The Soldier of Stars [1] - Band of Brothers

55 | operation pegasus

" I'm not telling you it is going to be easy - I am telling you it is going to be worth it."

- Art Williams

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By the 17th, the company was housed in various homes in a tiny town, Schoonderlogt, Holland. Hazel was put into a house with Easy Company's 2nd platoon, housing with 2nd squad, which consisted of Toye who was filling for Bill who took a joyride on a motorcycle and took a hit to the leg, Babe, and Chuck, plus a few others. She was cuddled up in blankets with her longer hair splayed out behind her, clutching the pillow to her chest tightly. She was snoring, but the boys didn't mind, it was her stuffed up nose causing it and the end of the sickness, as she continued fighting every battle they got engaged in. She woke up after the men had, and was achy and exhausted, which wasn't anything new.

" Hey Tiny," Toye said from his bed next to hers as she rolled over to look at it, and let out a huff.

" Still feeling like crap?" he asked her and she nodded.

" Wanna get some breakfast?" Chuck called to her and she nodded, as she slowly sat up and moved her legs to the side over the bed. She carefully began pulling her boots over her feet, and lacing them up, before pulling on her layers and slowly getting to her feet.

" I'm so achy." she groaned at as she finally stood up and began walking, feeling her head swim.

" You just keep resting up, Tiny, and you'll be feeling better in no time." Babe said, " That's what my ma always says."

" Thanks, Babe." Hazel said with a smile to him. Catherine was walking through the town that morning when a truck stopped nearby and she turned and saw a driver, as well as Nixon and Winters in the truck.

" What's up?" she asked.

" Colonel Sink." Nixon said through a grumble, of sleepiness she thought.

" Oh." she said, moving in to sit next to Winters with a smile. The minute they were moving, so was Nixon's mouth.

" I mean, we're the only unit in the group that's got the Germans on the German side of the Rhine." Nixon exasperated as Catherine glanced at Winters through her side eye as the two saluted a higher up.

" If we'd have taken Antwerp, and I'm not saying that that would have been Easy, we would be over the river, well supplied, and have the Krauts on their heels." Nixon said, puffing another smoke, " Now, if I can just get Ike on the phone. Are you listening to me?" Winters moved from the truck the minute it stopped and Catherine smirked, patting Nixon's shoulder.

" Hangin' on every word." Winters said with a slight smirk and Catherine chuckled as she hopped out of the truck to follow Winters inside. Catherine followed Winters into Battalion HQ, Nixon slowly catching up to her after jumping out of the truck.