A/N: sorry it took so long for this chapter. i mostly feel bad because it's been ready for the past week. I guess I just never got around to posting it. So please read and enjoy, as always :) I love you all so much for reading and for the sweet reviews you're sending my way!

Chapter 5:

The weekend passed unusually slowly and House was actually excited to be getting back to school on Monday. He had tried not to think about her too much, but Lisa Cuddy had taken over his brain. Lately, she was all he ever thought about. Her soft brown curls, bright eyes, and tempting red lips. It was as though House had landed upon an angel, though he would never admit it. When Monday finally rolled around, House was determined to make Cuddy his. Screw the bet, he thought. I just want her! However, being his unusual and weird self, he had to do it in his own special way.

That morning, he had a plan. A few minutes before class started, House strode into school clad in jeans, a t-shirt, and his biker jacket. It was the look he knew the girls couldn't resist. He was quickly spotted by James, who waved to him from across the hallway.

"So, any luck yet?"

"No."

James began to smile.

"Oh, wipe that smile off your face! I still have five more days for her to say yes. In fact, I don't even think I need that long!"

"Ooo, getting cocky, House! Care to up the ante?" James egged on.

House smirked. "You know what, I would! I bet you ten dollars that I can get her to go out with me by Wednesday night!"

"You're pretty confident, aren't you?"

"Well, you know me, Jimbo! I've always been one with the ladies!"

James scoffed and rolled his eyes. House was so full of himself, but it was what made him him.

"Speak of the devil…" House mumbled as he spotted Lisa walking into school with a group of her friends. "Hey, Cuddy!" he called out to her.

Lisa looked around the hallway to see you had called for her. Upon seeing House, smiling and waving at her to come over to him, she raised an eyebrow and tried not to smile. He looked so goddamn cute in that jacket.

"Come here!" House called.

Lisa simply bit her lip and shook her head.

"Aw, come on! Please?" he begged.

Lisa sighed but walked over anyways. He was too cute to resist. "What is it?"

"How are you this morning?" he asked, smiling at her.

"Fine," she answered shortly, trying hard not to smile back. She really did like talking to him, though she would never admit it out loud. "Hi, Jimmy," she said greeting James.

"Hey. It's been awhile since we've hung out. We should eat lunch together sometime."

House immediately shot James a death glare. How dare he ask her to lunch! That was what he was supposed to do!

Lisa grinned. "Yeah, that sounds great! I'm free today."

"That's perfect! I'll meet you right here before lunch?"

"Sure!"

House frowned and cleared his throat obnoxiously. "James, can I talk to you for a second? Alone."

James looked up at House innocently, though he knew why his friend's panties were in such a tight knot. "Okay, but make it quick. The bell's about to ring."

"Excuse us for a second," said House, pushing his friend away from Lisa and towards a secluded area. "Dude, what the hell?" he shouted, once far enough away from Lisa to hear.

"What?"

"Oh don't play dumb, Wilson! You know exactly what! Since when are you allowed to ask her out? The bet is for me, remember?"

"I wasn't asking her out, House. I was just inviting her to eat lunch with us."

"Yeah well, next time let me do the asking!"

"And let you win the bet? No way, I don't think so!"

House glared at his best friend, letting him know just how ticked off he was.

"Oh and for future reference, eating lunch with her does not count as a date? Okay? You have to actually ask her out to someplace like the movies or to dinner. And she has to say yes! No forcing her into doing anything she doesn't want!"

"Jeez, you make it sound so dirty! Mmm…I like!" House tilted his head and began to walk back towards Lisa. It was time to up his game.

"I'm serious, House!" Wilson shouted after him.

"So am I!" House shouted back.

As House made his way back to Lisa, the first bell of the day rang. It was time to head off towards first period. The hallways began to become swarmed with mobs of students racing towards their classes. House never understood why people were always so anxious to get to their first period class. At 7:20, who had that much energy?

"Sorry bout that," House apologized.

"Oh it's fine. Listen, I have to go now. I'll see you at lunch today?"

"Yeah, wait! Let me walk you to class!"

Lisa would have protested, but that dammed jacket had her heart tied up in knots. "Um, okay. What's your first class?"

"Calculus. You?"

"I have AP bio on the 4th floor. Where's your math class?"

"The basement."

"You're really going to walk all the way up to the 4th floor and then back down to the basement?" Lisa questioned.

House shrugged. "Sure, why not?"

"You'll probably be late to class."

"Oh it's no big deal. I'm good at math so the teacher likes me."

"A teacher actually likes you? No way!"

"Oh ha ha, very funny!" House stuck his tongue out playfully and began to follow Lisa to her class. "I'll have you know that most teachers do like me. But you know, cuz I'm smart. Not because I skip a lot and act out in class."

"Really I thought they would enjoy that!"

"Again with the sarcasm, missy!"

Lisa smiled as she walked side by side with House to her classroom. House noticed her smiling and couldn't help grin himself. Damn she's cute, he thought to himself.

Well," said Lisa, "this is it."

House opened the classroom door and bowed before her. "After you, milady."

Lisa giggled as she walked into her class with House following behind her. She took a seat at her desk in the back of the room and watched as House took a seat at the desk next to hers. He began to scoot his desk closer to hers before she asked, "What are you doing?"

"I'm sitting next to you!" he answered, his desk now conjoined with hers.

"But…why? You're not even in this class."

"That's cool. Your teacher isn't here yet so it's fine if I stay a little longer."

"You're going to be late for class, House."

House smiled and shrugged. "I'd rather be with you."

"Cute." Lisa said, rolling her eyes. On the inside, she just about died. He was cheesy, but ever so cute.

The door to the classroom opened and in walked a man with a single sheet of paper.

"Is that your teacher? I've never seen him before," House asked.

Lisa shook her head. "No it must be a sub."

"Awesome!" House beamed. "That means I can get away with staying here!"

"What? No, House, you have to go to class!"

"But I am in class!"

"You're real class!" groaned Lisa.

"Aw, come on! Calculus is boring. Biology is fun though! I'm taking it too!"

"House, you—"

The substitute teacher interrupted Lisa and addressed the classroom. He gave them his name and passed out the sheet of paper to the student in the first row. "Please write your name on the paper. Your teacher had to leave school unexpectedly so I don't have the real attendance sheet. I also don't have a lesson plan for you all so you guys are free to do pretty much anything. Just try not to get too loud."

Instantly, the classroom began to boom with noise. Tell a room full of high school seniors to keep their voices down and they're bound to start yelling at the top of their lungs. Typical.

"So, free period. What are we gonna do?"

"I'm going to take a nap and you're going to go to your real class!"

"Oh come on! Why can't I stay?"

"Because you'll get detention for skipping."

"I'll just write a note saying I wasn't feeling well and forge my dad's signature."

"If they find out that it's forged you could get into serious trouble."

House smiled. "Yeah well, I like to live on the edge."

There it was again, that ridiculously cute smirk of his. Lisa bit her lip and inhaled, trying to restrain herself from lunging forward and kissing House right then and there. God she was crazy for even thinking about it.

"Cuddy?"

Lisa blinked rapidly and snapped out of her daze. "Y-yes?"

House widened his grin at the sight of Lisa's cheeks begin to redden. "Let's skip."

Suddenly the blush crawled off of her face. "What? Are you kidding?"

"Come on. It'll be fun!"

"No."

"Pleeeease?"

"No! I am not skipping with you! Besides, suppose we were to skip. How would we possibly leave the room with our bags?"

"Just tell the sub you have to go to the bathroom."

"Who brings their backpack to the bathroom?"

House shrugged. "I don't know. If he asks, make something up."

Lisa furrowed her brow and scrunched up her nose as she thought about it. She had skipped before, but she had never just gotten up and walked out of class. What if she got caught? Then again, it would be fun to skip. Especially with House. "O-okay. I'll do it."

"Really?" House beamed.

Lisa nodded. "Yeah but if we get caught, you're taking all the blame!"

"Deal!"

Lisa sighed and raised her hand.

"Yes?" the substitute asked.

"May I go to the bathroom please? It's an emergency."

"Sure thing."

Lisa stood up from her seat and grabbed her backpack. She proceeded to walk towards the door.

"Wait why are you taking your bag with you?" The sub asked suspiciously.

"I…" Lisa looked at House, and then back at the sub. "I need it for…lady issues," she lied.

The substitutes face changed from concern to disgust in one fell swoop. "Um-uh-yeah. Just…go."

Lisa looked down, embarrassed at her own lie, and rushed out of the classroom with bag in tow. All the while House sat in his seat suppressing snorts and chuckles. About thirty seconds later, House rose from his seat and walked to the door.

"And where do you think you're going?" asked the sub.

"Oh, I'm not actually in this class. Sorry."

And with that he exited the classroom to find one Lisa Cuddy standing in the hallway, looking nervous as hell.

Today's going to be fun, he deemed.

A/N cont.: well, hope you all enjoyed! don't forget to send me a review! it can be as simple as " " or really super long. i read them all with thought and i ALWAYS respond! on a sadder note, no House tomorrow night because of baseball :( also, my speakers on my computer are shot. and now i cant listen to music :( :( :(