A/N: First House fan fiction! I hope you guys like it. If you think I should alter it in any way, criticism is always welcome.

House/Cameron with some surprises along the way, dark surprises, so the fic may change ratings later on.

Don't own House...Man, do we really have to put that on every chapter?

Enjoy!

4/27/2009: Fixed some of the wording in this chapter, especially the parting words that House says to Haden. Other then that, minor changes.
9/9/2010: I've decided to start working on this again. It's been so long since I've written this that I've had to go back through and read it. I fixed the mistakes, as the wording seemed really off. So look forward to this story being updated!

Apparently Wilson couldn't handle the job of running the whole Oncology department himself for Cuddy thought it would be a good idea to hire someone to work as Wilson's lackey. Or at least that was how House thought of it, how he felt about the new employee, as if Wilson was too old to do the job himself. This was the main reason House was grumpier then usual. He didn't like the fact that there was someone new in his life that he would have to deal with. The fact that his leg was particularly painful wasn't helping matters. It was as if it knew how cranky he was and decided to add to his suffering.

He didn't want to deal with anyone today, yet he couldn't go home because he had just gotten there. There was the fact that there was probably a case waiting on his desk which he would give to his fellowship and try to stay out of Cuddy's and Wilson's way for he was no doubt showing his new employee around the hospital and Cuddy would just annoy him to no end. House didn't want to run into them and have to deal with a painful introduction of the new employee. He wouldn't have minded dishing out insults to the man if he had been in a better mood.

It seemed as if avoiding Wilson and his new crony was inevitable, for after an hour or so he saw the two outside his door. What surprised the doctor the most was the fact that there was a blond haired woman outside his office that looked exactly like Cameron. His eye's widened when he saw that it was Cameron, and it looked like she was having a wonderful time with Wilson and the underling. The frown that was on his face at the sight of Wilson and the new doctor deepened at the sight of Cameron being so carefree around the two, especially the new doctor. He felt another feeling; yet he couldn't identify it. He was annoyed with the fact that Cameron was there with them, with the new doctor instead of being subjected to his criticism. The feeling that was so strange to him was jealousy. He was envious at the fact that Cameron was paying more attention to someone else then to him. He was not used to people not paying him any attention. He could understand why too, the doctor that Cuddy had hired was young, and to the woman in the hospital, very handsome. House didn't care for him though for he seemed very confident, knew that he was good looking and would use that to his advantage.

House wasn't sure what Cameron felt for him anymore. She had dated Chase, yet that relationship was on a 'break' according to Cameron. They had spent too much together and had gotten under each other's skin, so now they were taking some time apart from each other. To House it looked as if the young woman had found something new to oogle at, he'd have to say something snarky to Chase to get the Australian irritated. House couldn't help but smirk at the thought of aggravating his former coworker.

It was the sound of his office door opening that pulled House out of his thoughts. The scowl was back on his face at the site of the three in his office. Did she have to follow them in here? House thought to himself, not acknowledging them as they entered the room.

"What?" He asked, finally giving them his attention. He wasn't looking forward to the imminent conversation. Wilson cleared his throat, obviously a bit taken aback by House's gruff behavior. He understood how his friend acted, but usually he was never this harsh with people.

"I wanted to introduce you to the newest member of the Oncology department." Wilson explained, gesturing to the young man standing between him and Cameron. The man flashed House a big smile despite the fact that House was glowering at the man.

"It's nice to meet you. My name Haden Sable." The young doctor said, holding out a hand for the older doctor to take. For once House was unsure weather or not to introduce himself by shaking the man's hand. He couldn't help but take a look at Cameron to see how she was reacting to the situation. There was a slight smirk on her face that told him she knew what was going to happen. He wasn't going to shake his hand, instead she thought House would reply with some witty comment and leave the poor doctor unable to reply. Another feeling shot through him when he thought of the look on their faces when he proved them wrong, that he wouldn't act like his normal self. He would show kindness for once in his life and greet the young man standing in front of him.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Gregory House." The doctor said, a small smile on his face as he introduced himself to the other doctor, firmly shaking his hand. It was so unlike House to be so polite that there was a visible change on both Cameron and Wilson's faces. They were visibly shocked that House had been so civil to someone. House found himself paying more attention to Cameron's reaction then to Wilson's. Even though he knew the woman no longer had any romantic interest in him he couldn't help but want to get her attention. It seemed childish, but for some reason he couldn't help himself.

He returned to his normal self within seconds, a snarky comment escaping his lips. "Doctor Sable, make sure keep an eye on Wilson, he likes to play rough." House told him with a nod before limping out of his office. He didn't want to be in the same room with the three of them any longer, it was getting suffocating to be around them. He couldn't help notice that when Cameron wasn't glaring at him for acting like his normal self, or looking surprised when he had so politely introduced himself, she was seen making googly eyes at the new young doctor. Not something House was very pleased to see.

These thoughts were frightening to House. He had never so much as batted an eyelash at people's personal lives, at how they reacted to certain situations. He couldn't understand why he was caring now, and about Cameron no less. It was established that neither of them had any feelings for the other, so why now after so much time had passed did things seem different. Recently he had found himself going to the ER more frequently, and it wasn't just to hide from Cuddy.

His life had suddenly taken a turn, one that he didn't want to make, one that he would try to deny for as long as possible.

It would have made things so much easier if Cameron didn't check up on him after lunch. But for what he had no idea, and he wasn't sure he wanted to know. He wanted to avoid her, Wilson, Cuddy and Sable for now for these unfamiliar feelings were annoying him all the more, and they seemed to happen when Cameron was around.