"Mademoiselle, wake up." Draco gently shook my shoulders.
"Hmm.. why?" I asked, forcing my eyes to open. Draco was standing motionless and just looked at me straight in the eyes as if it were telling me to get the heck out of bed.
I rolled my eyes and pushed my self up to sit then leaned on the bed frame.
"Ooahhh" i yawned loud and rubbed my eyes.
I wonder if i look good with i just did, did i look like a disney princess? Never mind.
I scratched my messy hair while taking my pillow and looked at Draco.
"Wut. I'm still sleepy." I pouted at him as i fluffing my pillow. I fixed the bed and proceeded to lay back down on the soft cushion.
You're not talking? Then I'm sleeping.
I heard Draco sigh. "Alright, imma just gonna get you a decent cloth before carrying you." He said while i bury my face in my pillow.
"Alexander said that we'd be going at any moment now. I'll just carry you if you're really sleepy if you want. All the troops however already packed to prepare for the long walk."
Right. Travel day.
I raised my head up and looked through the wide window. I took a deep sigh and closed my eyes.
Heph when will you talk to me?
"I have a huge feeling that he will talk to you later as Alexander lead the soldiers. For now please use this. I'm not quite comfortable on the fact that i could see your raisins." He said before turning around.
I frowned at his description and looked down at my breasts. They aren't that big but they aren't small either. But describing them as raisins is just downright hurtfull.
I let out a sigh and jumped out of the bed. I immediately changed my clothes and sat besides Drac after.
"Help me seduce him." I whispered at his ears while he didn't hesitate to show his disapproval.
"I think you can manage on your own on this one. Leave me out of this." He scoffed and stood up.
I laughed and looked back at the window. The sun hasn't risen yet.
"Aight, I'll take your word for it."
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"I never knew that traveling was this silent. Not silent with those stompings but, really how could they not talk for that long." I whispered at Draco's ear.
"We've been together with them for a very long time, why the heck did you notice that just by now?" He asked in a bored tone.
I scoffed and looked at the large group of soldiers devided into columns and to those who are leading them. Alex ofcourse is at the center while the people aligned with him is his Generals - including Heph.
I sighed and looked at the mountains.
"With where we are, we might get ambushed. He knows that right?" I asked again.
"Mademoiselle you're talking about the one and only Alexander the Great here. If your gonna teach him something, teach him something that he's not expert on." He whispered and continued to gallop with the soldiers perfect line up.
"Okay, give me one thing that he's really good at which i really suck at."
"Number one, he uses his brain and thinks throughly through things which you suck at. Number two, he's really really great at seducing, he's a playboy in this era after all but all of that aside, YOU suck at that too. Number three he is Great at battles, conjuring techniques and great plans before or during the battle, which you even don't know how. Number four-"
"Okay fine i get it and i also said just one." I frowned at him and kept silent.
"Do you think-"
"You really can't keep your mouth shut for a long time huh." He interrupted me.
I punched him in the back and kicked him in his feet.
"Hey! Basically i own you, you can't do that!" I scoffed.
"Mademoiselle i believe freedom of speech isn't part of the bargain. You can't use this against me." He smirked.
I hate you.
"I love you too mademoiselle." He whispered back. I groaned as a response and diverted my attention to the sound the horses and the soldiers shoes made. It's starting to get relaxing.
WE TRAVELED FOR ALMOST three days, only stopping by for a few drinks and rest then we continue the journey. Up until now, niether Alex or Heph came close and talked to me.
They're really busy. As i watch the sun go down i am surprised that the soldiers suddenly stopped. I looked at Alex and to my surprise he stopped and turned around.
He first glanced at me then to the soldiers.
He made a boring speech in front of us which i really can't understand. I just looked at his lips and throat wondering how the heck could a guy like him have a large vocal box that even at our range we could still hear him pretty loud.
After a whole boring minute everyone went to the river-which i didn't even notice, and refilled thier waterbottles. Some drank straight up from the river.
"Agápi, something bothering you?" Alexander walked up from behind.
Draco turned the horse around and let him face me.
"Aren't you atleast hungry or thirsty, Agapiménos?" He asked pairing it up with a dazzling smile.
I bit my lip and looked at the back where i could see Heph talking to someone else.
"Not really, i just drank a while ago." I lied. I am hungry and incredibly thirsty but i want Heph to be the one offering those.
Alexander raised his brows but didn't push further. Maybe he's realizing that i don't like him.
"Or maybe he has duties to do like attending to the soldiers and watching over them?"
Draco spoke.
I grunted and kicked his feet.
"Aww! That hurts."
I grimaced and crossed my arms.
"You don't talk to me like that before, what happened? Why a sudden change?" I asked.
"Well, i just finished the whole Harry Potter books and all i can say is, I'm bieng your favorite Harry Potter book character- Draco, but much much more nicer." He pointed out.
"Urgh, just give me some water." I demanded and looked at Heph.
He went straight to the river amd drank from there too.
"You said he'll talk to me. So why isn't he?" I asked.
"I'm sorry mademoiselle but i only said what you wanted to hear."
"So he'll never talk to me again?"
"He will, just not now." Drac said and gave me the water bottle.
"This is unfair. You can hear what i think but why can't i know what you think?"
"Because it will ruin the natural time flow?" He said, trying hard not to be sarcastic.
"I suppose so." I said sadly and accepted the water bottle he's giving me. I drank it until it's half empty.
"Will we stop and make camp here?" I asked with sleepy eyes. The sun already set and i woke up so early.
"Nope, we'll continue the journey but you could sleep. Alex said that we will take it slow to avoid waking any enemy that might have camped somewhere here for the night." He said and brought out a piece of sturdy cloth.
"Oh and we took the long way too since Alex noticed something of from the usual road, I'm saying this incase you start to wonder what took our journey long." Drac continued.
"Will we do the same thing we did the last couple days?" I asked as he wrapped me with the sturdy cloth.
"Yes, now wrap it around your body twice this time, the road is bumpy starting from here."
"Done." I said while i fix the edges of the cloth for it not to hurt.
"Good now wrap it once around my body then tie it twice on your back." He instructed and started to whip the horse.
Sure enough we all started to walk again, but this time- a little slower and quiter. When i mean slower that means a normal walk of a man twice the speed. I could hear some random cracks from the twigs left on the earth floor but anything but that is nothing.
They really mustered the word stealth mode, and for everyone to perform it in this large number- gosh pretty amazing.
I was starting to get uncomfortable with the cloth so i untied it first and folded it once lengthwise. I wrapped it twice around my hips to secure my back. After that i wrapped the cloth around Draco's waist and tied the extra length in my back just like earlier.
I wrapped my arms around his waist after and tried my best to sleep. It was less uncomfortable, but it would do.
MORNING CAME and we already arrived at the place. Draco didn't bother waking me up and just let me rest on the bed of the house we'll be staying at.
I almost panicked at the room good thing Draco is there, waiting for me to wake up.
"Hi. We're here?" I asked first thing when i saw him.
He just nodded and closed the scroll he is reading.
"Where is Heph?" I asked sitting up.
Draco sighed and walked across the room. He dropped a beautiful dress on my feet and sat besides me.
"There's a banquet to be held later, use that. You'll see him there too." He said.
"Banquet?"
"Party,"
I pouted and raised the dress. Hmm I've always wanted to attend an ancient themed party, although i really get to experience it in a REAL ancient time.
"I'll change later. But then do you mind accompanying me? I wanna explore this new place." I asked with a sweet smile.
Draco looked at me and smiled back.
"Sure." He dropped the scroll down the table and stood up. I raised my arms and let him pull me out of the bed.
"Here comb your hair. Your a mess." He said while magically popping up a comb for me.
I laughed and took it. I combed my hair straight while Draco clapped his hands twice to turn it into a bun while also adding the viel that had always covered my face.
"Won't this cause much attention?" I asked whiAfter that we headed out from the house.
"This place is alot more civilised.. hey why are you taking my hands off?" I asked him confused.
He leaned in, "Mademoiselle holding me is inappropriate in this times," he whispered.
"Oh you mean they won't see it nicely?" I asked while thinking about how women are conservative in the ancient times.
"No not that. I'm talking about your two lovers. They both have eyes following us whichever we go." He whispered and pulled me down the fruit stand alley.
Lovers? You mean Hephaestion and Alexander? What's the matter about that?
"But you told them that your my brother right?" I asked confusedly.
Drac sighed and looked at our back. "They can't see any familiarity in our face and we can't prove it too, the story you've made to cover our backstory is too blurry for them to believe. They might just nod in agreement when we both say we are siblings but they would never believe it. You should know that their minds work time by time, you might want to be alot careful starting from now. Since your test is about to begin." He whispered and went near a fruit stall that sells mainly apples.
"Test? What do you mean test?" I pat him in the shoulder and acted like i was looking at the apple he was holding.
"Your lives test. In order for you to achieve what your greatest desire is. Did you forget about that mademoiselle?" He said then took 2 apples.
"I knew there was a catch." I pouted.
"Their always is on everything my lady." He whispered then payed the vendor.
"Wait how did i became the one to make that stupid sibling thing? Aren't you the one who made that whole shenanigans up?" I blurted while trying to recall his exact words to prove my point.
"It was you mademoiselle who told them that we are both siblings. But you will do it in the near future, I will not be explaining to you how those will happen but you'll soon understand. For now, focus on what is in front of you and try to choose from the men fighting over you. Your choice is what decides your future."
I gulped in response and tried to look away from him. I saw a glimpse of the same man who had been in our tails starting when me and Drac went out the house.
Will i survive?
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Up Next: CHAPTER 13; Banquet