AN: Some of y'all are concerned about how Klaus is treating Antonia, when Klaus first appears in the show he's an asshole. He's not nice, and while he knows about Antonia being is mate, he's still the big bad Hybrid and having a balance of being an asshole and caring to tough. They both are trying to figure out their relationship and Klaus is having a hard time with that. That being said there's a little nugget of cuteness and caring in this chapter so hope that shows how Klaus is going to be with Antonia or at least hopes to be...
Not waiting for a reply Frankie motioned for Klaus to follow him out of the library before closing the door waiting for Klaus outside. Groaning as he got up setting his food down, going the long ways around the coffee table Klaus pressed a kiss to Antonia's head as he passed by, "This won't take long, I'll be right back"
"Alright" Antonia sighed looking up at him through her lashes pursing her lips. She watched Klaus leave slightly annoyed but decided to brush it off. Left alone in the library Antonia pulled out her phone texting Katherine back.
"We're back in Mystic Falls, where are you?"
Ding "Have you told him yet?"
"Not yet but I will"
Ding "Why not?"
"I don't think he even sees me as a friend yet, its complicated"
Ding "How"
"I just got him to accept me as part of his pack it's too fast"
Ding "You've been waiting, searching for decades it's not too fast. Hurry up and tell him all I hear are excuses"
"I will when the time is right"
"You didn't answer my question, where are you?"
"Katherine?"
"Miss Antonia?"
Looking up from her phone she saw the maid from earlier standing the door way. She hadn't even heard the door so much as open.
"Yes?" Antonia asked pulling her phone to her chest.
"Klaus isn't going to be back at a decent hour for you to stay up he told me to send you to bed"
"Send me?"
The maid shifted on her feet looking uncomfortable at Antonia's irritated tone.
"Fine whatever take me to my room" Sliding her box off food she got up following the maid down the hallway to the room she had stayed in the first night Klaus had taken her. She quickly got ready for bed and decided to feel Klaus out for an understanding of how she could possibly break the news to him. Soon sleep consumed Antonia as she thought of the perfect scenario of telling Klaus they were meant to be.
Birds chirped outside of her window as Antonia rolled on her side trying to hide from the light coming in but the sun was too bright and stole Antonia from her slumber. The clock said seven. Pulling herself from the sheets Antonia slugged over to the adjoining bathroom to get ready for the day.
Antonia emerged from her room an hour later in a shin length sun black and white small striped sun dress with short sleeves. Her bare feet padded on the giant marble stairs as she went to the kitchen looking forward to the strawberry pop tarts she had put away last night.
Coming into the kitchen she was met with Klaus' back to her sipping coffee as Frankie stood on the other side of the counter.
"Morning" she greeted hopping right up on the counter where she knew she put the breakfast foods.
"Good morning, love"
"Morning'" Frankie mumbled before nodding to Klaus and walking out.
"Good talk Frankie" Antonia called after him jumping down with her box of sugary pastries.
"My apologizes that we never got to talk last night, business came up" he had sympathetic look on his face as he spoke.
"It was fine until I was to be "sent to bed" Antonia informed him using air quotes as she bit into a pop tart.
"The maid was just supposed to tell you, you could go to bed not that you had to, it was a late night" Klaus said stirring his coffee. Antonia's eyes drifted to his shirt, a classic Henley hugged his body with just a hint of his necklaces peaked out from underneath.
"Sure, sure" Antonia said rolling her eyes pulling them away from checking her out too long.
"You have my undivided attention now, what is it you wanted to talk about?" Klaus asked.
Getting a glass of milk from the fridge Antonia thought for a moment, "I just wanted to say I want to be able to help. Fine you don't want me cleaning I get you pay people for that-"
"It's not about me having people or not-"
"Interrupting is rude Klaus!" He grumbled in response but stayed quite as she continued.
"I want to help in some way, so if it's not cleaning let me come along to business with you I want you to trust me, to rely on me. I'm not a freeloader"
"I don't want you to clean because you shouldn't have to, Antonia you're part of my pack now you should never have to do anything you don't want to do, you don't have to do what money can do for you" He said plainly as he poured himself more coffee.
"Okay fine, but the way you freaked out last night wasn't…"
"My apologizes love"
"So?"
"Yes?"
"Sooo can I help by coming with you on business?" Reluctance was clear in his face, "And before you say anything I can't die so I'm the perfect side kick, your right hand, Please!" Antonia said her face lighting up as she left her breakfast and walked over to Klaus clasping her hands under her chin giving him puppy eyes.
One look into her big gray eyes and his eyes softened as he looked at her cute bubbling self asking to go along with him. "Alright" he conceded much to her excitement as she jumped a little clapping in glee as she went to go eat her breakfast. Mouth full of pop tart she turned with realization on her face to Klaus,
"Is what I'm wearing going to be fine? Or should I change?"
For the first time since she came in Klaus looked at what she was wearing, the dress clung to her curves making his eyes darken with desire as she just stood there oblivious to his gaze.
"Love it's not like we're going to be hiking up any hills anytime soon"
"Okay good" sighed in relief, "Because I really like this new dress, what do you think of it?" Her voice was innocent but she knew what she was doing. Klaus gulped. He brought his eyes slowly to meet hers raking them once more over reluctant to leave her body, plastering on his signature smirk.
"I think it's a very flattering dress on you, love"
"Thank you" She blushed back with a flirty smile finishing off her milk.
"You're very welcome, now are you ready to go?"
"Of course, I just need shoes!"
"I'll be waiting in the car" Sprinting upstairs as fast as she could in a shin length tight summer dress Antonia slipped on tan wedges and went to go meet Klaus in his car. The ride went fine and they soon arrived in the heart of the town parked in front of a great big blue shipping truck.
Even before the back was opened Antonia knew Stefan was inside. Sliding up the back the two were met with a still unconscious Stefan laying on the floor.
"He's still out, grab coffee while we wait?" Klaus asked groaning as he slammed back down the door so no one would see the dead looking man in the back.
"Sure!" Skipping back up onto the side walk. When Klaus didn't move but smiled wide she stuck out her hand, "Come on let's go!" Klaus took her hand much to her surprise but Antonia kept her smile on. It was progress she thought.
His hand felt almost on fire in hers, and she shivered at his touch. He looked down at her as they walked. Stepping behind her to drape the rest of his arm on her shoulders they continued to walk to nearest coffee house. Looking down her hair framed her face as her smile grew even bigger.
"Antonia" If she wasn't tucked under his arm she wouldn't have been able to hear him, his voice just above a whisper in her ear. Humming in response she looked up at him hopeful.
"I'm glad you're a part of my pack, our pack, I'm working on figure it all out being someone's Alpha and shit"
"You don't say… but please continue" she pushed into him with her elbow pushing him a little but he just pulled her closer into his side as they rounded the corner.
"I'm going to try harder"
"Are you really?" she teased feeling the warmth from his body radiate off onto her helping her feel comfortable to ask.
"I am really! I care about you not just as your Alpha but as a friend… you've been a friend to me these past months and I've realized I haven't been acting like one so I'm sorry"
Antonia wasn't going to say it was okay, it wasn't. He had yelled, forgotten to feed her, and just been a general jerk too. He had been really sweet too but niceness doesn't negate being a jerk.
"Thanks. Oh, look there's a coffee shop over there!" Antonia says as she points ahead. Neither dived in on the topic anymore as they stood in line still wrapped in each other's arms. To anyone they looked like a happy couple.
"What do you mean you haven't been anywhere outside of The States?"
"I've never really been anywhere, okay it's not that big of a deal" Antonia said brushing it off checking out the menu.
"I'll take you wherever you want to go, Rome, Paris, Tokyo?" Klaus said gesturing with his free hand. Antonia laughed a little, "I'm serious wherever you want to go"
A smile spread across her lips at the fact he really meant it, "I'd like that, I've always wanted to travel Katherine never wanted to said it was too risky and I didn't want to go alone" She felt him tense with annoyance at the mention of the doppelgänger. "Oh come on don't let the mention of her ruin our time, Klaus"
"You thinking a cookie or a muffin to go with the coffees?"
And just like that she felt the tension leave his body, they were up next to order and they idly chit chatted on their way back to the truck. Antonia had refused to let Klaus compel the barista to take care of them first they left with two coffees in hand and a box of various macarons. Klaus had insisted she at least get exposed to a decent French treat now since Paris would have to be postponed to another day.
It took a while as the two sat in the back of the truck, thankfully there was a light inside, but Stefan finally came to slowly.
"What the hell?" Stefan groaned pushing himself up dazed and confused.
Klaus got up from the back with Antonia, "You've been hiding something, so I thought I would go ahead and see what it is. Welcome back to Mystic Falls Stefan" Klaus says as he throws up the back revealing the bustling little town. Stefan stood blinded by the bright sun, panic written all over his face.
And just like that Klaus slammed the back shut turning to face Stefan with a crooked smile. "Now have a nice nap" He said snapping Stefan's neck yet again. "Well then, that was fun lets go" Picking up her empty coffee cup and the remaining macarons Antonia walked towards Klaus.
"What are we doing now?"
"Now we wait"
"For him to wake up?" giving him a stupid look.
"No for Rebekah to show up"
"I see, then what?"
"We're going to go driving around, I need to see if my suspicions are correct"
"I'm ready for some sleuthing!" Antonia says as there's a knock on the door. Pulling the back up yet again there stands Rebekah.
"Brother, Antonia" Rebekah greets as she hops up into the back-handing Klaus keys. "Here's the keys to the car"
"Hey Rebekah" the girl smiles in reply giving her a side hug.
"Perfect now let's go love" getting down himself he holds his arms out to Antonia ready to assist her.
Turning back to Rebekah Antonia offers her the rest of macarons, "they're really good and I've ate too many already" Handing them over Antonia starts to climb down with the help of Klaus' hands on her hips keeping her steady. She wasn't sure if his touch helped her or not as it was hard to focus on anything other than the way his hands felt. They said goodbye once more to Rebekah before slamming the back shut and getting in the car.
They had been driving around for so long that it eventually started to get dark. Lunch was gotten at a little Chinese food place on the edge of town and then they continued to drive around in search of something that would indicate to them what Stefan was hiding.
"Oh my God! Klaus it's Katherine's doppelganger!" Antonia said slapping his arm for attention as they drove by the town's High School. Pointing out the window they watched the doppelganger and her group of friends enter the school.
"Well well if it isn't Elena"
"That's so what Stefan was hiding"
"My thoughts exactly" Klaus said pulling them into one of the parking lots a little away and thankfully ill lit, as not to be seen. Turning off the car the two made their way to one of the entrances.
Klaus held his finger up to his lips telling Antonia to be quite as they walked through the eerie hallways. As if on cue Elena came through the doors just ahead of them. Flashing to stand in front of her Klaus wore a wicked smile, "There's my girl".
Thinking she could get away Elena turned to run but Klaus was quicker, "You're supposed to be dead. Now what are we going to do about that?" Klaus dragged Elena into the gym with Antonia trailing behind.
"Seniors! Prank night is official over you have been busted now go on home!" Klaus announced walking in to a crowded gymnasium in a terrible American accent.
Students groaned in frustration at their fun being spoiled and left but Klaus pulled back two, "Dana, Chad stay. Dana now lift your left foot" he compelled the girl. They wore looks of confusion as Klaus compelled her friend to beat her to death if she dropped her foot. Antonia huffed settling down on the bleachers. Having not given a thought to who was with Klaus when she was grabbed Elena glanced back at Antonia, trying to figure out who she was.
"Come on Klaus you don't have to hurt anyone" the doppelgänger pleaded.
"Oh, please now where would the fun in that be?" Antonia pipped up from the bleachers earning a smug look from Klaus.
The gym doors opened as Bonnie and Matt came in expecting to help with the gym's prank only to have Elena shout at them, "Bonnie get out of here!"
Antonia silently got up from the bleachers moving to stand behind Matt unnoticed as Klaus flashed to stand in front of Bonnie, "Ah I was wondering when you'd show up now we can get started"
Matt glanced around in confusion and terror not following at all, "Who are you?"
"Antonia, who are you?" She played sweetly taking a step toward Matt who backed up in response. Klaus had filled her in on all the members of the scooby-gang but she liked to put faces to the names. "Sit" Antonia gritted out, her demeanor shifting trying her best to be scary. Not knowing what Antonia was, Matt was watching her warily as he moved to sit on the bleachers. Antonia smirked at the thought of everyone thinking she was an Original.
"Ah Dana, why don't you relax?" Looking over Bonnie's head Klaus suggested to the girl who immediately dropped her foot, "you and Chad sit tight"
"So, I assume you're the reason Elena is still walking around alive?"
"That's right if you want to blame someone blame me" Bonnie said defiantly.
"Oh, there's no need for blame love, just your witchy interference seems to have caused some undesirable effects. And since you caused the problem I'm going to have to have you find the fix"
In the moment of silence Rebekah burst in dragging a very annoyed looking Tyler Lockwood as he yelled "Get off of me!"
"Hush now"
"I'd like you all to meet my sister Rebekah and my sidekick Antonia" Gesturing to his sister first before Antonia giving a wink who stood behind Matt still. "Word of warning Rebekah can be quite mean" His light playful tone seemed to set the gang off even more.
"Don't be an ass" Antonia and Rebekah said at the same time sharing a light smile. Gesturing to the bleachers Antonia indicated for Chad and Dana to come sit by Matt.
"Don't hurt him, don't hurt anyone!" Elena let out as Klaus roughly pulled Tyler from his sister's grasp.
"I'm going to make this very simple, every time I try to turn a werewolf into a vampire hybrid, they die during transition" Klaus informed pulling Tyler into the center of the room.
"It's quite horrible actually" Antonia informed the gang with a wicked smile. Klaus bit into his arm shoving into Tyler's mouth forcing his to drink his blood. Matt made a move as if to get up and help his friend but Antonia's hand on his shoulder stopped him, stiffening but staying in place.
Pulling Tyler into his chest still forcing him to drink his blood Klaus spoke, "I need you to find a way to save my Hybrids Bonnie. And for Tyler's sake" fake sympathy for the boy dripped from his voice. The girls wore a terrified look, unshed tears threatened to pool over as Elena grasped onto Bonnie. And snap went Tyler's neck as Klaus pushed him off, Elena gasped in horror tightening her grip on her friend as if that would help the chaos to come.
Klaus had since sent Bonnie off in search of a spell allowing Matt to go help, anything to solve the Hybrid solution. Elena huddled around the unconscious Tyler. Rebekah sat next to Antonia on the bleachers watching with great amusement the scene plays out before her, she enjoyed watching the doppelgänger be antsy and nervous.
Klaus stood a little bit away watching impatiently, glaring at the door which Bonnie left through as Rebekah came down off from her seat.
"So, this is the latest doppelgänger? The original was much prettier" Rebekah said standing close behind Elena, causing Elena to give her a nasty look.
"Enough Rebekah" Klaus warned "Take the wolf boy somewhere else, would you?"
Knowing full well Klaus was talking to Rebekah, Antonia jumped down from her, "I'll help". Both girls grabbed a hand of Tyler dragging him out of the gym.
Finding an empty classroom Rebekah threw him just inside the classroom as Antonia sat down pulling Caroline's phone from her pocket where she lay on the ground knocked out by Rebekah from earlier. Using the unconscious blonde's thumb print to unlock it Antonia started scrolling through her Instagram.
She scrolled through her pictures, Rebekah had a hunch that Elena was the girl that Gloria had seen with her neckless. The supernatural world was only so big. Given a basic description Antonia was on the lookout for it as Rebekah straddled the doorway of the classroom and the hallway where the two girls were where Caroline was slowly coming to.
"You know in my time we didn't have mobile telephones. Would have made life a whole lot easier I suppose don't you Antonia?"
"I agree" Antonia said clicking on a photo of Elena, Caroline and Bonnie as Rebekah clicked a selfie.
"Where's Tyler?" Caroline asked curling on her side.
"Dead" said Antonia, "Ish" clarified Rebekah fluffing her hair. Seeing into the classroom Caroline saw the crumbled mess that was Tyler.
Caroline crawled to him, "What did you do to him?"
"Think of it as he's having a nap" Rebekah suggested knocking Tyler's feet with hers showing his girlfriend just how out he was, "When he wakes up he'll be a Hybrid".
"If" Antonia mumbled from her spot zooming in on a neckless Elena was wearing, "Rebekah!" she called to her friend snapping her outstretched arm at her.
"What?"
"I think I found it!" Showing her the picture Rebekah who took one look and flipped out at Caroline.
"Why is that doppelganger bitch wearing my neckless!" Caroline reeled back in fear at the Original vampire in her face. Rebekah stormed off Caroline's phone in hand to the gym no doubt to show Klaus and confront Elena. "Don't do anything stupid now" Antonia threatened standing to her feet.
Antonia had allowed Caroline to move her boyfriend onto of the desk as she herself leaned back in a chair against the closest wall. "Where-Oh there you all are" Rebekah said coming to hop onto the top of teacher's desk. Rebekah showed her phone's timer showing only three minutes left. Antonia rolled her eyes expecting it to come down to the wire.
Suddenly Tyler shot up coughing for air before gasping in pain. Caroline tried to comfort him but he was clearly in agony. "What, where am I, what happened?" Tyler gasped out.
"Tyler…" Caroline started unsure of what to say.
"Oh, don't be shy about it!" Antonia said causing their heads to flip to her and Rebekah who were initially unnoticed by Tyler.
"What is going on?" squinting to see Tyler asked.
"Klaus is turning you into a vampire" Caroline says plainly, "a hybrid, you're in transition" Tyler gaped at her trying to take it all in.
"Don't leave the hard parts out of it, sweets" Rebekah toys, "you'll only live if your witch is successful, if not you're pretty much dead".
Tyler sits up comforted by Caroline murmuring words of comfort to him.
"I wonder how she's doing" Antonia wondered aloud acting concerned.
"Tick tock goes the gym clock" Rebekah rhymed showing them the countdown on her phone. Time ticking away Tyler groaned in pain as the rest of them watching as the transitioning started to fail.
With dramatic effect Klaus came into the classroom, "Well the verdict is in, The Original Witch says the doppelgänger should be dead."
"Does that mean we can kill her?" Rebekah asks standing to her feet excitedly at the prospect of ridding the earth of Elena. Antonia snickers in the back at Rebekah's inability to hide her dislike of Elena.
"No, I'm fairly certain that means the opposite"
"What?!" Caroline interjects as Klaus comes closer to Tyler whose leaning over a desk in pain.
"Call it a hunch, - Elena's blood. Drink it" Klaus instructs holding a vile out to Tyler as he looks up. Antonia gets up coming to stand closer to Rebekah as she holds Caroline back as she protests. "If he doesn't feed he's going to die anyway, love, consider this an experiment"
Klaus encourages Tyler who eventually shakily takes the vile and downs the blood all to Caroline's horror as she continues to struggle against the Original. Falling to the floor Tyler withers in pain in inhuman positions.
He lets out screams of agony as Klaus crouches down to watch in fascination only to have Tyler look up and growl in his face, fangs, dark veins and golden eyes flaring in warning at Klaus. The blondes and Antonia look on in surprise, horror and excitement respectfully.
"Well, that's a good sign" Antonia says from the back, the transition looked horribly painful but had far better results than Klaus' first few tries and she was happy for him.
"Indeed" Klaus agreed smiling up at her.
Antonia sat in the ambulance next to the doppelganger as her blood was drawn. Klaus had come and compelled the EMT's to take blood from Elena. Klaus and Rebekah were off dealing with Tyler and everything else.
"Why are you with him?" Elena asked no doubt trying to turn her away from Klaus.
"That's not any of your business" Antonia said uncrossing her arms picking at her nails.
"I have people who can help you, please just let me go"
"I don't need yours or anyone's help just be quite" After the last blood bag the EMT's unhooked Elena and gave the filled bags to Antonia who hopped out letting them take Elena to the hospital.
Walking to where the car was she realized no one else was around, not wanting to walk more than she had to in the dark in a gravel parking lot, in wedges no less, she pulled out her phone calling Rebekah.
"Hey where are you, Elena is off to the hospital and I got some blood"
"He left"
"What? Who, Tyler?"
"No Nik"
