making their love grow inside their hearts and setting their nether regions on fire.
Alexander was happy because he received the best gift of all.