Band of Brothers - Sunshine Solider

chapter 64: hershey bars

" Jesus, Cobb, there's not enough." Luz quipped back, frustration backing it. Charlotte looked up quietly from her seat, and sniffled again, looking for a tissue or cloth to wipe her nose on. Her fever had lessened in the shower slightly, but was now back if felt, and she was either shivering or sweating.

" Whoa, Hershey Bars!" came an excited voice, which belonged to non other than Liebgott himself, with Webster on his tail.

" Jesus Christ." muttered George, who's frustration was only building.

" Wait your turn, Liebgott." Cobb hollered back at the man, and Charlotte only grumbled under her breath. No one had really noticed the young medic in the corner going through the small box of medical supplies, all too focused on the fact that there was candy in front of them.

" Yeah, who are they for?" Liebgott asked, leaning forward between Cobb and Martin.

" Not you, Lieb." Luz stated back to him. Lieutenant Jones appeared as well, and he gave a small nod to the girl, having noticed her in the corner, hair down with a bright red nose. She nodded back.

" Oh come on, George, one bar." Liebgott groaned.

" No," George said, frustration only growing more and more, " There's not enough to go around!" Charlotte felt her head pound, and Webster finally noticed the small girl, rubbing it slightly, probably from the child like chocolate bar argument.

" Cap'n Speirs here?" Jones asked.

" Down by the river, sir." Luz said calmly to the man.

" Hey, big mouth, give the kid a Hershey Bar, huh?" Charlotte looked up and a small smile spread on her face at the sight of Frank Perconte who'd gotten shot in the butt back in Foy. A few joyful chuckles rang throughout the man, and Charlotte had to smile wide.

" You gotta be shittin' me." Luz said, laughing comically.

" Look who it is." Liebgott said, sitting down comfortably.

" What's up, guys? Hey, sunshine." he said, noticing the quieter than normal girl in the corner on a chair.

" Hey, Perco." she called back.

" I like what you did with the place, George." Perconte said looking around.

" Yeah, yeah, yeah, I did good, huh?' Luz said smirking, as Johnny pushed towards the returning Toccoa man. " How you feeling?"

" As long as you keep your hands off my ass I'll be fine." Perconte said smirking back at the group.

" Have a Hershey's." Luz said, throwing the small bar of chocolate towards him.

" Hey, he gets a ****ing Hershey bar?" Liebgott said whining slightly.

" Lieb." she muttered under her breath.

" Well, he got shot in the ass." Luz answered back to the man.

" Did I tell you to stick your big ass out in the wind?" Martin asked Perconte.

" No," Perconte reasoned, muttering sarcastically back, " but I expect a little sympathy from you. Right?"

" Should I rub it for ya?" Martin chuckled back.

" Hey, can you believe this guy? Try to get him out of the fucking war, he comes straight back." Martin said with fake disbelief at the returnee.

" Yeah, well, that's not what I heard." Perconte reasoned with him. " I heard the Krauts are finished." Charlotte snorted.

" Yeah, well, just to make sure. We've gotta row across the fucking river tonight. grab a few and ask 'em in person." Liebgott said lowly.