"Oh, great let's get this out of your reach" a voice muttered as hands pulled the bottle from Antonia's as she in her slumber tried to hold on tight. A clink indicated the vodka had been placed far enough away as the hands started to gently shake Antonia awake.

"Antonia love let's get you up and cleaned up" Antonia rolled over to face the voice, she opened her eyes and saw Klaus standing above her on the couch.

"Klaus?"

"Yes love" Klaus said kneeling down to her level, as she sat up with her feet planted on the ground. "Are you hungover? How much did you have to drink?"

"Too much, but I'm fine… what happened with Ray?" Antonia asked rubbing her temples. The light started to shine through the blinders. "What time is it?"

A hand went to Antonia's knee and the other produced a bottle of water which Klaus offered to her, "You reek of Vodka, I'll get you a new shirt but in the meantime just drink up" Opening the new bottle Antonia took a drink, in her state it was hard enough to drink water when the room is still spinning and even harder with Klaus' hand on her knee sending her all kind of distracting signals.

"And Ray was the most helpful after some persuasion" Klaus said, "Its morning love, now we will be hiking up a mountain soon though, we've got about an hour drive before we get there so you'll have little chance to rest."

"Oh" Antonia let her eyes go wide, she was the farthest from an outdoors girl, led alone hungover as hell.

"Unless you'd like to stay in the car, either is fine with me I just don't feel the car is safer…" Klaus said bringing his other hand to join its pair on her opposite knee, they went a little higher on the outside of her thigh and his thumbs started to rub circles.

"No no I'll be come. I don't want to be stuck in a car for God knows how long, I just need a bathroom, a clean shirt, and some more bready food and I should be fine"

"Bathroom's over there I'll be right back with the rest love" and with that Antonia was left with a gush of wind.

Standing up Antonia realized that all the patrons had left as she made her way to the bathroom. Thank god it was a one-bathroom Antonia thought as she locked the door.

She threw some water on her face and rising out her hair a little with some hand soap Antonia threw it up into a messy bun.

"Better get this over with" she mumbled to herself, she went over to the toilet and kneeled before it, pushing up her jacket's sleeves she counted to three before shoving two fingers down her throat. A few minutes later Antonia emerged less drunk and slightly more presentable, thankfully she had stashed some gum in her jacket pocket earlier to cover up the vodka and throw up smell.

Unlocking the door, she opened it only to reveal Stefan leaning against the wall across from the bathroom. "Here" was all he said as he threw a man's T-shirt in her face. Turning on her heel she went back into the bathroom, making sure to lock the door she quickly rid herself of her jacket and vodka infused top and put on the man's shirt. It was a dark blue V-neck, quite similar to the one Klaus had worn earlier and wondered if it was one of his, it's not like either men had time to run out to the store for her. She tied up the side into a knot before coming out again tying her jacket around her waist.

She was going to throw her shirt at Stefan but went she came back out he was gone, "Let's go Antonia, oh okay Stefan thanks for the head up, do you need anything else, no what no thank you that's so considerate of you! Actually, I would like a bra and maybe some Advil would be nice!" Antonia said to herself.

"there's got to be a locker room somewhere around here with at least a sports bra in it!" Antonia thought to herself as she pushed into the back entrance that had a sign that said "STAFF ONLY".

Antonia after a minute of wandering into a very large fridge she found the locker room, thankfully there were no locks on any of them and Antonia searched until she found a woman's locker. Silently praying for a bra to appear she searched, "AHA!" She said excitedly, it wasn't a bra but it was a medium sports bra and she could work with that. As fast as she could she changed yet again and readjusted to look decent before going to leave the bar and out to the car where Antonia assumed the boys would be. On her way out, she dropped her Vodka infused shirt in the trash, she highly doubted she'd be missing it anytime soon.

The hot air hit her as she walked out into the parking lot. "I'm ready when you are" she said as she got closer to the boys who were examining a map on the hood of the SUV.

Stefan kept looking at the map as Klaus turned to see her, "There's a green juice in the back along with a panini for you love" He said as his eyes took her in. Klaus had given Stefan his own shirt to give to Antonia and he couldn't deny how good it looked on her. While it didn't show any cleavage or anything just seeing her in his clothes made her feel even more protective of her. Protective of his pack is what he silently justified in his head. But he fully intended to see her in just his shirt at one point, with exactly those flushed cheeks that's he had now as she realized he was checking her out.

"Really? Thanks!" Antonia said a little taken back at his sudden caring of her, stepping closer to put a hand on his bicep as she walked to the back of the SUV to hop in, "It's in the front." He said as she opened the back-seat door, he had gone back to the map circling things with Stefan. "You'll also need to stay in the front seat, you see Ray is a little passed out in the back and we won't' be having an accident anytime soon so front Antonia" Klaus said not looking back up from the map. Shutting the door, Antonia walked around the car yet again to the front.

Getting into the front passenger seat Antonia picked up the sandwich box. The juice sat in the center console. Antonia could smell the melty cheese and bacon that hid within the box and her mouth watered with tipsy anticipation. Crossing her feet underneath her Antonia buckled herself in and dug in to the panini.

Antonia took her first bite and the two supernatural men got into the SUV. Klaus in the front and Stefan in the back.

A panini, one-bathroom break, and one nap later the trio with Ray in tow was trekking up the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.

"Is Ray getting heavy?" Klaus asked Stefan who had the knocked-out werewolf over his shoulders. Antonia lagged a little behind them, very much sweating and out of breath. She had snagged a water bottle that was currently her life line, "Is Antonia going to pass out? Probably" she mocked. It was obvious Ray was heavy even if Stefan was a vampire.

"I'm fine"

"You sure about that? You know we've been walking for some time now, if you need some water or a little sit-down?" Klaus teased.

"Why don't you ask Antonia she looks like she's going to fall over any minute now?" Antonia commented in the third person.

"You know, I get that we're stuck together Klaus, but if we could just skip the chitchat it'd be great" Stefan commented.

"So much brooding. Your self-loathing is suffocating you, my friend" Klaus informed him. Neither payed attention to Antonia who was falling farther and farther behind. Her shorter legs and her being essentially human was really making this whole hiking up a mountain to find some werewolves hard on her.

"Maybe it's 'cause I'm a little tired of hunting werewolves. We've been at it all summer" Stefan replied snarkily.

"Thanks to our pal Ray we found ourselves a pack" Klaus said as the two stood coming up upon a patch of forest where there were about twelve people bustling about setting up camp.

"How much longer? My legs are damn near gonna fall off!" Antonia panted out as she walked up behind the boys coming to stand between them. "Oh, shit finally!" She said gleefully as she plopped down right onto the pine needle covered forest floor. Antonia had never been so excited to see werewolves in her entire life!

Just as she was about to sit her little tired out butt on the ground Klaus caught her arm. "Not yet love, you made it this far just a little longer"

Huffing they walked closer into the clearing and the campers started to notice. They had shocked and scared looks as they noticed the three strangers approaching. And without grace Stefan let Ray down heavily unto the forest floor.

"Oh my God Ray!" A woman let out coming to cradle his head. "What's going on?"

"Who are you!" The girl screamed at Stefan. No one took notice of Antonia as Klaus let go of her arm and she sat herself down on the rock farther in the camp. Antonia's stealth came to use, as she walked to the rock undisturbed, no one in the camp even noticed her slipping by for some much-needed rest. "The important question is who am I" Klaus stated taking steps forward to be in line with Stefan.

All heads flipped to Klaus as he continued, "Now, please forgive the intrusion. My name is Klaus" the woman knelt by Ray stood up and back away, "You, You're the hybrid"

"you've heard of me fantastic"

Antonia was not amused at all, she probably would have been if she hadn't just finished off the last of her water. Frustrated and dehydrated she slip off the rock and turned to see if anyone had brought water with them. Making eye contact with a teenaged girl she asked, "Any water bottles?"

The girl's only reply was to step closer to someone else and give her a dirty yet terrified look. "whatever I'll find it myself" and that's exactly what she did. Antonia continued to stay in ear's shot of what the boys were doing to the rest of Ray's pack as she searched the campsite for water.

Stooping to peek inside a yellow tent Antonia found what she was looking for, a case of water. Snagging three she started back to her rock. And when she came back both of her boys were sitting on great! Just great!

"Are any of you human?" Stefan asked as Antonia came back closer, he stood up from the rock and Antonia climbed on from behind leaning against the tree that grew beside it. Her legs stretched out and she downed a bottle. Klaus leaned back and placed a hand on her extended legs, "Antonia please do not go far again, but I'm glad you found more water" And just as he was about to turn back to the task at hand he added, "I'll carry you down the hill, how does that sound love?"

Nearly choking on her water to get out her answer she said "Yes please I don't want to die from having my legs fall off"

"I would never let that happen sweetheart" Klaus winked and Antonia's cheeks flushed.

Patting her legs as he got up Klaus spoke, "Anyone? A boyfriend, a girlfriend along for the ride, it won't take much just a drop!"

No one spoke but glances gave them away, "you" Klaus said as he grabbed the one human man.

Antonia watched as Klaus bit the man and Stefan forced Ray to drink his friend's blood in order to survive. One after another Klaus forced each and every one of the pack to drink his blood and snapped their necks. She couldn't help the proudness she felt for Klaus as he fulfilled his dream of creating a hybrid army. The gleefully murderous look on her face warmed her heart. Klaus healed the human and compelled him to go sit on the rock with Antonia, "Relax mate we're going to see you when they all wake up"

The man gingerly sat down on the rock, drowsy from blood loss and Antonia offered him a water bottle which he took. She watched him in vain as he tried to open it but was too weak to, "Here let me baby" she said taking pity on the man opening it for him and bringing it to his mouth for him to drink. Too weak to thank her his eyes thanked her instead. After a good drink she laid him down to rest.

Antonia noticed Klaus and Stefan inspecting Ray who seemed to be bleeding out from his eyes as he shook. "Oh dear, something went wrong" she thought to herself, as she applied Chapstick, trying not to worry about how badly Klaus was about to react when he realized all his Hybrids weren't going to make it like Ray. Ignoring the bickering supernaturals Antonia decided to nap just in case she needed to rebuild her strength to walk down the hill if Klaus forgot his promise.

"Derek come feed your girlfriend"

And with that the man on the rock shot up and walked over to his awakening girlfriend. But before he could Ray became rabid and shot off like a bullet into the woods. Stefan looked aw struck, "go get him" Klaus instructed Stefan.

Realizing Klaus wasn't kidding Stefan reluctantly went off after the rabid dying Hybrid. Stefan must have been gone too long because before Antonia knew it she was left alone with twelve waking up rabid hybrids. Trying not to freak out, it's not like they could actually kill her, Antonia wasn't trying to draw too much attention to herself it's not like she wanted to just die again. The sun was setting fast and soon enough Klaus came back just as the hybrids started to get up and walk around deranged.

Throwing Antonia a blanket he dusted off the ground Klaus decided to start a fire as the air had suddenly gone from hot to chilly quickly as the sun set. Wrapping herself in the blanket Antonia watched as Klaus paced thinking of what to do.

"Come sit, you're making me anxious pacing" Antonia said softly to Klaus.

The fire crackled but Klaus silently obliged taking a seat next to her. Still leaned against the tree trunk Antonia watched Klaus' face. "The moon is rising fast Klaus"

She was trying to subtle remind him that all of those deranged hybrids would soon take on their wolf form. "I should kill them before they shift"

"Do you want me to help?" Antonia offered, she was sure she could find a knife or something to help him get the job done. She could tell he was emotionally drained.

"No love I'll take care of it" his voice was quite as he got up and walked up to the others ripping out their hearts.

"Okay" her voice matched his as she watched as he killed the very things we wished to create. After making sure all of them were dead Stefan showed back up.

"In the end they're all dead! I did everything I was told!" Klaus screamed in frustration. "I should be able to turn them. I broke the curse. I killed a werewolf. I killed a vampire. I killed the doppelganger." And suddenly calmness came over him and he looked up from his pacing throwing beer bottle rage. "You look like hell" he said to Stefan.

"Last time I checked I'm dying, and you don't want to heal me" Stefan said gesturing to his werewolf/hybrid bite. "I had to take him out. I didn't have a choice" He said kicking the dead Ray that Antonia hadn't even noticed he had brought back.

"I failed you. I'm sorry, do what you have to do" Stefan said stepping up to Klaus.

"It should have worked" Klaus said as he turned and walked back to Antonia. He gestured to one of her empty water bottles which she handed him. Biting into his own hand Klaus filled the bottle with some of his blood to heal him Stefan. Klaus handed it to Stefan, "Bottoms up, we're leaving"

Stefan downed the blood as Klaus turned back to Antonia who was trying to get off the rock but Klaus scoped her in his arms bridal style before her feet touched the ground. "I told you I'd carry you love"

"Thank you" Antonia yawned as she fought the flush of her cheeks being so close to him. Her arms wrapped around his neck and she got herself comfortable against his chest.

Holding her tight, Klaus looked to Stefan "It appears you two are the only comrades I have left" And with that they started the trek back down the mountain to the SUV and to Antonia's hopes of a warm clean bed and a shower.