Chapter 3

I don't own Charmed or House

IMPORTANT- In the last chapter I accidentally made Bianca come and warn Chase/Chris. But then I remembered that I killed Bianca off so I had to change it to Mist, so if I forgot to put 'Mist' in someplace and put 'Bianca' instead, it is just a typo ignore it. Another note, please tell me what pairing you would like if any via e-mail or poll (if the stupid thing would ever work) so… that's my story… read on if you dare.

OPTIONS FOR PAIRINGS

HOUSE

CAMERON

OC (IF AN OC, THAN PLEASE SPECIFY GENDER)

NO ONE

COLE TURNER

MIST

BIANCA (SHE COME BACK FROM THE DEAD AND/OR WASN'T REALLY KILLED)

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As Chase had predicted it was indeed a very long week for him. The suspicious glares and how all of the eyes in the office seemed to fall inevitable on him. While Chase was far from intimidated by the staring, it was a bit unnerving when they didn't have a case, making solving the mystery that was Robert Chase infinitely more interesting. Chase did his best to take this new development into stride as he attempted to move on with his life in a relatively normal way.

Chase closed his eyes briefly before, as usual he arrived first into the glass office and started the coffee pot in the corner. He let his mind wash over old memories of woman with long brown hair and tired smiles and children with brown hair running around a crowed manor, before his thoughts were rudely interrupted by the coffee pot. He shook his blond mane to clear his head of his ever increasing nostalgia, seeing Wyatt and Mist only brought it back stronger than ever just as it was beginning to fade.

"Chase, how're you doing?" Cameron said walking in with a cup of steaming hot coffee in her right hand and a pack of medical files in her left, which Chase immediately helped her carry.

"Fine, you?" Chase asked after Cameron had muttered a thank you.

"Alright I guess," She said pulling at her wavy brown hair listlessly twirling the between her fingers.

"Doing anything this weekend?" Chase asked momentarily reveling in the fact that after today he had two days of Rest and Relaxation.

"Going to an immunology conference in New York," she said taking a sip of her coffee that had been temporarily forgotten.

Chase gave her an incredulous look, "You get a few days off and you choose to go to a medical conference? You're crazy," he said his eyes wide.

Cameron rolled her eyes hazel eyes and opened her mouth to retort when Eric Forman their college walked in briskly and sat down at the glass table. He didn't hesitate for a moment before taking out a newspaper and started reading not even sparing a glance at the two people in the room.

"Hey Foreman," Chase said casually raising his hand in a two finger salute. Forman raised his hand and continued reading the paper. Cameron shot Chase a look and Chase shrugged his shoulders in confusion.

The team sat in silence for a few minutes before Chase plopped in a chair and pulled out his trusty crossword puzzle book and worn pencil covered in bite marks. Cameron looked like she was about to say something when House strolled his cane clunking obnoxiously with every step.

"Good morning Ducklings," House said languidly sipping his coffee. The three 'ducklings' stared in shock.

"You're- You're on time," Cameron said stuttering as if she had seen a particularly punctual ghost. House said nothing to that comment which by itself is uncharacteristic, and dropped a newspaper directly in front of Chase.

"What's this?" Chase said putting his crossword puzzle with a poor mutilated pencil that is covered in bite marks aside.

"A newspaper I am fairly sure that they have them in Australia too," he said taking a swig of Cameron's coffee. Chase rolls his eyes and looked at the headlines.

San Francisco Being held! Is there any reasoning with the Dictator?

Chase knew what the article would say; he didn't even bother reading more of it. His hands clutched his coffee cup with a choke hold and looked with strained calm at his crossword puzzle with an attempt to sound nonchalant, "that's horrible. Have you guys read this?" he said gesturing to the other two.

"Nope," they both replied, but they both turned their heads when they heard House sigh overdramatically.

"Didn't you look at the picture?" House said, causing all three of them to stand and look down, it was a picture of the blond haired man from a few days ago.

"Huh… well this will be hard to explain he muttered closing his eyes silently cursing his brother.