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Look into my eyes and you'll see
I'm the only one
You've captured my love
Stolen my heart
Changed my life
Every time you make a move
You destroy my mind
And the way you touch
I lose control and shiver deep inside
You take my breath away.
- You Take My Breath Away by Queen. -
Chapter 12: Memories Of The Past.
Hephaistion slowly blinked into wakefulness, rubbing his eyes with one hand since his other felt like it was pinned down. He blinked realising his arm was indeed pinned down. He looked down only to see a blond hand lying on his shoulder, head tucked under his chin. He smiled slightly remembering the night before.
He wondered what time is was and looked outside the window seeing a soft orange/pink glow in the sky, meaning the sun had just begun to rise. It wasn't unusual for him to be up this early, ever since he started school here in Mieza they were awakened at sun rise for their early run. Alexander was still asleep though and he decided to let him sleep. He looked down and softly put his nose in the blond locks inhaling deeply, he smiled as he simply smelled the wind and a scent that was pure Alexander.
The boy suddenly sighed and rolled of Hephaistion's shoulder onto his back. Hephaistion stayed as still as possible trying not to wake his friend. He sighed as Alexander continued sleeping. He took advantage of friend sleeping and looked at him closely, letting his gaze travel over Alexander. Alexander looked at peace when he slept, quite the difference then when he was awake. Awake, Alexander seemed always troubled about something and it reflected on his face. He was also quite still, he barely moved as he slept while he's impossible to find still when he's awake.
Hephaistion raised himself up on one arm and reached out, caressing Alexander's face softly with a finger mapping every freckle and line on his face. Then he came in contact with a tiny scar at the temple and he wondered how he might have gotten that. Alexander hadn't mentioned it.
Hephaistion was suddenly overcome with a burst of love for this boy and he was unable to control his actions anymore. It felt like his brain had shut down and his heart had taken over. He leaned closer, getting into Alexander's personal space and slowly touched his lips to Alexander's before retreating. Alexander's face lit up with a slight smile. Encouraged, Hephaistion once again touched his lips to Alexander putting more pressure to it. He tried this action several times, enjoying the feel of Alexander's lips to his and he sighed. He was so lost in the feelings he didn't notice Alexander began kissing back. Suddenly a moan filled the room and knowing it was not him, Hephaistion gasped and reared back in shock, falling off the bed in the process. He rubbed his head, cursing himself, he looked back up when he heard laughing fill the air.
Alexander awoke to soft touches to his lips. He opened his eyes and saw it was Hephaistion kissing him. Instead of getting angry he felt happy and relieved Hephaistion felt the same as he did and he began kissing back. His body suddenly became alive and his skin began tingling, slowly becoming aroused he moaned out loud before he could stop it. Suddenly the contact was broken and he opened his eyes only to see Hephaistion's look of shock before he fell of the bed. Alexander started laughing before he could stop himself. He peaked over the bed, looking at Hephaistion who had a weary look on his face, rubbing his head. Alexander quickly got out of the bed and checked Hephaistion's head for injuries. Hephaistion grabbed his hand, stilling him and stared into Alexander's eyes, blushing and stuttering he started to talk;
"Alexander, I… I…" Alexander sat down before Hephaistion smiling slightly as Hephaistion looked down, "…I'm sorry. I shouldn't have… kiss…kissed you. I understand if you are…" Alexander simply placed a finger on Hephaistion's lips stopping him before lifting his head so he could look at him.
"Hephaistion, I am not angry…." Hephaistion started to interrupt,
"But Alexander, I…" Alexander shook his head,
"Did you not noticed I kissed back?" Hephaistion frowned at that and thought about it,
"You did?..." Alexander nodded and smiled, now that he thought about it Alexander did indeed kiss him back and he blushed looking down. "…You are not angry?" Alexander shook his head and hugged him back, pulling him close to him. He whispered;
"I've wanted you to kiss me for a long time now…." Hephaistion pushed Alexander at arms length and muttered,
"Really?" Alexander merely nodded smiling at Hephaistion who smiled back with a glint in his eyes, "….Maybe I should kiss you again…"
"Maybe you should…." Replied Alexander as he moved closer,
"Maybe I will…" whispered Hephaistion before he kissed Alexander again. This time he didn't hold back and he kissed Alexander with all the passion he had inside him, making them both moan. He traced his tongue over Alexander's lips until he opened his mouth and his tongue slipped inside coming into contact with Alexander's. They battled for control for awhile until Alexander relented and let Hephaistion take control of the kiss. Hands began to roam each others chests and they sighed at the contact. Their kiss didn't last long though because a knock on the door followed by a Leonidas' voice interrupted them.
"Ten Minutes Hephaistion."
They both groaned and parted reluctantly, giving each other a quick kiss before blushing and smiling like two lunatics. Hephaistion stood up, helping Alexander up who gave him a kiss on the nose before disappearing in the bathing room. Hephaistion sighed happily, not believing his luck and turned around when he heard a high barking sound, turning around he saw Peritas playing with one of their chiton's, chewing on the edges. He cursed as he noticed it was Alexander's.
"No, bad Peritas! You shouldn't do that." He lightly tapped Peritas on the nose, who laid himself on the floor, looking at him with big eyes. Hephaistion sighed before patting his head slightly and checking Alexander's chiton which was ruined.
"What happened?" Hephaistion turned around still holding the shredded Chiton and explained,
"I fear Peritas thought your chiton was a toy." Alexander frowned and gave Peritas an angry look who whined slightly. Alexander sighed but decided to say nothing since Hephaistion already told him of.
"You can wear one of mine." Said Hephaistion before going to the closet and retrieving a light blue one and handing it to Alexander who nodded in thanks. Hephaistion smiled before taking a new one himself and entering the bathing room. Alexander in the mean time explored the room, Peritas close at his heal. Alexander stopped at Hephaistion desk and noticed the little wooden box he gave him the day before and he lightly caressed it. His eyes travelled over the other item and noticed a little sketch book. He opened it and saw several flowers, drawn to perfection. A movement caught his eyes and he saw Hephaistion walk into the bedroom. He held he sketch book up and said,
"You have a great talent Hephaistion. Those as very life-like. Is this for Aristotle's assignment?" Hephaistion nodded and walked closer as Alexander flipped several pages until he stopped and frowned,
"I know this man… " said Alexander showing Hephaistion the drawing, "…I have seen him before somewhere…" Hephaistion looked at the picture with a small smile and said,
"It is possible. He's my father. He was once a general for your father until he retired." Alexander stared at the drawing, head slightly tilted,
"Yes…. I remember." Started Alexander as Hephaistion combed his hair, turning towards Alexander, "…I was there when my father threw him his retirement party. I wasn't supposed to be there but I wanted to see this great general my father talked about. I snuck out but only caught a quick glimpse of him before the doors closed…. There was also a boy there…"
/Alexander was on his way back to his chambers, feet dragging him along. Suddenly he heard a noise in the courtyard and he decided to investigate. (1)
Alexander ran all the way to the courtyard and saw there was a boy there, a boy he hadn't see before. He had light brown hair and the bluest eyes he's ever seen, he was taller then Alexander and leaner. Alexander just stared feeling his heart skip a beat suddenly.
He was pulled out of his daydreaming when a ball rolled against his foot. He bent down and picked up the ball, holding it in his hands,
"Hey you, can I get my ball back?" yelled the boy from a distance, instead of throwing the ball, Alexander kicked it to him in an impressive arc which stunned the boy.
"Hey, you're good. Wanna play?"
Alexander just nodded his head and moved closer. They played all afternoon, forgetting about everything but their game. They realised it was getting late when they felt the air was becoming chillier. They stopped playing, both out of breath, they dropped down on a nearby bench.
"You want to be friends?" asked the boy after a long silence,
"Sure, I would love that" answered Alexander with a big smile, he loved making friends.
"Great! Then we have to exchange gifts, something personal" and the boy felt around in his pockets until he found what he was looking for and showed it to Alexander,
"It's my tooth, I lost it a few days ago. I want you to have it." And he handed it to Alexander who looked touched at the present. Suddenly he felt at a loss and looked around for something, feeling in his pockets not finding anything. He looked at the boy who was impatiently waiting with his hand outstretched tapping his foot lightly. Suddenly it downed on him, he had a tooth in his mouth who was very lose and would fall out soon anyway. He started moving it left and right, until it came lose. Alexander pulled the bloody tooth from his mouth walked towards the nearby fountain and cleaned it from his blood before handing it over to his new friend.
"Now we are friends." Said Alexander when he handed the boy his tooth. Their hands touched and they both felt a small tingling feeling. They stared into each other's eyes for what seemed forever, until they were interrupted my a woman running in.
"There you are! You have us quite a scare, don't you dare do it again." The woman grabbed Alexander hand and dragged him away. He waved goodbye at the boy who waved back, both clutching the others tooth close. They never saw each other again./
"I didn't even know his name…." Said Alexander sadly before turning to Hephaistion who had a strange look on his face, "…Hephaistion?" Hephaistion snapped out of his trance and suddenly moved to his closet, seeming to search for something,
"Hephaistion?" asked Alexander again growing worried by Hephaistion's strange behaviour, Hephaistion having found what he was searching for stood back up with a smiled, clutching something in his hand, he motioned for Alexander to come closer.
Hephaistion opened his hand, revealing a small tooth imbedded in a golden coin, fastened to a cord. Alexander took in his hand and gasped looking between the coin and Hephaistion,
"It was you…" exclaimed Alexander in wonder, when Hephaistion nodded they hugged each other close, Peritas running circles around them, "…I'm so happy I found you again. You were my first friend you know…" admitted Alexander, Hephaistion caressed his face and said,
"And you mine."
They both smiled before realising they were quite late for their run and they quickly took of, Peritas close at their heels. Due to their tardiness they had to run five extra's laps, but they didn't seem to care and ran like there was no tomorrow, smiling from ear to ear. This didn't go unnoticed by Alexander's closest companions, who had never seen him this alive before, they all shared a look watching Alexander run passed the other students, not even short of breath after running two laps at high speed.
They decided Hephaistion was a good influence on Alexander and visa versa and decided to support their growing relationship no matter what. It the end it would benefit them all.
(1) I took this scene from one of my one-shots ('Friends!') and adapted it to this story.