Remedy

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Walking down the set of stairs which lead up to the nurses quarters Dot watched as a couple of nurses walked out of the ward where Arthur, Percy and James were. Walking forward she eyed them up and then walked through the door.

"What is with that expression?" Arthur pointed a finger up at her while flicking the page of his book.

"Erm," Dot answered, Arthur lowered his book and looked at her. "I saw some nurses come from here and wondered if they were to do with any of you." Arthur smiled awkwardly and then pointed a finger to the bed beside him at where Percy would be.

Dot walked forward and parted the curtain, only enough for her to slip in and see him. Percy barely registered her standing there. There was nothing worse in her opinion than knocking a patient out with numerous drugs just to change their bandages. If anything it made the moment more painful, half the time most patients would go into a state of delirium and still fight the nurses off.

She backed away from his bed and nodded at the empty bed beside Arthur. "He's gone walkies again." Arthur stated simply while picking up his book again. "What brings you here anyway?"

"Well actually I've been set a task."

"Oh," Arthur looked at her interestedly, "A task? This sounds important. Dare I ask what this task is?"

"Going into town."

"Oh, that is such an important task."

"With some of you lot."

"It just gets better." Arthur grinned and clapped his hands together and then winced and looked at the bandages. He looked up at Dot who was smirking at him, "Oh, be quiet."

"Did you want to come into town with me, Arthur?"

"Depends."

"On?"

"I don't actually know really, I just felt like I had to say something which would contradict your question."

"You're a plonker." Dot waved a hand at him. "Your uniform should be in the trunk at the end of your bed. Get up, wash and get dressed. I'll be back for you in several minutes." Dot smiled and turned on her heels, she didn't even let her brother answer her. From this ward there were five other men who were coming with the twins too.

"What about your, Captain?" Arthur asked while sticking his head out from the curtain around his bed. He was getting slowly dressed and having a little trouble trying to get his green shirt over the bandages on his arms. Dot stood in front of him with her arms crossed, Arthur briefly looked away and down at his jacket. "Oh, you've replaced it!"

"Yes, I don't think people will take kindly to seeing bullet riddled jacket wearing soldiers pottering around their town." Dot rolled her eyes, "I'll be back in a few moments." She waved at him and walked out of the ward.

Walking down the corridor quietly she turned into another ward and crossed her arms. "Captain, honestly you need to listen to the nurses left to look after you. You aren't allowed to just go on a nice walk when you feel the need to."

"I think someone just got a telling off." Charlie said while smirking at James. "Hello, Dotty how nice of you to visit us today."

"Hello, Charlie," Dot waved at him and then smiled and said hello to Jamie. "Right you two, maybe not you." Dot said while pointing at Charlie and Jamie and then shaking her head at James. "How would you like to come into town?"

"You mean we get momentary freedom from here? Yes please." Charlie rubbed his hands together happily.

"Why can't I come?" James asked generally confused, she smiled slowly and then shook her head.

"You can, if you return to the ward right now and get dressed." Dot smiled and laughed at how quickly James attempted to jump out of the chair. "Your uniforms are in the trunks at the ends of your beds. You both remember the ward where James is? Good, all right once you're both ready come down there and then we'll leave." She smiled and nodded towards the door. "Get moving, Captain."

"You're a very bossy woman has anyone ever told you that?" James questioned while walking beside her and back to the ward where he should be technically resting.

She laughed and nodded slowly, "I'm only bossy when I'm working. And also when patients tend to go against what I say."

"Do you blame me? No offence to Arthur or Percy's company." James said quickly thinking that Dot would take that as a sign of him getting bored with their company. Far from it really, he enjoyed their company. But he really did miss talking to his two best friends.

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(Edited: 29/August/2019)