Hi , here is the chapter 5. Thank you for the reviews! I Hope you will like it too.

Title: second chance 5/11
Authors : veronique
Email address:kyomine2002yahoo.fr
Category: Comedy romance
Pairing: Alexander/Hephaistion slash
Date:29/07/2005
Feedback: please, but if you don't like it, be constructive , I don't want to read sarcasm or snarks.
Archive: if you want I'm okay
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own them. They're characters belonging to Warner Brothers Pictures, to Oliver Stone, to my imagination, and to the ages. This is a work of a fan, done for no remuneration save the satisfaction of the work.
Special thanks to my beta Rothalion .
Summary: After Hephaistion's death Alexander had a second chance

Second chance chapter 5

It was time for the class and Alexander was with Aristotle waiting for the students to come.

"I will watch you, Anaxagoras, but I am certain everything will be just fine."

"Thank you." said Alexander anxiously, although not because of the lesson he had to teach. Alexander was used to speaking to groups and was very comfortable with it; he was instead anxious because he was eagerly awaiting Hephaistion's arrival.

As the boys began to arrive his heart began to beat faster and faster until he finally saw him. Hephaistion was talking with his younger self. Both Alexander's seemed to be charmed by the boy's smile. Alexander sat and Hephaistion sat away from his lover. He didn't want to be next to him since the other boys were jealous enough. Perdicass sat next to Alexander very happily, glad that Hephaistion had left the extra space beside the prince.

Alexander didn't miss that his new teacher Anaxagoras had been staring at his lover since they'd arrived and he felt a little upset because he could tell that it wasn't the simple stare of a teacher toward his student. He noticed that Hephaistion had given a huge smile to Anaxagoras and he felt jealous. He thought it was stupid, and childish but he still felt it non the less.

As the class began, Anaxagoras made a huge impression on all the kids. He was very charismatic, passionate and Alexander was fascinated by what he said and always agreed with him. Aristotle, during the class, had made a sign toward his assistant to tell him he had to calm down a bit but was very impressed with the man as well.

At the end of the class, the young Alexander stood up and went straight to his new teacher.

"I am very happy to have you as a teacher! You have so many ideas, the one about the phalanx my father created, I thought of the same things to make it better."

"OH!" said Alexander but wasn't at all surprised.

"I Have to leave to meet my father this afternoon, you should come with me. We can all talk together about it. Alone, he won't trust my judgement but with a teacher, he may listen to us."

Alexander's heart jumped at the possibility to meet his father again. He didn't know if he could handle it. He was beginning to panic when Hephaistion joined them and said, "I heard, Alexander's request, I think it is a good idea, come with us to the palace."

Hephaistion's voice reassured Alexander and when he looked at him he felt more secure as well.

"You are coming too?" he asked Hephaistion.

"Of course." Added Alexander before Hephaistion could answer.

Nearchus called Hephaistion and Hephaistion apologized and went to see what Nearchus wanted from him.

The two Alexanders were in front of each other and suddenly the warm and friendly face of the young Alexander changed becoming dangerous and cold.

"I saw you staring at Hephaistion, each time you could. I should warn you, Hephaistion is my lover and I don't share."

Alexander was quite surprise by the tone of his younger self and realized he had been too obvious in his staring at Hephaistion.

"I know." He said, at a loss for any other words. "You have nothing to worry about my prince."

" Fine, I don't want to tell you again so remember my words." The young man said and then a lot of more friendly, "I can't wait to introduce you to my father."

Alexander looked at his younger self and how he had just acted. The calm threat reminded him so much his father that he was in shock; he had never thought he could be so like him. Then, as he watched Alexander joined Hephaistion who was talking with Nearchus, he also thought about his possessiveness toward Hephaistion. He never recalled being jealous in his youth or even later. Then again nobody had dared to flirt with Hephaistion in front of him like that. He'd never felt threatened by another man, never had to fight to keep his lover. He found the situation interesting to explore.

When Nearchus left, Hephaistion and Alexander joined Anaxagoras again and Alexander had his arm around Hephaistion waist, clearly showing, Hephaistion was his.

Hephaistion hadn't listened very well to what the new teacher had said during the class and he was praying that during the trip for Pella, the topic wouldn't come up. He had passed his time, daydreaming; looking at his lover and then at his teacher. Because of his daydreaming he had a very hard time trying to hide his erection that had embarrassingly popped up in the middle of the class. He had been so afraid that someone would notice it and he found the solution to make his hard member soft again, was thinking about what had happened with his family. The situation was still haunting him. Thankfully, no such discussion was brought up during the trip because Alexander had requested Hephaistion to ride with him on Bucephalos and took great care to be sure Anaxagoras was behind them. Hephaistion who was still exhausted ended up to falling asleep on his lover's shoulder.

As they finally arrived at Pella, Alexander woke up his lover with a sweet kiss and asked Anaxagoras to wait for them, until he had the permission for him to enter the king's meeting room.

Alexander couldn't keep himself calm. He might soon meet his father and possibly his mother; neither of whom he had seen in many, many years. He shuddered at the idea that he could meet her by accident. He felt like a little kid who could be caught doing something wrong. He decided to walk around and try to ease his mind. There was a little garden and he knew by experience, that it was usually not crowded there. As he walked he stopped suddenly, frozen by the sight of someone he knew so well. Someone he had killed because of his uncontrollable anger: Cleitus.

Cleitus was sitting on a bench, his hands covering his face but when he heard Alexander's steps he turned his head.

"Another one, who is going to mock me?" he yelled furiously.

Alexander was surprised to see that Cleitus was crying. He had often wondered if this man could cry, it was a question he had never found the answer for until now. Alexander was stunned to silence. It was uncomfortable for him to see Cleitus, younger than himself and in tears. Cleitus had a bottle of wine on the floor and he took it to drink.

"I was dismissed today for a younger one! Here is what he left me a bottle of wine." He slurred and Alexander noticed as he understood the situation, that Cleitus was also drunk.

"I am too old now! He said to me, I am a man! I have nothing left to learn from him anymore." He yelled.

Alexander felt very confused.

"The king?" he asked. He could not let on that he was indeed aware of the entire situation.

"Yes, he said he loves me but I m now a man and it's wrong to continue… bastard!"

Alexander frowned and yelled back at his surprise. "Watch your mouth, he is your king!"

Cleitus stood up. "Let me mourn stranger. I have the right to mourn! Then tomorrow he'll be my king again!" he said challenging him, ready to began a fight.

" I don't want to fight against you."

" Coward!"

Alexander left quickly, he didn't want to fight with Cleitus, the last time he did... He had killed the man, a man he saw with a different light today. As he walked away he heard Cleitus insulting him but he didn't pay attention to the distraught man's words. Suddenly he felt uneasy. He was not in his place, and he felt it. He was not ready to meet his father and he needed desperately to seek out Hephaistion's comfort. He felt so lost, full of guilt, this place reminded him of too many of his mistakes, and only intensified his guilt.

"Hephaistion." He whispered to himself, he didn't know where he was going, he kept walking as he bumped to someone.

"You there! Alexander is with his father now, he said he had no time to see you today."

Alexander looked in awe, Hephaistion was there again.

"You look so pale." Hephaistion stated worriedly.

"I just met a man called Cleitus." Said Alexander

"Oh! I see, I heard the news too about him. The price you pay for loving a king. He should have known."

"Can we sit somewhere and talk? I enjoyed your company last night." asked Alexander.

Hephaistion nodded. "I know a discreet place not far from here. Come with me."

tbc