Chapter 101!! 

The following morning Baekhyun was woken up by his youngest brother Jaemin, the pink haired boy gently coaxing him awake with a small smile pulling at his lips. "Time to get up hyung.." 

"Are you okay?" Baekhyun wondered, pressing his hand against the palm on his cheek. His eyes narrowed as he watched Jaemin nodded his head, his eyes downcast as he attempted to pull himself away from his step-brother. "What's wrong and don't even think about ignoring me!" 

"Chiron said that after last night you and Chanyeol have a quest, he's allowing you pick four other people to go with you." Jaemin whispered making Baekhyun's heart break. 

Unlike his step-brother Baekhyun actually left the camp after summer to spend some time with his mother, Jaemin has grown up in the camp grounds ever since his protector had left him there years ago. The beads around their necks that symbolised how long they had been there held three more than Baekhyun's own necklace. The elder Cupid had actually been out in the world for quests as well while the pink haired boy remained back at camp with Chiron and the rest of the campers who weren't lucky enough to receive a quest. 

"Jae, I don't like the idea of this quest Chanyeol and I are being forced to go on because of our destinies. The prophecy that the oracle gave me last night has been on my mind until I fell asleep, someone's going to die-" 

"What was the prophecy?" Jaemin's bright brown eyes that he had gotten from their joint father sparkled in the sunlight coming through the bedroom window. Baekhyun shifted in his bunk allowing some space for his brother to sit himself down and listen carefully to the words his brother spoke. 

"Seven will travel west, a child of beauty will capture the flag, a child of love will challenge a deadly enemy, a warrior blinded by love will become an enemy to all, a new ally will usher a proposal that shall cause the era of age and new leaders for all. Two half-bloods will learn the truth and one shall perish because of it, although there will be eight bloods coming home." Baekhyun spoke the words that had been drilled into his mind ever since he heard them, the look in his brother's eyes made him sigh internally. "Jae, I can't bring you with me you know that. I'm only doing it for your own protection, I can't loose you." 

"Well you how do you know that the person will die?" Jaemin wondered, tilting his head like a puppy. "Your prophecy states that there are seven to start with right? But then there is eight at the end which means that the seven are still together as they come home, perish doesn't technically mean they die. It could mean that a part of them dies and they mature you know like those death tarot cards! Besides I could easily be the child of beauty that will capture the flag, I mean have you seen my face?!" 

At this Baekhyun's lips turned upwards as he nodded his head, he leaned forward and gently took his brother's cheek in his hand. "It's also Chanyeol's quest, we'll just have to see what he thinks. He might already have people picked." 

"You do know it's literally the guy's first day here, the only person he knows right now is you and Jongin." 

"Fair point.." 

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"So I guess it's that time again where we choose the lucky few of you that will go out and complete another crazy quest that will determine the survival of the human race, as per usual no pressure!" Chiron's sarcastic voice took up the training fields, everyone standing in a crowd  before the centaur and the new addition to their camp. Baekhyun nervously made his way towrads the centre of the circle, many of the other campers whispering quiet gossips to each other as the cupid took his place next to Chanyeol. 

"I know that our prophecies are different even though the last two sentences are the exact same." Baekhyun explained to the giant who brow raised in curiousity. "Mine said that there will be seven of us going west." 

"Then we'll select five people then" Chanyeol nodded, casting his gaze out onto the interested campers in front of them. "and hope to the Gods that we're able to bring them all home somehow." 

"We bring home eight" Baekhyun countered, his breath hitching as the possibility of a camper's death loomed over him. "it's best that we don't worry about the quest for now, we just need to head east even though I don't understand why." 

"We're going to the Titan lands," Chanyeol whispered, even going as far as to bending his legs so that only Baekhyun could hear. "it's in my prophecy." 

"You need to tell me what the oracle told you," Baekhyun hissed through gritted teeth, turning his face so that he stared into Chanyeol's eyes. Their faces were incredibly close, their harsh breath hitting each other in the face. "let's just pick our troop so we can leave already!" 

"Agreed" Chanyeol snarled, puling away and standing taller than he ever did before. Baekhyun helplessly turned to look out into the crowd, Jaemin's eyes finding him beside Kyungsoo. "I only ask that we bring Jongin, we'll need a satyr apparently."

"Chiron likes the campers bringing along their protectors when they go on quests, it makes him feel at ease" Baekhyun explained quickly before taking a breath and turning his head in the satyr's direction. "Jongin?" 

"I was looking forward to the invatition, thanks Baek! the boy smiled, jumping over to them like a young bunny bubbling with an endless amount of energy. 

"I'm going to regret this decision later but Jaemin come on." Baekhyun sighed rolling his hand around his wrist as he gestured for his brother to approach them, his expression beyond surprised that Baekhyun actually allowed him to take part in the quest. 

"Thank you so much hyung!" Jaemin cried running into his brother's arms. The campers looked on with small smiles on their lips, knowing how desperate the poor young man was in getting out of the camp. 

"Kyungsoo?" Baekhyun wondered, holding out his free arm towards his best friend. The son of the God of the Underworld rolled his eyes at the invitation, stepping out from under the shade of the trees to join the growing quest crew. Chanyeol nodded in the boy's direction before turning his attention back to Baekhyun knowing that the boy would make the right selections. "Sehun?" 

The looked beyond surprised to be considered for the position as a quest member, like Jaemin Sehun had been spending his entire life inside the camp grounds. He had only been out on one quest before but since Baekhyun knew how strong his friend was in battle he felt confident with his pick. 

"Luhan!" Chanyeol called the final member of their emblemly, the son of Aphrodite looking at the newbie with wide eyes. He turned to Baekhyun in surprise, waiting for his friend to confirm his invitation to join the quest. The smile on the Cupid's face made him leap from behind the numerous bigger and stronger camp members, he never expected to be choicen. 

"Well it seems like we have our quest runners!" Chiron faked happiness, throwing his arms in the air as he held back his tears like he did every time his campers needed to leave. "It's not what I was expecting but I trust your judgement and I pray to the Gods-" he stopped himself as he sent Chanyeol a quick glance knowing the following words that were about to leave his mouth would cause chaos. "and the Titans that you all make it bad safely." 

"The what?!" Kyungsoo yelled, his eyes blown wide as the entire camp gasped. Baekhyun turned to look at the boy standing beside him, Chanyeol's head was tilted towards the ground in shame. With a last minute decision Baekhyun allowed his fingers to loop through the taller's, holding him close as the camp went into an uproar. 

This story was only supposed to be a single chapter and now look at me...!