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Book 1: Bonding for Eternity	By : Ashura77 Category: 1 through F > Alexander Views: 996 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: Not owning anything concerning the movie "Alexander", neither the script nor the Characters (historical ones) playing in it, I would love though, to have Reviews besides some admins being kinky. Thanx. and of course, I am not makin

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I will jump forward in time to get going with the story, no need to make plots for every day of his life :)

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Five tiring and interesting months later came Cleitus' first journey into the woods with his new friends. He was nervous as he was working through his room, gathering all the things he had been told he needed and frowned when he realized how heavy those things would be to carry all day. His good mood was a little dampened and his father squeezed his shoulders when he joined him “What is it Cleitus?”

Cleitus let out a deep sigh, pointing to the things that were cluttering his bed “I am not sure I can carry all of those things...”
“Then we will have to work through them and find a solution...”
The boy nodded and watched his father put some things away again “You can do it my son, you have enough strength in there”, he poked his temple “and you will endure whatever hardship lays before you”
“I know, but I am afraid to fail”
“And I know you won't”, stroking his hair he added “You have not failed until now, have you?”. Seeing the boy shake his head he continued “And you will not start failing now...”
Cleitus went to bed early but couldn't find any sleep. He tossed and turned, his mind working at full force and unable to calm a multitude of feelings that rendered finding sleep impossible. Anxiety, nervousness, but also anticipation and a deep happiness that he was allowed to go with them. It had been quite a discussion, some tutors believing that even if he was good, a week in the wood, with the cold autumn weather, was too much for the boy. It was late at night when he finally fell asleep, with only three hours before departure.
He joined the others at sunrise after a very embarrassing kiss and the promise to his mother he would be careful and listen, and was a little taken aback when the older boys decided to take some of his affairs and carry them for him. Shaking his head he vehemently refused “I have to carry it myself, give it back”
Antigonus was not ready to give up and insisted “I am twice your size Cleitus, a cloak will not hinder me but it will make it easier for you”
“No, give it back”
Throwing the cloak back, Antigonus frowned, shaking his head at the stubbornness the youngest displayed “Well, suit yourself brat”

Hours later they finally stopped for the night and Cleitus was ordered to stay in the camp and start the fire. Their tutor wanted to give the boy some relief and wanted to see if he was already able to get a fire going and had a notion about camps. Cleitus grinned happily, knowing he had already been taught how to do it and ten minutes later a fire was brazing mightily in the middle of the clearing. The others were gathering fruits to go with the deer they had killed two hours earlier and Antigonus and Parmenion were preparing the meat. Antigonus laughed when he saw the fire start and patted Cleitus' shoulder “Well done, little warrior”
Cleitus shrugged his shoulders, in a matter-of-fact way, informing Antigonus “I learned how to start a fire two years ago...”
“Really?”
Cleitus shrugged his shoulders again, not understanding why it was such a great deal, and took off to gather more firewood. He had already brought back more than enough but took off one last time, to make sure he did everything right. The tutor sat there and watched the boy busily run off again and smiled at that much energy. He decided to tell him it was enough when he came back and went over to see how the other two were faring.
Cleitus had both arms full of wood when he heard a noise behind him he didn't like. The bushes were rustling and he just had the time to let the wood drop and pull out his dagger when a boar came rushing at him. His heart missed a beat but he quickly reacted and jumped aside, plunging his dagger into the throat of the animal as it passed him. The boar continued his run for a couple of paces and then dropped down, dead. Cleitus rubbed his elbow on which he had landed hard but seeing the dead animal he howled and jumped up and down, laughing and forgetting about the pain. Now that was the last prove he was ready. Unfortunately he lacked the strength to drag the body back to the camp, but his screaming had alarmed everyone and soon the other young men were staring at the grinning boy, still trying to pull his hunt and beaming with pride.
“You took it down?”
“Yes...”, Cleitus was still trying to get the beast to move at least a bit but it didn't move and made him sigh “But it won't move”
Laughing Philip pulled him in an embrace, kissing his head “I am proud of you Cleitus”

They helped the boy pull the boar back to the camp and then told their tutor what had happened. At first he didn't believe it, but then he found it weird that they all claimed the boy had done the kill, and knowing them he realized they would gloat if it had been any of them. In addition, it clearly was the boy's dagger that was lodged in the main artery of the animal. Walking around Cleitus he noticed that the boy was holding his elbow, massaging it, but he wouldn't address it should the boy not say anything. It didn't seem to be a serious injury so it was far from important, especially considering the situation.
“I am amazed Cleitus, well done boy”
“Thank you...”
“I want you boys to take an example of Cleitus, he will have his own wolf killed before some of you will even have seen one”, patting his head he added “Do you know how to skin it?”
Cleitus shook his head, mumbling “No...”
“Antigonus and Parmenion will show you, they are the best when it comes to skinning”
Cleitus helped them move the body to the side and sat down with them, listening closely and trying himself once he had understood what he had to do.
“You will have a magnificent rug to put in your room”, Antigonus had decided to clean it immediately and let the head on it so the boy could put it down like a rug.

It took them over an hour and then they had a deer and a boar roasting over the fire. Cleitus was sitting with Philip and Antigonus and retold his boar killing adventure, grinning like a madman “And then bang, it went down... I really thought for a second that my dagger would be gone, but no, I had gotten the boar where I should”, he added “My father told me I always had to aim for an art... Uh, artr... Well, the place where a lot of blood flows through”
“It is called an artery”
“Artery”
“Yes, artery...”, Philip smirked at the boy's repetition of the word and put two fingers on the side of his throat “You have one here... Like the boar...”, he chuckled, and then moved his hand to the insides of Cleitus' thigh “And you have one here too”.
Cleitus giggled, ticklish to no ends, and squirmed in his lap, trying to remove his hand “Stooooop that...”
Philip grinned and moved his hand away “I did not do anything”
Eyeing Philip's hand to make sure it wouldn't move and tickle him again he giggled “Not true, you tickled me...”
“No, I showed you one more artery”, Philip pulled him between his legs and buried his face in his hair, whispering “You really are someone special”
Cleitus turned in the embrace and nodded “I know, I am good... And one day I will be your General and then you will never have to worry about anything...”
“I look forward to that day”

They had more than enough to eat and dinner was passed in laughter and good mood. Cleitus started feeling accepted and the anxiety he had felt at first whenever he joined them was slowly disappearing. He laughed with them and only frowned when Parmenion talked about a mistress he had passed some time with and went into details. Seeing him pull a face he chuckled “Have you ever kissed a girl Cleitus?”
The frown aggravated and he shook his head “Girls are disgusting”
Parmenion laughed “You will change your opinion when you grow older”
“Girls are annoying and the day one will put her tongue in my mouth I will bite it off”
“And should she take some of your parts into her mouth?”
Their tutor had had enough and bellowed “Enough Parmenion, you are talking to a six-year old, your dirty escapades should not be brought to his attention”
“I am merely telling him that he will not find them disgusting in a couple of years”
“Oh I will...”, glaring at Parmenion he added “And I find you disgusting too”
“See, he does not want to hear it, so shut up”
Everyone besides Parmenion started laughing, especially since the two started a glaring contest they all knew Cleitus would win. The boy managed to stare you down, not flinching and not moving until you were the one looking away.
After dinner, their tutor shushed them to lay down and get a couple of hours of sleep. Cleitus wrapped himself into his cloak, curled up on the cold forest floor like everybody else and within minutes was soundly asleep, a sweet smile on his face. Philip and Antigonus lay down on each side of him and put their arms around him. Everyone was huddled up to share some warmth, and the smaller boy fitted perfectly between them.
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The next morning the noises of the wood woke Cleitus, who tried to stretch but couldn't move. Opening his eyes he saw why. He was imprisoned between his two friends, their arms around his body and keeping him both warm and safe, and quite blocked from any movement. Grinning, he tried to wiggle free only to be pulled even closer to Philip “Where are you going?”
Cleitus blushed, mumbling very low “Somewhere I need to go alone”
Suppressing a yawn, he really needed a little bit more sleep, Philip stroked his cheek, smiling “Now? Is it pressing?”
“Rather yes...”
Philip didn't want to let that warm heat source leave too soon, but if the boy had needs, he couldn't repress them for too long. He sighed and cuddling the boy one last time against himself moved a bit and let him get up “Don't wander off too far”
“Why? Don't you want to eat another boar?”
“We have enough for three days brat”
Cleitus shuffled off and returned a couple of minutes later to a waking camp and sat down next to their fire, pulling his cloak closer to keep the cold wind away from his still waking body. He was the smallest, which wasn't very astonishing or bizarre since they all had years on him, and the cold got to him more than to them, well not really the cold, rather the chilly fresh temperatures and the equally chilling wind. Antipater had just gotten up, wrapped into two cloaks and put one of them, still warm from his body heat, around the trembling boy “How was your night in the woods?”
“Thank you...”, pulling the cloak so he was completely wrapped into them he continued “It was nice, slept like a stone...”
The older boy sat down next to him and chuckled “Stones sleep?”
Cleitus rolled his eyes “Ever seen one move or heard one talk?”
Shaking his head and trying to hide his amusement, Antipater had to agree on at least not ever having seen or heard a stone move and talk “No”
“See, they are deeply asleep, like very deeply asleep... They are lazy...”
“The way you are explaining it, I start believing you...”
“I am right”
“I am sure you are...”

Their tutor had listened, standing behind them and smiled at the explanation Cleitus gave Antipater, and found it most endearing that the older boy was playing along, and he did too “We have a couple of stones in our midst too... Parmenion for instance”. He had spoken loud enough that the named one turned and frowned “I am tired”
“We all are...”
Antigonus jumped on the 'bash Parmenion train' “If only he was as silent as a stone...”
Cleitus let himself drop on his back and grinned “I am not tired...”
“See Parmenion, some are awake and ready to start their day...”
Philip had just come back from behind the bushes and joined in “I am awake too...” before sitting down next to Cleitus, handing him a fruit “Here...”
“Thank you...”
Before he would let them have breakfast, their tutor had a little surprise, one that did not go too well with the boys “Alright, now that I have everyone up, we will go to the stream”
A couple of faces were pulled and Cleitus, not understanding, asked “Why?”
“To take a bath”
“But the water must be freezing”
“It will man you all up a little”
As he was not going with no as an answer, he moved them all to a nearby stream and watched amused, as they all slowly undressed, already trembling and all in all, looking miserable “Oh come on boys... It will wake you up, your minds and your bodies”
Antigonus teased Cleitus, who stood there, arms around his chest and looking like bursting out into tears at any moment “Seems I will beat you this time, I will be in there first”
That did it for the boy, who pulled his tongue out at his friend and then ran into the water, diving when he had the water above his knees.
“By the Gods... Now that is what I do call motivation... Any other of you fools able to join him like that”
They all knew that Cleitus' way of doing it was the easiest, albeit the hardest, but the quickest and the boy was staying completely under the water, with only his head above “You are all girls...”
Their tutor laughed “You are right, we have a bunch of little girls here, and ugly ones at that”
“Hey...”, Philip, wanting to impress, sighed and together with Antigonus imitated Cleitus, frowning once he was in “This is worse than death”
“Hades' realm is said to be warm, like too warm so this can not be it...”
Cleitus dived, feeling a lot warmer submerged than above and fled out, grabbing the welcoming blanket and wrapping himself with it. Between a couple of bushes, where the wind didn't reach, he removed his loincloth, dried himself off and got redressed. Five minutes later, a bit warmed up he stopped next to the tutor, who send him, Antigonus and Polyperchon back to the camp since they were done “Make sure the fire keeps burning”
“We will...”
Cleitus was glad the two older boys looked after him, he felt like his whole body had been frozen, and when the fire was back to brazing, they sat, huddled up together, and cuddling in order to keep somewhat warm, or to get somewhat warm.

When the others joined them, Philip was frowning, seeing his future eromenos huddled up like that with other people, and he voiced it “Are you touching him?”
“No, we let him freeze alone...”
Philip plopped down between them “You're warm?”
“Yes”
“You're sure?”
“Yes, and I am more cosy than you”
“Are you going to make me feel cosy too?”
Cleitus gave Philip a smile and together with Antigonus they moved so that Cleitus was sitting between the two, a bit closer to the fire and the three were sharing their cloaks, Cleitus asking “Like this?”
“Yes...”
“This is nice...”, the youngest laid back and was completely wrapped into cloaks upfront, and into Antigonus and Philip at his back “I could stay like this forever”
Since they had mastered their morning class with bravery for some, a little less for others, their tutor kept the afternoon for technical explanations about track reading, checking if they all still knew their lessons and their evening, around the fire passed in general hilarity and good mood. Just as did the next days... They listened, tried out, failed or succeeded, but at the end of the week they all felt like they had learned some valuable life-lessons...
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When they arrived back in the city, the sun had just started to descent and Philip accompanied Cleitus to his home, carrying the boar fur since it was a little to heavy for the boy to carry after a day walking through the woods and all of his stuff. Cleitus wanted him to enter and have dinner with them but Philip had promised his father he would join him and he could hardly leave the king waiting “Another day Cleitus, my father is awaiting me”
“Okay...”, Cleitus gave him a hug and then pulled the rug behind him inside, dropping it in front of his parents, smiling “I am back”
“And you got something...”, his father inspected the fur and asked “Who offered it to you?”. Dropides was already mentally preparing himself to go and kill one of the older boys for having made his son an eromenos this young, it was outrageous, he was six, and such contracts were not taken before the youngest of the couple was at least twelve, better even thirteen. Someone had completely forgotten about the rules, and he hoped that it had not been Philip, he liked the boy, well all things considering, he'd rather have Philip as his son's erastes then someone like Parmenion. In his eyes that was the only plausible explanation to the magnificent rug Cleitus was carrying, or no, rather pulling behind himself, over the floor, wiping it with it at the same time.
Cleitus beamed “No-one, I killed it”
Dropides frowned, he hated it when Cleitus was lying “Cleitus, I have told you many times not to lie to me, have I not”
A little irritated at his father's comment, the boy pouted “It is the truth father, I killed him on my first night in the woods... I am good... I will become Philip's General and then we will conquer the world”
Dropides ignored the comment about Philip, he had long learned that his son was as smitten with the king's youngest son as he was with him and concentrated on the rug “You killed this enormous boar? All by yourself?”
“Yes... It attacked me and I did as you told me, I aimed for the throat and got it down”, he pointed to the side of his throat where his dagger had penetrated the boar “Like right there”
“I am speechless my son...”
“Not good?”
“How can you think that, it is perfect... You are amazing...”
Cleitus' eyes shone with pride as he pulled the rug to his room and put it in front of his bed, kicking the head and giggling like the boy he still was “The next one will be a wolf”
His father was leaning against the door, shaking his head “You have all the time in the world to slay your wolf my son”
“I can always slay a couple of them”, Cleitus smiled “And the next boar will be for you...”
“Oh really?”, seeing his son nod he approached and lifted him into his arms “Well thank you”
“Put me down... I am not a baby anymore...”, a small adorable pout was blossoming on his face as he tried to push his father away, or rather, get him to let go and depose him on the floor.
“You will always be my baby son”
Cleitus fell asleep that night, exhausted and drained of any energy, but happy and satisfied, and looking forward to the next days, weeks, months...
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Book 1: Bonding for Eternity