2 and a half years ago

"Hey," I hear her say into the phone.

"Hey," I reply smiling. I missed hearing that voice and it's only been like, what, a few hours since the last time she called me?

"Where are you?" She asks.

"At the base, I'm being deported again," I reply

"But you just got back," I hear her whine into the phone. Then I hear her sigh.

"What?" I ask her.

"It's always like this, you always get deported,"

"Well, yes, that is my job."

"I know, but why do you always have to get deported with me? Can't I like, get some space to myself? Why do they have to always put us together?" She asks with sarcasm in her voice. And I know my heart stopped beating for just a second.

"Wait, what?" I ask. "You are deporting with me? Again?"

"Obviously, it's not like they can deport us away from each other, Tommy made sure not to let that happened again." She replies and I laugh.

"You know it's Major Tom," I tell her, loving the fact that she is so carefree, after everything that has happened.

"I know, but he isn't here, so he wouldn't know I said anything, would he?"

"Haha, very funny. When do you get here?"

"Open your door girl." She says as she ends the call.

I put my phone on the table and walk over to my door. Opening it up, I find her on the other side.

"Hey Panda." Is all she manages to get out before I crush her in a hug. She wraps her arms around me too, and we stand like this for I don't know how long.

"Hey, Apple," I reply.

"I cannot believe you still call me that, you know my name is Liv." She replies and I laugh.

"Right and my name is Panda, right?"

She looks at me and then slowly but surely nods her head, "yes."

People, meet my best friend Apple. Yeah, I know she said her name is Liv, but don't listen to her, she – never mind, her name is Apple. That's it. She is my Apple. We have been best friends since forever. Her mom and my mom "lived" in the same room at the hospital when we were born. That's when they met, and they have been best friends ever since. We are just carrying on their legacy. We have this plan, you see, they were – and still are, if anyone was wondering – best friend, now we are, and I promise you, when we get old enough to have kids, they will be best friends too.

Anyway, she is a surgeon just like me, yet there is a slight difference between what we do. She works on hearts, while I work on kids and mothers. Nevertheless, she is amazing at what she does and at everything else. Sometimes I get a little jealous of her, but don't tell her that. I love her to ends if I haven't made that clear yet though.

"So, how have you been Panda?" She asks, after putting her bag down on the floor and walking over to the couch.

"I have been good Apple, got to see Caleb and Christina," I reply sitting down opposite to her on the couch, with my legs crossed.

"Oooh, how are both them? I must say I miss Caleb." She replies and I smile.

"They are both good, but – "

"Caleb is still upset with you, isn't he?"

I nod. I can't do anything else. He never supported me going into the army, none of my family did. But, they are still my family and I love them to bits, so I called Caleb when I came home three weeks ago, and we went out for lunch and slowly we were back to normal. That was until I found out yesterday that I was being deported again.

"They love you, they just don't want you to get hurt," Apple tells me. I nod.

"I know, but your brothers and sisters support you, along with your parents."

"Tommy is here, do you think they allowed him or wanted him to go into the army?" She asks and I shake my head. "Exactly, but then I joined and now they are slowly accepting the idea that two of their children decided to join the army, though, is still not easy for them."

"I know. You are right," I say, and she laughs. "You are always right."

"Okay, let's go out and see if we can go and find our crew yet." She says and I nod.

After a while of walking around the base, we found three guys who are joining us out tonight. Ole, Thomas, Herman. They all seem like really nice people, and I can't wait to meet the rest of the guys. Thomas is a surgeon like Apple and me, so we will be working a lot together, but we will still be around Herman and Ole.

We are seated at the bar as we all call it. However, there is no alcohol here, though I guess sometimes people wish there was. I included. We have been talking for about an hour, having ordered some French fries and soda as well. We are just getting to know each other a little, no one wants to talk about tonight or the days to come.

So far, I have learned that Thomas has a sister a few years younger than him and that he loves his job, even though, sometimes it gets a little hard. He has been working in the army for some time now, along with Herman. Thomas and Herman have been friends since they were small, just like Apple and me. Ole, has no siblings, but the same as all of us, loves his job, though his parents aren't really happy with his choice, same with my parents.

"Okay, we should get ready people, our plane leaves in about two hours," Apple says, and we all nod.

"Well, I guess we will see you later Liv and Tris," Herman replies, and we nod.

"See you guys later."

We walk towards our room and Apple smiles.

"What are you thinking about?" I ask her and she laughs.

"Nothing, except for the fact that Herman totally has the hots for you." She replies and I shake my head.

"You know me, I am not here for the guys," I reply, and she nods.

"I know, but that doesn't mean you aren't allowed to have a little fun once in a while."

"I know," I tell her and she laughs. "Let's just get our stuff and go down."

"Okay, whatever you say Panda."

Hey Apple and Panda," I hear someone say. I turn around and find Major Tom looking at us.

"Hey bro, what's up?" Apple asks.

"Hey," I reply and he smiles.

"Hey Panda, how're things going?"

"Things are good, you?"

"They are good. And nothing sis, you guys all set?" We both nod and he smiles. "Good. You guys are going to be a small group this time."

"Okay, who's our captain? Please tell me it's someone good." Apple says and I laugh. She is usually unhappy about Major Tom choices of our captains.

"It's Captain Ryan last time I checked." He replies and I laugh.

"Well, okay then," she replies. She looks at me and I try to stop laughing. "Stop, it's not funny you know, there is nothing I can do about this either."

Let me fill you in, Ryan is good friends with Tom and because Tom is Liv's sister, they have met a few times before, and Liv for the life of her, cannot stop her unrequited love for him. Because of her love for him, she has made a fool of herself quite a few times. They were all very funny. Trust me on this.

"I don't want to know." Is all Major Tom saying, which makes this all so much more funnier.

"You don't get to know either," Liv replies.

"Ah, there is my guy," Major Tom says and both Liv and I turn around. "Liv and Tris, this is Kornelius. He is joining you guys."

"I thought you said we were few this time," Apple replies.

"I did."

"Now we are six, seven with Ryan." She replies.

"It's Captain Ryan, Apple," I tell her, and she turns to me with an annoyed look. I smile. "I'm Tris," I say looking at Kornelius.

"Kornelius."

"Nice to meet you," I tell him, and he smiles.

A/N: HEY PEOPLE! Thank you guys for so much feedback! I love it and I really appreciate it all :P So, I have decided that each chapter I want to dedicate or give like a shout out to one of you people reading my story, and it's doesn't have to be anything like really serious, just if someone keeps reviewing and has been for the past chapters of my story or if someone just said something that means a lot, or generally if someone reviews and I know a lot of you do and it makes me smile. SO, I thought I should give it a try, and give something back to you guys when you guys me these amazing replies on my story. While we are at it, I want to dedicate this chapter to you all for sticking with me even after I left you hanging for more than five months. It means a lot that you still want to read this :)
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