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I've got a word or two,
To say about the things that you do,
You're telling all those lies,
About the good things that
We can have if we close our eyes.
Think For Yourself by George Harrison. –
Chapter 17: Birthday Party.
Months passed and Alexander 18th birthday grew closer and closer.
Both Alexander and Hephaistion both resembled men now; Alexander quite small in height was compact and really strong in both the physical and the mental aspects of the words.
Hephaistion, now twenty, was tall and though fairly muscled himself looked rather slim in comparison. They fitted quite well together.
Hephaistion was quiet and observant, the thought things trough before acting while Alexander was energetic and spontaneous. He also had quite a temper at times and acted irrationally, Hephaistion was always there to ground and remind him when it got out of hand.
In the privacy of their bedroom, the were quite different as well, Alexander dropped his walls and was more quiet and subdued, simply loving to be held while Hephaistion became the more dominant one of the two, craving contact. Together they made each other whole. And even though their personal lives seem to be going well, each had to deal with problems of their own.
Alexander was still pursued by his mother who sent him girls at regular intervals, hoping he would pick one to become his bride, making Hephaistion jealous and afraid. Alexander also got the shock of his life when his father announced he was going to marry Euridice, daughter of Attalas, a greek noble, bringing his position as heir to the throne in question.
Hephaistion too had troubles. He had to fend of the rumours that were spreading around of him and Alexander and regularly had to deal with jealous men who wanted Alexander's affections. To top it off his father had fallen ill last winter and had yet to recover. He feared he might die at any time and yet he refused to leave Alexander. Alexander had no idea, or so he thought, because he knew if Alexander found out he would be sent away and he wasn't sure he could handle being parted from him yet.
But today he had to forget about his troubles for awhile because he had to attend a party thrown in Alexander's honour, who turned eighteen that day. When Hephaistion arrived, wearing a blue chiton, trimmed with golden borders, eyes painted in gold and his hair tied at the back with two plaid wearing a golden band in his hair, he noticed many people, including many friends were already there.
He took a goblet of wine, when a servants passed with a tray, slowly sipping it as he wandered around, observing and looking for Alexander because he still hadn't seen him that day due to duties on both sides. Some of his classmates were stuffing their faces with all kinds of food, some of them were dancing with servants or girls, while others, mainly Cassander was in a corner making out with several beautiful girls.
He locked eyes with Ptolemy, who sat down chewing an apple and both rolled their eyes at their friend's antics before smiling at each and continuing with their own business.
Laughter ran out. It was a laugh Hephaistion would recognize in Hades itself and turned towards the sound, slowly making his way over sipping his wine now and then, nodding to people he's never seen before. When he reached Alexander, he saw something he did not expect and stopped dead in his tracks, and hid behind a pillar. There was Alexander laughing and talking with a girl he had never seen before. The girl was stunningly beautiful, long black curly hair tumbled down her back as a red one-shoulder dress clung to her body accentuating every curve of her goddess like body. Every eye in the room was trained on her and even Hephaistion had to swallow for a moment, the girl however ignored or wasn't aware of all the attention and had only eyes for Alexander. Hephaistion's heart constricted in jealousy as he saw Alexander laugh again at something the girl said.
He cursed himself for his jealousy, repeating to himself that it meant nothing. Hephaistion took a deep breath and was about to walk over when he saw Alexander place a big kiss on the girl's lips before taking her hand, twirling her around and dancing, then hugged her close, eyes shut and smiling.
Hephaistion turned insanely jealous an downed his cup in one go, coughing slightly before taking another and downing it was well, thinking Alexander had lied to him all those times when he said he cared only for him and had no interest in girls. Finally the truth was revealed and the drank another cup, seeing the two whisper before Alexander looked around, seeming to look for someone before shrugging and leaving the room with the girl.
Hephaistion got grew angry, the wine clouding his judgement, and wanted to hurt Alexander like he hurt him. He looked around and picked a random guy, who had been staring at him since he entered. Hephaistion did not know who he was but he was beyond caring. He quickly drank another cup of wine, feeling dizzy and his sight slightly blurry he made his way to the guy with the most seductive smile he could muster.
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Hephaistion did not know what happened next or what was said but the instant he woke and opened his eyes, the next morning, he knew he had drunken to much wine the night before.
He groaned holding his head, trying to remember what happened the night before.
He sat back up as he remembered Alexander leaving with that girl and he almost felt sick. Then there was a big blank and he frowned trying to remember what he had done but came up with nothing.
All of a sudden a movement on his left made him look over. He smiled as he saw a blond head, thinking he and Alexander must have made up and reached out to touch his shoulder whispering,
"Alexander…" the body moved, rolled over and muttered,
"Not quite…"
Still not recognizing the man in his bed he stumbled backwards falling of his bed with a loud thump. The man sighed before leaving the bed, walking around to stand in front of Hephaistion extending his hand to help him up. Hephaistion looked up in shock,
"You're… naked…" stuttered Hephaistion as he looked he unknown naked man up and down with a blush. The man chuckled and pointed towards Hephaistion,
"So are you…." Hephaistion looked down, instantly turned red as he noticed he was indeed very naked and quickly stood up.
"We didn't…." started Hephaistion but suddenly got a flashback.
/Quick hands trying to remove clothing./
/Moaning and grunting as they leaned against the wall as they rubbed together/
/Being thrown on the bed, a slippery hand preparing him before being entered in a rough shove./
/Shouting in pain before pleasure took over/
/ Rapid movements, moaning and shouting as they came/
Comprehension filled Hephaistion's eyes and he shook his head in disbelieve, tears filling his eyes as he shook his head,
"No… No…" he gasped, grabbing his chest, "…Alexander…oh Zeus…No…" he couldn't believe he have away what belonged to Alexander alone. The other man became worried and grabbed him by the shoulders shaking him slightly before caressing his neck trying to calm him down. Tears spilled from Hephaistion's eyes as he fully realised what he had done, he never meant for it to go this far, if Alexander ever found out. The man grabbed Hephaistion's face tenderly, wiping away his tears, Hephaistion stared at him in shock before turning angry. He was about to yell for him to leave when the door opened to reveal a happy, bouncing Alexander.
"Hephaistion, I have…" Alexander stopped dead in his tracks as he saw Hephaistion naked with a man he's never seen before, holding, for what seemed to him, each other tenderly. Alexander turned pale before asking,
"What is going on here?"