~ Gay Short Stories ~

The Immortal and The Time Traveler

(GirlXGirl)

It was 330 BC in Ancient Greece, where a local was tending to some flowers outside her home. Alexandria couldn't believe her eyes when out of nowhere a strangely dressed woman appeared in front of her. Some may call it fate or destiny, Alexandria found it strange, she believed she was the only one in this world with powers as great as she had but apparently not. The woman had shortish blonde hair, that was scruffy but neat at the same time. Fair skin that could bruise easily. She wore tight grey jeans with white and black shoes, also sporting a t-shirt covered by a thin black over coat, open at the front. The strange woman looked around, finally spotting Alexandria. "Hello!" She said cheerfully, grinning like a madman. "Do you happen to know where Alexander The Great is? He owes me some money from our bet a few years ago." Alexandria steps back in shock and wonder, staring at the woman, deeply confused. "Oh! I'm so sorry darling, my name is Delilah, time traveller. And you are?" She said rising her eyebrows, extending a hand out. Alexandria looked the woman up and down before taking her hand. "Alexandria, Immortal. Alexander the Great died years ago, hadn't you heard? Time-what?" Shaking her hand, Delilah brought it up to her mouth, kissing it lightly. "An Immortal, astounding! I must rush off just now but remember my name!" Delilah smiled and sprinted off in what seemed like a second. Almost like magic the mysterious time traveler had disappeared, leaving Alexandria alone.

129 AD, Scotland. Hadrian's Wall was being constructed and a few miles away Alexandria was hiding. She often dreamt of the mysterious time-traveler. Always leaving her small messages and hints. Over the past 450 years someone had been leaving flowers on her doorstep and drawing themselves in murals she was working on. Alexandria floated around the different colonies, never making any friends or family. She couldn't be around for to long for people began to notice she never aged. She never officially gave herself a last name. Too frightened if she used the same one twice, she'd be remembered. She sat in her small hut, making herself a small brew. It was a gift she was left by Delilah more recently. A small bag of herbs with instructions to put it in water. So Alexandria did as it said, taking a small sip of what she'd created. She sighed to herself happily, she still awaited the day Delilah returned, so she could thank her properly. Finishing off her beverage, she looked upon a small box filled with all the things Delilah left for her, all the way back to the first note. It seemed that they had not deteriorated over time. It had showed that if she cared about something that much, it became immortal with her. A knock on her door interrupted her thoughts, quickly putting the box under her desk, she rushed to the door. She opened it slowly to reveal a hooded figure facing the other way. "Um... Hello" Alexandria called out, opening the door slightly more. "You sound as beautiful as you did before." Almost like flash Alexandria was picked up and spun around by the unknown figure. On inspection she saw Delilah, holding her. "Oh my goodness, It can't be." Alexandria said dropping her self out of Delilah's arms and standing in front of her. "450 years Delilah! 450 without you in my life!" Alexandria exclaimed, getting closer to Delilah, slight irritation in her voice. "You know what that does to a gir-" Alexandria was cut off by Delilah's lips against hers. It was a fast kiss before Delilah pulled away and backed away near the door. "Wait for me." Delilah whispered before sprinting away once more. Alexandria stood in shock, a hand tracing over her lips.

The next few thousand years were filled with short visits no longer than 10 minutes each time but Alexandria cherished them. Delilah promised that one day they'd have a real relationship that she'd be with her but it wasn't the right place in time. It wasn't until one masquerade Ball in the 1700s where everything changed.

Alexandria decided instead of spending all her time waiting for Delilah to instead embark on the finer things in life. She started mixing with the higher class back in the 1500s. To avoid people questioning her, she claimed to come from a long line of royalty with each first born female being named Alexandria. Kings and Queens often mentioned knowing of her 'mother' and 'grandmother' commenting on how they all look identical. Once her time as that Alexandria was up, she'd tell the people that she was going far away to reflex on life then have a message sent back saying she'd died and left a young girl with a unknown orphanage. It was full proof and she had not been found out yet.