Lydia's 17th birthday party

"But the full moon is on Wednesday... That's my birthday."
"Exactly! And Lydia's birthday is always the party of the year, isn't it? Everyone wants to go to this party... so, we're going to make it a very special party."

## Event

### Preparation

Several days before Lydia's party, she had a dream induced by her mind-possession by Peter Hale. She started in the shower, only to hear cheering sounds that caused her to pull back the curtain. Suddenly, she was standing on the lacrosse field, wearing the same dress she wore on the night of the Winter Formal. The bleachers were filled with people, all of whom were cheering for Lydia and holding up signs with her name on them in support of her, except for a young woman with dark brown hair implied to be Laura Hale, who was sobbing at the corner of the front row.

Just as Lydia had zeroed in on the girl, she was distracted by the appearance of Peter, who strode down the lacrosse field looking just as he had the night he attacked her at the Winter Formal, but before she could be bitten, she awoke in her own bed, revealing that it was a dream. Unfortunately, she awoke to find her bed full of dirt and the burned version of Peter resembling how he looked upon his death sitting next to her.

She tearfully begged him to leave her alone, but Peter, sounding as though he was feigning sympathy, replied that he couldn't-- at least, not yet. When she went on to ask him if he was real, he thought for a moment before replying that the answer to that question could also be summed up as "Not yet." Realizing that Lydia was in no mood to help him, he assured her that everything would soon be getting back to normal, and that all she had to do to get to that point was everything that he asked of her.

He held out his hand and led her out of the room and into the hallway, making their way down the stairs, as he explained that the timing for his plans was crucial, and that it needed to culminate on the night of the full moon, going so far as to explain the significance of the Worm Moon, or March's full moon, the last full moon of winter that symbolizes rebirth and renewal as spring approached.

Lydia pointed out that the full moon was on Wednesday, which was her birthday, and Peter was delighted that she was starting to see the point in his plan, adding, "And Lydia's birthday is *always* the party of the year, isn't it? Everyone wants to go to this party... so, we're going to make it a very special party." Suspicious, Lydia asked what would happen if she didn't, and Peter's smile fell as he politely stated that it would be best for all if they just made a plan and stuck to it so no one would get hurt, though the threat was still implicit despite his kind tone of voice.

Confused and scared, Lydia asked why she was the one who had to do this, and Peter once again smiled as he replied, "Because Lydia Martin is not only beautiful, not only incredibly intelligent... she's *immune*," making it clear that he already had an idea of her supernatural identity, even if neither Lydia nor anyone else had figured it out yet. Not satisfied, Lydia asked him what she was immune to, and Peter made it a point of reminding her that her ignorance was due to the fact that her friends still hadn't told her what was really going on in Beacon Hills yet.

He acknowledged how hard it must have been for her, having felt like the last to know for such a long time, and assured her that she deserved to know everything before promising to show her rather than tell her. Suddenly, he disappeared, reappearing behind the glass doors to the back patio in his full, bestial Alpha form, causing Lydia to scream at the top of her lungs as he lunged toward her, causing her to wake up for real this time.

Wednesday afternoon, Lydia appeared at her best friend Allison Argent's house with an armful of dresses, and, without so much as a greeting, announced that she needed to clear her schedule, because their party outfit planning could take a while, putting on her best brave face despite all of the trauma she was secretly enduring. Allison raised an eyebrow and asked her how many outfits she planned on wearing that night at her party, and Lydia reminded her that it was her birthday before answering that she had plans for a host dress to start, then an evening dress, and ending with a more casual after-party style dress.

Allison, noticing how much energy Lydia was putting into maintaining her facade that everything was fine, hesitantly brought up the fact that she noticed that Lydia hadn't sent out invitations, implying that Lydia had perhaps tried to sabotage her own party for some reason, but Lydia insisted that invitations weren't necessary because it was the biggest party of the year and that everyone already knew about it.

Not quite ready to give up yet, Allison continued on by saying that she wondered if maybe, this year was different, since things had been off lately, especially between her and Jackson. Lydia, starting to get tense, asked Allison why she cared about Jackson, leading Allison to ask if he was coming tonight. Clinging harder to her party-girl act, Lydia curtly stated that *everyone* was coming before identifying one of the dresses as American Rag, which she said she *loved*-- for herself, not Allison-- before handing Allison a dress of her own by Material Girl. The girls continued to play dress-up as Allison wished Lydia a happy birthday, which she playfully accepted.

After Allison and Lydia had finished picking out their party outfits, Lydia went to the high school, arriving just as lacrosse practice seemed to be over for the day and the players were getting ready to go home. She found Jackson in the crowd and rushed over to him, frowning when he appeared to be in a trance of some kind (likely due to his connection with Matt Daehler as the master to his Kanima). However, when she lightly touched him on the hand, he seemed to snap out of whatever state he was in, causing him to be more lucid than he had seemed in weeks.

She spoke first, asking, "You're going to my party, right?", but Jackson, overwhelmed by the memories of what he'd done under Matt's control over the past few weeks, gritted his teeth and insisted that she didn't want him there before begging her to trust him. Lydia, assuming he was talking about his behavior toward her specifically, or maybe just playing dumb again, assured him that he didn't need to worry about things between them, as she was over it, but when she looked at Jackson and saw that he was serious, she reiterated that she of course wanted him to be there for her birthday.

Trying to make himself crystal clear, he grabbed her roughly by the arm and repeated himself, "You do *not* want me there," but Lydia, overwhelmed by Jackson's mood swings recently, simply pulled out of his grip and weakly stated that she would see him there, leaving a conflicted Jackson behind to consider his options.

That night, Allison arrived to the party, all dressed up in the outfit Lydia helped her pick out, but it was obvious by the preoccupied expression on her face that this was the last place she would like to be, with all of the other troubles she and her friends and family were dealing with. She then took a deep breath and muttered, "For Lydia" before setting off toward the house, just as a group of raucous party attendees pushed past her and began cheering loudly.

## Attendees

* Lydia Martin (hostess)
* Scott McCall
* Stiles Stilinski
* Allison Argent
* Jackson Whittemore
* Matt Daehler
* Stiles' drag queen friends from Jungle *("Frenemy")*
* Danielle
* Other Beacon Hills High School students

## Trivia

* This event occurred the night of a Full Moon, more specifically, a Worm Moon, or the full moon in March. It gets its name because it is the last full moon of winter, when the ground thaws and the worms are able to make their way out of the earth due to the spring season only being a short time away. It symbolizes rebirth and renewal, as plants begin to grow again and animals come out of hibernation as the weather warms up, starting the cycle of life anew.
* Lydia said in *Party Guessed* that her 17th birthday was on Wednesday; March 19, 2011 was actually a Saturday.

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## References

1. ↑ https://www.dayoftheweek.org/?m=March&d=19&y=2011&go=Go