Authors Note: Okay, I had this idea because I really hate snow and we've been getting hit with blizzards left and right out here in the NE. This story is going to be Camteen (though doesn't start out it) and very very angsty! There is also the potential for femme!smut, just not sure yet if the story will 'get that far' ... *cough splutter*

Please let me know what you think :) I'm hoping to get a good following for this - there are so many of you awesome camteen shippers out there! The more plentiful the reviews, the more likely I'll be to update this one sooner - yeah, lame I know but it is how it is. Hehe

Snow Angels

Chapter 1 - The Buddy System

The snow fell heavily from the afternoon sky as Drs Cameron and Hadley drove along the deserted little back road towards their patients inconvenient 'cabin in the woods'. In reality they didn't know what type of dwelling they were looking for, but all they had seen thus far were what appeared to be ancient log cabins reminiscent of old movies.

The trees that flanked Cameron's Honda Accord were layered in a heavy blanket of snow. The weight of the precipatation causing the branches to bend precariously low to the ground, or worse, above her slow moving vehicle. Visibility was barely a hundred yards, even with her fog lights burning a path through the white coverage.

"This is so stupid." The older doctor muttered for the tenth time as she fiddled with the heat settings on her dashboard. The windows were beginning to fog up again, reducing her visiblity even further. "I can't see a damn thing." She glanced over to the girl sitting next to her and frowned at her indifferent expression. "Well I'm glad you care if we die or not." She shot at the girl in annoyance and began to wipe at the condensation with a gloved hand.

Thirteen let out a low, frustrated breath; the heat from her mouth causing the escaping air to clog with moisture and resemble the smoke from old steam trains. She didn't want to be on this expidition in the first place, but House had insisted she accompany the blonde in accordance with his newly created 'buddy system'. There hadn't been an explination further than that, and in the end she relented solely on the basis that he said she could go home after they checked out their patients house for clues on his mysterious illness.

Cameron bit the inside of her cheek as her soon to be 'partner in crime' remained silent next to her. She'd originally asked Chase to go with her, but he was needed in surgery that afternoon. Foreman had refused on the basis that it was simply too damn cold to be driving off into the mountains on a probable wild goose chase. That's when House volunteered the brunette women. She didn't know why the girl had been less than willing, but felt better assuming it was for reasons akin to Foremans and not anything more personal.

Ever since Chase and her had returned to House's team, the barely there relationship she had had with Dr. Hadley had gone from being a little awkward to incredibly awkward. Previously she had been able to have a civil back and forth conversation with her if a consult had been needed, but now it seemed like just getting the girl to answer if she wanted to radio on or off was harder than pulling teeth.

"Damnit." Cameron switched her focus from the girl back onto the road ahead as she spotted a massive amount of snow blocking their way. She slowed the car until it rolled to a stop, not wanting to risk locking up the breaks and skidding. "What the hell is that?" She set the car into park but left the engine to idle. The windows were fogging again and this time she used both gloved hands to wipe a path through the humidity.

Remy shifted uncomfortbly as the car sat motionless in the middle of the road. She glanced briefly through the opening in fog on Cameron's side of the car and rolled her eyes in sudden amusement. "It's a fucking avalanche is what it is." This was good. This meant they had to turn back and she could go home and crawl into her bed and sleep the rest of the day away. She wouldn't admit it to anyone, but it's all she'd felt like doing lately. Depression in one of it's worst forms.

Cameron shook her head and twisted the key in the ignition so that the car became silent. "It's just snow that slid down the mountain." She responded as she began to dig through her purse which she had grabbed off the back seat. She was looking for her phone.

The brunette sat silent for a moment, but then couldn't hold it in. "Seriously? Define avalanche for me." Only the other girl ignored her as she continued to play in her bag. "What are you doing? Put the car back on and let's get out of here."

Cameron found her Motorola and flipped it open only to frown when she realized there was no signal. "I forgot these things don't work way out here..." She glossed over the fact it was more likely due to the excessive amounts of snow still falling steadily around them. She threw the useless device back in her bag and thought for a moment. Then, without sharing her intentions with her partner, grabbed the keys from the ignition, completely turning the vehicle off.

"What are you doing?" Now Thirteen was interested, or involved. Why was the blonde suddenly tightening her scarf and adjusting her ridiculous looking mittens? "Oh you are so not going out there alone." Before she knew it she had reached out and grabbed a hand around the other woman's closest arm.

This got the girl to stop her fiddling and glance up at her. "I know; you're coming with me." She shrugged Remy's hand off her arm and reached into the back seat again, this time pulling back with her a bulky, knitted sweater. "Here, put this on."

Remy only stared at her in disbelief. "You've got to be kidding me?"

"No, I'm serious. Your jacket is far too light for this weather." Cameron knew what the other girl had meant but didn't feel like coddling her. She had a job to do. They'd driven for over an hour out into the middle of nowhere; she wasn't going back empty handed. Not when it could mean life or death for their patient.

"Allison!" She gaped as the word left her mouth. "I mean, Cameron... Whatever, look. It's gotta be ten below out there, it's been snowing like crazy for the past hour and if you think I'm getting out of this car to walk to my death-"

"Fine, stay in here and freeze." Cameron dropped the sweater into the girls lap none the less. "I'm going. Look, we've already driven 43 miles," She pointed to the reading behind her stearing wheel. "Mapquest said 44 miles; his place can't be much further up the road."

Remy wanted to ask her what it was like living in such an idealistic world but kept her mouth shut. The prospect of sitting by herself in an unheated car was still slightly more appealing than trekking out into the blizzard; but she knew that she couldn't in good conscience let Cameron go out alone. If the girl got lost and ended up dead...

"Alright fine." She looked at the sweater in her lap and toyed with the needlework with her fingers. She wondered briefly if the other girl had knit it herself, as it had that 'home made' quality to it, but kept her curiousity to herself. Instead she unzipped her jacket and began to wriggle out of it.

Cameron let out a sigh of relief that she wasn't going to end up having to go alone. She would have left the keys with Remy if the girl had decided on not joining, but knew better than to clarify that point now. Yeah, it was selfish of her; asking the girl to potentially risk her life in the elements, but isn't that why the girl was there in the first place? The buddy system?

"And put these on." She waited until Remy had pulled her coat back on over the new sweater before handing her a scarf, pair of mittens and a black and red woolen loggers cap. She always kept an insane amount of warm clothing in her car in the winter; Chase never had the good sense to dress appropriate before leaving their house.

Remy wanted to complain again, but instead of waisting more of their time, simply pulled on the extra clothing and glared at Cameron. "Can I go outside and play now mother?" She asked sarcastically, receiving only a hurt look from the blonde in return. In truth, she was glad the woman had the extra winter gear, and it was hard not to feel a little flattered that her safety was one of her concerns. She just wouldn't let the woman know that.

"Ready?" Cameron tried to keep the hurt from her voice and instead focused on making sure her jeans were tucked perfectly into her immitation Uggs. The girl didn't respond so she sighed and simply opened her door to the wintery storm outside. A few seconds later she was standing in the blinding snow, her arms wrapped around her body in an attempt to huddle out the sudden chill that had travelled up her spine.

"We're going to die out here you know." Remy was suddenly right beside her, her mouth only a few inches from her ear. Cameron didn't turn to her or respond, but ducked her head down and started forward down the road. If she had opened her mouth, she was certain what would have come out was her agreeing. This was stupid; so very stupid. Yet she didn't stop walking. Their patients life was in her hands... then again, now so was Remy's.

Authors Note: Dun dun dun... yeah I know it's a little OOC that they'd go off trekking into the snow. Point being, the entire plot of this story centers around them being in a blizzard and well, I had to get them into one somehow! So bare with me, things will get much better soon :-D Or should I say, much worse... ;)