Here I Am
A Modern Day House/Cuddy Schoolfic.
Characters include House, Cuddy, Wilson, Chase, Kevin, Ellis, Brittney and Katheryn.
Enjoy!
When you need some shelter from the rain
When you need a healer for your pain
I will be there time and time again
When you need someone to love you
Here I am
~Leona Lewis...Here I Am
I'm going to skip to when House and Cuddy are leaving the cinema. Hope you don't mind. And please vote on the poll that's on my profile, its about the smut that will be happening in a few chapters.
Coming out of the cinema with leftover soda in their hands and smiles on their faces, House and Lisa were happy.
'Even though I hate chick flicks, that was pretty good,' said House, taking a sip of his soda.
'I loved it,' said Lisa with a big smile. 'I've seen that film so many times, but now I've seen it with you, it seems different.'
'How is it different?' he asked.
'Because Kat Stratford reminds me of you,' she said gently.
'You're saying that I remind you of a chick in a movie?' asked House in confusion.
'No,' she said giggling. 'In a way, yes. You're misunderstood, come across as harsh, but I think that you're opening up a bit, like Kat did when she found someone she loved.'
'I'm saying nothing, for fear of incriminating myself,' said House with a wink.
'I'm not saying that you're in love with me, but you're opening up, and I will figure out why,' she said determinedly.
'If you say so,' said House, opening the car door for her.
Smiling at him, she got in and sat down, smiling again as he shut the door.
The drive home was fairly quiet, with not much small talk, as both of them reflected on what had happened.
'I practically told him I thought he was in love with me!' exclaimed Lisa to herself.
'She thinks that I love her...' thought House as he drove.
They arrived at Lisa's house a little while later, and silently walked back in.
Opening the door with her key, Lisa peeked inside to see if her parents were home.
'Just checking to see if my Mom and Dad are here,' she said as he gave her a funny look.
'And why would you want to do that?' he asked, raising an eyebrow.
'My Mom has a piano in the basement, but she won't let anyone play it,' Lisa explained. 'So, now that her and Dad are out at work, we can go down there and play for a while.'
'Cool,' he said, hanging his coat up and following her to the basement.
Once he was in there, he gasped and gazed at the piano.
'Oh my God,' he exclaimed. 'This is a Steinway. This must've cost a fortune! Can I?'
'Sure,' she said with a bright smile.
'You can sing and I can play,' he said cheerfully, patting the space next to him on the stall.
'Great,' she said, sitting beside him. 'What song should we do first?'
'I'll leave it up to you,' he said.
'How about Hurt by Christina Aguilera?' she asked.
'Okay,' he said, beginning to play.
Seems like it was yesterday when I saw your face I would hold you in my arms I'm sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn't do Would you tell me I was wrong? I'm sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn't do Oh, it's dangerous I'm sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn't do By hurting you
You told me how proud you were but I walked away
If only I knew what I know today
I would take the pain away
Thank you for all you've done
Forgive all your mistakes
There's nothing I wouldn't do
To hear your voice again
Sometimes I want to call you but I know you won't be there
And I've hurt myself by hurting you
Some days I feel broke inside but I won't admit
Sometimes I just want to hide 'cause it's you I miss
You know it's so hard to say goodbye when it comes to this
Would you help me understand?
Are you looking down upon me?
Are you proud of who I am?
There's nothing I wouldn't do
To have just one more chance
To look into your eyes and see you looking back
And I've hurt myself
If I had just one more day, I would tell you how much that
I've missed you since you've been away
It's so out of line to try to turn back time
And I've hurt myself
House almost couldn't concentrate on his playing as he heard Lisa sing. She had the voice of an angel, it was so raw and soulful, like she really identified with the song, like it had affected her emotionally.
Once the song was over, he looked at her and gave a bright smile.
'That was beautiful,' he said. 'Do you fancy singing another one?'
'Sure,' she said. 'I'll let you pick this time.'
'How about Reason by Celine Dion?' he asked. 'Never been one for her, but I like that song.'
'I love it,' she said, smiling as beginning to play.
I figured it out Something went wrong You are the reason In the middle of the night I'm giving it up You are the reason In the middle of the night You are the reason
I was high and low and everything in between
I was wicked and wild, baby, you know what I mean
Till there was you, yeah, you
I made a deal with the devil for an empty I.O.U.
Been to hell and back, but an angel was looking through
It was you, yeah, you
It's all because of you
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, the reason
I'm going down 'cause I adore you
I want to floor you
No more running around spinning my wheel
You came out of my dream and made it real
I know what I feel
It's you
It's all because of you
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, the reason
I'm going down 'cause I want you
I want to touch you
I want to floor you
You are the reason, baby
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, the reason
'Go where?' she asked.
'Home,' he said quietly.
'After what your dad did to you?' she asked in shock.
'I'm not going back for him,' he replied slowly. 'I'm going back for my Mom. When I'm not there for him to take his anger out on, he does it to her.'
'Oh Greg,' she said, pulling him into a hug. 'You're such an amazing person. You'd risk getting hurt yourself so that your Mom wouldn't?'
'She's my Mom,' he said sadly. 'I love her, she's always protected me, even when it hurt her.'
There was a long silence between them as they thought about being apart from each other.
'It won't be for long,' he said. 'I'll be back to see you tomorrow morning.'
'When will you leave?' she asked.
'Not for a while yet, I hope,' he said quietly. 'Sometime tonight probably. Around 9pm.'
'Well we have 6 hours at least then,' she said. 'Can we at least just hang out like everything is normal until then?'
'Of course,' he said.
They spent the next 3 hours playing the piano, singing and laughing together, just enjoying themselves. At 6pm they shut down the piano and made sure that they didn't leave a trace that they had been there, just in case Lisa's Mom got suspicious.
Going back upstairs, Lisa grabbed the cordless phone and began to dial.
'Who are you calling?' asked House.
'Katheryn,' she said. 'I wanna see how they're doing in NYC...'
'At a guess, everyone's getting laid and Ellis is puking,' said House.
'Probably,' said Lisa, giggling slightly. 'Hey Kath, it's Lisa. Just ringing to see how everything's going.'
'How's it going?' asked Katheryn on the other end of the phone. 'It's pretty good, but can't get people out of the rooms. Mr Rumsey and Miss Norgrove have gone mad because of all the room swapping for sex.'
'HA,' said Lisa loudly. 'House was right. There's a lot of hormones in the air. So what did you guys say to Mr Rumsey and Miss Norgrove?'
'We told them to go get a room like the rest of us,' said Katheryn in reply. 'Well, Kevin did. So he got confined to his room for the night. So Ellis said she was sick and stayed behind.'
'I bet she did,' replied Lisa with a giggle.
'No, I really think she was ill. She looked really pale, even though she already is kinda pale, she looked worse. I've hardly seen her because she's had her head down the toilet all the time. Miss Norgrove's talking about taking her to the hospital,' said Katheryn.
'Ouch,' replied Lisa. 'Is she around?'
'Sure, I'll put her on,' said Katheryn, going off the phone.
'Hey Lise,' said Ellis, in an attempt to be jubilant. 'I gather you heard that I was ill?'
'Yeah, I'm sorry,' she said in reply.
'You should've thought about that before you got knocked up!' yelled House.
'Shut up House,' said Lisa and Ellis in unison.
'It's not morning sickness,' said Ellis. 'Just some dodgy prawns. I was the only one to eat them, and I'm paying for it. You would've thought that I was about to die the way some of the others were carrying on.'
'Ahh,' said Lisa. 'How are Brit and Chase?'
'Screwing like bunnies,' she said bluntly. 'I'm being serious. We're next door to them, it's really awful when you're trying to get some sleep and they're making really loud noises. So have you and House done it yet?'
'No we haven't!' exclaimed Lisa. 'We've just been hanging out.'
'Hanging out in the bedroom?' asked Ellis.
'No!' said Lisa. 'I'm going now Ellis, say hi to everyone for me.'
'Okay,' she said. 'Bye Lise, bye House, you ass.'
'Love you too!' exclaimed House as Lisa put the phone down.
'Nice to see they're having fun,' said Lisa.
'We're having fun here though, right?' asked House.
'We are,' replied Lisa. 'Fun is gonna have to stop for now, I want Chinese.'
'Oooh good idea,' said House, picking up a menu. 'I'm gonna get rice and chicken dumplings, how about you?'
'Sounds good, I'll have the same,' she said with a smile.
After a quick phone call to the Chinese, they sat down and waited for the food to come. Once it had came, they ate their way through it.
As they finished, Lisa's parents came in, sitting down and beginning to talk to the two of them about their day.
'Yeah,' said Lisa. 'We went to the movies, came back, played guitar in my room, watched TV, ordered Chinese, ate Chinese, and here you are.'
'Sounds good,' said Tim with a smile.
'In a little while, Greg will be going home,' said Lisa.
'Ohh, how come?' asked Jill.
'My Mom's been missing me,' said Greg. 'I promised her I'd go back.'
'It's good that you keep your word,' said Tim with a nod.
'Oh, is that the time?' asked House, standing up. 'I have to be going, I'll see you later.'
'Bye Greg,' chorused the others as he left.