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A/N: WOO I stayed up late so I could have this posted for you guys TODAY Lol anyways. This chapter is going to be a lot more confusing, but I will explain it at the end lol. :D Sorry, it was because of how I ORIGINALLY had the characters panned out buuut i totally forgot XD haha and remembered at the last minute I decided to try it a bit. :D oh and sorry if there are any mistakes, it is 4 am
To Kelly: Thanks for reading all my stories :D and I'm glad you like them enough to want them all updated. With the votes, I used to update randomly but I realized I began to favor some stories over others and I have turned into a very just kinda person and I wanted the updates to be fair so I decided to do it in the order of the votes. I realized that voting could be more fun so this time I decided to raise the stakes for not just the first updates but for a certain number. Don't worry, only one more update for this story and the others will be updated. Oh and as for the tie with Emergency Page, that was only on the poll lol. Remember, I began to realize that not everyone had accounts so I decided that anonymous reviewers could vote if they say they vote for a certain story. This story got 2 anon votes and Emergency Page only got 1 making this story the winner lol. That clear it all up? LOL sorry for the confusion
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"How have those dumb ass police not caught him yet, he's still going by his same name and even using it as a title." House almost bellowed.
"Well the picture and the Fisher we both know look completely different," Wilson analyzed the photo. "Plus he isn't the only Daniel Fisher in the world and he is a psychopath, he could have easily assumed a new identity with the same name. The police are close to ruling him dead because it seems like he's been missing for a long time." Wilson gave audible sigh. "I'll call the police and tell them though, but I wanted to warn you guys first."
"Thanks for the information, Wilson. We'll keep our guard up," House said as he looked at Cuddy who now stared at the phone with fear coursing through her veins. He hung up the phone and put an assuring hand on Cuddy. "Look at me," He commanded and he saw the terror in her eyes. "We'll be fine, we know now and everything will be fine." He told her with a small smile, which she returned gratefully.
Cuddy then turned to the clock and furrowed her brows once more. "Where are Ginger and Rachel," She bit her lip nervously.
"I'm sure they are just taking their time gossiping." House stated jokingly, trying to lighten Cuddy's mood just a little.
Suddenly, Anderson came running up to the door and hung on to its frame, panting out of breath. Cuddy's eyes grew wide as she looked at her long time friend. Ginger regulated her breathing before looking down and giving a small gasp. Since she was breathing so hard neither doctors noticed her crying. Anderson looked up and stared Cuddy in the eyes while tears streamed down her face.
"Lisa," She shook her head and sobbed. "I'm really sorry, I didn't…" She hiccupped as the tears became unbearable. "I'm so sorry, I left her for a second to clean up a mess and," She cried a little harder. "I'm so sorry."
Cuddy's eyes grew wider as she began to take deep breaths. Her body began to quiver uncontrollably and she turned to House for support. He looked at her in sorrow and pulled her into his arms as he tried to keep his emotions intact.
"Oh god, House," Cuddy fought to keep the tears at bay. "He has her," She began to gasp as she breathed. "That son of a bitch has our little girl."
Anderson tried to blink away the tears as she attempted to explain. "There was a crash and- and I don't know," She looked at her weak friend. "They pulled me away and I was only a few feet away and I heard her scream and I looked and she wasn't there and," She looked up to see the two other doctors staring at her, her best friend at the verge of tears. "I couldn't find her anywhere Lisa, I looked everywhere and I'm so sorry."
"He must have staged the crash, somehow he must have staged it to get Rachel." House converted his emotions into anger and hatred. "That son of a bitch," He clenched his fist as tight as he could.
Jacob and Michelson came running up, both with case files in his hand. They paused at the door to see the two women with tears streaming down their cheeks. Michelson stood confused as Jacob, reading the situation, scrunched his nose and threw the file on the table.
"Where is the asshole?" He asked, pure anger evident in his voice. "I'm going to kill him," He screamed scornfully with a small growl, causing a few nearby doctors and nurses to scurry off in fear.
"What's going on?" Michelson asked in confusion.
"That son of a bitch, Fisher happened," Jacob said, he wasn't quite sure what was going on but he knew that he must have done something if his cousin was breaking down in public.
"He," Cuddy attempted to explain, but before the words could leave her lips more tears fell.
"He took Rachel and we think he might try to do something to her," House tried not to say exactly what both he and Cuddy were thinking, in fear that she might break apart more than she already has.
"I'll tell Walters," Michelson quickly left, being the only one with who was able to think straight since he had no connection to Rachel other than his boss and colleague.
When Michelson went to get Walters and House paged Vinson , not wanting to leave the room for now since Cuddy needed him. The last thing she'd want is for him to leave her when a crisis like this was happening. Not again. If Wilson called the police like he said he would they should be at the hospital in just a few hours, hopefully they find Rachel alive before that or there might be a few complications.
"House, what's going on?" Vinson immediately made his way to the office. He saw the two woman just as Jacob did and realized the distress. "What do you need me to do?" He was ready for anything.
"We need to find Rachel before that psychopath kills her." House told him, accidentally letting it slip up and he heard Cuddy's breath catch in her throat. House tightened his embrace on her and buried his nose in her hair as she cried endlessly into his shoulder.
"Oh god House," Cuddy repeated as she tried to regain herself, but the thought of her daughter dying at the hands of the man that could have killed her broke her heart.
Right then Walters and Michelson made their way down the hall.
"He hasn't left the building yet," Walters informed them and a splash of relief washed over their bodies for a second. "I'm having security blocking the entrances and they are going to search the building."
"Thanks Diane, Vinson and I will join the party," House suddenly volunteered and Walters nodded knowing exactly what House was thinking.
"Then I'm going with you," Cuddy told him, she didn't want to be left alone and she was shocked when she heard him volunteer.
House knew she needed him but he couldn't just sit there and do nothing. If he left Cuddy with Walters though, he knew she'd be in good hands. If there was anyone at the hospital he could trust other than Vinson and Cuddy, it was definitely her.
"No, Lisa," House looked at her sternly. "He's after you too and I'm not going to risk it. I'm going out because Rachel needs me, but she's going to need you to be safe and alive if anything happens."
"I can't lose you," Cuddy whispered as she looked at the ground.
"I'll be fine, Vinson here will be there to back me up and Walters will stay here with you." House reassured her, Walters nodded once more in confirmation.
"Don't worry Lisa," Vinson smiled. "I'm a black belt."
"I'm gonna go too," Jacob said and Michelson nodded to motion his participation. "If anyone should get the chance to beat the crap out of him first, it's me."
"I'll look too," Anderson said after she finally cleared up her tears. "Rachel was my responsibility, I'm going to get her back."
"No Ginger, you stay here with Lisa, too." Jacob told her. "She needs you and we can all be reassured if you stay here with everyone else."
"He's right, just stay here. We don't need any of you getting into any trouble you don't need to. He'll try to get the women so he has more of an advantage." House told them. "Walters you know what to do." He then turned to the other three men and nodded. "We'll be back with Rachel." He told Cuddy with a smile before leaving with the rest.
Cuddy let a few stray tears fall as she watched her cousin and boyfriend leave, most likely risking their lives to save her daughter and keep her safe. Anderson put a comforting arm around her and let Cuddy lean against her for support.
"You can trust him," Walters said as she stared at the empty doorway. Cuddy looked at her in confusion. "I know Greg for longer and much better than you may think," She admitted. "He and I go way back which is the only reason he has this job. I don't act like I know him that well so the professional distance I established won't have a chance of getting breached. That certainly won't happen now that you're back in his life though." She turned and smiled at Cuddy. "And if there's anything I do know about him from the last few years, it's that when it comes to you he'll always be there."
Cuddy looked up at the woman in amazement. She had been giving her tips on how to deal with House but she already knew exactly how, she just put up the best act in the world. Walters managed to fool everyone, maybe even herself, into thinking that she and House knew very little about each other. She smiled because she knew that only someone who knew House and learned from him could really pull that off though.
She then looked at the ground. That's why she always had a strange feeling when the two were around each other. That's why she saw noticed Walters and House flirting on her first day at the job, Walters just slipped up and let her façade fall for a moment, but she put it back up so easily and much stronger. When she talked to House it was as if they were strangers every time. How did she not notice, that was an obvious giveaway.
Then, Walters words sunk in in Cuddy's mind. She said House would always come through for her. He'd always be there for her and if she couldn't count on anything at all, she could always count on House keeping his word for no one but her. She couldn't help but smile.
I'm counting on you, House. Cuddy thought. Please, let Walters' sweet words be true. Please don't let me down this time.
It had been an hour since they started to search for the son of a bitch who had Rachel. The men broke up into teams. Jacob and Michelson were checking the 1st-3rd floor and House and Vinson were checking any floors above that. As they made it to the 7th and final floor of the hospital House looked down the corridor. This floor consisted mostly of legal rooms as well as rehabilitation and filing.
"You check this floor, I'll go up to the roof." House told Vinson.
"But I promised-"
"I'll be fine," House assured him. "It's just the roof and this place if small. You should finish in no time."
Vinson sighed, knowing in a situation like this there was no use in fighting with House. Especially since Rachel was at risk. He just nodded in understanding and left to check the floor while House went up the stairs, the best he could, to the roof.
To House's surprise the door was unlocked. He pushed it open only a little and peaked out to see if the coast was clear. When he saw no one with the small vantage point he had, he opened the door fully and was silence immediately.
Cuddy sat nervously in her seat after finally calming down from the initial shock. Walters had security posted right outside the door in case, just as House had told her to. The three women sat in a triangle, no one saying a thing, but all wearing the same look of concern. Cuddy looked up to Walters for reassurance, after learning that she might know House even better than she did, and Walters just smiled back comfortingly. She let a small smile appear and she relaxed in her seat.
Suddenly, all three women jumped when they heard a loud vibration. Cuddy quickly grabbed her phone and read the vague text message she received. After realizing it was from House and probably something he sent knowing she could easily decipher she looked it over trying to read it.
After a moment her eyes grew wide in realization. House found out she began to text avidly after dating Lucas and she could read just about any typo thanks to it.
"Oh god," She shook her head as it began to dawn down on her what was happening. Walters and Anderson looked at her in suspense. "House is being held captive on the roof."
A/N: Okay i am officially POed. MS Word wont work anymore so I have to use Office Works Microsoft Word Processor which sucks soo bad because with MS Word the format you saw was the format you get. With Processor the format you saw was shit and if you pasted it to another place it was all one huge paragraph that looked really annoying. And if it werent for email and amazing FF autofix I would probably kill this program. Okay.. breathe... lol anyways, told you it'd be a little confusing and random. Let me explain
With Walters, I originally had her to be House's ex-girlfriend, but I never really got to explain that because I couldnt find the right moment, like when I planned the right moment it always changed so I decided to just have her a close friend. Now what happened was that since she was a close friend she knew House very well and didn't want anything but a professional relationship with him, to obtain that she decided to act as if they were total strangers. House quickly saw this and they had a silent, mutual understanding and he acted as if she were just a boss to him as well. I hope that clears things up, if you still dont get it just tell me and I'll try to explain it better.
Sorry it sounds really random I just couldnt find a better time then this to like tell you guys lol. I WAS planning a sequel and that would have been good info for the sequel but seeing as I want to get into my own writing I dont think that sequel will be comin
Anyways, there is the second update. One more before I move on to my next story and let you guys vote. lol. I hope you liked it and as usual please review. I love hearing your thoughts as usual. It always motivates me, good and bad. :)
-Jess
