𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 . . . 𝐓𝐕𝐃 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀

𝟐𝟏. 𝟑, 𝟐, 𝟏

𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞

Maisie took one last look in the mirror in Damon's room, pressing down the flyaways in her hair and smoothing down her dress. This was the night that she was going to kiss her best friend, the boy she had been in love with for years, and she had no idea if he felt the same way. This could either be the best night of Maisie's life, or the start of the end of her life as she knew it.

Everyone else was already downstairs, music was blasting and Maisie could hear everyone screaming and giggling, awaiting the night that was about to happen. She was so nervous, midnight was only in three hours and she could feel her stomach twisting and turning.

Maisie eventually forced herself to go downstairs and find everyone. Tyler was the first person she saw, and her heart skipped several beats when the two made eye contact. He was always the most attractive person in the room to her, it was never a competition.

"Maisie!" Caroline screamed from across the room in a drunken state. "Come take shots!"

Maisie nodded as she made her way across the room and poured herself two shots, slamming them both back to back with Caroline, Bonnie and Elena.

"Hey, Mais." Tyler whispered from behind her, slipping his arm around her waist as she turned around. Chills shot up Maisie's spine from his touch alone.

"Hi, Ty." Maisie replied, smiling at the boy in front of her.

"Want me to get you a drink?" Tyler asked, and Maisie nodded. He walked away, and returned with two cocktails for the pair of friends. Maisie carefully sipped hers, while Tyler drank his in two sips, leaving immediately to get another one.

Maisie took pictures with her friends to commemorate the night, making her way around to mingle with everyone and make all of the memories possible. She always found herself back to Tyler every thirty minutes – she couldn't stay away from him and he couldn't stay away from her.

It was almost funny to the rest of the friends surrounding them how obliviously in love the two of them were. The group couldn't believe how long they had gone like this.

"SHOTS." Matt screamed, and everyone gathered around the table to throw another round of liquor back, everyone was getting more and more drunk and the night was getting closer and closer to midnight.

Maisie grabbed Caroline, Bonnie, and Elena and dragged them away from the crowd, into an empty bedroom in the Salvatore house.

"I am panicking, guys." Maisie stated, clearly drunk at this point.

"Stop, you are doing this!" Caroline exclaimed, and Bonnie nodded in agreement.

"It is going to be perfect." Elena stated, and Maisie felt sure of herself

It was 11:55 pm by this point, and the girls had decided they had time for one more shot before the big kiss was supposed to happen. Maisie needed it for confidence.

The group gathered around for one more shot, and by the time they were finished, the clock had read 11:58. Maisie took her last deep breath and made her way over to Tyler. All of the girls had given her reassuring looks, and she was feeling so nervous she could pass out at any second.

"Hey, Ty." Maisie said, and Tyler turned around, gazing into her eyes.

"Hey, Mais." he replied softly, smiling down at her.

"It's 11:59, guys!" Matt said, looking at Tyler to check in on him. Tyler gave him a soft nod, and looked back down at Maisie, who was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. He had never been sure about anything in his life, but he was absolutely sure of how in love he was with Maisie Donovan.

"10, 9, 8..." the group started to chant. Maisie gulped, taking a sip of her drink before setting it down.

"7, 6, 5..." they continued. Tyler was nervous now, more nervous than he had ever been in his entire life.

"4, 3, 2, 1...HAPPY NEW YEAR!" everyone screamed. Maisie glanced around – Stefan and Elena were kissing, as were Caroline and Klaus. Even Damon and Alaric had brought two girls over and they were kissing them as well.

Maisie looked at Tyler, who was staring into her eyes. This was it.

Both teens looked at each other, slowly leaning in until the gap between their lips was closed, and Maisie's lips were pressed into Tyler's. Their bodies moved together so peacefully, like they were made for each other. The two best friends were in heaven with each other, and neither of them wanted it to stop.

All of the other couples had stopped kissing by now, and everyone's cameras were out, catching all of the angles of a kiss that they had been waiting years for.

Elena and Caroline were cheering, Matt too.

After what felt like an infinite amount of time in each other's arms, Maisie and Tyler pulled away, continuing looking into each other's eyes. Both of them wore smiles that could light up the New York City skyline.

"Hey, Maisie?" Tyler whispered.

"Yeah?" Maisie asked.

"I can't tell you how long I have wanted to do that." Tyler replied.

Maisie nodded. She couldn't find the words to explain her happiness right now. Maisie Donovan was completely and utterly fulfilled. This was it for her.

She finally had her forever boy.

𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬!

it has happened! my babies they are so cute!