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

Once they were gone, House pulled Lisa into a passionate kiss, slipping his tongue into her mouth, deepening their kiss until they felt like they couldn't breathe. Breaking apart, House said, 'Sorry about the masturbation comment, if I don't act like my old self around you, they'll get suspicious.'

'I know,' replied Lisa. 'It's good to see them confused.'

It was lunchtime now, and everyone was gathered in the cafeteria at their usual table, eating their food ravenously. The only people that weren't there was Lisa and House.

'I wonder where they are,' pondered Katheryn whilst eating her fries.

'No idea,' remarked Wilson, stealing some of her fries.

'And you complain about House stealing food...' replied Katheryn, poking her tongue out at him.

'You're my girlfriend,' said Wilson, as if explaining everything rationally. 'What's mine is yours, what's yours is mine, right?'

'Except when it comes to food,' stated Katheryn.

'Duly noted,' he replied cheekily.

A few minutes passed, and neither Lisa or House had walked through the canteen's double doors.

'Where the hell are they?' exclaimed Brittney. 'I'm going to go and find them. You coming Kath?'

'Yeah,' said Kath, putting down her fries quickly and turning to Wilson. 'Jim, don't touch my fries. Take Chase's instead.'

'And why would that be?' asked Chase.

'You were the first person I thought of,' replied Katheryn as she and Brittney left the room.

'You can have mine,' said Ellis, passing them over to Wilson. 'I really fancy chilli.'

'I'll get you some,' said Kevin, starting to get up.

'Pregnant, not terminal,' said Ellis, reminding him.

'Fine,' he said, sitting back down as Ellis got up to get more food. 'She's got a touchy spot going on with the whole independence thing.'

As the others carried on eating in the cafeteria, Katheryn and Brittney went to go and find Lisa and House.

'Wouldn't it be funny if they were making out somewhere?' asked Brittney.

'I thought that too, but they're acting pretty much the same around each other, so I don't really think there's anything going on,' replied Katheryn.

'Let's check the supply closets anyway,' mused Brittney. 'I don't want to miss an opportunity to catch them in the act.'

'True,' replied Katheryn with a laugh. 'If we can't find them, we'll look outside. House might have wanted a walk because of his ribs.'

'That's a good point,' said Brittney, seeing a supply closet and opening the door slowly. Once it was fully open, both of their jaws fell to the floor as their eyes glimpsed House and Lisa in a passionate embrace, hands all over each other and their mouths fused together by their tongues.

'Oh My God!' they chorused loudly, making Lisa and House break apart.

'What?' asked Katheryn.

'How?' asked Brittney.

'When?' asked Katheryn.

'Why?' asked Brittney.

'20 questions again?' asked House. 'Okay, the answer to the what is, we're a couple, boyfriend and girlfriend, lovers, whatever.'

'The answer to how was that we got to know each other a lot while you were away, and when Greg was attacked, he came to me and we...you know,' continued Lisa.

'The when was when I was attacked, that night,' carried on House.

'And why, because we love each other,' said Lisa. 'Everything answered?'

Brittney and Katheryn nodded in silence.

'Good,' said House, backing them out of the door. 'Because we weren't finished.'

Slamming the door, he left Katheryn and Brittney outside whilst he and Lisa carried on with their closet make out session.

Almost sprinting back to the cafeteria, Brittney and Katheryn sat down, with an air of calmness about them which they were not feeling inside.

'So, did you find them?' asked Kevin.

'Yeah,' said Katheryn quietly.

'And?' asked Ellis.

Not being able to contain her excitement anymore, Brittney said, 'They were making out in the supply closet!'

'No way!' exclaimed Ellis.

'Way,' replied Brittney.

'Get in there House!' chorused Kevin, Chase and Wilson, earning them a dirty look from the girls.

'So, tell us everything you've found out,' said Ellis, leaning into them.

'They got together after House got attack by his dad, but it had been stepping up for a while since they got to know each other while they were away. When they got together, they slept together straight away, and say that they're in love.'

'Awwww,' chorused Ellis as the guys grimaced.

'He's totally whipped,' said Wilson.

'And you aren't?' asked Kevin.

'And you aren't?' asked Chase.

'You all are!' exclaimed the girls.

The room went silent as House and Lisa came back in, hand in hand, to the sounds of wolf whistles and the guys at their table making whip noises.

Sitting down, House said, 'Yes, we're together.'

'We know,' said the others in unison. 'Brittney and Katheryn told us.'

'I figured as much,' said Lisa. 'It's great news!'

They carried on eating, talking and having fun at the table, until their laughter was broken by an announcement on the tannoy: 'Gregory House to the Principal's Office.'

'Awww man,' said House, standing up. 'What did I do now?'