"What the hell is this?"

The whiteness of his surroundings almost blinded him as he opened his eyes. House slowly looked around and met the gaze of two familiar faces.

"Amber…? And Kutner…?" For the first time in a while, he wasn't sure what was going on.

"We've been waiting for you, House." Amber stood up, her white clothes blending in with the whiteness of the bus and endless sky behind her.

"So I'm dead," House rolled his eyes and laid his head back. Everything was white except for his clothing. Bringing his arm up to eye level, House realized he was dressed in black.

"There's something you need to do back on Earth, isn't there?" Kutner asked. "Your clothes… they're different because of that. Do you know what it is?"

House closed his eyes. Something I need to do… "No… I don't remember," he stammered.

"That's normal," Amber was pacing back and forth in the small aisle on the bus. "But that's what we're here for. We're going to help you remember. And then you'll go back to Earth and do what you need to do. That doesn't sound so bad, does it?"

"Forgetting things is normal here?" House looked around, realizing his cane was not with him.

"Do you remember how you died?" Amber stopped pacing and stared at him.

House paused and thought for a moment. He couldn't remember anything. Well, not anything important. "…no."

Amber gave a satisfied smile and continued pacing. Kutner stretched and smiled at House. "You don't have your cane anymore. Try walking."

House snorted, annoyed. "Fine." He stood up slowly and Amber moved out of the way as he began his walk up and down the bus aisle. It doesn't hurt anymore. House smiled to himself and returned to his seat.

"What do you think of that?" Kutner asked, looking at House's leg.

"It's… interesting." Looking up from his leg, House stood up and turned to Amber. "Okay, enough with this. When will I be able to remember?" He hated that he needed their help, but he had no other choice.

"Impatient, are we?" Amber snickered and Kutner stood up. "You'll remember soon enough. We should take it slow; we have a lot of catching up to do."