A/N: I'm trying something new here with my latest obsession. I know I normally write for Grey's or Bones but I think I'm taking a mini hiatus from Grey's until I find my muse and dabble a bit in House. This is AU and I've fudged the dates a bit to fit the story. Enjoy and please review!
"What do you want?" House sneered at an unsuspecting teenager. He ambled into his office and past the dumbstruck girl. She mouthed wordlessly as she whipped her head back and forth, her silky dark hair following as she looked around the somewhat empty hallway.
"Well, out with it?" he prompted reaching into his pocket to take one of his trusty little pills.
"Dr. Cuddy, told me to wait here. She's off somewhere talking to my mom."
"Well find somewhere else to loiter; I'm trying to practice medicine here." He grumbled walking past her.
"You're not even wearing a white doctor jacket thingy." She countered resting her hands on her waist.
"'Thingy'? Wow nothing get' past your prepubescent mind." He walked over to his desk and took a seat he reached for his tennis ball and began to throw it into the air. Noticing the girl's presence inside his room her groaned and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"What?"
"Nothing. It's just boring out there and I've never been to this hospital so I don't know where to go to find my mom." She shrugged, fiddling with some of the papers on his desk. House grabbed a patient's file from her hands and gave her a pointed glare.
"Who's your mother? She should be questioned about her parenting skills if she allows you to wander the halls of a hospital aimlessly while she argues with Cuddy."
"None of your business. See she's taught me well enough not to divulge personal details to a complete stranger."
"But not enough so you know not to talk to a complete stranger." He stood growing increasingly annoyed and intrigued with the young girl's company. House couldn't wait to grab Cuddy and yell at her for letting patient's children roam freely about the hospital. He walked over to the coffee maker and poured himself a cup of the lukewarm liquid. House grimaced as she brought the cup to his mouth and ventured in, taking a quick sip. The girl took a seat and inspected her nails that were painted some ridiculous outlandish color like fire engine red.
"You can't sit here."
"Why not?"
"You see that name on the door." He pointed with his cane to the white letters stuck on the window. "That would be me, which means I dictate who's able to come and go. And I would like you to go." He walked back to his desk and dropped the cup before unceremoniously dropping himself into his chair.
"I could, but then who would you talk to. I pretty sure with your winning personality you have a ton of friends around here."
"Like you wouldn't believe." He said opening one of his files. She sighed as he went back to ignoring her and began to play with the tiny J on her velour hoodie. House sighed a few times, shifting back and forth in his seat. "So Cuddy just told you to wait outside my office?"
"Yeah sort of." She nodded, stuffing a piece of gum into her mouth. Her dark hair fell in long glossy locks, soft tendrils curled at the root of her hair indicating that she straighten it every morning. And her eyes were a strong but not as strong as his; a shade or two lighter with tiny flecks of green. She wasn't extremely tall, but at a good average height for her age and her eyes were outlined with dark kohl without the aggression that most girls her age would have used. Something about her reminded House of someone he knew, or hate, he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"I'm going to page Cuddy and her sweet ass up here to collect you." He said picking up his phone.
"No need House, I'm right here." Cuddy spoke up as she walked into the room. "Oh there you are Georgia, I told you to wait in the hallway." Georgia stood up and stuffed her hands into her pockets.
"But it was fun messing with Dr. House." She smiled. "Where's my mom?"
"She's downstairs filling out some paperwork. Look can you wait outside again. For real this time?" Georgia sighed and offered the good doctor a wave.
"Nice meeting you." She said and ducked out of the room.
"What do you want?" He grunted using the same response to Georgia on his boss.
"We need to talk."
"Look whatever it is, I didn't do it. Unless you're referring to the male stripper I ordered for Wilson then yes I did do it."
Cuddy rolled her eyes. "I'll get back to that in a minute but this is something different. We just lost our attorney, because apparently she was unwillingly to lie to save your sorry ass anymore. Something about you being an arrogant conceded little prick."
"Ouch!" he hissed.
"So I hired Stacy." Cuddy turned to leave almost missing House's exasperated sigh.
"Why would you do that?"
"You're full of questions this morning." House stood and began to pace.
"Won't it be some sort of a conflict of interest?"
"No. So you better get use to it." She warned turning to leave. Georgia stuck her head into the office.
"Well I guess I'll be seeing you around." She said.
"And why would that be."
"Because my mom's going to be working here." Cuddy called for the girl one more time as she waved at House leaving for good.