When the two bodies collided against each other in unity, and in spirit neither man or beast mattered. The soft and gentle air that whipped around their naked bodies, the gentle kisses that were drawn along each others necks and backs, the deep cries and thrusts of ecstasy, the embrace of love.
"I love you" Hephaistion told Alexander, his hands running the length of Alexander's back, as Alexander leant back in towards him, enjoying every minute of this, regardless of the pain he was feeling. Regardless of the anger he had for his father, he was in complete submission.
"Only you do this to me" Alexander muttered breathlessly, trying not to scream allowed, his sore and broken nose, his aching ribs all but flesh and structure in compared to what he was experiencing… the sensation of this boys touch, his lovingness, his care.
"Only you do this to me" Hephaistion repeated his words, and Alexander laughed ignoring the pain he was suffering, the physical, and the emotional struggle.
"If he found us, we'd be in so much trouble…" Alexander began, and Hephaistion sighed, kissing his back,
"If he found us we surely won't live to see tomorrow" Hephaistion mumbled, kissing his neck, as Alexander laughed.
-.-.-.-.-
With a sudden jolt Alexander awoke from where he was sleeping. The emptied bed of Hephaistion's felt cool and dry, his own tears had dried on his skin and on the pillow. He stared blurrily at the blankness before him before sitting up.
"What is this?" he wondered, and then with a sudden realisation, like a stab to the chest he remembered why he was here.
"Hephaistion" he uttered, and sitting up he got out of the bed, and found his door to be locked.
"Hephaistion!" Alexander shouted, jangling the door knob, "Oh Gods! Tell me; tell me it was a dream!"
There was no noise coming back to him to signal that was the truth. All he heard outside the door was chatter, people saying not to open the door, people saying they needed too. Nothing but just mindless chatter.
Alexander grabbed the handles and jangled them again.
"Open the door! Where is Hephaistion! Where!" Alexander shouted endlessly, until with a click the door opened and Bagoas stood before him with a bowed head.
"My Alexander… he is gone, he was taken this morning when you finally fell asleep" he said it all at once, not daring to stop and hear Alexander's answer.
"You did what!" Alexander asked menacingly, "Where is he! Where is Hephaistion!" he bellowed, tightening his jaw so he was barely audible, his eyes blurred and seeping with violent tears,
"I didn't do it…. Ptolemy and Cassander said too. He died, Alexander. He would've infected the rest of us"
"I don't believe you" Alexander hissed, " I don't believe he is dead" with a shove, Bagoas fell backwards as Alexander strode down the hallway, looking for who could possibly if anyone be responsible for this made up story.
Then he saw her.