Title: Royal Slave
Author: Adsagsona
Type: Romance/Drama
Rating: R
Disclaimer: Nothing about the movieverse Alexander belongs to me, I don't own a thing, sadly enough. I believe the real Alexander the Great and his companions belong to history and themselves.
Warnings: Slight slash, allusions to rape.
Beta: None.
Pairing: Alexander/Hephaestion
Archive: Right here.
Author's Note: This is a sequel to the story 'By my side'. AU, Hephaestion has come to Philips court as a slave, but found a place as the loyal companion of Alexander.
Summary: Alexanders army stumbles upon the land of Lord Amyntor. Suddenly Hephaestion reacts strangely and reveals something about himself which had not been forseen.
Royal slave – Chapter 10
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"We're here."
He was lifted off the horse and almost thrown towards the stony ground. Thankfully there was a blanket on the floor where he landed. Hephaestion groaned as his backside hit the floor, but he looked up immediately. His hands still bound together, he could do nothing much about what would happen next.
"Now that we've got you to ourselves…" One of the soldiers began, but he did not complete his sentence. Hephaestion had always known that he seemed attractive to others, even to other men, it was not had made men like Cassander come to him in the first place. He had never taken their offer, but he knew that he could play this out when he wanted to.
His hair got pulled and his neck arched, so that he had to look in the eyes of the soldier looming over him. His own seablue eyes looked towards the other softly, like he was relenting in the situation and knew that he could not do much else.
"Ah, little whore, you are beginning to understand. If you dare to bite either of us, you die, dod you understand?"
"Yes, sir."
And obedient as well, just like they liked it. These soldiers had a wife at home mostly, but sometimes they did not see them in years. It was not frowned upon to take a young male to your bed, there was no homosexuality… it just happened, that was it. Boys and girls alike offered themselves to the Generals of Alexander for example, hoping to travel along with the camp to the next city.
Hepheastion got hauled up to his feet and caught into a savage kiss, bruising his lips and leaving him gasping for breath. The man had bit his lip until it bled and he taste the coppery fluid swiftly as his tongue sneaked out to catch it. A hand cupped his cheek rather roughly and made him look back.
"Alexander thinks you're good, doesn't he?"
"I know everything which pleases him."
Now, that was not a lie, but they did not need to know the full extent of his relationship with Alexander. As the other smiled at him, a mouth descended upon his own again. He did not bite nor did he truly cooperate, but these were harsh men who did not know the difference between sorts of kisses. Lucky for Hephaestion.
"Show me what you do to him."
"Ah, I'll need my hands for that."
The soldiers looked towards the other who was guarding the entrance. Hephaestion looked sweetly towards the other and licked the lips of the soldier.
"I can't run away even if I wanted to… I don't know the way here in the mountains. I won't be much fun if I can't use my hands."
The young man sounded so sweetly, that none would think him capable of any kind of cruelty, trained only to pleasure. Of course the soldiers did not know much about Hephaestion and the one before him seemed to fall for his tricks.
"If you run, there will be hell to pay."
Hephaestion smiled and pressed his lips softly to those of the soldier, before retreating and batting his eyelashes. He did not have the pose of a General, not even close, and it seemed like he would not even have the strength to take on one of those soldiers, let alone two.
"Treat me nicely and I will not have a reason to run. Alexander never treated me that well… maybe I could become your private pet. What do you think?"
This made the soldier more than happy as such a beautiful young man pressed close to him and seemed to want nothing more than to have him. Finally coming to a decision and wrapping his arms around Hephaestion, he loosened the bonds so that the young man could break them.
"Now, show me how you pleasure that King of yours."
Hephaestion nodded slowly and wriggled his hands out of the bonds, slowly letting them come up over his head and wrapping it around the neck of the soldier in front of him. Kissing the man soundly, he took the bonds which he had left dangling on one finger, forwards and losely bound them around the wrists of the other.
"What are you doing?"
The man sounded breathless already, but Hephaestion didn't relent. He just smiled sweetly and tilted his head to the side, long hair flowing over his shoulder as he did so.
"You wanted the royal treatment, didn't you? You are getting it." He responded with a soft smile as he directed the man towards the hides who were carelessly thrown into the corner where Hephaestion had lain previously.
Pushing him downwards, he lifted a rather big rock, but fitted in into the palm of his hand, clamping his fist over it. Leaning over the soldier, he found it quite unusal that the other would actually let him do this.
Gathering his courage, he bit his lower lip and clapped the other upside the head with the stone. Without giving another sound the soldier slumped to the floor. To anyone who was watching, and Hephaestion knew for sure that the other was doing just that, it would look like Hephaestion was doing his job thoroughly.
Binding the hands of the soldier, he tucked him under one of the hids, gathered his weapons, and then stood, hiding them behind his back. His lips swollen from the kisses of the other, he tried to make it look as lustful as possible. Which was quite difficult, he had never done this outside Alexanders bedroom or tent.
"I think I've worn your companion out." He murmured softly.
"Let's see what a real man can do to you then." The other grinned, before freezing as the tip of a sword was directed straight at his throat.
"I don't need you to be that real man, my friend, thank you." Hephaestion said softly, his voice cold as ice. "Go and keep the other one company… lay down on your belly and don't even think of moving."
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Queendel: Ah, how well you have guessed.
Elithraniel: Shame on your for thinking Hephaestion so weak. ;)
Baliansword: I hope this chapter answers at least some of your questions. As for Cassander… you'll be surprised. ;)
Koalared: Hephaestion is a smart man, he doesn't need slack. ;)
Sofia: -smiles- Nobody seems to like Amyntor in the least.
Nelia: You'll see ;). For now, Hephaestion is slightly alright.
Fanfic Fish: Thank you, love, I really appreciate it. Hope you like this chapter too.