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1 week later
''Where is your extra suitcase with hair products?'' House asked, leaning against his own suitcase.
''I am not taking any more.'' Chase said pointing at the small suitcase.
''Really? You are going to walk around in the same clothes...?'' House asked, making a funny nasty face when Chase shook his head.
''I have a home there.'' Chase said then, taking a key from his pocket. ''So that is why we are flying to Melbourne...and we can fly to Byron Bay as soon as we are over our jetlag.'' Chase said.
''You never said you still had a home in Melbourne.'' House said then.
''When I said back home, I meant back home.'' Chase said as he pulled his suitcase to the door and House cleared his throat and held up the surgical mask.
''Please wear it for me. It might only be a thin mask but it could save your life.'' House said then and Chase put it on as they walked to the car. Chase drove the airport as he didn't want house driving - sure, he trusted him with all his life when it came to his health, but he somehow he was still worried about house driving.
They arrived at the airport and soon after check in, they went inside the plane. Some people looked a little strange as Chase was wearing the surgical mask but he didn't care.
''Couldn't you book first class?'' House said as he was half folded between the chair and Chase shrugged.
''Í always fly economy.''
But now he was regretting it too, because it was so narrow and small and his body started to hurt from the chair as well. House saw it and when the seatbelt signs went off, he got up, acting like he collapsed in the aisle and Chase looked at him with big eyes.
''Ouch, oh Ouch!'' House said then, rubbing his hand over his thigh. ''Oh it hurts.'' He sighed, just long enough for a flight attendant to run his way and supported him, worried.
''Are you okay sir?''
''Chronic leg pain...and the seat pitch is so short...it hurts my leg.'' House said with such a sad face Chase pretty sure that if he had filmed it, they would be writing award speeches for the Oscar's really soon.
''Oh, I will be fine.'' House sighed then, still rubbing over his thigh, so sad again Chase had to do his best not laugh and he felt kind off bad that House was doing this to get in business class, but he also knew he couldn't expect something else of House and he was really wondering if it would work.
''Give me a minute.'' The flight attendant said then and she walked away and House wiggled his eyebrows at Chase, whom was just trying to keep himself from laughing but luckily he did not have to hide his smile under the surgical mask.
''You can come to business class if you like.'' The flight attendant said then, walking to House.
''That is awesome.'' house said then. ''how about my son?''
''i am fine.'' Chase just said, didn't ant to use the poor flight attendant to get an upgrade.
''he went through chemo recently...and he could get sick here with all the snotty children and couching adults around us.'' House said then, playing on her feelings and at first she seemed doubtful but then she told the both of them to follow her. He hesitated but walked after house then and she brought them to two joined big business seats and sat down.
''Can I get you anything else?''
''No, thank you so much.'' Chase said, a little embarrassed because of the scene house had made.
''most people thank me when I let them get an upgrade.'' House said dryly beside Chase. They got offered some drinks and Chase looked a little lost at his cup.
''Can I take it off now, dad?'' He smirked then.
''no, that makes you old dad look better when they can't see your face beside me to compare me with.''
House asked for a straw with the cabin crew and Chase tried to get it under his mask, even if was mostly to please House, because he knew he could still get sick.
Chase smirked and was actually happy that Houser had gotten him moved here, although he was doing a lot better, he still was tired really fast and was so much more easier to sleep in this seat.
He didn't wake up until the plane touched the ground in Melbourne and after picking up their suitcases, they got into a taxi, House wondering what Chase's house here would be like.
The taxi took them to a street to close by the beach. House climbed out and helped Chase with his suitcase as he still got tired so easily and looked at the small home. It was a one floor house, with the blinds closed on the street side.
This was the place where Chase really spend his free time, where he spend his holidays. it was not just like his apartment in Princeton, where he only stayed after work, where he slept and where he ate but that was not really his home.
Chase put his key in the door and opened the door and let House in and closed the door behind him.
''Well uhm...my home is your home. But there isn't much in the fridge.'' Chase said then as they walked into the living room. It was really small and simple, but it was enough for Chase alone. House looked as there were a few pictures around as well, when he had been in Chase's house in Princeton, there had been no sign of his personal life like that.
''I bought it because it is close by the beach.'' Chase said then and he walked in front of house in the hallway.
''Here is the extra bedroom, the extra bathroom is down the hall.'' Chase said and House walked inside. it was a small bedroom with a double bed, a wardrobe and a desk and another cabinet against the wall.
''My bedroom is on the other side of the hallway. I have a bathroom with my bedroom so you can use the bathroom down the hall without having to worry -''
''Worry that I will fall over all the hair products. Thanks.'' House smirked.
After unpacking a bit, both of them went to bed as it was 1 am in Melbourne and they hoped they would get over their jetlag soon.
Not being able to sleep, House walked around the room and opened the Door of the cabinet, a yearbook falling on top of his foot. A high school yearbook and curious he started to look through it and tried to keep his smirk down as he find 18 year old Robert Chase, his face half hidden behind all the long hairs. it made him laugh and he knew he would tease Chase with this in the morning and when he put it back, he saw another box in the cabinet. A boy with ''Mom'' written on it and curious he took it out. He knew he shouldn't take it because it was personal but he was too curious with what was in there. There was picture of tiny Chase with a backpack and House knew it was for the first school day. He found a ring on a necklace and when he looked closer he realized it must have been his mom's wedding ring and found a stuffed dog, old and he took it out, wondering if this was the stuffed friend Chase has spend his childhood time with.
Then he suddenly saw a folder with medical papers.
House took the medical papers in his hands and wondered if it was anything Chase had not told him when they were diagnosing him for the lupus and then he saw they were old papers of a hospital here in Melbourne and saw that it was a matching, seeing if Robert Chase was a donor for...Julie Chase and when he looked at the two pictures of the patient he figured it was his mom.
''partial liver transplant...'' House mumbled as he was reading the files, knew that Chase's mom had been an alcoholic...had he tried to get her a transplant of a part of his liver to save her life? He kept on reading, saw that Chase was a match...but his mom refused and the transplant was refused because his mom wasn't healthy enough.
''I tried. I tried to save her...but I couldn't save her...she didn't want to be saved.'' Chase said and House looked up, startled and feeling bad that he was looking the box.
NOTE: Chase and House traveled to Melbourne...and House wouldn't be House if he would get his way into first class...and of course he wanted know what Chase's life down under was like, but maybe he touched some stuff now he shouldn't have taken a look at? Will Chase be mad?
Upcoming: How will Chase react to House going through his personal stuff? Are they still going to Byron Bay?
I hope you really liked this chapter and thank you so much for reading. I hope you liked the interaction between the characters. The next chapter should be up Thursday or Friday. Please do leave a review before you go so I know what you think. Thank you!