Tales Of A Demigod {A Collection Of Stories} (PJO & HOO Related)

Frosty Paws

I was sitting on the mast of the Argo III, drawing Aaron, it had only been a few weeks since his death. Demigods were rushing around the deck, I didn't know who was steering. But a boy sat next to me, fuzz white hair, with blue-crystal eyes, and pale skin, he smiled at me as I looked up at him, I went back to drawing, "Hi, I'm Bryan, Bryan Frost!" He tells me, I glance at him, roll me eyes and go back to drawing Aaron, Bryan looked at my sketch pad and his smile faded, "Isn't that the guy who died a few weeks ago?" He asked me quietly, "Yeah..." I whisper, "He was one of my best friends." I tell Bryan quietly, "Oh, I'm sorry-" he pauses, "What's your name?" He asks, "Melissa, Melissa Flamm, also known as Mel." I rolled my eyes, why did people want to talk to me? "Oh cool! A lot of people get me confused with that Roman guy Bryan, so you can call me Frost." I laughed, "Frosty Paws."  He smirks, and I shrug, "That's what you get for being called by your last name Frosty Paw." He laughed, "Well, you're..." He paused trying to make fun of my last name, "Flammtastic!" He yells, finally finding something, my eyes go wide and I dramatically clutch my chest, "Yes! I am so Flammtastic!" I laugh, people are starting to stare at me and Frost.

I laugh, Frost's eyes show his laughter, then they turn confused and kinda scared, I turn following his gaze with Bryan Martyr climbing up the ladder on deck, I go back to drawing Aaron as Frost scrambles up from the mast and downstairs as Bryan approaches me, I glance up at him, "Hey." I mutter, he sits next to me, "How are you doing?" He asks me, "Okay I guess." I shrug my pencil doing me best for my hand not to shake. "Do you wanna hear a knock knock joke?" He asks me pulling something out of his pocket, "Sure I guess," I sigh, "Okay then, knock knock?" He smirks still hiding whatever he had gotten out of his pocket, "Who's there?" I roll my eyes, "Doctor." "Doctor Who?" Realization dawns my face as I realize the joke, and start laughing, "Oh my gods, Bryan!" He unsheathed the Sonic Screwdriver from being hidden, and I look at it, laughing like mad, he points up at the sky, "Allons-Y!" He yells, another burst of laughter from me as I barely mutter that one word I was going to say, "Geronimo!" Bryan grins at me, and Frost comes back and sits in front of me, I'm still laughing at Bryan's silliness, "Dang you two must be huge Doctor Who fans if you think that's funny," Frost says, "Nerds!" He covers the word up with a cough, I laugh, "Yes thanks Frost I know." Bryan smirks nodding his head at my comment. The rest of my time on the Argo that day, Bryan and I talk about Doctor Who, as Frost went to go train. I had a great time, and when I left, I slide down the ladder yelling, "Geronimo!"