Miss... Wannabe! (O/O Romance)

"Nice to meet you too, Tavi," she replied, shaking his hand firmly.

Octavian smiled shaking back, then looked at the children playing with Violet.

"Do you want to pet her too?" Maylee asked, a childish grin on her face.

Octavian rolled his eyes jokingly at her face, "Sure, why not."

She looked over at Violet. "You might have to wait for a little bit…"

"That's fine. I can just talk to you, can't I?" Octavian said.

"Sure. Do you want to sit?" she asked, motioning to the bench that was practically empty. Most of the kids were knelt beside Violet.

"Sure," Octavian sat down and scooched over so Maylee could sit.

Maylee sat beside him, looking over at Violet to make sure she was good, then looked back at Octavian. "So, tell me about yourself," she encouraged.

"Uh, well I'm a mechanic, I don't know what else to say about myself." Octavian said.

"C'mon, there's gotta be something. I love stories," she pressed gently.

"Then you're out of luck with me. I spend a lot of time in my basement tinkering with things." Octavian stayed with a small sigh.

"Why?" she asked simply. Several of the children had gone off, but there were still plenty left.

Octavian shrugged, "I enjoy being alone and I don't have anything else to do."

"Why do you like being alone?" she asked softly. She was naturally curious, but she monitored his facial signs carefully, so she didn't make him uncomfortable.