Unique

Two

"Well, I'm sorry I don't like to get all cozy with strangers who hit me with their cars and stalk me" I blurted out sarcastically, but then furiously blushing and looking away. "I'm not mute" I added meekly, looking down, playing with strands of my hair. I glanced up to see him visibly relax and let out a breath. And his smirk was back.

"You have an accent" he noted, tilting his head and crossing his arms over his chest. "Say something"

"What?" I asked confused.

"Say something so I can figure out where you're from" he said, well more like ordered me.

"Umm, okay well..." There are billions of words in the world, words as random as kumkuat or as useless as fartlek (it's a form of running), but when he told me to 'say something' my mind went blank. I couldn't muster up a sentence that wouldn't sound too weird or too dull.

"Come on, surely you can think of something, you're a nerd" he butted into my thoughts, causing me to snap out of them and glare at him.

"Hey, excuse me, but you don't even know me, mate, so you can't just assume I'm nerdy" I said, offended.

"Australian" was his reply, completely ignoring me. "'Mate' gave it away" he said, smiling like he'd won a gold medal. I frowned at this guy, somewhat entertained by his enthusiasm.

"Yeah, well, I'm from Australia" I said in a monotonous tone. "And we don't just go around saying mate mate mate mate mate" I said exasperatedly. That assumption really tended to irk me.

"Look, I'm sorry, for everything. I didn't mean to scare you" he said, a small smile on his face. "You just, kind of caught my attention at the party" he shrugged, his hands in the pockets of his black jeans. I whipped my head to look up at him, my eyes wide in shock.

Well that's a first...

"Why?" I asked cautiously. He narrowed his eyes and, again, tilted his head, as though he wasn't sure if I was joking or not. After a while, he finally answered

"For starters, you're the only girl who wasn't dressed skimpily, that definitely caught my attention" I opened my mouth, about to shoot back an insult, highly offended that he'd looked at me like that. "Wait, I meant that in a good way, it's a refreshing change, you know" he said, giving me an adorable grin. I tried not to get caught up in how good he looked right there and slowly nodded.

"It's a wander, right?, that there still are girls who don't like provocative clothing and are virgins in high school" I blurted out, my eyes widening when I realised I'd added in the last part. I inhaled slowly, to calm myself down, and averted my eyes.

"Virgin, huh?" Was all he commented, of course, with an amused smirk on his face. I rolled my eyes at his indecency. Suddenly, my phone started ringing. I fumbled to get my phone out of my pocket, but ended up losing my balance and landing on my ankle.

"Ouucchh" I screeched, gripping my ankle. He bent down and threw an arm around my shoulder. I could still hear my phone ringing in my pocket.

"Come on, I'll help you to my car" he said. I leaned on him for support and limped to his van.

"Why do you have such a creepy van?" I asked as he helped me jump into the passenger seat.

"Oh, no this is my brother's. Mine is at the mechanics getting fixed up" i nodded, and then realised that someone had been calling me. I fished my phone out of my pocket and paled.

2 missed calls from Mum.

I quickly dialled her back.

"Why weren't you picking up Sienna?" My mother's voice boomed through the speakers, causing me to flinch.

"Mum I'm sorry I just-"

"Having too much fun at the party, I assume" she said, her voice giddy. Oh, right, I was supposed to be at the party.

"Oh yeah, Mum, this is Ah-maze-ing" I emphasised sarcastically. I heard 'the guy' chuckle beside me, and I shot him the finger. He raised his brows, clearly amused that I did that.

"Is that sarcasm in your voice, Sienna?" Mum's voice turned condescending.

"Yes Mum, it is. It's horrible, stuffy and I hate it, okay? Is that what you wanted to hear?" I said crossly, ignoring the questioning glances the guy kept giving me.

"Sienna, honey, I thought you just needed to-" she started, but I angrily butted in.

"Well, you obviously thought wrong. After Dad, you know how I feel about these things. Goodbye" I said, and angrily pushed the end button. I felt my ears heating up and and I glanced out the window. "Sorry you had to hear that"

"No, no, it's fine" he said, tapping on the steering wheel. We drove in silence until we reached my house.

I refuse to call it home. A home is somewhere where you feel loved, accepted. You are free to be whoever you truly are, do whatever it is that makes you happy. Home is where you are comfortable. None of that is present at my house.

"Can I ask you something? Just out of curiousity" I turned away from the window to see him insightfully looking at me, his arms resting on the steering wheel.

"Yeah, sure"

"You don't have to answer" he quickly said before breathing in and asking me the question. "Where is your Dad?" He said slowly. His face looked worried, as though he was handling a timbomb. I froze up.

"Gone" I simply said.

"Gone" he repeated with a whisper, not pushing the subject, which I was thankful for. "Okay, so, we're here" he finally spoke, once we were at the house.

"Thank you" I said quickly attempting to leave the car, as the air seemed to be getting stuffier since the subject of my dad was brought up. I felt him hold on my elbow and halt me from leaving.

"Wait, before you go," he said, and then gave me a boyish smile. "I'm Max DiBrando" he jutted his hand out. "But that's the shortened version" He winked. I looked down at it and then at his grinning face, a small smile on my face.

"Whats's the lengthened version?" I dared to ask. He cleared his throat.

"Maximiliano Enrico DiBrando" he chuckled. "I prefer Max or Rick, but you can choose" he shot me a smile. I chuckled.

"Well, Max, I guess my name is Sienna Hadley" I said in a small voice, shaking his hand.

"You guess?" He chuckled. "What's that supposed to mean? Is it shortened?"

"I was kind of forced to change my last name" I said quickly, not really finding it amusing. The thought of it actually made me angry.

"Oh," he said simply. "Then what would you like it to be?"

"Sienna Kettle. My dad's last name" I explained.

"Well then, I'll know you as Sienna Kettle" he chuckled and I couldn't help but smile at the sound of my real name.

It's been a while since I'd heard that.

"Nice to meet you, Max"

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What do you guys think of his name? It's different right??? Yes, I know, a long name, but I really like this character and the name. What about you guys?

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