Chapter 14 I won't fight you

"Hephaistion?" Alexander asked as he moved closer in to the room looking from side to side and up and down.

He looked at Hephaistion and saw he had several holes down his back.

"Hephaistion?" he asked again

Hephaistion stood up and turned to face him, the black goo had dried and gone hard on his skin and he had pushed his hair back so many times it was now away from his face the black goo gave it a wet like appearance. Alexander Put his hand over his mouth as Hephaistion looked at him; His eyes were not the clear blue that he had expected but obsidian.

When he saw Alexander he snarled at him and began to run towards him. Before Alexander had time to defend himself Hephaistion pounced on him sending them both on to the floor causing Alexander to drop his sword and let go of his shilde.

Hephaistion put his hand around Alexander's throat.

Alexander managed to pulled Hephaistion's hand away long enough to slide his foot under Hephaistion stomach and flip him over his head Hephaistion landed heavily and they both rolled up, Hephaistion stayed crouched as if ready to pounce again he hissed and snarled at Alexander who was stood up.

"By Gods Hephaistion," he said "Don't you recognise me?"

Hephaistion bared his teeth at him like some wild animal and pounced on him again but Alexander stepped out of the way and pushed him to the ground.

He didn't want to hurt Hephaistion but Hephaistion wasn't giving him much of a choice.

"I don't want to fight you," he said in a commanding voice.

Hephaistion jumped up and he looked at the sword, Alexander saw him looking and stepped in front of it as Hephaistion moved towards it. Hephaistion moved in the other direction but Alexander blocked him.

"Hephaistion if you are in there please fight the thing inside you." he begged

Suddenly Hephaistion swung for him and wrestled him down to the ground; even now Hephaistion was the better of the two. Alexander was pinned down when Hephaistion's nail became longer and he dug them into his back he felt something slide into the holes. He bite down into Hephaistion's hand and the nails where withdrawn and Alexander elbowed him in the stomach. Hephaistion rolled away and tried to make a grab for the sword but Alexander grab hold of his legs and pulled him back.

He sat down on him and twisted his arm behind his back; Hephaistion hissed and tried to bite him.

"Now you listing to me," Alexander demanded "You release him."

The hold didn't last long Hephaistion kicked out and caught Alexander on in the back and grabbed the sword.

Alexander was just recovering from Hephaistion's kick when Hephaistion pointed the sword at him.

He turned around and put up his hands and began to slowly get onto his knee.

"Please Hephaistion fight," he tried once more to reach out to his lover " if you don't then you may as well end it now because I did not fight my way through trails to win you back from monster to lose you to another."

Hephaistion jabbed the sword in his stomach, when Alexander had another thought he reached inside his shirt and pulled out both pendants. And took them off and held them up so that Hephaistion could see.

"Do you remember when we got these," he said "It was the day after we had our first night together and then we went out and you saw them hum."

He saw Hephaistion flinch but he put the sword down for a second and Alexander thought he had won but then Hephaistion's hand jerked up and he swung the sword and Alexander squeezed his eyes shut.

He was waiting for something to happen but nothing did. He opened one eye and saw that the sword was stuck in the ground next to him; he opened the other eyes and looked at Hephaistion.

He saw that red streaks were running down his face and his mouth open and closed as he was trying to say something.

He pulled away from Alexander and throws himself to the ground and Alexander could see he was trying to push the thing out.

He bravely crept forward and wrapped his arms around Hephaistion's waist and pulled him close, Hephaistion snapped and tried to bite him but he held on.

Alexander watched as a black shadow thing climbed out of the holes in Hephaistion's back and slithered away.

Alexander pulled away from Hephaistion and held him but the shoulder and watched as his eyes bleed back to the normal colour.

"Hey you," he said gently smiling

"Alexander smiled and pulled him back close to him "welcome back."

They held each other for a couple of minutes before standing up and walking back towards the exit.

A shadow thing slithered across the floor and wrap it self around Hephaistion feet pulling him to the floor.

Hephaistion tried to hold onto Alexander who tried to pull him back towards him.

The shadow pulled him out of Alexander grip and pulled him across the floor towards the wall were several other shadows where waiting. Alexander dived for him but he missed.

Alexander picked up the sword and cut the shadow away from Hephaistion's feet but it only rejoined itself and began to pull again.

Alexander reached inside the pouch and began to search inside; Hephaistion's calling him made him look up, Hephaistion was holding on to the wall as more of the shadows began to pull him closer to them. Alexander opened his hand and pulled out a small box.

"Hephaistion cover your eyes," he called

Hephaistion closed his eyes and buried his face in his shoulder, Alexander looked away as he opened the boxes and a bright light filled the room. The shadows hissed as the light hit them and they let go of Hephaistion as they disintegrated and the light faded.

Alexander rushed over to Hephaistion who was picking himself up off the floor.

"Are you already?" Alexander asked as he helped him stand

Hephaistion brushed himself down and nodded his head then for the first time he noticed Alexander dressed in his armour. He came in close and his finger touched the outline of the muscle.

"Where did you get this?" he asked

Alexander smiled "Let just say I had a little help from some friends."

Hephaistion frowned and Alexander put his arm over Hephaistion's shoulders

"Come on I'll introduced you." he said as they made there way back toward the exit.