Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 00:08:09 -0400
From: Rob Lucario <dayraider@live.com>
Subject: Eros on a Mission - 8

** DISCLAIMER **

Standard Disclaimer stuff - This story involves sexual and sensual
relations between males of various ages, both mortal and immortal.  If this
is not your cup 'o tea, STOP READING!!!

This is my first attempt at writing a Nifty story so any feedback would be
greatly appreciated.  Email me at Dayraider@live.com or look me up if you
are in the Nifty chat room.  My nick is Lucario.



Chapter 28

"Alex....Alex" he heard whispering.  He was lying on his side with his head
resting on Marcus's chest, their legs intertwined.  A slight pre-dawn light
was coming in the window and when he opened his eyes he saw Hyacinth
kneeling by the bed.  "Hyacinth...what is it?"

Hyacinth put his finger to his lips and motioned for him to follow.

Alex slowly slid out from under Marcus's arm and got up from the bed.  He
then walked over to his chiton still laying on the floor and put it on.  He
started looking for his sandals but was interrupted by Hyacinth taking his
hand, slowly leading him toward the door.  He noticed then that Hyacinth
was also barefoot, dressed only in his tunic.  Slowly and quietly they
walked out of the door, carefully closing it.

"What's wrong?" Alex asked, still holding Hyacinth's hand.

He didn't answer but instead led Alex down the dark corridor and up a
flight of steps.  Eventually they came to a spiral staircase, Hyacinth
leading the way up.  At the top, Alex found that they were in a small room
surrounded on all four sides by large windows.  There were comfortable
chairs and a couch located in the middle of the room.

"Hyacinth...where are we?" Alex asked turning around in the middle of the
room.

"This is our observation tower.  From up here we can see the entire city."
Hyacinth responded quietly as he walked over to one of the windows.  "Come
here."

Alex approached the window and stood next to him.  He then looked out upon
the city.  There were a few pinpoints of light as the townspeople were
starting to wake.  Beyond the city laid a ridge of mountains behind which
was the morning light.

"This tower is the first to receive the morning sun." Hyacinth said staring
out at the city.  "I come up here a lot to watch it rise." he then looked
at Alex.  "It's the most beautiful thing you will ever see."

The two stood there, side by side, and waited.  Eventually a pinpoint speck
of light appeared atop the mountains.  Alex gasped slightly as he and
Hyacinth were bathed in the first rays of the morning sun.  The sun slowly
rose and eventually the boys had to turn away from the brilliance.  Alex
looked at Hyacinth.  "Thank you for showing me this.  I don't think I will
ever forget it."

Hyacinth looked at him.  "You are the only person I have ever brought up
here." he said quietly.

"You have never brought any of your friends up here?" asked a surprised
Alex.

"I don't have any friends." he replied, tears in his eyes.  "I am too busy
with tutoring, training, and forced to follow my father around to learn the
protocol of being king.  You are the only friend I have...and I only met
you yesterday."  A tear ran down his face and his lower lip quivered.  He
quickly turned away so Alex couldn't see his face.

"Hyacinth..." he said softly.  "I am happy that I am your friend." Putting
a hand on the back of Hyacinth's shoulder, he heard a quiet sob from the
youth.  "I will always be your friend." he said as he slowly embraced him
from behind.

Hyacinth lowered his hands so they were resting on Alex's.  "Do you love
him?" he asked quietly.

"Do I love who?"

"General Marcus...do you love him?" Hyacinth asked.

"Hyacinth, I love a lot of people.  Of course I love him.  I also love the
high priest at the temple, I love my fellow acolytes...and I love you."

Hyacinth slowly turned around, still in Alex's embrace.  "You do?"

Alex looked him in the eyes.  "You know the god I follow, he teaches that
love is the most powerful force there is.  To love another person is to see
his face and be in his presence."  He reached up and wiped away a tear from
Hyacinth's face.

A small smile crept across Hyacinth's face.  "Is it true that you met him?"

"Years ago I did...he saved my life." replied Alex smiling, arms still
around Hyacinth, hardly believing that he was holding him.

"And this" Hyacinth said holding up the pendant, "he gave this to you?"

Alex simply nodded, still staring into Hyacinth's eyes.  His eyes then
slowly closed.  He took a breath, leaned in and lightly touched his lips to
Hyacinth's.

Hyacinth didn't pull away, but instead leaned slightly forward, increasing
the pressure on their lips.

It was over in the blink of an eye.  Alex's mouth slowly transformed into a
smile, Hyacinth was smiling too.

"Wow.  You are the first person to kiss me like that." he said softly.

"How did it feel?" asked Alex.

"Wonderful" said Hyacinth reaching up and lightly touching his own lips.

"Hyacinth!!" came a voice from the base of the staircase, startling both
youths.  "Are you up there?"  It was Queen Diomede.

"Yes mother" replied Hyacinth looking over the railing.  "I brought Alex up
here to watch the sun rise."

"You need to get down and get your breakfast.  Your tutor will be here
shortly." she said.

Hyacinth looked crestfallen.  "But mother, I was planning on going into
town this morning."

"You can go into town after he leaves this afternoon, but for now you need
to come on down and get your breakfast." she said with a tone of finality.

"Yes mother" Hyacinth said sadly.

"It's ok Hyacinth, we can meet up this afternoon after lunch.  Besides, you
have more training tomorrow and I would love to help out again." he said as
he started down the stairs.

"Yeah, there is always that." he said sighing.  They reached the bottom
where Diomede was waiting for them.

"And where are your sandals?" she asked noticing that both boys were
barefoot.

"I was in a rush and forgot them....sorry." Hyacinth answered meekly.

"Go to your room, get your sandals and then get to the dining hall.  Your
tutor will be here shortly." she said, again with that no-argue tone.  She
then looked at Alex.  "Your master was in the dining hall looking for you.
You are young so I can understand the mistake, but a good servant never
leaves his master waiting."

"Yes ma'am" Alex said seriously while bowing slightly.  He turned and
walked toward his room while the queen led Hyacinth off in another
direction.



Chapter 29

Alex walked to his room to retrieve his sandals and then made his way to
the dining hall, there he saw Marcus and Amyclas talking over breakfast.

"Where did you go?" whispered Marcus as Alex took his seat.

"Hyacinth woke me up and we went to watch the sun rise." answered Alex as
he took a biscuit from a plate.  "Do you have any plans this morning?"

"I was going to accompany the captain of the royal guard to the nearby
armory.  After that I was going to look up an old friend or two."

"Would it be alright if I were to go to the local temple?" Alex asked.

"Of course.  Remember, you're on vacation, you can pretty much do
anything." Marcus answered smiling.

"Marcus, are you still searching for a god to call your own?" asked Amyclas
from across the table.

Marcus chuckled.  "Yes I am.  I still haven't felt compelled to solely
worship a single god, though I seem to mostly find myself praying to
Athena."

Queen Diomede and Hyacinth walked into the dining hall, the prince still
looking a little sad.  Hyacinth took his seat across from Alex and managed
to smile at him.

"I'm sorry about forgetting that I have my teachings this morning."
Hyacinth said to Alex.  "This afternoon I definitely want to take you into
town.  There are a whole bunch of wonderful shops at the markets."

"I can't wait" replied Alex.  "I am going to spend the morning at the
temple but will be back in time for lunch."

Everybody ate their breakfasts and eventually went their own way.  Alex
took off for the main entrance of the palace and walked across the
courtyard.  He got directions from the guard at the front gate and walked
out onto the streets of Sparta.  The walk was pleasant as he made his way
down various side streets, seeing the town as it woke.  The temple was on
the outskirts of town and was unlike any that he had ever seen.  Instead of
being a large, imposing building as temples usually were, this one was
smaller and surrounded by trees and bushes, it had a very natural feel to
it.

Alex slowly walked up to the front door and stopped in shock.  The door was
covered with ornate carvings of birds, in the middle of which was a winged
figure in flight.  "Amazing" he said to himself.  "The detail is
wonderful."  He slowly pulled the door open and walked into a sizable room
with a life-size statue of Eros at the opposite end.  The room was
illuminated by countless small windows circling the tops of the walls.
Walking across the empty room he noticed that it didn't have the rows or
benches normally found in temples.  He made it to the statue and was
surprised to find that it was made of wood and looked extremely lifelike.

"What do you think of our new statue?" a voice came from the side.

Alex immediately recognized it.  Turning he saw a tall, beautiful woman
walking from a side entrance.

"Welcome to the temple of Eros." she said smiling, walking up to him.  "My
name is Eutropia, I am one of the priestesses here."

Alex couldn't help but stare at her.  As Eros he had visited her many
times, but that was in Messonea.  "Hi, my name is Alex, I love it." He said
turning back to the statue, lightly touching the statue's face.

"We have an extremely skilled woodcarver living with us.  Poor thing is old
and blind, but he is magical with anything wooden." she said.  "He carved
the main doors as well."

"He is truly gifted" Alex said as he turned to face her again.  "I heard
that this temple was new and beautiful, I had no idea that it was this
wonderful." He looked up at the ceiling and slowly turned around.

"Are you new to Sparta, and are your parent's followers of Eros as well?"
she asked.

Alex looked at her, "I am actually visiting Sparta with my master, General
Marcus.  I am his page and also an acolyte at the temple in Corinth.  As
for my parents, they died some years ago.  I was actually rescued from what
would have been a certain death by Eros himself.  He gave me this..." he
said lifting his pendant, "and asked me to follow him.  From that moment on
I have been a faithful follower."

"You are most fortunate to have met him." she said smiling, examining the
pendant.  "I too have met him on a few occasions.  He is truly a wonderful
god."

Alex smiled at her, remembering the last time he had met with her.  She was
very knowledgeable of the erotic arts and they had made love well into the
night.  He even rewarded her the next morning with a single, white feather
on her pillow.  Just thinking about that last night started to have an
affect on him so he quickly changed the subject.  "Are there any
celebrations or services planned for this morning?  I would love to attend
if I could." he asked, folding his hands in front of his waist to conceal
his growing erection.

"You are more than welcome here Alex." She said with a smile.  "We are
actually getting ready to have a morning service.  I am sure it will be
unlike any that you have attended before.  Leonidas is the high priest here
and is a wonderful speaker, among other things." she said winking at him.

They walked out of the building and down an open colonnade.  "I have never
seen a temple like this before." said Alex as he looked around the plots of
flowers on both sides of the walkway.

"I would be surprised if you had." replied Eutropia.  "This used to be an
old marketplace that was taken over by the previous king and fell into
disrepair.  Leonidas petitioned King Amyclas for ownership after a small
earthquake a few years ago caused the old temple in town to loose its roof.
I was still living in Messonea then."

It wasn't a long walk from the building and they reached a small
amphitheater set into a small depression into the ground.  Surrounding it
were numerous trees and hedges, below which were countless colorful and
fragrant flowers.  A tall and handsome man was there talking with a young
couple and an old man was sitting on a rock whittling on a small piece of
wood.

"This is beautiful!" exclaimed Alex as he walked ahead of her, looking
around.  "Is this where your celebrations and services are held?" he asked
turning to look at her.

"Weather permitting, yes." she said smiling at him.  "We like to be out in
the fresh air and walk among the soft grass.  Speaking of which..." she
pointed down at her feet.

Alex looked down and noticed that she, along with everyone else, was
barefoot.  "Nice!  I am not that fond of wearing these anyways." he said as
he quickly removed his sandals and placed them beside the last column of
the colonnade.

"Follow me, I will introduce you to Leonidas." she said holding out her
hand.

Eutropia introduced him to the high priest and then to the old blind man
who had been busy sculpting a small flower made of wood.

"If you wouldn't mind, I could use some help in the library." said Eutropia
after she had introduced Alex to the couple, who were in their late teens
and had just recently been married.

"Sure, I would love to help." he said smiling, following her back down the
colonnade.  Together they collected certain scrolls that Leonidas was going
to be referencing during the service.  Alex also found that Eutropia had
moved to Sparta a little over a year ago and was instrumental in
petitioning the king to have the rights to the grounds.  They walked back
out to the amphitheater, which now had about thirty to forty people sitting
down and talking.  The grounds allowed people lie back in the grass or lean
against the trees at the back.  Alex decided to take a seat with the
worshipers as Leonidas was getting ready to start.  Walking toward the back
he recognized a beautiful young maiden looking down reading from a small
scroll.

"Princess Hypatia, would it be alright if I were to sit next to you?" he
asked slightly bowing.

Hypatia looked up at him slightly startled and then relaxed into a smile.
"Of course you can sit next to me, but I have a favor to ask."

"Anything, what is it?" Alex asked as he sat down on the cool grass.  He
stretched his legs out in front of him and leaned back on his hands.

"Please, don't let my mother know I was here.  You see, she doesn't place
much faith in the lesser gods, such as Eros, and wouldn't want me to be
wasting my time here."

"Lesser God?!" Alex exclaimed slightly angry.

"No, I don't think that, just my mother.  I have been praying to Eros for a
few weeks and hope that he can grant me what I desire." she said quietly.

Alex was about to say something when Leonidas started talking.  Everyone
got quiet and listened as he welcomed everyone to the temple.  Alex closed
his eyes and opened up his senses, feeling the worship and prayers around
him.  He then picked up on Hypatia's.  She was imploring Eros to have
General Marcus fall in love with her for she had admired him for years now
and for the past few days couldn't get him off of her mind.  Alex slowly
opened his eyes and did a sideways glance at the princess.  Her eyes were
still closed in prayer.  Smiling he closed his eyes again and again felt
the prayers all directed toward him.

Leonidas was an exceptional speaker.  He led the group in worship and ended
up delivering a good teaching about the vast differences between lust and
love.

Alex remained sitting silently next to Hypatia throughout the service.
Others had moved around a bit, couples nuzzling closer to one another.  The
atmosphere was thick with a feeling of love.  When Eutropia stood and asked
for others to come forward and give testimonial or worship, Alex moved over
slightly, turned and laid his head in Hypatia's lap.  She didn't say
anything or even flinch, but simply ran her fingers through his hair.  He
eventually closed his eyes, enjoying the tingling down his spine from all
the energy his followers her sending out.

A couple started talking about how both of their prayers had been answered
by Eros.  While they were talking, Alex heard Hypatia give a quiet,
startled gasp.  He opened his eyes to see General Marcus had walked in from
the side, looking around.  When he saw them he started walking to them.

Alex sat up and signaled to Marcus who stopped.  He pointed down to his
bare feet making Marcus look around.  When he realized what he was supposed
to do he awkwardly pulled off his boots and walked up to them.

"This is the most unusual temple I have ever been in" he whispered as he
sat on the other side of Alex.  "Good morning Hypatia.  We missed you at
breakfast this morning."

"Good morning Marcus" she replied smiling.  "I was getting ready for the
day and the time got away from me.

Alex stood and stretched.  "I'll be right back."  He walked down to where
Leonidas was sitting.  "Excuse me sir, I was wondering if I can deliver a
testimonial."  he whispered as the couple was still talking.

Leonidas looked at him and smiled.  "That would be wonderful Alex.  You can
go up after this couple here."

Alex sat next to Leonidas and waited until the couple was done.  When they
were finished and the light applause died down he stood and walked to the
small stage area.  Turning around he saw Marcus and Hypatia talking quietly
amongst themselves.

Smiling, Alex introduced himself and proceeded to tell the story of how he
was rescued from near certain death by Eros.  He told of the pendant and
the task given to him by Eros to go to the temple and follow him.  Then,
after flashing a wicked grin, he proceeded to tell everyone of the
happenings at the Festival of Eros just a little over a week ago.  He ended
it with a small prayer of devotion, thanking Eros for everything he has in
his life.  Everyone applauded him as he walked back up to where Marcus and
Hypatia were sitting, Marcus staring at him with astonishment.

"You never told me that you had sex with a god." he said quietly.

Alex sat down with Marcus in the middle.  "You never asked.  Besides, it is
bad form to brag about one's sexual exploits." he replied smiling.

"You have had quite a busy life thus far." said Hypatia with a slightly
astonished look.  "I would do almost anything to meet him right now."

Marcus turned and looked at her.  "What would you ask him?"

Alex laid back down with his head in Marcus's lap.  "Yeah, what would you
do if you met him?"

She looked down at him and then back at Marcus.  "I..." she started to say
something, "I would just love to be in his company."

Alex did an empathy probe on her and found that she was overwhelming with
desire.  Smiling to himself he had an idea.  He reached up and took his
pendant in his hand and held it so the little golden arrow was point-out.
Then, focusing his will upon the arrow he stuck Marcus in the side of his
leg.

Marcus didn't flinch as he didn't feel the arrow point touch him.  He
didn't feel the point make its way under his skin; victims of these arrows
never did.  However, he did feel an overwhelming feeling of...something.
He couldn't quite make it out, but staring into Hypatia's eyes, he felt his
skin flush, his heart beat a little faster.

Alex looked at the pendant in his hand, the silver feather wrapping around
a now-silver arrow.  Smiling he closed his eyes and listened to another
person give testimonial and noticed the silence between Hypatia and Marcus
as they continued to stare into each others' eyes.



Chapter 30


Alex walked up to Leonidas as he stood by the colonnade, wishing people
well as they left.  "This was a wonderful service.  Thank you for allowing
me to speak."

"Alex, your's was a wonderful testimonial of our god's love.  You are truly
privileged to have met him and his brother.  Although those who meet
Anteros are usually a little less than fortunate." he replied putting an
arm around him.  "There is going to be little celebration tomorrow night.
A beautiful youth and devout follower such as yourself would be a wonderful
addition."

Alex smiled as he glanced at Eutropia.  "I can check with my master to see
if I am available.  It has been a while since I have joined in an evening
celebration, I would love to be a part of yours."  He looked out onto the
amphitheater to see Marcus and Hypatia still sitting under a tree talking.

"That would truly be a match that only Eros could make, the princess and
General Marcus." Leonidas said noticing where Alex was looking.  "Can you
imagine the significance?"

Alex chuckled.  "I am sure that Eros does."  He then looked back at
Leonidas.  "I am going to head back to the palace.  If General Marcus asks
for me could you please let him know where I went?"

"Of course Alex." Leonidas replied.  "I hope to see you tomorrow night.  If
the weather permits, we will hold it out here at the theater."

Alex gave him a quick hug.  "I hope to be here."

He walked down the colonnade and out of the temple.  Looking back he again
marveled at the layout, small and simple on the outside, but large and
complex on the inside.  He walked back into town and made his way back to
the palace.  There the guard recognized him and let him back onto the
grounds.  Walking back up to the main building he noticed Hyacinth sitting
under a tree, reading from a small scroll.  He turned and walked up to the
prince as he read.

"Good afternoon Hyacinth, how were your studies?" he asked as he sat down
beside him.

Hyacinth looked up at him.  "Thank the gods you are here.  I just finished
and I was afraid that you would get busy at the temple and forget all about
me."

Alex laughed.  "Are you kidding me?  I have been looking forward to our
trip into town since this morning."

"Great!  Lets go then." he said standing, letting the scroll fall to the
ground.

"Um, you might want to put that away before it gets damaged.  I wouldn't
want you to get into trouble." Alex said pointing to the ground.

"Yeah, my mother would definitely have words for me."  he said as he bent
down to pick up the scroll.  He then turned to look at Alex.  "I want to
apologize about what she said this morning.  You are more than just a
servant."

"You have no idea" Alex said winking.  "Lets get to the market, I am
starving."

"We need to get a guard first.  I am not allowed out without one."
Hyacinth said as he walked toward the main gate.

"Let me guess, your mother's idea?" Alex said smiling.

"Yeah." replied Hyacinth as they reached the guardhouse.  "How did you
know?"

"Just a guess" replied Alex smiling.

Hyacinth asked one of the guards to return the scroll to the main library
while another, a young corporal, was assigned to guard them.  They made
their way out the main gate on foot and walked down the main avenue.

Alex noticed that Hyacinth was a very open and talkative youth, a total
opposite of how he acted around his overbearing mother.  He kept glancing
at the handsome prince, watching him as he walked.  He couldn't get over
how handsome and beautiful he was.

The boys and their guard walked down the main street and into the large
central market of Sparta.  It was about the same size as the one in Corinth
and full of vendors and buyers alike.

Alex noticed a few people recognizing Hyacinth, some even said hello or
wished him a good day.  He loved how the prince would blush when a
particularly beautiful maiden would say hello to him.

"I know a wonderful place to eat, follow me" Hyacinth said as he walked
toward a building on one of the sides of the market.  They ended up at a
small building filled with people sitting around numerous tables.

"Looks crowded" Alex said scanning the room for a table.

"I'll take care of it sir" said the guard walking past them.  He said a few
words to one of the servers who looked their way and almost dropped the
plate she was holding.  "We will get a table in a few seconds." he said
walking back to the youths.

It wasn't long before Alex and Hyacinth were sitting at a table in the
corner.  The corporal insisted on giving them their privacy and stood guard
near the front door.  The server quickly brought two plates full of meat
and vegetables for the youths who quickly dove in.

"This is great!" said Alex as he chewed a piece of chicken.  "I can see why
its so packed in here" He had noticed that while at first they had
attracted a few stares, everybody in the place was enjoying the food and
pretty much ignoring them.  The two talked over lunch about pretty much
everything.  Alex was waiting for Hyacinth to bring up what had happened
this morning or what he had seen last night, but it never came up.

After they ate their lunch they walked around the market, the corporal
still keeping watch, but letting them have their space.  They visited a few
tents and tables, sampling different foods and fruits.  They walked among
the many tables and tents of clothes, jewelry and even weapons.  They took
their time examining the various bows they saw, but both knew that their
bows were far superior.  Eventually, after what had seemed hours, they
found themselves walking out of the market with the corporal walking a few
paces behind.

"That was an amazing market.  I am amazed that we didn't buy anything" said
Alex.  "Where to now?"

"You'll see." said Hyacinth smiling.

They walked down a side street out onto a small field.  Across the field
was a small, rocky outcropping.  "This is one of my favorite places to
visit." said Hyacinth as he led Alex across the field.  As they neared the
outcropping the rocks became larger and larger until they had to walk
between them.  Eventually they found themselves walking on a large, flat
rock.  The rock was actually on top of a small cliff, below which was a
wide, slow moving river.

"This is beautiful!" exclaimed Alex as he looked over the side of the
cliff.  The river was about thirty feet below them.  "Is there a way to get
back up here if we were to jump?"

"Of course!  Want to give it a try?" came the reply.

Alex looked at Hyacinth who had already taken off his tunic.  "Uh...yeah.
I would love to." replied Alex.  He removed his sandals and then his
chiton.  When he did he heard Hyacinth whisper a "wow".

"What?" Alex asked looking at him smiling.

"Oh, nothing.  Come on, lets jump!"  Hyacinth said walking to the cliff
edge.

Alex looked over his shoulder to see the corporal still standing guard.  He
smiled at him and turned to join Hyacinth.  "This is quite a river.  Do
boats make it up here from the sea?"

"Quite often actually.  Look..." he pointed upstream.  "There are few up
there."

As Alex looked up the river, a blur streaked past him as Hyacinth ran and
jumped off the cliff yelling in joy all the way.  Alex looked down and saw
his splash and then watched him surface.

"What are you waiting for?  Come on in, it isn't that cold." Hyacinth
called up.

Alex smiled and jumped.  For a brief second if almost felt like flying, but
he let gravity pull him down and he landed in the water making a large
splash.

The two swam for a while and even raced each other to swim across the river
and back.  They took turns climbing to the top of the cliff just to jump
off again.  On one of the trips to the top of the cliff Alex noticed that
another guard had joined the corporal.  He saw the corporal salute and walk
off.

"Looks like our guard was replaced." Alex said to Hyacinth who looked over
and waved.

"Its ok, we just probably went into the end of his shift or something like
that." Hyacinth said right before launching himself from the cliff again.
Smiling, Alex followed, yelling all the way down.

Eventually they climbed their way back to the top of the cliff and sat
together on the sunwarmed rock.

"Hey Alex..." said Hyacinth after some silence between them.  "This
morning, what happened in the observation tower, do you think that we
can..." he paused as if trying to formulate the words.

"Pick up where we left off?" said Alex, finishing the sentence.  He looked
over at Hyacinth with a broad grin, "I would love to."

Hyacinth looked at him and smiled.  He then looked down at the river below.
"Do you think...maybe we could to a little more?"

"What do you mean?" asked Alex.

"You know, I mean."  Hyacinth said looking at him, "What you and General
Marcus do."

"How do you know what we do?" asked Alex trying to remain serious.

"I...." Hyacinth was about to speak but stopped himself.  He looked
worried.  "I mean, you are more then just a page aren't you?"

Alex grinned again "I was wondering if you were going to say something
about that."

"What do you mean?" asked Hyacinth confused.

"Did you enjoy the show last night?" Alex asked laughing.

Hyacinth's mouth dropped open.  "How did you....?"

"You have a wonderful smelling soap, very floral.  I smelled it as Marcus
and I made love." Alex replied still laughing slightly.

Hyacinth's lower lip began to quiver.  "I'm sorry....I was just...."

"Hey, it's ok" Alex said becoming serious, reaching out and putting a hand
on his shoulder.  "I don't mind at all, but I want you to know, I am not
Marcus's catamite.  I am his page and close friend and I love him."

Hyacinth was still fighting back the tears.  "I didn't mean to insult you
Alex, I just saw you two doing it and I thought..."

Alex shook his head.  "He has never forced me to do anything.  What we do
we do out of love."  He glanced at the guard and then back at Hyacinth.  "I
am not mad or insulted.  In fact, it was kind of exciting to know we were
being watched." he chuckled.

Hyacinth looked at him with a confused look on his face.  Alex looked into
his eyes and smiled.  Hyacinth eventually smiled too.  "Thank you for not
being mad.  In fact, just thinking about what I saw last night has started
to...." He looked down and saw his penis start to awaken.

"I can take care of that whenever you want me too." whispered Alex looking
down at Hyacinth's growing erection.  He too was starting to get excited as
well.  "Let me guess, you have never done anything sexual with anyone
before."

Hyacinth slowly shook his head.

"Let's take care of that." Alex said as he stood.  He walked over to the
edge of the cliff and looked down.  "Let's do a little more swimming before
we head back to the palace." he said looking over his shoulder.

Hyacinth stood and walked to the edge of the cliff and looked at Alex.
"Down there?" he whispered.

Alex looked over his shoulder to see the guard leaning by one of the large
boulders at the edge of the giant, flat rock looking bored.  "Yeah, down
there."  He then jumped up and out to the river below.  Shortly after he
landed in the water he heard another splash nearby and saw Hyacinth
surface.  He swam up to Hyacinth who was looking a little nervous.

"Do you trust me?" Alex asked as he gained a foothold in front of Hyacinth.
They were both standing chest deep near the base of the cliff.

Hyacinth looked around and then up.  "Yes, I trust you, but what if someone
sees us?"

"Then they see us."  Alex responded putting a hand on Hyacinth's shoulder.
He then moved closer and with the other hand reached out and found
Hyacinth's now full erection.

Hyacinth's eyes widened a bit as he felt Alex's fingers wrap around his
hard penis.

Alex laid his head down on Hyacinth's shoulder and slowly started to stroke
the hard erection in his hand.

Hyacinth hesitantly reached out and found Alex's hard erection and lightly
grabbed it.  He then slowly started to pump his hand up and down.  The
feeling of another person stroking his hardness was wonderful.  He then
mirrored Alex and rested his head on his shoulder.  "This feels wonderful"
he whispered.

"Yeah...I love how you are just barely holding me." Alex whispered back.

The two continued to slowly stroke each other.  Hyacinth started breathing
a little faster.

"Almost there?" Alex whispered, breathing hard.

"Yeah...feels so good" Hyacinth whispered back.  He closed his eyes and
continued to pump his hand back and forth on Alex's hardness.

Alex started whimpering quietly.  "Don't stop..." he breathed.  He then let
go of Hyacinth's penis and tightly wrapped his arms around him.  "Please
don't stop!"

Hyacinth tightened his grip slightly on Alex and started pumping a little
faster.  He was enjoying the tight hug Alex was giving him and the feel of
his hardness in his hand.  He had never been as close to anyone as he was
now with Alex.

Alex buried his face into Hyacinth's chest and was whimpering lightly when
he let out a quiet cry as he started shooting into the gently flowing
water.  His body was trembling throughout his orgasm and he continued to
whimper and gasp as he felt the waves of pleasure spread throughout his
body.  Eventually he relaxed and found that Hyacinth was hugging him
fiercely.  He brought his head up and locked eyes with Hyacinth.  "That was
wonderful." he sighed.

Hyacinth looked into his eyes and giggled, "You really enjoyed that didn't
you?"

"I loved it!" replied Alex smiling broadly.  "Now, let me show you how good
I can make you feel."  He reached back down and lightly grabbed Hyacinth's
still hard erection.

Hyacinth closed his eyes and sighed, "That feels so good"

Alex reached down with his other hand and found Hyacinth's loosely hanging
scrotum.  He lightly massaged the smooth sack as he picked up the pace of
stroking his hardness.  When he felt Hyacinth was close to orgasm he
whispered, "watch this..."  he then took a deep breath and went underwater.
He wrapped his lips around the straining erection and began to quickly bob
his head.

Hyacinth let out a gasp as he felt a sudden hotness around his penis.
Looking down he saw Alex taking his penis into his mouth, sending wave
after wave of pleasure throughout his body.

Alex knew it would be any second as he was tasting a salty/sweet flavor.
He reached behind Hyacinth with both hands and grabbed his backside cheeks.
They were amazingly soft, yet firm as he squeezed.

Hyacinth couldn't take it any more and he grunted loudly.  He stiffened up,
supported by Alex's hands on his backside, and began to shoot his seed into
Alex's warm mouth.  The feeling was unlike any he had felt before, and so
much better than he could even think about giving himself.

Alex had stopped his bobbing and continued to massage the hard penis in his
mouth with his talented tongue.  He felt Hyacinth's muscles tighten and
held on to keep him standing as the powerful orgasm rippled throughout his
body.  When he felt the last few squirts of semen from the erection in his
mouth, he slowly pulled off.  He then slowly stood up, head coming out of
the water allowing him to take a deep breath.  Wrapping both arms around
the trembling youth, he held him tightly.

"I never knew anything could feel that good" breathed Hyacinth after he
calmed down.  "You surprised me, I didn't think you would do that."

Alex was still holding him tightly.  "I wanted to pleasure you like you had
never been before.  I am glad I was holding onto your backside or you would
have fallen back."

Hyacinth laughed and embraced Alex.  "Thank you, that was wonderful!"

Alex chuckled.  "If you liked that, you will love what I want to show you
next."

"When can we...." Hyacinth was about to ask.

"Tonight..."Alex interrupted smiling at him.  "I am sure Marcus wouldn't
mind if I were to stay in your room tonight."

Hyacinth's smile grew into a broad grin.  "I can't wait."

"I can tell" said Alex lightly running his fingers over Hyacinth's penis
which was starting to stir again.

Hyacinth laughed lightly.  "Just thinking about it is getting me excited.
Maybe we should get out and dry off."

"Good idea" replied Alex looking up at the position of the sun.

The two slowly swam to the bank and up the small path to the top of the
cliff again.  When they arrived they both laid themselves down on the flat
rock to sun-dry themselves.  They talked about the training tomorrow and
how Alex was going to toughen up on the archery training.

"Excuse me your highness."  The guard said standing right beside them,
making them jump in surprise.

"I was instructed by your mother to let you play a bit more but to have you
back at the palace before dinner." the guard said.

Hyacinth looked over at Alex and slowly shook his head.  "Even out here she
finds a way to ruin things." he said quietly.

"Don't worry.  After supper we can have the entire evening to ourselves."
Alex whispered wearing an excited grin.

"I can't wait" Hyacinth whispered back

They stood up and looked for their clothes.  "Oh, the corporal put your
clothes by where he was keeping watch sir." said the guard walking past
them and looking down the cliff.

Hyacinth and Alex walked over to the group of boulder sized rocks where the
corporal was watching them to retrieve their clothes.  The attack came
without warning.  In the blink of an eye, a group of men jumped from the
tops of the boulders and pulled dark bags over the boys' heads.  Alex heard
Hyacinth yell out in surprise and instinctively reached up to remove the
bag from his head when his arms were grabbed and yanked forcefully behind
him.  He felt his wrists being bound and struggled to get free.  "Stop him
before he gets free!" he heard a voice yell.  He took in a breath and was
about to take off flying when a sharp blow hit him across the back of his
head.  He saw a flash of light, felt dizzy and the last thing he felt was
himself falling to the ground.


End of Part 8