So sorry for the long wait! I've been struggling with depression for almost seven months now and I've been trying my best to finish the chapter. This chapter reveals a little bit of my very own idea, enjoy!

Chapter 5: The Professor

"I have a bad feeling about this," I said. "I don't want any of us involved with the drama back home!" Kol had immediately packed our things as soon as we arrived home from the party. He didn't even bid his farewell with Davina properly and I knew she had gotten attached to her teacher.

"It is important, Vanessa," Kol said, placing his luggage in the car boot harshly and I glared at him.

"So what if they want the cure? So what if Silas is awakened? I don't want to go back to Mystic Falls," I said and quickly grabbed my luggage before Kol could take it. He snatched it from me only for me to snatched it back. "I'm not going back!" I said desperately and pleadingly and he scoffed.

"Then you stay here," he barked, slamming the boot closed.

"Are you fucking serious?" I yelled as he bumped my shoulder as he walked past me, causing me to stumble in my heels. Kol halted in his steps and I watched him ran his hand through the tousled of his brown locks.

"If you're not coming with me then just stay here," he said softly before sighing. "I'll handle it myself. You can look after Davina," Kol said and suddenly I remembered my tarot reading.

"No, no, no, please," I rushed over him and grabbed his arm and pulled him closed to me. "Please don't go," I said pleadingly and Kol hushed me, brushing the strands of my hair.

"Vanessa darling, relax," Kol said, surprised at my reaction and he kept stroking my hair. I didn't know why I was so afraid. I felt Kol pulled me towards him and hushed me, calming me down.

"Something bad is going to happen. It always does when it comes to Elena," I said, my words were muffled as I was pressed against his chest.

"Nothing bad is going to happen to you. We'll just make sure the cure remains hidden and we'll be on our way," he said and after a minute I finally nodded.

"Okay," I said, wiping the tears on my cheeks. I hadn't realized I had been crying.

"Why don't you go change into something more comfortable?" he said and I nodded, walking back into our short-lived home with a heavy heart, feeling his gaze on the back of my head.

We were closing in Mystic Falls when Rebekah had called us, giving us address of this Professor Shane, a human who seemed to know everything about the cure. Kol had explained about the cure in details together with The Five, a group of vampire hunters whom the Originals family had encountered in Italy in the twelfth century. He had also told me about the witches that worshipped Silas, an ancient and powerful being that wants to destroy the world that he met when he was in Haiti.

I knew they want the cure for my sister and yes, I rather have Elena as a human because in a couple decades, she'll be gone. But from what Kol had told me, the risk of finding and getting the cure are much greater than the outcome of anyone being human again. I held back an angry growl. Why does everyone have to bend over backwards for my sister? Why does everyone have to follow her every whim? Most of us didn't have a choice to turn into a vampire. Why can't my stupid sister just suck it up like everyone else?

Bitch.

"I'll go and grab our professor," Kol said as he parked the car and I just hummed. A couple minutes later Kol appeared with the professor and shoved him into the backseat of the car. I glanced at the professor through the side mirror through my shades before turning to look over my shoulder. He didn't look scared at all. He seemed to be in awe with his captor and intrigued by me. Perhaps he knew of Kol's reputation but he didn't know of mine yet.

"If you fancy your tongue I suggest you keep quiet throughout the ride. I had a bad day," I said silkily and I heard Kol chuckled as he closed the door.

"Now, now darling, we need him to be able to talk," Kol said and I shrugged.

"Then I'll start with his nails. Or his eyes," I added and Kol just smirked. We arrived at my high school and I felt nothing. Not even a bit nostalgic at my memories in Mystic Falls. Apparently Rebekah had been undaggered and she had held my sister, Caroline and Stefan captive at the library to interrogate them regarding the whereabouts of the cure.

We arrived at the school and I heard Rebekah talking to Tyler.

"Hello, Tyler. I heard my brother made a real mess of your life. Believe me, I can relate. You have my condolences. In fact, why don't you come down to the high school so you can accept them in person?" she asked sweetly.

"And why would I do that?" came Tyler's voice from the line.

"Because I have your girlfriend. Maybe you have a better shot saving her than you did your mother. Bye now!" she said chirpily and I rolled my eyes. Kol opened the door and peeked his head through the doorway.

"Sister, look at this! You're even worse than Klaus," Kol greeted Rebekah and I felt her smile.

"Kol, finally! Did you bring what I asked for?" she asked, all business-like and Kol shoved the professor into the library.

"You must be Shane," she said sweetly.

"This better be worth our time, Bekah," I said in an annoyed voice and I felt her grin as I entered the doorway. I felt their eyes on me, looking at me like I betrayed them. I gave the professor another shove before finally turning to Stefan, Caroline and finally, my sister. "Did you miss me?"

Kol and Rebekah took Shane somewhere else to be tortured and I remained in the library.

"So, Elena," I began, approaching them. "How's life as a vampire?" I said, squinting my eyes in hatred. Why does she always have to disturb my life?

"I can't believe you're siding with them!" Caroline was the first to say a word.

"I'm not siding with anyone, Caroline," I said, sighing.

"Then why are you with them, helping Rebekah gets the cure?" she said almost shrieking and I glared at her.

"I'm just doing her a favour," I snapped.

"What happened to you?" Elena finally spoke. "How could you turn on me?"

"I should've turned on you a long time ago," I said snidely, my vampire face coming forward.

"Did he compel you?" Elena accused and I shook my head at my sister's idiocy.

"No one has to compel me to leave town," I said.

"To leave us!" Elena said, her eyes welling with tears. "Jeremy, and me! I need you. I just turned-and-and I really need my sister."

"Stop it!" I growled. "You and I both know we've stopped being sisters a long time ago. Especially now that you're a vampire, you're just going to get more insufferable."

"You don't mean that," Caroline said.

"How could you say that to me?" Elena said, eyes blinking with tears, and I rolled my eyes.

"I'm sorry. Are you the only person in town allowed to be selfish?" I asked mockingly and scoffed when she just stared at me.

"I'd help you get the cure if it means you'll be gone in a couple of decades," I said. "But I'm not. Why don't you just suck it up like everyone else?" I said, before turning on my heels and joining Kol in torturing the poor professor as Rebekah returned.

"Where is the cure?" Kol asked almost in glee as he drowned the professor.

"He's not gonna be able to answer you with his head underwater, can he?" I asked, closing the closet and Kol chuckled, and finally pulled Shane out of the water. Shane let out a gasp as he finally able to breathe.

"Why don't you make it easier for all of us and just answer it. Kol likes to play with his toy, I however, like them bloodied and screaming. So tell us, where is the cure?" I said and he stared at me, brown eyes wide in awe.

"You're her. You're real," he said, bringing his hand to my face, prompting Kol to snapped his wrist and he yelled in pain.

"Yes, darling. I'm very real and I can be your worst nightmare," I spoke softly as I took his hand in mine. Looking back up at his eyes, I smiled. "Where is the cure?" I asked and when he didn't answer, I pulled his fingernail and he screamed.

"Your shadow self!" he said between his cries. Kol held him up and Shane's chest heaved as he tried to breathe through the pain. "Your existence proves the cure very much exist. I know now."

"What do you mean?" I asked, confused.

"What do you know of her?" Kol asked at the same time.

"That she's no ordinary witch. She's a goddess and she will bring light to this world," he said like a madman and I see what Kol meant by people worshipping Silas or this shadow self or whatever.

"Where is she?" Kol asked, grabbing Shane harshly as he lost his balance.

"Answer him or this time you'll be losing a finger," I hissed and he looked at me in fear.

"One, two-" I snapped his finger and he screamed again.

"I don't know! I don't know!" Shane said and Rebekah entered. Kol pushed Shane down back into the water and gave me a look to keep quiet.

"You're human. Why do you want it anyway?" Rebekah said as Kol pulled Shane up gasping for air.

"That's the beauty of this. You can have it. I just want Silas," Shane said and I saw that look of fear on his face again. Silas had been the reason why we were really here, to stop them from finding the cure and that had been the professor's goal all along.

"No, what do you know about him?" Kol asked.

"He's the world's first immortal being, who just happens to be imprisoned with the cure, and I want to free him."

"NO!" Kol yelled and pushed Shane back into the water.

"Stop!" Rebekah yelled when she saw Shane's grip on the sink tightened until his knuckles turned white.

"Kol," I said softly and he finally yanked Shane up and released him.

"He's of no use dead," Rebekah scolded Kol.

"Did you not just hear what he said? Silas will kill us all, sister," Kol said and Rebekah scoffed, dismissing his worries.

"Silas does not exist. He is a-a fairytale made up to scare children into eating their vegetables," Rebekah said and I looked at her.

"So you know of Silas too?" I questioned and Rebekah just shook her head, not wanting to stray from her goals.

"Silas is very real. I know where he's buried, and soon I will have the spell that wakes him," Shane said confidently, glancing at me.

"No, you're lying. You can't get to him."

"Without his tombstone? Dozens to die in a blood sacrifice? Believe me, I know. I've done it. Those massacres are a pain to engineer," Shane said causing Kol to look at me. Plan B.

"You're the one who got the council blown up," Rebekah said in realization. I've heard of the council members gotten blown up by Pastor Young shortly after I left. Jeremy had told me. And Klaus had killed twelve hybrids as well not long ago, before killing Carol.

"It was a noble sacrifice. And temporary, because once I raise Silas, Silas will raise the dead. He will bring back every last soul who died on his behalf," Shane said and Kol grabbed a metal pipe and stabbed him with vampire speed. We just watched as he gasped for his life on the floor with Rebekah in disbelief at what Kol just did.

"You should be thanking me," Kol said in annoyance to Rebekah.

"You killed my only chance at finding the cure!" Rebekah exclaimed and I touched her arm.

"I don't think the cure is important right now," I said and she looked at me exasperatedly.

"Silas on the loose would be hell on Earth. Frankly, sister, I don't think you could handle it," Kol said and pulled out the indestructible white oak stake from his jacket.

"How did you get that?" she asked surprised and Kol shook his head, almost disappointedly.

"Way too easily," he said and glanced at me. "Come on, Nessie," he said, storming out of the closet. I looked at Rebekah sadly before following Kol. Stefan, Caroline and Elena were nowhere in sight so we headed straight to our car.

"So where to?" I asked.

"We'll spend the night at the hotel. I don't trust Nik enough to be under the same roof with him."

"So what does Shane mean with me?" I asked. "What are you not telling me?"

"Alright," Kol sighed after a while. "When I told you about a group of witches that worshipped Silas, I left out a part about Selene. She's a Greek goddess of Moon and has many followers, or let's say guardians. Witches and her worshippers guarded her with their lives so that no one will find her. It is said that Silas will rise with the help of the Moon Goddess and that they will start a new era of light and darkness," Kol said.

"So when Shane said about her being my shadow self…you're saying she's my doppelganger?"

"Perhaps she's the Originator of your doppelgangers, I don't know."

"I thought Tatia and Ada were the originators of Petrova doppelganger," I said.

"Darling, even I had not lived on the same era as Silas," Kol said.

"Sorry," I said with a smile. Sometimes I forgot that Kol didn't know all.

"I believe that the blood of Ada and Tatia were special, that was why Mother had used their blood in the ritual," Kol said.

"How does Shane know about me then?" I wondered and Kol shrugged.

"Perhaps there were drawings of Selene. He must have made his research. Now we need to know their plan."

"Do you think my baby brother will tell me the truth?" I asked dialling Jeremy's number.

"If he's not hell bent on following your sister's every whim," Kol said, rolling his eyes at the thought of my sister.

"Nessie?"

"Hey, baby brother. Guess what?"

"You're back?" Jeremy guessed and I smirked.

"Oh god, the telepathy works!" I exclaimed sarcastically

"Now is not a good time, Nessie," Jeremy said grimly.

"It's a perfect time for me to protect you and Elena isn't gonna do that with her being sired to Damon's ass," I said. "Where are you?" I asked.

It only took Jeremy two seconds to tell me where he is and about Klaus and Damon.

"Glad you still trust me, Jer," I said sincerely.

"Of course, I trust you. Damon is…Damon," he said and I clicked my tongue.

"Just be careful. We'll be there soon," I said.

"We?"

"See ya!" I said cheekily, hanging up.

"So, what are we gonna do when we get there?" Kol asked.

"Convinced my brother to stop looking for the cure?" I suggested. "No hunter, no map, no cure, no Silas," I said and Kol snorted.

"What makes you think he'll listen?"

"He'll listen to me," I said surely.

"What about the others?"

"Then we'll stop them," I said looking at Kol. "Together." He gazed into my blue eyes and I felt the warmth of his love and he smiled. He took my hand in his and brought my knuckles to his lips, kissing it.

So the next chapter is the real deal. What will be Kol's fate?