i'm not me || tvd [1]

•i'm not conflicted•

"We can't." Stefan scoffed and then sighed as he looked at his brother and Elena. "Imogen has nothing to do with this. We can't just throw her in this mess. She's innocent."

"She's on Klaus' side." Damon argued.

Stefan glared at him. "Leave Imogen out of this!" he yelled angrily.

Damon groaned in annoyance. "That's too much of protecting. You are not Imogen's personal bodyguard in princess protection program, Stefan."

Stefan rolled his eyes while Elena glared at Damon but then sighed.

"Shut up, Damon. Then we'll just tell him that Mikael planned to use the dagger on Rebekah, but instead..." Elena trailed off and looked at Stefan.

"We drove it through his heart." Stefan finished.

"And what happens when he asks to see Mikael's body?" Elena asked.

"Good point! You my brother have been compelled to do what Klaus says." Damon mocked as Elena looked at him in agreement. "So the idea is to lure him back here and kill him. Last thing we need is you getting tripped up and tongue-tied."

"Well, don't look at me. I am just in charge of getting him back here." Stefan said, nonchalantly.

"Klaus is smart. If we tell him that Mikael is dead, he'll want proof." Elena told the Salvatore brothers.

"Then I shall be dead."

Elena, Stefan and Damon turned and saw Mikael. The Original vampire hunter walked over to a table and placed a dagger in a cloth and a bottle with ashes inside.

"What if he wants to see you in person?" Elena asked.

"Well that means our plan is working. Klaus will absolutely want to see my body. You lure him here, and I will kill him." Mikael said, nonchalantly.

"With what? Those daggers won't work on him."

"Well, I'm in possession of a stake fashioned from the wood of the ancient white oak tree. The one that left these ashes when it burned."

"Where is it?" Damon asked.

Mikael turned to him. "Not here."

In response, Damon rolled his eyes. Mikael dipped his dagger in the bottle with the ashes of the white oak tree.

"The knowing of its location is my insurance policy." Mikael told the older Salvatore.

"Against what?"

"You leaving this in my heart." Mikael said, holding the dagger. "You see, a vampire can't dagger an Original without dying." he turned to Elena and handed her the dagger. "So, it falls to you."

Elena's eyes widen in surprise. "You, You want me to actually dagger you?" she stuttered.

"Klaus will leave nothing to chance especially when it comes to trust." Mikael told her.