Chapter 1

Sunlight filled the room causing a sleeping Hephaistion to roll over and groan.

Just how much did I drink at the party last night? he thought

He reached out and felt an arm and a leg he opened one eye and smiled as he closed it again hoping for a few more minutes before he had to get up.

No sooner had his eyes closed they both snapped open and fear sent him off the bed.

"What the hell are you doing here." he screamed at the figure

Cleitus rolled over and smiled when he saw that Hephaistion was stood naked next to the bed, Hephaistion frowned and quickly picked up the green robe that had been slung on the back of the chair and covered him up when suddenly he had a horrible thought.

"We didn't did we?" he asked

Cleitus nodded "you were to drunk to remember."

Hephaistion put his hand over his mouth that is how much he had drunk at the party.

He remembered the start, then the crowd cheering for a wrestling match between him and Alexander and of course he won two matches out of three, then he remembered drinking a lot more than usual then after that it was all blank.

Cleitus could see him struggling and decide to help him out.

"I offered to help you back to your room as for a change I was not yet drunk when we arrived in your room you said that you wanted me and when I refused you started to call for the guard to take me away and have me arrested for treason soI had to kiss you just to shut you up then you gave me no choice in the matter right before we did it you said "oh if only I could make you king."

As Cleitus told the tale of how they spent the night Hephaistion put his hands over his ears and began shaking his head, he felt physically sick he rushed over to the chamber pot which had yet to be filled and heaved up the content of his stomach.

As he laid there weeping arms snaked there way around his waist and pulled him close.

"There my love," Cleitus soothed which made Hephaistion shudder

"Don't ever call me that." he whispered

Cleitus looked at him puzzlement crossed his face "But what about last night."

Hephaistion pulled away from him stood up and squared his shoulders.

"Last night was nothing more than a stupid mistake." he said holding up his head

Cleitus scrambled up and grabbed Hephaistion by the upper arms

"But all the things you said."

Hephaistion said nothing and looked away

He felt sorry for Hephaistion because for as long as he could remember the others had always labelled him as nothing more than the Kings lay.

However he understood what they did not having been in a similar situation with Alexander's father that a king only needed one person close him even if that closeness runs into the bedroom.

Yet should have knew that it was nothing more than a stupid mistake but last night when he held Hephaistion he felt something for the younger man and he wanted to try and start something more than a one night stand.

"But I thought." he began

Hephaistion backhanded Cleitus as hard as he could

"Don't," he said genteelly

Cleitus who was in shock at being struck by a underling stood there open mouthed

"Get out!" Hephaistion screamed picking up Cleitus' clothes and flinging them at him.

Then Cleitus became angry, angry at Hephaistion for hitting him and making him feel like nothing more than a cheap whore.

Hephaistion stood with back to him as he dressed now and then Cleitus looked up at him and the anger would fade into sadness.

"Please reconsider." He tried one last time

"I said get out!" Hephaistion barked this time picking up a vase and hurling that at him.

Sadness was replaced by anger once more and this time Cleitus drew himself up his full height and matched over to the smaller man ands towered above him.

"Nobody makes a full out of me," he hissed "nobody

With that he turned on his heels and left slamming the door behind him.