At the same time Easy-company still stood at attention in front of the Easy-barracks, waiting for the return of Captain Sobel, who left without a new order.

Dick Winters was a little inpatient because they were just wasting time they could have well used for their training. But who was he to question the decisions of his superior officer?

Dick hoped that the new soldier would well integrate into the company because there was enough trouble without a new problem. That was because of the heterogeneity of the group: some were calm and reflected, like Lip; other ones were very extroverted, like George Luz and some were totally arrogant, like his best friend Lew at the first sight. But all men had their advantages and disadvantages and Dick knew that he would fight with the best.

During Dick's reflection about the men, Captain Sobel and the newbie came around the corner. Dick couldn't see much of the soldier because he looked against the sun. All he could figure out at this moment was that the newbie was very small. He estimated that he didn't reach the 1,65m.

"Gentlemen, this is Maggie Fox, our new entrant" barked Sobel.

The guys, who were not as stupid as their CO, immediately figured out that their gain was a young woman.

'Oh my God, a female. She could be pretty ugly and she'd still be an attraction to the men just because she's the only woman in the Company. Even in the whole Battallion. I'll have to keep an eye on her, because who knows what the guys try, especially when Captain Sobel revokes the weekend-passes again… Oh my God, I hope she has her own quarters, otherwise I'll never get to sleep any more …" thought Dick.

Now that Dick had a better view on the young woman, he could see that she was small and petite, but Dick was sure that she was very athletic because otherwise she wouldn't have succeeded in basic-training. When she took her helmet off Dick could see that she had blond reddish hair, blue eyes and some freckles on her nose and under the eyes. He had to admit that she was a really attractive person. Dick estimated her age in the mid-twenties, which made them approximately the same age. He was curious to get to know the reasons why a young and beautiful woman joined the Army, especially the Paratroopers.

"Fox, you have 2 Minutes to take your stuff into barrack number 23 and change into your PT-gear. We're running Currahee. That means you gentlemen have also 2 minutes to get into your PT-gear and return" barked the Captain in his typical lovely manner.

"We have 2 minutes, gentlemen" repeated Dick for the guys. When he remembered that they had a female member now he quickly added "and Lady". It would take some time for Dick to realise that his Company was now mixed-gender.

"Oh my God, you guys have seen the same thing? I'm afraid I'm fantasizing… Such a hot bunny in our Company. I can't believe it. That's the realisation of my wildest dreams, guys" stated "Wild Bill" Guarnere.

"In my opinion she looks like Winters' little sister" said Bull Randleman.

"Bull, please, you don't have to destroy my dreams before I'm able to enjoy them! If I fantasize about Dick Winters tonight, brrr…"

"Oh, poor Bill. But you have to admit that there're a lot of parallels: The reddish hair, the blue eyes, the freckles, the lean figure… Not that I think she's unattractive" winked Bull.

"Hey guys! I don't see any of you in his PT-gear. Hurry up!" grumbled Dick and cursed the pretty newbie. 'If she already distracts the Company, Sobel will eat our asses' thought Dick by himself.