Chapter 1: An Escape from the Clinic
Rating: T
Note to Non-House-ers: If you do not watch House, M.D., please feel free to read my fanfic, but it may prove useful to read some background info here. Chapter Summary: House attempts to hide from Cuddy (which isn't possible, she has eyes EVERYWHERE, dude..) with little luck, and a stranger from his past needs help (don't freak out, it's not Stacey).
Disclaimer: I do not own ANY of the characters in this story (with the exeption of the patients). Nor do I own 'House, M.D.' the show or (duh).
Author's Note: Hope you enjoy the first chapter of my first fanfic! Wowzers! How special. That, my friends, was sarcasm. Oh, and please feel free to 'kill all my writing inspiration' (as a wise friend of mine says..) by flaming, telling me
which bits you DESPISE with a passion, giving me words which may make me look smarter instead of the ones I've put down and other such reviews. Or you can tell me what you liked about it (if anything). If you DON'T review I will get Dr. Gregory House
himself to hunt you down and beat you up with his cane (no, I do not have any concept of reality). This fanfic was written after the episode 'Hunting', which is what Australia is up to at the time of writing. And no, I do not have creative chapter names.

Dr. Gregory House sat under his desk in his office, playing his Nintendo DS. Many would think this to be rather odd for a grown man, and they'd be right. You can only be young once, but you can be immature forever.

The reason for him hiding was Dr. Lisa Cuddy. Dr. Cuddy was House's boss and the Hospital Administrator, and although House would not usually go to such extreme lengths to avoid her, she was especially angry this time.

Cuddy walked in the room and stood over House's desk, glaring.

"Oops. You found me." House remarked.

"You made Chase do your 6 clinic hours last week!"

"Next time you hide and I'll go seek."

"You can't just make someone else do your clinic hours! They're your duty do this hospital!"

"Chase didn't have anything else to do."

"Oh, so he'd rather be in the clinic?"

"Well, yeah. Compared to being with me. And Cameron of course. We're afraid we might start loving everyone if we're around her too much."

Cuddy closed her eyes and put her hand to her head as if she had a headache induced from House's sarcasm.

"You'll do 3 extra clinic hours this week and next week to make up for it. Okay?" she said finally.

"Aw, Mom, do I have to!"

"Yes, unless you don't want the newest case."

"The newest case?"

A grin appeared on House's face as Cuddy grimaced as she realised that he did not, in fact, know about the case.

"Just make sure the clinic hours are done." She said, walking out of the room.

"You didn't say who had to do them…" House muttered under his breath.

"I heard that!"

House sighed and closed his Nintendo.

"We don't have much time." Dr. House said to a patient in the clinic.

The patient started freaking out.

"To live! But…"

"No, you have a cold." House butted in, frustrated, "I meant for you to leave. General Hospital is on in five minutes."

"Oh…" said the relieved patient as he walked out the door and House got out his portable television.

As soon as he turned it on, Dr. Cuddy walked through the door.

"House." she said menacingly.

"Why Dr. Cuddy, how nice of you to join me." House replied.

"You have a patient waiting for you."

"But I have a patient already."

Dr. Cuddy looked around sarcastically.

"Really? I'm so sorry I didn't realise. I'll just go now."

"Aw, that's okay. No harm done."

"House, you have a duty to this hospital."

"Have I heard that before somewhere?"

Cuddy rolled her eyes and decided it would be best to leave House be, as he was in a particularly annoying mood this morning. She walked out to the patient, who was a teenage girl.

"I'm so sorry, he's busy at the moment, but I'll get the other doctor on clinic duty to see you." she said.

"No…I have to see Dr. House…this is really important," said the girl, who was getting flustered.

"It doesn't really matter which doctor sees you, does it?"

"Yes it does! Can you…can you just tell him I'm Tally…Tally Simpson?"
Cuddy sighed.

"Okay, just wait here a moment." she said as she walked back to House.

"Does the name Tally Simpson ring a bell?" she asked.

House looked up from his television for a moment, then looked back down without answering.

"House…?" Cuddy asked impatiently.

"I'll see her tomorrow…"

"Fine."

Cuddy walked out to talk to Tally.

"I'm sorry, is it okay if…" she began.

But the girl was passed out on the floor.