It was the twins sweet sixteen and this was their party however nothing was going right and Lizzie was close to breaking point.

Her father was god knows were, doing god knows what, but after this mornings events she couldn't say she entirely blamed him.

Seeing the love of your life come back as a freaking zombie version of herself must be tough, but it was tough on her too.

Seeing her biological mother that she had never known. Seeing her as an evil zombie. As if her head wasn't already a dark and tortured place.

Josie was also MIA which really irritated her considering it was her party too and the fact that she couldn't help but notice Penelope Park was also missing.

Penelope wouldn't come for her she knew that for sure but she would come for Josie and no matter how much she hated it she had to acknowledge it; Penelope cared for her sister and even she could see that now.

She had asked Rafael to be her date and he had said he would keep his end of the deal but here she was and he wasn't.

They came so close to having sex last night but they stopped, she doesn't know how and she doesn't know why but she was eternally grateful for whatever force it was because she wasn't ready to cross that line yet.

So here she was stood in the middle of the school hall. A 3D banner with her and Josie's name on.

She looked at all the other supernatural beings around her, all talking and laughing.

So many people but she couldn't recognize any of them. She could feel her anger rising and she knew she needed to get away.

A guy she recognized as a vampire was stood behind her speaking with a girl, a witch none the less "Look at freak saltzman" she heard the girl giggle before shushing him.

"Come on, you know that girl is crazy. She got issues. She once set my mate Ethan on fire because he wasn't interested in her. She watched him burn. I mean good job the guys a vamp"

She gritted her teeth.

Her brain was telling her to leave but her feet were somehow rooted to the spot.

She looked at the vampire who she thinks might be called Daniel Salvartore and as if he could feel her eyes on him he looks up and smirks wickedly.

"Girls a psycho with a capital P" he adds without breaking eye contact.

Her fists ball up at her sides. She can feel her body begin to tremble. She starts to feel the power and adrenaline course through her.

She begins to mutter three simple words. Words that will make for destruction but at least she'd feel better right?

Just as the last of the spell was about to leave her lips she felt a burst of cool air hit her cheeks.

Looking around at her surroundings she came to the conclusion that she was outside in the gardens.

Looking at her hands that were clenched into fists moments ago she wonders if she did this. She was so angry. Not even she knows what she does when she's angry, not always.

Her mind went back to that stupid vampire and his words.

"I AM CRAZY" she screamed, unleashing some magic.

This whole place held magic and she was a siphoner, it was a recipe for disaster with her. She wasn't calm and collected like her sister. She wasn't the level-headed one. She considered herself the broken one.

"Lizzie, LIZZIE STOP" the magic that she was releasing abruptly stopped as she jumped back slightly at the voice.

A whooshing sound alerted her to movement. A gust of wind hit her in the face before someone stood right in front of her.

"MG, YOU SCARED ME" she shouted as she gently shoved him backwards.

"Sorry but you were losing it" he grinned at her "Plus your magic was making my brain explode" he added matter-of-factly.

"Sorry…" she mumbled as she looked towards the ground. Trying to calm herself down.

"I heard what that guy said. He's an idiot and as much as I would have loved to watch you burn him to the ground I don't think your Dad would have gone for that" he winked at her, a ghost of a smile appearing on her lips as she looked up at him.

"It's true. All of it MG" her voice became hoarse as she tried to hold back her emotions "I'm a mess. I don't ever want to hurt anyone MG but I just get so angry and I can't control it" by now she was sobbing as the vampire in front of her looked at her softly.

"That's why you have me" MG said as he pulled her into his arms. He could feel her body shaking with her sobs "You got Josie and your Dad" he pulled back from their embrace, using his thumb to brush her tears away "You're not a mess Iz"

The girl smiled at the old nickname "You haven't called me that in a while"

"Yeah because you hated it" he reminded her.

"Never stopped you before"

"Touché" he threw her a wink before zooming off. Watching as he flashed away from her. Smiling to herself.

She had only ever seen his vampire speed a handful of times and tonight he had used it on her to save her from herself.

"Happy birthday" she heard the words before she saw him appear in front of her for the second time that night.

In his hands was a very badly wrapped gift. She couldn't help the laugh that escaped her lips.

"You didn't have to" she told him causing him to look at her seriously.

"Oh shut up, I had to and we both know it" they both laughed as she took the present and unwrapped it easily.

"MG" she gasped as she looked at the most beautiful gold bracelet she had ever seen. There was something so simple and unique about it that she couldn't quite put her finger on it "You really shouldn't have"

"Do you like it? Because you can take it back an…" she cut him off.

"It's perfect" she told him.

"Just like you" he thought to himself as he just offered her a tight-lipped smile.

He knew she was always comparing herself to Josie and he hated it.

She acted the way she did but deep down she was scared and lonely and he knew he was one of the lucky ones that got to see the vulnerable side of her. The real her.

Silence fell between the two as MG took the bracelet from her and effortlessly fastened it around her wrist.

"Thank you" she said "Not just for the bracelet. For everything. For being you. For loving me. I mean even I don't love me sometimes and I know I don't always treat you right but I'm so glad we're friends MG"

She couldn't help but notice the way his eyes changed ever so slightly as she spoke.

Deep down she knew he was in love with her but she couldn't fully acknowledge that.

She messed everything in her life up and she didn't want to mess MG up. She couldn't risk losing him just because she's a screw up.

"Let's go inside, after all you are the guest of honor" she smiled at his words but shook her head "No, let's stay out here. It's peaceful" she walked off, expecting him to follow "Let's go to the lake"

"Okay Iz anything you say" he flashed in front of her.

They both stood on the decking looking out over the water when suddenly she spoke so quietly that he wasn't sure he would have heard if it wasn't for his super hearing.

"Do you think I'm broken?"

"No. You're not broken. You are perfect...Just the way you are" he trailed off.

With a disbelieving huff she rolled her eyes "No, that's Josie. The perfect daughter, the perfect student, the perfect everything. Why am I like this? Why do I have meltdowns and Josie doesn't? Why can't I be normal" tears began to fall as she quickly tried to wipe them away but he was faster.

His face began to change, something that he normally had so well under control.

Looking away he quickly stood up and speed to the other side of the decking.

She watched him curiously before getting to her feet. Walking over to him she made him look at her.

"It's okay MG" slowly his face went back to normal "Sorry" he mumbled as he felt ashamed that he started to vamp out in front of her.

"I've seen my Mom vamp out before. I think it's pretty awesome" she said proudly.

He laughed loudly "Wanna dance?" his impeccable hearing could still pick up the music from the party.

"There's no music you goof" she told him but he just tapped his ear in response.

Placing her hand on his chest she used her abilities to pull the music from the party so they could both hear it.

Placing her arms around his neck she pulled him in close "I can't do it for long" she admitted shyly.

He laughed at how cute she sounded "I don't need music to dance with you Lizzie Saltzman. You're one of a kind"

Laying her head on his shoulder their bodies slowly swayed to the music "Do you think I'd be a good vampire?" she whispered... maybe then I can switch it all off. Make the pain all disappear...

"I think you'd be good at anything" he knew he would never let that happen to her though because being a vampire wasn't something he would have chosen freely.

He was forever stuck in a seventeen years olds body.

He would almost be eighteen by now; just a regular person with a regular life and hopefully even a regular girlfriend.

He could one day have had a family of his own. He could have been normal...

But then he wouldn't have met her...

The girl with a huge heart filled with so much love and pain that she just didn't know how to handle it all.