I know I know it's been literally forever! Since I've up dated this little story! You have my permission to shoot me in the head! I for one blame lack of motivation and writers block for its delay, I swear I have had like half of this written I just didn't know how to end it! So I hope this is enjoyable for all you lovely people. Now without any further ado the much awaited, long anticipated 6th chapter! Let me know what you think!

Belle XXX

~X+X~

"hey fellas, well look who decided to show up, Floyd" George greeted the small group of men walking towards where Evie was sitting with Perco, Lieb, Bull and some other lads in the company.

"We thought we'd never find you guys" Tab said happy to see everyone, shaking Luz's hand and receiving a pat on the back from Liebgott. Evie watched as Lieb pulled out a red Nazi flag, showing it off to the new arrivals. Evie handed Blithe a water container as he took a seat next to her, looking over at her he reached out slowly and took the metal bottle giving her a slight smile. Evie flashed him a grin before she got up and headed over to where Roe was sitting, cigarette in hand.

"Who's that?" Roe asked as Evie sat down on the pavement next to him.

"Blithe, Tab, Smokey and some other guys" She told him, taking the cigarette from between his fingers and placing it between her lips taking a drag from it. They sat together basking in the sun until Evie heard someone shout out to them.

"Let's go! First platoon!" Lieutenant welsh yelled out getting everyone's attention. Sighing Roe stubbed out what was left of his cigarette before standing up and turning to face Evie who was still sitting down.

"Give me a hand?" she murmured her cigarette still firmly between her lips as she held out her arms to Eugene, who took her hands in his and gently pulled her to her feet.

"Easy's movin out!" Welsh yelled after taking a drink from his container. "On your feet!"

Evie and roe fell in behind Liebgott, Perco and Tab as they all walk to where Lieutenant Welsh was standing.

"Listen up! It will be dark soon, I want light and noise discipline from here on, no talking, no smoking and no playing grab fanny with the man...or women in front of you Luz" Welsh yelled sending a wink in Evie's direction as she grinned at Luz.

"Where we headed to lieutenant?" asked a solider Evie didn't recognise.

"We're taken Carentan" Welsh answered.

"That sounds like fun" Evie heard Luz's sarcastic comment.

"Germans" She murmured to herself looking over to Welsh, who glanced over to her.

"Keep your strength up" He said as she started to walk forward towards where Tab and Luz were standing. "we'll be needing' you"

"It's the only place that armour from Omaha and Utah can link up and head in land, till we take Carentan, their stuck on the sand, General Taylor sending the whole division." Welsh went on to say after hearing Luz's comment.

"Pfffft, remember boys, give me three days and three nights of hard fighting and you will be relieved" Luz said in his best impersonation of General Taylor.

"Lieutenant, I'll take point, sir." Hoobler Said as he walked towards the front of the company.

"Corporal Hoobler will be lead scout" Welsh announced picking up is pack shouldering it. "Blithe, glad you could join us" he added as he caught site of the new comer.

"Thank you sir" Blithe said quietly, squinting from the sun in his eyes.

"First platoon fall in behind Fox Company, you people from second and third platoon follow us, let's shake a leg" Lieutenant Welsh ordered as they all began to move off towards Carentan.

"Another thing to remember boy's, is flies spread disease, so keep yours close" Luz added one more impersonation before leaving behind the safety of the small ghost town they were in.

Smiling at George's comment Evie smiled goodbye to Roe before weaving her way through the men towards the Hoobler at the front of the company. They had been walking all day and the sun had long since set and they hadn't stopped walking once, Evie's feet were killing her and she trudged along next to Perco, who kept a watchful eye on her. The company found themselves walking through the remanets of a previous battle, burning vehicles' and dead bodies were everywhere and Evie could taste the thick black smoke in the back of her throat. As she looked down careful not to stand on the body she was stepping over she hadn't noticed Hoobler stop making her walk right in to Lieutenant Welsh. She was about to mutter an apology when Hoobler cursed.

"Damn" he muttered "We lost F company" he told Welsh who moved up beside him

"What again?" he asked in disbelief before walking forwards. Evie looked at Perco, who shrugged at her and stepped up to Hoob who told him that they lost F Company.

"Again?" Perco asked as Welsh returned.

"Perconte, go back and pass the word to hold up" Welsh ordered him

"Yes, sir" Perconte answered before making his way back down the company.

"Hoobler, take Blithe and go find F Company"

"Yes, sir. Come on Blithe" Hoobler said walking forward into the smog as Blithe reluctantly followed behind

"Stay here" Welsh said turning to Evie giving her a stern look before crouching down to the ground to wait for Hoobler and Blithe to return. As they sat and waited Evie watched the flames of a nearby fire dance, getting lost in the movement that she didn't notice Lieutenant Winters and Nixon walk up to where Welsh was standing.

"Did you send somebody?" Winters asked coming to a stop next to Welsh

"Yeah I got Hoobler and Blithe out there now" Welsh answered Slapping his neck to prevent himself from being bitten. Evie was drawn back to reality by Lieutenant Nixon who had stopped next to her tapping her head lightly. Getting up from where she was sitting Evie walked over to where Winters and Nixon where talking.

"Come on let's get this show on the road" Winters Sighed checking his watch as Evie and Nixon joined them.

"I could go, I would be quicker and I could find them easier" Evie said looking from one face to the other.

"No" Nixon and Welsh said at the same time

"Their right we need you here, we can't let you go out and get hurt or killed before Carentan" Winters told her.

"But..." Evie began but stopped after noticing the hard look she was receiving. "I was just trying to help" she muttered before walking back to where she was sitting before. Evie sat with her arms crossed over her chest in a sour mood as she watched Winters and Nixon disappear in the same direction Hoobler and Blithe had a while ago. She couldn't help the nerves that crept into her stomach making it flip uncomfortable as she waited for them to return, anxious to see if they wear okay. Luckily after a short wait Both Hoobler and Blithe and Winters and Nixon all returned with the news that they had found fox company and they were moving out again. Nixon muttered to her that by day break they would have arrived at Carentan before he fell back to the end of the company with Winters.

~X+X~

As Nixon promised they had indeed arrived at Carentan just after sunrise, and evie now found herself in a ditch on the side of a dirt road. Closing her eyes she said a silent pray to whoever was listening before they began with the attack on the small town. Crouching down she weaved her way up to where Winters and Welsh were crouching getting ready to deploy the company.

"I want you to take first straight up the middle, hard and fast, we have to move quickly, I'll be right behind you with second and third" Winters said to Welsh quickly before turning around to Evie "Once first Platoon is in I want you to go around the back and take out any heavy artillery they have waiting for us" Evie nodded her head before closing her eyes and concentrating on the fiery demon within her. Evie heard First Platoons footsteps as they ran towards the town, quickly followed by machine gun fire and shouts in both German and English, she let out a deep breath feeling her skin harden into scales as her flesh tore away from her bones her body twisted in agony as it was replaced with a large emerald Beast. Snapping her jaws tightly she unfolded her large wings before hunching down and leaping up into the air soaring high above the town. As she looked down she saw men from the company fall dead, as others lay wounded unable to get help. Opening her powerful jaws she let out a growl before spotting a small group of feeling Germans. Circling over them she swooped and dropped down on top of them trapping and killing at least two between her claws while she snapped at the remaining four, easily snapping their necks, turning her large head she laid a large emerald eye upon two machine gunners sitting in the top floor window of someone's house, both screaming at each other to fire at her. Turning her body to face the building she felt the heat of the flames in her stomach rise up her throat before sending a ball of fire hurtling towards the build destroying the top floor, killing the two Germans and Burning the building to the ground. Slowly she made her way to the center of town making sure she took out the two Heavy artillery guns blowing up building and men in the street before she shifted back into her human form. Feeling a little dizzy after the sudden change Evie sat down on the sidewalk holding her head between her hands, letting the feeling pass before she ventured off to find the first aid tent to help Eugene.

Eugene was sitting taking a piece of shrapnel from Lieutenant Winters Leg when Evie walked in. Sighing she walked over to them both watching as Eugene worked.

"You lucky it was a ricochet" Eugene was saying as he pulled out a small metal fragment and placed in it a dish for looking at Evie.

"You hurt?" He asked her looking her over. Evie shook her head as she looked up from Winters wound.

"Can I?" she asked looking from Eugene and Winters while motioning to his leg. Winters look a little hesitant but after glancing at Eugene nodding his head in approval. Evie stepped forward bring her hands up you cup her mouth blowing in them. Winters watch concerned as her fingers began to glow like they would if you were warming them by a fire, watching her blow in them again he saw faint sparks before they disappeared. Placing her hands on his wound Winters at first felt nothing but before he could say anything her hand became hotter and hotter till they felt like they were indeed on fire, she kept a firm grip and his leg before her yanked it out of her hands with a yelp almost kicking Eugene in the face. Winters was about to ask her what the hell she thought she was doing with he caught site of his leg, where his wound was there was nothing except a small faint scar.

"How...?" Winter couldn't find the words as he examined his leg

"A Gypsies healing hands" Evie murmured with a smile "Don't tell anyone"

"What's wrong with Blithe?" she asked changing the subject

"Nothing...except he can't see" Eugene said as he glanced over at the solider sitting on the floor against the wall behind them

"He can't see?" Winters said confused

"So he say's" Eugene replied as winters got up and walked over to where Blithe was sitting. Evie took his seat and the table and watched Eugene clean up the dirty wipes and bandages that were around him.

"You sure you ok?" He murmured not looking up.

"Got anything for a headache?" Evie smiled picking up an unused bandage and began rolling it up.

"Not in my medicine bag" Eugene told her as he watched her finger roll the material.

"Shame" Evie replied handing it over, catching a glance at Winters talking to Blithe.

"Looks like you have the healing hands too" Evie said as Winters walked back to them. Confused winters turned around to see Blithe looking at them.

"Thank you sir" Blithe said as he grabbed his helmet and stood up "I'm okay, I'm okay, I think I'm okay" he repeated as he walked towards Winters, Eugene and Evie.

"You can see?" Winters asked in disbelief

"God, I don't know what happened...I...I think I'm okay" Blithe said as he brought a hand up to rub his eye. Evie exchanged looks with Eugene and Winters before looking back at Blithe.

"Alright...Uh...well stay here a little while longer and...Uh...Make sure and...Uh...then you can report back to you platoon" winters told him. Nodding his head Blithe walked around Winters and headed to the back of the room in a daze.

~X+X~

Evangeline sat leaning her back against the wall of a rundown building, letting the sun warm her face. Her body still tingling after her recent transformation, sighing she listened to the nearby conversation Muck, Penkala, Blithe, Moore and Malarkey were having about Lieutenant Speirs. The conversation drifted on and Evie found herself humming a soft tune to her.

"That was Beautiful"

"Esmeralda's Favourite" Evie Smiled at the memory before raising a hand to block the sun as she looked up at Johnny Martin.

"I can see why"

"Let's go! First platoon weapons on me!" Welsh called out as he walked Past where Evie and Martin where. "We're moving out"

Sighing Evie reluctantly relinquished her seat against the wall as she followed Martin to where everyone was assembling.

The company had been walking through an open field with trees lining either side. If it they weren't in the middle of a war zone Evangeline would have enjoyed walking out in the open through the soft grass, as thunder clouds rolled past above them.

"It's going to rain" Evie Murmured to Eugene who was walking next to her. Taking in a deep breath she could smell the oncoming rain.

"It always rains" Eugene Drawled looking up at the clouds, before dropping his head back to watch ahead of him.

"I like the rain" Evie continued "it's refreshing"

"So is a cold" Roe smirked at Evie as she rolled her eyes at his comment. Evie was about to return a sarcastic comment back to Eugene when the sharp crack of a gun made her stop in her tracks before she was harshly thrown to the ground by Eugene.

"Contact right!"

Evie followed Eugene as he crawled towards a ditch as gun fire was returned. Eugene reached the ditch first, dropping in to it he turned and grabbed Evie's outstretched hand and dragged her into the ditch after him.

"You okay?" he yelled over the gun fire. Evie nodded her head slowly; her eyes wide and full of panic.

"Medic!" Eugene was busy checking evie over looking for any sign of a wound when the cry for a medic was heard.

"I'm fine" Evie yelled pushing his hands away as she suddenly woke up from her shocked state "I'm fine, Go"

"Stay here and stay down" reluctantly Eugene left the ditch and rushed off to find the cause of the shout for medic. Evie sat still in the ditch terrified to move but in the back of her mind she knew she should do something, she just couldn't move, as mortars exploded around her she curled up into a ball, squeezed her eyes shut and brought her arms up to cover her hand as she sung the lullaby to herself. Evie stayed like that curled in a ball with her arms around her head even when a cry of joy could be heard over the rumbling of tank engines and explosions she was frozen. Then everything was quiet.

Roe jumped back into the ditch he had left Evie in to find her curled in a ball, her arms wrapped around her head. Crouching down closer to her he could hear her singing something under her breath and see her body shake. For the first time in months Evangeline looked like the tiny fragile girl he had first seen at boot camp.

"Evie?" Roe said softly placing a hand on her ribs. "Evie its ok now, It's over, Your safe" Roe gently pulled her up into a sitting position before taking her shaking hands in his and sat in front of her until she calmed down.

"Everything Okay?" Winters asked as he appeared in the ditch next to Roe.

"Yeah just a little shock, Sir" Roe replied not looking away from Evie's hands

"Okay, Well I will find someone to help you guys dig in" Winters told him as he got up and left the ditch "We're staying here tonight" Roe watched Winters retreating back as he ran his thumbs over the soft skin of Evangeline's hands.

"Whoa what happened?" Liebgott Asked as he slide into the small ditch with them quickly followed by Bull.

"You okay Sweet pea?" Bull asked her gently taking her chin in his hand and moving her face to look at him, The sudden touch and movement loosened her locked muscles.

"I'm fine" she muttered shifting her face from Bull's grip.

"She's in Shock" Roe said as Liebgott looked over at him.

"Well we better get you guys dug in" Joe said getting up and starting to dig, quickly followed by Bull who had reluctantly left Evie's side, not satisfied with her dismissal.

As the sun set Evie found herself alone in the foxhole with Roe sitting next to her silently going through his medicine bag. Sighing Evie dropped her head to rest on his shoulder making Roe stop what he was doing to look at her.

"You all right?"

"Fine...just tired that's all" Evie yawned.

"Sleep, I'll keep watch" Eugene murmured, pulling a thick blanket out of his pack and draping it over her lap.

"Only if you wake me when you're tired" Evie yawned again her eyes already closed.

~X+X~

Evie was woken by the desperate shout for a medic. Sitting up she quickly grabbed her bag and ran from the foxhole towards the shouts. Lying under a large tree dressed as a kraut Evie found Tab bleeding and clutching his stomach, kneeling next to him was Liebgott, holding his hand and telling him everything would be okay.

"Can you breathe?" Liebgott asked

"I can breathe"

"Look at me, can you breathe?"

"Yeah, I can breathe!" Tab yelled frustrated. Evie set to work moving aside his raincoat and opening his jacket to find the source of the bleeding. She had just begun to pour sulphur powder on the stab wounds when Roe dropped down next to her.

"You didn't wake me" She murmured not looking up at him

"Thought you could use the rest" Roe said as he pulled out some bandages from his bag, Evie moved to sit behind Tab moving him into a sitting position and Roe started to wrap the bandage around his middle.

"Should have woken me whether I needed the sleep or not" Evie replied spearing a brief glance at Roe which he returned. Tab was sent back to a small camp site they had passed through to receive medical attention, the next morning proved to be hectic yet again, it seemed to Evie that as soon as the sun had risen so had the chaos, German troops along with their tanks had advanced on them and when all hope of getting out of the fight alive seemed lost they had been saved by the British, allowing them to move further up the line where they had lost Blithe who had received a shot to the neck and was sent back to England for treatment. Everyone was Exhausted mentally and physically when their prays were answered, Evie had been sitting in the run down ruins of a small town with Perco, George, Malarkey, Muck and Liebgott being taught how to play cards.

"I think your Cheating!" Evie declared as George won another hand.

"I'm just that good" George grinned at her lighting a cigarette from the packet he had just won.

"Yeah, good at cheating" Malarkey scoffed.

"You're just pissed because I won your last pack of lucky strikes" George laughed, blowing out smoke.

"First platoon listen up!" Winters yelled out as he stood on the steps of a building that had been reduced to rubble. "We're heading back to England!" shouts of joy rang out from the tired soldiers milling around the town.

"Great another month trapped on a boat" Evie grumbled as she walked over to the wall Eugene was leaning against.

"England huh" Eugene said as she sat down next to him, striking a match he lit the cigarette that was hanging out of his mouth.

"So I hear" Evie smiled at him "I'm sorry about how I acted the other night...I shouldn't have acted like that...not here"

"It's alright...War has that effect on people...we all go through it sooner or later" Roe reassured her taking the cigarette from his mouth and flicked the ash off of the end.

"I'm glad I have you to stick with me then" Evie smiled closing her eyes and lifting her face to the sky.

"You will always have me with you, even when you don't want me there" Eugene said closing his eyes and leaning his head back on the wall drinking in the warmth from the sun.

~X+X~

Ok here it is finished at last I hope it is enjoyable I work hard on it to get it finished for you guys. Tell me what you think of it! Or just tell me how horrible I am for making all you lovely people wait so long!

Belle XXX