Gregory House was just ten when he met Allison Cameron. Allison was wearing a red polka dot dress with dirty white sneakers. She had pigtails with red ribbons on each side that cascaded down into her shiny brown hair. Allison was busying herself in the dirt trying to build a makeshift sandcastle. She had gotten a bucket and some water from her mom. Grasping the handle of the big bucket with both hands, she had walked out into the yard, water swishing back and forth. When she finally found a spot in which to build her castle, a visible trail of water could be seen behind her making its way to the barracks.
While all this was happening, Gregory House was throwing a lacrosse ball up against one of the concrete barriers. On one particular throw, the ball hit the wall too high and bounced over his head. He took off after it. It rolled across the ground, through some bushes, and stopped when it hit a white sneaker.
Allison was squatting, filling up the bucket with dirt, when the ball hit her shoe. She grabbed it with her little hand and looked up, trying to figure out where it had come from. All of a sudden, a boy flew threw the bushes, making leaves fly everywhere. She screamed and threw the ball at the stranger, hitting him right square in the eye.
"Owww! Why did you do that?"
"You scared me. Who are you?"
"I asked you first."
"My name is Allison. What's yours?"
"Gregory, but you can call me Greg."
"Well, in that case, you can call me Ally."
"Nice to meet you, Ally," Greg said as he shook her hand roughly. He had a black Who shirt on, which now had a visible hole right below the armpit. It obviously had gotten caught on one of the branches and ripped. He had on tight wrangler jeans and black converse sneakers. His hair was all in a tizzle with pieces of leaves and branches sticking out of it.
"Hehehe..." Ally covered her mouth and tried to stiffle her laughter.
"What's so funny pea brain?"
"You got leaves in your hair."
Greg bent over, took both hands, and brushed them fiercely through his hair as pieces of leaves and twigs fell to the ground.
"So, am I cute now?"
"Ewww, boys aren't cute. They have cooties."
"Cooties? Wow! You really are a pea brain."
"Hey, don't call me that."
"Fine, but if you want your ribbon back, you're going to have to find me and give me a kiss on the cheek."
And with that, in one swift movement, Greg snatched one of Ally's ribbons and took off.