Thanks for all the reviews! You're all really nice people!

Evila-elf: I'm probably not going to have any House/Chase in it because Wilson/House are the OTP for me, but feel free to read anythnig into it you want. It might be subconcious on their parts! ;D

And for some reason, Chase is beeing sooooooooooo melodramatic. I don't know why I decided that...

A few days later, House was surprised to find a small envelope on his desk. It had no address on the front, just his own name, and on the back, it was sealed with a blob of clear wax with some sort of device on it. Squinting, he turned it back and forth in the light until he realised that it was a small outline of a tape, probably etched out with a pencil. Carefully House opened it and slid the piece of paper out. When he opened it, he saw that the writing on it had all been cut out of a newspaper. He rolled his eyes. How melodramatic.

"Dr. House," it said, "we know all about you and Wilson. We have a recording, and will show it to your boss unless you agree to do as we say. This is the truth. We will probably show Cameron too. Do not attempt to question any of your ducklings. They know nothing, (yet) and it will get you nowhere. Another letter will arrive soon with our first demand. Have fun."

It was of course, unsigned.

House raised an eyebrow. That someone knew about the two of them didn't exactly surprise him, it was getting slightly obvious, but that whoever had sent this had a tape… He didn't think that part was true. How could anyone have recorded them? They had always made sure Wilson's room was locked…

Aha. A realisation slid across his mind. That would explain a lot of things.

House stuck his head outside his office looking for his minions. Foreman was sitting at the conference table with a doughnut and a cup of coffee, but the others were nowhere in sight. Foreman gave him a strange look as he limped past, probably due to the manic 'I've got you now' grin on his face. House laughed triumphantly inside. He would enjoy verbally ripping Chase to shreds.

"Chase!" House yelled as he caught sight of the Australian. The young doctor looked up, managing to keep his expression merely puzzled, but wondering furiously if House could possibly have been that quick to guess that it had been him.

"Yeah," he replied, "is there a case for us?"

"Not exactly," House said, seeming to relish each word. "Just take a look at this will you."

Chase took the piece of paper he had written his note on, pretending that this was the first time he had seen it. He probably hadn't been as successful as he had hoped, for he definitely heard his boss's malicious grin, even though you shouldn't be able to hear a smile. "So someone's trying to blackmail you?"

"Yes they are." House began to pace up and down as well as he could with a limp. "Where is it?"

"Where is what?"

"The tape."

"I haven't got it" Chase replied quickly. Too quickly.

"Where are you hiding it?"

"I don't know anything about a tape."

"How did you manage it?"

"Manage what?" Chase asked stubbornly.

"It you don't tell me, I'll get Wilson and…"

"And what?"

"Hmm. I hadn't actually thought this far ahead. You were just supposed to fold at the first sentence."

"So what are you going to do about it?"

"You do say 'what' a lot you know. Maybe I'll just make your life a living hell."

"And maybe Vogler will find a certain tape on his desk some day soon." Chase taunted, knowing he had the upper hand.

"This tape you don't have."

"That's the one."

"Hmmm. You win this round. But you can't actually hope to get away with this you know."

"It'll be worth it just to have bested the great Doctor House for a while. Your secret's going to come out one day."

"That's what I keep telling him, but will he listen?" House turned and stalked away, pausing only to throw over his shoulder: "I'll have Foreman rob your house, or apartment or whatever it is you live in!" and then he was gone.

I just don't seem to be able to write long chapters for this story. I keep coming to places that are such good chapter endings. shrugs

I would have posted sooner, but the Net has been slow and such. Ach.