[ WP ] Two wounded soldiers from opposing sides of the war find themselves in the care of the same nurse and snowed-in until spring .

Alejandro was very unhappy. He had been hit by a.45 round by one of the enemy, and had to be sent back to the hospital. He'd only checked out last 2 weeks ago, after trench foot set in. But they still had shot him, and there were no options otherwise. General Taylor was known for being strict, and he told him to go to hospital or face a dishonorable discharge. So he did. 
 
 Patrik was equally unhappy. He was considered a master killer, trained personally by the leading snipers in Czechoslovakia and melee trained by Gurkhas, and enjoyed the satisfaction of a clean kill. Unsurprisingly, he was shocked when a 17 year old Canadian with a $ 11.95 rifle almost killed him by a better shot than he'd ever had. The bullet, the doctors told him, entered just next to his heart and was millimetres away from destroying him. He knew he had to go to hospital. So he did. 
 
 Alejandro woke up from the anaesthesia 4 hours after admission. His wound was healing unusually fast, and the bullet came out with barely a negative effect. But he was too weak to stand on his own, so the doctors kept him down, sometimes using bindings and additional anaesthetic. The general even told him personally to not try to leave, and stay to heal. So he did. 
 
 Patrik took 13 hours to awaken. He was still weak from the massive loss of blood caused by the kid, but he still forced himself to keep breathing. The doctors told him that it was still a serious threat to his life if he jostled around too much, or tried to get up, and that he could return to the battlefield after a few days for recovery. So he did. 
 
 Alejandro looked up from his bed, and saw Patrik. To him, he was imposing; though his figure was mostly disguised by the covers of his bed sheets, his broad shouldered, 6'5'' frame was still present. His facial features looked sculpted out of rock, and he had a resting face of an axe murderer. His eyes were jet black. As for Alejandro, he was only 5'6''. He looked a rather mousy man, and his eye problem forced him to wear thick rimmed glasses, but he was still proficient with a gun. No training for this 20 year old. 
 
 He shouted across to Patrik, his monstrously tall roommate, to inquire about his injury. Patrik swore and explained, in no imprecise terms, that a `` fucking kid tried to kill me.'' Alejandro's story was less impressive; merely being attacked by an unknown assailant. They were both miracle survivors, at least to some, and had passion for war. And they were, unbeknownst to them, going to be trapped there for 13 weeks. And, to put the icing on the cake, they had both married the same nurse they had in different countries. This was going to be interesting. 
 
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