Hello here is my chapter 9. Hope you will like it too.

VERO

Title: second chance 9/12
Authors : veronique
Email address:kyomine2002yahoo.fr
Category: romance / supernatural
Pairing: Alexander/Hephaistion slash
Date:02/08/2005
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 9/12

Alexander listened as Hephaistion told him about all what happened with his father. He was in tears. He couldn't stop his tears. He'd never know about this part of Hephaistion's life. He remembered his lover writing letters to his family but now that he thought of it, he had never read a letter that Hephaistion said he had received from them. All this time Hephaistion had lied to him. Why? But the worse part was that he remembered what he had told Hephaistion one day; the cruel words that had so devastated the love of his life "without me, you are nothing." He had been angry that day and had regretted his harsh words. The unfortunate words that had come so close to ending their relationship. Hephaistion had looked at him in shock, and hurt and finally his beautiful blue eyes became colder than ice. He had gone too far but now, knowing that Hephaistion given up his family for him, the entire situation was even worse.

Hephaistion looked at Anaxagoras very surprise by his teacher's tears. "Why are you crying? Don't worry, I m stronger than that." He said uneasy.

The older man stood up and held Hephaistion against himself tightly. Hephaistion didn't move, he so wanted to embrace the older man back but he refused to do it.

"I'm so sorry, so sorry" Alexander moaned.

"It's not your fault." Said Hephaistion freeing himself from the embrace.

"You have to tell Alexander! This is too important, Hephaistion."

"NO!" yelled Hephaistion back.

"Why? don't you trust him?"

"It's not about trust! Alexander has too many problems with his own family I will not add mine to them! And I know him, he will want to go straight to talk to my father and it will only make things worse!"

"How, worse? You have already lost them?"

"I don't want him to know! I trust you to not tell him of this!"

"And so then I won't." Lied Alexander

"Good, could you please let me alone now?"

Alexander nodded and left the room. He knew what to do and he decided to leave for the palace, his younger self had to know. Hephaistion couldn't be left alone without his family. He had chosen him over his family and Alexander had to fix it. He knew Hephaistion loved his family well and all of this was just unfair.

One hour later he had told everything to the young Alexander who was moved and horrified by the news he just learned.

"By the gods! Why he didn't tell me?" Alexander was frantic and tormented by worry for his friend's pain.

"He didn't want you to worry for him. He said you had enough troubles with your own family and he did not want to not add his to yours."

"Well, he is quite wrong! I am going to talk to his father! How could he treat him like that! It's a shame! Beyond shameful! My, Hephaistion!" he was picking up a cloak "Let's go, Anaxagoras."

"Wait! Hephaistion told me to keep it secret, if he knows you know, he will be angry with me."

Alexander stared at Anaxagoras; their gray eyes met and each felt a shiver and a weird feeling going through their bodies.

"Hephaistion, won't know then. We are going to talk to his father and we won't tell Hephaistion about it. If he wants to keep this all secret, so be it."

It didn't take long before Alexander was in front of Amyntor who politely let the prince enter his rooms and was ready to listen him. Anaxagoras had to stay outside the room. He met Hephaistion's mother who offered him a bit of lemon pie.

Amyntor started to talk first. "I guess you are here my Prince, because what happened between myself and Hephaistion."

"Yes, I have to say I was shocked, sir, to learn what happened. Hephaistion loves you dearly and he always speaks with great pride about you and praises his family well; this all surprised me, I had no idea that you felt as you do."

Amyntor frowned. "I suppose you here to order me to change my mind."

Alexander looked at Amyntor. "No sir, I am not here to order you, but to ask you to reconsider your choice. I am not here as a prince sir, I'm here because Hephaistion is my friend, I love him dearly and he doesn't deserve such a cruel and unjust fate for something you have judged him so wrongly about." Alexander bowed slightly to make certain that Amyntor knew that he had indeed come as a supplicant.

"You are not here as a prince?" he asked, a little surprised.

"As I said, Hephaistion is not my minion, in my eyes, and in my heart he is my equal, believe it or not I will give him my life if he wants it. Ask of me whatever you desire sir, I will gladly honor your request, but please take him back into your family."

"You will give your life for him and what about Macedon if something happen to you?"

"Macedon will survive sir; but I will not without your son at my side and in my heart."

"Alexander, Hephaistion has made his choice and I made mine!"

"But!..."

Amyntor interrupted him "You didn't come here as a prince did you?"

Alexander nodded.

"So you are not able to change my mind about this issue. Hephaistion, is and will remain dead for myself and for this family unless he recants his vow to stay at your side as a lover."

Alexander was now angry. "How could you? Just because he is my lover! He will prove you are wrong, Amyntor, time will show you that!"

"Time won't prove to me anything more than what it is now. Hephaistion is your lover and no matter what he does he will never be anything more than your lover."

Amyntor stoop up and left. Alexander was furious as he exited the room his anger equal in its vehemence to that of a tornado. Anaxagoras followed him and knew the encounter must have been turned out badly.

Alexander finally stopped near a tree in tears. "That man is deaf and blind!" he cried.

They didn't know it but their hearts both sank at the same time.

"You are his only family now." Said the older Alexander quietly.

Alexander nodded and started to rush off again. "I need to see him now!"

"NO!" yelled Anaxagoras "it will look suspicious, you are not supposed to be back at Pella for two more days."

"But I need to see him, I want to tell him he is loved, that I'll be there for him."

"You can't! Remember, Hephaistion must not be aware that you know!"

Alexander sighed. "I forgot about that. The two next days will be an hell for me. I so want to be with him now."

Alexander, after he calmed down, rode sadly back to the palace and Anaxagoras returned to Mieza. He thought he had to tell Hephaistion that he was Alexander, come back to him from the future. He had to find a way and tell him! The sooner he did the sooner he would not have to hide any longer. When he came back Hephaistion wasn't there. He had left a note, telling him he left for the city for the day. Alexander sighed and laid down on his bed to eventually fell asleep.

A few hours later he was awakened brutally with a knife at his throat. His aggressor was a very angry Hephaistion. He was confused, was he dreaming? Then he heard; "You told Alexander! I met my cousin in the city, he told me Alexander came to see my father to ask me to take me back! How could you betray me like that! How could you insult me this way? You and Alexander took my pride away and showed exactly what I didn't want to be to my father! Get up!"

"I ... calm down, Hephaistion, I can explain. I had my reasons."

"Well, I sent a messenger to Alexander, he will be here anytime soon and yes you two will both explain!" he said still furious.

tbc