A Bad Beginning, A Good End

by Beamer Beam

It was only a simple day, Klaus just awoke, and was ready to yet again, freeze half to death in 1942 Russia, and hate everyone around him secretly, but one thing that he thought would be simple, ended up turning his whole life around, when the Officer tells him to come to his office to discuss a problem, but this one little action, will change his life forever.

5. Chapter 5

Chapter 5: The Realization

Klaus woke up, and rubbed his eyes, and looked around, it didn't look like the Library, infact...WAS THAT A DREAM?!...Klaus thought, he panicked, he was back in his seemingly forgotten torture, but here he was, in the bed, in the barracks, in the same war-torn place, Klaus was terrified, his mind swimmed, unable to think logically, or seperate fact from make-belive, Klaus began to cry, "WHY! WHY! WHY AM I BACK HERE?! I WAS SO HAPPY!" He said, head in hand...But crying was the least of his worries, when the Officer walked in, "Schultze Klaus? What is the matter?" He asked, "I'M BACK HERE, WHAT THE-..." He stopped once he realised who he was speaking too, "I mean..." He whiped his tears away, "At your ready Kompfuher," He said softly, "No no, this intrigues me," The Officer said, "You spoke as if you went someplace else, did you run off last night?" The Officer asked, "Do ignore me Kompf, I was merely dreaming," Klaus said, forceing a chuckle, The Officer was not buying any of it, "So I am to not worry about one of my men, yelling out in fear, as if he left, and came back?" He said, Klaus stared, he was shaking inside so furiously, that he nearly actually began to shake himself, "W-Well, uhh, n-no...?" He said nervously, "I was going to scold you about your performance, but I think you telling me your dream would be MUCH, MUCH more entertaining," He said, seemingly wickedly, but it was actually more sincere then anything, "I'd prefer not to," Klaus said stubbornly, he was not about to tell this cold-hearted murder, he dreamt of rainbows, and talking ponies, but Klaus wished, begged almost verbally, for it to be real again...To the power above, I beg you to place back to that happy place, I would do anything, even kill, to get back there, let it be real, let me go there...He prayed, "Well Klaus, I'm waiting," The Officer said, sitting on Klaus's bed, Klaus stared defiantly, "Very well, I'll throw you on execution duty until you tell me," The Officer got up to leave, "WAIT!" Klause finally said, Klaus didn't care now, he was not about to shoot men, "I'll tell you mein kompffuher," He said, the Officer turned back, grinning, "Good."

It was the longest 2 hours of Klaus's life, the Officer would occasionally stop him, and ask him questions about it, "So...You and...Twilight, discussed works of world art?" He asked, Klaus nodded, "Only their Juilias Ceasar, was Hoofius Ceasar," He chuckled, "Interesting...Do you remember smoking anything that gave you a really good feeling?" The Officer asked, "Nein, I don't smoke," He said, "Very good," The officer said, and then for some reason broke down in tears, "You are so lucky Klaus, to experience such a wonderful experience," Klaus was taken back, the Officer? Crying? What on earth was going on? "Mein Komph...Please, do not cry..." He said, trying to comfort him, "And that...DAMNED TITLE, Never refer to me as that again, my name is Kraig, KRAIG, NOT KOMPHFUHER," He shouted through crying, "Klaus, I never killed anyone, execution position is a scare tatic, infact I'm ashamed, disgraced even," Kraig said, "I won...ONE BATTLE, ONE! And they promote me?!" He said, "I DIDN'T EVEN FIRE A SINGLE SHOT!" Klaus was really wierded out, he looked at the calendar, January 26th, 1942, Klaus stared, he begged it not to be true but it was, "And now, they want A THOUSNAND MEN DEAD! A THOUSAND!" He shouted, "I AM NO COLD BLOODED MURDER! Infact, I don't even order anyone to go on a search, I never had any executions done, or anything!" He said, "Zat was the other guy! Who-" Kraig stopped, shook his head, and wiped his tears away, "Klaus, you are to not speak of your experience, and the prisioner we have is indeed named Shishka, you are to have repeated contact with him, understood? If anyone asks, you are interrogating him," Kraig got up, and put on his hat, and went to step out, "WAIT! Kraig, about yesterday...?" Kraig turned to him, "You don't remember?" Kraig asked, "Well there was an attempt from the Russians, other than that, a boring, freezing day," Kraig said, making it to the door, then turning to Klaus once more, "Oh, and do change your bandage, I imagine you don't remember bumping your head ethier, yeah, a grenade landed near you, luckily you were wearing all zat gear, you hit your head on a barrel," He said, and leaving, Klaus felt his head.