Imagine that you're a vampire. You've lived 150 years, at least two human lifetimes. You've seen incredible things, and wonderful things, and horrible things. You've got fifteen decades' worth of memories and knowledge and wisdom. And when you're going to choose your companion for eternity, you choose a 17 year old emo-bimbo?!
Can we scream, not bloody likely. But each to his own. What we don't like is that she rips off other characters!
Now, just for comparison...