-1Chapter 7:Nurses and Casualties

been almost a year. sorry. heres somthing...not that well but hope its ok. im gonna try better on the next chapter. I dont own mash. only the characters you dont know.

Starting off across the compound Radar and Talea didn't talk at all. With them walking next to each other, Radar only pointed where they needed to turn. Radar was sneaking glances at Talea, who seemed off in her own world at the moment. Suddenly on one of his sneaks he spotted something on the side of her face. It was a ringlet curl of hair, and he stared at it with a slight confused and curious mind. I thought she had straight hair? Maybe she straightens it or something. He thought as he continued to stare at it as it bounced with each step. It's kind of….adorable. Without even thinking he reached his hand over and brushed against the ringlet. It felt smooth and he had the sudden urge to pull it, but before he could even grab it, Talea whipped her head around with a slight hostile look in her eyes.

"What are you doing Corporal?" He internally winced at both the tone of her voice, which was harsh, and being dumb enough to even get caught.

"Uh, I, there's a-um- ringlet in your hair." He managed to get out, trying to keep blood from filling his ears. Talea reached her up to the ringlet and felt it, then without emotion pulled it behind her ear.

"Now if you two are done flirting I'll just be taking the Major to meet my nurses. Now." Both looked up to see that they had reached the nurses tent and there was Major Houghlihan standing there with arms crossed. Radar blushed suddenly while Talea gave her a hard glare.

"Don't accuse me of accusations that aren't true. Major." Talea said in harsh tones. Hotlips eyes widened at the tone while Radar tried to keep his disappointment down. Who was I kidding? Look at her and look at me. Jeez I'm stupid- His thoughts were interrupted by Talea saying something to him. He finally focused on what she was saying, missing a bunch though.

"Alright, Corporal?"

"Err I'm sorry. Could you repeat what you said please?" Talea gave him a odd look. He's usually very keen on listening, how could he have not heard me?

"I said you can go now, and I'll see you later, alright?" Radar looked at her eyes, which didn't at all seemed focused on his eyes. He sighed before nodding and walking off.

As Radar walked off, Talea sighed internally before turning to follow Hotlips into the tent. Houghlihan barked at her nurses to get in order. They all rushed around like chickens before getting into order, straightening their uniforms and hair. Hotlips was walking down the line, telling names and what they did, while Talea followed slowly listening. The women seemed to be unnerved by Talea and that suited her just fine. I don't need any whiny nurses trying to be my friends and all that crap. The more scared they are, the better. Almost down to the end of the line, there was one nurse who seemed to be the bitch of the litter. According to the other major her name was Jordana Racconti. She had a VERY curvaceous body, not in a good way, oily skin, buck teeth, with sandy blonde hair that was in a tight bun. She was giving Talea a look that screamed "Bitch!" and was smirking.

"Alright that the last of the nurses, I'll leave you to get acquainted with one another." Hotlips said this while she was halfway out the door, and Talea swung her head around to protest but the Major was gone. She sighed while most of the nurses went back to what they were doing. Well most at least.

That Jordana was still standing there looking at smug as ever. All Talea did was raise an eyebrow and turn her back to the big woman. That seemed to have struck a nerve.

"Hey! You don't turn your back on me! Do you even know who I am?" Jordana shouted at Talea, almost asking for a fight. Then behind Jordana there was another nurse, Tanya Cherokee. She was a meek girl, with light brown hair and wide brown eyes, who was trying for peace.

"Jordana, leave her alone. She's higher rank than you. You could get in-" Her warnings were interrupted by Jordana spinning around and lifting the girl up by her shirt to eye level.

"Who are YOU to be talking to me like that!?" Her beady black eyes were crazed and she raised her fist to hit her. Tanya closed her eyes for the impact only hearing a loud crack before falling onto her backside. She opened them to see Jordana holding her hands over her eyes and yelling, "Why can't I see? Who did this? I'm gonna kill you!!"

It turns out right as Tanya closed her eyes, Talea had grabbed a nearby hanging towel and whipped it at the back of Jordana's head. It was a classical blinding trick, hit someone in the back of the head really hard, really fast and you blind them for a few minutes. So there was Tanya on the floor with a shocked expression that was all around the other faces of all the other nurses in the tent, Jordana on the floor crying and yelling, and Talea standing there emotionless with a towel in her hand. She hadn't meant to hit the other woman, it was reflex. Plus she was defending the other girl, which then she strode over and kneeled next to the large woman. She gripped the others hair and pulled her head up until she could speak into the ear and whisper a few choice words before standing up. Walking over to Tanya she gripped her small arm and pulled her up, with slight ease may I add. Then she walked out the door and headed back to her tent.

Radar was filing some work when his ear picked up something. Wait, what is that? Its….helicopters! He dropped the remaining work on the desk and ran out of tent to get to the intercom. Running out of the tent he ran as fast as he could. As he ran along the way and shouted out helicopter to the following people, figuring it would help. As he rounded the mess tent corner he didn't have a chance to even think of stopping until he smacked into the one person who he had been entranced by. Talea's shocked green eyes stared up from under him. It took him a few minutes to realize that he was on top of Talea and maybe he should get off, that is before his head exploded from embarrassment.

Talea gave him a weird look as he scrambled up from on top of her and started running off. A sudden worry flooded her heart and she was about to go after him, that is before regaining her composure. What am I doing? Why am I so worried about him all of a sudden? I barely know this person. Interrupting her thoughts was Radar's voice booming over the intercom. "INCOMING HELOCOPTERS ALL STAFF REPORT TO THE ER!"

As Talea heard this she muttered a curse before sprinting to the incoming casualties that flooded her new home.