i'm not me || tvd [1]

•i'm not hard to kill•

"Well, I'm sorry. I can't help you."

Gloria smirked. "Don't be difficult. You know, I'd hate to have to tell Klaus what a liar his sidekick is and how you two couldn't protect Imogen." she mocked.

Stefan glared menacingly at her. "What did you do? Where is she?! Where's Imogen?! Answer me!" he yelled angrily.

Gloria let out a mocking laugh. "Hid her. She's somewhere, somewhere you'll never find her."

Stefan rushed over to Gloria but Gloria turned her head to look directly into his eyes. Stefan abruptly stopped and grabbed his head in pain then fell unconscious on the floor.

~•~•~

A shirtless Stefan woke up on a table in the middle of Gloria's bar. There were lit candles all over the floor and standing beside Stefan was Gloria with a knife in her hand.

"What is this? Why can't I move?" Stefan asked, struggling to move but failed miserably.

"Relax. It's just a little paralysis spell. Nothing major." Gloria said, nonchalantly.

Stefan glared at her. "Tell me where Imogen is!" he demanded.

Gloria smirked at him. "I already told you, somewhere you'll never find her." she mocked.

Stefan continued to struggle. "You're dead! You're dead once I get out of here." he yelled in rage.

"You can't."

Gloria cuts Stefan's forearms with the knife and there was a recipient on the floor to collect his blood.

"Just got to get the information out of your pretty little head. You know, witches nowadays, they're into that new age stuff, but I'm a little more old school voodoo." Gloria said and took little iron hooks and placed them in the forearms wounds, which made Stefan scream in pain. "This will stop that pesky healing."

"I won't tell you anything! Give Imogen back!" Stefan yelled.

Gloria placed a hand on her hips. "You don't have to and Imogen Farien is the most powerful supernatural being in the world, but she doesn't know her full potential. I'm not just gonna give her to you."

There were glass receptacles on the floor under Stefan's wrists. When the blood fell into them, a cloud of vapor rises out of them.

"You feel that? That's your essence. Your spirit. It lets me make a connection. Herbs help, too. Diviners, sage, witch hazel. But my personal favorite. Vervain." Gloria said and placed her hands on Stefan's chest and his skin burned as he screamed in pain.

Gloria took some red powder and rub her hands with it. "I'm impressed. You've got discipline, Stefan. It's not going to do you much good, but, just let go, honey." she said and placed her hands on Stefan's chest, making his skin burn again as he screamed in agony.

"There you go, there you go." Gloria said as she saw images of Stefan and Elena together and him giving her the necklace.

"There's the girl with the necklace. You loved her once. You did everything for her. A lot of darkness, a lot of guilt. All to keep her away from Klaus. Why would he be interested in one girl?" Gloria asked suspiciously.