A Call To Apathy – Chapter XVIII
House leaned on his cane and stared out of the window into the pouring rain. Fiddling with a single pill he stood alone in front of the wall of the glistening dark. Looking down at the stained carpet of the airport he looked down at the ground level where a taxi was emerging from the rain.
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Addison ran out of the taxi and under the cover of the airport, watching as Wilson got out from the other door and picked up his bags, paying the driver then joining her under the cover. Wilson put down his bags and wiped the rain out of his hair, glancing tentatively back at Addison.
"So." He said, biting his lip.
"So." Addison murmured, hugging her jacket closed. Wilson looked as the taxi drove back in to the pouring rain and sighed.
"I'll come back." He stared sadly into Addison's eyes.
"Will you?" She
"Yes. I promise."
Addison shook her head and smiled wryly. "Why did we even do this?"
Wilson sighed and looked up. "I have no idea." He put his hand on her arm reassuringly. "But I will come back."
Addison looked sadly into his eyes then brought her hands to his face, pulling him in to a soft kiss. Wilson stoked her chin as they separated.
"I'll call you." Addison murmured.
"Yeah. I'll be seeing you." Wilson looked at the road and smiled. "Ha, I guess we should have kept that taxi for you."
Addison laughed. "Yeah I guess we should have." She looked up at him again. "But thank you. For the consult."
"Anytime."
"Good bye James."
"Bye Addison."
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Chase sat at the airport bar and finished his beer. It was only 10 in the morning but he needed it. Then again, even Meredith wasn't drinking. Putting his money on the counter he walked over to the table at the café where Alex, Foreman, Cameron, Meredith, George and Izzie were sitting. Alex looked at his watch.
"We should go. Bailey will freak."
Christina sighed regretfully. "Yeah."
George finished the last of his coffee and stood up. The others followed slowly. For a moment no one knew what to do, they all stood there at the table waiting for someone to make a defining move. Meredith broke the silence.
"You guys got to come back ok? If we ever get stumped over a patient you'll be the first to know."
"Yeah." Izzie mumbled, nodding, staring into Chase's eyes.
Alex took his hands out of his pockets. "So. You guys are champs. It's been great to meet you."
"You too." Said Foreman sincerely.
Alex brought out his hand for Foreman to shake but he instead pulled him in and gave him a hug. Alex smiled and patted him on the back, next moving on to Chase and then Cameron. Meredith kissed Cameron on the cheek and hugged her, whispering in her ear.
"If you have any troubles with House, me and Christina are always willing to share in your dark and twistyness." Cameron smiled and then hugged Christina, at first awkward about the situation but then letting go and embracing her fully.
The two groups then separated into their groups, one on either side of the table. Izzie finally moved to Chase, hands in pockets.
"This was never going to work, was it?"
Chase smiled wryly. "No, I don't think it was."
Izzie looked down shyly then up at Chase once more. Letting out a quick sigh she moved suddenly towards him and grabbed him in a passionate kiss. Chase, at first not realising what was happening, smiled as she kissed him and then kissed back.
Christina rolled her eyes and coughed. "Ah, guys?"
Izzie pulled away and smiled at Chase, who smiled back sadly.
"I will call you."
"You better." Izzie glared at him playfully. Kissing him on the forehead she moved back to her group of interns as Foreman and Cameron began to edge down towards the gate.
"You guys better not forget us!" Alex shouted out.
Cameron smiled. "We won't!"
Chase joined them and they finally turned their back at the interns, walking down the hallway. George watched as the walked on and sighed.
"They're a strange bunch."
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House glared into the rain and passed the single pill into his other hand, flicking smooth corners through his fingers. Staring still into the darkness in front of him her heard someone walk up to him and stop.
"Hey House."
House looked over his shoulder at Meredith, clutching a coffee in her hands and moving up next to him.
"Hope that's not a cappuccino." House studied her.
"Nope. Long black." She smiled.
House looked back into the rain. "So. The final chapter of our story eh?"
Meredith peered curiously over at House. "That's a tad eloquent."
House bit his lip. "I had no idea what else to say."
Meredith smiled and looked up at House again and he continued to stare through the glass walls of the airport, puffing his cheeks in and out.
"You could be a good doctor, if you weren't a surgeon and all."
"Thanks House."
"And seriously, the soap-opera thing? You guys should learn how to stop mating like rabbits. You'd end up with more love triangles than a dodecahedron."
Meredith laughed softly into her coffee. "I'll keep that in mind House."
Meredith took a sip of her coffee then looked into the rain with him. "Take care of Cameron ok?"
House looked at her quizzically. Meredith was unfazed. "You heard me. Take care of her. Otherwise she'll move in with us in Seattle and no one wants that."
House smiled wryly then straightened up from leaning on his cane.
"I'll see you House." Meredith looked into his sharp blue eyes.
"Ciao." House responded. Meredith sighed happily then walked away, heading to the escalator.
House watched her walk away then looked back down at the carpet. Tapping his cane on the ground once more he brought the single pill to his mouth, chucked it in, and swallowed.
FINE
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NB: And so it is.
Well, that is the end of my fan fiction, spanning two stories and 31 chapters. Ah, the memories.
Anywho, just want to take this very last NB to thank all those champs who've been with this story and gave me the encouragement to go on with it:
Firstly, the two girls of Lizzie9,
The always amusing Aly the Spy,
My first ever fan Hannah,
The nerd in arms KylaRyan,
The always succinct Flame3I,
My first ever reviewer RosaLev,
The great Kiwi/Aussie Leah Day,
My toughest critic BlkDiamond,
The sometimes lazy but still going Iza,
And of course my homeboys from the House Home, Princess Chris and Eki. FTWLSBDNSHHBF!
But yesh, thanks to you all for reading. It's been great writing this fic, and I definitely learnt a lot from it, seeing as how it's my first fic I've ever written. But yeah, hoped you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Don't think I'll be getting on to another story in a while now, have an exchange to do. But knowing me I'll start jotting down new ideas in a week. Oh well. I've seriously got to stop rambling. So thank guys, it's been sweet.