Disclaimer: These characters don't belong to me. All I own is a MacBook and a couple thousand dollars in student loans. Therefore, suing would be pointless
Warnings: Femslash, a few bad words, and possibly some future sexual situations (though nothing too graphic)
A/N: First fanfic in a while, but I adore this pairing and the Christmas season, so I wanted to give them a cute Christmas story. Note that originally, I was going to ignore most of Thirteen's season five dramas (mostly to avoid too much angst), but I decided that was way unrealistic, so I'm trying to incorporate it. Feedback is always appreciated.
Allison Cameron smiled, looking over the garlands and colorful lights adorning the walls of the ER. Cuddy had agreed to let her oversee the holiday decorations of her own department, and the blonde doctor was extremely pleased with the results.
"Nice snowmen" a voice behind her said. Cameron spun around to see Thirteen leaning against the wall, arms crossed over a gray long-sleeved t-shirt, blue eyes smiling.
"Thanks," Cameron said, smiling back at the younger doctor.
"No giant candy-canes though?" the hint of teasing in the statement wasn't lost on Cameron
"Foreman told you guys about that, huh?"
"Well, he had to, after Kutner decided to come in wearing an elf hat and tried to feed us all gingerbread cookies. Got him to put the damn things back in his locker before House came in."
"Bad cookies?"
"Terrible. Taub and I are convinced he can't tell the difference between sugar and salt. Certainly explains last Valentines' Day."
Cameron chuckled at that, shaking her head.
"So, is that what brings you down here? Avoidance of food poisoning?"
"Nope. No new cases. Cuddy sent me down here to help you."
House not having a case might be a nuisance to Cuddy, but it was a blessing to Cameron. At first, she had been wary of the pretty young doctor, between all the rumors she heard through the hospital's overactive grapevine, and the assumption everyone had that House had only hired her to replace his last pretty young female doctor. But lately, with Thirteen working in the ER, the two women had started talking, and Cameron had found herself strangely drawn to the dark-haired doctor. The recent rumors of drug use and sleeping with random women had only piqued her interest more. In fact, she was surprised at the younger woman's current good mood.
"Alright then. Grab a chart and get to it." Thirteen smiled again at Cameron's words, and took off towards the waiting area, black boots clicking on the tiles as she walked. Cameron stood there for another few seconds, until the sound of a heart monitor beeping in distress brought her back to the real world.
"Shit," she grumbled under her breath, running off in the direction of the sound.
"I need some paddles over here!"