A story about the parts of Bartimaeus and Ptolemy's relationship that the books don't cover. Shounen-ai Bartimaeus x Ptolemy. Will have lime later.
chapter one
Alexandria 125 b.c.
Bartimaeus
Ptolemy and I sat on the balcony of his home chatting. In the months since I had fent off those mercenaries our relationship had deepened beyond that of servant and master. We now saw each other as friends and confidants. He had been telling me that the life of a scholar had proven a lonely one and it was even more so when I wasn't around. Touched, I shifted my guise from scribe to long tailed cat and curled up comfortingly in Ptolemy's lap. He stroked the cat's brindle back and sighed deeply. My ears stood at attention, sensing a note of discontent in his voice.
"What's wrong?"
"Dear Rekhyt. Nothing escapes you, does it?"
"Not when it comes to you, friend. Now tell me, what troubles you?"
He continued stroking my back absentmindedly while searching for a cover-up or change of subject. I hopped off his lap, sitting at his feet instead.
"Quit trying to avoid the question."
He complied.
"Rekhyt, I...I do not want to...be friends...any longer." His face was tinged light pink as he said this.
"Well that's nothing to be worried about! If you don't want a friend any more, just dismiss me and have done!" the cats ears lay flat against it's head and it's tail twitched furiously.
His brow furrowed,
"I think you misunderstand me, what I mean to say...is"
I cut him off remorselessly,
"What you mean to say is that you're tired of me! Well, I can take a hint." I transformed into a tall, dark haired young man, leaving the cat ears and tail in place, and made to storm out. Ptolemy leapt up, grabbing the cat boys hand.
"Wait! Rek...Bartimaeus, please, hear me out." His use of my true name caught my attention. I turned to look at him, relaxing my ears, poised to listen. He took my other hand gently, holding them both between us and looking at his feet. His blush was bright and covered his whole face now. We stood like that a moment, then Ptolemy looked me in the eyes. I noticed, not for the first time, how lovely they were.
"Bartimaeus... You will probably think this is just my human emotions getting the better of me...I thought so too, at first. Now, though, I know what I feel is true. Bartimaeus, my one true friend. I have fallen in love with you."
I'm writing this because I can't find ANY Bartimaeus x Ptolemy fanfics here! This is my favorite pairing in the Bartimaeus Trillogy and I think there should be more of it out there. Watch and review if you like this because there will be more! There will deffinetly be lime and maybe lemon later on.
I'm also kind of proud of myself for working cat boys in to this.