Part 9

As soon as their guests had left the mansion, Kol asked his siblings and his niece to stay in the room, telling them that he knew more about Silas, that there was something else to it that he hadn't told anyone.

"What is it Uncle Kol?" Veronica asked him as her dog came to let her pet him.

"Silas… There's more to it. Something that you should know…" He started.

"Why didn't you say it when the others were here?" Elijah asked him.

"Because I don't think it's something we should let them know. So, as you know, I've been running with lots of witches over the centuries. Silas is buried with a cure for vampirism but there's only one dose of it. The Order of the five kills to complete their mark. Once completed, the mark will lead them to Silas's prison. Their role os to wake him up, take the cure and kill him, in that order because you can't take the cure without waking him up." Kol explained.

"How much of this cue is there?" Rebekah asked in a different tone of voice.

"Only enough for one dose, and it's made so he'd die immediately, not so he'd live his life his life out as a human." Kol replied.

"So what should we do then?" Veronica asked.

"I think we get the hunter out of our lives and ignore the rest. If awaken, Silas's only goal will be to bring down the curtain to the other side, bringing back every supernatural who has died since its creation. That includes the good as well as the bad." Kol said.

"It would be hell on earth…" Veronica realized.

"Yes, and Mickeal would be back too. I agree with Kol. Let's get rid of this hunter, make sure nobody else in this town is trying to wake up Silas and forget about I all." Klaus nodded and they all agreed.

It had taken them over a hundred years to be rid of Mickeal, there was no way they were bringing him back to life now. Who knew what he would do to Veronica? Esther might be at peace with them but Mickeal wouldn't be. He'd try to kill Veronica just to hurt Klaus and the powerful hybrid knew that this would destroy him. He couldn't lose his daughter.

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Bonnie Bennett hadn't talked much to her friends lately, mainly because her life was changing. It had all started when she was called by her grandmother's successor at the university to come and collect a few of her things. Then the man, Professor Shane, taught her a new form of magic, a more powerful one.

The previous night, Elena and Caroline called her to say that they were meeting with the Mickealson to talk about the hunter but Bonnie refused to go. She was too busy practicing her new powers to worry about the Originals. She didn't even answer her cell phone when Caroline called her later. Elena sent her a text message, saying that Klaus had a daughter but she couldn't bring herself to care. All she managed to care about was to get more powers and to please Shane, to make him proud of her.

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Shane was pretty happy about the way things were going for him right now. He had Bonnie Bennett, Qetsiyah's descendent, completely under his control. Her only goal now was to make him proud and happy and he knew that he would be able to get her to free Silas once he had everything he wanted.

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The Mickealson family was enjoying a family breakfast before Veronica's first day in this school when the doorbell rang. Curious, Elijah went to answer it and he came back with Jeremy Gilbert.

"Lilly bothering you?" Veronica asked him.

Lilly had come back last night and after telling them what she had spotted at the hunter's place, she decided to go and get to know the Gilbert Boy.

"What? Oh, no. Not at all. I'm here for another reason." Jeremy replied, looking nervous.

"Why are you here then? Shouldn't you be getting ready for school?" Elijah asked him.

"I… I'm worried about Bonnie and figured that you might be able to help me… She's been spending a lot of time with that professor… Shane. It's like he completely controls her and ever since he started teacher this new way of doing magic, she's been blowing all of her friends off. It's like he's the only one important in her life anymore and we're all worried… I was wondering if you knew anything about him…" Jeremy explained.

"Never heard the name. What's this new way of magic?" Elijah asked.

"Expressionism." Jeremy answered.

"What? That's one of the darkest ways of doing magic…" Kol exclaimed.

"Maybe we should spy on him then… I could…" Veronica started but her father interrupted her.

"Veronica no. If that man is doing Expressionism, he's dangerous. Who knows what he's capable of. I'm sorry but I want you safe, that means you can't get involved in this. Please. Tell me you understand." Klaus said, forcing her to look him in the eyes and she nodded, sad that her help had been rejected but happy to know that her father cared about her safety.

"I'll go and see what I can find out about him yesterday. Why don't you go to school Jeremy? Come back here with Bekah and Veronica this afternoon and we'll see what we can do." Kol suggested and everyone agreed that this was one of the best solutions.

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Kol spent the best part of the morning spying on Professor Shane and searching his office while he was in class. When he found he stone he knew to be a key to freeing Silas, he destroyed it, making dust out of it and placing this dust in the trash, where nobody would come to look for it.

He also found the man's personal notes about the young Bennett witch and it became obvious that his plane was to free Silas so he could bring down the veil to the other side. Knowing that he needed to be stopped at all cost, Kol decided to take actions and to kill the man before he could do more bad in their town. Making it look like it was a simple accident and like he had slipped on something in the stairs, Shane was quickly disposed off and when Kol returned home that afternoon, he informed them of what he had done.

"So Bonnie should be back to her old elf then?" Jeremy asked.

"Maybe, but we don't know how deep his hold on her was. Mind control is a tricky thing. It might take some time before she goes back to being the girl you love." Elijah warned Jeremy.

"What can I do then?" He asked.

"Be there for her." Kol replied.

Then the young Gilbert thanked them and left the house to inform his sister of what he had learned.

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Veronica's first day of school had gone pretty well. Bonnie Bennett had been there but hadn't paid attention to her, or anyone else for that matter. Elena Gilbert obviously didn't like her much because she spent the entire time glaring at her, saying that since she was Klaus' daughter, she couldn't be trusted and was bound to be evil. Stefan Salvatore simply ignored her mostly. Luckily, Jeremy and Matt had been nice and welcoming with her. Caroline and Tyler hadn't been rude to her like Elena was but they hadn't gone out of their way to speak with her either.

"I think Caroline wanted to come and talk to me but Tyler stopped her. Probably because he feels threatened by me." Veronica explained.

"Why would he feel threatened by you?" Klaus asked his daughter.

He was with her in the garden, painting her under the sun while she told him her day.

"Because I'm your daughter and he knows that you want her. He doesn't look super smart but he's probably smart enough to know that I'll try to bring her closer to you. That's a good thing though."

"Why is that?" He asked with a smile.

He loved this father-daughter time they were having.

"If he feels threaten enough to try and stop her from coming to me, it means that their relationship isn't that strong. Besides, I don't think Caroline is the kind of girl who lets her boyfriend control her without saying anything. She's going to try and fight back. I don't think they'll last much longer and I'm sure that their future break up will be her decision." Veronica explained.

"Well, aren't I lucky to have you as a daughter?" He exclaimed with a smile her way.

"The luckiest." Veronica replied, smiling as well.

"What else happened at school then? How were you classes?" He asked her.

"A few of the teachers were doubtful as to whether my place was truly in their class or not and they tested me. I showed them wrong pretty quickly."

"They must be delighted." He joked.

"Well, I don' care if they don't like me. I'll be out of there soon enough anyway." She shrugged her shoulders.

"Did Rebekah play her role well by your side?" Klaus asked his daughter.

"Don't worry she looked well after me and would have made you proud." Veronica chuckled.

"How come?" Klaus asked his daughter.

"Damon Salvatore came over the school during lunch break, pretending he had something important to tell his brother and he started flirting with me. He barely had two words out when Aunt Rebekah kicked him in the balls, telling him not to even think about it, that I was much better than his usual sorority trash and to go back to being head over heels with his brother's girl before she turned his fangs into new earrings for me." Veronica explained with an amused smile at the memory of Damon's paling face.

"Good." The father smiled.

"Don't you think it was a bit harsh? He was just flirting. I've dealt with flirty guys before." she asked him.

"I know Damon Salvatore. The only way he'd treat a lady right is if he's in love with her, otherwise you're just another notch on his belt. I don't want that for my daughter. And since he's still in love with Elena Gilbert..." Klaus explained.

"Okay… Don't worry, I'll be careful…" She nodded.

"Veronica sweetheart… I want you to… Please be honest with me.. When it happens I mean… When you meet a boy you like, I don't want you to hide him from me. In exchange, I promise to be reasonable enough about the way I handle it." Klaus asked her as he temporarily stopped painting to look at her.

"I… Of course dad. Reasonable enough though? Is that your way of saying that you won't kill him at first sight?" She asked him with a small smile, to loosen the tension a bit.

"Anything for my favorite and only daughter." Klaus chuckled before he hugged her, kissed her head and went back to painting her before he lost the sun and the beautiful effect it had on her hair.

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