Thyrsus of Dionysus

Chapter 6

Sun didn't even begin to set and the two boys in the forest were fast asleep. The camp fire gave them nice warmth and their tired bodies just had enough. The boys were knocked out the minute their heads touched their backpacks, which doubled as pillows. But something wasn't right. The forest should be filled with animals smaller or bigger; but there were none. The air was completely still and beside the sound of wood crackling in the fire it was completely calm and silent.

-Hey! You have to wake up! - Hoseok didn't know what was happening. It felt like he slept only for two minutes, when in reality it was nearly an hour. When he opened his eyes, being barely awake, he didn't know what he was looking at. There was no one in sight and with Namjoon still sleeping (no, he was not sleep talking) Hoseok didn't know if that was just some weird dream or he actually heard someone. After a minute or two, when the boy was ready to fall back to slumber, he noticed something with his peripheral vision. When Hoseok turned his head his eyes went wide and with mouth wide open he watched it happening right in front of him. He was felling high. This tree he was looking at? Something was coming out of it.

Delicate looking green smoke, with light fresh scent was running down from green leaves, thin branches and trunk of this tree and started to gather in some cloudy shape just before Hoseok. The smoke thickened and with a small puff there was some person standing in front of him.

Hoseok was shocked to say the least. In front of him was a boy. Definitely shorter than him, in loose linen trousers and soft looking translucent shirt with long sleeves. His outfit was all white and he wasn't wearing any shoes. But his skin was weird. Really pale but with light minty-green under colour at the same time.

- You have to get up. Like right now. - the newcomer said and reached for Hoseok's hand, pulling him to stand up. Hoseok was so lost. He just fell asleep! And he was so tired! Why just everything wanted to fuck him over? And why is this guy so cute? Hoseok couldn't focus because of that.

- Are you deaf? You need to focus right know or you and your little (in that moment minty cutie shoot a quick glance at still sleeping and very oblivious Namjoon) ok, not so little buddy will be very dead very soon! - Well, that was somewhat disturbing, but after learning that your father is not just some asshole who left your mom alone with a child to raise, but some immortal Greek asshole with probably some great powers, who did exactly that, there is not much out there, that can surprise you. Hearing that he might die out here? Sure, why not? Maybe now? Is now a good time to die? I mean he wasn't exactly sure what to do. What do you do, when your life is in danger? Because Hoseok sure as hell didn't know. He didn't know it yet, but hell was approaching him very quickly, in two different embodiments.

- I can't help you more, I'm not strong enough. Bye for now. - And with that said, minty boy disintegrated into minty smoke and disappeared into the tree he came out of off.

-What the actual fuck was that? Okay, you now what? Whatever. – Hoseok couldn't be bothered less. He quickly gathered his things and woke Namjoon up. If you asked me, he was a fast-learner, when it came to being a demigod. To much thinking makes you crazy, at least on the beginning.

Do not think.

Just run and save your life.

And with that optimistic thought he began to woke Namjoon up.

-What the hell? What's going on? – Namjoon was even less conscious than Hoseok was minutes ago. He listened to his new friend and understand none of it. Maybe just that they were in danger, but other than that? Literally black hole. When Hoseok was blabbing something about some minty boy Namjoon picked up his backpack and shushed Hoseok.

- Hobi, I understand that you have a thing for... wait, who now?

- The boy came out of a tree and I don't have a thing for him! And Hobi?