Title: The Returning Rose
Chap: 4
Author: Bobbleheadcollection
About: Our heroes are having trouble staying busy but when a new prisoner comes in they'll be to busy trying to handle this new situation to be bored.
Before: Hello everyone this story isn't a slash at all, my grammar horrible when it comes to writing slashes, but when it comes to these story that deal with a everyday normal episode, its a lot better. Therefore, I hope you all enjoy the story I know I enjoyed writing it. I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS EXCEPT FOR THE NEW ONE.
Newkirk and Hogan stayed outside in silence. The wind had died down quite a bit, and now only blowing a slightly chilling intruding wind. Newkirk had lit another cigarette and started to smoke on that now. Hogan watch as his English friend violently took yet another drag of his cigarette. The two stood there watch as the sun rose above the mountains that where snowcapped. The suns rays glisten off of the barbwire where the snow still stuck. The sight was breath taking in a uncanny way.
"Newkirk, what if you're wrong. What if this girl is not the same one?" Hogan finally broke the silence, with his inquisitive question.
"Colonel it can't be anyone else I just know it." Newkirk face showed emotion, which Hogan hadn't seen, from his friend. It surprise Hogan because what he saw was pain, sorrow and something of hope in the Englander eyes, words, and movements.
"Newkirk how can you be sure?" Hogan was trying to get some understanding of this situation. Newkirk stuck the cigarette in his mouth to dig out something from his pocket, once he retrieved what he wanted he handed it to Hogan. "What is it about this bottle? That you might think it's this girl you knew, maybe it's someone else?" Hogan said raising bottle above eye level to get a better look at it. The suns rays penetrated through the cracks where what seem of dried rose petals have not fallen.
"That there, you hold Colonel is a piece of my history that I hold oh so dearly to my heart." Hogan listen the way Newkirk phrased his words; it was as if this girl was very close to him. "I know I might sound like bleedn hopeless romantic, but it's true! The girl I'm talking about is the most incredible girl I've ever met." Newkirk took the last drag of his cigarette, threw it to the ground, and crushed it under his snow-covered boot. "And I don't think it's anyone else!"
"So why is it that, you haven't talk to this girl in four and half years?" Newkirk opened his mouth but the barracks door flew open and Kinch popped his head out and smiled. "Hey Kinch what's up." Kinch closed the door and walked over to Hogan.
"I have good news and bad news." Kinch shrugged his shoulder against the blowing whispering winds of Germany's hills.
"Alright give me the bad news first." Hogan said as he turned to Kinch.
"Well, the bad news is that Carter woke up the whole barracks with his snoring." Kinch said, this made Newkirk and Hogan laugh. "And the good news is that the weather is finally clearing up so I can transmit again."
"Good, to hear that. Let gets back inside and get ready for roll call and wake up Carter so nobody kills him." Hogan led the way back into the barracks with Newkirk and Kinch right behind him.
The morning went as usual, first roll call, and during roll call, the men counted in German but skipping a few numbers to confuse Shultz. Then Kommandant Klink would dismiss the men and head back in to his office, the usual morning routine for everyone at the camp. Newkirk and LeBeau sat on crates they stolen from the officers mess, chat and play cards. Carter had stolen one as well, sat on it but leaned against LeBeau small back and fell asleep. LeBeau did not care since Carter had let him done it before. Hogan leaned against the barrack half listening to Newkirk and LeBeau conversation, half think of the Captain mission and how to assist her. The morning flew by as they sat or stood there doing nothing. Then Kinch popped his head out of the barracks and whistle for Hogan. Hogan snapped out of his mind and walked over to Kinch.
"Hey Kinch what's up?" Hogan asked as Kinch walked out and shut the door behind him.
"I have great news Colonel. I was able to reach London nice and clear. I told them that we have a real live special gift, and that it needs to be contacted with them."
"Good, do you know how on edge they are?" Hogan asks as they quieted down as Shultz passed. Once Shultz was out of ear shout, they started talking again.
"There very impatient London, they're transmitting every fifteen minutes, because they want to make contact with her." Kinch voice sounded like he was tired and his face showed it as a big yawn took over his mouth.
"Oh boy. Tell London they'll have to wait." Hogan looked at his watch. "Tell London that we'll have the package on the transmitter at twenty-four hundred."
"Right O' Colonel, I hope I can get it through and not have a response from London the next second." Kinch, Colonel Hogan laughed at Kinch joke. Kinch headed back inside and Hogan walked back over to his men. Newkirk and LeBeau conversation had died down to a simple yes, no, or may be so, conversation, which Hogan found rather amusing. Hogan stood there listening again but there was another sound.
Hogan pushes himself off the barracks wall and started walking out from under the barracks lingering shade. The men looked over at him, and watch as Hogan walked to the other side of Newkirk.
"Colonel is everything alight?" Newkirk asks as he watches as his Colonel walk to the corner of the barracks, which was not that far. Newkirk looked back at LeBeau and they both stood up, making the sleeping Carter arouse from his nap quite quickly. "Colonel is everything alig-"
"Shh, don't you hear it?" Hogan cut Newkirk off. The men stood there and listen; Carter came up beside them and listens in. It was silent; you could only hear the men in the background yelling in excrement as they played their volleyball game. After a couple of complete utterly silence Carter chimed in.
"Hey is that Klink playing?" Carter exclaimed, Hogan turned to face Carter the corner of his mouth turning into a smirk.
"Don't be funny, that's to angelic for Klink." Hogan said laughing as he turned back to eye down the captain's barracks. Originating from the Captain's barracks, soft, soothing, so angelic was that of a violin. The hands that played this instrument had to be an excerpt. Then Shultz came up behind the men.
"And what may I ask are you four doing?" Schultz asks as looked around at the blank expression on the men's faces.
"Nothing Schultz nothing." Hogan said and really meaning it. "Say what music do you think that is?" Hogan threw out, since the silence was beginning to bug him.
"I say it's a number from Chopin." LeBeau was the first to throw out a famous violinist composer, and then Newkirk chimed in.
"No I think it's a number from Bach." Everyone nodded in agreement but finally Schultz chimed in.
"You are all wrong." Schultz said happily. "That is one of the Kommandant's other favorite composer, T. Baltzar." Schultz smiled proudly did an about face and left.
Inside the barracks, where the tantalizing music originated from came from Red. She stood there in the middle of the room, with the boxwood violin under her chin. She stands in a graceful position her eyes close as she strings the bow across the thin strings making harmonic sound. As the song end, Klink claps where he sat on the picnic table, with a wicked smile on his face. Red opens her eyes and glares at Klink, her piercing fiery blue eyes frighten Klink a little, as Red holds out the beautiful instruments. Klink puts his free hand up, where as the other was holding the riding crop, which lay under his left arm.
"No, you keep that and practice my dear. While you are here in Stalag 13 you shall play for me, since you are allowed an hour of recreation." Klink walked to the door, hunch over like always he turn back to Red whose glare intensified with each passing second. "I shall be back tomorrow at the same time to listen." Klink saluted her but she did not salute.
"I have a question, how is it that you knew I could play the violin?" Red sat the Violin down on the wooden picnic table.
"That is a secret I'm not allowed telling." Klink said he opened the door and left. Red flipped her blonde hair out of her face as she traced the strings with her fingers. A little smile crept on her face, but it went into a frown quickly that showed anger.
Outside Hogan, Newkirk, LeBeau, and Carter stared as Klink came out of the barracks, and prowled the grounds. Once he was out of sight Hogan started walking back to his stop where he was leaning against the barracks.
"I wonder what old Klink was doing there?" Everyone took their seats from earlier, and listen to Hogan as he thought out loud. "It's strange now the violin music has stop, I wonder what Klink was doing there?"
"Colonel, you're repeating yourself." Newkirk told Hogan, but Hogan was lost in his thought. "Hey Colonel did Klink have his Violin with him when he exited the building?"
"No he didn't, LeBeau."
"Yes?" LeBeau stood up and stood next to Hogan. Hogan put his arm around LeBeau.
"Why don't you start cooking a delicious meal for our captain. In a few minutes they'll be bringing her so call food, and we need her to stay alive." Hogan joked, LeBeau nodded and was heading to the door but Hogan caught him by the back of his jacket. "LeBeau, your to take her, her food and leave, no flirting, she might just shoot you."
"Right colonel." LeBeau nodded and race into the barracks to start the divine meal.
"And I'll take a stroll over to Klink's office." Hogan said straitening his jacket and his cap.
"What for sir?" Newkirk ask as he dealt out cards for him and Carter.
"I want to if Klink has any intention of making a special bed check, and to see if he's aware of the non ______ rule."
"Sir you don't think, he's trying to get with her are you?" Newkirk ask as he stared up at Hogan.
"No I don't think so, I think he just wants some company, other then Helga." Hogan took off when he finishes his sentence. Newkirk looked back down at his card and then snapped his head up.
"Newkirk what's up?" Carter asks as he watches Newkirk put his cards down.
"I think I'll go visit our friend the captain." Newkirk stood up and started to walk over to the barracks door.
"But Colonel Hogan said he was the only one allowed talking with her!" Carter exclaimed as they entered the barracks. As they entered LeBeau was peeling potato, he looked up at the commotion the two where making. Newkirk turned to Carter, "please Newkirk don't go?"
"What's going on Carter?" LeBeau asks cleaning his hands with his apron.
"Newkirk wants to talk to the captain!" Carter said pointing his finger at Newkirk. Newkirk gently smacked it away.
"I'm sorry Newkirk the Colonel said we weren't allowed, I mean I delivering her food and I don't get to stay and visit!" LeBeau walked over to the stove where a black little pan sat with a spoon in it.
"Fine I'll stay but it's your guys fault if I start acting like prick!" Newkirk jump on to his bunk and lay down.
Hogan opens the door to the outer office of Klink office. Helga was standing at the filing cabinet trying to file some ridiculous papers Klink gave her. Hogan closed the quietly and silently sneak his way over to Helga. Hogan places his hands over his eyes.
"Colonel Hogan." Helga smiled as she turned around. "I always know its you, I heard the door open, and when I didn't here it shut it was you." Hogan snapped his fingers like he was disappointed. Helga walked over to her desk and looked up at Hogan with a smile, "what brings you here colonel Hogan?"
"Well, I want to see old blood and guts."
"He's on the phone right now," Helga said pointing to the phone.
"With who?" Hogan asks sneaking behind Helga to the phone.
"He's on the phone with a Gestapo Captain. I think he's with Major Hocshetter department." Helga bit on the end of her pencil as Hogan lifted the phone. Helga opens her mouth but Hogan produced a pair of nylon stocking. Helga smiled and closed her mouth and took the stockings gracefully from Hogan.
Hogan place the phone to his ear, he heard the voice of a German solder and Klink's quivering voice.
"Colonel, please understand that we will be picking the prisoner up in two days. We need to remove them for intensive interrogation." The German solder sounded young and his voice sounded familiar.
"But captain, surely the prisoner doesn't know anything!" Klink quivering voice made Hogan roll his eyes. Klink was afraid of every little thing that outranked him.
"Colonel, everyone knows something, and we believe that this prisoner knows something." The line was quite for a minute. "Colonel please have the prisoner ready in two days." After the Captain spoke there was click and the phone went silent.
Hogan hanged up the phone quietly and made his way out behind Helga. Hogan straightens his coat and his hat and entered Klink's Office. Hogan burst in to find Klink standing, finally hanging up the phone after the short command from the Gestapo Captain. Klink up at the intrusion at his door and saw the smiling American Colonel.
"Hogan dismiss!" Klink said quickly sitting back down in his chair. Hogan closed the door but entered father into Klink office.
"Colonel I want to know what's in that barracks!" Hogan demanded taking a seat in front of Klink's desk. Klink looked up and glared at Hogan.
"Hogan you're a prisoner not the Kommandant of this camp, and therefore you don't need to know anything!" Klink did one of his 'erns' and went back to his paper work.
"Colonel Klink, I have the feeling you don't trust me!" Hogan said sounding hurt as he played with the German helmet Klink had sitting on his desk.
"Because I don't Hogan. Somehow every time there's something secretive you want to know about it! Every time there's not something secretive and you haven't been told you want to know about it!" Klink pointed out and the look on Hogan face showed he was thinking about what he was saying. "Why can't you just be, what the expression you American's use, brainless sometimes?" Hogan stood up and leaned over Klink's desk and in a very cunning way Hogan gave Klink's response.
"Because I'm a very noise person." Klink stood up and made his way to his schnapps sitting on a beautiful wooden dry sink. "Colonel, if you don't want to tell me its ok, but if the Gestapo knows...never mind" Hogan cut off his sentence and started heading to the door.
"Hogan wait," Klink turned around and commanded Hogan to stop. "What is it that the Gestapo knows? Hogan I know you know something!" Klink waved his finger at Hogan. Hogan took his hand off the doorknob and went to sit down in the wooden chair.
"With you messing around with whatever in that barracks." Hogan knew that Klink was taking his bate, and just needs to string him a little bit longer. Klink hovered over Hogan looking straight down at him, his monocle eye giving him a piercing glare.
"I haven't down anything of the sort. I'm just checking up like any other Kommadant would do." Klink said walking back to his chair behind the desk.
"Okay let's say you are, but will the Gestapo believe that, I'm mean seriously is their any Gestapo man out there that stupid?" Hogan smiled inside he knew that Klink was taking the bait and he'll have his way any minute. Klink study Hogan for sometime before he gave Hogan his answer.
"I guess your right, so what will I do?" Klink was now Hogan's, because Hogan knew Klink would do anything to keep out of the line of fire of the Gestapo.
"Well Klink you must not go near that barracks, or go in it, see you have forgotten that maybe Major Hocshetter might have planted a spy in with his guards and told him to report everything to him that goes on." Hogan stood up and started to pace, explaining to Klink what he wanted him to do.
"But I've always been on good terms with the Gestapo and I here at Stalag thirteen there has never been an escape." Hogan rolled his eyes at the sound of Klink tooting his own horn, again. "But I must go, the Major left me strict instruction to make sure that the prin-" Klink cut himself off but Hogan caught on to what Klink was saying. He looked up at Klink in shock.
" Wait, are you telling me that there's a prisoner in there? Colonel Klink I demand to see that prisoner! As senior officer I have the right to see the every single prisoner." Hogan said standing up.
"I can't Hogan, and I won't! And to make sure you and your men don't try anything funny I'm going to..." Klink stop to think and very quietly whispered, 'have a surprise roll call at twenty-three hundred hours' "That's it that's what I'll do!" Hogan tilted his head a little to the side.
"Do what!"
"I'm sorry Colonel Hogan, but it's a surprise!" Klink started to laugh in his evil way and Hogan started walking to the door, but Klink voice stop him. "Oh Colonel Hogan!" Hogan turned around to see Klink paste with his cunning smile when thought he has the upper hand. "Dismiss," Hogan open the door like he was angry and closed shut.
Helga turned around, to see a smiling Colonel Hogan. He smiled at Helga and with a hop in his step he walked out back into the cold day.
Hogan walked across the compound and towards the barracks. He opens the door and came face to face with Newkirk and LeBeau yelling at each other. Newkirk was standing at the entrance of the tunnel where LeBeau was placing the finishing touches on the Captain dinner. They both grew silent when they saw Hogan. Hogan walked up to them and looked around.
"What's going on?" Hogan asks eyeing Newkirk first and then LeBeau. Newkirk shuffled his feet against the wooden floor not wanting to make eye contact with Hogan. LeBeau place a napkin over the food and stared down at it. "Alright, now I have a funny idea that this has to do with our Captain friend?" Again no reaction from any of the men, they stood there as silent and as guilty as if they where ashamed. "Alright I don't like doing this but I order you guys to tell me what you where yelling about."
"Newkirk wants to go with me and I said no." LeBeau spoke quickly and quietly, making it hard on Hogan to hear what he said.
"Oh I see, Newkirk I told you already no one's allow to go visit her. I ask LeBeau to take her some edible food, and then leave, he not staying there to a social party." Hogan looked over at LeBeau who was lifting the silver platter onto his shoulder. "Right LeBeau?"
"We, Colonel!" LeBeau nodded and made his way over to the tunnel. Very Carefully he step over the board and onto the wooden steps. Newkirk and Hogan watch as the French men descended down into the tunnel. LeBeau looked around in the tunnel, Kinch was sitting at the radio writing down a message. LeBeau walked on over, Kinch looked up and smiled. "Who's the message from?"
"London, their really getting irritated at us." Kinch handed the pad over to LeBeau who shifted the silver platter more on his shoulder to read the pad. "I especially like this message, they always seem to come up with the most unique codes." Kinch laughed and LeBeau did as well, LeBeau handed the message back. "So where you going with that big platter of food?"
"The colonel wants me to take some edible food for the Captain, but I can't stay and socialize, but I'm alright with that just looking at girl is good enough for me." Kinch nodded and watch as LeBeau made his way down the tunnel.
Sitting and staring at the top bunk above her Red laid silently listening to what noise made its way into the barracks from outside. The wind crept in through the cracks of the barracks, and the shouting of others prisoner having somewhat fun they could have in a P.O.W camp. Then the floorboard started to shift, where Hogan climbed out of last night and then it open. She stared at the silver platter that came out of the whole, and then followed by LeBeau. Red shifted to the end of her bunk to watch as the little French man turned around and came in contact with her.
"Bonjour captain Red!" LeBeau exclaimed cheerfully. "I have brought you, your dinner!" LeBeau sat the silver platter on the picnic table. Red made her way over to the table and smiled at LeBeau.
"Oh why thank you corporal?"
"LeBeau, Corporal Louis LeBeau." LeBeau smiled at the Captain, she was about a few inches taller then LeBeau. "This is the idea of the Colonel, he didn't want you to ingest any of the bous food." Red sat down at the table and patted the seat next to her. LeBeau hesitated, remembering what Hogan said about getting back. "I'm really not supposed to be socializing with you, Colonel Hogan's orders."
"I'll explain to him that I like company when I eat now sit. I would like to learn a little bit more about you, Corporal Louis LeBeau!" Red smiled up at LeBeau and LeBeau quickly took the seat next to her.
"First off just call me LeBeau everyone else dose."
"Alright I'll do that."
As the two chatted Hogan was pacing in the tunnel waiting for LeBeau to return. Kinch, Carter, and Newkirk sat there and watch as Hogan paced.
"Colonel, I think he'll come back any minute." Carter reassured Hogan.
"He was supposed to be back five minuets ago!" Hogan exclaimed. "That's it I'm going after him.
OMG I'M FINISH WITH CHAP 4! This really wasn't how I wanted to end it but it was getting to long so wait until five yea!