Hello all! Ok so this is something I've been working on for a couple of weeks now. It's kind of crazy and definitely in an AU but it's fun to write so I'm going to continue it. It's basically what MJ0621 and I would do if we could go to PPTH and how we'd make House and Cuddy get together. XD
Disclaimer: Of course I don't own any of the House characters. If I did, I wouldn't be on here writing fanfiction, now would I? I do, however, own the characters of MJ, HA and anyone else that is not from the show House M.D. Thank you, and good night.
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CHAPTER 1 – Writer's Block and Mary Poppins
"MJ! I'm bored!" whined HA, poking her over and over. "I wanna do something fun!"
MJ just rolled her eyes. "Just read some Huddy fanfiction or something. Don't bother me right now! I'm trying to write the next chapter of 'Details'! Do you want me to update it or not?"
HA looked away meekly. "I want you to update it."
"Then be quiet!"
HA sighed. She walked over to MJ's bed and plopped down it, watching MJ typing furiously away on the keyboard. She looked around the room without interest. She shouldn't have pushed MJ so hard to update that chapter because now MJ was doing that and she was left alone to do nothing.
Suddenly she heard a cry of frustration. HA looked over to see MJ with her head in her hands. She got up and went over to her friend. "Are you okay? What happened?"
"I've...got writer's block!" With a cry of anguish, MJ put her head back into her hands and pouted.
HA tried to stifle a giggle but it didn't work. MJ looked up and glared at her. "What? Do you think it's funny that I have writer's block? You know it's your fault anyway! If you hadn't forced me to start writing right now, I'd have been able to wait until the ideas came to me and would not be scrambling around for them right now!"
HA frowned. "Sorry," she said slowly.
MJ sighed. "It's ok. I was just kidding. It's not really your fault. I just hate writer's block! Sometimes I just wish I could go into the story. Then I could see exactly what would happen if I did something and not have to make it up or assume that it would happen."
HA thought for a moment. Slowly a big smile spread across her face. "I have an idea! And I think it'll cheer you up too!" She pushed MJ out of her chair and began typing quickly on the computer. After about five minutes, she printed some stuff out and ran to get it from the printer.
She showed MJ the papers. They were various screen shots from Honeymoon, the last episode of the first season of House. One was a picture of the hallway outside of Mark's hospital room. Another, the clinic and Cuddy's office. The last, a picture of House and Cuddy talking right at the end of the episode.
"What are these for?"
HA didn't answer. She just spread them out on the floor in chronological order.
"HA?"
"Hmm?"
"What the heck are you doing?"
"You said you wanted to go into the story right?"
"Yeah but–"
"Well that's what we're going to do."
MJ looked at HA as if she was completely nuts. "What?!"
"We're going to go into the episode!"
"Um…HA? I think you've read one too many Huddy fics."
"That may be so, but come on! It'll be fun! Don't you want to, MJ? Don't you want to see what it's like to really be in PPTH?"
"Uh…yeah but HA! We can't seriously go into the episode. How is this going to work?"
"We just hold hands and jump! Just like in Mary Poppins!"
MJ looked at HA like she'd completely gone off the deep end.
"Come on, MJ! It'll be fun!"
"I'm sorry to be Johnny Raincloud, here, but HA!" She grabbed HA by the shoulders and shook her back and forth for emphasis. "That's not real! You can't actually jump into a picture!"
HA pouted and looked at the floor. "I know…you're right. I just thought it would be funny to try."
MJ looked at HA and couldn't resist her puppydog pouting face. "ARGH! Fine! Come on, stop pouting. Let's do it and get it over with."
"YAY!" HA jumped up and down. "Come on!" She dragged MJ over the pictures. "First pick one!"
MJ looked at the pictures. "Um…how about that one?" She pointed to the one of the clinic.
"OK! So now we just stand right here." She stood right in front of the picture and took hold of her hand. "First we have to think." They stood there and thought for a moment. "Then you have to…wink." They both winked at each other. "You close your eyes…and JUMP!" she shouted and they both squeezed their eyes closed and jumped.
"Um…did it work?" asked HA, taking a peek through her eyelids.
"Of course it didn't work, dummy. We can't go into pictures."
HA looked away sadly. "But it worked in Mary Poppins and those were real people!" MJ bit back a laugh. HA began to mumble to herself. "First you think. Then you have to wink…" Her eyes grew wide. "Oh my gosh, MJ! We forgot to do the double blink!"
"What?!"
HA smiled excitedly. "It didn't work because we didn't do the double blink after the wink! Come on let's try it again!" She dragged MJ back over the picture. "Ok first you think." They thought. "Then you have to wink." They winked at each other and giggled. "You do a double blink." They bit back smirks and blinked twice. "You close your eyes and…JUMP!!!" cried HA.
They both took a deep breath and jumped.
After a moment, HA sighed. It hadn't worked. She didn't even bother opening her eyes.
She was about to say something to MJ when she felt her repeatedly poke her shoulder. HA opened her eyes furiously. "Gosh, I know it didn't work! It was a stupid idea! I know but–"
HA gasped. They were standing in the center of the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital Free Clinic.
It had worked after all. The looked at each other wide-eyed and in awe.
MJ and HA looked around at the beige walls and white shiny countertops of the clinic. People were bustling about, writing in files, swapping them at the Nurse's station, and running back and forth between exam rooms. HA's eyes widened. She poked MJ.
"Oh my gosh. We're…we're…actually in the clinic!"
HA and MJ giggled like mad. "I can't believe we actually did it!" cried HA.
"Hello girls."
HA and MJ looked up into the face of Nurse Brenda. MJ's mouth dropped open in disbelief. "Nurse Brenda?"
"Yes?"
"I-I-LOVE YOU!"
She frowned. "Excuse me?"
HA quickly elbowed MJ to stop her from continuing to rant about her undying love for Nurse Brenda. HA was afraid if she didn't stop her, MJ would say something that would get her taken to the psyche ward…like that she had a shrine of Nurse Brenda made out of bubble gum in her closet…which may or may not have been true. They smiled and gave mini waves. "Hello ma'am."
"May I ask who you are and what you're doing in the middle of clinic during the busiest hours of the day?"
"Um…"
"Are you both waiting to see a doctor?"
"No, ma'am" replied HA, "We're…uh…"
"The new candy stripers!" burst out MJ. HA gave her a look of disbelief but quickly masked it. She turned back to Nurse Brenda and gave her a smile of confirmation.
She nodded and smiled. "We were expecting two new candy stripers, but not this early in the week."
"Ah…yeah, we decided to come a little early to check out the hospital. We were wondering, since we're here, could you give us a tour of the hospital?" asked MJ politely.
Nurse Brenda looked at her watch. "I'm sorry girls, I have to be back at the Nurse's station in a couple of minutes, but I'm sure Dr. Wilson would love to show you around." MJ and HA exchanged excited looks. "Dr. Wilson!"
They turned around to see Wilson walked out of Exam Room 1 and drop off his file. MJ's jaw dropped open. James Wilson was even better looking in the flesh. MJ gave him the once over. She looked like she was going to gobble him up, the way she was eyeing him.
HA stifled a giggle. He really did look good. His brown hair was combed and blow-dried and he was wearing a white shirt and black slacks, complete with red tie and black shoes. His pocket protector was gleaming under the bright clinic lights.
"Brenda, you wanted me for something?"
"Yes, Dr. Wilson, I wanted to introduce you to the new candy stripers…ah…"
"Heather Amelia and…uh…Margaret Josephine. But you can call us HA and MJ," replied HA promptly. MJ was going to kill her later.
Wilson smiled. "Well, welcome to PPTH, girls. I hope you enjoy working here as much as I do. And I hope you don't get caught up in all the drama that goes on here."
MJ and HA exchanged looks. "What do you mean?" asked MJ, innocently.
Wilson looked distant for a moment, as though he was reminiscing but came back quickly. "Ah…you'll see eventually," he replied cryptically. "Come on, girls. I'll give you the grand tour of the hospital." He nodded to Brenda before walking out of the clinic. MJ and HA waved to Brenda before trotting after him.
Before they could get too close, MJ pulled HA back for a moment. "What?"
"Margaret Josephine?"
HA grinned. "Sorry…those were the only two names that I could think of that started with M and J." MJ rolled her eyes. She was about to say something but was interrupted by Wilson.
"Are you guys coming or what?"
"Coming!" called HA. They jogged to catch up to Wilson and walked behind him. They listened intently as he pointed out different departments and offices. He introduced them to three doctors from Radiology, five nurses and two cardiologists. They clambered into the elevator and listened as Wilson ranted on about patients and such.
It wasn't all too bad though. Wilson provided insight into the life of a doctor, which was very interesting in itself, but he also added interesting details about different doctors they passed by. For example, HA and MJ said hi to one of the nurses and as soon as she turned the corner, Wilson dutifully informed them that she was sleeping with one of the doctors from Radiology and not with him.
MJ and HA hadn't really been paying attention to where Wilson had been leading them because they were so engrossed with his lecture. They soon, however, found themselves in a very familiar hallway.
As they passed the glass windows of the conference room, their hearts began to flutter.
"This is the Diagnostics department, headed by Dr. Gregory House. He specializes in–"
"Infectious disease and nephrology," replied MJ and HA simultaneously.
Wilson frowned at them. "Yeah…how did you know?"
"Ah…um…" stuttered HA.
"We were talking to some of the nurses before Nurse Brenda found us. They were telling us about him and to stay away from him," MJ said quickly.
"Yeah!" replied HA enthusiastically. "They said he was the local jackass!" MJ shot her a warning look.
Wilson chuckled. "Yeah…that's actually true."
"Really?" asked HA innocently.
"Yeah." He ran his hand through is hair. "You see…House had an infarction in his leg so now he experiences chronic pain. He kind of pushed everyone away after it happened. Dr. Lisa Cuddy, the administrator of this hospital, and I have been gradually working our way back inside the wall he's built around himself."
"Why has Cuddy taken such a keen interest in him?" asked MJ.
"Well, they were friends long before House and I were friends. They have history too, though I'm not sure what it is. It's just so obvious when they interact. The tension in the room–"
"Sexual tension?" asked HA.
"Uh…yeah…House'll probably kill me for telling you this much but for some reason I feel like you should know."
MJ and HA exchanged smirks.
"House…he doesn't open up to people easily. He had his heart broken a couple of years ago right after the infarction and since then hasn't really opened up again. Cuddy…I feel like she's the one for him. She'll be able to help him, to get inside and mend him. He's always been an ass but he was caring and you could see that. I know that's still there but…"
"So you want to get them together?" asked HA.
Wilson nodded. "They have to. If I'm forced to be in the same room with them one more time I'm going to explode because of all the sexual tension that builds up."
"Does it build up to the point where it seems like one of them is going to jump the other but right before it happens one of them leaves?"
"Oh my gosh that's exactly it!" replied Wilson, excitedly. "See I knew you guys would understand. Oh look! Here's comes Dr. Cuddy now…and she doesn't look very happy."
HA and MJ turned around to see Cuddy storming down the hallway. Wilson grabbed their shoulders and pulled them around the corner before she could see them. They frowned at him. "If she sees us, she'll probably yell. Let her get it all out of her system first. Come on, now you can see firsthand how they interact."
MJ, HA and Wilson crept slowly down the hallway and hid silently behind a pillar outside of the conference room. Wilson bent down so that he was level with MJ and HA. "The three doctors inside the conference room are Drs. Foreman, Chase and Cameron. They work under Dr. House."
MJ and HA nodded dutifully and watched as Cuddy promptly dismissed the three and they slunk out of the room, heads bowed. They saw Cameron give House a look of sympathy and both glared at her. HA turned to Wilson. "Does Cameron have feelings for House?"
Wilson looked down at her with a look of surprise. "Why would you think that?"
"Because she keeps giving him these looks and it just seems that way."
Wilson sighed. "I'm not really sure. I know she did a couple of years ago and they went on a date once. But it didn't go very well."
"She wanted him to talk about his feelings right?"
"Yep. And he hates that. Wait…how'd you know that?"
"Ah…Cameron just seems like the kind of person who cares about that kind of stuff. All touchy-feely…and House seems just the opposite."
Wilson nodded sagely. "Boy have you got that right."
HA smiled and turned back around. They watched in silence as Cuddy began to yell at House, probably about missing clinic hours or some upset clinic patients. They saw House just grin at her and her face gradually turned red. He kept stepping closer and closer to her and she did the same, still yelling him. They saw him reply and of course, his answer wasn't what she was looking to hear.
She started yelling at him again and gradually their faces grew so close together it looked as if they were touching. Suddenly all talking stopped. They saw Cuddy's eyes widen slightly. They stood like that for a minute and did nothing, just stared into each other's eyes. MJ and HA held their breath. It looked as though they were about to kiss.
Just when House started to move closer Cuddy took a couple of steps backward, turned on her heels and walked out. Just before opening the door, she turned around and said something over her shoulder and then left the office. She marched down the hallway and they watched as House watched her receding form. He scowled at the floor before stumbling through the door to his office and collapsing into his easy chair. He popped two Vicodin and proceeded to stare into space.
HA and MJ turned to Wilson. "We see what you mean," said HA.
"So you want us to help you get them together?" asked MJ with a smile.
Wilson nodded.
"And you think that we could actually do it?" asked HA, feeling a bit doubtful. "I mean, we're just teenagers. Candy stripers at that. Will they listen to us?"
Wilson nodded again. "For some reason I have this strong feeling that you're just what they need."
They grinned widely.
"We'll do it!" replied HA enthusiastically.
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So what'd you think? Sure it's not your traditional Huddy fic but it's fun to write! XD Please review! Love ya all!
