The pair made their way walking in silence back to the SUV. Klaus settled back into the driver's seat and Antonia into the passenger seat. Neither talked, Antonia simply starred out the sunroof at the stars. She had always loved the stars, no matter what was happening in her life, what year it was she could always find solace in the stars, those never changed.
Antonia glanced at Klaus out of her peripheral vision, he seemed deep in thought with a wicked smile across his face. "I wonder what's going to happen to that dog" Antonia said eyes still fixed on the sky.
"What?" Klaus asked as he leaned back his seat.
"That women's dog, the one that woman was calling for. Who's going to take care of it now?" She wondered and Klaus chuckled.
"You didn't think about that when you stuck your foot out tripping its owner did you?" Klaus comments as he turns his head to look at her. Antonia's hair had since come down, it curled in funny places from being in a bun so long but it suited her; it was unconventionally beautiful.
"No, I guess not" Antonia said as she itched her nose. "Maybe he'll find a good home" She hoped out loud. She wasn't delusional, Klaus wouldn't let her find and keep the dog, hell she could barely take care of herself she didn't want to bring a dependent animal into her life.
Klaus didn't respond, he kept looking at Antonia. She seemed familiar. He must have come across her at least once over all these years, mustn't he?
Klaus pushed thoughts aside, he must have been wishing for more of connection with the girl that wasn't there. He needed to focus on finding werewolves, he needed to make them into Hybrids not worry about this "reconnecting" with the little wolf from his pack. No that could wait, she clearly had seeked him out in a way, and he didn't anticipate her trying to leave anytime soon. Klaus was confident that Antonia wanted a pack, her true pack as much as he wanted it too. He would be damned if he admitted it though.
Stefan soon returned surprisingly not covered in as much blood as Antonia had anticipated he would have been. He silently nodded to Klaus that the job was done and settled into the back seat. Klaus started the engine and they were off to Tulee.
Antonia slept while they drove only to be awakened by the sudden jolt of the SUV hitting a pot hole. Jostled awake Antonia threw a glare to Klaus. Wait that wasn't Klaus that was Stefan driving. Stefan looked over at the angry girl and smirked, "dick" Antonia muttered knowing he had intentionally hit said pot hole.
Sitting up straight cracking her back Antonia looked in the back, Klaus was sitting there on the phone yet again. Noticing how the sun shone bright Antonia checked the clock, it was nearly two o'clock. She must have been out a while Antonia reasoned.
Antonia unbuckled and reached behind her seat to the backpack, she had noted some gum in there yesterday and dug for it along with a bottle of water. She had a feeling they were nearing their destination so Antonia flipped down the visor and fixed her hair as much as she could to look presentable in the little mirror.
Swiping under her eyes and the smoothing of her eyebrows she was set. Chewing on the gum Antonia gazed out the window, she wanted to ask Klaus if they could stop for lunch or something but he was busy so she opted not to.
"Turn left up ahead" Klaus commanded Stefan covering the mic on his phone.
Antonia looked to the left, she saw a run-down yet quite busy bar up ahead. "I hope they at least have a little kitchen, I could do for some fries and a burger" Antonia thought to herself. Just on que her stomach growled and she was thankful no one noticed yet color flew to her cheeks in embarrassment.
The gravel underneath the SUV rumbled as they pulled into the parking lot. The neon flashing sign flickered in the window of the bar, hinting at the bar being a legit good bar in Antonia's opinion. It was a sign that literally indicated the quality of a sketchy bar. Stefan parked the car and turned it off. Neither the brooding vampire or Antonia moved waiting for Klaus to finish his call and tell them what the plan was.
Stefan and Antonia exchanged a look of annoyance, as if to say Klaus was always on the phone you'd think he was the girl stuck being a teenager forever. Antonia rolled her eyes and readjusted her top, she had to scoop her one of her boobs back in place and immediately felt Stefan's eyes on her chest. Choosing not to start anything Antonia closed her eyes and let her anger dissipate.
Klaus finally finished his conversation and got out of the car without a word. Stefan got out as well, Antonia cautiously looked at Klaus as he started walking through the window unsure if she should get out. The two supernatural creatures continued to the bar's door and Antonia realizing they probably assumed she was following besides she was in search of food.
Antonia opened the car door to get out only for it to start beeping wildly! She was startled causing her to slip on the gravel as she spun around to slam the car door shut nearly choking on her gum as she did so. Unfortunately, that didn't stop the beeping so Antonia flustered as she was opened the door and clicked the lock button on the inside before shutting it again. Stress sweating and a fast beating heart Antonia finally got the car to stop freaking out as if she had been burglar.
Huffing Antonia rubbed her face calming herself yet again. It hadn't occurred to her tired mind that Stefan had locked the car after he had gotten out, the soft beep of the clicker gave him away as she put two and two together.
Antonia's earlier decision to let Stefan continue being an ass simply because she was trying to be nice went straight out the window. She just knew the locking of the car was not on any planet a mistake or oversight but Stefan.
She noticed a few patrons leaving the bar and they looked at the frazzled girl with drunk sympathy. Antonia offered them a weak apologetic smile for the loud noise before resting her head against the car door. Taking a few deeper breaths Antonia brought her head back up only to be met with a greasy forehead mark on the window, quickly she took her sleeve and wiped it away before wiping her forehead with the back of her hand trying to rid herself of her oiliness. Collecting herself Antonia walked into the bar.
The air smelled was exactly what a bar should smell like, full of various mixed drinks smells and dust. Antonia had always enjoyed drinking, becoming immortal at a young age drinking had always made her feel rebellious even if she had since surpassed that age limit on drinking hundreds of years ago. Antonia had subconsciously continued to think of herself as a teen and that only added to the thrill of drinking.
She noted Klaus in a corner booth with no Stefan in sight. Antonia made her way over to the booth and slid into the seat across from the Hybrid.
"Can I borrow a twenty?" Antonia chirps.
Klaus' eyes fall on the girl, processing what she asked he thinks about what she must have looked like startled by the car alarm. If her heart beat pounding away was any indication he wishes he would have been there to see the freak out himself.
Just as he was about to ask her why she needed to borrow a twenty he was interrupted.
"Hi! My name is Mindy can I get y'all anything?" A perky redhead dressed in a way to low cut top and painted on jeans with cowboy boots asked as she got ready to write on an order sheet.
"A burger"
"Bourbon"
"Make that two please" Antonia said flashing a smile at the woman.
"Coming right up sugar!" Mindy flashed a smile right back before swaying off to the back.
"I'm surprised she didn't ID you, love" Klaus said as Antonia toyed with the salt shaker.
"So am I" She commented before stacking the pepper shaker on top on the salt.
"How old were you?"
Knowing what he meant Antonia answered, "Seventeen, you?".
