A/N: I promised myself to finish this story by my eighteenth birthday near the end of December. Something I negelated to mention earlier was that this is the first installment in the "Family Matters" house fanfic series. Anyways, enjoy and tell me your thoughts.

Special Acknowlegement: You all should read "Picking Up the Pieces." It helped me with writer's block.

Disclaimer: (i forgot this!) House isn't mine...I don't even own a copy of either season! Sela Amador Watts, Honey/Honeydew, Alexander McCoy, Micole Dunnings, June Tyler, and Maxwell Jacques are mine. Madleine Panholzer and Nikki Spooney are named after two students from my school. Charity Myn Ryan is the name of my biological mother.

CHAPTER THREE: THE COLLAPSE OF THE HOUSE OF ALLISON CAMERON

Cameron

I checked my watch. It's 3:00 in the afternoon already. It's hard to believe that Chase has been House's latest patient for just over twenty-four hours now. I've been here at Chase's side since 11:00 P.M. last night. House had me running test after test after test after test...well, you get the idea. House and Foreman are going through Chase's apartment right now. I volunteered to stay with Chase.

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House left wreckage whereever he went in Chase's apartment. Foreman tried to clean up after House, but found the task too daunting.

"What are you looking for, House?" asked Foreman, "illegal drugs?"

"No." House was pulling out the cushions of Chase's couch by this point.

"Then what are you looking for?" Foreman asked as House picked up a slip of notepaper that had been hidden beneath one of the cushions.

"This."

"It's a note. How can it be of any use to us?"

House read the note, wishing its deadly words had never been written.

Dear Doctor House,

I am hurt that you did not take my threat seriously. I decieded to take my anger out on the beautiful Australian doctor. I believe his name is Robert Chase. Do as I ask, or you will lose another member of your team to this dark mysterious death.

Sela Amador Watts, M.D., Ph.D.

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Cameron turned around as a strange woman entered the room.

"Doctor Allison Cameron?" the woman asked.

"I am she," replied Cameron.

"Tell Doctor House that Charity is dying because of his actions," said the woman, taking a syringe out of her handbag and uncapping it.

Cameron backed away from her. Chase woke up at this point, saw the syringe-wielding woman and screamed, "Cameron, look out!"

But Chase's warning came too late. Sela had already injected the deadly contents of the syringe into Cameron's arm. Cameron fell to the floor as soon as Sela let go of her arm. Cameron felt weak and light-headed as the genetically enhanced bacteria began to multipy in her bloodstream.

Chase didn't see Sela leave. He was busy helping Cameron to sit on his hospital bed, since that was easier than getting her to a chair. Together they paged House, using the phone in the hospital room.

A/N: Look, I think I updated faster than last time! Review please!