Reach For the Stars Chapter 1: Drive That Open Road, a house, m.d. fanfic

Ok so this is my first fanfiction for House and my third story in all. I have two on Bones but I never finished them. Um, it's a House/Cameron story, eventually. The chapter's are divided between them. It takes place after the finale. Ok enough of my rambling I present to you, Ch 1.

Chapter 1: Drive that Open Road

'Man that was tougher than I thought it was going to be.' Cameron thought. "Dammit! Why did I do that?" She voiced openly while slamming the steering wheel. 'Cause you felt you had to get away from the bstrd.' Her rational side of her mind answered. She had a long drive ahead, and her rational side of her brain wouldn't shut up. 'You need to stop musing about your actions and deal with them.'
"Let's see what radio station is good." As she was flipping through the stations she heard the first few chords of a song she loved.

When the world, leaves you feeling blue
You can count on me, I will be there for you
When it seems, all your hopes and dreams
Are a million miles away, I will re-assure you

Cameron snorted "If only that were true."

We've got to all stick together
Good friends, there for each other
Never ever forget that
I've got you and you've got me, so
Reach for the stars
Climb every mountain higher
Reach for the stars
Follow your hearts desire
Reach for the stars
And when that rainbow's shining over you
That's when your dreams will all come true

"Reaching for the stars seems to be a good idea right now."

There's a place waiting just for you
Is a special place where your dreams all come true
Fly away, swim the ocean blue
Drive that open road, leave the past behind you
Don't stop gotta keep moving
Your hopes have gotta keep building
Never ever forget that
I've got you and you've got me, so
Reach for the stars
Climb every mountain higher
Reach for the stars
Follow your hearts desire
Reach for the stars
And when that rainbow's shining over you
That's when your dreams will all come true
Don't believe in all that you've been told
The sky's the limit you can reach your goal
No-one knows just what the future holds
There ain't nothing you can't be
There's a whole world at your feet
I said reach

"Maybe I should accept that offer."

Climb every mountain (reach)
Reach for the moon (reach)
Follow that rainbow
And your dreams will all come true
Reach for the stars
Climb every mountain higher
Reach for the stars
Follow your hearts desire
Reach for the stars
And when that rainbow's shining over you
That's when your dreams will all come true
Reach for the stars
Climb every mountain higher
Reach for the stars
Follow your hearts desire
Reach for the stars
And when that rainbow's shining over you
That's when your dreams will all come true
Reach for the stars
Climb every mountain higher...

"That was S Club 7 with 'Reach'".
"I forgot how much I enjoyed that group. Maybe I should take that offer." Cameron rubbed her eyes vigorously. "No, No, No. Just like the song said I should drive the open road."
And with these thoughts circling her mind, Allison Cameron drove that open road to a special place that hadn't been visited for a long time.
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'Why did she have to resign? I didn't do anything to her! She didn't have to follow those monkeys and quit! I wanted her to stay.' House was thinking as he drove his motorcycle on open road.

Rumble. Rumble.

"Great just great. The forecast didn't say that it was going to rain." House stopped musing over the fact that his favorite employee had just resigned, and wouldn't be coming back. He pulled into the parking lot of a diner called 'Fred's' and limped into the restaurant still muttering. House noted that Fred's could have been put into an old movie and would have fit in perfectly. The booths were a red vinyl, two person bench, kind. With a bar that held 13 red vinyl stools placed every eight inches apart. The place looked like it hadn't been renovated since the late 60s. 'They better have good coffee here.' House mumbled. Not more than two minutes after House sat down in a booth a waitress appeared.

"Welcome to Fred's Diner. What would you like to drink" An overly perky waitress with an equally perky name tag that read 'Betty', asked House. If she had known House she would have known that it was a stupid question. But, that's the way Betty was. And at the moment she had no idea what kind of mood the man was in.
"I'll have a coffee, black, with a side of gumdrops and lollypops." House said seriously.
Betty looked at him with a look that asked if he escaped the circus or the mental hospital, not knowing that he really did want that candy.
"Ok. Anything else?" She asked him.
"No. Now go, your perkiness is starting to irritate me."
Betty left just a wee bit angry. But Betty never got angry, so it was a shocker when she yelled his order.
"One more thing!" House yelled. "I only like cherry lollypops!"
Betty just rolled her eyes and gave him all the flavors they had except cherry for her revenge on House.
When House received his black coffee, gumdrops and lollypops. He was surprised when he found no cherry lollypops.
"I'm not leaving a tip!" He yelled when Betty walked away.
Finding a little jukebox on the table flipped through the choices. Right when he was about to flip the choices his eye caught a song that he hadn't heard in a long time. Putting a quarter in, he gave the combination for the song.
The first few chords floated through then voices joined the music;

When the world, leaves you feeling blue
You can count on me, I will be there for you
When it seems, all your hopes and dreams
Are a million miles away, I will re-assure you

'That hasn't happened in five years.'

We've got to all stick together
Good friends, there for each other
Never ever forget that
I've got you and you've got me, so
'That never happens. Look what just took place.'
Reach for the stars
Climb every mountain higher
Reach for the stars
Follow your hearts desire
Reach for the stars
And when that rainbow's shining over you
That's when your dreams will all come true
'

Rainbows. Pfhh. Rainbows are for sissy's'

That's what I'll do.' He decided 'Drive that open road and stop when it feels right.'

Reach for the stars
Climb every mountain higher
Reach for the stars
Follow your hearts desire
Reach for the stars
And when that rainbow's shining over you
That's when your dreams will all come true
Don't believe in all that you've been told
The sky's the limit you can reach your goal
No-one knows just what the future holds
There ain't nothing you can't be
There's a whole world at your feet
I said reach

'I know what the future holds; Loneliness, take-out containers, Scotch, and my piano. And Vicodin.'

As the song ended House decided that was one of his favorite songs, although no one would ever know.
"I'm just going to keep on driving that open road 'til I'm in need of Vicodin. Or gas." House thought out loud.
And with these thoughts circling his mind, Gregory House, paid his bill (no tip included.), hopped onto his bike, and droved that open road to a special place that hadn't been visited for a long time.
TBC...

I don't own House, its characters, or the song Reach by S Club 7. The story line, Fred's Diner, and Betty are mine!

Thanks to my beta SeriouslyJes! I will post every chance that I get. Please R+R.