Thanks for the two reviews that I received on the last chapter although one of them didn't really help me in the fact it was said that my story is confusing… if you'd like to tell me how it confusing. That could really be a big help :]
ANYWAY. I guess that even though you're all clever that I should probably point out that the normal text is the present timeline and the italics are flashbacks and memories. Thought I should point it out.
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Emily was back in her room, she sat on the bed that they had spent many days in lazing around and not caring about anything. She was completely soaked through from the rain and her small encounter with Cook did not leave her in the best of moods. Everything was a lot easier just a few months ago, everything was so carefree and there were no possibilities of anything ever going wrong.
She looked towards the beret that was hanging off the post of her bed. The dark blue beret still sat there after the time that its owner had been away. Still shaved down to perfection and still shaped so that it could fit on the blonde girls head. She looked towards the wardrobe that was at the side of the room and she was sure that if she opened up on side of it then she would see on of the Army kits that Naomi had left at her house in case she ever stayed and had to go to work straight away.
She remembers the first time that she ever watched Naomi do anything domestic such as iron kit and shape a beret. She remembers it because it was the first time that she ever really saw the young private in a serious but not working way. She remembers it because it was also the first time she had ever taken time off college and skived with a meaning.
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Emily knocked at the black door of the apartment with a smile on her face and shortly after the blonde haired girl answered the door with a very puzzled look.
"Why aren't you at college?" She asked her. Emily bit her lip and thought of something good and interesting to say that would make sure that she did not get in trouble with the blonde.
"I decided that I felt a bit ill today you know" She replied back, feeling that honesty was the best policy. After all, she had been brought up on army values and one of those was honesty.
"Then I guess that the world of psychology will have to cope without you. Although, if you're ill, you should really be at home resting and getting better"
"Or you could tuck me up in bed and get me a glass of orange juice and we could watch a film?" She spoke hopefully. Naomi sighed before laughing.
"I have things that I need to do first Ems. I have to iron my kit still, shape and shave my new beret and then do a general tidy of the place." She said firmly to the red headed girl who was in front of her biting her lip once again.
"How about I do the general tidy? I know how you like your stuff all organised and I can put things away whilst you do the other two things. I can't shape a beret to save my life and every soldier wants to iron their own kit or maybe that's just my father."
This was the deal that they found themselves happy and agreeing to. Naomi slaved over the ironing board making sure that her kit was entirely perfect with correct creases in place and no creases in other places. She ironed all three versions of her kit so that she had more than enough spare in case one was to get muddy during exercise. She took them to be hung up in her wardrobe before returning to the beret that she had just got. Her old one had done just that, gotten old and she liked to have a new one when this happened. She shaved the excess off the top of the navy beret so that the water would not absorb as much when shaping and took it to the sink to work the water magic on the headdress. She shaped it and put it on the model so that it would hopefully dry into the new shape that it needed to be.
By the time that this was done, they had been working for 45 minutes and Emily had been able to reorganise the book collection that Naomi proudly had on a shelf as well as the games, DVDs and CDs that were on shelves in her accommodation. She had alphabetised it which is exactly how Naomi liked her things to be and had even put everything away that had been out and hung her rifle up inside of her wardrobe next to her kit whilst she had been at the sink.
"We're not that much of a bad team are we? We should do this more often! I'd get so much more done instead of rushing everything after seeing you" Naomi said to her happily when they led on her bed watching some film that neither of them really cared about watching. They just cared about spending the time together whilst they could.
They got half way through the film and Emily fell asleep on the plush and comfortable pillows that Naomi had on her bed. Naomi smiled to herself and got off the bed so that she could take a shower and do anything else that was needed before Emily could possibly wake up. When she returned after twenty minutes, Emily was still asleep so Naomi placed a soft kiss on her head and decided that she would go to the kitchen and do something lovely for once.
Naomi had made a early lunch or a late breakfast for Emily that day, it was nothing special as Naomi wasn't amazingly skilled in the kitchen as she usually ate at work but she made a decent attempt at a fry up with extra bacon for the girl.
The smells from the kitchen had woken Emily up. There was something about bacon that the girl loved and she could always sense it or could always smell it. She was about to lift herself up from the bed when she heard the voice coming from the kitchen. She could hear the CD playing in the background and she could hear the blonde girl singing along softly to the song. She was singing to The Wolves which Emily knew as Naomi's favourite Ben Howard song.
She loved it when Naomi sang. It made Emily smile a smile that was worthy of the Cheshire cat himself. She did not move from the bed and waited for Naomi to return to the bed and when she did she smiled at her whereas Naomi was instantly red in the face.
"I thought soldiers were supposed to be brave and confident, yet you go red at the fact that I've heard you singing" She said to the blonde with a cocky look on her face.
"Yeah but I'm a soldier, not a singer. You're not supposed to hear that. Anyway eat" She replied quickly before stabbing a small piece of bacon with a fork and offering it up to Emily's mouth.
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"Emily love, Elizabeth is at the door for you" She heard her mother yell up. She cut out of daydream and got herself up to look down the stairs and signal that Effy should come upstairs which she did hurriedly before sitting on the chair in the room.
"You're soaked Emily. Get changed then we're going out" She said in an authorative voice that Emily did not question. She had been brought up around stern and well-disciplined voices. That, and she just did not have it in her to argue anymore, the day had taken its toll on her already. She got up and opened the wardrobe, making sure to open the right hand side so that she would only see her own clothes and not any of the blonde soldiers. She got changed in her entirety then Effy stood up and led them out of the house. It was still raining and of course, Effy had brought an umbrella or Cook had given it to her if he had seen her on the way.
They walked under it quietly, walking at a slow speed. They didn't need to talk or walk fast, they had each other and that's all that they needed. Emily just needed to be outside and she needed to be with someone. She couldn't stand being alone anymore. They walked towards the field and the tree, the tree that had seen so much over the last few months.
Emily hadn't taken anyone else to the tree since but Effy was different. Effy understood how she felt, she had gone through this situation a time before and again just now. They sat down in the silence for a long time and thankfully Effy had brought a waterproof coat along in the bag she carried so that they could sit on the grass.
"Remember when she took you camping that time?" Effy broke the silence and Emily smiled.
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"You want me to sleep in a fucking tent?" She asked Naomi in pure disbelief. Naomi laughed loudly and nodded her head.
"It's not that bad you know. The tent is warm and my sleeping bag is rather comfy plus I have the perfect place where we can go" She replied in a desperate attempt to get Emily to agree.
"But I don't like camping. Dad tried to take us all once and it didn't really work for us, him and James stayed in the tent and we all went home" She ranted.
"But Emily… it'll just be me and you. No one else." Naomi spoke quietly. Getting close to giving up. She had a short fuse as of late at everything because of everything that was going on in her mind.
"As long as it's just me and you, then we'll go" Naomi smiled. She had gotten exactly what she wanted and now her plan could commence, she had planned to make this a lovely night for the both of them.
Later that night, Naomi and Emily walked to the field and Emily complained because she couldn't see where she was going even though Naomi was trying her best to guide the way with the torch. They eventually found their way over the fence and arrived at the destination.
"Oh my, Naomi it's lovely" Emily yelled excitedly when she saw all of the lights in the ground surrounding the tent and the fire that was burning. She saw that they were near the tree that bared so many memories for them.
"It's nothing special Ems, just had to rob some of the glow sticks from work last night for it all to work out. You like it though right?" She asked her slowly.
"Of course I do. It's lovely! You're such a good friend Naomi" She said before she went into the tent which is when Naomi grimaced at the sentence that had just been said before climbing into the tent with her.
"Well I've got vodka, an iPod and the day off tomorrow so what more could we want" She said popping the lid off the vodka and starting an interesting night off with the two of them doing shots from the cap.
Eventually, they found themselves to be wasted off their faces and it was weird for Naomi because it had been such a long time since she had got thoroughly wasted but she was grateful that she now had the courage to lean forward and kiss the red headed girl that in front of her.
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"Yeah, it was the first time that she kissed me." Emily spoke quietly in reply clearly remembering the night even though she was so drunk.
"Funny how you two were so close for so long and did nothing about it. You practically acted like a couple already!" She replied whilst lighting up a cigarette.
"At least she asked me out afterwards finally"
"Yeah and that's not all she did afterwards was it?" She said with an eyebrow raised and a laugh afterwards. Emily laughed. It was so strange for her to laugh but Effy never failed. As painful as the memories were, they were always good to think back on even if it meant having to deal with Effy mentioning their most intimate moments.
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