This is the chapter where I explain some shit. I hope you guys like this story. Chapter 15 should be up by the end of the day and then that's it for Acid Walls and before you ask there will be no sequal sorry. Please review!!

House walked slowly into the room and felt his heart catch in his throat as he saw Chase lying unconscious on one of the hospital's countless beds. He had so many wires sticking out of him it reminded the older doctor of a robot recharging its batteries, which was in a sense what Chase was actually doing.

He walked over and pushed the stiff chair closer to the bed before plopping down tiredly onto the stiff cushion. Usually he would have bitched about the state of hospital chairs and how Cuddy had to have found the worst maker of chairs in the world but at the moment he was too tired and the more important issue was Chase.

Leaning back in the chair he looked Chase over. The blonds' hair was matted with blood, dirt, and ash. There were cuts and bruises on his usually angelic face and House seethed with anger as he saw the dark red marks around the young man's neck where Lucian had caught hold of him. House wanted to bring the demon back to life just he could rip the thing apart himself.

Sighing he hung his head slightly and he could see that his clothes were ripped and dirtied beyond repair and he realized the three of the must have looked like they had just been attacked by Edward Scissorhands in his castle. If House was honest with himself he was sure that he would have preferred the crazy haired bondage freak to what he had experienced earlier that day.

Tilting his head back to rest against the stiff back of the chair he let his eyes drift shut as exhaustion overtook him.

""Ouse!"

House's eyes snapped open and he was surprised to see Jasper standing in front of him.

"Jasper?" House asked in confusion "How can I see you?"

"Ya fell asleep so I decided to slip meself into ya head for a minute, I got some things I need to discuss with you," Jasper said, his face stern.

House could only nod his head and waited for Jasper to begin.

"Robbie's in love with ya, plain an simple," Jasper said and House nodded his head, he had figured as much when Chase had attacked him while under Lucian's power.

"Why are you talking about this to me," House asked.

Jasper smirked and shoved his hands in his pockets. "Robbie never told ya how I died," the raven haired ghost said.

House was confused, how did this have to do with Chase being in love with him.

"When I was 6 I met a fella by the name of William Townsend, fell in love with 'im when I was 16, he grew up to be the most gorgeous man I'd ever seen," Jasper started. "We saw each other in secret for bout a year but the day before my 18th birthday my mum saw the two of us kiss fore Will left for the day. My mum went insane and the mornin of my birthday she came into me room and slit my throat, before I died she told me that she was doin God's work, he'd spoken to her and commanded her to kill me…so she did," Jasper said his voice weary and sorrowed.

House didn't know what to say he was surprised at Jasper's admission but was still confused as to what Jasper's death had to with him and Chase.

"I told you all that to tell ya this, William was a blond, with bright green eyes and a contagious smile."

House's eyes widened "Chase is William," the older man said in shock. Jasper smiled sadly and nodded his head.

"Got 'imself reincarnated a few times fore he wound up as Robert Chase, Will an I knew each other since we was kids so when Robbie came up ta me I knew he was Will, I couldn't very well believe we'd found each other again," Jasper said.

"You're in love with Chase too," House said.

Jasper shrugged "Dun matter much if I do, 'M dead I can't give em what 'e deserves."

"Does Chase know all of this?" House asked.

Jasper was silent for a moment "'e don need to know,'s all in the past so to speak, but I need ta know what you plan to do when Robbie wakes up, I've been 'ere s'long as Robbie an I know you don't talk shit when it comes ta feelings an people, but Robbie knows you know he loves you an is right terrified bout what you'll do when he opens them pretty emeralds of his."

House was quiet, and looked away from Jasper. "I don't kiss just anyone," House finally said and Jasper smiled knowing that was House's way of saying that he wanted to be with Chase.

"I gotta warn ya though, You hurt 'im an Acid Walls will look like a walk in tha fuckin park mate, got me?" Jasper said with an icy glare. House just nodded his head, he wasn't worrying about hurting Chase but worrying if Chase would hurt him. He hadn't exactly had the best track record when it came to letting people in.

"Robbie's gonna wake in a short while so wake up," Jasper said before he faded and House's eyes opened.

Two hours had passed while he had been talking to Jasper in his dream and another hour passed before Chase opened his eyes.

"House?" Chase asked weakly as he saw the older man sitting beside his bed.

"Glad you made it, I'd hate to have to go through all of those interviews just to replace you, I'm pretty sure Australian's that can see ghosts are sparse on the ground even in Australia," House said and Chase smiled, House felt the corner of his lips turn up into a small smile.

"Where's Wilson?" Chase asked.

"Telling a fib to Cuddy," House said. "I told her the truth but she didn't believe me, I have no idea why."

"Neither do I," Chase said.

House felt something push his head forward, he knew it was Jasper. "Stupid ghost," House grumbled and his head felt Jasper smack the back of his head.

"Jasper stop," Chase said wondering why his friend was bullying House.

"What did you do?" Chase asked in amusement.

"Nothing!" House said indignantly. "You might want to invest in a leash for your pet ghost."

"Jasper, bed!" Chase cried and pointed to the foot of the bed and House knew the blond had saved him from another smack upside the head.

The room was silent and Chase was starting to get nervous. He didn't know what to say, he had been ordered by Lucian to kill the man he loved and House had to know that the man he loved was him, then there was the whole kissing thing. Chase shivered slightly as he remembered House's lips on his own and the older man's soft murmured words. "Come back to me."

"So you love me," House said finally, avoiding more dancing on eggshells. He wanted to get this talk over with as quickly as possible.

Chase looked down at his lap, and nodded "Yea…yea I do," he said softly.

House bit the inside of his cheek for a moment "Any…particular reason why, you're not gonna be like Cameron and try and fix me are you?"

Chase smiled "Who said you needed fixing?" he asked "I like you the way you are."

"Good, so do you like Italian?" House asked.

Chase looked at him in confusion "Um yea I like Italian, why?"

"I know this place, it's nice, I figured when you get out of this bed we could go eat there together," House said nervously, he hated asking people out.

"A-are you asking me out on a date?" Chase asked in shock.

"It doesn't have to be a date," House said quickly wondering if he was wrong, if Jasper had lied to him and Chase only loved him as a friend. "It could be a thank you for saving my life dinner."

"I-I'd like for it to be a date," Chase said still not believing that House had just asked him if he would go out with him.

House nodded "Ok, it's a date then."

"Chase oh my God are you alright?" Cameron asked as she and Foreman burst into the room and House thanked the powers that be that they hadn't over heard anything.

"I'm fine Cameron," Chase said with a smile.

"How are the two kids?" House asked.

"They're fine, their burns started to disappear a few hours ago," Foreman said and Chase nodded figuring that the burns would heal as soon as Lucian was destroyed.

"What happened, you both look like you've been through hell and back," Cameron said as she looked the two men over.

Chase and House shared a look before Chase turned back and shrugged "Something like that," Chase said and Jasper couldn't help but laugh.