Damon P.O.V
My brother had well and truly lost it, he kept going on about some cure for vampirism that out of all people Klaus told him about. I had to check my brother sanity so I broke into his cupboard and read his dairy. In their black and white he was talking about a cure to save Elena, what concerned me is that Stefan mentions that Star had something to do about it, but he wasn't sure what it was. She was really keeping us in the dark about all of this, but now she can't as we all knows she involved in the five and she better start talking. Even though we hadn't seen each other for nearly 150 years I know if I can sit down with Star she will tell me everything she knows. So I had told Stefan I would go along with this fairy-tale ride, but I warned him I was fine with Elena either way, which he didn't seem happy about. I was doing this for him only because I know how much he loves Elena and for once I'll do the decent thing.
I waited up pretty much all night for Star but she didn't come back to the boarding house, I tried calling her but it went to voice mail. I know Stefan went after her when she left us and knowing him he probably upset her and now knowing her she probably ran off somewhere. Stefan needs to be more sensitive with her all he kept doing these days is bite at her. I finally fell asleep and I heard my phone ringing I picked up, it was Elena she was crying down the phone about something about stabbing Jeremy. I didn't quite understand what she was saying but I told I'll be right over, I got off the phone to her and I rang Stefan and let him know what was going on and that I was on my way there. I got to Elena house and Jeremy is lying dead on the couch while Elena is pacing in front of him, she really was going out of her mind.
"I can't believe this happened. What am I going to say to him?" I don't know why she panicking he had the Gilbert ring on which meant he will wake up.
"Thanks for not ditching the family ring after it drove Ric crazy?" Elena glares at me, if she didn't like my comment she shouldn't have called me. "You should have called Stefan." I notice as soon as I mention Stefan Elena looked angry.
"I don't want to talk to him. He's been lying to me and hiding things from me. He compelled Jeremy to forget God knows what" Well Stefan was trying to protect the knowledge of the cure from everyone only because Klaus had him by the balls.
"In all fairness, I mean, I think you killing him kinda trumps that. And you should have called Stefan." I insisted that her boyfriend he should be helping her through this not me, I should be looking for Star and find out what she knows about this five business.
"I don't trust him right now, Damon." Stefan walks in the house Elena looked at him.
"Hey." Well this is a little awkward.
"PS, I called Stefan." Stefan walks over to Elena. He had to know what happened if I didn't tell him it would only cause further problem between us and I'm trying to be the good brother.
"What happened? Why did you call me?" Well looks like Miss Gilbert a little pissed with him as he keeping this huge secret from him.
"I just - I need to go upstairs and shower. Clean all the blood off my hands." Elena walks out of the room then Jeremy comes back to life with a dramatic gasp.
"Welcome back. How are you feeling?" How do you think he would feel Stefan, getting stabbed in the neck by his own sister?
"What happened?" We didn't have time to tell him the story, there was far more important things that needed to be dealt with today.
"Long story, buy the e-book." Jeremy began to frown, I need to somehow get Elena and Stefan to make up so I can going and find Star because I really need answers now and she the only one who will be able to give them to me.
Star P.O.V
I literally wanted to rip Stefan head off with his comment about my choices, who the hell did he think he was to judge me. I know I shouldn't be reacting like this but he makes my blood boil he didn't know anything about my relationship with Nik, granted they all have seen the dark side to Niklaus but that not the person I see. I just wish people could see the good in him like I do, Stefan and Nik are more alike than they think. That's why I felt so drawn to Stefan when I met him, because they held the same qualities. I couldn't go back to the boarding house not after the way I left things with Stefan, and I know I should tell them about what going to happen with Elena but my pride getting in the way. Nik killed five members of the five and somehow he survived, maybe if I talk to him about it he might give me an idea of how I can help her without going to extreme measures. I know I don't like the girl for playing with the brothers emotions, but I know it will kill them if she died, and I can't let them both go through that.
I tried to call Nik but it kept going to voicemail he must be on a flight back, I went to his mansion and sat on the steps hoping he would be here soon. I had been sitting and pacing outside his home for hours now, part of me wanted to leave, but I needed find out if there was a way of trying to save Elena from a dreadful fate. A car was driving towards the house please let this be him, it parked up and I got up from the step and I saw Nik get out of the car with something wrapped up in a blanket that must the sword from the first five. He looked at me and began to smile, he approached me smiling widely.
"Star you could of waited inside the mansion." He gave me a gentle kissed me, once again I had that flutter in my heart that I always use to get when I would kiss him.
"I felt a little rude just walking into your home." He placed the sword he had in the blanket on the step, before cupped my face between his hands.
"As I recall you are still my wife, and what is mine is yours." He gestured to the mansion, I don't know if that still worked after leaving him over 500 years ago.
"Well, I still didn't want to be rude, old habit." He placed his hand on the small of my back with a concerned look on his face as he looked at me.
"You have something on your mind." Nik really did know me too well.
"Could we talk inside?" He nodded, and we both walked in, he went and put away the sword and I went into the parlour and began to pour us both a drink, I saw Nik enter the room.
"Star I just want to apologies for my actions from earlier. I tend to forget you more than able to look after yourself." I handed him his drink and I smiled at him I knew he didn't mean it he was just being protective, but Nik had to try and get use to the fact I can look after myself.
"Nik it's fine, there something I need to talk to you about." He looked at me arching his brow. "When you killed the first five, how did you deal with the curse?" He looked at me a little stunned I guess he was surprised to know I knew about the curse. He walked over to the couch and took a seat, I took a seat beside him, I hope he was able to talk to me about this.
"Why are you asking Star? How do you know about the curse?" I didn't respond then he began to chuckle. "Of course you would know about it, you're connected with them." I picked up mu glass and drained my drink, I'm hoping Nik not going to be ask too many questions that I couldn't answer. "For fifty-two years, four months, and nine days. I was tormented, in my dreams, my every waking moment, relentless, and never ending torture. It was the only period of my life when I actually felt time." He went through all of that, I had heard that the hunter curse was bad but to be tormented like that for that long it would drive anyone insane.
"Wow that's a pretty long time." He placed his hand into mine, I could see that taking about this was going to be hard for him but he is the only vampire I've ever known to survive it all.
"Unfortunately there nothing that can destroy me, at the time no matter what I did to myself I couldn't take the easy route as you know I'm truly immortal." I kept looking at my empty glass knowing there was no way in saving Elena she will take her life. I felt Nik move my hair from my face. "Star please tell me what on your mind." I turned to him I don't know how he going to take to this.
"Connor dead." Nik looked at me with widen eyes before he shook his head.
"Please don't tell me you killed him." He was obviously worried but I wasn't the one who did this, I know that he didn't want me to go through the torture he did, I held his hand.
"No I didn't, but Elena did, and now I'm worried now she going to have the curse." Nik stood up he looked furious.
"How could Stefan allow her do that?" I approached him and placed my hand on his shoulder he turned to me.
"Nik all hope may not be lost, I may know who will be replacing Connor." He began to frown, of course with Connor dying Jeremy would be next in line to becoming a hunter. "Nik just please help Elena make sure she doesn't kill herself, and I'll deal with finding the new hunter." A small smile appeared upon his face and he wrapped his arms around me.
"I don't know how the Salvatore's are going to take to the news." He spoke as he began to kiss my neck and then along my jaw line.
"Don't worry about the Salvatore's, I'll deal with them." I'm praying that Nik can help Elena, and I'm hoping that I'm right that Jeremy next hunter because if he is he will be the only one who will be able to save her.
Damon P.O.V
Well it really looks like Elena and Stefan are going through a rough patch at the moment, I don't know why he couldn't just tell her what going on it would make life easier. I really don't want to get involved in there little domestic. Things around here are too crazy and even more crazy since this whole cure for vampirism has been brought to light, I tried calling Star again as I'm still desperate to get hold of her but nothing. So I went into the kitchen and began to clean up all the blood, Elena attacking Jeremy in this was strange and the fact that she thought it was Connor was even more stranger. I looked up to see Stefan walk in, he didn't look too happy and that had a lot to do with Elena distances herself from him.
"Where did Jeremy go?" Of course Stefan was playing concern girlfriend brother, probably avoiding the subject from his and Elena argument which I heard clearly.
"School. Bonnie has him volunteering for some occult exhibit." I think he wanted to get the hell away from Elena and her pyscho break out.
"Or maybe he didn't want to linger in a house where his sister just jammed a knife in his neck." As he spoke Stefan's phone rings, he looks at the screen.
"It's Klaus." Whatever Klaus was planning to throw at him, I'm going to be by my brother side.
"Oooh, time to face the music. Pay the piper, dance with the devil." I teased him; Stefan looked up not amused by my comment, but Klaus wouldn't actually kill him for something that was out of his hands and I'm certain Star would never allow it either.
"You know, I'm glad you find this amusing. If he finds out I told you about the cure, he'll kill both of us." Stefan couldn't avoid him because Klaus will sense something not right.
"Quit avoiding him that means shady. Shady people get outed." Stefan answers the phone.
"I don't want to talk about it." I don't think that was the best approach to go with.
"Well, I can't imagine why, what with you ruining all my plans for a hybrid filled future" Klaus sounded pretty calm actually considering what happened, see Stefan was worrying over nothing.
"Well, it wouldn't have happened, if you hadn't sworn me to secrecy." Stefan looks at me for reassurance and I nodded.
"Well, life's full of ifs, Stefan. But let's accentuate the positives, shall we? The hunter was one of five; dear Star in the process of finding another. It may take a while, but we've got nothing but time, right?" Hold on Star teamed up with Klaus? Have I missed something here?
"You're using your calm voice today. Who's getting killed?" Klaus probably thinking up a plan right now how to kill Stefan.
"Not you, if that's what you're worried about, I given my word to Star that I would not harm you. But I am concerned about your beloved. Have the hallucinations started yet?" Stefan and I looked at each other, how did Klaus know about Elena freaking out?
"What do you know about that?" This should be interesting to hear because we couldn't figure out why Elena through that Jer was Conner.
"I'll tell you. Where are you?"Stefan looked at me and I nodded.
"I'm at her house". I'm hoping Klaus is going to shed some light on this whole
"How convenient, so am I"There was a knock on the door. Stefan hangs up his phone and goes to opens the front door. I need to contact Star as she seem to know where the next potential maybe, I got out my phone.
Damon: It's your dear friend here, I want in on finding this hunter….
She better not brush me off, because I heard clearly heard from Klaus that she looking for the next one, my phone beep and it was a new message from Star
Star: I thought you would never ask, meet me at the high school xxx
I thought she was going to be all shady with me, well it looks like I'm teaming up with Star for the day this should be interesting. It was time for me and her to have one hell of a long talk about her involvement with the brotherhood of the five.
Klaus P.O.V
I had retrieved the hunter sword from Alexander grave now all we needed to do was let Connor continue killing a few more vampires, then the mark will be completed and we get the cure and everything will be back to the way it was. Sounds all very simple don't it? Well I think I'm missing a part of the tale that involves Star and I need to find out what it is, but unfortunately the only person who knew that part was Star. Something is telling me that she planning on keeping that part to herself. I need to try and extract that information from her without her knowing, but Star can't be easily fooled so this is going to be a challenge. When arrived home I was stunned and happy to see Star outside the mansion, maybe what happened between us weren't a one off thing maybe something was blossoming between us once again. She appeared to have the weight of the world on her shoulder, I had seen that look so many times from her and I knew that there was something wrong with her.
She began to ask me about how I dealt with the hunter curse, I was surprised at first that she knew about then I realized of course she would know Star has a very strong connection with the five. I told her of my story she looked even more frighten, then she informed me that Connor was dead. I felt my hear accelerate I knew she went in there to save the hostages did Star kill Connor? Star reassured me that it wasn't her who killed Connor in fact it was Elena. Elena Gilbert was the last person who I thought would kill anyone, but I guess vampirism had changed her. Star had asked of me to help Elena try to protect her from trying to kill herself, I felt that I had to do it not for Elena but because Star had asked. She had told me that she may know who the next hunter maybe that really did take me by surprise I had been waiting 900 years, here she was about to deliver the next one. Before she left she asked me not to hurt Stefan, because none of this was his fault. I had notice Star very protective over the Salvatore brothers, I would like to know what history they had together and I think that something I may need to find out.
In the morning Star had left to find the hunter, I tried to get any information from her but she wouldn't tell me a thing. This got my back up a little why wouldn't she just tell me. I had to keep my temper under control she was hopefully bringing another hunter to us, so we could continue with our quest. So I left the mansion and began to make my way to the Gilbert home I had called Stefan and informed him that I knew of everything. I could heard the worry in his voice as he spoke when he asked why I was so calm about it all, I had informed him it was down to Star. I was standing outside the Gilbert home now and Stefan came outside he looked a little frustrated, he walked passed me and I turned around to him.
"You know, this would all be a lot more civilized if I was just invited inside." Stefan looked at me not highly amused, well I though considering we are on the same team right now.
"It's bad enough I'm out here talking to you. What do you know?" I had to keep my cool I need to remember I gave Star my word I wouldn't hurt him.
"I killed the original five hunters, remember? When one kills a hunter, there's a bit of a consequence." Stefan began to frown well I caught his attention now.
"What kind of consequence?" He asked as he began to approach me with a very worried look, well he needed to be worried because his beloved going to be going through a hard time.
"The hunters were spelled by witches to kill vampires; if you prevent one from fulfilling his destiny then he'll take you down with him." That was the curse they drove to the point of insanity.
"What do you mean? Connor's dead." Connor will take one more vampire down even if he is dead.
"I mean, Connor's death won't prevent him from making Elena his final vampire kill. She'll need to come with me now. I'll lock her up, keep her away from any sharp wooden objects." Stefan glared at me I needed to make sure Elena was safe, and didn't do anything stupid I know how them pesky hunter can be.
"She's not going anywhere with you." I think he needed to hear of the consequences of that.
"Well, if we leave her alone, she'll take her own life before the day is out." Stefan approached me and stood inches away from me face.
"She's stronger than that." He spoke through his teeth, he really thought that Elena was that strong the hunter curse? It had gotten to the best of us and I don't think Elena Gilbert will be able to survive. Well Stefan I don't think you all or your brother will be able to stop her.
"Is she? Believe me, it's for her own good." We heard the front door open and Elena runs onto the porch and stops, this was my perfect opportunity. I super speeded towards her, grabs her, and left the Salvatore will thank me for this one day.
Star P.O.V
I had told Nik about what happened with Elena, I knew he would be the only one who is able to help her right now. Damon and Stefan may hate the idea but it the only way to keep Elena safe, they both had an emotional connection with her and it would destroy the both of them seeing her like that. So Nik had gone to deal with that while I had to find another hunter and I'm hoping I'm right that Jeremy the next one. What worried me is I know he not ready for this yet, he hadn't had any training. Even with all of the training Connor had look at what happened to him, I didn't want that fate for Jeremy. He seem like a nice kid, but he will be the only one who is able to stop Elena torment. I made my way back to the boarding house I saw that there weren't any of their cars on the driveway, it looks like the brothers were probably dealing with Elena already. I walked in to the house and made my way up to my room I got in the shower and washed myself. I wrapped a towel around me I heard my phone beep, I walked over to the bed and picked it up.
Damon: It's your dear friend here, I want in on finding this hunter….
I couldn't help but chuckle at his text, the only person who I knew I could trust with the truth would be Damon. I'm not sure how he going to take to it all but once I tell him everything from the brotherhood of the five and my purpose, but I can't keep anymore secretes from him.
Star: I thought you would never askJ meet me at the high school xxx
Well I'm sure he will be happy with that response, I know I should tell Nik and Stefan about it all but the problem there would be that they would stop me they let their emotions get involved. Whereas in Damon will understand why I need to do it, it may turn into a big debate, but Damon will finally see things my way. That's why Damon and I got on so great because even when we did reckless things we understood the reason behind it, and I'm hoping that going to be the case with this too. I got changed into jeans and a fitted white t-shirt I found my black biker boots and put them on, I made my way down stairs and grabbed my leather jacket. I walked of the house and got on my bike and drove to the school, I'm praying I'm right about this.
I parked up and I saw Jeremy and Matt walking I got off my bike and I rushed over to them, I stood behind the both of them and I notice Jeremy is looking down at his hand. I looked and he had the first symbol of the hunter mark. He really was the next hunter, how I'm going to talk to him about it without him freaking out?
"Hey, do you see anything on my hand?" Matt looks at his hand and shakes his head. "What if I told you I saw the beginning of a mark like Connor's?" I think I need to intervene, I made myself seen Jeremy looked up he seemed a little stunned to see me, I looked at the tattoo on his hand and it was definitely the first mark.
"Are you serious?" Then Matt looked at me "Hey" he smiled "It's Star isn't it?" I smiled at him he seemed like a sweet guy.
"Yeah, let me see if I get this right your Matt?" He smiled I looked at Jeremy who still looked a little stunned that I appeared out of the blue. "Jeremy could we talk." He began to frown he lift up his right hand showing me the mark.
"You want to talk about this Star?" I really felt a little awkward as Jeremy was a direct kid. "It showed up after Connor died, he told me that I was a potential, that's why I could see his mark. He also told me that you guided him through it all. Is that why you're here?" He sounds so confused maybe I should of spoken to Damon before I came to see Jeremy, he freaking out already and I really don't want to freak out even more.
"So what does that make you? Like, the next chosen one or something?" Matt teased then I notice the girl who was with them in the grill when Connor went all pyscho approaching us with some other guy, carrying artefacts.
"Hey guys." Well she seemed like one of them perky types, nothing like the girl in the restaurant something tell me she had been compelled
"Hey April." I looked between her and Matt, look like this April girl got the hot's for Matt.
"Well, don't let her do the heavy lifting. I found her wandering the hallways with this." I turned to the guy he shows us a giant rock. "Just teasing, I'm the guy who wrangles all the freaky stuff." He shakes Matt and Jeremy's hands, then he shakes mine. "Atticus Shane, please call me Shane, I beg you. Thank you guys for helping, I really appreciate it. You all get free admission to my free exhibit." He seemed like a funny guy, I watched as he walks away.
"Why does he look so familiar?" April said out of the blue, I looked at Jeremy and he really looked like he had a lot on his mind.
"No idea." Jeremy looked at me I know he wanted answer from me, but I don't know what information I should give him? Maybe I'll take him to once side after I speak to Damon and try and explain what he needs to do.
"Hey, umm, have you guys seen Rebekah? She said she was gonna help me look into what caused the explosion at my dad's farm and then she just—" Matt cut her off.
"Disappeared, yeah I know." Matt picks up a box and walks off, April and Jeremy look at each other. Where had Rebekah gone, I saw her a few days ago she didn't mention about leaving town. I'll bring up with Nik later, right now I needed to focus on Jeremy.
Stefan P.O.V
Stefan POV
Star left quite abruptly in the woods she really did look pissed when I asked about her relationship with Klaus, she brought up that I was jealous; yes I was jealous because I knew I couldn't have her. I love Elena and I'm willing to give everything up for her to get this cure for her, but with Star there a different connection with her and it bothered me thinking that something was going on with her and Klaus. Star never came home last night I notice that Damon was waiting up for her; he really did care about her a hell of a lot. If I kept my mouth shut she would have been at home and maybe Damon would have got some answer from her about the brotherhood of the five. I think out of everyone including Klaus she only trusted Damon, they had a strong relationship even if they had been apart for all this time. When you would see them together it like how they were in 1860's.
I had received a phone call from Damon telling me that Elena attacked Jeremy, I made my way there as fast as could I don't know what came over Elena to do that to him but I needed to make sure she was ok. When I got there Elena couldn't even stand to be near me or look at me she was still mad at me. I walked up the stairs and into Elena's room Elena was changing into a robe she sees me but walks past me. I wished I had never gone up there to talk to her because she hated me that I had teamed up with Klaus and I couldn't give her a reason behind it. I had to leave her alone because if I stayed we would just argue further, so I went down stairs. I spoke to Damon about Jeremy apparently he went to the school, during our conversation Klaus called. I wanted to avoid the call but Damon spoke about shady people getting caught out.
I didn't need Klaus turning up at Elena house but then he informed me that Elena would begin to hurt herself because Connor will plan to bring her down. I didn't get any of it and I didn't want Klaus to get involved in any of this, but it looks like Star had informed him of what going on. I was right that they had started something back up, Star far too good for him but who I'm to tell her what to do. Elena came bursting out of the house looking frighten and the next minute Klaus grabbed her and super speeded off with her, while Damon and I stood there looking at each other hopelessly. We called Bonnie she might be able to help us find Elena, we didn't have a clue of where Klaus would have taken her. We were all in the Kitchen and Damon and I began to tell Bonnie what had happened and she really didn't look too happy about it all.
"You lost her?" Bonnie shouted as she got out of her seat, oh great I didn't need Bonnie to flip out too.
"Well, lost is a very strong word, we just technically don't know where she is." Damon added he always had to be sarcastic even with moment like this.
"I'm more worried about what Klaus said about this hunter's curse." That is what worrying me the most, and now with not knowing where he was I couldn't get any more answers from him.
"How does Klaus even know about this?" Bonnie asked well he had been around a while.
"How does Klaus know anything? Guy's like a billion years old." One thing I did know it was a witch's curse and that Bonnie being a witch should could somehow she could help get rid of Connor hunting Elena.
"He said it was a witch's curse." I looked at Bonnie I know right now her magic was on the fritz but if there was anything she could do.
"You know if I could do anything to help, I would. But I—" She began to say and Damon interrupted her
"But nothing, wave your magic wand, hocus pocus, begone hunter ghostus, whatever." Bonnie looked between the both of us with sorrow in her eyes.
"The spirits won't let me do the magic, I'd need to break the curse. But I can ask Shane for help, he knows everything about everything." Well I'll let them deal with that I needed to find Elena.
"Great, you two do your thing." I got up from my seat and began to walk away from them.
"Where are you going?" Damon called out, I turned to him.
"I'm gonna get her back." I had put Elena in this situation and I'm not having Klaus lock her away god knows where, I will find a way to get Elena out of this mess.
Klaus P.O.V
Well I arrived at the Gilbert house at the perfect moment I had taken Elena for her own good, she or the Salvatore's do not realize the extent of what the hunter curse will do to her. I had brought Elena back to my home I had the perfect room for her not to hurt herself. Chris opens the door to a room as I dragged Elena into the room.
"Let go of me!" She shouted at me, well she a little ungrateful considering I was trying to stop her taking her own life.
"Certainly." I let her go. "I apologize for the lack of windows; it's to preserve the art, and of course to prevent you from taking off your daylight ring and burning yourself to death in the sun." Elena looked at me a little confused she wasn't aware of how far she will be willing to go to bring death closer to her.
"I'm not gonna kill myself. I would never do that." She may not want to right now but she will in time.
"Oh, but you'll want to. I did. Problem is, I'm immortal." Elena seems stunned by the revelation.
"You went through this?" And every moment of it was pure torture, those years where the worst years I had ever been through I could rather face Mikael a thousand time than go through that.
"Yes, I did. For fifty-two years, four months, and nine days. I was tormented, in my dreams, my every waking moment, relentless, and never ending torture. It was the only period of my life when I actually felt time." They tormented me so much I didn't even know who I was anymore, I turned into this fragile person who didn't want to live anymore, me Niklaus Mikaelson. Who would of thought?
"So, you knew that this would happen if Connor died? That's why you got involved. Did Stefan know too?" Well there appear to be a lover quarrel going on.
"All he knew was that the hunter had to be kept alive. You should have listened to him when he said he had it covered, love." Elena reminded me sometime of Katarina with her ability not to obey to orders, always rushing in head first.
"What else does Stefan know?" It appears that Stefan had kept his word by not telling anyone about the cure.
"Well, that's one of life's little mysteries, isn't it?" I backed away and heads for the door I had other thing to attend to like where about of Star.
"How did you make it stop?" I stopped and look at her.
"I didn't. Eventually it just stopped, the hallucinations tend to appear in strange forms." I knocked on the door of the chamber Chris opens the door. "Don't say I didn't warn you." I walked out of the room and Chris shuts the door, that was the safest place for Elena right now until we can find the next hunter which may take a very long time.
Star POV
I don't know how I got roped in to sit here and watch some exhibition, oh yeah I know I'm waiting for 'Mr I'll take my time Salvatore' the one freaking time I needed his advice he wanted to take his time to get here. Jeremy kept on asking me questions about the brotherhood and I kept trying to throb him off by tell him right here weren't the best place to talk about it. I think he notice that I was getting a little pissed about it now, that Professor Shane is giving a lecture on the artefacts at the exhibit I stood at the back of the room.
"You're looking at what people believed to be the world's first tombstone. This item was donated to Whitmore College last month" I looked at the rock well I wouldn't of been too happy to have that as my tombstone, but over a 1000 years ago that's how they did it. "It belonged to a very powerful witch—" My ears perked up. "—a witch so powerful in fact that Silas, that was his name, created a spell that would grant him immortality." I'm hearing all of this correctly, he talking about Silas? "Now legend says that Silas did the spell with the help of a lady witch who loved him, a woman named Qetsiyah." I felt a cold chill go down my spine when I heard her name. "Sadly for Qetsiyah, Silas wanted to give immortality to another woman, so Qetsiyah killed her and buried Silas alive, leaving him powerless, immortal, and alone. This might actually be the origin story of 'Hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn.'" I couldn't believe everything I had just heard, how could a college professor know about the story of Silas? I notice Damon and a girl with dark hair and caramel skin walked into the room, I glanced over at them and they shared a few words. I walked over to them Damon walked away, wonderful Damon I thought you wanted in on the hunter. "Now, it's said that Silas wants to rise again. Regain his power, and wreak havoc on the world. Maybe we should be afraid. Or maybe it's all a bunch of crap and this is just an old rock." Everyone in the room began to laugh, they won't be laughing if he does wreak havoc. "Alright, listen, enjoy exploring the exhibit. I'll be around to answer any questions. Thank you for coming." I think I may need to have a little talk with Professor Shane and find out what else he knew. Everyone gets up and starts to wander towards the exhibits Shane walks over to us.
"Hey, you made it." Was something going on with these two?
"Nice cautionary tale. Qetsiyah sounds like a badass." He turned me smiling.
"Nothing compared to Silas." Once again the mere mention of his name I felt that cold chill go down my spine once again.
"I'm sorry Shane, this is Star Mikaelson." Well she obviously knew who I was probably Damon told her, he looked a little taken back.
"Yeah we met in the hallway." There was something about this guy that didn't seem right, but I couldn't worry about that now I needed to speak to Damon.
"Do you know where Damon went?" I sense something different about her she weren't like other mortal she had a strange aural around her.
"Yeah he just went to go and do something, I'm meant to meet him why don't you both come." Damon didn't make things easy for me, how was I meant o to talk to him about the five when had a freaking audience.
Damon P.O.V
We needed to figure out a way for stopping the hunter curse on Elena, I wanted to mention to Stefan that Star may able to help but then she had told to keep quiet about what I knew about her. I wanted to leave to meet Star down the school but Stefan had called in the teenage witch, he thought as the curse was put on by witch's maybe she could help. Well like what I thought Bonnie was no use to us, but she mention about that professor Shane could help. So Stefan had gone off to play hero and get Elena while I'm stuck with Bonnie. The only person who will be able to give answer right now is Star, but I can't make everyone aware that she knew so much. Bonnie and I got to the school and Professor Shane was giving some lecture about some scary guy called Silas, I notice Star was here but it really weren't the best place for us to talk. I told Bonnie to grab Star and Shane and bring them to Ric old class room. I walked in and sat at Ric's desk I opened up a drawer and found a bottle of bourbon, typical Ric he probably needed this after dealing with whiny teens. I took it out with a smile and propped my feet up on the desk.
"You're missing all the adventure, pal." I held the bottle up for Ric and took a swig, and then Bonnie and Shane followed by my favourite person Star.
"Shane, this is my friend, Damon. He's kind of an expert on this stuff too." Bonnie actually called me her friend, Star walked over and sat on one of the desk looking a little pissed.
"I audited your class very enlightening." A smile grew on Shane face.
"That's right, I remember you. What's your specialty?" I was about to talk but Star interrupted.
"The origin of a species." I looked over at Star and she smiled at me sweetly.
"Ah, I think Darwin would arm wrestle you for that distinction." I turned back to Shane I think I needed to elaborate on Star comment.
"Not that species." Hopefully he might have got the hint now.
"You're into the monster stuff. Alright, awesome." Well he was a bit of a geek maybe he will be useful in helping Star and I with this next hunter.
"I was kind of hoping you might have stumbled upon this at some point, maybe." I pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Shane, Shane takes it and looks at it.
"This is the hunter's mark. Where did you get this?" Star got up abruptly and glared at me, great she pissed at me, how did she expect us to find a hunter without no help.
"Came to me in a dream. Do you know anything about the hunter's curse?" I could hear Star tapping her foot, Bonnie looked at her frowning.
"Why, you got a dead hunter in the trunk of your car or something?" Star spoke through her teeth, wow I had really pissed her off with me.
"Metaphorically speaking." I told her with a smile, she shook her head in disapproval.
"Legend says that if a hunter is killed by that which it hunts, then that person will be cursed to walk the Earth in torment until…." Bonnie cut him off.
"Until?" He was getting to that Bonnie.
"Until the new hunter is awakened and their legacy is passed on. They're called potentials" I notice that Star get out her phone began frantically typing away. "Listen; I have a bunch of research on it. Why don't I go grab it for you?" I heard my phone beep I got it out and I saw a new message from Star, I glanced up at her and she was looking furious.
Star:I know who the new hunter is and if you just came to me like I told you too we wouldn't have to involve him!
"That'd be great." I glanced up and Shane hands the hunter's mark drawing back to. "Hey, thanks" Shane leaves the classroom Bonnie looks at me.
"How are we supposed to find a potential hunter?" She asked then I looked over at Star.
"Yeah, about that would you like to enlighten us Star" She sighed and got up from the desk holding out her hand towards me.
"Can I have your phone?" I handed it over to her, she began to look through it what the hell is she doing? Then Star calls someone on my phone.
"Little Gilbert, your services are needed." You had to be kidding me that Jeremy was the next hunter?
Klaus P.O.V
Well I had dealt with my Elena problem she's now safely put out of harm's way; there weren't much else I could do now. I had tried to contact Star but her phone went to voice mail, I'm sure she would contact me when she is free. So I decided as I had some free time I'll go down to my local pub and have a little drink, I was sitting at the bar, drinking a glass of wine and I notice that Caroline approaches me. Strange to think that she had been the only woman on my mind since the night I saved her from that terrible bite Tyler gave her. Now she's doesn't even enter my mind that's because of one person Star. Caroline was taking off her jacket she looked a little flustered.
"Place looks pretty good considering your hybrid got blown up in it." Well she didn't come here to talk me about the décor there was obviously a reason behind her attempting to talk to me.
"Caroline. To what do I owe the pleasure?" Caroline stands next to me.
"I want you to give Elena back." I get it now, they thought that sweet Caroline could convince me to hand Elena over. I'm finding this very amusing as there no way that Caroline would ever convince me to do such a thing.
"Ah, they sent you to sweet talk me. Well, I'm afraid I can't do it." Caroline looked a little stunned by my response, did she really think that I was just going to give her Elena.
"Why not?" She did look attractive when she didn't get her own way, but I can't think like that anymore I had my Star back.
"She needs my help." Caroline scoffs and rolls her eyes. "Look, I'm not gonna burden you with the gory details, I know you have enough on your plate already." I was referring to the little incident of Tyler and Hayley.
"That's none of your business, actually." She was right there but I didn't want to see Caroline getting hurt by some small town boy she deserve far better.
"Yes, well, just know that if Tyler was still sired to me he never would have hurt you." I notice Caroline looked a little taken back as she looked at me. "I wouldn't have let him. Can I at least offer you a drink?" Caroline was hesitating to answer.
"Yeah thanks." Maybe Caroline has come to terms of the fact that I'm not the monster that everyone thinks I'm.
Stefan P.O.V
I had spoken to Tyler I knew the only place that Klaus would keep Elena and that would be close to him, so he would of taken her back to the mansion. Tyler had informed me that most of Klaus Hybrid were nearly free from his sire bond, this surprised me but it meant one thing that if Tyler could talk to them I could free Elena. I spoke to Tyler about and he agree to help and apparently a guy called Chris was on watch outside Elena cell, he agreed to help us. I went to Klaus mansion and wait for Chris to change over with the other hybrid; the two hybrids look at each other and walk off Chris watches them leave. I turned around the corner and walked towards Chris, he hands me the keys. I unlocks the door to Elena's room and entered, Elena was sitting on the floor with her arms wrapped around her legs. She gasps and turns to look at me; she really did look a state I needed to get her out of here.
"Elena. Hey." I walked into the room slowly then Elena starts to back away from me. "Hey, it's okay. It's me." She looked so frighten I think the curse had really kicked in now.
"No, no." She scrambles off the floor and continues to back away. "Stay - Stay away from me." I hated to see her like this I needed to calm her down and take her away from here.
"Let me help you." Elena rushes towards the bed and grabs a lead pipe that is underneath it. She rushes at me but I grabbed her by the wrist, preventing her from harming me. "Elena, stop!" She throws me against the wall, and rushes at me, she stabs me in the stomach with the lead pipe then rushes out of the room. I fells to the floor I couldn't believe it Elena didn't listen to me, her face was filled with hate. There may be only one person who can get through to her right now.
Star P.O.V
Seriously I thought Damon was bright but today he really had the dimmer switch on, why the hell was he involving that professor in all of this. So I had to let it out that Jeremy is the next hunter, Damon and the girl who I know now is called Bonnie were a little stunned about the news. So we were waiting on Jeremy coming now and this really weren't the way I wanted this to happen. Damon, Bonnie were standing in the hallway by the artefacts Bonnie brandishes papers about the Five at Damon she really had a temper.
"How did I not know any of this stuff about Jeremy?" She demanded Damon glanced over at me then back at her, he had no idea that Jeremy was going to be hunter.
"The witch who loses her powers gets left out of the important conversations" Damon snapped at her, I notice Jeremy running towards us.
"Is everything okay? Is it Elena?" I can't put this nicely to him right now his sister life depended on him.
"Jeremy this wasn't the way I wanted to tell you this, but I know how to help Elena. You need to kill a vampire." Both Damon and Bonnie looked surprised and Jeremy smiled.
"Great, give me a stake, I'll kill Damon right now." Okay it was confirmed that these two get on too well, I think I'm the only one who actually got Damon.
"Easy, Van Helsing. We'll get you one. Don't worry." I knew of the one person who will be able to help us with that little issue and that would be Nik.
"Jeremy I think I'm be able to sort out that for you—" He began to frown. "—listen I'll call you soon." I was about to walk off and Damon caught my arm "Damon please, the longer Elena has this curse the worse it gets. Let me do what I have to do please." I got my arm out of his grasp and walked away from them. I needed to find Nik and hopefully he be able to help us with this.
Klaus P.O.V
Well it had been a very interesting day with me doing my good deed and now I'm in the company of Miss Forbes who seemed a little preoccupied. Caroline kept looking at her phone as I could hear she was received multiple messages; she looks at me and smiles innocently. She was up to something that I knew, now it was time to find out what it was.
"So, here's the thing, I didn't just come here to try to get you to release Elena." Oh and like I didn't figure that out an hour ago.
"You don't say." Caroline began to bite her bottom lip, why would she be so nervous?
"I came here to distract you so that Stefan could go to your house and break her out, which he did. And, don't get mad, but then he lost her." I got up all I felt was fury all I was doing is trying to help and this is how they repay me. "Klaus." I turned and looks at her
"Caroline, you're beautiful, but if you don't stop talking, I will kill you" I turned around and started to walk off suddenly Star was in front of me she looked at me with concern in her eyes.
"Nik are you ok." Her voice was filled with concern, I tried to go pass her but she stopped me. "I know out how to stop the hallucinations—" She better of no had anything to do with the Elena break out "—and I need your help." I felt all the rage and fury I had just fade away as she stood there with her beautiful smile and her blue eyes sparkling.
"Okay love, what is it I need to do." This beaming smile crept up on her face that I could never resisted, I notice Caroline at the corner of my eye looking at us a little stunned, well Miss Forbes you've finally seen my nicer side.
Star P.O.V
I had explained to Nik in order for the curse to be dropped that Jeremy had to kill a vampire, he seemed a little stunned by the news. I notice that Caroline seemed a little tense with hearing about it all too; she never told me that her and Nik were friends? I didn't want to even get on that subject; I needed Nik to find us a vampire for Jeremy to kill. Nik had told me not to worry and he knew just the person that Jeremy could kill. I had warned him it better not be anyone I knew in the town and he assured me it weren't as he kissed me gently on the lips. He pulled away and I saw Caroline standing there was a strange expression, suddenly Nik got hold of my hand we walked out of the grill then he super speed us to the mansion. I don't know what he brought me here? He was on his phone talking to someone I weren't really paying any attention, then he opened the door and we both walked in. I notice Tyler and some girl and guy who was picking up his stuff.
"Going somewhere?" Nik said in a threating tone before he grabs the guy by the throat and super speeds him into the staircase. "When I said don't let her out of your sight, what did you think I meant?" Oh you had to be kidding me!
"It's not his fault, it's mine I was distracting you. It's my fault she got away!" Tyler announced what the hell was he doing? Nik looked at him with vengeance in his eyes.
"Then maybe you should be the one to die for it." I think I'm seeing the side of Nik everyone talks about right now.
"No one has to die!" The girl called out then Nik rushes at her.
"Did I not say mind your business?!" I think I needed to stop him from doing something stupid, this was all getting out of hand.
"Nik, leave the girl." He glance over at me I gave him a pleading look. He didn't need to hurt her, she was only trying to calm the situation down.
"Tyler's covering for me. I'm the one that let her go." Now I began to understand that they were talking about Elena.
"Hayley—" Tyler began to say but Hayley stops him from talking.
"No. You want someone dead, go ahead. Kill me. I'd rather die anyway than end up as one of your sired little bitches." Wow she was a little firecracker.
"Don't tempt me, little wolf." Nik turns to the first guy he threaten. "Your existence is to serve me. To please me. Do you understand?" I felt my jaw drop was he being for real! Is that the way he spoke to his hybrids.
"I'm sorry, I won't fail you again." He spoke with fear in his voice, this was crazy I couldn't believe the way he treated his hybrids.
"No, you won't." Nik moves aside. "Get out of here." He quickly walks to the front door, then out of nowhere Stefan comes through the door and stabs him with a stake he falls to the ground.
"No!" Hayley covers her hand with her mouth and cries. Jeremy walks into the house with a cleaver in his hands.
"Jeremy?" Tyler cried. Nik gave up one of his hybrid for Jeremy. "What the hell, man?!" I looked over at Jeremy and Stefan this wasn't what I expected to happen, this wasn't the way I wanted Jeremy to break the curse, I felt to blame.
"I'm sorry." Stefan looks at Jeremy and nods Jeremy brutally chops poor guy head off with the cleaver. Hayley screams and hides her face, while I just stood there stunned by what I had seen. What the hell have I done? Jeremy looks down at his hand and I watched as his tattoo starts to grow across his arm. I walked out of the room, I shouldn't have told them how to stop the curse that poor kids being decapitated. In the past it didn't bother me so why did it bother me so much now? I felt a pair of arms around me and I looked it was Nik, I buried my head into his chest I couldn't help but cry I didn't even know why I was crying. Yes I do I'm bring people I care about into something that going to put each and every one of their lives in danger, I don't know if I can deal with that burned.
Stefan P.O.V
Everything today had been so screwed up and the one thing I couldn't get round my mind that Elena stabbed me, she weren't going to listen to me and the only person right now is Damon. I had called him and told him about what had happened, and then he let me know that Star had told them that Jeremy the new hunter. He began to explain to me that she had told them that Jeremy had to kill a vampire to stop the curse on Elena. I didn't even want to know how she knew all of this all I needed to do is stop this torture for Elena. Caroline had been keep Klaus busy while I got Elena out of the room he had her in, I had texted her to let her know what going on. I went to go and find Jeremy when I finally got to him Klaus had called me to let me know he had Jeremy first kill. Jeremy and I made our way to Klaus mansion and the person Jeremy had to kill was Chris the guy who actually helped me today. I felt guilty when I staked him and watched Jeremy decapitate him, I could hear Hayley cries and Star walked out of the room.
A heated argument broke out between Hayley and Klaus but he threatens her then walked away, Tyler kept looking down at the body on the floor with sorrow in his eyes. I got hold of Jeremy and guided him out of the house, I saw Klaus hugging Star she appeared to be upset I felt a slight pain in my heart watching them both together. I brought Jeremy home I didn't go in but I received a phone call from Damon letting me know what had happened as he finally talked Elena round from doing anything stupid, like I thought he would as much as. I was grateful for Damon saving her I hated him at the same time. Because Elena chose to listen to him and not me, and that hurt me more than anything. Then he let know that he had told Elena the reason why I had been acting the way have because we had found the cure, and Klaus had sworn me to secretly. Apparently she had taken the new well and now I had to face the music with her, I was leaning on a pillar outside her house then Elena opens the door and walks over to me.
"I'm sorry that I stabbed you." Well after all the stuff I hid from her I probably deserve it.
"Nah, it's alright, I probably deserved it. So, um, Damon told me that he clued you in." She looked up at me with worry in her eyes.
"You didn't kill him, did you?" I couldn't help but laugh Damon probably told her I would kill him.
"Nah, screw Klaus and his secrets." I sat down on the porch's steps "We all want the same thing, we just have to work together for it." Elena sits down next to me I knew that there was going to be a serious talk, after what happened today, I knew our relationship had shifted in a different direction.
"Stefan, why did you send Damon to come look for me instead of you?" I had to tell her my reasons for it all.
"I sent him because lately it seems like he's able to get through to you in ways that I can't. You'll listen to him. You trust him, even when you can't trust me." She looked at me with sorrow in her face she knew I was telling her the truth.
"I didn't mean to not…" I didn't need her to try and make excuse for it all.
"Come on, Elena, I mean after everything that we've been through… You can admit it." We looked at each other for a long time, Elena looks down.
"You've been so strong for me. Helping me, fighting for that girl that chose you, the girl that I was when I died on the bridge, and I love you so much for wanting to find this cure. Because I'd like nothing more than to get her back, because the – the girl that she's become, that – that I've become is different, somehow. Darker. Who I am, what I want…" I knew what she mean by that's, I turned to her.
"What you want, or... who you want?" Elena couldn't even look at me she kept looking forward not making any eye contact.
"Something's changed, between Damon and me much more than it ever used to be. It's like – it's like everything that I felt for him before I was a vampire—" I had to cut her off because I knew exactly what she was trying to say.
"Has been magnified. Your feelings for him have been magnified." I said looking at her and she still couldn't look at me.
"I'm sorry. I don't want to lie to you." This was all my fault it was all down to my own actions.
"You know, before when I was the, uh, the Ripper, I understood why you cared for him. I mean, I practically drove you to it. But now... I can't do this, Elena." Elena finally looks over at me, I meant it I couldn't keep fighting anymore. "Not anymore." She looked at me with her eyes glazed over.
"I know." I looked away from her we sit on the porch steps together in silence; I had driven then two most important women in my life because of my own actions now. You think that I'd learn the cost of love, paid that price long enough, but still I drive myself right through the pain, well it turns out I haven't learned a thing.