Antonia struggled to regain her human consciousness as her wolf had taken over so long. Her wolf had taken her on a long and fast-paced adventure through the woods behind her house. She felt her fingers curl into small fists as her strength came back to her arms. The dried leaves in the southern sun crackled beneath her as she sat up with Deja Vu, naked and confused. This time though she called out for Klaus. She knew he would come to her.

Back at the house Katherine and Klaus sat on the back porch. There was a soft breeze as the two sipped iced tea. Katherine cautiously watched Klaus who intently scanned the tree line. After talking himself down from chasing Antonia last night he had resigned himself to knowing her wolf would bring her back safe to him. Katherine on the other hand had fully expected Klaus to flip a shit that her best friend didn't recognize her mate despite it being one of the first times she had really turned. The wind chimes broke the silence of the land until Antonia's call to Klaus reached the pair's ears.

Before Katherine could even turn to look at Klaus to see if he heard the girl's call his iced tea was on the stoop and he was gone in the wind.

"Well if he's going to get her I'm going to get a refill" Katherine said aloud to the wind chimes as she eased herself up and drifted inside.

It hadn't been that long until Katherine heard the creak of the backdoor and then the grinding of the facet upstairs in the bathroom. When Klaus had located Antonia in the woods he had scooped her up, kissed her nose and flashed them back to the house and straight to the bathroom for cleaning up.

"I guess we didn't account for everything huh?" Antonia joked as she stood on the bathmat, the water's steam quickly clouded the mirror. Swiping away the condensation so she could see she plucked trinkets from her journey from her hair.

Klaus' hands came to rest of her bare hips as he came up behind her.

"No it appears we did not sweetheart" A gentle kiss was placed on her neck before he continued, "How about you wash up-"

"How about you join me? Hmm?" Hummed Antonia as she turned in his arms.

Klaus inhaled deeply before gently pushing her hips to land against the edge of the bathroom counter. The cold counter sent shivers up Antonia's spine. The steam bellowed behind Klaus as Antonia gave him a confused look, the show seemed ready for the two of them but it appears he was not.

"Love, don't look at me like that, we both know what would happen if I step into that shower with you" His face angled downwards as he kept his body away from hers.

As was normal for all freshly turned werewolves their sex drive increased tenfold, Klaus could only hypothesize how amplified Antonia's sex drive and hormones were being a brand new werewolf after those genes were dormant for so long. His own raged beneath his cool facade as the steam brought her arousal to his senses.

It took a beat before Antonia's eyes once hyper focused on Klaus left his, "You're right you're right" A hand came up to thread through her hair before she continued "I guess I just got caught up in finally feeling free that I forgot I'm not at least not truly free yet"

"Somethings are worth the anticipation love and trust me, you…me…us…. together will be worth it" Klaus said as he pressed a his lips to her forehead before flashing away leaving Antonia with her thoughts and the water beating down on the tiles.

Antonia reappeared from the shower a little while later feeling a great deal more relaxed and level headed.

Wrapped in a towel she padded into her room. The sun streaming through the curtains. The floorboards felt the same underneath her bare feet but Antonia didn't feel the same walking into her bedroom as she once had. All her things were in the same place but the feeling of home wasn't what she felt before, it felt familiar, it felt safe and most of all like peace. What was lost was the feeling of being alive, what once was her creative space and room to grow felt like walls and furniture.

"Its all within context" Antonia murmured as she started to lay out her clothes.

"How so?" His voice startled her as he stood in the doorway.

Antonia laughed "I know I said I wasn't one hundred precent free but this
Gesturing about, "this room makes me realize that even last year's me would consider this right now being turned fully and having you, and not just having you know but acknowledging and wanting me, is all the freedom I want in the world"

"Well that is definitely a virgin's way of looking at it" Klaus chuckled as he stepped further into the room. In his arms he carried a tray with a kettle and cups as well as various pastries. The tray took up the entire little table next to Antonia's window seat. Holding the towel closely around herself Antonia moved to shut her bedroom door and then to sit on the windowsill.

Klaus took up residency on the other end of the window seat, the sun shining through the window highlighted the blond in his hair as he tucked a piece of Antonia's hair behind her ear.

A gentle smile graced Antonia's face before she glanced down at the tea, "Thank you for bringing this Nik"

"Can't have you know getting sick can we hmm? I thought it best, tea of the warm variety to help boost your immune system, after all its not every day you go tramping through the forest"

"Immune system? Its nearly 80 degrees outside how would I get sick?"

"Its a special blend of herbs that supposedly according to my resources-"

"Witches?"

"Yes witches" Antonia rolled her eyes.

"You-"

"According to my resources claim to help freshly turned werewolves deal handle their sex drive and lessen their pheromones excretion"

A disappointed oh left Antonia's lips as she put two and two together sensing the support Klaus was providing to her was born out of annoyance of her pheromones being so loud.

"I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable with earl-"

"Nonsense that's not at all why I elected to obtain this tea for you my love" Klaus tried to explain as he read the thoughts that appeared on Antonia's face. Reaching out to the tray Antonia tried to mask her emotions. His own hand came to rest of her own stopping her from grabbing the kettles.

"Don't pour your tea just yet love you wouldn't want it to get cold, now would you?"

"Cold? It's pipping hot, literally steaming" Her hand froze over the kettle's handle.

"Yes but if you pour it now it'll be cold by the time I'm done having my refreshments" Klaus informed her. Antonia barely started to have a questioning look on her face before Klaus tugged her by her knees so she lay flat on her back across the window seat.

"Oh! Nik-" Exclaimed Antonia not sensing the sudden change in positions.

"Yes Love do scream my name" Klaus snickered before opening up her towel and diving on in.

Pressing his tongue flat Klaus gave one long lick of her entirely. A soft oh was vocalized above and after a while they were no longer soft ohs….

Slick digits, thighs and forty minutes later Klaus tucked a piece of frizzy hair behind Antonia's ear. Her flushed cheeks and spent body felt like jello after Klaus had feasted on her.

Sitting up on his elbow Klaus dipped two fingers back across her pussy gathering her sweet juices to suck it off himself as he gazed down into her eyes, "Now its really best if you drink some tea love because while you're the one drinking it it's truly to help me control myself around you… " His signature smirk played across his lips distracting Antonia "your pheromones call to me and I'm not sure I have the will power to continue to keep my wolf at bay next time"

AN: Hello readers (if any of you have stuck around this long)! Thanks for coming back to this I hope to be more active now. Now here comes my excuses-depression, then college, then family death x3, grad school, getting covid and then moving states. I've been working on finding joy in my life and I realized writing was a big part of who I am that I had been ignoring so I hope you're excited I'm back because I am.