I'm not perfect, but I keep trying
'Cause that's what I said I would do from the start
I'm not alive if I'm lonely, so please don't leave
Was it something I said or just my personality?

-:-

Myrnin watched Claire as she poured some liquid or another into a beaker. He no longer had any real need to keep her as his assistant, yet somehow he couldn't bring himself to rid of the girl either. He had never really liked humans, but Claire was different. She made him feel emotions he thought had died long ago with his human self.

He shook his head to expel the thought. It was a silly thing to think about Claire in that way for many reasons. One, she was human. Vampires and humans just didn't mix. Second, he wasn't all there all the time. He often gave way to his darker side and bad things happened. Third, she was in love with that human boy, Shane.

Myrnin clenched his fist at the thought of the human boy who was able to love the only girl who didn't hate Myrnin because of his personality.

"I'm going to go now." Claire said pulling Myrnin back into reality. The girl pulled her backpack over her shoulder as she headed for the stairs when the vampire stopped her with three words.

"Please don't leave." Claire stopped mid step and her foot missed the stair. Before she could yelp in surprise Myrnin was there steadying her. "It becomes dull without company here." He said to cover up. Claire smiled.

"I'll be back tomorrow. If I don't get home before dark Michael, Eve and Shane will go nuts and look for me." Myrnin's heart dropped. It was a fools dream to ever think she could feel anything for an imperfect, insane creature like himself. Myrnin stood on the stairs as he watched Claire slip out the door never knowing how he felt.

No, he was not perfect or sane or anything like Shane, but he was trying to be for the girl he loved.

A/N: Thanks for reading. This is the first one shot that I've written. It was inspired by the song "Perfect" and book 11 of the Morganville Vampires, Last Breath. Also sorry it's short, but I wrote this late at night and my brain was half asleep. Please R&R.

~Nilyac