Disclaimer: I do not own House or any of the other characters. But I did make up Rachel and her family.
Author's Note: Thank you for all the reviews and the advice. I did try to add some more detail and slow it down a bit. I will try to add some HouseCam later on. So please R&R and I hope everyone enjoys the next chapter.
Chapter 2: No Where to be Found
Rachel was still sitting in the conference until she decided to go find House since it was near lunch time. She hadn't seen House, Cameron, Chase, or Foreman, who had arrived after everybody else went to their separate duties. So she got up out of her chair and walked out the door. She went down the hallway, where she saw numerous patients, but no sign of House. She went down to the cafeteria to see if House was there, but he wasn't. Luckily, she did see Wilson. She thought he must have some idea where House is.
"Hey, Wilson, I was just wondering if you have seen House anywhere?" she asked. "I was getting a little worried cuz I haven't seen him ever since he left this morning from the conference room."
"I did see him a bit earlier just walking around, but I haven't seen him since. He's probably running away from Cuddy. It's his daily routine," said Wilson, explaining this to Rachel.
"Oh yeah, he did mention Dr. Cuddy earlier. Is she his boss?" Rachel asked.
"Yep, and she has fun giving House a hard time and making him work extra clinic hours," said Wilson.
"So they don't get along?" asked Rachel, curious about House and Cuddy's relationship.
"Sometimes they get along, but that's pretty rare. That's why House avoids her all the time," Wilson said.
"I see. Thanks for the info, Wilson. It's nice to know what my crazy Uncle is up to," she said with a smile. She loved House. He had always been a great Uncle and was the only person who really cared about her, besides her real mother.
So Rachel kept running around the hospital looking for House, but no luck. Where the hell could he be? You think I would at least catch a glimpse of him somewhere, Rachel thought. She was getting really hungry and aggravated and was about to go down to the cafeteria by herself and grab something to eat when she walked past Cuddy's office. It won't hurt to ask. She has to have some idea where House is. She's his boss for heaven's sake, she said thinking to herself. So she decided to go into Cuddy's office.
"Um, excuse me, I was just wondering if you have seen Dr. House anywhere. I'm his niece," said Rachel.
"Well, actually I was wondering where he is my self. He needs to go down to the clinic," said Cuddy, surprised by Rachel's visit. "Sorry I couldn't be anymore help."
"It's okay. I'm just gonna go ask Cameron, Chase or Foreman if they have seen House. Do you know where they are?" asked Rachel.
"I think Cameron is down in the clinic and I'm pretty sure Chase and Foreman are in the lab. You can go check if you want," said Cuddy.
"Thank you very much," said Rachel. She was just about to walk out the door when Cuddy called after her.
"Oh, and when you find House, could you tell him that I want to see him in my office, please?" asked Cuddy.
"Yes, I will," said Rachel.
"Thank you very much…… umm, I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name?" Cuddy asked.
"Oh, right. My name is Rachel," she said.
"Okay, thank you. Have a nice day" said Cuddy, getting back to some paper work.
Rachel walked out of Cuddy's office. Well, she doesn't seem that bad. She's pretty nice, she thought to herself. Now just to find House.
Rachel went down to the clinic to find Cameron. Luckily, Cameron was easier to find then House, who was still no where to be found.
"Hey Cameron, I was wondering if you have seen House anywhere. I haven't seen him ever since he left the conference room," said Rachel, who was now very worried. Where could he be?
"I haven't seen him either. He usually doesn't disappear like this. Did you ask Dr. Cuddy?" asked Cameron, who was as equally as worried as Rachel.
"Yeah, I did but she hadn't seen him either. I'm really worried now. Do you think he's alright?" Rachel askedCameron, looking for some comfort.
"He's probably just fine. I bet he found a really good hiding place to hide from Cuddy and doesn't want to give it away. He'll be fine," Cameron said. A smile came to Rachel's face. She felt a little better.
"Thanks," said Rachel. "It's just that House is the only person I have now and I don't know what I would do if something ever happened to him." Cameron could see that Rachel was going through a rough time, and even though she liked House very much, she couldn't believe that he would disappear and leave Rachel in an environment that she isn't used too.
"Come on, let's go find him. I need to take a break anyway," said Cameron.
"Thanks. It's kinda awkward to be in the hospital by myself and not know my way around," said Rachel.
"Don't worry, you'll get used to it in no time," she said, glad to help Rachel and to get a break from the clinic.
Rachel and Cameron went down to the cafeteria to see if House had decided to get his lunch yet. He hadn't. Where could have he gone to? What could have he been doing all this time?
Cameron and Rachel went to the main hall for one last check. He wasn't there. They were both about to give up when someone entered the hospital who looked oddly like House. But there was only one difference to this person: this person's clothes were torn and he had cuts and scratches all over him. He was dripping blood and could barely walk. But the thing was that it was House, just all beat up. But who would do this to him? Rachel and Cameron ran up to him to try and help him up. They were both surprised to see him like this and felt sick to their stomachs at how badly he was bleeding.
"Oh my God, House! What the hell happened to you? Who would do this to you?" said Cameron, tears starting to come from her eyes. She had never seen House like this before. It was so hard to look at him all beat up. It felt like she could feel the pain he was going through.
"You want to know who did this to me?" he asked, looking at Rachel. She knew what he was going to say, and began to feel the tears in her eyes. She couldn't believe it. The tears were now pouring down her face and she was sobbing loudly even before he said who did this to him.
"Apparently your dad knows where I work and somehow knew you were here. This," he said pointing to himself, "is his odd way of saying that he wants you back home."
