i'm not me || tvd [1]

•i'm not affected•

"But you still love him?"

Rebekah looked at Elena. "He's my brother. And I'm immortal. Should I spend an eternity alone instead?"

Elena narrowed her eyes at the blonde. "How about Imogen? She was also daggered by Klaus, right? How could she forgive him for what he did? For what he did to your family?"

Rebekah rolled her eyes. "You'll never understand. No understands Nik and Imogen's bond. Imogen will always be by Nik's side and Nik, Nik will always be there for Imogen, protecting her, caring for her, loving her."

Elena's eyes widen in shock while Rebekah stayed quiet as she think things through. "You've heard the story, it's time to go."

Elena stayed where she id and looked at the blonde Original.

"I said leave, Elena! I don't know what you're up to, but I'm no longer playing along." Rebekah said angrily at the doppelgänger.

"I'm just looking for one good reason why we shouldn't wake Mikael." Elena reasoned.

Rebekah stared at her in disbelief. "And I've given you a thousand! But you will anyway. I know you want him to help you kill my brother, I'm not stupid."

"It's no secret that I want Klaus dead. He has a hold over Stefan's life, and over mine." Elena told her

"Do what you need. Wake Mikael at your own peril. But make no mistake, if you come after my brother, I will rip you apart, I get my temper from my father." Rebekah threatened and glared menacingly at Elena. "I'm not the only one who's gonna rip you apart, Imogen is known for her kindness, for her innocence but once Nik's life is on the line? As well as mine and the rest of our family, you wish you never interfered. Now leave!"

~•~•~

Imogen stood behind Mikael and watched quietly as he interrogates Stefan.

"Is Klaus out of the country?"

"I can't tell you."

"Has he spoken to you since he left?"

"I can't tell you."

"All right. Can you tell me the last time you spoke to Niklaus?"

"I'm compelled to do what he says, and he says to keep my damn mouth shut."

"I really hope this game of twenty questions isn't your secret weapon." Damon interfered.

Mikael glanced at Imogen and smirk before turning to Damon.

"You see, Damon." Mikael said and placed a hand on Damon's shoulder as Damon looked at it. "I've been a vampire hunter longer than you've been alive. It's why I found you here. It's why I'm gonna find Niklaus."

"Well, Klaus has been running for about thousand years, so if you think you can get a work around here." Mikael continued and slammed his hand into Damon's chest.

Imogen flinched and took a step back as Stefan quickly stood in a protectively stance in front of her.

"Careful, Stefan. One move and his heart's gone." Mikael threatened and plunged his hand deeper into Damon. "Now, where is Klaus? What's the trick question, Stefan? One twist and he's dead. Unless you don't care of course."

Damon gasped in pain as he spoke. "His emotions have been shut off. He can't care."

"Really? His link to Klaus is so strong that he will let his own brother die? No ideas, hmm? Think, Stefan!"

Stefan stayed quiet while Imogen's fist turned white as she held on to his shirt tightly.

"I guess you're right. He's a dead end. And so are you, Damon." Mikael said and jerked his hand in Damon's chest.

"Wait! I can bring him back. I can lure Klaus back to Mystic Falls." Stefan quickly said, making Mikael withdrew his hand out of Damon's chest and wiped it off with a rag he took from the counter.

Damon fell on the floor and Imogen quickly went to his side. "Damon! Are you okay?" she asked, worriedly.

Damon nodded in response but groaned in pain as he held on to the noirette.

Mikael smiled in satisfaction. "And there is our loophole. Just had to rile him up a bit. Get Klaus back to Mystic Falls, and I will gladly drive a stake through his heart. Fail, I'll drive it through yours."

Imogen looked up at Mikael, who looked at her and smiled.

"Goodbye for now, child."

Mikael left the bar as Stefan, Imogen and Damon looked at his retreating figure.

~•~•~

At the Salvatore Boarding House, Rebekah was pouring herself a glass of scotch as Elena entered with photos of the cave drawings.

"I thought I told you to leave. Twice." Rebekah told the Petrova Doppelgänger.

"How do you know that Mikael killed your mother?" Elena asked, straight to the point.

"Nik was there. He told me." Rebekah answered.

"He lied to you."

Rebekah turned to Elena. "And how do you know that?"

"The cave where you carved your family's names is covered in symbols." Elena said and showed Rebekah the photos. "The story of your family: how your parents arrived, how they made peace, how they met and befriended the Averys, the spell that turned them into vampires, and this. This is the symbol for hybrid. It's a combination of the werewolf and the vampire symbol. And this is the one for your mother." she showed a photo of Esther's necklace.

"Her necklace."

"And this is the story of her death. The hybrid killed the Original Witch. Not Mikael. Klaus."

"No! No, he wouldn't." Rebekah said and shakes her in protest. "He told Imogen and I, Mikael killed her."

"She put the curse on him, made it so that he would be the only one of his kind, and then she rejected him. With the werewolf gene comes aggression and violence. When he turned, all of that was heightened." Elena explained. "He killed her, Rebekah. And then he made up this entire lie about your father, so that he wouldn't lose you and Imogen."

"These mean nothing! They're just stupid drawings, done by stupid people who had no idea who my family was!" Rebekah yelled and took the photos, tears them to pieces and threw them into the burning fireplace.

"Then why are you so upset?" Elena asked.

"Why are you doing this to me? Wasn't it enough that you took my best friend away from me? I've done nothing to you!"

"Klaus killed your mother. He has a hold on you, on Imogen, on me, on everyone. He has for a thousand years. We have to make it stop!"

Rebekah grabbed Elena by the throat and vamped out. "Shut up! Shut up! Don't talk anymore! Nothing!" she spat before calming down and lets Elena go,

Rebekah gasped as she fell to her knees and started sobbing while Elena stared at her sympathetically.