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Summary: A doctor, imported from Germany, comes to join the House gang and changes dynamic with a bang. Love and jealousy arise, betrayal and anger as well.

A/N:Okay, the chapters are sort of long and following, originally it was one long thing and I'm trying to make it good. AND! It's pretty much all written out, it's long but pretty much done. If you DON'T like it and review it, I won't continue it. Simple as dat. :)

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A Totally Different World
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Marigold Haus. She was one good looking girl but she didn't know it. Back where she was from everyone was beautiful, not one had a streak of unappealing look. So to her, she was nothing more than just another girl. She was just your average girl. Marigold had long golden hair, big curly locks halfway down her back. She had green eyes like emeralds that shone brilliantly. Marigold was a rather popular girl, friends with everyone. She was sporty and smart. Really smart. She was also a very caring and community involved. Although everyone at her school had liked her, she was teased about being Goldie Locks, this damaged her self confidence a bit. Marigold managed to make her way through medical school at top of her class. Once she had finished her first few years, Marigold was forced to choose her major, to choose the direction in which she would work. Her family always planned for to go into pediatrics.

"But pa, I don't want to go through pediatrics anymore." She whined childishly as she peeled potatoes for dinner. Her younger brothers were being rowdy and knocking things around.

Marigold had a large family. She had a twin brother, Harry (24) three younger brother, Mark (14) and twins Joseph and Nathaniel (12), two younger sisters Janine and Ruth(10 and 8 respectively), then another set of twin boys, Curtis and Troy (7). A very large family. Although Marigold was merely 24 she had finished many university studies for she had started at 16. She was very intelligent and had made her way through grade school quickly. She was a genius. The reason for the giant gap between Marigold and Mark was that there had originally been three children in between the two but they all passed from an epidemic that had broken out among children in Germany.

"Boys stop!" Marigold yelled maternally, from the kitchen. "Ouch!" She cried when she cut herself with the sharp knife she had been peeling the potatoes with. "Ooh that's a bad one." She stated, stepping away from the counter and grabbing a thin rag to wrap around her hand to stop the bleeding. "There we are."

"Yes, yes now back to you studies Marigold." Her pa continued. "I thought we had decided on pediatrics."

"There is no 'we' in this decision pa."

"Mari, don't talk back to your pa like that."

"Sorry mum. But is it not my choice?" Marigold didn't wait for an answer. "I really enjoy trying to solve medical mystery cases. I want to be a diagnostician."

"A diagnos-what?" Her pa asked angrily.

"A diagnostician pa. They diagnose… they try to figure out what illness it is that a patient has. It's a lot of fun pa."

"Oh Mari that's wonderful!" Her mum said, turning to her happily.

"Stay out of this Margaret." He said sternly.

"Okay Jon." Marigold's mum submitted, returning to the cooking.

"There's no one in Germany who does that sort of thing." Her pa countered. There was of course but Marigold had had something else in mind.

"Well pa," she stopped unsure of how to explain her plans. Whether he liked it or not she had her mind set but she did want his approval. "There's a man, Dr. Gregory House, the most well known diagnostician there is and I want to do my fellowship under him… in America."

"What!? No daughter of mine is going to America alone! I will not allow this!"

Marigold stood up to her father standing face to face. "I'm going whether you like it or not. I'll study a specialization in cardiology part time." Marigold gulped heavily. "I wrote to his supervisor and she has invited me down. I'll be leaving in two weeks.

Her pa sat down. He was like a big lion just beaten out of his pack. "But…" He sighed. "You'll be great Marigold. Really you will. I can't imagine anyone more qualified than you for the fellowship. Just make sure you're just as good as this House boy. Show him that the German Haus family is not to be messed with. Kick his butt girl."

"I love you pa!" Marigold exclaimed, embracing her pa.

"I love you too Mari."

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Two weeks passed by quickly and soon Marigold found herself on an airplane bringing her to America. 'It's like a totally different world.' She though as she looked down at the Atlantic Ocean below her.

At the airport in America, Marigold felt alone and stranded. Where was she to go? What was she to do? She was in a completely different world and she had no idea what to expect. Suddenly she remembered what she was told to do. Lisa Cuddy. She was Dr House's supervisor. She had instructed Marigold to call when she arrived at the airport.

"Hello Lisa?" Marigold asked when she heard a surprised hello on the other line. "Yes this is Marigold Haus. I feel lost." She said with a nervous laugh.

Lisa Cuddy laughed as she thought about how thick Marigold's accent was and wondered how much English she knew. She had said that she learned everything in German as well as English. "I'll be right there. Don't go anywhere."

'Yes like I would wander around here randomly.' She said to herself. Lisa had offered to open her house to Marigold for however long she needed.

After waiting restlessly for ten minutes or so, Marigold heard her being called. "Lisa Cuddy?"

"Marigold Haus?" They both nodded. "Is it pronounced House or Hose?"

"The first one. Just like Dr. House." She giggled.

"Oh this will be interesting. Come, put your bags in my car and we'll go for a bite to eat before meeting with Dr. House." Marigold nodded along, drinking in all the new sights and sounds of this different world. There were buildings that stretched up to the clouds. Hundreds of cars of every color buzzed through paved streets by flogs of people that walked rapidly on the sidewalks. The diversity in skin color shocked her, there were people of every race and religion and it fascinated her. She began to question herself though, where were the trees and the grass? It was gray pavement and reflective glass walls every where she looked. Every so often, there was a tree that popped up and flowers that hung off of apartment building balconies. Other than that, nature was extinct in New Jersey.

"You're a lot younger than I imagined." Lisa said as they drove through the city. "This is probably a little crazy for you."

"Oh yes very much. I only ever heard of America on the television and in textbooks. And yes I am very young, only 24, I am."

"Wow, that's young. You must be a very brilliant girl." Marigold blushed. "I think House is gonna like you." Lisa said, smirking. Not only for her good looks but for her brilliancy as well. He would definitely hire her. There was no doubt.

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"Dr. House, tis very nice to finally meet you. I've learned a lot in school and in my classes they talk about you a lot. I really admire you."

"I like her already. She's just like Chase, worships the ground I walk on." He said aside to Cuddy who was in the room. "Why should I hire you over other people?"

Marigold laughed. With modesty and humility, she thought of herself no more highly than she ought but she knew that she was a very talented and gifted person. "I was always at the top of my classes, I love trying to solve medical mysteries as you do. I work very well with patients and with other doctors."

"You're very young." He stated obviously. It didn't really matter to him how old she was, what mattered was how she took to his personality.

"All the more time to learn and work with you."

"I like her." He said again to Cuddy after going through several routine questions.

"You know what Marigold." He stopped, smirking at how she hung onto every word he said. "Be here tomorrow at 8 o'clock. I'll introduce you to the team. Now go home little fishy, tomorrow we're swimming in the ocean." House said and Marigold exited.

As Cuddy drove them back to her house, Marigold inquired about House's fish analogy. "He's just saying that you're just a baby in the medical world and he's gonna be putting you straight to work. No introductions to anything but your three new colleagues. Good?"

"Good." Marigold smiled. "Dr. House is not very welcoming and nice man is he, Lisa?"

"No he is not. But he's a brilliant man, just try to tune out his stupid and sarcastic remarks and just concentrate on the job. Don't let him feed off of your annoyance."

"Oh I shall not, trust me. His annoyance as you say, shall be nothing compared to that I am used to putting up with. I have six brothers and two sisters. I think I have a better idea of annoyance that Dr. House." She laughed as did Lisa.

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God decides who walks into your life, you decide who stays in your heart.

- Anonymous (?)

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