Chp 138 - Frank's POV

                                    

                                          
A/N: Happy New Year, everyone!!
                          
Frank's Flashback
                          
MONDAY, 2nd January
                          
"Hi, there!"
                          
Frank looked from Reyna to her friend Sierra, both walking beside him while he moved to his next class.
                          
"Huh... hi."
                          
He awkwardly cleared his throat when his voice broke at 'hi'. Thankfully, neither of the girls said anything about it, but Sierra's next words confused him.
                          
"So, are you joining us at Krav Maga today?"
                          
"Huh, what?"
                          
He looked at Reyna for guidance and she sighed.
                          
"Sierra doesn't go to every class, just when she feels like; she's a..."
                          
"Free spirit! I'm not even sure if I am going today. Still, I would love to watch you get all hot with Mr. Hunk. I meant Reggie, not you, Felix."
                          
Well, this makes me feel a little bit better.
                          
"Sierra, for the last time..."
                          
She covered her ears and looked forward, ignoring them both.
                          
"LA LA LA LA LA..."
                          
Reyna took a deep breath, squeezing her hands together like she imagined Sierra's neck in the middle.
                          
"And she had the nerve to call me childish less than 20 minutes ago."
                          
How well do you know Reyna?
                          
We work together, why?
                          
I always thought that Regina and Sierra were a weird combination, but now that I have too much free time, I've been thinking about their reasons to be best friends. It looks like Sierra never listens to Regina and Regina is always ready to kill Sierra. It's just weird.
                          
There is more than one kind of family, friendship or relationship. Just look at Jordan and Jodi or Niel and Lucy. Would you say they are less friends than Jordan and Jay or Lucy and Hazel?
                          
Not really. I mean, I don't know how Jodi and Jordan came to be friends, and it's clear he enjoys pissing her off and she enjoys trying to maim him, but they're friends. Niel and Lucy have Nanni, I mean Nico, as common ground... but I don't know, they still seem comfortable between them.
                          
They have their own dynamics and it works.
                          
Do you have a love-hate friendship like that in your world?
                          
Not really a friendship, but I have my Greek half-siblings. They're violent, competitive, obsessed with petty arguments and full of pride. They have a love-hate relationship between themselves and treat the Mars kids pretty much the same.
                          
It doesn't sound like they could be your half-siblings.
                          
I never saw myself as a true son of Mars, but I can see myself having more in common with my father than with Ares.
                          
What is the difference, anyway?
                          
Well, how can I explain it?
                          
***
                          
Frank finished changing before Reyna and went to the mat where Adam was waving from.
                          
"I'm really glad I got to see you again. It's... Felix, right? Like Felix the cat?"
                          
"Yes, and you're..."
                          
"Adam."
                          
"You took Rey-Regina to the Peter Pan play, right?"