After High School

"Dr. Isaac please report to my office at 0800 tomorrow don't be late. "Turning around Kara saw head Dr. Henderson frowning at her. With a salute from Kara he gave one last glare and left his lab coat swinging out behind him. Smiling at her patient she marked a few more things down on his chart before dismissing him.

Making sure the door was completely shut the nurse quickly spun around toward Kara and asked " What was up Henderson's butt? Did you do something?"

Kara didn't even look up from her notes but shrugged " I don't know Jesse, you know Dr. Henderson is always like that. The only thing I can think of is the surgery last week that I had difficultly removing some metal shards from a patients leg."

Jesse looked at her best friend and shook her head " Kara you are the best doctor in the military and one of the top doctors in the world, the fact that you had some difficulty only proves the difficulty of surgery and that you are human. Though sometimes you don't act like it" Jesse chuckled at the look Kara shot at her " I bet the meeting tomorrow is about Johnson being replaced by you. Which is what should have happened two months ago, when that idiot made so many mistakes; that if I am correct you cleaned up."

Shooting an amused look Kara finished cleaning up the examination room " Now though that maybe true there is no need to insult Dr. Johnson everyone makes mistakes" at that Jesse opened her mouth but stopped at the look she received " and I wont be promoted because no offense to Dr. Henderson but he is a sexist pig."

Jesse gave a shout of laughter before following her friend out of the room. As they were walking down the hallway Jesse said " you know you have always been polite but my goodness girl you push it to the extreme. You and I both know you are ten times the doctor then anyone on base so you should be in charge and making Henderson run around on his stubby legs doing all the dirty work he has put you through."

Before Kara could retort another nurse shouted down the hallway " Jesse your mother is on line 2 she says its an emergency." Jesse rolled her eyes and whispered to Kara "I know the emergency it's the fact that she hasn't spoken to me in 2 hours "

Kara smiled and said " be happy she loves you so much, now go don't make your mother wait any longer" Jesse smiled and ran down the hallway to the main desk to take the phone call.

The next morning 0800

Kara knocked on Dr. Henderson's office door exactly on time only to be greeted with a grunt to come in. Taking a deep breath she walked in seeing him reviewing some paper work a deep scowl on his face great he's already not in a good mood though Kara.

"Sir you wished to see me sir?"

Henderson looked up and motioned for her to sit before saying "Yes Isaac, you see I received a call from headquarters saying that one of the aircraft carriers seems to be losing a doctor to his new wife and baby." His frown deepened at that " Anyways they are need of a new one and have elected for me to send one of my staff to take his place. Since I do not want to lose anyone extremely valuable I am sending you." Nothing changed on Kara's face but her fist tightened " Also the fact that you don't have any family that helps things quite a bit now doesn't it?" Henderson gave a smirk, Kara knew we was thinking of her grandmother who had died a few years ago. " So you will report to the docks at 0900 next Monday morning, your new head doctor will be Dr. Jason Nicholson he is one of the best doctors in the military so don't screw up! And you will be serving under the command of Captain Scott Tracy."

"Sir no disrespect but what about my patients?" Kara said as desperation kicked in

"No worries Johnson will take over, and you are from today forth dismissed from this facility. Now get out of my sight"

Kara really had the desire to protest but knew that he still ranked higher than her so left with a curt "yes sir." Making her way to the lockers she saw Jesse just getting in. Not saying a word she began to pack up her few items she kept on base. Startled Jesse stopped what she had been doing "What in the world are you doing Kara?"

Kara didn't stop packing " I am being sent on ship to replace a doctor that is leaving I am to leave next Monday and today is my last day in this facility. Henderson has decided I am the least valuable and since I have no family feels free to over me up to the sea. Not To mention I will be under the command of Captain SCOTT TRACY " With a little more force than needed she slammed her locker closed finally looking at Jesse who had a murderous look on her face.

"HE'S DONE WHAT?! What does he think sending you off like that? That sexist pig! How dare he bring up your Grandmother, and least valuable he needs some brain surgery if he thinks you are the most valuable! And not to mention you will be in an enclosed space with that wretched.." Jesse continued on her rant while Kara sighed and took a seat looking at the picture of her Grandmother. When Jesse actually looked at her, she stopped mid rant and sat down next to Kara with a quieter voice said "Oh sweetie she would be proud of you and you know she would storm up to Henderson and give him a piece of her mind if she was still here."

Kara gave a small smile and looked up at Jesse " yes she would, or she would say 'Kara why don't you tell that man off break that quiet mold you hold so dear and show who you really are?'" At that Jesse laughed.

"That to, now why don't I help you bring this box out to your car and I'll be over to help you pack tonight and we will make Mike Barbeque up some grub for us huh?"

" oh well I wouldn't want to put you or Mike in too much trouble."

"Hun, we are your friends and you are way too much of a push over. Maybe actually being put in a new environment will make you open up."

Monday morning

Kara stared up the ship where she would be spending the next year on, this would be like high school all over again hopefully she would never have to see the face of Scott Tracy other than for a quick check up. All of the sudden she was tapped on the shoulder turning around she found the face of a young man if not boy "Hi are you doctor Isaac ?" with a nod the boy smiled "Great I am Jack Macmillan and I am to escort you on board and show you to Dr. Nichols office ."

"My name is Kara Isaac nice to meet you Mr. Macmillan, please the lead the way." With that both Jack and Kara carried her stuff up the platform to the deck where they quickly made their way below. Unknown to them they had been watched the entire way.

Scott's pov

He had been on this ship for a long period of time and finally they were docking but only for a day to pick up more supplies, and pick up their replacement doctor. Which he had only been informed of two days ago; of whom it actually was. Least to say he was less than happy, Kara Elizabeth Isaac was to be the newest member of his crew. The girl who he had been at war with through high school was now going to be within close quarters with him for a year. This was going to be a very long year.

From what he remembered of her she was a quiet mousy girl, who had always looked awkward following her much more open friend Jesse Hanson. They were the most suprising friends considering Jesse could have fit in with the any group she desired but had chosen to be with Kara. Scott could never figure out why he loved picking on Kara, playing pranks on her to see if he could break that shell she always had. He had only been successful a few times in making her crack but in those moments when she would yell at him it lasted for no more than a few seconds before her ice queen façade was back and he knew her next prank would be brutal. All his friends never believed she was the ones pulling those pranks but he knew thanks to Jesse.

" Scott Tracy, I need to talk to you" Jesse said dragging Scott away from his friends. Once a safe distance away she faced him "I don't know what your problem is but you keep pulling these jokes on Kara and you're the only one I know who can make her explode! Now stop otherwise I am going to make you feel so much pain you can't even comprehend got it? She is too sweet of a girl to have to deal with the likes of a rich spoiled brat." With that she turned and left leaving a stunned Scott. Even with that threat he still kept playing pranks but only when Jesse was not around to see.

The day came Scott walked on deck and looked at the hustle and bustle of the deck as everyone prepared to leave. Scott had sent the newest crew member a Jack Macmillan to find Dr. Isaac and bring her on board. Secretly he hoped she wouldn't show but knew if she had received a order she would be here promptly. That's when he saw her, he froze the once awkward girl had grown up. Her once bushy hair now was long waves of chestnut rolling down her back, and the once awkward angles were now smooth womanly curves; as she began to board Scott was even more stunned when did she become drop dead gorgeous? Scott was in trouble he would need to keep his distance.

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