Chapter 2

The whole team had managed to salvage everything possible from their boat, with the exception of House who didn't help at all. The gang was busy working on some shelter, but House had decided not to do any manual labor as well. He was, after all, a cripple. However, House did inform the team of the latest bamboo architecture and the best way they could build their huts.

"Is this right?" asked Cameron, doing her best to lift the shoot of bamboo to meet the one that Chase was trying to lift (trying, but failing).

House nodded. "Sure, that works I guess."

"What do you mean 'that works'?" asked Chase. "I thought you knew how to build huts!"

"Of course I know how to build huts!" House pretended to be shocked. After living in Africa (briefly, mind you), and various parts of Asia, he would hope that Chase believed him when he said he knew how to build a hut. Let's not mention the fact that House never had to actually live in a hut.

Cameron rolled her eyes at Chase. "I told you he knew what he was doing."

Chase cast Cameron an angry glare. She was always just stealing his limelight by putting the spotlight on House. How typical. "Whatever," he sighed as he tried to lift the shoot of bamboo once more.

"Come on, Chase," whined House. "Use those muscles."

"What muscles?" asked Cameron with a giggle.

This comment earned a smirk from House.

Chase, on the other hand, didn't find it very funny at all. He just dropped the bamboo shoot and stormed in the opposite direction.

"Oh come on, Chase!" shouted House. He couldn't lose one of his slaves (no, workers; they were workers) now. They had huts to build!

"Chase!" whined Cameron, hoping that she wouldn't have to build the huts herself.

"It was just a joke," said House with a roll of the eyes. Chase could be so immature at times (maybe he really was learning something from House).

"Don't be a baby," griped Cameron. Looks like Chase isn't the only juvenile. At least her hair wasn't as floppy.

Chase ignored their comments and stormed off into some random part of the tropical island. His departure caught the attention of the other castaways, though.

Wilson, Cuddy, Foreman, and Katie looked up from their scraps (they were busy searching for anything that might be useful, including food) to watch Chase storm off into the distance. What a baby.