i'm not me || tvd [1]

•i'm not daggered again•

"Why?" Imogen said weakly.

Stefan held her gently in his arms as he stared softly at her. "I'll do anything just to protect you and Klaus' gonna pay."

Imogen slowly closed her eyes as a single tear ran down her face. She became limp in Stefan's arms as the green eyed vampire carried her out of her room without anyone seeing.

~•~•~

Rebekah was getting ready for the Homecoming Dance in her room. She was looking at herself in the mirror when Elena entered her room.

"Getting a head start, huh?"

Rebekah turned to her. "Embarrassing truth? This is my first high school dance."

"Ever?" Elena asked in surprise as she walked over to the blonde Original.

"I never really had time for high school before. Nik, Imogen and I were always moving around, running." Rebekah said and turned to look at herself in the mirror again. "Speaking of Imogen, I haven't seen her. Do you happen to know where she is?"

Elena looked confused. "I haven't. I thought she's with you, preparing for Homecoming or something."

Rebekah mirrored the doppelgänger's expression. "No. I thought she was with you. Well, you're her new best friend, after all." she said bitterly.

Elena sighed. "Look, Imogen's still your best friend and I'm just a new friend she met. You'll always be her best friend, no one's gonna steal that away from you. Trust me."

Rebekah smiled. "Thanks, anyways, I didn't want to leave anything to chance. Have you heard anymore from him?"

"No, but I'm sure that when he does return he'll do it with flair."

"And Damon and my father are all set with their plan?"

"Yes."

Rebekah turned to Elena. "Don't tell me. I don't want to know, I just...." she walked over to a table and took a gold bracelet. "I want to go to the dance and leave the rest to Mikael."

Elena walked closer to her. "I know it's really hard. So thank you for helping us get Klaus back into town."

Rebekah's eyes started to water. "Just be careful. I've been running for a thousand years for a reason. Mikael is not a good person and he definitely can't be trusted. No one in my family can but Imogen's a different story. She's a person you can trust the most."

Elena looked guilty for moment before it disappeared. "Are you okay?"

"I've spent my whole life loving and hating my brother with equal measure. I never thought that I'd be the one to help drive a stake through his heart." Rebekah turned her back to Elena and looked at herself in the mirror again. "No tears. I don't want to ruin my makeup."

"How do I look?" Rebekah asked.

"You look amazing!" Elena walked over to her. "But you're missing one thing."

As Rebekah turned to Elena, the doppelgänger took a necklace out of her pocket. Esther's necklace.

"My mother's necklace."