"Wake the fuck up, Donowitz! We's goin' to be late because you can't be trusted to wake up on time!" Raine kicked the Bostonian in the ribs and earned a displeased grunt in response as Donny rolled over and clutched his side, Audrea snorting as she reattached the cross-body strap around her chest. Raine glared down at him before looking up at Audrea. "Make sure 'e gets up."
"Yes, sir." Audrea grinned down at Donny as he kept his eyes squeezed shut, opening one when he heard a giggle from beside him. Audrea had her hands securely on her hips as she looked down at him, a smirk tugging at her lips as she pushed the toe of her boot gently into his side. "You heard him. Get the fuck up-"
"I ain't deaf!" Audrea snorted again at his outburst and rolled her eyes, shaking her head as she picked up her knife carrier. Donny watched her with both eyes open now as she placed her foot on top of the tree stump, strapping the carrier to her right thigh. At that moment Donny realized just how long and strong her legs were.
"You done staring, Donowitz? We're going to leave without your lazy ass." Audrea shot him a look before grabbing her pack and turning to walk towards the rest of the group. Donny glared after her, but then noticed his eyes lowering towards her ass, taking in how it moved as she walked and grinning. Donny realized what he was looking at and snapped himself out of it, scolding himself as he sat up. No. What the hell am I thinking? I can't trust that Pollock!
He grunted as he stood, stretching and hearing his back crack audibly before packing his blankets back into his pack. He grabbed his pack and swung it over his right shoulder before grabbing his bat and heading towards the group, meeting the gaze of an annoyed Raine. "About time 'ya show up!"
"Sorry." He grumbled as he stood next to Audrea, hearing her chuckle in triumph as he whipped his gaze down to glare at her.
"Now…we'll be bustin' through the Naht-zi prison where they're holdin' Stiglitz-"
"Excuse me sir, but wouldn't it be better if we tried to quietly bust in? Like…stealthily?" Audrea cocked an eyebrow at Raine and he chuckled at her, shaking his head. "I ain't one for quiet introductions, so we're goin' in guns a' blazin'."
Audrea nodded, still not convinced it was the best idea, and listened to the rest of Raine's plan. When Raine finished his speech the group began their trek towards the prison, Donny and Wicki picking up the rear once again with Audrea in front of them. Donny mumbled to himself as he glared at the brunette, earning an amused chuckle from Wicki. "Man…you got it bad for that girl."
Donny shot him an annoyed glance. "You're delusional."
"Yeah…I'm delusional." Wicki scoffed and Donny sneered at him, stopping and pushing the top of his bat into Wiki's chest. "I told you I ain't got it bad!"
Audrea glanced behind her and sighed. "Are you talking about me, Donowitz? I don't appreciate you talking about me behind my back."
"I ain't talkin' about you!" Donny yelled ahead of him at the brunette as she sighed again, Raine turning around to look at the group behind him. "Problem back there?"
"No, sir." Audrea answered for the group as Raine nodded and turned forward once again. The group remained silent the rest of the way towards the prison until they made their way towards a back entrance. Raine peeked around a corner before nodding to his group, keeping his voice low. "Guns a' blazin'."
The group smirked at him as he counted to three silently, turning around quickly and kicking the door down. Raine and Donny took the front of the group, shooting every Nazi in sight as the group made their way towards the cells. Another door was kicked down and Raine shot a Nazi leaning on a window sill before Donny shot another one through the newspaper he was reading. Hugo Stiglitz glanced up from his sitting position on a bench in his cell as a group of men came into view. His eyebrow rose when he noticed a girl come into view last, picking the cigarette from his mouth and letting out a long puff of smoke.
"Hugo Stiglitz?" Raine walked to the front of the cell that held the German Jew, raising an eyebrow in questioning. Before Hugo could answer him a groan sounded from one of the Nazi's the men had shot. Audrea lifted her submachine gun and shot him in the head without a second thought, nobody flinching. Wicki laughed at her, whispering in her direction. "Jesus, Audrea. No mercy."
"Yeah…well…the groaning was going to get annoying." She rolled her eyes at the amused looks coming from the rest of the men as Raine kept his gaze on Hugo. He stood up from the bench and walked to the bars of the cell, raising an eyebrow at Raine and remaining silent.
"We're here to rescue you. Heard you's good at killin' Naht-zi's, an' I like that." Raine grinned at him and Hugo let out a low chuckle. Audrea ran the headlines of Hugo Stiglitz through her mind as she stared at him. Hugo Stiglitz: His celebrity among the German soldiers was easy to explain: He had enlisted in the German army and became a Nazi, then revolted and killed thirteen Gestapo officers- mostly Majors. Apparently, the Nazi's were attempting to take him back to Berlin and make an example of him.
"I'm Lieutenant Aldo Raine. We're the Basterds…ever heard of us?" Raine raised an eyebrow as he leaned his gun against his left shoulder, waiting for Hugo to answer. Hugo nodded once and Raine smiled. "Like I said, we're a real fan of your work, an' we want you to join us. Yes? Yes. Now we'll get you out a here."
Raine pointed at the group behind him and looked around at the various dead Nazi's. "Search for the key an' get 'im out a there."
Wicki and Ulmer moved around the dead bodies and searched their clothes as Raine chuckled and smiled to himself. Wicki jingled the key in his hand when he found it and walked forward to Raine, handing him the key. Raine handed his gun to Wicki and then walked to the cell, shoving the key in its hole and opening the cell door. Hugo walked forward, flicking the cigarette he was smoking into the corner and then looking at Raine. Raine stuck a hand out towards Hugo and shot him another smile.
"Welcome to the Basterds!"
After breaking Hugo out of the French Nazi prison, the Basterds continued their aimless trek towards another clearing to rest. Hugo took to the far back of the group and kept his eye intently on his surroundings. Audrea bit her cheek and glanced behind her at the German man, staring at his worn out appearance. She slowed her walk and matched her pace to his, walking side by side. She stared up at him until he finally noticed, glancing down at her with an eyebrow cocked.
"I have to say, Stiglitz. I'm impressed by your work. I mean…you really fucked those Nazi's up." Audrea's eyebrows scrunched together and then she laughed, grinning widely up at Hugo. He studied her for a moment, amused by her carefree nature, and then cracked a smile, nodding down at her. "Thank you."
Hugo paused for a few moments as Audrea looked ahead at the road before turning back to her. "You are the Sparrowhawk, correct?"
Audrea looked up at him and nodded. "Yep."
"So, it's true you can kill a Nazi with one deadly shot every time? You never miss?" Hugo stared down at her, anticipating her answer. Audrea felt her cheeks get a bit hot as he subtly complimented her, nodding her head. "I've never missed a shot yet, so…yeah, I can kill a Nazi in a single blow to the head."
Hugo chuckled and caused Audrea's smile to widen. She felt like she and the German Jew were going to be comfortable friends. The group stepped into a large clearing surrounded by forest and Raine directed them to rest here for the time being. Audrea whipped her head back and forth taking in the surroundings when she noticed a large- and very dark –tunnel located towards the back of the clearing. She walked over towards it and peered in.
"Hellooooo?" She yelled into the blackness and squinted in an attempt to see anything.
"What are you doing?" Audrea jumped at Donny's sudden voice and whipped around, placing a hand to her chest as Donny looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "Don't sneak up on me like that!"
"You're the one who has their guard down and their back turned." Donny thought his voice was low enough that Audrea wouldn't hear him, but he was surprised when she shot him a glare and stuck her tongue out. He shook his head and sighed. "Grow up."
"Don't tell me what to do, Donowitz." She turned her back on him once again as she walked farther back into the tunnel, stopping just short of the back wall and setting her pack down on the ground.
"Donowitz! Falco!" Donny and Audrea turned to the tunnel's entrance as they heard Raine call their names, walking into view at the opening just moments later. He looked into the tunnel as Audrea walked towards the front to stand next to Donny. "You two take the day watch. I'll give you the night off."
"Yes, sir." Donny and Audrea answered him in unison as he walked back to the fire the other men were beginning to build. Audrea removed the cross-body strap that held her weapons and unlatched the sniper rifle, setting the submachine gun and the strap against the wall. She reached around on her belt and opened one of the packs, picking out a bullet. Donny watched her quietly as she loaded the chamber flipping the trap back into place with a click. She looked up at Donny who was still staring at her and cocked an eyebrow, resting the rifle on her left shoulder. "Shall we?"
Donny nodded and motioned his hand outward for her to lead the way. She walked past him out of the tunnel and turned left, heading into the forest. She looked back and forth at the various trees lining the small path, looking for one tree that would be easy to climb and hold her weight.
"Here." Audrea motioned at a large tree in front of her. Donny looked at the trunk of the tree and then let his eyes trail upward. The tree was thick at the trunk and the branches were sturdy, holding thick green leaves at the ends. He snapped his gaze back down to the base when he saw Audrea coming toward him, startling him when she shoved the rifle into his grasp. "Hold this until I get high enough to a point where I can survey the area then hand it back up to me."
"What about me?" Donny's voice held a hint of annoyance and Audrea turned her head to glance at him over her shoulder. She shrugged and grabbed one of the lower branches, beginning to haul herself up into the tree. "I don't know. Survey the ground?"
Donny walked forward and looked up the tree, seeing Audrea already halfway up. He scrunched his eyebrows together and then huffed. "What if I get shot on the ground because you don't like me and don't tell me that those jackasses are coming?"
Audrea huffed lightly as she sat down on one of the sturdy branches, bouncing a bit to test it. She nodded at its sturdiness and then looked down at Donny, motioning for him to hand her the rifle. "Why don't you just try to climb the damn tree and sit up here with me if you don't trust me?"
She grabbed the barrel of the rifle and hauled it up, setting it on her lap as she cocked an eyebrow and shot Donny a smirk. Donny glared up at her and then lowered his gaze to the branch right above his head.
"Why don't you climb the damn tree?" Audrea let out a chuckle when she heard Donny mocking her, reaching his bat up towards Audrea who grabbed ahold of the base and pulled it up. Donny closed his eyes and huffed once before grabbing the lowest branch. He easily pulled himself up with the amount of upper body strength he had built up, but then stopped short when he heard the branch crack slightly.
"Don't worry about that. I can see from here that it would take a lot more weight for that branch to crack off," Donny looked warily up at Audrea as she watched him carefully, her eyes darting between the various branches around him to find the strongest ones. "Grab the one above you to the left."
Donny nodded as she pointed at the specific branch. He reached an arm out and grabbed the branch, hauling himself higher into the tree. He smirked as he sat on the branch, looking up at Audrea who held surprise in her eyes. "This ain't so hard."
"Don't get cocky, Donowitz-"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just sit up there and shut your mouth." Audrea glared down at him as he eyed the branch to his right, reaching a hand out and grabbing ahold of it. His smirk widened as he pulled himself over to it, looking up at Audrea again. "What did I tell-"
Audrea's eyes went wide and she bolted upright on the branch as Donny's branch cracked and he fell downward, landing hard on his stomach on the branch below him. Donny groaned in pain and Audrea snorted loudly, attempting to hold back laughter when she realized he wasn't injured.
"This ain't so hard." It was her time to mock him as he regained his composure and glared up at her, reaching an arm up. "Shut your damn mouth and help me up."
"I don't know. I should just let you lay there in agony for a few more minutes-"
"Fuck you, Falco! Help me up!" Donny barked up at her and she glared harder, leaning her rifle and his bat against the tree before jumping easily down to the branch below her. She planted her feet on the branch and then leaned down, reaching an arm out to Donny. He grabbed her forearm and she took in a sharp breath when she felt what she thought was electricity shoot through her arm all the way up to her shoulder. She pulled him as he hauled his body up onto the branch, sitting down and letting out a sigh of relief when he was on a sturdy one. She stretched her arm out as it throbbed slightly from pulling Donny's weight and then began to climb back to the branch just above him.
"Thanks." Audrea looked back and saw Donny looking up at her with the first genuine smile she had seen him wear since she had met him. She shrugged and shot him a smile that was just as genuine. "Don't mention it."
She hauled herself onto the branch she had previously occupied and sat down, grabbing her rifle and Donny's bat from their leaning positions against the tree. She scooted herself all the way back against the trunk and leaned her back against it, lowering the bat to Donny who took it with a nod. She sighed and narrowed her eyes, searching the surrounding area as she laid her rifle across her lap.
At least twenty minutes had passed since the two had climbed the tree and both were beginning to get bored. Audrea heard an annoyed grumble come from below her and she raised an eyebrow, looking down to see Donny running a hand up and down his bat. "This is fucking ridiculous. You think those fuckers would have been stupid enough by now to come our way," he paused as he held the bat out at arm's length with both hands, gripping the base. "I want some action! I want to kill-"
"Shut up!" Audrea hissed down at him in a low whisper as her eyes darted to an area just below them where she heard rustling. She shot up quietly and stood on the branch, aiming the rifle at the area the noises were coming from as Donny's eyes went wide. He followed the direction of the rifle's target and squinted, seeing three German soldiers come into view. Their weapons were raised in anticipation of an attack.
"Shit," Audrea cursed at herself as she leaned down, keeping an eye on the three soldiers as she whispered towards Donny. "Listen to me and listen carefully."
Donny nodded at her as she continued, glancing at the three men on the ground. "I'm going to wait until they're directly under us past the tree we're in. I can jump down behind them without them hearing me and keep my weapon on them. I need you to jump down right on top of them when I give you the signal…a wave."
Audrea made a waving motion as Donny raised an eyebrow. "You want me to jump right on top of them? Isn't that a bit rash?"
"It may sound crazy, but if we catch them off guard enough and you manage to knock them all over, their weapons should fall out of their hands and I can take them away from them. We'll just lead them back to Raine when they're unarmed." Audrea kept her voice low as she watched the three men again, noticing they were close to where she wanted them to be. She shot a smirk at Donny and placed her left pointer finger to her lips before jumping backwards and straight down out of the tree. Donny's eyes went wide and he leaned forward just in time to see Audrea land eerily quiet behind the guards, her rifle raised in front of her as she crouched a bit. This was the quiet of a true sniper. She positioned the rifle right behind the head of the middle soldier, waiting a few moments before raising her left hand. Donny took his signal and looked down, jumping down from the branch.
"Surprise, fuckers!" Donny's voice rang out and the soldiers looked up just in time to see Donny land on them, forcing them to the ground. He flattened his bat on the backs of all three men as Audrea moved forward, kicking their guns to the side. She lowered her rifle to the face of the middle soldier, his eyes gazing up at hers with fear as his hands went up in surrender.
"State your business." Audrea's voice was stern as all three soldiers stayed quiet. Donny pushed the bat down harder making all three of them jump. "The lady asked you a fuckin' question!"
"Wir ficken patrouillieren, was denkst du?! (We're fucking patrolling, what do you think?!)" The middle soldier screamed at Donny, earning a slap to the head from him. "Is that any way to talk in front of a girl?"
"Sie sagte nur ficken (You just said fuck-)-"
"I said shut up!" Donny barked at all three of them and they went silent, Audrea rolling her eyes at Donny's overly-aggressive manner.
"We'll take them back to Raine," Audrea motioned her gun upwards. "Get up, all of you and follow me."
"Get up and follow her!" Donny removed his bat from their backs, allowing them all to stand up before prodding the middle soldier with the head of the bat and making him stumble forward. "Get goin'!"
Audrea turned around and lowered her rifle to her side, beginning to walk back to where Raine and the others were stationed. When they reached the camp Donny gave the soldiers one last shove making one soldier fall to his knees, knocking into the back of Audrea's legs. She stumbled a bit and whipped around, shoving the rifle into the soldier's face. "Careful or I might blow your head back to Berlin."
He gulped loudly as she smirked down at him and repositioned the gun over her left shoulder, walking up to where Raine was seated on a small hill by the tunnel. "We found three Nazi's, sir."
Raine looked up at her as she smirked, motioning behind her. Raine looked over to where Donny was smirking behind three Nazi soldiers and grinned, slapping his hands together. "Well, this is just perfect! Bring 'em over 'ere!"
"Get moving!" Donny prodded all three again and they stumbled forward as they made their way towards Raine. They fell to their knees when they reached him and Utivich and Ulmer moved to stand behind the other two.
"Who's the leader 'ere?" Raine motioned between all three of them and then dug out a map from his coat pocket. One of the soldiers raised their hand and Donny forced him forward, kneeling him in front of Raine. Wicki smirked from above Raine as Donny walked backwards towards the tunnel. He walked past Audrea and she raised an eyebrow. "Where do you think you're going?"
He just smirked at her. "This is where it gets really good, sweetheart."
He walked into the tunnel and disappeared into the blackness, leaving Audrea to stare after him in confusion. She sighed and then walked towards the small hill Raine and Wicki were positioned on, walking up to sit against the wall next to Wicki.
"English?" Raine pointed at the soldier and he nodded.
"What's yer' name, soldier?" Raine looked expectantly at the officer who was now glaring at him with confidence. "Sergeant Werner Rachtman."
"Well, Werner. You know who I am, don't you?" Raine grinned at him, raising an eyebrow. Rachtman rolled his eyes a bit and then spit out Raine's name. "Aldo the Apache."
"Hear that, boys? He knows dear ol' me," Raine grinned wider at Rachtman as the rest of the Basterds laughed loudly. "Now…mind tellin' us where the rest of your crew is?"
Raine unfolded the map in his hand and held it towards Rachtman. He began drawing various lines on the map as he spoke. "Up the road apiece, there's an orchard. Now, besides you, we know there's another kraut patrol fuckin' here somewhere. Now if that patrol were to have any crackshots, 'at orchard would be a goddamn sniper's de-light. Now if you ever want to eat a sauerkraut sandwich again, you gotta show me on this map where they are, you gotta tell me how many there are, and you gotta tell me what kinda artillery they're carryin' with 'em."
Rachtman raised an eyebrow at Raine. "You can't expect me to divulge information that would put German lives in danger?"
Raine sighed and removed his hat, running a hand through his hair. "Well, Werner…that's where you're wrong, because that's exactly what I expect. I need to know about Germans hidin' in them trees, an' you need to tell me, an' you need to tell me right now. Now take your finger an' point out on this map where this party's bein' held, how many's coming, an' what they brought to play with."
Rachtman's face remained unchanged. "I respectfully refuse."
A loud crack could be heard in the tunnel and the Basterd's made various sounds of anticipation. Audrea looked around at the smiling faces of the men, cocking an eyebrow. What?
"Hear that? That's Sergeant Donny Donowitz, but you might know 'im better by his nickname… The 'Bear Jew.' Now, if you heard of Aldo the Apache, you gotta have heard of the 'Bear Jew.'" Raine raised both of his eyebrows at Rachtman as Audrea put two and two together. She chuckled lightly to herself when she came to a realization. "Oh."
"I have heard of the Bear Jew." Rachtman nodded.
"What did you hear about 'im, Werner?" Raine leaned back on his elbow and looked expectantly at Rachtman.
Rachtman sighed lightly before answering. "He beats German soldiers with a club."
"He bashes their brains in with a baseball bat is what 'e does," Raine let out one loud laugh. "Now, Werner, I'm gonna ask you one more goddamn time, an' if you still 'respectfully refuse,' I'm callin' the Bear Jew over here, an' he's gonna take that big bat of his an' he's gonna beat you to death with it. Now…take your wiener schnitzel lickin' finger an' point out on this map what I want to know."
Raine sat up and shoved the map towards Rachtman again, earning a glare in response. "Fuck you," Rachtman spat at Raine before looking at every person standing around. "And your Jew dogs!"
All of the Basterds laughed loudly as Raine folded up the map he was holding. "Actually, Werner, we're all tickled to hear you say that. Frankly, watchin' Donny beat Naht-zi's to death is the closest we ever get to goin' to the movies."
Raine pulled out a bread roll from his pocket and then glanced back towards the tunnel. "Donny!"
There was a pause before a voice called back. "Yeah?"
Audrea snorted at the way he answered and then watched Raine walk a bit farther up the small hill. "We got a German here who wants to die for his country! Oblige him!"
The sound of Donny's bat banging against the tunnel walls echoed through the air as the Basterds cheered in anticipation of seeing him bashing in the head of another Nazi. Rachtman stared at the tunnel and waited for the Bear Jew to come into sight, fear no longer in his eyes or written on his face. A few moments later Donny emerged, swinging the bat around and wearing a malicious grin. The Basterds rang out in loud applause and various hoots and hollers. Audrea laughed as she shook her head, bringing her eyes back to Donny's form as she clapped along with them. She noticed his jacket was off now, leaving him in just a wife beater with various pieces of metal fashioned around his neck like necklaces. She couldn't help but take in how his biceps flexed as he gripped the bat.
Donny glared down at Rachtman and then at the medals on his jacket, tapping them with the head of his bat. "Did you get those for killin' Jews?"
He cocked an eyebrow at Rachtman who glared back up at him. "Bravery."
Donny nodded before bringing his bat out in front of him, lining it up with Rachtman's head. He paused a moment before arching it back and then bringing it down on the side of Rachtman's skull. The sickening crack echoed through the area as the Basterds made pleased sounds. Donny repeatedly beat Rachtman's head in, bashing it until his face was unrecognizable. The two other Nazi's watched in horror with one of them flinching and letting out a few disgusted tears.
With one last growl of rage Donny landed one solid hit to Rachtman's head, backing away from him and holding his arms out in triumph, looking to the sky. "Johnny fuckin' Williams knocks it outta the park! Fenway Park! Fenway Park on its feet for Teddy fuckin' Ballgame! He went yardo on that one, out to fuckin' Lansdowne Street! " Donny whipped around and pointed at one of the other Nazi's. "You!"
The Nazi quickly stumbled up, running towards Rachtman, only to be shot down on the spot by Ulmer. Raine sighed loudly and glared at him. "Dammit, Ulmer," he shoved the last of the bread roll in his mouth and reached back into his pocket for the map. "Donny, bring that other one over here. Alive!"
Donny walked forward and shoved the head of his bat into the back of the last soldier. "Get the fuck up! Batter up, you're on deck!"
Donny forced the soldier forward and then pushed him down, keeping the bat close to his head. "Two hits: I hit you, you hit the ground."
Raine nodded at Donny and continued to chew the bread roll that was in his mouth, cocking an eyebrow at the soldier. "English?"
"Nein." The quick response came from the terrified soldier and Raine nodded, motioning behind him. "Wicki."
Wicki nodded and quickly made his way towards Raine, stepping over Audrea's outstretched legs. He stopped between the soldier and Raine, looking down at them. Raine grabbed a canteen and brought it to his mouth, nodding at Wicki before he took a drink. "Ask him if he wants to live."
Audrea blocked out the rest of the short interrogation, relaxing against the wall of the tunnel. She let her eyes wander towards Donny as he stood watch behind the Nazi. This was the first time she had really gotten to look at him; really look at him. She watched his eyes stare down menacingly at the Nazi in front of him, his strong face holding eyes that told the story of a cold Nazi killer. Everything about him was strong and alpha male-like; his arms were large, holding biceps that flexed with joy when he was gripping his bat in anticipation of bashing it against a skull. His chest was well chiseled and the stained wife beater he wore showed that off. Suspenders wrapped around his chest and over his broad shoulders all the way down his back. His strong legs were planted in place, holding the sturdy man that was ready to kill again. Audrea was fascinated, turned on, and intimidated all at the same time.
"Thank you for your cooperation, Butz." Raine's voice snapped Audrea out of her trance, her eyes snapping to him as he folded the map up one last time. He looked at Wicki. "Ask him what he plans to do when he gets back home?"
Wicki translated the sentence into German and Butz paused for a moment before answering. "Ich plane, nicht mehr ein Nazi sein."
"Says he no longer plans to be a Nazi." Raine smiled at Butz as Wicki translated, nodding. "Ask him what he plans to do with his uniform."
Wicki spoke to Butz who paused once again before answering. "Ich plane, es zu verbrennen."
"Says he'll burn it." Wicki smiled, knowing that answer wasn't going to be enough to get him off the hook with Raine.
Raine smiled down at the ground and then brought his gaze back to Butz. "You see…that ain't enough. How do I know you'll keep that promise?"
Butz shook his head, not understanding, as Raine stood up. He walked forward and tipped the hat Butz was wearing to expose his forehead. He brought his hand underneath Butz's chin and lifted his head, examining his forehead. "I'm gonna give you a little somethin' you can't take off."
Donny moved to stand next to him as Raine pulled a knife from his pants. He brought the knife forward and dug it into Butz's forehead, emitting a scream from the Nazi. A few moments later both men moved back to admire their work. A Swastika was clearly drawn into Butz's forehead, blood still oozing in droplets from the wound.
"You know, Lieutenant…you're getting pretty good at that." Donny grinned at the mark as Raine nodded, turning his head to admire it from a different angle. "You know how you get to Carnegie Hall, don't ya? Practice."
Donny smirked as Raine pulled Butz to his feet. He stumbled a bit as Raine steadied him. "Now you go back to your officer an' tell 'em who did this, you hear?"
A woozy Butz nodded, earning a hard shove from Raine. "Get goin' then!"
Raine and Donny grinned as Butz stumbled quickly away, laughing when he was out of sight.
"Now we're gettin' somewhere."
What the hell does it mean then? I mean, the guy's an asshole- and not just to me. He doesn't trust me and I'm pretty sure he would bash my head in like Werner's if I happen to do something he doesn't like or say something out of line. Fuck…
Audrea bit her lip hard, groaning as she laid her head back against the wall of the tunnel. She stared up at the ceiling as the last of the natural daylight sunk behind the mountains with the sun, leaving the surrounding area in darkness; the only visible light coming from the fire Raine and Ulmer were sitting around. She was deep in concentration about the thoughts that ran through her head as she watched Donny interrogate and kill the three Nazi soldiers from earlier. She didn't want to like him like that, but it seemed her heart had different ideas.
"Hey." Audrea's head snapped to the side when she heard a voice, groaning as a subtle feeling of whiplash took over. She closed her eyes as she rubbed her neck, reopening them and glancing up to see Donny making a face down at her. Speak of the devil.
"Hey." She gave Donny a nod as he stepped over her legs, setting down his pack and bat against the wall of the tunnel. Audrea watched him as he bent down and unlatched the pack, pulling out two blankets. He stood up and shook one out, laying it down on the ground.
"Fenway Park, huh? That in Boston where you grew up?" Audrea crossed her arms and her legs, glancing over at Donny as he shook out the second blanket. He smirked without looking back at her and nodded. "Yeah…best baseball stadium in the entire United States."
Audrea nodded to herself and then paused for a moment. "Do you miss it?"
"Do you miss Poland?" Without missing a beat Donny replied to her, turning around to face her this time. She sighed and then shrugged. "I guess…I mean, I could go the rest of my life living somewhere else and not go back."
Donny nodded at her and then chuckled, shaking his head and crossing his arms. "That's not the answer I was looking for, but…I really do miss Boston at this point. I've been in France way too long hunting these bastards down."
Audrea didn't say anything as a silence hung between them, Donny suddenly breaking it when he coughed. "Anyway…I hope you know I still don't trust you and am sleeping here next to you once again in case I have to bash another head in."
Audrea couldn't catch any hint of playfulness or joking in his voice and she inwardly rolled her eyes, standing up from the wall and walking over to her own blanket. "Yeah…"
She removed her jacket and draped it over her pack and guns, removing the knife carrier from her thigh and sticking it just above her blanket by the pack; just in case she needed it in a panic. She sat down on her blanket and reached down to begin untying the laces on her boots, glancing up in time to see Donny remove his wife beater and drape it over his pack. Audrea stopped moving and stared at the muscles in his back as they flexed, her breathing hitching in her throat. He kicked off his boots and then lied down, noticing Audrea was frozen in her spot. Donny cocked an eyebrow at her. "What the fuck is wrong with you, Falco?"
Audrea's eyes snapped up at his words, landing on his amused face. She glared at him and then just pulled off her boots, throwing them in a pile next to her pack. She lied down and pulled the cover over her body, shutting her eyes and leaving Donny in a confused state. Audrea cracked an eye open and looked at him, continuing to glare. Asshole…making me have feelings for once in my life…
Donny kept his eyes locked on Audrea's form as he placed his head in his hand. His eyes wandered down the length of her body before he realized she was shivering. He leaned forward and poked her on the shoulder, watching as one of her eyes cracked open to look at him. "You're shivering."
She grumbled and then turned away from him, pulling the blanket tighter around her shaking body. "I am not."
"Then what do you call that shaking?" He whispered over at her, getting annoyed for a reason he didn't understand. Audrea rolled her eyes. "I am not, Donowitz, so just go to sleep."
This time Donny glared, huffing and then reaching his arms out towards her. Audrea's eyes shot open when she felt her body being pulled backwards and she rolled over, pushing her palms into Donny's shoulders and glaring at him. "What in the hell do you think you're doing, Donowitz?!"
"You're goddam shivering, Falco, and if you die because of your stubborn, bull-headed ass and hypothermia, Raine will have my head." Donny stated what he said matter-of-factly and Audrea glared harder, attempting to slip out of his grasp. "I don't care. Let me go!"
Donny's fingers dug into her hipbones as she struggled, pulling her taut against his chest. He felt her cease her struggle after a moment and then looked down to see her grumbling to herself. Donny smirked inwardly and then lied on his back, Audrea's head settling softly on his chest.
"There. That's better." Audrea stopped her protest and gave in, glancing up at Donny as he closed his eyes. She brought her gaze downward and over his arms and chest, fighting the urge to reach out and sweep her hand over the sculpted areas. Don't do it…he's going to bash your head in…
Audrea bit her lip hard, fighting with herself internally.
Ah, fuck it.
Audrea's hand slowly reached out and she lightly ran her hand from his shoulder down to his bicep, just barely touching the skin. She looked up and noticed he hadn't moved and smirked inwardly. She flicked her wrist and brought her hand down fully, her palm moving over every curve and indent along his bicep. She slid her hand farther up and over his shoulder, a tremble going through the length of her body as her hand took in the feeling of his collarbone.
"What are you doing?" Donny's question didn't seem to faze her, feeling she was already in too deep to go back now. Her hand travelled down to his chest, sliding over his pectoral muscles before sliding down further to take in the crevices of his abs. Audrea was taken aback when her form was suddenly pushed over, Donny leaning over her and holding her arms down by her sides with his hands on her wrists. She stared up at him as he watched her curiously, straddling her waist to keep her pinned down. "You should probably stop that."
Audrea didn't say anything for a moment and then gave him a sly smirk, shrugging her shoulders. "I do what I want, Donowitz."
He was intrigued by her confidence- as he always was -and shot her his own sly smirk. "Is that so?"
Audrea nodded at him as he released her wrists, sitting up. "Stop."
"I'm not even doing anything," Audrea raised an eyebrow at him, smirking and throwing her hand forward to trail down the side of his torso. "But now I am."
Donny held back a shudder at the feeling of her hand on his body and instead glared down at her, hiding the fact that he did take a liking to the girl. "Stop."
Audrea brought her other hand to the other side of his torso, both hands now sliding up and down. She watched his eyes as she brought her hands upward, placing both of them on his pecks before smirking up at him. "I told you, I-"
Audrea was cut off when Donny leaned forward suddenly, roughly placing his lips over hers. Her palms were smashed against his chest as he pushed his body against hers and both of their mouths moved eagerly with the other; the result of angry sexual tension. Donny trailed his hands down her body, digging his thumbs into her hipbones as he roughly grabbed her hips and forcing her to moan into his mouth. Audrea's hands trailed up to his shoulders and then up his neck, tangling themselves in his dark hair as their mouths continued to move together. Audrea felt him slide his tongue over her bottom lip and she obliged, feeling his tongue dart into her mouth immediately and entangle with her own.
Both felt the familiar heat in both of their abdomens as Donny grabbed Audrea's thighs, slinging them around his waist as he thrust his pelvis into her own. Donny moaned from the mere contact and Audrea felt the hard bulge in his crotch, moaning out. Donny trailed his hands down once more, grabbing her lower thighs just above her ass and earning another groan from the brunette. Audrea's hands moved downward towards his stomach, shoving her hips up to grind against his and making him let out a low groan.
Someone cleared their throat and tore the two out of their short moment of bliss, forcing them to immediately separate. Audrea remained on her back as Donny sat up on his hands above her, both looking to the entrance of the tunnel and seeing Raine grinning at them. "I don't mean to interrupt this little shindig you got goin' on in here, but when you two start suckin' face again could you let one of us know so we can keep guard? I wouldn't want both of your pretty little heads gettin' shot off at the same time now because they can hear you rustlin' around from a mile away."
Raine grinned at them as they remained silent. "Okay now. You get some sleep. Nighty night."
Raine chuckled to himself as he walked back to his sleeping spot, leaving the two to stare after him. Audrea sighed and rubbed her eyes. "I am thoroughly embarrassed. Raine of all people…"
Donny chuckled as he fell to the side of her body, grabbing her around the waist and pulling her towards him. She obliged him and placed her head against his chest, her eyebrows scrunching together. "I'm more professional that that…I have an image to protect-"
"You can't be a hardass all of the time. You have to show vulnerability at some point...you're a girl, you know." Donny's eyes were closed as he placed his head on top of hers. She stayed silent for a moment and then closed her eyes, wondering when he had become so sincere.
"Maybe…but that's just not me."
