"You should be packing" Alexander said as soon as Hephaistion entered the room,
"I shall, but first I came to see if you were all right?" Hephaistion asked tentatively, Alexander nodded, and muttered a little, fingering his blonde tuff of hair out of his eyes,
"I am great Hephaistion" Alexander responded, turning around to him. "Don't worry about me"
"But I do worry" Hephaistion mumbled, "We're on the verge of fighting a war and you say not to worry"
"You may worry bout that all you like, I said not to worry about me" Alexander corrected him, as his hands lingered over another goblet close to his bedside, Hephaistion pulled him away.
"How shall you fight if your mind is spoilt?" Hephaistion said clutching his hand tightly, Alexander shook him away,
"I am in control of my drink, Hephaistion" Alexander bickered, "What is wrong with a drink or two?"
"Or ten? Alexander you must admit you've been drinking a lot since we came aboard this ship?"
"Your jest is getting wicked" Alexander commented, walking away from Hephaistion.
"It's not jest, it's never jest. I'm concerned for my lover, for my friend…"
"Maybe you should be concerned about yourself" Alexander said viciously, "It seems you have forgotten your purpose on this trip"
"What purpose is that?" Hephaistion grunted, frustrated by Alexander's bickering and ignorance,
"To be by my side and never judge me" Alexander cried softly, "isn't that what you promised me… to never ever judge me?"
"It's not a judgement, Alexander…." Hephaistion sighed, "Its worry…"
"Worry is a form of judgement, it means you don't trust something I'm doing… it means you think I would deliberately hurt myself"
"Well aren't you?" Hephaistion argued, "Aren't you?" he pulled Alexander close to him, so that their mouths were only a few millimetres away from each other, Alexander's heart was racing as Hephaistion kissed Alexander first. Alexander closed his eyes as Hephaistion held him tighter, he then exhaled and pulled away, leaving Alexander feeling stunned and dizzy.
"Those lips need no added flavour" Hephaistion smiled, and Alexander just watched him, feeling confused and angry still by it all, as Hephaistion lingered at the bathroom door for a minute, before closing it.