"Rude" Antonia muttered underneath her breath. She was seriously reconsidering how she was supposing to handle her current situation. He chuckled behind her as he moved to push a loose curl behind her ear. Unconsciously she tilted into his hand at his movement and they locked eyes.

"What I can't believe such a beauty was living on the streets and no one snatched you up." Klaus said skeptically as Antonia flinched at his words taking a step back into the wall.

Klaus watched her, he truly was having a hard time believing Antonia's story was. Katherine had seemed almost willingly telling her story, so much that he was seriously questioning the validity of it.

Antonia's POV

I held my breath trying to calm myself, I couldn't blow my top and risk everything. Klaus' eyes tracked me as I brushed past him to get a glass of water my throat was so itchy and dry I couldn't think clearly. Was I really ready to risk it all for some answers?

"What are you hiding from me?" Klaus' gruff voice asked as I went to the sink to get water.

"Nothing that would make a difference to you" I said softly, anyone else wouldn't have heard me but I knew he did because he spun me around keeping me against the counter and his body.

I knew the truth if I was to tell him everything would result in my neck getting snapped and I could feel my heart racing. The water sloshed over the sides of my cup and onto my shirt, looking down at my spill "That's for me to decide" he growled.

"I promise you there is nothing you need to know" now I added in my head. I wanted to tell him so badly but I knew how things would end if I told him too soon. I would really need to play my cards close to my chest this time. Huffing he pushed off the counter and headed to the bedroom.

I stayed like I was for a while until I heard the shower start. Katherine came out of the bedroom. "Katherine" I said as I indicated for her to come next to me with my head. She came next to me, and knocked shoulders with me as she too leaned against the counter.

"Toni I can't do this much longer I don't like how I have to treat you" She said as she leaned her head on my shoulder as she slouched into me. I brought my hand up to her hair trying to show her I cared. "Oh, baby I know trust me I know. But we need to do this. I need answers and I will get you Elijah back so keep it up just a little longer" I knew we could speak freely as the shower would blur out anything we said.

"You're so strong 'Rin just a little longer I promise" I said as I placed a kiss upon her curls. In the moment I couldn't tell if I was telling Katherine that or if I was really telling myself that. I was so close I couldn't screw this up.

We stayed like that finding comfort in each other's embrace until we heard the water shut off and Katherine flashed to the couch.

I flashed Katherine a sympathetic smile as I went to the bedroom. Without knocking I opened the door and flopped onto the bed starring up at the ceiling. From the corner of my eye I saw Klaus come out of the bathroom, a towel wrapped low on his torso. He was surprised to se me laying on the bed but apparently, he had decided to ignore me as he went to get dressed.

After a few moments of me huffing on the bed Klaus broke, "What do you want, love?"

"What are you going to do with me?"

"I haven't decided yet, don't worry I will" Klaus said as he winked at Antonia before throwing a fresh henely over his head. "So, what now then?" I asked as I rolled to my stomach looking at Klaus. Klaus almost moaned as he tuned, I knew that my cami dipped low and from his position Klaus was given quite the view, his eyes racked at my rack for a moment. "Eye's up here Klaus" I quipped as she noticed his eyes narrowing in at my chest.

I almost didn't want to reprimand him for looking, I was glad he found me attractive, everything would hopefully go over better if he at least thought I was easy on the eyes. I mean I still couldn't wrap my head around the fact that I was his mate the more I learned about him.

"Antonia you will remain with me until I figure out what I can do with you" He said matter of factly. I let out another huff of air as I closed my eyes. "Okay"

"What was that?" He asked as he sat on the bed putting his socks on.

"I said okay" My voice was small as I flopped back onto my back on the bed. "Good now get out unless you want to have a free show love" He said as he stood and with that I quickly gave him a wary glance before darting out the room.

Nobody's POV

Klaus got dressed and went to join the women in the other room. His hair was still wet as I took in the women on the couch watching television.

"Can we order food or what because her stomach keeps growling, and it's starting to really get on my nerves only so much I can take" Katherine shot, it was true Antonia's stomach had started to growl. As if just on cue it did.

Antonia looked down in embarrassment, her cheeks were a heated red. Katherine shot her hands out in Antonia's direction as if presenting exhibit A.

"Have her make something" Klaus shot back and he raided Alaric's liquor cabinet, who happened to be still passed out on the floor.

"There's nothing to make I checked"

"Fine order something but we're leaving here soon" Klaus said as he tossed Katherine his credit card. An hour later, the girls had finished off an entire large pepperoni pizza and fries and Klaus finished his own calzone. "Why don't you clean up" Katherine snapped as she stood walking to window sitting in the sill watching the stars outside.

Antonia got up and started to clear the coffee table, the trio had ate in silence. Antonia had gathered her and Katherine's placed in her left hand and reached for Klaus'. Klaus grabbed her wrist, they locked eyes before he let go and Antonia cleared his plate too. Just as Antonia had finished washing the dishes and turned to place them on the drying rack to see the front door slam shut. Katherine's eyes shot to Antonia's. "Now where do you think ran off to?" Katherine asked aloud.

Antonia had made them hot chocolate while Klaus was out and the girls sat in silence, not knowing when Klaus would come back they didn't want to get caught speaking like they shouldn't be speaking.

And good thing they had, Klaus returned less than ten minutes later. He barely stepped in the door, propping open the door a hand on the door knob the other on the other side of the door frame. Antonia's mind thought how good he looked like that before shaking the thought from his mind.

"Get your phone and let's go"

"Where are we going?"

"Not you Katherine, Antonia let's go"

Sending a helpless look to Katherine Antonia reached for her phone as she snatched her jacket off the table where she had deposited it earlier on her way out the door to where Klaus stood. A final glance over her shoulder and Antonia was lost behind the closing door and gone from Katherine's sight.

The loft fell into silence as the door slammed shut after the two. Katherine let out a shaky breath, "Be safe Toni".

Klaus took Antonia's elbow as he nearly pulled her down the stairs out of the apartment complex and into a waiting black SUV.

Sliding into the back seat next to Klaus Antonia took in her surroundings. There was a driver upfront and someone in the front passenger seat with a clipboard.

"We have two properties in mind" The woman in the passenger seat said as she glanced back into the back seat at Klaus who had Antonia tucked tight against him.

"Which one has better hardwoods?"

"The second but I think" Klaus cut her off, "I'll settle for the one with better hardwoods for now" And with that the driver took off.

"Where are we going?" Antonia asked looking up at Klaus as she started to sweat with stress. Without glancing down Klaus said "Don't worry we're going to find our home for a while, just relax I can practically feel your stress radiating off you sweetheart" as his eyes survived the world through the tinted window. Rain pattered down on the SUV and Antonia let the sound sooth her.

She had had a long day. After the carb overload and the draining of the emotional rollercoaster her day had been Antonia felt sleep calling to her. Klaus peaked down out of the corner of his eye at Antonia. Klaus couldn't help but pull her a little closer, and he took note of her eyes flutter as she struggled to stay awake.

Pulling up in the drive way of a very brilliant mansion just on the outskirts of Mystic Falls Klaus shook Antonia to wake her. She had fallen asleep on the trip over snuggling right up to Klaus. Grovelingly she awoke, "Katherine?"

"No love Klaus" Klaus said sweetly as he helped her out of the SUV shuffling her into the house.

"Where are we?" Antonia asked as she stood in the doorway.

"Well you see you're inside our new home and I'm still outside being rained on" He said with annoyance. "I'm so sorry!" Antonia squealed and pulled him in over the threshold nearly pulling him into her. "I'm sorry Klaus" Antonia said taking a quick step back.

"You must be tired out love, why don't you go up and go to sleep and we'll talk more in the morning" Klaus drawled as leaned down to brush another curl behind her ear and a kiss to her cheek. Antonia stiffly turned and started up the staircase only sparing one look over her shoulder to Klaus who watched her as she went.