secret thoughts

Chap 11

Cassander sat at the end of Clietus's bed. "My friend you must eat," he pleaded.

"I'm not hungry Cassander, please go away."

"Clietus you haven't eaten in two days if you continue like this...."

"Leave me be," Clietus yelled kicking the other general off the bed.

"You never going to find a way to stop their marriage if your lying gere feeling sorry for yourself."

"Go away Cassander..........."

"Cleitus......"

"I lost don't you get it..." Cleitus yelled. "Alexander won, I was stupid to think I could go up against him. I shouldn't of tried."

"I never figured you for one to give up so easily," when Cleitus didn't reply he added, "and what of Hephaistion. Does he not matter in this game of your's and Alexander's. Is your love for him as easily forgotten and overlooked," Cassander said getting frustarated.

"That's not it at all of course Hephaistion matters. But Cassander their getting married what am I suppose to do against that. How am I suppose to stop that."

"I don't know and we're not going to figure it out with you lying here starving yourself."

"You'll help me," Cleitus asked standing up.

"Yes, and I'm sure we can get Ptomely and some of the other guys to help."

"You can diffently count me in," say Ptomely walking in.

"Has Hephaistion told you anything," Cleitus asked jumping up to approach Ptomely.

"He's lost, he doesn't know what to do. Alexander is pressuring him to marry him and he hasn't heard anything from you," Ptomely stated pointing towards Cleitus.

"I was being stupid," Cleitus said looking at Cassander, "we need a plan we can't allow this marriage to happen."

"You could leave, take Hephaistion and leave," Cassander stated.

"And have Alexander send the entire army after them, no way," Ptomely stated.

"Ptomely's right, Alexander would hunt us to the ends of the earth if we ran."

"Then what?" Cassander asked.

"I don't know but I need to see Hephaistion," Cleitus stated rubbing his hands through his hair.

"Alexander will be in meeting the rest of the day, I could probably sneak you in to see him, but we'd have to leave now."

"I don't care when we leave I just have to see him," Cleitus replyed as they began walking toward Hephaistion's room. After arriving Cleitus hid and waited while Ptomely went to see if the coast was clear. After what seemed like an eternity Ptomely waved him over.

"He just finished bathing he's waiting for you," Ptomely says while patting Cleitus on the back. "I'm going to keep an eye on Alexander I'll warn you when he's coming."

"Alright.......and thanks Ptomely," Cleitus says walking into the room.

Cleitus had barely walked into the room when Hephaistion jumped in his arms and began kissing him. "I've missed you so much," Hephaistion whispered in his ear.

"I've missed you to my love," Cleitus whispered while guiding the young man toward the bed. "I want you to know that I will not give up on you. That I'll find a way for us to be together. That no matter what I won't lose you to Alexander. I can't lose you."

"I can't lose you either love," Hephaistion says kissing him.

"I love you so much," Cleitus whispers while laying Hephaistion on the bed.

"Show me," Hephaistion says.

"I'd be honoredl," Cleitus said running his hands down Hephaistion's arm. "By the god's you are beautiful." Cleitus whispered while rubbing his hands up Hephaistion shirt. "Gods I've missed you," he whispered while kissing up Hephaistion's shirt.

Hephaistion and Cleitus where so caught up in each other they didn't see the dark shadow enter the room.

"Isn't this interesting," came a deep voice, startling both men. Jumping apart they turned to look at the man who had just entered the room and paled.

"Alexander," Hephaistion whispered barely breathing. "It's not what it looks like."