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Chapter 2 : Better Of Alone!
Weeks went by and still Hephaistion kept to himself. He was always friendly and helpful when talked to but always kept conversation to a minimum, almost never seeking any contact of his own. Instead he kept to himself but was often found observing his environment and fellow students.
Intrigued by Hephaistion, Alexander made several tries to make contact but was always blown of. It frustrated Alexander to no end, especially when used to getting everything he wanted.
One day, when they had the day of, Alexander decided to go for a walk in the nearby forest, enjoying the fresh air after being cooped up for days due to the rain. Suddenly he heard voices,
"Come on, pretty boy, show us what you can do?"
Recognizing the voice of one of his fellow students, Alexander sneaked closer but kept out of sight. Looking from behind a tree, Alexander saw several of his fellow students cornered Hephaistion, who looked filthy, clearly haven fallen in the mud.
"You're great at beating up little Princelings but what about a real man?" Alexander felt hurt at his classmates words but continued listening.
"He's more man, then you'll ever be!" said Hephaistion squaring his shoulders preparing to fight. They all began laughing.
"Right! That little momma's boy can't do anything by himself…" said the same boy while he pushed Hephaistion hard making him stumble and fall, "…. Always needs someone to hold his hand."
At this Alexander got angry and showed himself, interrupting the fight shouting,
"Enough!" Everyone froze realising Alexander had probably heard everything, "…Leave him alone…" ordered Alexander, "….Now! Or I'll show you how much of a momma's boy I am." Ended Alexander forcefully. They all stepped back and quickly turned before running way. Alexander smiled and turned to Hephaistion, who stood back up, but his smile quickly disappeared when he saw Hephaistion's angry look.
"What?" asked Alexander feeling confused.
"I don't need your help!" said Hephaistion angrily walking passed Alexander bumping into his shoulder before disappearing from view. Alexander stared after him in shock before suddenly becoming angry.
"Fine! That's it! I'm done trying to be friends with you. I don't need you. I don't need anyone.." shouted Alexander after Hephaistion knowing every well he couldn't hear him anymore. He ranted an raved for several minutes talking it out on the forest.
From that day on, Alexander spent most of his time alone. He still talked to Ptolemy who he saw as an older brother. As the days passed Alexander began to hate the constant presence of his classmates resenting the fact they constantly agreed with him. To top it of, he was constantly arguing with Hephaistion who never let him get away with anything just because he was the prince.